| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | The short jumper by Brian Mak is denied by Richard Peterson | 25-29 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Henry Zarnick - foul #1 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #1 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 26-29 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Donald Gary tips it but misses | 26-29 |
| 18:48 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dennis Charles | 28-29 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-29 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria throws it down on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 30-29 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Gavin Fay steals it from John Dawe | 30-29 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay banks in the layup | 32-29 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-29 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the tip | 32-29 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Charles | 32-29 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons scores on a runner from the right block set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 34-29 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Brian Mak buries a turnaround from the left block | 34-31 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is hacked by Brian Mak - foul #3 on Brian Mak, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Solomon Boykin (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 34-31 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the board | 34-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Solomon Boykin (fresh) C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | John Dawe works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-31 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 34-31 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses badly on a floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 15:03 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #4 on Dusty Grant, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), William Henry (SF), Donald Gary (C) Anthony Cook, Ernest Duvall, Solomon Boykin | |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Dishi Xue picks off the pass by John Desrochers | 34-32 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Dishi Xue comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson snags the offensive board | 34-32 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-32 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | William Henry grabs the defensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Dishi Xue buries a shot from the baseline | 34-34 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Dishi Xue - foul #3 on Dishi Xue, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF) William Henry, Dishi Xue | |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Brian Mak | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Henry Zarnick is called for the reach on John Desrochers - foul #2 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #4 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) Henry Zarnick | |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 37-37 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Dennis Charles steals the ball from Donald Gary | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) John Dawe | |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses long on a runner near the basket | 37-37 |
| 09:51 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is open and buries a shot from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria out of a doubleteam | 39-37 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Brian Mak is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-37 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Anthony Cook grabs the offensive board | 39-37 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Dennis Charles denies the turnaround by Brian Mak | 39-37 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Anthony Cook misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-37 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the offensive board | 41-37 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Donald Gary can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Dennis Charles - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), William Henry (SF), Dishi Xue (PF) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak | |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - William Henry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 43-38 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Douglas Williams, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Solomon Boykin (PF) William Henry, Donald Gary | |
| 06:28 | Iowa | John Dawe splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-38 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-38 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons snags the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-38 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers tips it back up and in | 45-38 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (PF) Solomon Boykin | |
| 04:48 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-38 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay pulls down the rebound | 45-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant can't finish the layup | 45-38 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled on the floor by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SF), Donald Gary (C) Ernest Duvall, Dishi Xue | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Brian Mak works out of a doubleteam and scores on a runner from the right block on a nice dish by John Dawe | 45-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - William Henry (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria | 47-40 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick is called for traveling | 47-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF) Henry Zarnick, William Henry | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria drills a jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Brian Mak - foul #4 on Brian Mak, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the free throw | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Dusty Grant steals the ball from John Dawe | 50-40 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | John Dawe is called for the reach on Timothy Kelley - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Anthony Rosati (C) John Dawe, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses short on a floater in the lane | 50-40 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Dishi Xue snags the defensive board | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Dusty Grant - foul #5 on Dusty Grant, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Cuthbert | 50-41 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses badly on a floater from the left side | 50-41 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Anthony Rosati grabs the board | 50-41 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Donald Gary (C) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook, William Henry, Dishi Xue, Anthony Rosati | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-41 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Zarnick - foul #3 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Henry Zarnick and he's fouled by Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #7 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Douglas Williams, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is hacked by Henry Zarnick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #8 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Dennis Charles (PF) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Brian Mak pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | John Dawe hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-44 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 52-44 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is hacked by John Dawe in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Dawe, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick is called for traveling | 54-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), William Henry (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Anthony Rosati (C) John Dawe, Henry Zarnick, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams runs out the clock | 54-44 |