| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) C - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan inbounds the ball | 8-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Philip Jordan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Allen | 11-30 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 11-33 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng, John Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Philip Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-33 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Cory Ashford is called for the reach on Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Cory Ashford, team foul #1 | 11-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses the 3 from straight away | 11-33 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Kaczynski | 11-33 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Paul Boydston can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 11-33 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 11-33 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 11-36 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | David Kaczynski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-36 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the defensive rebound | 11-36 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 11-36 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Philip Jordan pulls down the rebound | 11-36 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Cory Ashford knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Paul Boydston | 14-36 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 14-36 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the defensive board | 14-36 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Cory Ashford hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Amos Drapeau - foul #1 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #2 | 14-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Clay Shaul, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 15-36 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 16-36 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses the 3 from the left corner | 16-36 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | John Kindel gets the offensive rebound | 16-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 5 pts. C - John Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Christopher Baker | |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Paul Boydston misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 16-36 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-36 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #3 | 16-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Sang Zheng connects on the floater from the free throw line | 18-36 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz scores on a shot near the basket set up by Amos Drapeau | 18-38 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by John Allen | 21-38 |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Clarence Opitz | 21-41 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | John Allen scores on a runner from close range set up by Cory Ashford | 23-41 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-41 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Paul Boydston snags the defensive board | 23-41 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Cory Ashford is denied on a layup by Clarence Opitz | 23-41 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Cory Ashford misses the tip | 23-41 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #2 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) John Kindel, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau misses the 1st free throw | 23-41 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau makes the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Boris Zulauf | 25-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 25-42 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul grabs the offensive rebound | 25-42 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Wilson | 25-45 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Andrew Wilson swats the short shot by Desmond Tobin | 25-45 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 25-45 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Amos Drapeau, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), John Allen (C) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Clay Shaul, Patrick Weissman | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Paul Boydston misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-45 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the rebound | 25-45 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the dunk | 25-45 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-45 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 25-45 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 25-45 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | John Allen hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 27-45 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Cory Ashford - foul #2 on Cory Ashford, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Walter Knowles, Andrew Wilson | |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 1st free throw | 27-45 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 27-45 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 27-45 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Cory Ashford clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #5 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (C) John Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Amos Drapeau | |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Weissman | 29-48 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Patrick Weissman takes the ball from Paul Boydston | 29-48 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Kindel | 29-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SG - Clay Shaul (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses badly on a shot from close range | 29-51 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Cory Ashford gets the rebound | 29-51 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Cory Ashford comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-51 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 29-51 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Clay Shaul | 29-53 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Paul Boydston can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-53 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the defensive rebound | 29-53 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Cory Ashford - foul #3 on Cory Ashford, team foul #4 | 29-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Clay Shaul, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 29-54 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 29-55 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Amos Drapeau (PG) Clarence Opitz | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits a shot from the left side set up by Patrick Weissman | 29-57 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by David Kaczynski | 32-57 |
| 05:12 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 32-57 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | David Kaczynski pulls down the rebound | 32-57 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #6 | 32-57 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 32-57 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | John Denny steps in front of the Amos Drapeau pass | 33-57 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | John Denny misses the dunk | 33-57 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | John Kindel gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 04:10 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Amos Drapeau | 33-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:50 | Iowa | John Denny scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Johansson | 36-59 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Amos Drapeau | 36-61 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-61 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the rebound | 36-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - David Kaczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Amos Drapeau (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Kindel (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker can't connect on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #5 | 36-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Penley (PF) Amos Drapeau | |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 1st free throw | 36-62 |
| 02:55 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-63 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-63 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 36-63 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-63 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the tip | 36-63 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson tips it in | 36-65 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-65 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 36-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Boris Zulauf - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #6 | 36-65 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 36-66 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the defensive board | 36-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin banks in the layup on a great pass from John Denny and he's fouled by Jason Penley - foul #1 on Jason Penley, team foul #7 | 38-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clay Shaul (SG) Jason Penley | |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the free throw | 38-66 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 38-66 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-66 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the offensive board | 38-66 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 38-66 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson snags the offensive board | 38-66 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker buries a jumper in the lane set up by John Kindel | 38-68 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 38-68 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Denny | 38-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | David Kaczynski can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #3 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #8 | 38-68 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses the 1st free throw | 38-68 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | David Kaczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Clay Shaul drills a jumper from close range set up by Andrew Wilson | 39-70 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | David Kaczynski hits a turnaround in the paint | 41-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 41-70 |