| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 29-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 29-28 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Lawrence Sanabria takes the ball from Brian Mak | 29-28 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay lays it up and in set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 29-30 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't finish the uncontested layup | 29-30 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 29-30 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 29-30 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:56 | Iowa | The short jumper by Brian Mak is denied by Dennis Charles | 29-30 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | William Henry steals the ball from Lawrence Sanabria | 29-30 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | John Dawe clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-30 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 29-30 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant snags the defensive board | 29-30 |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 29-33 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Brian Mak's fadeaway is rejected by Dusty Grant | 29-33 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't tip it in | 29-33 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | William Henry hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Raymond Parsons | 31-36 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-36 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Peterson | 31-36 |
| 15:20 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 31-36 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on the uncontested shot from the free throw line | 31-36 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the offensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | John Dawe can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 14:49 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Brian Mak swats the short shot by John Desrochers | 32-36 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Dishi Xue loses the ball out of bounds | 32-38 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria double dribbles | 32-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF) Raymond Parsons | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall's floater is tipped away by Dennis Charles | 32-38 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timothy Kelley | 32-38 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from John Desrochers out of a doubleteam | 32-41 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Dishi Xue is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #3 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, Dennis Charles | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits a jump hook from close range on a great pass from William Henry and the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the free throw | 34-41 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gavin Fay | 34-44 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is denied on a layup by John Desrochers | 34-44 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Desrochers | 34-44 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-44 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria and he's hacked by Dishi Xue - foul #3 on Dishi Xue, team foul #1 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Desrochers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | John Dawe makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-47 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | William Henry steps in front of the Raymond Parsons pass | 37-47 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | William Henry banks in the layup | 39-47 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a floater from the left wing | 39-47 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | John Dawe double dribbles | 39-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (PF) John Dawe, William Henry, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Anthony Cook snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | The jumper by Ernest Duvall is denied by Richard Peterson | 39-47 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Michael Greene snags the offensive board | 39-47 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Scott Conner's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Sanabria | 39-47 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the finger roll | 39-49 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Anthony Cook is called for a charge - foul #2 on Anthony Cook, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), William Henry (SG), Brian Mak (PF), Dishi Xue (C) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook, Ernest Duvall, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Raymond Parsons | 39-52 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Timothy Kelley steals it from John Dawe | 39-52 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria throws it down set up by Timothy Kelley | 39-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John Dawe is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #5 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| 08:07 | Iowa | John Dawe evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-54 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the defensive rebound | 39-54 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-54 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay tips it in | 39-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Greene (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | John Desrochers swats the layup by Michael Greene | 39-56 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the board | 39-56 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay connects on the floater near the basket set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 39-58 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | John Desrochers swats the short shot by Dishi Xue | 39-58 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria loses the dribble to William Henry in the backcourt | 39-58 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Brian Mak works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #4 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF) William Henry, Michael Greene | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley drills a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 41-60 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Brian Mak evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-60 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the defensive rebound | 41-60 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the tip | 41-60 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it home | 41-62 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-62 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles gets the rebound | 41-62 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 41-64 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Brian Mak throws it down | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from Dennis Charles | 43-66 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Dishi Xue drills a runner in the paint set up by Brian Mak out of the doubleteam | 45-66 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-66 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Dishi Xue pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | A charge is called on Ernest Duvall - foul #2 on Ernest Duvall, team foul #3 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Michael Greene (SF), Donald Gary (PF), Anthony Rosati (C) John Dawe, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Raymond Parsons, Timothy Kelley | |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert is hacked by Anthony Rosati - foul #1 on Anthony Rosati, team foul #4 | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) SG - Anthony Cook (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Greene (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Rosati (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Greene - foul #2 on Michael Greene, team foul #5 | 45-66 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 45-68 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Donald Gary is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Donald Gary, team foul #6 | 45-68 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses the easy layup | 45-68 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 45-68 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 45-68 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 45-68 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #7 | 45-68 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant makes the 1st free throw | 45-69 |
| 02:03 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the 2nd free throw | 45-69 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Anthony Rosati snags the defensive board | 45-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Scott Conner knocks in the runner in the paint | 47-69 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-69 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Scott Conner comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 47-69 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Douglas Williams | 47-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Donald Gary lays it up and in set up by Anthony Rosati and he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #7 | 49-71 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Donald Gary makes the free throw | 50-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Anthony Cook - foul #3 on Anthony Cook, team foul #8 | 50-71 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the defensive rebound | 50-72 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Scott Conner buries a shot from the free throw line and he's fouled by Douglas Williams - foul #1 on Douglas Williams, team foul #8 | 52-72 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the free throw | 53-72 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams runs out the clock | 53-72 |