| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SG - James Haugen (fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gerald Johnson | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses short on a floater from close range but he's fouled by James Haugen - foul #1 on James Haugen, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey misses the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Joseph Williams loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is hacked by James Haugen - foul #2 on James Haugen, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF) James Haugen | |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #1 on Joseph Williams, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | William Stewart drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Richard Rogers | 4-2 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-5 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Domenic Mancini is called for the reach on William Stewart - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't finish the layup | 4-5 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (C) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) Cameron Beresky | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Steven Finney loses the dribble to Richard Rogers | 4-5 |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG) William Stewart | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 6-5 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - James Lindsey (fresh) C - Karl Woods (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Steven Finney clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-5 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Lindsey | 6-5 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the jumper near the basket set up by Raymond Davis and he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) Raymond Davis, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Virgilio Greco (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, Patrick Anderson, Andre Russo | |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the free throw | 9-5 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 9-5 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers snags the defensive board | 9-5 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | William Banton's pass is intercepted by Steven Lord | 9-5 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Steven Lord misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | William Banton gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 9-5 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | William Banton grabs the offensive rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 9-5 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Steven Lord gets the rebound | 9-5 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Finney | 9-7 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky lays it in set up by Karl Woods and he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #7 | 11-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), James Lindsey (PF), Kent Whittenburg (C) Richard Rogers, Karl Woods, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (SG), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Finney, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie | |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky makes the free throw | 12-7 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson drills a shot from the baseline set up by Andre Russo | 12-9 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Andre Russo grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Garf Zegar travels with the ball | 12-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) Cameron Beresky | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Steven Lord | |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Patrick Anderson - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #8 | 12-9 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Banton (fresh) SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kent Whittenburg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Garf Zegar (fresh) SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the board | 14-9 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 14-9 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg hits the follow up shot | 16-9 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson is hacked by James Lindsey - foul #1 on James Lindsey, team foul #2 | 16-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Gerald Johnson (C) William Banton, Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF) Steven Finney, Virgilio Greco | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | James Lindsey denies the turnaround by Domenic Mancini | 16-9 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson tips it but misses | 16-9 |
| 10:45 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-9 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey can't finish the layup | 16-9 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Anderson | 16-9 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Andre Russo buries a shot in the paint on a great pass from Steven Lord | 16-11 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | William Stewart comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Lord - foul #1 on Steven Lord, team foul #9 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Karl Woods (PF) James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG), Amado Yazzie (PF) Garf Zegar, Patrick Anderson | |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:50 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Karl Woods - foul #1 on Karl Woods, team foul #3 | 18-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) William Stewart, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (SF) Andre Russo | |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gerald Johnson | 18-12 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | William Banton connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Cameron Beresky | 21-12 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 21-12 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 21-12 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 21-12 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods tips it back up and in | 23-12 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 23-12 |
| 08:15 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 23-12 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 23-12 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini snags the offensive board | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cameron Beresky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Karl Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fairly fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Steven Lord misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | William Banton pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers loses the dribble to Virgilio Greco | 23-12 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Steven Lord throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Raymond Davis (SF), James Lindsey (PF) Richard Rogers, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (PG), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco, Amado Yazzie | |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Domenic Mancini steals the ball from William Banton | 23-12 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Steven Finney comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-12 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the offensive rebound | 23-12 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the easy layup | 23-12 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #10 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG) William Banton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (SF) Domenic Mancini | |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 23-12 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco hits the follow up shot | 23-14 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-14 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Garf Zegar is hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #4 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kent Whittenburg (C) Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Garf Zegar knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-17 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 26-17 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey snags the offensive board | 26-17 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Rogers | 28-17 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Lindsey - foul #2 on James Lindsey, team foul #5 | 28-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (C) William Stewart, Raymond Davis, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG) Steven Finney | |
| 04:16 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 28-17 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #11 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), James Haugen (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Steven Lord, Garf Zegar, Virgilio Greco, Andre Russo | |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-18 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the defensive rebound | 28-18 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Gerald Johnson - foul #1 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #6 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lindsey (PF) Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Patrick Anderson | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Banton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - James Lindsey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-20 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald Johnson - foul #2 on Gerald Johnson, team foul #7 | 31-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG) William Banton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Steven Finney | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 31-21 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the 3 from straight away | 31-22 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-22 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-22 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey hits the follow up shot | 33-22 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #12 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Karl Woods (C) Richard Rogers, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Anderson (PF) Amado Yazzie | |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey is whistled for a carry | 33-22 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Williams and he's fouled by Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #8 | 33-24 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the free throw | 33-24 |
| 01:30 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | William Banton misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-24 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods can't tip it in | 33-24 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | James Lindsey tips it in | 35-24 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Raymond Davis steals the ball from Joseph Williams | 35-24 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Domenic Mancini - foul #3 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #13 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Kent Whittenburg (C) William Banton, James Lindsey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (SF) Domenic Mancini | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis misses the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses long on a shot from the left side | 36-24 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 36-24 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers is fouled on the floor by Patrick Anderson - foul #2 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #14 | 36-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Banton (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) William Stewart, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Andre Russo | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 37-24 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-24 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson is hacked by Cameron Beresky - foul #1 on Cameron Beresky, team foul #9 | 38-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson (C) Kent Whittenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 38-25 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-26 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Patrick Anderson swats the short shot by Richard Rogers | 38-26 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 38-26 |