| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner inbounds the ball | 25-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hawkes - foul #2 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Jason Collier snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb comes up short on the runner from close range | 25-27 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | Eric Russ snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-27 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits the finger roll | 27-27 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Lawrence Pierce is denied by Michael Brown | 27-27 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Eric Russ tips it but misses | 27-27 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb gets the rebound | 27-27 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Gilbert (C) Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 27-29 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Eric Russ picks off the pass by Thomas Hawkes | 27-29 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses long on a floater from close range | 27-29 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb grabs the board | 27-29 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Jerry Miner is fouled on the floor by Eric Russ - foul #1 on Eric Russ, team foul #1 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Jason Collier (PF) Jerry Miner, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from Jason Collier | 29-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Jason Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Jason Collier steps in front of the Ratko Pilchowski pass | 29-29 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Eric Russ steals it from Jeffrey Williams | 29-29 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski banks in the layup on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce and he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Teodoro Esposito (PF) Lawrence Pierce, Eric Russ | |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses badly on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Teodoro Esposito - foul #4 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is hacked by Jerry Miner - foul #1 on Jerry Miner, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Jason Collier (PF) Jerry Miner, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Anthony Farris swats the layup by Ronald Cribb | 31-32 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb snags the offensive board | 31-32 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Michael Brown scores on a turnaround from the left block set up by Jerry Miner and he's fouled by Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Jason Collier (SG) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Gerald Davis, Anthony Farris | |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb scores on a jump hook near the basket | 36-34 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Ratko Pilchowski is denied by Edward Gilbert | 36-34 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fairly fresh) PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Lawrence Pierce steals the ball from Jason Collier | 36-34 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cribb - foul #2 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Cortez Bruner, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis is hacked by Charles Blair - foul #1 on Charles Blair, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Neal (SF) Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Jerry Miner misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-37 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Walter Dillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-37 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Jerry Miner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Charles Blair is called for the reach on Anthony Farris - foul #2 on Charles Blair, team foul #6 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Jason Collier (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Shane Neal, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG) Lawrence Pierce | |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 36-37 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Michael Brown double dribbles | 36-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Jason Collier gets the rebound | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) PF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb drills a jump hook near the basket set up by Edward Gilbert | 38-37 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris tips it back up and in | 38-39 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert clanks a shot from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-42 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Miner and he's hacked by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #1 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Tim Sandford (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Gerald Davis, Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes makes the free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Charles Blair swats the short shot by Teodoro Esposito | 41-42 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Charles Blair snags the defensive board | 41-42 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Walter Dillard is called for traveling | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Thomas Hawkes, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-42 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Jason Collier double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Samuel Holcomb, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Vernon Wier | |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Edward Gilbert - foul #2 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Blair (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Tim Sandford | |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 41-44 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Brown tips it in | 43-44 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Blair | 43-44 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jason Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Blair (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Jerry Miner connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jason Collier | 46-44 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Teodoro Esposito | 46-46 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on Teodoro Esposito - foul #5 on Teodoro Esposito, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Samuel Holcomb, Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the free throw | 49-46 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-46 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Gilbert | 49-46 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Cortez Bruner takes the ball from Ronald Cribb | 49-46 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier blows the dunk | 49-46 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | The short jumper by Ronald Cribb is denied by Cortez Bruner | 49-46 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce | 49-49 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris can't connect on a floater from the right side | 49-49 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown clanks a halfcourt shot | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris wins the tip | 49-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jerry Miner - foul #2 on Jerry Miner, team foul #8 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Jason Collier scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-51 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | Walter Dillard blocks the jumper by Lawrence Pierce | 51-51 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Walter Dillard gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Shane Neal misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Eric Russ - foul #2 on Eric Russ, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Edward Gilbert (C) Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF) Cortez Bruner | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is whistled for a carry | 53-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF) Gerald Davis | |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Samuel Holcomb steals it from Eric Russ | 55-51 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes lays it in set up by Samuel Holcomb | 57-51 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Thomas Hawkes is called for the reach on Eric Russ - foul #3 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #9 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Jason Collier loses the dribble to Anthony Farris | 57-52 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Cribb blocks the short jumper by Cortez Bruner | 57-52 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jason Collier grabs the board | 57-52 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerry Miner | 59-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner lays it in | 59-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Jason Collier is hacked by Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Blair (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Charles Blair snags the offensive board | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Eric Russ is called for the reach on Charles Blair - foul #3 on Eric Russ, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Charles Blair makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Charles Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-54 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Jason Collier snags the defensive board | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on Jason Collier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #10 | 62-54 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Eric Russ knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Cortez Bruner | 64-56 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Jason Collier is hacked by Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Vernon Wier | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Charles Blair is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Pierce - foul #2 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #12 | 66-59 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Charles Blair makes the 1st free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Charles Blair makes the 2nd free throw | 68-59 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-59 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-59 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris gets the offensive rebound | 68-59 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-59 |