| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SF - Robert Super (fresh) PF - Willis Davis (fresh) C - Liu Abdelal (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 2-0 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the finger roll on a great pass from Willis Davis and he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #1 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the free throw | 2-3 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Zikomo Orji | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello buries a shot in the paint set up by David Woodard | 4-3 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3 from the left wing | 4-3 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses badly on a shot from the right side | 4-3 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the defensive rebound | 4-3 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Willis Davis is called for the reach on Andrew Costello - foul #1 on Willis Davis, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Robert Super - foul #1 on Robert Super, team foul #2 | 6-3 |
| 18:09 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal is hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Javier Torres steps in front of the Robert Super pass | 7-3 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 7-3 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 7-3 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres lays it in set up by Andrew Costello and he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SG), Jack McKowen (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Robert Super, Willis Davis, Liu Abdelal | |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the free throw | 10-6 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Julian Nease can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Costello | 10-6 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Woodard | 12-6 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-6 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson tips it but misses | 12-6 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello pulls down the rebound | 12-6 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 12-6 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Curtis Carroll | 12-6 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell knocks in the shot from the left wing | 12-8 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | David Woodard's pass is intercepted by Julian Nease | 12-8 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG) Julian Nease | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucien Costa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Griffin (fresh) SG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jack McKowen (fresh) PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Curtis Carroll - foul #1 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #4 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) John Griffin, Curtis Carroll | |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 13-8 |
| 15:34 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-8 |
| 15:23 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen snags the defensive board | 14-8 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is fouled on the floor by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #5 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland | |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | David Woodard knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Craig Bachand | 17-8 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | David Woodard steals it from Richard Merrell | 17-8 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa connects on the shot from the baseline set up by David Woodard out of the doubleteam | 19-8 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses long on a shot from the right side | 19-8 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Woodard | 19-8 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is whistled for traveling | 19-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Javier Torres (C) Craig Bachand, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Julian Nease (SG), Robert Super (SF), Liu Abdelal (C) Marshall Morrell, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen, Curtis Carroll | |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the jumper from the right wing | 19-8 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff snags the defensive board | 19-8 |
| 13:23 | Notre Dame | Nicolas Wesson steals the ball from Javier Torres | 19-8 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits a floater from the right block | 19-10 |
| 12:36 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG) David Woodard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Julian Nease | |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Javier Torres is called for the reach on Liu Abdelal - foul #1 on Javier Torres, team foul #3 | 19-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (PF) Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack McKowen (PF) Nicolas Wesson | |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Super and he's hacked by Craig Bachand - foul #1 on Craig Bachand, team foul #4 | 19-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson (PF) Jack McKowen | |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the free throw | 19-13 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Liu Abdelal steals the ball from Craig Bachand | 19-13 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Super | 19-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lucien Costa (fresh) 2 pts. C - Javier Torres (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) C - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 21-16 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 21-16 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres snags the defensive board | 21-16 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 21-16 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Lucien Costa | 21-16 |
| 11:06 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres blows the layup | 21-16 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the rebound | 21-16 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Super | 21-19 |
| 10:43 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the shot in the lane | 21-19 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa tips it in | 23-19 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is hacked by Craig Bachand - foul #2 on Craig Bachand, team foul #5 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Ed Petersen (SF), Andrew Costello (PF) Craig Bachand, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Richard Merrell, Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 23-19 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen gets the rebound | 23-19 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Curtis Carroll is called for the reach on Ed Petersen - foul #2 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #6 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Steven Strickland, Curtis Carroll | |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits a turnaround near the basket | 25-19 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 25-19 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 25-19 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | David Woodard evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Antonio Rodriguez | 28-19 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't finish the layup | 28-19 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Richard Merrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-19 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Ed Petersen picks off the pass by Jack McKowen | 28-19 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen is fouled on the floor by John Griffin - foul #1 on John Griffin, team foul #7 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) John Griffin, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen misses the 1st free throw | 28-19 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicolas Wesson | 28-19 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | David Woodard steps in front of the Jack McKowen pass | 28-19 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #8 | 28-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG) Ed Petersen | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Steven Strickland, Marshall Morrell | |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-19 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Costello - foul #1 on Andrew Costello, team foul #6 | 30-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG) John Griffin | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Jack McKowen makes the 1st free throw | 30-20 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Julian Nease (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 3 ast. PF - Jack McKowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-20 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 30-20 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Woodard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Julian Nease - foul #1 on Julian Nease, team foul #9 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (C) Julian Nease, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson loses the ball out of bounds | 32-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) John Griffin | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Merrell picks off the pass by Lucien Costa | 32-20 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits the finger roll | 32-22 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | David Woodard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 32-22 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the board | 32-22 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Lucien Costa takes the ball from Liu Abdelal | 32-22 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 32-22 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell is hacked by David Woodard - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #7 | 32-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SG), Javier Torres (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Lucien Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SG), Jack McKowen (PF) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the contested 3 from the right corner | 35-24 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Julian Nease is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Julian Nease, team foul #10 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (C) Marshall Morrell, Julian Nease, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the wide open 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 38-24 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses long on a 3 from straight away | 38-24 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Robert Super hits the follow up shot | 38-26 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 38-26 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres tips it but misses | 38-26 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen hits the follow up shot | 40-26 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | David Woodard grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Griffin - foul #2 on John Griffin, team foul #11 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (PG), Lucien Costa (C) David Woodard, Andrew Costello | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) John Griffin, Robert Super | |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Liu Abdelal | 40-26 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 40-26 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-26 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 40-26 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ed Petersen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Javier Torres (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Lucien Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Jack McKowen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Liu Abdelal (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Jack McKowen misses short on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #8 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Zikomo Orji (C) Ed Petersen, Javier Torres | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Julian Nease (SG), Willis Davis (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Marshall Morrell, Richard Merrell, Nicolas Wesson, Liu Abdelal | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Jack McKowen makes the 1st free throw | 40-27 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Jack McKowen makes the 2nd free throw | 40-28 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa can't connect on a floater from the right side | 40-28 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll gets the rebound | 40-28 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Steven Strickland's pass is intercepted by Antonio Rodriguez in the backcourt | 40-28 |
| 03:05 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand can't finish the layup | 40-28 |
| 03:03 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji misses the tip | 40-28 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-28 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #12 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) Antonio Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Julian Nease, Jack McKowen, Willis Davis | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Craig Bachand is called for the reach on Steven Strickland in the backcourt - foul #3 on Craig Bachand, team foul #9 | 42-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG) Craig Bachand | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-29 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 42-29 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the easy layup | 42-29 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll grabs the board | 42-29 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is hacked by David Woodard - foul #2 on David Woodard, team foul #10 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello (PF) Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (C) Nicolas Wesson | |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 2nd free throw | 42-30 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 44-30 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Steven Strickland loses the dribble to David Woodard in the backcourt | 44-30 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Liu Abdelal picks off the pass by Antonio Rodriguez | 44-30 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal's fadeaway is rejected by Andrew Costello | 44-30 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-30 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa snags the offensive board | 44-30 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-30 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Robert Super snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the shot from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji grabs the board | 44-30 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by David Woodard is blocked by Liu Abdelal | 44-30 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Steven Strickland pulls down the rebound | 44-30 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Robert Super | 44-33 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez tips it in | 46-33 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 46-33 |