| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 3 pts. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson inbounds the ball | 47-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Willis Davis lays it in on a great pass from Robert Super | 47-25 |
| 19:24 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG), Liu Abdelal (C) Robert Super, Curtis Carroll | |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Willis Davis connects on the floater from the right side on a great pass from Nicolas Wesson | 47-27 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses long on a jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Liu Abdelal - foul #2 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #1 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG) Julian Nease, Richard Merrell | |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 1st free throw | 48-27 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro makes the 2nd free throw | 49-27 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Robert Super double dribbles | 49-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 49-27 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro tips it back up and in | 51-27 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Lance Jewell - foul #1 on Lance Jewell, team foul #1 | 51-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 51-28 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-29 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Willis Davis - foul #1 on Willis Davis, team foul #2 | 51-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rodney May (C) Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (PF) Marshall Morrell, Willis Davis | |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 1st free throw | 52-29 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the 2nd free throw | 53-29 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal comes up short on the runner from the right block | 53-29 |
| 17:20 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey gets the rebound | 53-29 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey jams it and the foul's on Richard Merrell - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #3 | 55-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG) Boyce Kimbro | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Willis Davis (PF) Robert Super, Curtis Carroll | |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the free throw | 56-29 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't connect on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Rodney May - foul #1 on Rodney May, team foul #2 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF) Seth Beard, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell | |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 56-29 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 56-29 |
| 16:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Bruce Yardley | 56-29 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler is fouled on the floor by Liu Abdelal - foul #3 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #4 | 56-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lance Jewell (C) Rodney May | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Frank Nall | 58-29 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Bruce Yardley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nicolas Wesson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll connects on the open jumper from the baseline | 58-31 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Justin Hines (PF) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Jack McKowen (PF), Liu Abdelal (C) Steven Strickland, Willis Davis, Curtis Carroll | |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Robert Super's layup is rejected by Lance Jewell | 58-31 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Lance Jewell snags the defensive board | 58-31 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Robert Super is called for the reach on Boyce Kimbro - foul #2 on Robert Super, team foul #5 | 58-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF), Rodney May (C) Frank Nall, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Curtis Carroll swats the shot by Michael Ivey | 58-31 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the rebound | 58-31 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-31 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson tips it home | 58-33 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #6 | 58-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bruce Yardley (PF) Justin Hines | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (C) Steven Strickland, Marshall Morrell, Curtis Carroll | |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 1st free throw | 59-33 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Seth Beard makes the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Robert Super misses the floater in the paint but he's hacked by Rodney May - foul #2 on Rodney May, team foul #3 | 60-33 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Robert Super misses the 1st free throw | 60-33 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Robert Super misses the 2nd free throw | 60-33 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Rodney May | 60-33 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Richard Merrell picks off the pass by Bruce Yardley | 60-33 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Richard Merrell | 60-35 |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Rodney May hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 60-35 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Jack McKowen grabs the board | 60-35 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Robert Super misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 60-35 |
| 12:46 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey gets the rebound | 60-35 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Michael Ivey is denied by Liu Abdelal | 60-35 |
| 12:23 | Minnesota | Rodney May tips it home | 62-35 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Robert Super is wide open but clanks a shot from the baseline | 62-35 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey pulls down the rebound | 62-35 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Seth Beard can't throw it down | 62-35 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | Seth Beard grabs the offensive rebound | 62-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Boyce Kimbro (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Seth Beard (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Ivey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bruce Yardley (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Nicolas Wesson (tiring) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack McKowen (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Rodney May loses the dribble to Richard Merrell | 62-35 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Robert Super lays it in set up by Richard Merrell | 62-37 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 62-37 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jack McKowen | 62-37 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Super | 62-39 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey makes the floater in the paint set up by Boyce Kimbro | 64-39 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the runner from the right block | 64-41 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | 3 seconds is called on Rodney May | 64-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF), Justin Hines (PF), Lance Jewell (C) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey, Bruce Yardley, Rodney May | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Willis Davis (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, Jack McKowen, Liu Abdelal | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Lance Jewell - foul #2 on Lance Jewell, team foul #4 | 64-41 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll misses the 1st free throw | 64-41 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 64-42 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #2 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #7 | 64-42 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 1st free throw | 65-42 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-42 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson blows the dunk | 66-42 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| 08:22 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler can't connect on a floater from the right side | 66-42 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll gets the rebound | 66-42 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson splits the doubleteam and buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Marshall Morrell and he's fouled by Frank Nall - foul #1 on Frank Nall, team foul #5 | 66-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Marshall Morrell | |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the free throw | 66-45 |
| 07:47 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the easy layup | 66-45 |
| 07:45 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler tips it home | 68-45 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Justin Hines swats the short shot by Curtis Carroll | 68-45 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the offensive rebound | 68-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Justin Hines (fresh) C - Lance Jewell (fresh) 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nicolas Wesson (tiring) 19 pts. 4 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 7 pts. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro (PG), Seth Beard (SG), Bruce Yardley (PF), Rodney May (C) Gregory Wheeler, Jean Bazemore, Justin Hines, Lance Jewell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Wesson - foul #3 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #8 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Ivey (SF) Frank Nall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Richard Merrell (SG) Robert Super, Marshall Morrell | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Boyce Kimbro misses the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 68-45 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 68-45 |
| 06:23 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey pulls down the rebound | 68-45 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Michael Ivey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 68-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Justin Hines (PF) Bruce Yardley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Marshall Morrell (SG), Jack McKowen (PF), Liu Abdelal (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Willis Davis, Curtis Carroll | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Boyce Kimbro - foul #2 on Boyce Kimbro, team foul #6 | 68-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler (PG), Jean Bazemore (SG), Frank Nall (SF) Boyce Kimbro, Seth Beard, Michael Ivey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (PG) Robert Super | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 68-45 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 2nd free throw | 68-46 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler drills a floater from the left side on a great pass from Jean Bazemore | 70-46 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Frank Nall picks off the pass by Nicolas Wesson out of a doubleteam | 70-46 |
| 04:55 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #7 | 70-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG) Nicolas Wesson | |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jean Bazemore - foul #2 on Jean Bazemore, team foul #8 | 70-46 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 70-47 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 2nd free throw | 70-47 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-47 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Steven Strickland | 70-49 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Marshall Morrell steals the ball from Rodney May | 70-49 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 70-49 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler grabs the board | 70-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jean Bazemore | 72-49 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal knocks in the shot from the left block | 72-51 |
| 03:18 | Minnesota | Frank Nall knocks in the runner from the left block set up by Justin Hines | 74-51 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Wheeler (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jean Bazemore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Frank Nall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Justin Hines (fairly fresh) C - Rodney May (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Julian Nease (fairly fresh) SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jack McKowen (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the lay-in | 74-51 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Jack McKowen tips it home | 74-53 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Frank Nall comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Liu Abdelal - foul #4 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #9 | 74-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Griffin (PG) Steven Strickland | |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 76-53 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the floater from the left wing | 76-53 |
| 02:28 | Minnesota | Justin Hines pulls down the rebound | 76-53 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Frank Nall misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Julian Nease - foul #1 on Julian Nease, team foul #10 | 76-53 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 1st free throw | 77-53 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Frank Nall makes the 2nd free throw | 78-53 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 78-53 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Rodney May | 78-53 |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Jean Bazemore | 80-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 80-53 |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler grabs the board | 80-53 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore is hacked by Julian Nease - foul #2 on Julian Nease, team foul #11 | 80-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG) John Griffin | |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore makes the 1st free throw | 81-53 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore makes the 2nd free throw | 82-53 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Jean Bazemore takes the ball from Jack McKowen | 82-53 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | Frank Nall hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 82-53 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Frank Nall gets the offensive rebound | 82-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Jean Bazemore comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 82-53 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler grabs the offensive board | 82-53 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gregory Wheeler runs out the clock | 82-53 |