| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SF - Julian Nease (fresh) PF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) C - Willis Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fresh) SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Willis Davis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Zikomo Orji steps in front of the Willis Davis pass | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Costello | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell is fouled on the floor by Zikomo Orji - foul #1 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Willis Davis travels with the ball | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | David Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Julian Nease - foul #1 on Julian Nease, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Willis Davis pulls down the rebound | 0-3 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Julian Nease loses the ball out of bounds | 0-3 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | David Woodard hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 0-6 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Marshall Morrell | 3-6 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andrew Costello | 3-8 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the board | 3-8 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | David Woodard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on David Woodard, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SG), Jack McKowen (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Marshall Morrell, Richard Merrell, Julian Nease, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Javier Torres (C) Zikomo Orji | |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Jack McKowen clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-8 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres gets the rebound | 3-8 |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from David Woodard out of a doubleteam | 3-10 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Steven Strickland drills a turnaround near the basket | 5-10 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff tips it in | 5-12 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 5-12 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 5-12 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | David Woodard drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ivan Zuehlsdorff and he's hacked by Steven Strickland - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #2 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Jack McKowen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF), Lucien Costa (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Ivan Zuehlsdorff, Andrew Costello | |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses the free throw | 5-14 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-14 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the easy layup but the foul's on Curtis Carroll - foul #1 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #3 | 5-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (C) Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji (C) Ed Petersen | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Super (fresh) PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) C - Willis Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) SF - Lucien Costa (fresh) PF - Javier Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Zikomo Orji (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Robert Super's fadeaway is rejected by Javier Torres | 5-15 |
| 15:38 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Merrell steals it from Zikomo Orji | 5-15 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Robert Super travels with the ball | 5-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF) Steven Strickland, Robert Super, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen (SF) Javier Torres | |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 5-15 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Richard Merrell's pass is intercepted by Lucien Costa | 5-15 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | David Woodard evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-15 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji snags the offensive board | 5-15 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-15 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson gets the rebound | 5-15 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 5-15 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the follow up shot | 7-15 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | David Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 7-15 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji snags the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | David Woodard works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Richard Merrell snags the defensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-15 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the tip | 7-15 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell grabs the offensive board | 7-15 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #2 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #3 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SF), Willis Davis (C) Marshall Morrell, Julian Nease, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Andrew Costello (PF), Javier Torres (C) Craig Bachand, Ed Petersen, Lucien Costa, Zikomo Orji | |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:18 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 12:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff is hacked by Robert Super - foul #1 on Robert Super, team foul #4 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Carroll (PF) Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Curtis Carroll is called for the reach on Ivan Zuehlsdorff - foul #2 on Curtis Carroll, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack McKowen (PF) Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Super (fresh) PF - Jack McKowen (fresh) C - Willis Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Woodard (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Antonio Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Costello (fresh) 2 reb. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | David Woodard can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 8-15 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Jack McKowen snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Super | 11-15 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-15 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Richard Merrell grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-15 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres grabs the defensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:29 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 10:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello misses the tip | 11-15 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Willis Davis pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Jack McKowen hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 11-15 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff grabs the board | 11-15 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | David Woodard connects on the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Costello and he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #1 on Willis Davis, team foul #6 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Richard Merrell, Robert Super, Jack McKowen, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (C) Javier Torres | |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | David Woodard makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 11-18 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | David Woodard misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 11-18 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-18 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Lucien Costa is called for the reach on Liu Abdelal - foul #1 on Lucien Costa, team foul #4 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willis Davis (C) Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF) David Woodard, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Steven Strickland clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 11-18 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell tips it back up and in | 13-18 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from Antonio Rodriguez | 13-20 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Steven Strickland's pass is intercepted by Lucien Costa | 13-20 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa buries a shot from close range on a great pass from Andrew Costello | 13-22 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Andrew Costello swats the dunk try by Willis Davis | 13-22 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello snags the defensive board | 13-22 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa travels with the ball | 13-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Steven Strickland, Julian Nease, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff (PG), Javier Torres (C) Antonio Rodriguez, Lucien Costa | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-22 |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello gets the rebound | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ivan Zuehlsdorff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Craig Bachand (fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Javier Torres (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 13-22 |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Andrew Costello grabs the offensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Nicolas Wesson - foul #1 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #7 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Willis Davis (C) Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG) Ed Petersen | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres makes the 2nd free throw | 13-24 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-24 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Strickland | 13-24 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Craig Bachand is called for the reach on Willis Davis - foul #1 on Craig Bachand, team foul #5 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SF) Robert Super | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez (SG) Craig Bachand | |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Willis Davis's fadeaway is rejected by Javier Torres | 13-24 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ivan Zuehlsdorff | 13-24 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez connects on the fadeaway from close range set up by David Woodard and he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #8 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Liu Abdelal (PF) Steven Strickland, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa (C) Javier Torres | |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the free throw | 13-27 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Robert Super misses the floater from the right wing | 13-27 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | David Woodard snags the defensive board | 13-27 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | David Woodard shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lucien Costa | 13-30 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Robert Super comes up short on the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Antonio Rodriguez - foul #1 on Antonio Rodriguez, team foul #6 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG) Julian Nease | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Ed Petersen (SF) David Woodard, Ivan Zuehlsdorff | |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Robert Super makes the 1st free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Robert Super misses the 2nd free throw | 14-30 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Ed Petersen gets the rebound | 14-30 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez is hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #2 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #9 | 14-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Jack McKowen (PF) Steven Strickland, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 14-31 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Antonio Rodriguez misses the 2nd free throw | 14-31 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Jack McKowen snags the defensive board | 14-31 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 16-31 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | Marshall Morrell takes the ball from Craig Bachand | 16-31 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Robert Super misses badly on a runner from close range | 16-31 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa pulls down the rebound | 16-31 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa jams it | 16-33 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Richard Merrell drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Marshall Morrell | 19-33 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Lucien Costa misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-33 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Richard Merrell gets the rebound | 19-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Super (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jack McKowen (fresh) 2 reb. C - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Craig Bachand (fairly fresh) SF - Ed Petersen (fresh) PF - Andrew Costello (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Lucien Costa (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lucien Costa - foul #2 on Lucien Costa, team foul #7 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Willis Davis (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Jack McKowen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woodard (PG), Ivan Zuehlsdorff (SF), Javier Torres (PF), Zikomo Orji (C) Craig Bachand, Ed Petersen, Andrew Costello, Lucien Costa | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 19-33 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 20-33 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Javier Torres loses the dribble to Steven Strickland | 20-33 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Steven Strickland lays it up and in | 22-33 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | David Woodard double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 22-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson (PF) Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Steven Strickland clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-33 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff gets the rebound | 22-33 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | David Woodard comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Richard Merrell grabs the defensive rebound | 22-33 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3 from the left corner | 22-33 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Willis Davis tips it home | 24-33 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Zikomo Orji hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 24-33 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nicolas Wesson | 24-33 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | David Woodard steps in front of the Steven Strickland pass in the backcourt | 24-33 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | David Woodard splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | David Woodard tips it home | 24-35 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Willis Davis buries a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Julian Nease and he's hacked by Zikomo Orji - foul #3 on Zikomo Orji, team foul #8 | 26-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Richard Merrell, Julian Nease, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Craig Bachand (SG), Lucien Costa (PF) Antonio Rodriguez, Zikomo Orji | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the free throw | 27-35 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | David Woodard scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Lucien Costa | 27-38 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Ivan Zuehlsdorff steals the ball from Marshall Morrell | 27-38 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ivan Zuehlsdorff misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 27-38 |