| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 23-33 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 23-33 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a floater from the right block | 23-33 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Clarence Opitz steals it from Philip Jordan | 23-33 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan steals the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 23-33 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Philip Jordan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 23-33 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Knowles and he's hacked by Sang Zheng - foul #3 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Sang Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the free throw | 23-35 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 23-35 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 23-35 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 23-35 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Clarence Opitz | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a jumper from the baseline | 23-38 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the defensive board | 23-38 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio buries a runner from close range on a great pass from Boris Zulauf and he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the free throw | 26-38 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson drills a floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 26-40 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #2 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Andrew Wilson | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't tip it in | 26-40 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-40 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles travels with the ball | 26-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | John Kindel is fouled on the floor by Boris Zulauf - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | John Kindel comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-40 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 28-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 1st free throw | 28-40 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 29-40 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Philip Jordan clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson tips it in | 31-42 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 31-44 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from John Denny | 34-44 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan steals the ball from Leonard Thompson | 34-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Chappell picks off the pass by Boris Zulauf | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Denny (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson blows the layup | 34-44 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive board | 34-44 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled on the floor by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Andrew Wilson, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the shot from the free throw line set up by Patrick Wilkinson and the foul's on Desmond Tobin - foul #2 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #4 | 34-46 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the free throw | 34-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #5 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (PF) Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 34-49 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | John Denny loses the dribble to Patrick Weissman | 34-49 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Walter Knowles | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 37-51 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-51 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Johansson | 37-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:33 | Iowa | William Musson double dribbles | 37-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Young Qian, William Musson, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Weissman | |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-51 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-51 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 37-51 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | John Denny is called for traveling | 37-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan is called for the reach on Christopher Baker - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #6 | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - John Denny (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker lays it in on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the easy layup | 37-53 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 37-53 |
| 06:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 37-53 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson tips it back up and in | 37-55 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | John Denny travels with the ball | 37-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is fouled on the floor by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG) Michael Glass | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | John Denny misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-57 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | John Kindel snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| 05:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 37-57 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-57 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the tip | 37-57 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-57 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Young Qian is called for the reach on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #8 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (SG), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin snags the defensive board | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson travels with the ball | 37-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson lays it in on a great pass from Michael Glass | 37-59 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | David Kaczynski drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Matthew Johansson | 39-59 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-61 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 39-61 |
| 03:25 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Glass and he's fouled by Sang Zheng - foul #4 on Sang Zheng, team foul #9 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG) Sang Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the free throw | 39-64 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the easy layup | 39-64 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | John Denny tips it back up and in | 41-64 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses badly on a runner in the paint but he's hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #1 on David Kaczynski, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), William Musson (PF) John Denny, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Michael Glass steals the ball from Sang Zheng | 41-65 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson blows the layup | 41-65 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 41-65 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Sang Zheng knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson buries a jumper in the lane set up by John Kindel | 44-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Andrew Wilson - foul #1 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #5 | 44-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker pulls down the rebound | 44-67 |
| 01:03 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker scores on a jumper from the left wing | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | John Kindel is called for the reach on Young Qian - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #6 | 44-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG) William Musson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Young Qian comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-69 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the defensive board | 44-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #11 | 44-69 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 44-70 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 44-70 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the board | 44-70 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-70 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 44-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 44-70 |