| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 6 pts. C - Garf Wronski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche's pass is intercepted by John Denny | 33-22 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Bojan Kabacinski picks off the pass by Sang Zheng | 33-22 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Philip Jordan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-25 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski pulls down the rebound | 33-25 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski is called for traveling | 33-25 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Sang Zheng | 35-25 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-25 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-25 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | John Denny loses the dribble to Garf Wronski | 35-25 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Hammond | 35-27 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | John Denny is whistled for traveling | 35-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Eugene Courtemanche, Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 35-27 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter misses the tip | 35-27 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 35-27 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | The short jumper by Paul Vecchio is denied by Cesar Ricci | 35-27 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio tips it back up and in | 37-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) SF - Henry Potter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cesar Ricci | 37-29 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio knocks in the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Boris Zulauf | 39-29 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 39-29 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci tips it home | 39-31 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 39-31 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Dante Hill, Andrew Gaughan, Henry Potter, Cesar Ricci, Spencer Johnson | |
| 13:58 | Iowa | John Denny comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-31 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-31 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 13:28 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Hammond - foul #2 on Joseph Hammond, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:01 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Bojan Kabacinski | 40-34 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-34 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski pulls down the rebound | 40-34 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Paul Vecchio denies the turnaround by Joseph Hammond | 40-34 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Eugene Courtemanche - foul #2 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Young Qian (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SG), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Eugene Courtemanche, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-34 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges snags the defensive board | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - John Denny (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Cesar Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski double dribbles | 40-34 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin scores on a shot from the baseline | 42-34 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci knocks in the shot from the right side | 42-36 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin is fouled on the floor by Spencer Johnson - foul #1 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) John Denny, Young Qian, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Bojan Kabacinski, Spencer Johnson | |
| 10:12 | Iowa | David Kaczynski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 10:11 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses badly on a runner in the paint | 42-36 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the offensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from David Kaczynski | 44-36 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-36 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill gets the offensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-36 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Hammond | 44-36 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 44-36 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio loses the dribble to Joseph Hammond | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) SF - Boris Zulauf (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Kaczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) SG - Eugene Courtemanche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Henry Potter (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Cesar Ricci (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci is hacked by Boris Zulauf - foul #3 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Young Qian (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, David Kaczynski, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Gregory Reason (PF), Garf Wronski (C) Dante Hill, Eugene Courtemanche, Henry Potter, Joseph Hammond, Cesar Ricci | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Gregory Reason | 44-39 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled on the floor by Garf Wronski - foul #3 on Garf Wronski, team foul #4 | 44-39 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 44-39 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski gets the rebound | 44-39 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Philip Jordan clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Gregory Reason - foul #4 on Gregory Reason, team foul #5 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Paul Vecchio (C) Sang Zheng, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Bojan Kabacinski | 46-41 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits a 3 from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 49-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Hammond (PF) Gregory Reason | |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from John Denny | 51-41 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges drills a 3 from the left wing | 51-44 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski knocks in the jumper from the left block | 54-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bojan Kabacinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Hammond (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Garf Wronski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 54-46 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Bojan Kabacinski | 54-46 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Matthew Johansson is called for the reach on Garf Wronski - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #2 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Eugene Courtemanche (SG), Henry Potter (SF), Cesar Ricci (PF), Spencer Johnson (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Bojan Kabacinski, Joseph Hammond, Garf Wronski | |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Eugene Courtemanche misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-46 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the driving attempt in the paint | 54-46 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Bojan Kabacinski (SF), Joseph Hammond (PF) Dante Hill, Henry Potter, Spencer Johnson | |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Philip Jordan loses the dribble to Bojan Kabacinski | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-49 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-49 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Cesar Ricci gets the rebound | 54-49 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-49 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Boris Zulauf | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-49 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 56-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Eugene Courtemanche is called for the reach on Paul Vecchio in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Courtemanche, team foul #6 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Garf Wronski (C) Cesar Ricci | |
| 00:14 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #2 on Sterling Borges, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Garf Wronski | 56-49 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Bojan Kabacinski loses the dribble to Philip Jordan | 56-49 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Young Qian is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #8 | 56-49 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Sang Zheng runs out the clock | 58-52 |