| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Steven Jones inbounds the ball | 31-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Stanford Price is called for traveling | 31-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Michael Moseley (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Andrew Brandt, Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson slams it home | 33-34 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Richard Becraft steps in front of the Travis Tucker pass | 33-34 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Michael Likens misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #1 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael David (PF) Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Steven Jones, Travis Tucker | |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Michael Likens misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Glenn Best scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gerald Stroble | 34-37 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson knocks in the floater from the right side on a great pass from Michael Likens | 36-37 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Glenn Best hits a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Thomas Sims | 36-39 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson's fadeaway is rejected by Justin Bell | 36-39 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble buries a jumper from close range | 36-41 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Gerald Stroble blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Stephen Waiters | 36-41 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Stanford Price banks in the layup on a nice dish by Glenn Best | 36-43 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley is fouled on the floor by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #2 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Donald Phillips (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Stephen Waiters, Michael Likens, Michael Moseley, Michael David | |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (PF) Stanford Price | |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Andrew Brandt | 38-43 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Glenn Best can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-43 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses the tip | 38-43 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Travis Tucker - foul #2 on Travis Tucker, team foul #3 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael David (PF) Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 38-43 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Glenn Best hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Michael David grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 38-43 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Glenn Best | 38-43 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Stanford Price is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Chu - foul #3 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #1 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Moseley (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (SF) Thomas Sims | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Stanford Price can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 38-43 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Moseley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Andrew Brandt | 40-43 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips gets the rebound | 40-43 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Stanford Price - foul #1 on Stanford Price, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF) Donald Phillips, Michael Moseley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SF) Stanford Price | |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Travis Tucker, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Michael David misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 42-43 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Steven Jones is hacked by David Hays - foul #4 on David Hays, team foul #2 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Justin Bell (C) Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses long on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Stephen Waiters - foul #1 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG) Roman Zamora | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 2nd free throw | 42-45 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson is called for traveling | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG) Andrew Brandt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the follow up shot | 42-47 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), Michael Moseley (SF), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Stanford Price | |
| 12:40 | Iowa | Glenn Best comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the offensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Travis Tucker's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Moseley | 42-47 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael David | 42-47 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is whistled for traveling | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Donald Phillips, Michael Moseley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Glenn Best | 42-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael David (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson can't finish the layup | 42-49 |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it home | 44-49 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-49 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:56 | Michigan State | Michael David is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #4 on Steven Jones, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Michael Moseley (SF), Richard Becraft (PF) Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Michael David | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Gerald Stroble, Steven Jones, Stanford Price | |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Michael Moseley is blocked by Travis Tucker | 44-49 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Roman Zamora snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the turnaround in the lane | 44-49 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Sims denies the turnaround by Richard Becraft | 44-49 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson gets the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | Travis Tucker swats the short shot by Andrew Brandt | 44-49 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Justin Bell swats the shot by Richard Becraft | 44-49 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Glenn Best pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Roman Zamora clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-49 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Moseley | 44-49 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Becraft | 46-49 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Justin Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Michael Likens (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael David (PF) Andrew Brandt, Donald Phillips, Michael Moseley, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SG), Stanford Price (C) Roman Zamora, Thomas Sims | |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft slams it home on a great pass from Michael Likens | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Travis Tucker tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Michael Likens hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Likens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael David (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Justin Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses long on a floater from the left block | 51-51 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Michael David gets the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Michael David hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Waiters and the foul's on Stanford Price - foul #2 on Stanford Price, team foul #7 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), David Hays (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) Michael Likens, Zhuang Chu, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SF) Justin Bell | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the free throw | 53-51 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the defensive board | 53-51 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Steven Jones is denied on a layup by Joseph Simpson | 53-51 |
| 06:42 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson pulls down the rebound | 53-51 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Hays | 56-51 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble slams it home | 56-53 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 56-53 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Steven Jones is called for 5 seconds | 56-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG) Donald Phillips | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Justin Bell (PF) Glenn Best, Travis Tucker | |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 56-53 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 56-53 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-53 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Michael David grabs the defensive rebound | 56-53 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Stanford Price steps in front of the Joseph Simpson pass | 56-53 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Justin Bell clanks a floater in the lane | 56-53 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Stanford Price tips it home | 56-55 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | David Hays can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Michael David tips it in | 58-55 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Steven Jones is hacked by Michael David - foul #2 on Michael David, team foul #4 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (SG), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Joseph Simpson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Travis Tucker (PF) Thomas Johnson, Justin Bell | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | Michael David pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Andrew Brandt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Hays (fairly fresh) 4 pf. PF - Michael David (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Stanford Price (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is called for traveling | 58-55 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-55 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Brandt | 58-55 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft blows the layup | 58-55 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the defensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Steven Jones's floater is tipped away by Richard Becraft | 58-55 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 58-55 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the offensive rebound | 58-55 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Stanford Price swats the short shot by Michael David | 58-55 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 58-55 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Gerald Stroble | 58-57 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt is fouled on the floor by Travis Tucker - foul #4 on Travis Tucker, team foul #8 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt misses the 1st free throw | 58-57 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Glenn Best throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the easy layup | 58-57 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt hits the follow up shot | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | David Hays steals the ball from Stanford Price | 60-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Glenn Best in the backcourt - foul #3 on Glenn Best, team foul #9 | 60-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Andrew Brandt, David Hays | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Glenn Best can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-57 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson is fouled in the backcourt by Gerald Stroble - foul #1 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #10 | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Glenn Best knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Best - foul #4 on Glenn Best, team foul #11 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Brandt (PG), David Hays (SF) Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 63-60 |