| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Samuel Smith inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Raymond Avery lays it up and in and he's hacked by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by William Bustamante - foul #1 on William Bustamante, team foul #1 | 27-33 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 28-33 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Raymond Avery scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Walker | 29-35 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 29-35 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses the tip | 29-35 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 29-35 |
| 18:19 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Gordon Guerrera | 32-35 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 35-35 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses short on a runner near the basket | 35-35 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | William Bustamante tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Samuel Smith hits the follow up shot | 35-37 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-37 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the jumper from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from Rocco Ricci and the foul's on William Bustamante - foul #2 on William Bustamante, team foul #2 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF) Rocco Ricci, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Raul Martinez (PF), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Conger, Samuel Smith, William Bustamante, Raymond Avery | |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Lucien Conti comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Lower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Andrew Irons is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera - foul #2 on Andrew Irons, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Dustin Reese (C) James Lower, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG) Joseph Walker | |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is hacked by Andrew Irons - foul #3 on Andrew Irons, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF) Raul Martinez | |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Penner | 44-39 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Josiah Green - foul #4 on Josiah Green, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Josiah Green, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Bailey is called for the reach on Joe Landin - foul #1 on Timothy Bailey, team foul #5 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG) Michael Conger | |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Lucien Conti blocks the short jumper by Lonnie Nicholson | 44-40 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Lucien Conti pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Lucien Conti is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Raul Martinez | |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson buries a jumper in the paint | 46-40 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | William Bustamante is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Nicholson - foul #1 on Lonnie Nicholson, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG) Rocco Ricci | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, Lucien Conti | |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Raymond Avery knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Samuel Smith | 46-42 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Samuel Smith is called for the reach on Joe Landin - foul #2 on Samuel Smith, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG) William Bustamante | |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers makes the floater from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Michael Conger is hacked by James Lower - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF) James Lower, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-42 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 stl. C - Raymond Avery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese (C) Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Lucien Conti (C) Samuel Smith, Raul Martinez, Raymond Avery | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Lucien Conti clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 48-42 |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-42 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 48-42 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | William Bustamante hits the follow up shot | 48-44 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dustin Reese | 50-44 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Andrew Irons scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Timothy Bailey | 50-47 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 53-47 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Penner - foul #1 on Michael Penner, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (SG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Michael Conger, Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, Lucien Conti | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | James Lower loses the dribble to Raymond Avery | 53-49 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | William Bustamante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-49 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's pass is intercepted by Samuel Smith | 53-49 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Joseph Walker knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 53-51 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers loses the ball out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG) Gordon Guerrera | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Lucien Conti (C) William Bustamante, Raymond Avery | |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is fouled on the floor by Rocco Ricci - foul #2 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #6 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Timothy Bailey (SF) Andrew Irons, Samuel Smith | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-51 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Lucien Conti hits the follow up shot | 53-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Lower (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 stl. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Joe Landin | 55-53 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-53 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses long on a shot from the right side | 55-53 |
| 06:42 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson snags the offensive board | 55-53 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the jump hook from the left block | 55-53 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Michael Conger gets the rebound | 55-53 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger is fouled on the floor by Rocco Ricci - foul #3 on Rocco Ricci, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Michael Penner (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Rocco Ricci, James Lower, Joe Landin, Lonnie Nicholson, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Samuel Smith (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Joseph Walker, Timothy Bailey, Raul Martinez, Lucien Conti | |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Samuel Smith is called for the reach on Michael Penner - foul #3 on Samuel Smith, team foul #7 | 55-55 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the rebound | 55-55 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | William Bustamante drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Conger | 55-57 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas Hust | 58-57 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-60 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gordon Guerrera | 60-60 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Michael Conger is whistled for a carry | 60-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (PG), Joe Landin (SF), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Gordon Guerrera, Michael Penner, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Michael Conger | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Smith - foul #4 on Samuel Smith, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers (C) Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF) Samuel Smith | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Raymond Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 60-60 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 60-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Joe Landin (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green is hacked by Andrew Irons - foul #4 on Andrew Irons, team foul #9 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lucien Conti (C) Raymond Avery | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 2nd free throw | 62-60 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 3 from the left corner | 62-60 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson pulls down the rebound | 62-60 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson is fouled on the floor by William Bustamante - foul #3 on William Bustamante, team foul #10 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Michael Penner (SF) Josiah Green, Joe Landin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raul Martinez (PF) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, William Bustamante | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Joe Landin (SF) Rocco Ricci, Michael Penner | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Raul Martinez, Lucien Conti | |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Joseph Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 64-63 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers is denied on a layup by William Bustamante | 64-63 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Smith | 64-63 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Michael Conger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-63 |
| 01:23 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson jams it | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses badly on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Staggers - foul #2 on Thomas Staggers, team foul #8 | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the 1st free throw | 66-63 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Josiah Green and he's hacked by Michael Conger - foul #2 on Michael Conger, team foul #11 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Thomas Hust (PF) Josiah Green, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses badly on a shot from the left block | 69-64 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | William Bustamante tips it back up and in | 69-66 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci is hacked by Joseph Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #12 | 69-66 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci makes the 2nd free throw | 71-66 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Joseph Walker scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Conger | 71-69 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Lonnie Nicholson (PF) Rocco Ricci, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Conger is called for the reach on Gordon Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Conger, team foul #13 | 71-69 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Michael Conger is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Conger, team foul #14 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci (SG), Thomas Hust (PF) Josiah Green, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera is hacked by Michael Conger - foul #5 on Michael Conger, team foul #15 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Michael Conger | |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 75-69 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Andrew Irons gets the offensive rebound | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-69 |