| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Kostka (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette inbounds the ball | 19-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #1 | 19-30 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | William Bustamante is fouled on the floor by James Kostka - foul #3 on James Kostka, team foul #2 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (PF) James Kostka | |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Raymond Avery comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Jimmie Williams - foul #2 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #3 | 19-30 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jimmie Williams | 20-32 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-32 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams jams it on a great pass from Joseph McNeer | 20-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jimmie Williams - foul #3 on Jimmie Williams, team foul #4 | 20-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF) Samuel Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses the 1st free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses the 2nd free throw | 20-34 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams pulls down the rebound | 20-34 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Jimmie Williams and he's fouled by Michael Conger - foul #3 on Michael Conger, team foul #1 | 20-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Conger, Raymond Avery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (SG) Jimmie Williams | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the free throw | 20-36 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the rebound | 20-36 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | William Bustamante scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Irons | 22-36 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer misses the lay-in | 22-36 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Lucien Conti grabs the board | 22-36 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Lucien Conti misses short on a shot from close range | 22-36 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Bradley Barnette | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Bustamante (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leroy Farr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph McNeer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette jams it on a great pass from Joseph McNeer | 22-38 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Leroy Farr steals the ball from Lucien Conti | 22-38 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Bradley Barnette | 22-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 14:35 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr pulls down the rebound | 22-41 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-41 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph McNeer | 22-41 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr buries a turnaround in the lane set up by Edward Sugg | 22-43 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lucien Conti | 24-43 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 24-43 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Andrew Irons snags the defensive board | 24-43 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante connects on the turnaround in the lane and he's fouled by Leroy Farr - foul #2 on Leroy Farr, team foul #5 | 26-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, Lucien Conti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Kostka (PF), Jimmie Williams (C) Ralph Petrey, Leroy Farr | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the free throw | 26-43 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette pulls down the rebound | 26-43 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-43 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette grabs the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Bradley Barnette is denied by Raymond Avery | 26-43 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams hits the follow up shot | 26-45 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 26-45 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Samuel Smith hits the follow up shot | 28-45 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg is whistled for traveling | 28-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Raul Martinez (PF) Joseph Walker, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Raul Martinez misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 28-45 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the defensive rebound | 28-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. PF - James Kostka (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Raymond Avery denies the turnaround by Jimmie Williams | 28-45 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Raul Martinez snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Michael Conger scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Samuel Smith | 31-45 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-48 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits a jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Bradley Barnette - foul #2 on Bradley Barnette, team foul #6 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF), Lucien Conti (C) Samuel Smith, Raymond Avery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:15 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Ralph Petrey - foul #1 on Ralph Petrey, team foul #7 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Raul Martinez travels with the ball | 33-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams misses the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Andrew Irons - foul #2 on Andrew Irons, team foul #2 | 33-48 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams misses the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Edward Sugg blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by Joseph Walker | 33-49 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bailey - foul #1 on Timothy Bailey, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, Raul Martinez, Lucien Conti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG) Edward Sugg | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | James Kostka can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-49 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Michael Conger snags the defensive board | 33-49 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Raymond Avery loses the dribble to Bradley Barnette | 33-49 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Samuel Smith grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Raymond Avery misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-49 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger snags the offensive board | 33-49 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Raymond Avery is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Raymond Avery, team foul #4 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Lucien Conti (C) Joseph Walker, Raymond Avery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph McNeer (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Kostka (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Jimmie Williams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | James Kostka throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG), Timothy Bailey (SF) Michael Conger, Samuel Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Irons | 36-49 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bailey - foul #2 on Timothy Bailey, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joseph McNeer | 36-51 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Lucien Conti is fouled on the floor by James Kostka - foul #4 on James Kostka, team foul #8 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (SF), Leroy Farr (PF) Joseph McNeer, James Kostka | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Lucien Conti makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Lucien Conti makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses long on a shot in the lane | 38-51 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Michael Conger pulls down the rebound | 38-51 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Edward Sugg picks off the pass by Michael Conger in the backcourt | 38-51 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg lays it in | 38-53 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-53 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams snags the defensive board | 38-53 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Lucien Conti - foul #1 on Lucien Conti, team foul #6 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (SF), William Bustamante (PF) Timothy Bailey, Lucien Conti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (SG), James Kostka (PF) Don Ross, Jimmie Williams | |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the 1st free throw | 38-53 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-54 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | William Bustamante hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Smith | 40-54 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | James Kostka's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Smith | 40-54 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Samuel Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 40-54 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Raymond Avery pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Raymond Avery makes the shot near the basket set up by Joseph Walker | 42-54 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Leroy Farr is blocked by William Bustamante | 42-54 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it but misses | 42-54 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the rebound | 42-54 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Leroy Farr swats the short shot by Raymond Avery | 42-54 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Raymond Avery can't tip it in | 42-54 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Samuel Smith tips it back up and in | 44-54 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Leroy Farr is blocked by William Bustamante | 44-54 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the board | 44-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Raymond Avery (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Bradley Barnette (tired) 14 pts. 7 reb. PF - James Kostka (tiring) 4 pts. 4 pf. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Joseph Walker's floater is knocked away by Leroy Farr | 44-54 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Samuel Smith is whistled for traveling | 44-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG), Andrew Irons (SG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Conger, Joseph Walker, Samuel Smith, Raymond Avery | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McNeer (SG), Don Ross (SF), Jimmie Williams (C) Ralph Petrey, Bradley Barnette, James Kostka | |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Raul Martinez is called for the reach on Don Ross - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #7 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Don Ross makes the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Lucien Conti grabs the board | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Raul Martinez is called for traveling | 44-55 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Raul Martinez is called for the reach on Don Ross - foul #2 on Raul Martinez, team foul #8 | 44-55 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Joseph Walker pulls down the rebound | 44-55 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Joseph Walker loses the dribble to Jimmie Williams | 44-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #9 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette (SF) Don Ross | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 44-56 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 44-57 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-57 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Andrew Irons is called for the reach on Jimmie Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andrew Irons, team foul #10 | 44-57 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams makes the 1st free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Jimmie Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Lucien Conti grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-58 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Bradley Barnette pulls down the rebound | 44-58 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr banks in the layup set up by Edward Sugg | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bailey - foul #3 on Timothy Bailey, team foul #11 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Kostka (PF) Leroy Farr | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 2nd free throw | 44-62 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Andrew Irons buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-62 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg runs out the clock | 47-62 |