| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 7 pts. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - William Musson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-26 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Knowles | 31-26 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #1 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #1 | 31-26 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles double dribbles | 31-28 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Philip Jordan can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 31-28 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | John Denny hits the follow up shot | 31-30 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | William Musson steals it from Clarence Opitz | 31-30 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio's pass is intercepted by Walter Knowles | 31-30 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell's layup is rejected by William Musson | 31-30 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the offensive board | 31-30 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't finish the layup but the foul's on William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Kaczynski (PF) William Musson | |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-30 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is whistled for a carry | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SG) Sang Zheng, John Denny | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (C) Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | David Kaczynski pulls down the rebound | 33-30 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Philip Jordan | 33-30 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-30 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Andrew Wilson | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Young Qian (fresh) SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Andrew Wilson | 36-30 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | David Kaczynski can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 36-30 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by David Kaczynski - foul #2 on David Kaczynski, team foul #3 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, John Kindel, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), John Denny (SG), William Musson (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Young Qian, Philip Jordan, David Kaczynski, Desmond Tobin | |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | John Denny snags the defensive board | 37-30 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf is fouled on the floor by Walter Knowles - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | John Denny knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 37-32 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | John Denny misses long on a 3 from straight away | 37-32 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 37-32 |
| 13:42 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 40-32 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | John Denny misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #3 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| 13:21 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 1st free throw | 40-32 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by William Musson - foul #4 on William Musson, team foul #4 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Kaczynski (PF) William Musson | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles blows the layup but the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #5 | 40-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-33 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 41-33 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio tips it back up and in | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson scores on a jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Kindel | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 43-35 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't throw it down | 43-35 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 43-35 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | John Denny is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Walter Knowles, Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SG), Desmond Tobin (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Sang Zheng, John Denny, David Kaczynski, Paul Vecchio | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #3 on Philip Jordan, team foul #7 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Philip Jordan | |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Chappell | 45-35 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin tips it in | 45-37 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Matthew Johansson | |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes is fouled on the floor by Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (SF) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:53 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 45-37 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the lay-in but the foul's on Desmond Tobin - foul #2 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #8 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), John Denny (SG) Boris Zulauf, Young Qian | |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Barnes | 45-37 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | John Denny misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Leonard Thompson and he's fouled by Joseph Barnes - foul #1 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #9 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (SF) Andrew Wilson | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Desmond Tobin, Joseph Barnes | |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 48-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 07:37 | Iowa | John Denny's pass is intercepted by Patrick Wilkinson | 48-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kindel (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Musson (fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 48-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, John Kindel, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Philip Jordan | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | John Denny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson (PF) Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 51-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-37 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio tips it back up and in | 51-39 |
| 06:16 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Leonard Thompson | 53-39 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-39 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 53-39 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-39 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | William Musson knocks in the jump hook from close range | 55-41 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 55-41 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 04:52 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a shot near the basket | 55-41 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 55-41 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | John Denny drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-44 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson's pass is intercepted by John Denny | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Musson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | John Denny misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-44 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Wilkinson | 57-44 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 57-46 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, John Denny, Philip Jordan, William Musson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 57-46 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin can't tip it in | 57-46 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 57-46 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Desmond Tobin steps in front of the Patrick Weissman pass | 57-46 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is whistled for traveling | 57-46 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 59-46 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-46 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 59-46 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker buries a driving attempt near the basket | 61-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Kindel - foul #3 on John Kindel, team foul #5 | 61-46 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #3 on David Kaczynski, team foul #10 | 61-48 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 63-48 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 63-48 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Kaczynski | 63-48 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Young Qian is fouled on the floor by Andrew Wilson - foul #3 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #6 | 63-48 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Andrew Wilson denies the turnaround by Desmond Tobin | 63-48 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 63-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 63-48 |