| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 20-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | David Neill picks off the pass by Jerry Miner | 20-23 |
| 19:28 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren buries a shot from close range and the foul's on Edward Gilbert - foul #1 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 19:28 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Jason Collier snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on David Neill - foul #2 on David Neill, team foul #1 | 20-25 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Samuel Holcomb - foul #2 on Samuel Holcomb, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG) Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin misses the 1st free throw | 22-25 |
| 18:50 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin makes the 2nd free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Shane Neal throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Thomas Hawkes, Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Troy Robey - foul #1 on Troy Robey, team foul #3 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Michael Brown, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 18:19 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 17:58 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:44 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan loses the ball out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Troy Robey (PF) Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | John Bronson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 17:06 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren tips it home | 22-29 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Michael Brown can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 22-29 |
| 16:45 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren snags the defensive board | 22-29 |
| 16:16 | Southern Cal | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Joseph Flanigan - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #4 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Michael Brown, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (SG), Alan Hildreth (SF), Kyle Burke (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) David Neill, Joseph Flanigan, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 15:59 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth clanks a floater from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kendall Forte (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alan Hildreth (fresh) PF - Kyle Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Jason Collier lays it up and in on a great pass from Samuel Holcomb | 24-29 |
| 15:07 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Shane Neal, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (PG), Brian Warren (C) John Bronson, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Kendall Forte is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Kendall Forte, team foul #2 | 24-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin (PF) Kyle Burke | |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Jason Collier banks in the layup on a nice dish by Richard Lawson and he's hacked by Brian Warren - foul #3 on Brian Warren, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Gilbert (C) Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | David Neill (SG) Kendall Forte | |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the free throw | 27-29 |
| 14:16 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses long on a 3 from straight away | 27-29 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb's layup is rejected by Brian Warren | 27-29 |
| 13:57 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the defensive board | 27-29 |
| 13:30 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-31 |
| 12:58 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren blows the layup | 29-31 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Jerry Miner grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb is hacked by Travis Raglin - foul #2 on Travis Raglin, team foul #4 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), Kendall Forte (SF), Kyle Burke (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) Joseph Flanigan, Alan Hildreth, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb steps out of bounds on the sideline | 29-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 11:57 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Jason Collier gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Neill (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kendall Forte (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kyle Burke (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dikembe Akiyama (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb | 31-31 |
| 11:19 | Southern Cal | Michael Brown steals the ball from David Neill | 31-31 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Jason Collier scores on a floater in the lane set up by Samuel Holcomb | 33-31 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's hacked by Ronald Cribb - foul #4 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #5 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Troy Robey (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (SG), Alan Hildreth (SF), Brian Warren (C) David Neill, Kendall Forte, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 10:41 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 33-31 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Troy Robey gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Richard Lawson loses the dribble to Alan Hildreth | 33-31 |
| 10:03 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren is called for a backcourt violation | 33-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Jason Collier (SG) Jerry Miner, Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (SG), Travis Raglin (PF) John Bronson, Kyle Burke | |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 33-31 |
| 09:40 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Travis Raglin | 33-31 |
| 09:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Michael Brown buries a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 09:02 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren connects on the turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Jason Collier can't connect on a runner from the left block | 35-33 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert tips it back up and in | 37-33 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren hits the front of the rim on the runner from the right block but he's fouled by Troy Robey - foul #2 on Troy Robey, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), David Neill (SG) Kendall Forte, Alan Hildreth | |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 1st free throw | 37-34 |
| 08:25 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #7 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF), Jason Collier (C) Shane Neal, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 07:47 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Neal (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Jason Collier lays it in on a nice dish by Ronald Cribb and he's hacked by David Neill - foul #3 on David Neill, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF) Joseph Flanigan | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 06:59 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses short on a floater near the basket | 40-35 |
| 06:58 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin grabs the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 06:36 | Southern Cal | David Neill misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-35 |
| 06:34 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin snags the offensive board | 40-35 |
| 06:20 | Southern Cal | David Neill knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Brown | 42-38 |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth makes the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by Michael Brown - foul #3 on Michael Brown, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Jason Collier, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan (SF), Kyle Burke (PF), Dikembe Akiyama (C) David Neill, Travis Raglin, Brian Warren | |
| 05:48 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #5 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #9 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Jason Collier (C) Samuel Holcomb, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte (SG) John Bronson | |
| 05:13 | Southern Cal | Kyle Burke hits a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Dikembe Akiyama | 42-43 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Jason Collier loses the ball out of bounds | 42-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Shane Neal, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | Kendall Forte misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-43 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 42-43 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a jumper from close range | 42-43 |
| 04:22 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Kendall Forte | 42-43 |
| 03:56 | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-45 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert tips it in | 44-45 |
| 03:27 | Southern Cal | Southern Cal calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Jason Collier (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Bronson (PG), David Neill (SG), Travis Raglin (PF), Brian Warren (C) Kendall Forte, Alan Hildreth, Kyle Burke, Dikembe Akiyama | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jason Collier (fresh) 19 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - John Bronson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Neill (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Joseph Flanigan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Raglin (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Brian Warren (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Southern Cal | David Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Jason Collier grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Jason Collier can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Neill - foul #4 on David Neill, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Shane Neal, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 02:27 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-45 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Jerry Miner knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Edward Gilbert | 49-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:55 | Southern Cal | Edward Gilbert steals it from John Bronson | 49-45 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Travis Raglin - foul #3 on Travis Raglin, team foul #7 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Troy Robey (PF) Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the 1st free throw | 49-45 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 01:20 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 50-45 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 50-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Jerry Miner knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Southern Cal | David Neill hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Joseph Flanigan | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jason Collier is hacked by John Bronson in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Bronson, team foul #8 | 53-48 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 00:42 | Southern Cal | Brian Warren pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Southern Cal | Joseph Flanigan misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-48 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Jason Collier grabs the defensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Jason Collier is hacked by John Bronson in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Bronson, team foul #9 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG) Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Southern Cal | David Neill hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-48 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert is hacked by David Neill in the backcourt - foul #5 on David Neill, team foul #10 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Troy Robey (PF) Richard Lawson | |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Alan Hildreth (SF) David Neill | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:19 | Southern Cal | John Bronson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-48 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collier | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | John Bronson is called for the reach on Jason Collier in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Bronson, team foul #11 | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 00:11 | Southern Cal | Travis Raglin's dunk attempt is rejected by Edward Gilbert | 59-48 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Michael Brown pulls down the rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Jerry Miner runs out the clock | 59-48 |