| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) SG - John McLyman (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) PF - William Perry (fresh) C - Brian Mak (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Notre Dame | John McLyman steps in front of the Raymond Parsons pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:57 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 19:56 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Brian Mak is called for the reach on Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Brian Mak, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Gary Wells takes the ball from Ernest Duvall | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers blows the dunk | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #1 on Gavin Fay, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Raymond Parsons | 0-0 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Gary Wells, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) John McLyman | |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak knocks in the shot in the lane | 0-2 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert scores on a turnaround in the paint | 2-2 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall loses the ball out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Michael Greene (SF) Arthur Arnold, Ernest Duvall | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 2-2 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the offensive board | 2-2 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers comes up short on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Greene - foul #1 on Michael Greene, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) David Sears, Gary Wells | |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG), Donald Gary (C) Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 1 pts. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) SG - John McLyman (fresh) SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) C - Donald Gary (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Cuthbert | 6-2 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-2 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | William Perry hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Parsons | 9-4 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Conner | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by John McLyman - foul #1 on John McLyman, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Brian Mak (C) Scott Conner, Michael Greene, Donald Gary | |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:11 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold is hacked by Brad Smith - foul #1 on Brad Smith, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Dusty Grant (PF) Brad Smith, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) William Perry | |
| 13:24 | Iowa | John McLyman drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | Arthur Arnold is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #1 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG) David Sears | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG) John McLyman | |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant tips it home | 12-10 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the jumpshot from the right side | 12-10 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick gets the offensive rebound | 12-10 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | A charge is called on Ernest Duvall - foul #1 on Ernest Duvall, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Duvall - foul #2 on Ernest Duvall, team foul #6 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF) Ernest Duvall | |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the lay-in | 14-10 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Brian Mak tips it back up and in | 14-12 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons double dribbles | 14-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), John McLyman (SG) Arthur Arnold, Henry Zarnick | |
| 10:39 | Iowa | John McLyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:20 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 14-12 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | John McLyman is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side | 14-12 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay pulls down the rebound | 14-12 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | William Perry is called for the reach on Gavin Fay - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #7 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Charles Tanner (C) Raymond Parsons, David Sears, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Scott Conner, William Perry, Brian Mak | |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Donald Gary hits the finger roll on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 16-14 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses badly on a runner near the basket | 16-14 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gary | 16-14 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't finish the layup | 16-14 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 07:56 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay's layup is rejected by Michael Greene | 16-14 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 16-14 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John McLyman - foul #2 on John McLyman, team foul #8 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Brad Smith, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), William Perry (PF), Brian Mak (C) John McLyman, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay makes the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jeffrey Cuthbert (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | William Perry misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 18-14 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick grabs the offensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | William Perry can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 18-14 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Greene | 18-14 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the lay-in over the doubleteam but he's hacked by John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #4 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Ernest Duvall (SF) Arthur Arnold, Michael Greene | |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 18-15 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 18-16 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Scott Conner takes the ball from John Desrochers | 18-16 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Scott Conner | 18-18 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | David Sears hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Henry Zarnick - foul #1 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #9 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) William Perry | |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Scott Conner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF) John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-18 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Sears | 19-18 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the lay-in | 19-18 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Conner | 19-18 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 19-18 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Brian Mak hits the follow up shot | 19-20 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) C - Brian Mak (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-20 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells gets the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | David Sears clanks a jumper from the right side | 19-20 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ernest Duvall | 19-20 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a floater from the right block | 19-20 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Scott Conner snags the offensive board | 19-20 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Dusty Grant - foul #1 on Dusty Grant, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), John Desrochers (PF) David Sears, Gary Wells, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), John McLyman (SG), William Perry (PF), Donald Gary (C) Scott Conner, Henry Zarnick, Dishi Xue, Brian Mak | |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 19-20 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the board | 19-20 |
| 01:43 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant drills a jump hook from the baseline | 21-20 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Dusty Grant swats the dunk try by John McLyman | 21-20 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | John McLyman is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #3 on John McLyman, team foul #10 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF) Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Michael Greene (SF), Brian Mak (C) John McLyman, Ernest Duvall, Donald Gary | |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 01:14 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 22-20 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 22-20 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on William Perry - foul #2 on Dusty Grant, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG) Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Gary Wells is called for the reach on William Perry - foul #1 on Gary Wells, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG) Brad Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the board | 22-21 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-21 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #8 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF) Michael Greene | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-23 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses long on a halfcourt shot | 22-23 |