| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) SF - Henry Turk (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Dicarlo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey inbounds the ball | 37-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses badly on a jump hook from the right block | 37-36 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo blows the layup but he's fouled by Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) Eric Depew, Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Ray Breit's pass is intercepted by James Sae | 39-36 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | William Stewart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ray Breit - foul #2 on Ray Breit, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (SF) Cameron Beresky | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | William Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Henry Turk steals the ball from Ray Breit | 41-36 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses long on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Sylvester Davey - foul #2 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #3 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Gerald Johnson (PF) James Sae, Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey loses the dribble to William Stewart | 43-36 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | William Stewart is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Stewart, team foul #1 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Mark Dicarlo (PF) Eric Depew, Henry Turk, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie loses the dribble to William Stewart | 43-36 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses short on a shot from the right block | 43-36 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie tips it home | 43-38 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk connects on the shot in the paint on a nice dish by James Sae | 45-38 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Ray Breit scores on a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Amado Yazzie and he's hacked by Karl Woods - foul #3 on Karl Woods, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Mark Dicarlo (PF), Peter Clark (C) Eric Depew, Henry Turk, Gerald Johnson, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | James Sae drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by William Stewart | 48-41 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Sae (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Dicarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 48-41 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Ray Breit comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 48-41 |
| 15:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Sae | 48-41 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | James Sae misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-41 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips is whistled for a carry | 48-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Karl Woods (C) James Sae, Cameron Beresky, Mark Dicarlo, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson clanks a jumper in the paint | 48-41 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses long on a runner from the baseline | 48-41 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 48-41 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Steven Finney steals it from William Stewart | 48-41 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Gigliotti | 48-43 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson misses the shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Steven Finney gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 48-43 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | William Stewart splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Depew | 50-43 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Steven Finney scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Virgilio Greco | 50-45 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #1 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #4 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Mark Dicarlo (PF) William Stewart, Henry Turk, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Steven Finney | 52-48 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 52-48 |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Steven Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Sae (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Mark Dicarlo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Johnson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Richard Brown can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-48 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson hits the finger roll set up by Eric Depew | 54-48 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Henry Turk (SF), Karl Woods (C) Eric Depew, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF) Steven Finney | |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | William Stewart scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Richard Brown hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Reginald Phillips | 57-51 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | William Stewart scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Karl Woods | 60-51 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini tips it home | 60-53 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo is hacked by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #5 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Cameron Beresky (SF) William Stewart, Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Amado Yazzie steals the ball from James Sae | 60-53 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Steven Finney is fouled on the floor by Karl Woods - foul #4 on Karl Woods, team foul #3 | 60-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Peter Clark (C) Eric Depew, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo hits the finger roll | 62-56 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is denied on a layup by Mark Dicarlo | 62-56 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky gets the rebound | 62-56 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo hits a jump hook from the right block set up by William Stewart and the foul's on Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #6 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Karl Woods (C) William Stewart, Cameron Beresky, Peter Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG) Virgilio Greco | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the free throw | 65-56 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey blows the dunk | 65-56 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo grabs the defensive rebound | 65-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Sae (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Henry Turk (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Mark Dicarlo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Karl Woods (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Mark Dicarlo | 68-56 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | James Sae can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-58 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo can't tip it in | 68-58 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods grabs the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | James Sae clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-58 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey connects on the driving attempt from close range set up by Steven Finney | 68-60 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Sylvester Davey takes the ball from Henry Turk | 68-60 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti banks in the layup on a great pass from Sylvester Davey | 68-62 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Gigliotti - foul #3 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #7 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Stewart (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF) Eric Depew, Henry Turk | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips is whistled for a carry | 70-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson (PF) Mark Dicarlo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG) Ray Breit | |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 70-62 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods misses the tip | 70-62 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods tips it home | 72-62 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini can't finish the layup | 72-62 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Cameron Beresky grabs the defensive rebound | 72-62 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | William Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 72-62 |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods hits the follow up shot | 74-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Andre Russo misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 03:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Karl Woods | 74-62 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson misses long on an open jump hook from close range | 74-62 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips snags the defensive board | 74-62 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 74-62 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Karl Woods gets the rebound | 74-62 |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | William Stewart misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-62 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Andre Russo grabs the board | 74-62 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Stewart (fresh) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Sae (tiring) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cameron Beresky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Karl Woods (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 13 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | James Sae is called for the reach on Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on James Sae, team foul #4 | 74-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Mark Dicarlo (PF) James Sae, Cameron Beresky, Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses badly on a shot from the left side | 74-62 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey tips it home | 74-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | William Stewart drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 76-64 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 02:04 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk gets the rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | William Stewart hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 76-64 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Mark Dicarlo grabs the offensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew is fouled on the floor by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #8 | 76-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Sae (PG), Cameron Beresky (SF), Gerald Johnson (PF), Peter Clark (C) William Stewart, Henry Turk, Mark Dicarlo, Karl Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew makes the 1st free throw | 77-64 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dan Williams (SF) Eric Depew | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson's floater is tipped away by Andre Russo | 78-64 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Dan Williams tips it home | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco throws a bad pass out of bounds | 80-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson scores on a fadeaway from close range | 82-64 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Dan Williams is called for the reach on Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Dan Williams, team foul #5 | 82-64 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 82-64 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Gerald Johnson gets the rebound | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | James Sae runs out the clock | 82-64 |