| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 30-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Gene Bell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 33-37 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie's fadeaway is rejected by Frank Patrick | 33-37 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Steven Finney tips it home | 33-39 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 36-39 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti can't connect on a runner in the paint | 36-39 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-39 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Steven Finney | 36-41 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Gene Bell clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock tips it home | 38-41 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is called for a charge - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock is called for traveling | 38-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (PF), John Watson (C) Shawn Haddock, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Gene Bell blocks the short jumper by Donald Gigliotti | 38-41 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Finney | 40-44 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-44 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti gets the rebound | 40-44 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti hits a driving attempt from close range and the foul's on Paul Knudson - foul #1 on Paul Knudson, team foul #2 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Amado Yazzie | |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the free throw | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | James Bacher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Donald Gigliotti | |
| 15:13 | Iowa | Andre Russo buries a turnaround from the right block set up by Domenic Mancini | 40-49 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | James Bacher is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 40-49 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Andre Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Richard Brown's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Twyman | 40-49 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it home | 40-51 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 40-51 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Andre Russo clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 40-51 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano gets the offensive rebound | 40-51 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the right side set up by James Bacher | 42-51 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini travels with the ball | 42-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Bacher, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Paul Knudson | 45-51 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco connects on the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Mason Littrell - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #3 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SG) Steven Finney | |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the free throw | 45-54 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Gene Bell loses the dribble to Virgilio Greco | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco's layup is rejected by Mason Littrell | 45-54 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 45-54 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Leandro Romano | 48-54 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Gene Bell blocks the short jumper by Amado Yazzie | 48-54 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 3 from the left wing | 48-54 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Reginald Phillips | 48-57 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock hits a wide open jumper from the right wing | 50-57 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-57 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the board | 50-57 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #3 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #3 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Virgilio Greco, Reginald Phillips, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | John Watson steps in front of the Steven Finney pass | 52-57 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Watson | 54-57 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Steven Finney knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Brown | 54-59 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman blows the layup but the foul's on Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Steven Finney buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Richard Brown and he's hacked by Paul Knudson - foul #2 on Paul Knudson, team foul #4 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SG) Paul Knudson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses the free throw | 56-61 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 56-61 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | James Bacher connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by John Watson | 58-61 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-61 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it but misses | 58-61 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Steven Finney gets the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Richard Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-61 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 58-61 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gene Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman loses the dribble to Ray Breit | 58-61 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-61 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-61 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Frank Patrick takes the ball from Domenic Mancini | 58-61 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | John Watson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-61 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), Paul Knudson (SG), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) James Bacher, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Steven Finney hits a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Virgilio Greco | 58-64 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-64 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the defensive rebound | 58-64 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the floater from the right side | 58-64 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leandro Romano | 58-64 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock buries a jump hook from close range | 60-64 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-64 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Gene Bell tips it home | 62-64 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey loses the dribble to Leandro Romano | 62-64 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano hits the finger roll | 64-64 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #5 | 64-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney | |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 64-65 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | A charge is called on John Watson - foul #2 on John Watson, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the turnaround in the paint | 64-65 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the defensive rebound | 64-65 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | James Bacher is fouled on the floor by Ray Breit - foul #4 on Ray Breit, team foul #5 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Reginald Phillips - foul #2 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #6 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG) James Bacher | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 65-65 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 66-65 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Ray Breit knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Brown | 66-67 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Domenic Mancini | 66-67 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Steven Finney can't throw it down | 66-67 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-67 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey snags the defensive board | 66-67 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is whistled for traveling | 66-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG) Leandro Romano | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Gene Bell comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 66-67 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Davey | 66-67 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Steven Finney | 66-69 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 66-69 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie snags the defensive board | 66-69 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 66-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | James Bacher knocks in the driving attempt in the paint | 68-71 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie knocks in the shot from the left block set up by Donald Gigliotti and he's fouled by Frank Patrick - foul #1 on Frank Patrick, team foul #7 | 68-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) James Bacher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF) Sylvester Davey | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the free throw | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Steven Finney is called for the reach on Jeffrey Twyman - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #7 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Richard Brown | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses the 1st free throw | 68-74 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie gets the rebound | 68-74 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Leandro Romano is called for the reach on Amado Yazzie in the backcourt - foul #2 on Leandro Romano, team foul #8 | 68-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses the 2nd free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Twyman | 68-75 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-75 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the offensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 68-75 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Steven Finney grabs the defensive rebound | 68-75 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Leandro Romano is called for the reach on Richard Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Leandro Romano, team foul #9 | 68-75 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 68-75 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the board | 68-75 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson's pass is intercepted by Ray Breit | 68-75 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Ray Breit hits the finger roll | 68-77 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson scores on a halfcourt shot | 71-77 |