| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Shawn Parsons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Forster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Kent State | Robert Sellers inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-36 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 31-36 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio travels with the ball | 31-36 |
| 18:58 | Kent State | William Forster misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson drills a fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Heard - foul #3 on Joseph Heard, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the free throw | 31-39 |
| 18:23 | Kent State | William Forster can't connect on a shot from the right block | 31-39 |
| 18:21 | Kent State | William Forster tips it in | 33-39 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 33-39 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 17:42 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3 from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 17:40 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Heard | 33-41 |
| 17:17 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-41 |
| 17:16 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Heard | 33-41 |
| 17:00 | Kent State | Ray Thrower takes the ball from Shawn Parsons | 33-41 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from John Denny | 33-43 |
| 16:28 | Kent State | Joseph Heard is hacked by Matthew Johansson - foul #2 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #1 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Sang Zheng (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), William Musson (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, John Denny, Ray Thrower, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:08 | Kent State | Sang Zheng takes the ball from Robert Sellers | 33-43 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | William Musson blows the layup but the foul's on William Forster - foul #2 on William Forster, team foul #2 | 33-43 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-43 |
| 15:49 | Kent State | William Forster pulls down the rebound | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Parsons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 33-43 |
| 15:25 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert tips it back up and in | 35-43 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Shawn Parsons - foul #3 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #3 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Jose Ponce, William Musson, Desmond Tobin | |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 14:50 | Kent State | William Forster hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 14:49 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to William Forster | 35-44 |
| 14:20 | Kent State | William Forster's pass is intercepted by Paul Vecchio | 35-44 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio loses the ball out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Ray Thrower (SF) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf | |
| 13:52 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Wade Gilbert | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is called for 5 seconds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:24 | Kent State | William Forster makes the floater from close range on a great pass from Joseph Heard and he's hacked by John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #2 | 40-44 |
| 13:24 | Kent State | William Forster makes the free throw | 41-44 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is fouled on the floor by Joseph Heard - foul #4 on Joseph Heard, team foul #4 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Nelson (C) William Forster | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 41-46 |
| 12:30 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses short on a floater from the left wing | 41-46 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3 from straight away | 41-46 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Shawn Parsons - foul #4 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Shawn Parsons, Robert Nelson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the shot in the lane | 41-48 |
| 11:43 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the board | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Danny Connelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a runner in the paint | 41-48 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Philip Jordan tips it home | 41-50 |
| 10:58 | Kent State | Danny Connelly is called for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (PG), Shawn Parsons (SG), William Forster (C) Joseph Heard, Joe Lewis, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), William Musson (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Jose Ponce, Ray Thrower, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 10:48 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 10:31 | Kent State | William Forster is fouled on the floor by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SF) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG) John Denny | |
| 10:13 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is whistled for traveling | 41-50 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (PF) Wade Gilbert | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-50 |
| 09:54 | Kent State | Danny Connelly gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 09:48 | Kent State | Joe Lewis loses the dribble to Sang Zheng | 41-50 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:26 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons is hacked by Matthew Johansson - foul #3 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #4 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joseph Heard (PG) Carlos Gammon | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Ray Thrower (SF), Philip Jordan (PF) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, William Musson | |
| 09:11 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-53 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 41-53 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio clanks a shot from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 09:02 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Danny Connelly | 41-53 |
| 08:49 | Kent State | Shawn Parsons clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Philip Jordan | 41-55 |
| 08:24 | Kent State | Philip Jordan steals it from Joseph Heard | 41-55 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 08:01 | Kent State | William Forster snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | William Forster comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Johansson - foul #4 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Robert Sellers (SF), Wade Gilbert (PF) Shawn Parsons, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 07:43 | Kent State | William Forster misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 07:43 | Kent State | William Forster makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Joe Lewis steals the ball from Jose Ponce in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. SG - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Sellers (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Wade Gilbert (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Joseph Heard comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG), Danny Connelly (C) Joe Lewis, William Forster | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:31 | Kent State | Joseph Heard misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Sellers - foul #2 on Robert Sellers, team foul #6 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Kent State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG) John Denny | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:02 | Kent State | Joseph Heard scores on a shot near the basket | 44-56 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-56 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin tips it home | 44-58 |
| 06:34 | Kent State | Robert Sellers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-58 |
| 06:32 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 44-58 |
| 06:16 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon buries a floater from the baseline set up by Joseph Heard | 46-58 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a shot from the right side | 46-58 |
| 05:55 | Kent State | The rebound goes to Joseph Heard | 46-58 |
| 05:44 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon's fadeaway is rejected by Desmond Tobin | 46-58 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Desmond Tobin | 46-58 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Shawn Parsons (SG), William Forster (C) Carlos Gammon, Danny Connelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Paul Vecchio (C) Sang Zheng, Desmond Tobin | |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Robert Sellers steps in front of the John Denny pass | 46-58 |
| 05:15 | Kent State | Joseph Heard lays it in on a great pass from Robert Sellers | 48-58 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Shawn Parsons is called for the reach on Philip Jordan - foul #5 on Shawn Parsons, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Kent State | Joe Lewis (SG) Shawn Parsons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Ray Thrower | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 04:51 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 48-60 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Jose Ponce grabs the board | 48-60 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-60 |
| 04:43 | Kent State | Joseph Heard snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 04:37 | Kent State | Joe Lewis makes the 3 from the right wing | 51-60 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Philip Jordan clanks a floater from the left side but the foul's on Joe Lewis - foul #3 on Joe Lewis, team foul #8 | 51-60 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 04:13 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert comes up short on the floater in the lane | 51-62 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Philip Jordan | 51-64 |
| 03:55 | Kent State | Robert Sellers misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 51-64 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Wade Gilbert is called for the reach on John Denny - foul #2 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #9 | 51-64 |
| Subs | Kent State | Carlos Gammon (SG) Robert Sellers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF), William Musson (PF) Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 51-65 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 51-66 |
| Lineup | Kent State | PG - Joseph Heard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. SG - Carlos Gammon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Joe Lewis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Wade Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - William Forster (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Kent State | John Denny steals the ball from Wade Gilbert | 51-66 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Wade Gilbert is called for the reach on William Musson - foul #3 on Wade Gilbert, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Kent State | Danny Connelly (SF) Joseph Heard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Ray Thrower, Paul Vecchio | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:58 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert misses badly on a shot from the right block | 51-67 |
| 02:56 | Kent State | William Forster gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:46 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 02:44 | Kent State | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Lewis | 51-67 |
| 02:39 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-67 |
| 02:38 | Kent State | William Forster misses the tip | 51-67 |
| 02:36 | Kent State | William Forster grabs the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 02:28 | Kent State | Joe Lewis misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-67 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Desmond Tobin | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 51-67 |
| 01:56 | Kent State | Wade Gilbert gets the rebound | 51-67 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:52 | Kent State | Joe Lewis comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-67 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Jose Ponce pulls down the rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | William Musson drills a jumper from the baseline | 51-69 |
| 01:17 | Kent State | Joe Lewis makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Carlos Gammon | 54-69 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | William Musson misses the lay-in | 54-69 |
| 00:59 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Kent State | Carlos Gammon connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from William Forster | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Kent State | Kent State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | William Musson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 56-69 |
| 00:23 | Kent State | Danny Connelly grabs the board | 56-69 |
| 00:19 | Kent State | Sang Zheng picks off the pass by Carlos Gammon | 56-69 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the dunk attempt | 56-69 |
| 00:12 | Kent State | Danny Connelly gets the rebound | 56-69 |
| 00:06 | Kent State | William Forster's floater is knocked away by William Musson | 56-69 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 56-69 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Jose Ponce runs out the clock | 56-69 |