| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fresh) 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Irons (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass inbounds the ball | 30-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-19 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Avery | 30-19 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits a floater from the free throw line set up by Joseph Walker and he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 30-21 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the free throw | 30-21 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Thomas Green | 32-21 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Andrew Irons connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by William Bustamante | 32-24 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Daniel Bass and he's hacked by William Bustamante - foul #3 on William Bustamante, team foul #1 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (PF) William Bustamante | |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses the free throw | 34-24 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Raymond Avery gets the rebound | 34-24 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is whistled for a carry | 34-24 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 37-24 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Joseph Walker drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-27 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey loses the dribble to Raymond Avery | 37-27 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Raymond Avery's pass is intercepted by Leroy Farr | 37-27 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Green | 40-27 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Joseph Walker drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Samuel Smith | 40-30 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the follow up shot | 42-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Samuel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Raymond Avery blows the layup | 42-30 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Samuel Smith gets the offensive rebound | 42-30 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | The short jumper by Raymond Avery is denied by Jeffrey Mifflin | 42-30 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Green pulls down the rebound | 42-30 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is fouled on the floor by Joseph Walker - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, Samuel Smith, Raymond Avery | |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is called for traveling | 42-30 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Ellis Dorman blocks the short jumper by Michael Conger | 42-30 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 42-30 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Michael Conger steals it from Leroy Farr | 42-30 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | William Bustamante is fouled on the floor by Ellis Dorman - foul #2 on Ellis Dorman, team foul #2 | 42-30 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Raul Martinez | 42-32 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Stokes | 44-32 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | The short jumper by Michael Conger is denied by Ellis Dorman | 44-32 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | William Bustamante can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it but misses | 44-32 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Don Ross is fouled on the floor by Michael Conger - foul #4 on Michael Conger, team foul #3 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Frank Davis (C) John Stokes, Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Michael Conger | |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 44-32 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits a 3 from the right corner | 44-35 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Don Ross knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Ralph Petrey | 46-35 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Edward Sugg in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Sugg, team foul #3 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (C) Raul Martinez | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Jeffrey Mifflin swats the shot by Andrew Irons | 46-35 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Samuel Smith tips it in | 46-37 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-37 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass snags the offensive board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #4 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raymond Avery (C) William Bustamante | |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Jeffrey Mifflin out of a doubleteam | 52-37 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 52-37 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 52-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Samuel Smith, Raymond Avery | |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Ray Richardson is fouled on the floor by Don Ross - foul #1 on Don Ross, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 3 from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 08:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leroy Farr | 52-37 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Stokes | 55-37 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Ray Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr gets the rebound | 55-37 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 55-37 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Andrew Irons snags the defensive board | 55-37 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Ray Richardson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-37 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Don Ross misses the tip | 55-37 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg snags the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman drills a shot from the right block on a great pass from Don Ross | 57-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Leroy Farr (tiring) 8 pts. 11 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Walker (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) | |
| 07:04 | Iowa | William Bustamante drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | John Stokes misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr tips it in | 59-40 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 59-40 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Don Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 59-40 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-40 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the offensive board | 59-40 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-40 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the board | 59-40 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Raul Martinez | |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Michael Conger knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing and he's fouled by Leroy Farr - foul #2 on Leroy Farr, team foul #5 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Davis (C) Leroy Farr | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 59-43 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Raymond Avery grabs the defensive rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey grabs the board | 59-43 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-43 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-43 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Frank Davis pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Frank Davis is open and buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Bass | 61-43 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-43 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the board | 61-43 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin is fouled on the floor by William Bustamante - foul #4 on William Bustamante, team foul #5 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leroy Farr (C) Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Samuel Smith (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, William Bustamante, Raymond Avery | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Ray Richardson is called for the reach on Thomas Green - foul #3 on Ray Richardson, team foul #6 | 61-43 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michael Conger steals it from Ralph Petrey | 61-43 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Leroy Farr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 12 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (tired) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-43 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Raul Martinez is called for the reach on Leroy Farr - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #7 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Ray Richardson | |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Leroy Farr makes the 2nd free throw | 63-43 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | John Stokes steps in front of the Samuel Smith pass | 63-43 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | John Stokes comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 63-43 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Michael Conger snags the defensive board | 63-43 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is fouled on the floor by Don Ross - foul #2 on Don Ross, team foul #6 | 63-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Michael Conger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-43 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Thomas Green misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-43 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass tips it in | 65-43 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Irons comes up short on the 3 from straight away but the foul's on Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #7 | 65-43 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 65-43 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 3rd free throw | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Green lays it in set up by Ralph Petrey | 67-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 67-45 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Thomas Green | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey runs out the clock | 67-45 |