| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Sang Zheng steals the ball from Clarence Opitz | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Jonathan Chappell blocks the short jumper by Paul Vecchio | 23-23 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 23-23 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-23 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 23-23 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Clarence Opitz | 23-23 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is fouled on the floor by Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles travels with the ball | 23-23 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 23-23 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses long on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by John Denny - foul #3 on John Denny, team foul #2 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SG) John Denny | |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 24-23 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Clarence Opitz - foul #2 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #1 | 24-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF), Roy Hill (C) Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 24-24 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan steps in front of the Eric Ansley pass | 24-25 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #1 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Roy Hill | 26-26 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Roy Hill pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Roy Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan takes the ball from Leonard Thompson | 26-26 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Philip Jordan | 26-28 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-28 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan denies the turnaround by Patrick Weissman | 26-28 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the board | 26-28 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Roy Hill is called for the reach on Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Roy Hill, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Philip Jordan | 26-30 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a floater from the right side and he's fouled by Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #3 | 28-30 |
| 13:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 29-30 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the shot from the right side | 29-30 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Sang Zheng gets the offensive rebound | 29-30 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is whistled for traveling | 29-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Eric Ansley and he's fouled by Boris Zulauf - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #4 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF) Patrick Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the free throw | 31-30 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is intercepted by John Kindel | 31-30 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the finger roll | 33-30 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the board | 33-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) SF - Ray Thrower (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the easy layup | 33-30 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the follow up shot | 35-30 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Chappell picks off the pass by Paul Vecchio | 35-30 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the lay-in | 35-30 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Ray Thrower double dribbles | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Roy Hill (C) John Kindel, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Young Qian (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Ray Thrower, Paul Vecchio | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Roy Hill can't connect on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Desmond Tobin - foul #2 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #5 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Roy Hill makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Roy Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Roy Hill | 36-30 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 39-30 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-30 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Patrick Wilkinson steals the ball from Desmond Tobin | 39-30 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 41-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin hits a turnaround in the paint set up by Boris Zulauf | 41-32 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Roy Hill steps out of bounds on the sideline | 41-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Roy Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), John Denny (SG), Ray Thrower (SF), William Musson (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Jose Ponce, Boris Zulauf, Young Qian, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:13 | Iowa | William Musson can't connect on a floater from the left side | 41-32 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 41-32 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-32 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it home | 43-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-32 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 43-32 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:05 | Iowa | William Musson is hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (PF) William Musson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #5 | 43-32 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 06:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a jumper from the right block | 43-34 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-37 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #3 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #6 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) John Kindel, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Patrick Wilkinson picks off the pass by John Denny | 43-37 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson can't throw it down | 43-37 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 43-37 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Roy Hill (C) Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF) Sang Zheng, Ray Thrower, Philip Jordan | |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the shot from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Leonard Thompson and he's fouled by William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #7 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (PF) Young Qian, William Musson | |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | John Denny misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #2 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 46-38 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 46-39 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz drills a 3 from straight away set up by Eric Ansley | 49-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Roy Hill (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Paul Vecchio (tiring) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-39 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | John Denny steals it from Clarence Opitz | 49-39 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-39 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the offensive board | 49-39 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-39 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-39 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 49-39 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Clarence Opitz - foul #3 on Clarence Opitz, team foul #7 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 01:25 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-40 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Glass | 52-40 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Young Qian is hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #8 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) John Denny | |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 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 fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Kindel is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #8 | 52-42 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #9 | 54-42 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | William Musson blows the layup | 56-42 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | William Musson tips it back up and in | 56-44 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 56-44 |