| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) PF - Bryan Ollis (fresh) C - Raymond Knight (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the jumper from the left block | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight can't tip it in | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti connects on the runner from the baseline set up by Ray Breit | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Marion Heaney | 2-4 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:28 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-4 |
| 18:26 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy hits a floater from close range set up by Donald Wyss | 2-6 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 2-6 |
| 17:59 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss pulls down the rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:44 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | David Mitchell (SF), Eric Cox (C) Loren Shealy, Raymond Knight | |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti hits a jump hook in the lane set up by Reginald Phillips and the foul's on Eric Cox - foul #1 on Eric Cox, team foul #1 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Bryan Ollis | |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:01 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips is fouled on the floor by David Mitchell - foul #1 on David Mitchell, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy (SF) Austin Coleman | |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper is called for traveling | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG) Bernard Levin, James Marburger | |
| 15:54 | Arkansas State | David Mitchell drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Wyss | 5-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) SG - Robert Evans (fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Marion Heaney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Loren Shealy (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) C - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Eric Cox is called for the reach on Phillip Myers - foul #2 on Eric Cox, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis (PF) Eric Cox | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-9 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski snags the offensive board | 5-9 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Robert Evans comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 5-9 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Robert Evans gets the offensive rebound | 5-9 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Phillip Myers is fouled on the floor by David Mitchell - foul #2 on David Mitchell, team foul #4 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Robert Evans, Reginald Phillips, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) David Mitchell | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Ray Breit hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-9 |
| 14:43 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-9 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 8-9 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Donald Wyss takes the ball from Donald Gigliotti | 8-9 |
| 14:22 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss hits the finger roll | 8-11 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses short on a shot from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:05 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy grabs the defensive rebound | 8-11 |
| 13:59 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #1 on Phillip Myers, team foul #1 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SF) Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Austin Coleman (C) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Loren Shealy, Raymond Knight | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Sylvester Davey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 13:39 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin makes the 2nd free throw | 8-13 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Robert Evans's fadeaway is rejected by Bryan Ollis | 8-13 |
| 13:11 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 13:06 | Arkansas State | James Marburger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti | 8-13 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Robert Evans can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 12:35 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis pulls down the rebound | 8-13 |
| 12:29 | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-13 |
| 12:27 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis grabs the offensive board | 8-13 |
| 12:09 | Arkansas State | Richard Brown steals the ball from James Marburger | 8-13 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses long on a runner in the paint | 8-13 |
| 11:49 | Arkansas State | James Marburger grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Evans (fresh) PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marburger (fresh) SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Austin Coleman (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Arkansas State | James Marburger misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Breit | 8-13 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses short on a shot in the lane | 8-13 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti tips it but misses | 8-13 |
| 11:15 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis gets the rebound | 8-13 |
| 11:09 | Arkansas State | Robert Evans is called for the reach on Jason Beckner - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #3 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Sylvester Davey (PF) Ray Breit, Robert Evans, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF), Raymond Knight (C) Bernard Levin, James Marburger, Jason Beckner, Austin Coleman | |
| 10:45 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy is denied on a layup by Jerrod Okuniewski | 8-13 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips snags the defensive board | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Donald Wyss takes the ball from Jerrod Okuniewski | 8-13 |
| 10:07 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Raymond Knight | 8-15 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown drills a 3 from straight away | 11-15 |
| 09:51 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Loren Shealy | 11-18 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Phillip Myers (C) Richard Brown, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman (PF) Bryan Ollis | |
| 09:37 | Arkansas State | Reginald Phillips steals it from Loren Shealy | 11-18 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey's floater is tipped away by Austin Coleman | 11-18 |
| 09:25 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 11-18 |
| 09:18 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Marion Heaney | 11-20 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey loses the dribble to Donald Wyss | 11-20 |
| 08:56 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Loren Shealy | 11-22 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Austin Coleman - foul #1 on Austin Coleman, team foul #5 | 11-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SF) Loren Shealy | |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 1st free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 08:39 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss grabs the board | 11-22 |
| 08:20 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-22 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Ray Breit grabs the defensive rebound | 11-22 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Robert Evans's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 11-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Robert Evans, Sylvester Davey | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (PG), James Marburger (SG), Bryan Ollis (PF) Marion Heaney, Donald Wyss, Austin Coleman | |
| 07:38 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis buries a floater in the paint | 11-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Marburger (fresh) SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) PF - Bryan Ollis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Knight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Richard Brown connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 13-24 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | Donald Gigliotti steals it from Bernard Levin out of a doubleteam | 13-24 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by James Marburger - foul #1 on James Marburger, team foul #6 | 13-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (SG), Robert Evans (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Loren Shealy (SF) James Marburger, Jason Beckner | |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti scores on a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ray Breit | 15-24 |
| 06:28 | Arkansas State | Ray Breit steps in front of the Donald Wyss pass | 15-24 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Bernard Levin is called for the reach on Ray Breit in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Levin, team foul #7 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), Austin Coleman (C) Bernard Levin, Raymond Knight | |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 17-24 |
| 06:05 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis buries a shot from just outside the lane | 17-26 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper is whistled for traveling | 17-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 05:33 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman is fouled on the floor by Reginald Phillips - foul #1 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #4 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Levin (SG) Donald Wyss | |
| 05:22 | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Marion Heaney, team foul #8 | 17-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight (C) Bryan Ollis | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lewis Cooper | 19-26 |
| 04:41 | Arkansas State | Austin Coleman misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Raymond Knight - foul #1 on Raymond Knight, team foul #9 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Phillip Myers (PF), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Sylvester Davey, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Jason Beckner (SF), Bryan Ollis (PF) Marion Heaney, Loren Shealy, Austin Coleman | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| 04:22 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Raymond Knight | 20-26 |
| 04:02 | Arkansas State | Raymond Knight misses long on a jump hook from close range | 20-26 |
| 04:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss gets the offensive rebound | 20-26 |
| 03:41 | Arkansas State | Bryan Ollis is hacked by Phillip Myers - foul #2 on Phillip Myers, team foul #5 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Eric Cox (PF), David Mitchell (C) Bryan Ollis, Raymond Knight | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 20-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Bernard Levin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Wyss (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jason Beckner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Cox (fresh) C - David Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Robert Evans loses the dribble to David Mitchell | 20-28 |
| 02:50 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-28 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti | 20-28 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Ray Breit is fouled on the floor by Bernard Levin - foul #2 on Bernard Levin, team foul #10 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Marion Heaney (PG), James Marburger (SG), Loren Shealy (SF) Bernard Levin, Donald Wyss, Jason Beckner | |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | James Marburger comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Sylvester Davey - foul #1 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Richard Brown (SG) Ray Breit, Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | James Marburger makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:10 | Arkansas State | James Marburger makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti | 22-30 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Marion Heaney is called for the reach on Lewis Cooper - foul #2 on Marion Heaney, team foul #11 | 22-30 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 23-30 |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy buries a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Marion Heaney and the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #7 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss (SG), Austin Coleman (C) James Marburger, Eric Cox | |
| 01:29 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses the free throw | 23-32 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 23-32 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Brown and he's fouled by Austin Coleman - foul #2 on Austin Coleman, team foul #12 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Davey - foul #2 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #8 | 26-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:05 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses the 1st free throw | 26-32 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski pulls down the rebound | 26-32 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-32 |
| 00:31 | Arkansas State | Loren Shealy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 28-32 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper is called for traveling | 28-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Richard Brown, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Jason Beckner (SF), Eric Cox (PF) Loren Shealy, David Mitchell | |
| 00:00 | Arkansas State | Donald Wyss misses long on a halfcourt shot | 28-32 |