| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 2 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Sang Zheng - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Sang Zheng comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-30 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | John Denny pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a shot in the lane and the foul's on Frederick Zupfer - foul #3 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG) Frederick Zupfer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 18:35 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 32-33 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Spencer Johnson is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 32-35 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-35 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the defensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-35 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | John Denny misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-35 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 35-35 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-35 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | John Denny hits a 3 from the left wing | 38-38 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Potter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Spencer Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 40-38 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter grabs the defensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Eugene Courtemanche (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Sterling Borges, Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-38 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Denny | 41-40 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson connects on the jumper from the right block | 43-40 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the follow up shot | 43-42 |
| 13:20 | Notre Dame | Paul Vecchio denies the turnaround by Eugene Courtemanche | 43-42 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Sang Zheng grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-42 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Sang Zheng tips it home | 43-44 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-44 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Philip Jordan gets the rebound | 43-44 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Frederick Zupfer is called for the reach on John Denny - foul #4 on Frederick Zupfer, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Henry Potter (PF), Goran Zsohar (C) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Eugene Courtemanche, Gregory Reason, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SF) Sang Zheng, Ray Thrower | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the turnaround in the lane | 43-44 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Henry Potter pulls down the rebound | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Goran Zsohar (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky loses the ball out of bounds | 43-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Paul Vecchio | |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan snags the offensive board | 43-44 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar misses short on a runner near the basket | 43-44 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin snags the defensive board | 43-44 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky grabs the board | 43-44 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-44 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky gets the offensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson (C) Henry Potter | |
| 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 | |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:13 | Notre Dame | Goran Zsohar misses the 2nd free throw | 44-44 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | John Denny buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 44-47 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Dante Hill (SG), Eugene Courtemanche (SF), Gregory Reason (PF) Sterling Borges, Robert Husky, Andrew Gaughan, Goran Zsohar | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 08:19 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson travels with the ball | 44-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Henry Potter (PF) Cole Livingston, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by John Denny is blocked by Spencer Johnson | 44-47 |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Henry Potter | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Eugene Courtemanche (fresh) PF - Henry Potter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Paul Vecchio - foul #2 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #4 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF) Dante Hill, Eugene Courtemanche | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (PF) William Musson | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 45-47 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled on the floor by Spencer Johnson - foul #2 on Spencer Johnson, team foul #4 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason (C) Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Philip Jordan buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 45-50 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Gregory Reason | 48-50 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Philip Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 48-50 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the defensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 48-50 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled on the floor by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #5 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SG), Spencer Johnson (C) Frederick Zupfer, Henry Potter | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Philip Jordan connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from John Denny | 48-53 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Philip Jordan can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan grabs the defensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:44 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 03:34 | Notre Dame | Gregory Reason clanks a runner from close range | 48-53 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson can't tip it in | 48-53 |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges snags the offensive board | 48-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Reason (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Spencer Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Denny (tiring) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Thrower (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky gets the offensive rebound | 48-53 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Ray Thrower steals it from Gregory Reason | 48-53 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the lay-in | 48-53 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the offensive board | 48-53 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-55 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Henry Potter (PF) Robert Husky, Gregory Reason | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:16 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the defensive board | 48-55 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the floater from the baseline | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Spencer Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan can't connect on a shot from the left side | 48-57 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sang Zheng | 48-57 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-57 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer snags the defensive board | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the board | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Sterling Borges - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #6 | 48-57 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Andrew Gaughan is called for the reach on John Denny - foul #2 on Andrew Gaughan, team foul #7 | 48-57 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan is hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #5 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Eugene Courtemanche (SF), Gregory Reason (PF), Goran Zsohar (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Henry Potter, Spencer Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, John Denny, Ray Thrower, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Jose Ponce takes the ball from Gregory Reason | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | The short jumper by Desmond Tobin is denied by Gregory Reason | 48-59 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin tips it in | 48-61 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill misses long on a fullcourt shot | 48-61 |