| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) SG - Mitchell Marshall (fresh) SF - Rick Taylor (fresh) PF - Mark Cusumano (fresh) C - Ray Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Glenn Stockdale (fresh) SG - Philip Stevenson (fresh) SF - Gregory Marsh (fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fresh) C - William Hunt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | BYU | William Hunt wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | BYU | Gregory Marsh buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Glenn Stockdale and he's hacked by Rick Taylor - foul #1 on Rick Taylor, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | BYU | Gregory Marsh makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:25 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano jams it set up by Gary Poole | 2-3 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Glenn Stockdale comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Iowa State | Glenn Stockdale takes the ball from Mark Cusumano | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | BYU | Gregory Marsh throws it down set up by Glenn Stockdale | 2-5 |
| 18:32 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 2-5 |
| 18:30 | BYU | Gregory Marsh pulls down the rebound | 2-5 |
| 18:23 | BYU | Philip Stevenson misses the 3 from the right wing | 2-5 |
| 18:22 | BYU | William Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-5 |
| 17:57 | BYU | Gregory Marsh hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Glenn Stockdale | 2-8 |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Gary Poole is fouled in the backcourt by Glenn Stockdale - foul #1 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #1 | 2-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Douglas Tellez (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF), Alexander Newman (C) Gary Poole, Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Edwin Bronson (SG), Gerald Woodward (PF), Frank Evans (C) Glenn Stockdale, Philip Stevenson, Erik Johnson, William Hunt | |
| 17:41 | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez clanks a jumper from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 17:39 | BYU | Edwin Bronson gets the rebound | 2-8 |
| 17:15 | BYU | Gregory Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-8 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Erik Johnson (PF) Gregory Marsh | |
| 16:47 | Iowa State | John Colson clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 2-8 |
| 16:45 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine tips it back up and in | 4-8 |
| 16:21 | BYU | Gerald Woodward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| 16:20 | Iowa State | John Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 4-8 |
| 16:04 | Iowa State | Douglas Tellez clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 16:02 | BYU | Frank Evans pulls down the rebound | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - John Colson (fresh) SG - Douglas Tellez (fresh) SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) PF - Scott Perrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Alexander Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (fairly fresh) SG - Edwin Bronson (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Woodward (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Frank Evans (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | BYU | Robert Reynolds misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | BYU | Frank Evans tips it back up and in | 4-10 |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | John Colson knocks in the floater from just outside the lane | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | BYU | Erik Johnson blows the layup but he's hacked by Jesse Brantley - foul #1 on Jesse Brantley, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF), Ray Daniels (C) John Colson, Douglas Tellez, Jesse Brantley, Scott Perrine, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG), Philip Stevenson (SG), Gregory Marsh (SF), William Hunt (C) Robert Reynolds, Edwin Bronson, Gerald Woodward, Frank Evans | |
| 15:01 | BYU | Erik Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:01 | BYU | Erik Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:59 | Iowa State | Philip Stevenson steals it from Gary Poole in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 14:39 | BYU | William Hunt comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-11 |
| 14:37 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 14:17 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels is fouled on the floor by Glenn Stockdale - foul #2 on Glenn Stockdale, team foul #2 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Robert Reynolds (PG), Gerald Woodward (PF) Glenn Stockdale, Erik Johnson | |
| 13:55 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 6-11 |
| 13:54 | BYU | Philip Stevenson grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 13:29 | BYU | William Hunt can't finish the layup | 6-11 |
| 13:28 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels snags the defensive board | 6-11 |
| 13:11 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall clanks a shot from the left side | 6-11 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:04 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall is fouled on the floor by Gerald Woodward - foul #1 on Gerald Woodward, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Erik Johnson (PF) Gerald Woodward | |
| 12:50 | Iowa State | Gregory Marsh swats the layup by Rick Taylor | 6-11 |
| 12:49 | BYU | Philip Stevenson grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 12:24 | BYU | Philip Stevenson is hacked by Mark Cusumano - foul #1 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG), Frank Evans (C) Philip Stevenson, William Hunt | |
| 12:08 | BYU | Frank Evans is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Evans, team foul #4 | 6-11 |
| 11:48 | Iowa State | Gary Poole misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-11 |
| 11:46 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall can't tip it in | 6-11 |
| 11:44 | BYU | The rebound goes to Erik Johnson | 6-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fairly fresh) SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) PF - Mark Cusumano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (tiring) SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) SF - Gregory Marsh (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (tiring) 1 pts. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-11 |
| 11:13 | BYU | Erik Johnson hits the follow up shot | 6-13 |
| 10:56 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano throws it down on a nice dish by Rick Taylor | 8-13 |
| 10:27 | BYU | Frank Evans is denied on a layup by Mark Cusumano | 8-13 |
| 10:25 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:11 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 8-13 |
| 10:10 | BYU | Frank Evans grabs the board | 8-13 |
| 10:05 | BYU | Gregory Marsh misses long on a shot from the right side | 8-13 |
| 10:03 | BYU | Frank Evans tips it home | 8-15 |
| 10:00 | Iowa State | Gary Poole is hacked by Robert Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Reynolds, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF) Gary Poole, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | BYU | Philip Stevenson (SG), Gerald Woodward (PF), William Hunt (C) Edwin Bronson, Erik Johnson, Frank Evans | |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | John Colson can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by William Hunt - foul #1 on William Hunt, team foul #6 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Mark Cusumano (PF) Mitchell Marshall, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 1st free throw | 9-15 |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | John Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:32 | BYU | William Hunt is whistled for a carry | 10-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Ray Daniels (C) Gary Poole, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 09:13 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Scott Perrine | 12-15 |
| 08:47 | BYU | Gregory Marsh travels with the ball | 12-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF) Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley, Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 08:44 | Iowa State | Gary Poole is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Marsh - foul #1 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #7 | 12-15 |
| 08:44 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 08:44 | Iowa State | Gary Poole makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:19 | BYU | William Hunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Erik Johnson (PF) Gregory Marsh | |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano is fouled on the floor by Erik Johnson - foul #1 on Erik Johnson, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG) Gary Poole | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 08:08 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 08:08 | BYU | Erik Johnson snags the defensive board | 14-15 |
| 07:39 | BYU | Mitchell Marshall is called for the reach on Philip Stevenson - foul #1 on Mitchell Marshall, team foul #4 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Ray Daniels (C) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG) Philip Stevenson | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Colson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jesse Brantley (fresh) PF - Scott Perrine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Ray Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (tired) SG - Edwin Bronson (fresh) SF - Gerald Woodward (fairly fresh) PF - Erik Johnson (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:16 | BYU | Gerald Woodward misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 14-15 |
| 07:15 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine grabs the board | 14-15 |
| 07:06 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF) Gary Poole, Jesse Brantley, Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF), William Hunt (C) Erik Johnson, Frank Evans | |
| 06:49 | BYU | Mark Cusumano is called for the reach on Gerald Woodward - foul #2 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #5 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Scott Perrine (PF) John Colson, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 06:27 | BYU | Scott Perrine is called for the reach on Gerald Woodward - foul #1 on Scott Perrine, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (SG) Mitchell Marshall | |
| Subs | BYU | Philip Stevenson (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 06:11 | BYU | Philip Stevenson is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG) Gary Poole | |
| Subs | BYU | Frank Evans (C) William Hunt | |
| 06:09 | Iowa State | John Colson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 05:44 | BYU | Rick Taylor takes the ball from Gerald Woodward | 14-15 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Frank Evans - foul #2 on Frank Evans, team foul #9 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF) Mitchell Marshall, Rick Taylor | |
| Subs | BYU | Erik Johnson (PF), William Hunt (C) Gregory Marsh, Frank Evans | |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 05:29 | Iowa State | Ray Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 05:12 | BYU | Gerald Woodward connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 15-18 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Gerald Woodward steps in front of the Jesse Brantley pass in the backcourt | 15-18 |
| 04:48 | BYU | Erik Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Rick Taylor (SF) John Colson, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG), Gregory Marsh (SF) Philip Stevenson, Gerald Woodward | |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Poole | 18-18 |
| 04:34 | BYU | BYU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-18 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alexander Newman (C) Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | BYU | Philip Stevenson (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 04:17 | BYU | Rick Taylor picks off the pass by Robert Reynolds | 18-18 |
| 04:14 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor jams it | 20-18 |
| 03:56 | BYU | Philip Stevenson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Gregory Marsh | 20-21 |
| 03:43 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor is open and buries a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Gary Poole | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gary Poole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Marshall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Taylor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Scott Perrine (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alexander Newman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Robert Reynolds (tired) SG - Philip Stevenson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Marsh (tired) 8 pts. PF - Erik Johnson (tired) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Hunt (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:22 | BYU | Robert Reynolds clanks a 3 from straight away | 22-21 |
| 03:21 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine gets the rebound | 22-21 |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | Alexander Newman misses the easy open layup | 22-21 |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Scott Perrine snags the offensive board | 22-21 |
| 02:52 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-21 |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Colson (PG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Mark Cusumano (PF), Ray Daniels (C) Gary Poole, Rick Taylor, Scott Perrine, Alexander Newman | |
| Subs | BYU | Glenn Stockdale (PG), Edwin Bronson (SG), Gerald Woodward (SF), Frank Evans (C) Robert Reynolds, Philip Stevenson, Gregory Marsh, William Hunt | |
| 02:26 | BYU | Gerald Woodward hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Erik Johnson | 22-24 |
| 02:20 | Iowa State | John Colson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 22-24 |
| 02:19 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano tips it in | 24-24 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Edwin Bronson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Mitchell Marshall - foul #2 on Mitchell Marshall, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gary Poole (PG), Rick Taylor (SF) Mitchell Marshall, Jesse Brantley | |
| Subs | BYU | Gregory Marsh (SF) Erik Johnson | |
| 01:56 | BYU | Edwin Bronson makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:56 | BYU | Edwin Bronson misses the 2nd free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:56 | Iowa State | Mark Cusumano gets the rebound | 24-25 |
| 01:52 | Iowa State | Edwin Bronson takes the ball from Gary Poole in the backcourt | 24-25 |
| 01:30 | BYU | Gregory Marsh clanks a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Rick Taylor - foul #2 on Rick Taylor, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scott Perrine (C) Ray Daniels | |
| Subs | BYU | Philip Stevenson (SG) Edwin Bronson | |
| 01:30 | BYU | Gregory Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:30 | BYU | Gregory Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor dunks the ball on a great pass from Mark Cusumano and he's fouled by Gregory Marsh - foul #2 on Gregory Marsh, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ray Daniels (C) Scott Perrine | |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor makes the free throw | 27-27 |
| 00:59 | BYU | Frank Evans drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-29 |
| 00:42 | Iowa State | Rick Taylor clanks a runner from the baseline | 27-29 |
| 00:40 | BYU | Frank Evans pulls down the rebound | 27-29 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Philip Stevenson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Mark Cusumano - foul #3 on Mark Cusumano, team foul #9 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall (SG), Jesse Brantley (SF), Scott Perrine (PF) Gary Poole, Rick Taylor, Mark Cusumano | |
| Subs | BYU | Erik Johnson (PF), William Hunt (C) Gregory Marsh, Frank Evans | |
| 00:18 | BYU | Philip Stevenson makes the 1st free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:18 | BYU | Philip Stevenson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 00:05 | Iowa State | John Colson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | BYU | Edwin Bronson (SG) Philip Stevenson | |
| 00:01 | BYU | William Hunt makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Mitchell Marshall misses the fullcourt shot | 27-33 |