| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 30-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Bacher | 30-46 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti knocks in the shot from the free throw line and he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #1 | 32-46 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the free throw | 32-46 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-46 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell tips it home | 32-48 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the floater in the lane | 32-48 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits the follow up shot | 34-48 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | William Callahan is fouled on the floor by Ray Breit - foul #2 on Ray Breit, team foul #1 | 34-48 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Bacher | 34-51 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey knocks in the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Ray Breit | 36-51 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-51 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson gets the offensive rebound | 36-51 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block | 36-51 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell is called for a charge - foul #1 on Mason Littrell, team foul #2 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, William Callahan, Mason Littrell | |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Robert Evans misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Patrick - foul #1 on Frank Patrick, team foul #3 | 36-51 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 38-51 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick comes up short on the floater from the left block | 38-51 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | John Watson tips it home | 38-53 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frank Patrick - foul #2 on Frank Patrick, team foul #4 | 38-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Donald Gigliotti (C) Lewis Cooper, Robert Evans, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF) Paul Knudson, John Watson | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 39-53 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 4 reb. C - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman lays it in on a nice dish by Randy Sharp | 40-55 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Ray Breit's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffrey Twyman | 40-55 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | James Bacher pulls down the rebound | 40-55 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Ray Breit is called for the reach on Randy Sharp - foul #3 on Ray Breit, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman loses the dribble to Donald Gigliotti | 40-55 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the floater from just outside the lane | 42-55 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp misses long on a shot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Davey | 42-55 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Twyman | 42-55 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | James Bacher grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Sylvester Davey steals the ball from Randy Sharp | 42-55 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey can't finish the uncontested layup | 42-55 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Richard Brown snags the offensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Ray Breit is whistled for a carry | 42-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Phillip Myers, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 12:48 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Bacher | 42-58 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | John Watson steals it from Robert Evans | 42-58 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-58 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Robert Evans is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #3 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Mason Littrell | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 24 pts. 1 ast. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 4 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski is fouled on the floor by John Watson - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Lewis Cooper, Reginald Phillips, Sylvester Davey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF) John Watson | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti clanks a 3 from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Gene Bell scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Paul Knudson | 42-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Mason Littrell (C) William Callahan, Frank Patrick | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 2nd free throw | 44-61 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman connects on the floater in the paint set up by Paul Knudson and he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #4 on Robert Evans, team foul #4 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Robert Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Phillip Myers buries a turnaround from the right block | 46-64 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman blows the layup | 46-64 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Richard Brown pulls down the rebound | 46-64 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Jeffrey Twyman swats the short shot by Donald Gigliotti | 46-64 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 46-64 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the floater from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #3 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #5 | 46-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF) Randy Sharp, Gene Bell | |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Richard Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 08:26 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell buries a runner from the right block set up by James Bacher | 46-68 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Richard Brown | 48-68 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | James Bacher is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #1 on Richard Brown, team foul #6 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Phillip Myers | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, John Watson, Mason Littrell | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Lewis Cooper is called for the reach on James Bacher - foul #1 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #7 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG) Lewis Cooper | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski buries a shot near the basket on a great pass from Ray Breit | 50-70 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 4 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | James Bacher is hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #4 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #8 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) William Callahan | |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses the 2nd free throw | 50-71 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the board | 50-71 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Gene Bell is called for the reach on Reginald Phillips - foul #4 on Gene Bell, team foul #7 | 50-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 51-71 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-71 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits a jumper from the right side set up by Randy Sharp and he's fouled by Ray Breit - foul #4 on Ray Breit, team foul #9 | 52-73 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the free throw | 52-74 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Robert Evans loses the dribble to Gene Bell | 52-74 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | Gene Bell drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by James Bacher | 52-77 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses long on an open shot from close range | 52-77 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp gets the rebound | 52-77 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | James Bacher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-77 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the offensive rebound | 52-77 |
| 05:21 | Michigan State | Gene Bell connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Bacher | 52-79 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | The short jumper by Reginald Phillips is denied by Gene Bell | 52-79 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-79 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 52-79 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-79 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp grabs the board | 52-79 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman is whistled for traveling | 52-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Phillip Myers (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Reginald Phillips, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Randy Sharp, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Mason Littrell | |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Phillip Myers comes up short on the runner from the left block | 52-79 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Phillip Myers can't tip it in | 52-79 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Bacher | 52-79 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick makes the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 52-81 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Richard Brown comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-81 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 52-81 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. PF - Phillip Myers (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 24 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Bacher (tiring) 6 pts. 8 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | John Watson is hacked by Jerrod Okuniewski - foul #2 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #10 | 52-81 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 52-82 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-83 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-83 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Robert Evans tips it home | 54-83 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick is fouled on the floor by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #11 | 54-83 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG) James Bacher | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 54-83 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick makes the 2nd free throw | 54-84 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski hits the finger roll | 56-84 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-84 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski snags the defensive board | 56-84 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Paul Knudson steals it from Robert Evans | 56-84 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Randy Sharp | 56-87 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Phillip Myers scores on a fadeaway from the right side | 58-87 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 58-87 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick can't tip it in | 58-87 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp hits the follow up shot | 58-89 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper is whistled for traveling | 58-89 |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, Frank Patrick | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | The jumper by Mason Littrell is denied by Phillip Myers | 58-89 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the offensive rebound | 58-89 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell knocks in the runner from the left block | 58-91 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Phillip Myers's pass is intercepted by Paul Knudson | 58-91 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson runs out the clock | 58-91 |