| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower inbounds the ball | 18-19 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 18-19 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is whistled for traveling | 18-19 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 18-19 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles loses the dribble to Sang Zheng | 18-19 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Sang Zheng blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the offensive board | 18-19 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Walter Knowles takes the ball from John Denny | 18-19 |
| 18:08 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is called for traveling | 18-19 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Walter Knowles is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #1 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane and the foul's on Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #2 | 20-19 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the free throw | 21-19 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Sang Zheng - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is fouled on the floor by Sang Zheng - foul #3 on Sang Zheng, team foul #2 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG) Sang Zheng | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Philip Jordan is called for the reach on Leonard Thompson - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-19 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 21-19 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled on the floor by Jerry Poch - foul #1 on Jerry Poch, team foul #3 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Eric Ansley, Patrick Weissman | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | John Denny buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Philip Jordan | 24-19 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz can't connect on a jumper from close range | 24-19 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the offensive board | 24-19 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 24-21 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 26-21 |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson is whistled for traveling | 26-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Leonard Thompson is called for the reach on Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF) Clarence Opitz | |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #5 | 26-21 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Eric Ansley | 28-23 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-23 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley gets the rebound | 28-23 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 28-23 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the offensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #4 | 28-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Weissman | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 1st free throw | 28-24 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 28-25 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by John Denny | 30-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #1 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #5 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Leonard Thompson, Walter Knowles | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz blows the layup but he's hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #2 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #6 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | John Denny throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-27 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a jumper from the right block | 30-27 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Philip Jordan pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Philip Jordan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 30-27 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Jonathan Chappell | 30-29 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Ray Thrower (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Young Qian, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) John Kindel, Eric Ansley, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits a floater from the left wing and he's hacked by Sang Zheng - foul #4 on Sang Zheng, team foul #7 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SG), William Musson (PF) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | William Musson misses the easy layup | 30-32 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 30-32 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Patrick Weissman | 30-34 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3 from the right wing | 33-34 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the lay-in | 33-34 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Young Qian snags the defensive board | 33-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Young Qian (fresh) SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-34 |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Young Qian picks off the pass by Leonard Thompson | 33-34 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Musson | 36-34 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), John Denny (SG), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Boris Zulauf, Young Qian, William Musson, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Jerry Poch | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Philip Jordan | 38-34 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-34 |
| 05:47 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the follow up shot | 38-36 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a floater from just outside the lane | 40-36 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | John Denny takes the ball from Leonard Thompson | 40-36 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | John Denny hits the finger roll | 42-36 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Paul Vecchio steals it from Jonathan Chappell | 42-36 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 42-36 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the board | 42-36 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Ray Thrower loses the ball out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SF) Jose Ponce, Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Walter Knowles (SF) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Weissman | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits a jump hook in the lane | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Young Qian hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (PF), Jerry Poch (C) Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Jerry Poch | |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 43-38 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled on the floor by Patrick Weissman - foul #2 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #7 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz (PF) Patrick Weissman | |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 44-38 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 44-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio knocks in the runner from the left block on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 46-41 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Philip Jordan - foul #3 on Philip Jordan, team foul #8 | 46-41 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Philip Jordan | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Walter Knowles blocks the jumper by John Denny | 46-42 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 46-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Thompson - foul #3 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #8 | 46-42 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles snags the offensive board | 48-42 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 48-42 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles clanks a 3 from the left corner | 48-42 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is hacked by Leonard Thompson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-42 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 49-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower runs out the clock | 49-42 |