| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Anthony Womac inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG) William Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:37 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-25 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 26-25 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Roman Zamora gets the offensive rebound | 26-25 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Anthony Womac is fouled on the floor by Arthur Cosby - foul #3 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #1 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ralph Scott (C) Mark Boren, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Steven Jones hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 26-25 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Roland | 26-25 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Roman Zamora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-25 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott misses the lay-in | 26-25 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits the follow up shot | 28-25 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Anthony Womac misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 28-25 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Daniel Walter gets the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is hacked by Ronald Roland - foul #1 on Ronald Roland, team foul #2 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), David Kennedy (PF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Anthony Womac | |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Roman Zamora scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Steven Jones | 28-28 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Daniel Walter's layup is rejected by David Kennedy | 28-28 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 16:11 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren travels with the ball | 28-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Anthony Womac (SF) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Randy Darby | |
| 15:52 | Iowa | George Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby (C) Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) SG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Curtis May makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from William Cook | 30-28 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is called for 3 seconds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) Curtis May, David Kennedy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is fouled on the floor by Robert Winfrey - foul #3 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Randy Darby (SF) George Williams, Robert Winfrey, Anthony Womac | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from William Cook | 33-28 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Travis Tucker hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 13:46 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 33-30 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the shot from close range | 33-32 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses badly on a shot in the lane | 33-32 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Daniel Walter gets the rebound | 33-32 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Steven Jones lays it in set up by Roman Zamora | 33-34 |
| 12:22 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby double dribbles | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Anthony Womac (SF), Justin Bell (C) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker can't finish the layup but the foul's on David Kennedy - foul #2 on David Kennedy, team foul #3 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) Silas Pan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-36 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - David Kennedy (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Justin Bell throws it down | 36-38 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Justin Bell steals it from Ronald Roland | 36-38 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (PG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Robert Winfrey, Travis Tucker, Justin Bell | |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Curtis May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is hacked by Arthur Cosby - foul #4 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ralph Scott (C) William Cook, Arthur Cosby | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Daniel Walter double dribbles | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is called for traveling | 36-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF), Travis Tucker (PF) Anthony Womac, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott grabs the board | 36-38 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Curtis May | 39-38 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Roman Zamora throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Anthony Womac (SF), Justin Bell (C) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Travis Tucker steals the ball from Sidney Gaither | 39-38 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-38 |
| 07:42 | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott pulls down the rebound | 39-38 |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Robert Winfrey is called for the reach on Mark Boren - foul #4 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF), Arthur Cosby (C) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, David Kennedy, Ralph Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Travis Tucker | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 7 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Winfrey is called for the reach on Ronald Roland - foul #5 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #3 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG) William Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Steven Jones (SG) George Williams, Robert Winfrey | |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3 from straight away | 39-38 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Curtis May is called for the reach on Steven Jones - foul #1 on Curtis May, team foul #5 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Sidney Gaither | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF), Travis Tucker (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Anthony Womac, Efrain Mahlum, Justin Bell | |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Randy Darby drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Roman Zamora | 39-41 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby's pass is intercepted by Daniel Walter | 39-41 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Daniel Walter drills a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Roman Zamora | 39-43 |
| 04:58 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 39-43 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 39-43 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 39-43 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Arthur Cosby blocks the jumper by Travis Tucker | 39-43 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes buries a runner in the lane | 41-43 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Steven Jones loses the dribble to William Cook | 41-43 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses the easy layup | 41-43 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the follow up shot | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (tiring) 10 pts. 9 reb. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Randy Darby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 10 pts. 10 reb. C - Daniel Walter (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Roman Zamora drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-46 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-46 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 43-46 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | William Cook pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 43-46 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Steven Jones's pass is intercepted by Curtis May | 43-46 |
| 01:40 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Curtis May | 45-46 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Randy Darby loses the ball out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Womac (SF) Randy Darby | |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Curtis May | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Arthur Cosby | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | William Cook hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Travis Tucker - foul #1 on Travis Tucker, team foul #4 | 48-46 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-46 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ronald Roland | 50-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Ronald Roland in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #5 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (PF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Anthony Womac - foul #3 on Anthony Womac, team foul #6 | 50-46 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #7 | 50-46 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Anthony Womac makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Roman Zamora | 50-49 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Roman Zamora in the backcourt - foul #1 on Roman Zamora, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Sidney Gaither, Silas Pan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 51-49 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 51-49 |