| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 15 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | James Bacher is whistled for traveling | 38-27 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Paul Knudson steps in front of the Ray Breit pass in the backcourt | 38-27 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | Jerrod Okuniewski is called for the reach on William Callahan - foul #3 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (C) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Gene Bell can't finish the layup | 38-27 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the follow up shot | 40-27 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Sylvester Davey takes the ball from James Bacher | 40-29 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Ray Breit is fouled on the floor by James Bacher - foul #1 on James Bacher, team foul #1 | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Phillip Myers clanks a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Mason Littrell - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 40-30 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | William Callahan buries a fadeaway from the right side | 42-31 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Ray Breit hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-31 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mason Littrell | 42-31 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Gene Bell knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Bacher | 44-31 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Phillip Myers comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Gene Bell - foul #1 on Gene Bell, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, William Callahan, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Robert Evans, Sylvester Davey | |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Phillip Myers misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Donald Gigliotti steals it from Jeffrey Twyman | 44-32 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is hacked by Randy Sharp - foul #2 on Randy Sharp, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Phillip Myers is called for traveling | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG) Paul Knudson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF) Phillip Myers | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | James Bacher connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by John Watson | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Donald Gigliotti out of the doubleteam | 46-34 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Lewis Cooper - foul #1 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), William Callahan (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Lewis Cooper, Sylvester Davey | |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses short on an open jumper from the right block | 49-34 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by James Bacher | 52-34 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Gene Bell - foul #2 on Gene Bell, team foul #5 | 52-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG) James Bacher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF) Donald Gigliotti | |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell knocks in the floater from the left side | 54-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Brown | 54-39 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Evans snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Robert Evans connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Davey | 54-42 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell is called for 3 seconds | 54-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Phillip Myers (PF) Robert Evans, Reginald Phillips | |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 54-42 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the offensive board | 54-42 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Ray Breit comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Gene Bell | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #1 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #6 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Sylvester Davey, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the defensive board | 57-42 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is fouled in the backcourt by Ray Breit - foul #1 on Ray Breit, team foul #3 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (SG) Richard Brown | |
| 11:46 | Michigan State | James Bacher comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 57-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Ray Breit comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-42 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by John Watson | 60-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper is hacked by Frank Patrick - foul #1 on Frank Patrick, team foul #7 | 60-42 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman pulls down the rebound | 60-42 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | John Watson scores on a fadeaway from the left block | 62-42 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Robert Evans double dribbles | 62-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), William Callahan (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Sylvester Davey (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Lewis Cooper, Robert Evans, Donald Gigliotti, Phillip Myers | |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Gene Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-42 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #8 | 62-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG) Ray Breit | |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 1st free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-44 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell tips it home | 64-44 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-44 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | James Bacher snags the defensive board | 64-44 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Richard Brown - foul #4 on Richard Brown, team foul #4 | 64-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Richard Brown, Reginald Phillips | |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | James Bacher makes the 1st free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | James Bacher misses the 2nd free throw | 65-44 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 65-44 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Robert Evans can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-44 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell pulls down the rebound | 65-44 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Lewis Cooper - foul #2 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #5 | 65-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) James Bacher, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Phillip Myers (C) Lewis Cooper, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 1st free throw | 66-44 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-44 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey drills a runner from close range | 67-46 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Phillip Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Robert Evans is hacked by Mason Littrell - foul #3 on Mason Littrell, team foul #9 | 69-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), Frank Patrick (C) Gene Bell, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF) Sylvester Davey | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Robert Evans misses the 1st free throw | 69-46 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Randy Sharp | 69-46 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick scores on a fadeaway from close range | 71-46 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Ray Breit gets the offensive rebound | 71-46 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips travels with the ball | 71-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), Gene Bell (SF), William Callahan (PF) Paul Knudson, John Watson, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Robert Evans, Reginald Phillips, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-46 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Ray Breit grabs the board | 71-46 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Ray Breit drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Richard Brown | 71-49 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Ray Breit, Phillip Myers | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Callahan - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #10 | 71-49 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 1st free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 71-49 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell gets the rebound | 71-49 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | William Callahan knocks in the floater near the basket set up by James Bacher | 73-49 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Randy Sharp - foul #3 on Randy Sharp, team foul #11 | 73-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Phillip Myers (PF) Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey | |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 73-49 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 73-50 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Jerrod Okuniewski takes the ball from William Callahan | 73-50 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Phillip Myers is called for traveling | 73-50 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-50 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Phillip Myers pulls down the rebound | 73-50 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-50 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the offensive board | 73-50 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the rebound | 73-50 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the shot from the right wing | 73-50 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the board | 73-50 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Robert Evans buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Reginald Phillips | 73-52 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Knudson | 75-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Bacher (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mason Littrell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Myers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Gene Bell is called for the reach on Phillip Myers - foul #3 on Gene Bell, team foul #12 | 75-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (SG), John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) James Bacher, Gene Bell, William Callahan, Mason Littrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti (PF) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Phillip Myers makes the 1st free throw | 75-53 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Phillip Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 75-54 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | John Watson misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 75-54 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman hits the follow up shot | 77-54 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Robert Evans misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-54 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Phillip Myers | 77-54 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #2 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #13 | 77-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG) Paul Knudson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 77-55 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 2nd free throw | 77-56 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick hits a jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Bacher | 79-56 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Jeffrey Twyman swats the shot by Phillip Myers | 79-56 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper tips it back up and in | 79-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | John Watson knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from James Bacher and the foul's on Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #6 | 81-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), William Callahan (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Randy Sharp, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Donald Gigliotti | |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the free throw | 82-58 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski's pass is intercepted by Mason Littrell | 82-58 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | James Bacher scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by John Watson | 85-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 85-58 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 85-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson runs out the clock | 85-58 |