| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Conger (fresh) PF - George Kincade (fresh) C - Raul Martinez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) SG - Josiah Green (fresh) SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Raul Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Joseph Walker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese tips it in | 3-2 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | A charge is called on Ray Richardson - foul #1 on Ray Richardson, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:43 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 3-4 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker's pass is intercepted by Jimmy Youngquist | 3-4 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist banks in the layup | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Dustin Reese steals the ball from Michael Conger | 3-6 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses badly on a runner near the basket | 3-6 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | George Kincade gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Ray Richardson | 6-6 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Andrew Todd (PF) Ray Richardson, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 6-7 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-7 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Dustin Reese is denied by Raul Martinez | 6-7 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the offensive rebound | 6-7 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the lay-in | 6-7 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the board | 6-7 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Josiah Green - foul #1 on Josiah Green, team foul #1 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Joseph Walker, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), James Kelly (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Richard Nyman is called for the reach on Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Richard Nyman, team foul #2 | 6-7 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 6-7 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Floyd Stone tips it but misses | 6-7 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) SF - Ian Littell (fresh) PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) C - James Kelly (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | James Lower is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-7 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Andrew Todd snags the defensive board | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Raul Martinez misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #3 | 6-7 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Raul Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Raul Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell misses long on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Floyd Stone - foul #1 on Floyd Stone, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (PF) Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Thomas Hust (PF) James Lower, Richard Nyman | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell makes the 1st free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Raul Martinez pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Andrew Irons connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Richardson | 10-8 |
| 14:54 | Notre Dame | James Kelly double dribbles | 10-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Michael Conger (SF) Andrew Irons, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Dustin Reese (C) Thomas Chen, James Kelly | |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Ray Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-8 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust gets the rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 10-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG) Ray Richardson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist (SF) Ian Littell | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Penner - foul #1 on Michael Penner, team foul #4 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) John Basnight | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 11-8 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Michael Conger pulls down the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 11-8 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jimmy Youngquist | 11-8 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kelly (C) Dustin Reese | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 11-8 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the board | 11-8 |
| 13:03 | Notre Dame | George Kincade steals it from Thomas Hust out of a doubleteam | 11-8 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is whistled for traveling | 11-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Irons, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Richard Nyman (PF), Dustin Reese (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, Thomas Hust, James Kelly | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese makes the contested floater from the left block | 11-10 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-10 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is whistled for traveling | 14-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:00 | Iowa | George Kincade travels with the ball | 14-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Michael Conger (SF) Joseph Walker, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell is wide open but clanks a shot from the left wing | 14-10 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the board | 14-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 2 reb. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) C - Dustin Reese (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Andrew Irons connects on the 3 from straight away | 17-10 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | James Lower is fouled on the floor by Michael Conger - foul #1 on Michael Conger, team foul #4 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), James Kelly (C) James Lower, Thomas Chen, Ian Littell, Richard Nyman, Dustin Reese | |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | James Kelly snags the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-10 |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | James Kelly grabs the offensive board | 17-10 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust blows the layup over the doubleteam but the foul's on Ray Richardson - foul #2 on Ray Richardson, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Irons, Ray Richardson, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | The jumper by Joseph Walker is denied by Jimmy Youngquist | 17-12 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Andrew Todd can't tip it in | 17-12 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 17-12 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Andrew Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Andrew Todd knocks in the runner from close range on a nice dish by John Basnight | 19-12 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Walker picks off the pass by Michael Penner in the backcourt | 19-12 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | John Basnight misses the easy layup | 19-12 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | James Kelly pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 19-14 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Penner - foul #2 on Michael Penner, team foul #5 | 19-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), George Kincade (PF), Michael Conger (C) John Basnight, Andrew Todd, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Dustin Reese (C) Michael Penner, Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, James Kelly | |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 3rd free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese gets the rebound | 21-14 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese banks in the layup on a great pass from Ian Littell | 21-16 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Michael Conger's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Hust | 21-16 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | James Lower grabs the board | 21-16 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust drills a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by George Kincade - foul #1 on George Kincade, team foul #6 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses the free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 21-18 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the tip | 21-18 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | George Kincade tips it back up and in | 23-18 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell knocks in the shot from the right wing | 23-20 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ian Littell - foul #1 on Ian Littell, team foul #6 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Richard Nyman (PF) Thomas Chen, Ian Littell, Thomas Hust | |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 25-20 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist is hacked by Raul Martinez - foul #2 on Raul Martinez, team foul #7 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG) James Lower | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | George Kincade is fouled on the floor by Richard Nyman - foul #2 on Richard Nyman, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (C) Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF), James Kelly (C) Richard Nyman, Dustin Reese | |
| 06:20 | Iowa | George Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | George Kincade makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 27-24 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the easy layup | 27-24 |
| 05:54 | Notre Dame | James Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust scores on a shot from close range | 27-26 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Michael Conger scores on a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Andrew Irons | 29-26 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the wide open shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Penner | 29-28 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Andrew Irons loses the ball out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Floyd Stone (SF) John Basnight, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF), Dustin Reese (C) Jimmy Youngquist, James Kelly | |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-28 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese can't tip it in | 29-28 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Floyd Stone grabs the defensive rebound | 29-28 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | The jump hook by George Kincade is blocked by Thomas Hust | 29-28 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | George Kincade snags the offensive board | 29-28 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses short on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Josiah Green - foul #2 on Josiah Green, team foul #8 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG) Josiah Green | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Thomas Hust is denied by Michael Conger | 31-28 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese tips it in | 31-30 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Dustin Reese steals the ball from Andrew Todd | 31-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Floyd Stone - foul #2 on Floyd Stone, team foul #8 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), James Kelly (C) Michael Penner, Ian Littell, Dustin Reese | |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 31-31 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Ray Richardson hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Walker | 34-31 |
| 02:39 | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (SF), George Kincade (PF) Floyd Stone, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Richard Nyman (PF) Thomas Chen, Thomas Hust | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is fouled in the backcourt by James Lower - foul #1 on James Lower, team foul #9 | 34-31 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Richard Nyman | 35-31 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | James Lower shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Ray Richardson - foul #3 on Ray Richardson, team foul #9 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG) Ray Richardson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese (C) James Kelly | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | James Lower makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Josiah Green steals the ball from Michael Conger | 35-33 |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Nyman and the foul's on Raul Martinez - foul #3 on Raul Martinez, team foul #10 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (C) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG) James Lower | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the free throw | 35-35 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Todd | 35-35 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 01:26 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 01:04 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-35 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | John Basnight snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Josiah Green steals the ball from Joseph Walker | 35-35 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-35 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Michael Conger pulls down the rebound | 35-35 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Andrew Todd and the foul's on Josiah Green - foul #3 on Josiah Green, team foul #10 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Floyd Stone (SF) Joseph Walker, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), James Kelly (C) Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, Richard Nyman, Dustin Reese | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the free throw | 38-35 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 38-35 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust snags the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 38-35 |