| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Michael Conger drills a floater from the right side set up by Joseph Walker | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Thomas Green can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-42 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | George Kincade gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 31-42 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Raul Martinez snags the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Ray Richardson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Walker | 33-42 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin is fouled on the floor by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Green and he's fouled by George Kincade - foul #2 on George Kincade, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Michael Conger scores on a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by George Kincade and he's fouled by Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #1 | 35-45 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the free throw | 36-45 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 36-45 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Joseph Walker gets the rebound | 36-45 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Michael Conger lays it up and in | 38-45 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Green hits a 3 from the right corner | 38-48 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | George Kincade is called for traveling | 38-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Andrew Todd (PF) Ray Richardson, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Ellis Dorman | |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | John Stokes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Raul Martinez pulls down the rebound | 38-48 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 40-48 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Mifflin | 40-51 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-51 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | John Stokes pulls down the rebound | 40-51 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | John Stokes comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-51 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it in | 40-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Jeffrey Mifflin is called for the reach on Joseph Walker - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mifflin, team foul #2 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Joseph Walker, Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Ellis Dorman (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is fouled on the floor by Thomas Green - foul #2 on Thomas Green, team foul #3 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (PF) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Thomas Green picks off the pass by Ray Richardson | 40-53 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass banks in the wide open layup set up by Ralph Petrey | 40-55 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Andrew Todd clanks a jumper in the paint | 40-55 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman grabs the board | 40-55 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is called for traveling | 40-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Michael Conger (SF), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, Floyd Stone, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (PF), Frank Davis (C) Jeffrey Mifflin, Ellis Dorman | |
| 13:55 | Iowa | George Kincade lays it in and he's hacked by Daniel Bass - foul #3 on Daniel Bass, team foul #4 | 42-55 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | George Kincade misses the free throw | 42-55 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-55 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Frank Davis clanks a floater from the left side | 42-55 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Thomas Green steals the ball from Joseph Walker | 42-55 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Michael Conger - foul #2 on Michael Conger, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) Ray Richardson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Don Ross, Frank Davis | |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 12:47 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Michael Conger banks in the layup on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 44-57 |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 44-57 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin tips it home | 44-59 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Joseph Walker knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 11:39 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-59 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Andrew Irons drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 11:19 | Michigan State | John Stokes loses the dribble to Raul Martinez | 49-59 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-59 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Andrew Irons is called for the reach on John Stokes - foul #2 on Andrew Irons, team foul #4 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Joseph Walker, Michael Conger, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Don Ross (PF), Frank Davis (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Ellis Dorman | |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Floyd Stone steps in front of the Don Ross pass | 49-59 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Floyd Stone blows the dunk | 49-59 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the floater from the right side set up by Thomas Green | 49-61 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Floyd Stone knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Ray Richardson | 51-61 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Frank Davis is hacked by Raul Martinez - foul #2 on Raul Martinez, team foul #5 | 51-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Michael Conger (SF) Andrew Irons, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Don Ross | |
| 09:27 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 51-61 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Raul Martinez grabs the board | 51-61 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Andrew Todd buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Michael Conger | 53-61 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by Ralph Petrey | 53-63 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Earl Stanton - foul #2 on Earl Stanton, team foul #5 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (C) Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bass (SF), Ellis Dorman (C) Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-63 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the defensive rebound | 54-63 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Ray Richardson knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Conger | 57-63 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses long on a turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #6 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Ray Richardson, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Don Ross (PF) Thomas Green, Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman grabs the offensive board | 57-64 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Floyd Stone - foul #1 on Floyd Stone, team foul #7 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-65 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Ellis Dorman swats the layup by George Kincade | 57-65 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Bass | 57-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Basnight (fresh) SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Stokes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Don Ross (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | John Stokes's pass is intercepted by Michael Conger | 57-65 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-65 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | John Stokes snags the defensive board | 57-65 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 57-65 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman hits the follow up shot | 57-67 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-67 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Stokes hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-70 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Andrew Irons scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 59-70 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Don Ross connects on the shot from the left block | 59-72 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Ray Richardson (SG), Andrew Todd (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, John Basnight, Floyd Stone, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Don Ross | |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #8 | 59-72 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin misses long on a floater in the lane | 59-72 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Andrew Todd snags the defensive board | 59-72 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Ellis Dorman denies the turnaround by Ray Richardson | 59-72 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Joseph Walker tips it home | 61-72 |
| 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 motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Andrew Todd swats the short shot by Jeffrey Mifflin | 61-72 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the follow up shot | 61-74 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-74 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the defensive rebound | 61-74 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Green and he's fouled by Andrew Todd - foul #3 on Andrew Todd, team foul #9 | 61-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Davis (C) Daniel Bass, Ellis Dorman | |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin makes the free throw | 61-77 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Raul Martinez makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Floyd Stone | 63-77 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Green | 63-80 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 8 reb. C - Frank Davis (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-80 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Davis | 63-80 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #5 on Joseph Walker, team foul #10 | 63-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG), Michael Conger (C) Joseph Walker, Ray Richardson, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Daniel Bass (SF) Thomas Green, Earl Stanton | |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 1st free throw | 63-80 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey makes the 2nd free throw | 63-81 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Michael Conger is fouled on the floor by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #6 | 63-81 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG) Ralph Petrey | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 63-81 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | John Stokes grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass misses the easy layup | 63-81 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 63-81 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the offensive rebound | 63-81 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Floyd Stone comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 63-81 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Andrew Todd tips it in | 65-81 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Andrew Todd is called for the reach on Frank Davis - foul #4 on Andrew Todd, team foul #11 | 65-81 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG) Edward Sugg, John Stokes | |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Frank Davis misses the 1st free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Frank Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 65-81 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 65-81 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 65-81 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Frank Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 65-81 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin lays it in despite the doubleteam set up by Thomas Green | 65-83 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Raul Martinez is called for traveling | 65-83 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman (C) Frank Davis | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey runs out the clock | 65-83 |