| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland inbounds the ball | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-30 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | George Williams gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | George Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Kennedy (PF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| 19:02 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 39-30 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Travis Tucker pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is whistled for traveling | 39-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 18:33 | Notre Dame | Curtis May shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Barrientes | 39-32 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Roman Zamora clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from David Kennedy and he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) Mark Boren, Gary Barrientes | |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Steven Jones comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-35 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Curtis May | 39-37 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Roman Zamora knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-37 |
| 16:26 | Notre Dame | Curtis May grabs the offensive board | 42-37 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | George Williams is called for the reach on William Cook - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) William Cook, Curtis May, Ronald Roland | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Winfrey | 42-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Roman Zamora can't connect on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on David Kennedy - foul #3 on David Kennedy, team foul #1 | 42-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), Ronald Roland (SF) Mark Boren, David Kennedy | |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Roman Zamora makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Roman Zamora makes the 2nd free throw | 44-37 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Gary Barrientes | 44-40 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), David Kennedy (SF) Jack Karlin, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes is whistled for a carry | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) David Kennedy | |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 44-40 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Kennedy (SF) Ronald Roland | |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 44-40 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Roman Zamora can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 44-40 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Curtis May and he's fouled by Justin Bell - foul #2 on Justin Bell, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, Curtis May, David Kennedy | |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes makes the free throw | 44-43 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Steven Jones blows the layup | 44-43 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 12:45 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's floater is tipped away by Justin Bell | 44-43 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 44-43 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | George Williams comes up short on the shot from the left side | 44-43 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | George Williams tips it but misses | 44-43 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to George Williams | 44-43 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Gary Barrientes steals the ball from George Williams | 44-43 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-43 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | George Williams grabs the board | 44-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Zamora (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Gary Barrientes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Ronald Roland takes the ball from Travis Tucker | 44-43 |
| 10:50 | Notre Dame | George Williams picks off the pass by Ronald Roland | 44-43 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Steven Jones | 46-43 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is fouled on the floor by Roman Zamora - foul #3 on Roman Zamora, team foul #4 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Roman Zamora, Steven Jones, Travis Tucker, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Silas Pan (SF), David Kennedy (PF) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland, Gary Barrientes | |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) Silas Pan | |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-43 |
| 09:35 | Notre Dame | Curtis May pulls down the rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Curtis May splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Thomas Sims snags the defensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-43 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by William Cook | 46-45 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Daniel Walter connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 48-45 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Curtis May and he's hacked by Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Daniel Walter, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (SG), Travis Tucker (PF) Brandon Lee, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Ronald Roland | |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy makes the free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Daniel Walter's dunk attempt is rejected by Arthur Cosby | 48-48 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Curtis May scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by William Cook | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis May (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | David Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 48-51 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses the tip | 48-51 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby tips it but misses | 48-51 |
| 06:26 | Notre Dame | William Cook tips it back up and in | 48-53 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Travis Tucker connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Robert Winfrey | 50-53 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | William Cook loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Justin Bell (C) Robert Winfrey, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Ronald Roland (SF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Justin Bell is whistled for a carry | 50-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) David Kennedy | |
| 05:10 | Notre Dame | Curtis May scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Gary Barrientes | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Justin Bell clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Arthur Cosby - foul #3 on Arthur Cosby, team foul #2 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jack Karlin (PG), David Kennedy (PF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:34 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Justin Bell loses the dribble to Sidney Gaither | 50-56 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 50-56 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | David Kennedy is called for the reach on Efrain Mahlum - foul #4 on David Kennedy, team foul #3 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Travis Tucker (PF) Brandon Lee, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Curtis May (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Jack Karlin, Sidney Gaither, Ronald Roland | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Roman Zamora comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Roman Zamora can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Curtis May (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Kennedy (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Arthur Cosby (tired) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-56 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-56 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes's floater is tipped away by Justin Bell | 50-56 |
| 02:08 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes grabs the offensive board | 50-56 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Curtis May hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-56 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Roman Zamora buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by George Williams and he's hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #4 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF) David Kennedy | |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Roman Zamora makes the free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Travis Tucker clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 53-58 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Curtis May snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland throws it down on a nice dish by Curtis May | 53-60 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | The jump hook by Travis Tucker is blocked by Arthur Cosby | 53-60 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is hacked by Roman Zamora in the backcourt - foul #4 on Roman Zamora, team foul #7 | 53-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ralph Scott (C) Arthur Cosby | |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses the floater from the right wing | 53-60 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Travis Tucker tips it in | 55-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by George Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 55-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Silas Pan (PF) Curtis May, Gary Barrientes | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Roman Zamora clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Roman Zamora pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Roman Zamora hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by George Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Williams, team foul #9 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Cosby (C) Ralph Scott | |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 58-63 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Roman Zamora comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 58-63 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the offensive board | 58-63 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Roman Zamora connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Justin Bell | 61-63 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither is fouled in the backcourt by George Williams - foul #5 on George Williams, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes (PF) Silas Pan | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-65 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 61-65 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-65 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Cook runs out the clock | 64-65 |