| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jimmy Youngquist (fresh) PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Dustin Reese (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Michael Conger buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Joseph Walker | 30-32 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 30-32 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Conger | 30-32 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Andrew Todd can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Ray Richardson gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Ray Richardson grabs the offensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Ray Richardson loses the ball out of bounds | 30-32 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust throws it down on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 32-32 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Michael Conger comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-32 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Hust | 32-32 |
| 17:18 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist travels with the ball | 32-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF), James Kelly (C) Jimmy Youngquist, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Todd | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Thomas Hust steps in front of the George Kincade pass | 32-32 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Conger - foul #3 on Michael Conger, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Richard Nyman (PF) Michael Penner, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Andrew Todd (C) Ray Richardson, Michael Conger | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | James Lower drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Nyman | 37-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons comes up short on the 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Josiah Green - foul #2 on Josiah Green, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) James Lower, Josiah Green, Ian Littell, Richard Nyman, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Michael Conger (SF), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, Floyd Stone, Andrew Todd | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 3rd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:37 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Thomas Chen | 37-37 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Michael Penner and he's fouled by George Kincade - foul #1 on George Kincade, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust misses the free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 41-37 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Raul Martinez loses the dribble to Jimmy Youngquist | 41-37 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 41-37 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 41-37 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Conger | 41-37 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 41-37 |
| 13:57 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | George Kincade swats the dunk try by Dustin Reese | 41-37 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Michael Conger buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Ray Richardson and the foul's on Jimmy Youngquist - foul #3 on Jimmy Youngquist, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG) Thomas Chen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Andrew Todd (PF) Ray Richardson, George Kincade | |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the free throw | 41-40 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese's floater is tipped away by Andrew Todd | 41-40 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Todd | 41-40 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner grabs the defensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist comes up short on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Conger - foul #4 on Michael Conger, team foul #3 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Richard Nyman (PF), James Kelly (C) Michael Penner, Thomas Hust, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Irons, Michael Conger | |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Andrew Todd grabs the defensive rebound | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Joseph Walker buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Andrew Todd | 42-42 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from James Lower and the foul's on Joseph Walker - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #4 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ian Littell (SF) Jimmy Youngquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG) John Basnight | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the free throw | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nyman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the fadeaway from the right block | 45-42 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell lays it in on a nice dish by James Lower | 47-42 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 47-42 |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell misses long on a floater from the left block | 47-42 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman tips it in | 49-42 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Nyman - foul #1 on Richard Nyman, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Thomas Chen (SG), Thomas Hust (PF), Dustin Reese (C) James Lower, Josiah Green, Richard Nyman, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Michael Penner | 51-44 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell gets the rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Ray Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Floyd Stone scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ian Littell - foul #2 on Ian Littell, team foul #4 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Josiah Green (SG), Jimmy Youngquist (SF) Thomas Chen, Ian Littell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), George Kincade (PF) Joseph Walker, Andrew Todd | |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Floyd Stone makes the free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Irons steals it from Thomas Hust | 51-47 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist grabs the board | 51-47 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-47 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Ray Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 53-50 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Raul Martinez gets the rebound | 53-50 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Thomas Hust is called for the reach on Andrew Irons - foul #2 on Thomas Hust, team foul #5 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Chen (SG), Ian Littell (SF), James Kelly (C) Josiah Green, Jimmy Youngquist, Dustin Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Michael Conger (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Ray Richardson, Floyd Stone, Raul Martinez | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Thomas Chen (fresh) SF - Ian Littell (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. C - James Kelly (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Andrew Irons comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on James Kelly - foul #1 on James Kelly, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 55-51 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Joseph Walker buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-54 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | James Kelly is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Josiah Green (SG), Richard Nyman (PF) Michael Penner, Thomas Chen, Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) George Kincade | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Joseph Walker scores on a 3 from the left corner | 55-57 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Todd blocks the jumper by Josiah Green | 55-57 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Andrew Todd snags the defensive board | 55-57 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is fouled on the floor by James Kelly - foul #2 on James Kelly, team foul #7 | 55-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jimmy Youngquist (SF), Dustin Reese (C) Ian Littell, James Kelly | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (PF) Andrew Todd | |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 55-58 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 55-59 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is fouled on the floor by Andrew Irons - foul #3 on Andrew Irons, team foul #5 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG) Andrew Irons | |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Jimmy Youngquist is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game. | 55-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Penner (PG), Ian Littell (SF) James Lower, Jimmy Youngquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-59 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-59 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dustin Reese | 58-59 |
| 05:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 58-59 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Raul Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 04:48 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the board | 58-59 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses badly on a floater in the lane | 58-59 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the defensive rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Joseph Walker's layup is rejected by Richard Nyman | 58-59 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese pulls down the rebound | 58-59 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Penner | 60-59 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Ian Littell steals it from George Kincade | 60-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Penner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 ast. SG - Josiah Green (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ian Littell (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Richard Nyman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Dustin Reese (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Richardson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 03:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits a shot from the right side set up by Josiah Green | 62-59 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 62-59 |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell connects on the open runner in the paint set up by Dustin Reese | 64-59 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Ray Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the follow up shot | 64-61 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Ian Littell | 66-61 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Michael Conger comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 66-61 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell grabs the defensive rebound | 66-61 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Ray Richardson - foul #1 on Ray Richardson, team foul #6 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Richard Nyman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Ian Littell makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | George Kincade pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 68-61 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the offensive board | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 68-61 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese grabs the defensive rebound | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #7 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman (PF) Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Ray Richardson grabs the board | 68-61 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | George Kincade hits a runner in the lane and the foul's on Dustin Reese - foul #3 on Dustin Reese, team foul #8 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust (PF) Richard Nyman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | George Kincade makes the free throw | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Josiah Green in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #8 | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | Josiah Green makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Ian Littell steps in front of the Ray Richardson pass | 70-64 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner blows the layup | 70-64 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Dustin Reese hits the follow up shot | 72-64 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Dustin Reese steals the ball from Ray Richardson | 72-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walker - foul #5 on Joseph Walker, team foul #9 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Nyman (PF) Thomas Hust | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Joseph Walker | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 1st free throw | 73-64 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner makes the 2nd free throw | 74-64 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-64 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | George Kincade can't tip it in | 74-64 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Ray Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 74-64 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 74-64 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Raul Martinez snags the offensive board | 74-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Michael Conger buries a floater from the left wing set up by Ray Richardson | 74-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Penner runs out the clock | 74-66 |