| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) SG - Thomas Green (fresh) SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fresh) C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) SF - Michael Conger (fresh) PF - George Kincade (fresh) C - Raul Martinez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Raul Martinez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:49 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ralph Petrey | 2-0 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the dunk | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Thomas Green is hacked by Ray Richardson - foul #1 on Ray Richardson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-0 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Raul Martinez double dribbles | 5-0 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Ralph Petrey | 7-0 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Ray Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-0 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the offensive board | 7-0 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | George Kincade connects on the shot from the right block | 7-2 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | George Kincade steps in front of the Thomas Green pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 7-2 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Michael Conger comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-2 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Raul Martinez gets the offensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 7-2 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:47 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-2 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Raul Martinez snags the defensive board | 7-2 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 7-5 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Michael Conger picks off the pass by Daniel Bass | 7-5 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses the lay-in | 7-5 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman gets the offensive rebound | 7-5 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Green's fadeaway is rejected by George Kincade | 7-5 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Joseph Walker snags the defensive board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fairly fresh) SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) C - Ellis Dorman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fairly fresh) SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-5 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | George Kincade hits the follow up shot | 7-7 |
| 15:08 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:06 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass travels with the ball | 7-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), John Stokes (SG), Earl Stanton (SF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Thomas Green, Daniel Bass, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Joseph Walker, Ray Richardson, Michael Conger, George Kincade | |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Edward Sugg - foul #1 on Edward Sugg, team foul #1 | 7-7 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Floyd Stone misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-7 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin snags the defensive board | 7-7 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Frank Davis is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Frank Davis, team foul #2 | 7-7 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits a 3 from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Earl Stanton connects on the open 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by John Stokes | 10-10 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by John Basnight | 10-13 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin hits the finger roll against a doubleteam | 12-13 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-13 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the board | 12-13 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg is hacked by Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Andrew Irons, team foul #2 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Daniel Bass (SF), Ellis Dorman (C) Edward Sugg, John Stokes, Earl Stanton, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Ray Richardson (SG), Michael Conger (SF), George Kincade (C) Andrew Irons, John Basnight, Floyd Stone, Raul Martinez | |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 12-13 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | George Kincade snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Jeffrey Mifflin steals the ball from Michael Conger | 12-13 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | George Kincade gets the rebound | 12-13 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Michael Conger buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Richardson and he's hacked by Jeffrey Mifflin - foul #1 on Jeffrey Mifflin, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (PF) Jeffrey Mifflin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Todd | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Green connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ralph Petrey and he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #3 | 14-16 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Thomas Green makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Don Ross (fresh) C - Ellis Dorman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | George Kincade's pass is intercepted by Ralph Petrey | 15-16 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't finish the layup | 15-16 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman grabs the offensive rebound | 15-16 |
| 10:51 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Thomas Green snags the offensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #4 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) Ray Richardson | |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 16-16 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-16 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | George Kincade misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 17-16 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Don Ross pulls down the rebound | 17-16 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 17-16 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Conger | 17-16 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Michael Conger is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bass - foul #1 on Daniel Bass, team foul #4 | 17-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF), Frank Davis (C) Thomas Green, Don Ross, Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 17-16 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Frank Davis snags the defensive board | 17-16 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | John Stokes drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Mifflin | 20-16 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-16 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Stokes | 20-16 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Frank Davis | 22-16 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Raul Martinez is called for traveling | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Thomas Green (SG), Earl Stanton (SF) Ralph Petrey, John Stokes, Daniel Bass | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), George Kincade (C) Joseph Walker, Michael Conger, Raul Martinez | |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Edward Sugg misses long on an open 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | George Kincade snags the defensive board | 22-16 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | George Kincade's pass is intercepted by Thomas Green | 22-16 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Floyd Stone steps in front of the Jeffrey Mifflin pass | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Edward Sugg (fresh) SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Earl Stanton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Davis (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) C - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Mifflin | 22-16 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Thomas Green evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | George Kincade gets the rebound | 22-16 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Earl Stanton denies the turnaround by Andrew Todd | 22-16 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | George Kincade grabs the offensive board | 22-16 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Frank Davis - foul #2 on Frank Davis, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey (PG), Daniel Bass (SF), Don Ross (PF), Ellis Dorman (C) Edward Sugg, Earl Stanton, Jeffrey Mifflin, Frank Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SF), Michael Conger (C) Floyd Stone, Andrew Todd | |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:45 | Michigan State | Thomas Green splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-18 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Andrew Irons grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Joseph Walker double dribbles | 22-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Stokes (SG) Thomas Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, Ray Richardson | |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is hacked by Joseph Walker in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #5 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Joseph Walker | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Raul Martinez - foul #2 on Raul Martinez, team foul #6 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Raul Martinez | |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman misses the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Don Ross pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-18 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Don Ross | 26-18 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-18 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | George Kincade tips it in | 26-20 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG) John Basnight | |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Michael Conger clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 26-20 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass gets the rebound | 26-20 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey is fouled on the floor by Floyd Stone - foul #1 on Floyd Stone, team foul #7 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Green (SG), Jeffrey Mifflin (PF) John Stokes, Don Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons, Floyd Stone | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Ralph Petrey misses the 1st free throw | 26-20 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Kincade | 26-20 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 26-23 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 26-23 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Ellis Dorman snags the offensive board | 26-23 |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-23 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Green | 26-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ralph Petrey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Green (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Bass (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jeffrey Mifflin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ellis Dorman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 6 pts. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 6 pts. 9 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by George Kincade - foul #1 on George Kincade, team foul #8 | 26-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Ross (C) Ellis Dorman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 1st free throw | 27-23 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Michael Conger is fouled on the floor by Daniel Bass - foul #2 on Daniel Bass, team foul #6 | 28-23 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-23 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Mifflin grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Don Ross clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 28-23 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Green | 28-23 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Green works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ralph Petrey | 31-23 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Conger | 31-26 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Daniel Bass's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Edward Sugg (PG), Earl Stanton (SF), Ellis Dorman (PF), Frank Davis (C) Ralph Petrey, Daniel Bass, Jeffrey Mifflin, Don Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Ray Richardson, Michael Conger | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Thomas Green is called for the reach on Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Thomas Green, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (PF) Andrew Todd | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Frank Davis hits a shot in the paint set up by Thomas Green | 33-28 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Andrew Irons's pass is intercepted by Ellis Dorman | 33-28 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Frank Davis drills a shot from the left side | 35-28 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-28 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Irons | 35-28 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-28 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Floyd Stone snags the offensive board | 35-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-28 |