| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Shane Burden (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Mike Irby (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fletcher Dean (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 21-21 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Ernest White | 21-23 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott blows the wide open layup | 21-23 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | David Bradley grabs the board | 21-23 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Mike Irby makes the turnaround from close range set up by Fletcher Dean | 21-25 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott is called for traveling in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Cleveland (SF), Todd Leger (PF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) David Bradley, Mike Irby, Fletcher Dean | |
| 19:02 | Iowa | John Cleveland hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 21-25 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Todd Leger hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Shane Burden - foul #3 on Shane Burden, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (PF) Shane Burden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Fletcher Dean (C) Ernest White, John Cleveland | |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Todd Leger makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Todd Leger makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 21-27 |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | David Woods can't tip it in | 21-27 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Fletcher Dean gets the rebound | 21-27 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Todd Leger misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-27 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski grabs the offensive rebound | 21-27 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Gabriel Giordano steps in front of the Todd Leger pass | 21-27 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | David Woods hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Tyler Trojanowski - foul #2 on Tyler Trojanowski, team foul #1 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (PG), James Cook (SG) Gabriel Giordano, Joshua Booker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest White (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Mike Irby (PF), Johnathan Lee (C) Joshua Knight, Herschel Lucky, Tyler Trojanowski, Todd Leger, Fletcher Dean | |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | David Woods makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | David Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 23-27 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Ernest White is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SF) David Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (SG), John Cleveland (SF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) Richard O'Bannon, David Bradley, Johnathan Lee | |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | James McKenize buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from James Cook | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James McKenize (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Cook (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Zeff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Mario Laroche (fairly fresh) C - Terrance Scott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herschel Lucky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cleveland (fresh) PF - Mike Irby (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyler Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Ernest White knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | James McKenize hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from James Cook | 27-30 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Mike Irby misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 27-30 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Mike Irby tips it back up and in | 27-32 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | John Zeff misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 14:39 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it home | 29-32 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Ernest White comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Zeff - foul #1 on John Zeff, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Joshua Booker (SG), David Woods (SF), Shane Burden (PF), Timmy Carr (C) James McKenize, James Cook, John Zeff, Mario Laroche, Terrance Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Todd Leger (PF), Fletcher Dean (C) Herschel Lucky, John Cleveland, Mike Irby, Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Ernest White misses the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Ernest White makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-33 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | David Woods tips it in | 31-33 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | David Bradley drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Fletcher Dean | 31-35 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #3 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Herschel Lucky (SG), Mike Irby (PF) Ernest White, Richard O'Bannon, Todd Leger | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | David Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SF) David Woods | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon (SG) Herschel Lucky | |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano is hacked by Richard O'Bannon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Zeff (SF) William Carrasco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (SG) Richard O'Bannon | |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr lays it in | 33-35 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Joshua Knight knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by David Bradley | 33-37 |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | Herschel Lucky steals the ball from Gabriel Giordano in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Shane Burden | 33-37 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | John Zeff hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 33-37 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Mike Irby grabs the defensive rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Booker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Zeff (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shane Burden (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Timmy Carr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joshua Knight (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Herschel Lucky (tiring) 4 pts. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mike Irby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Fletcher Dean (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Joshua Knight is hacked by Gabriel Giordano - foul #3 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (PG), James Cook (SG), David Woods (SF), Terrance Scott (C) Gabriel Giordano, Joshua Booker, John Zeff, Shane Burden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest White (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), John Cleveland (SF), Todd Leger (PF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) Joshua Knight, Herschel Lucky, David Bradley, Mike Irby, Fletcher Dean | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | John Cleveland's fadeaway is rejected by Terrance Scott | 33-37 |
| 10:54 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timmy Carr | 33-37 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Todd Leger - foul #2 on Todd Leger, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (PG) James McKenize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Herschel Lucky (SG), David Bradley (SF), Mike Irby (PF), Fletcher Dean (C) Ernest White, Richard O'Bannon, John Cleveland, Todd Leger, Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Fletcher Dean makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike Irby | 35-40 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 35-40 |
| 09:33 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott hits the follow up shot | 37-40 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Joshua Knight can't finish the uncontested layup but he's fouled by David Woods - foul #3 on David Woods, team foul #5 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker (SG), John Zeff (SF), Mario Laroche (C) James Cook, David Woods, Terrance Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon (SG), John Cleveland (SF), Todd Leger (PF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) Herschel Lucky, David Bradley, Mike Irby, Fletcher Dean | |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Joshua Knight makes the 1st free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Joshua Knight makes the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Zeff | 40-42 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski is denied on a layup by Timmy Carr | 40-42 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon tips it in | 40-44 |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Joshua Booker and the foul's on Richard O'Bannon - foul #3 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woods (SF), Shane Burden (PF) John Zeff, Timmy Carr | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest White (PG), Herschel Lucky (SG), Mike Irby (PF), Fletcher Dean (C) Joshua Knight, Richard O'Bannon, John Cleveland, Todd Leger | |
| 08:01 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano makes the free throw | 43-44 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Ernest White knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Fletcher Dean | 43-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Burden (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herschel Lucky (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Tyler Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mike Irby (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Fletcher Dean (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Notre Dame | Tyler Trojanowski steals it from Joshua Booker in the backcourt | 43-47 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Ernest White is whistled for traveling | 43-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (PG), Terrance Scott (C) Gabriel Giordano, Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF), Todd Leger (PF) Tyler Trojanowski, Mike Irby | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Todd Leger grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Todd Leger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Shane Burden - foul #4 on Shane Burden, team foul #6 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cook (SG), John Zeff (SF), Timmy Carr (C) Joshua Booker, David Woods, Terrance Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Cleveland (SF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) David Bradley, Fletcher Dean | |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Todd Leger makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Todd Leger makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr loses the dribble to Todd Leger | 43-49 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | James Cook steals it from Herschel Lucky | 43-49 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | James McKenize lays it in set up by James Cook | 45-49 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Todd Leger connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Tyler Trojanowski | 45-51 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | John Zeff blows the layup but he's hacked by Herschel Lucky - foul #1 on Herschel Lucky, team foul #5 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano (PG), Joshua Booker (SG), Mario Laroche (C) James McKenize, James Cook, Shane Burden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Mike Irby (PF), Fletcher Dean (C) Ernest White, Herschel Lucky, John Cleveland, Todd Leger, Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | John Zeff makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | John Zeff misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Mike Irby gets the rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Fletcher Dean can't finish the layup | 46-51 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Mike Irby pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-51 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Mike Irby shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Joshua Knight | 46-53 |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | John Zeff drills a turnaround from the right block | 48-53 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Mike Irby comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 48-53 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mario Laroche | 48-53 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Woods (SF), Shane Burden (PF), Terrance Scott (C) John Zeff, Timmy Carr, Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest White (PG), Herschel Lucky (SG), John Cleveland (SF), Tyler Trojanowski (C) Joshua Knight, Richard O'Bannon, David Bradley, Fletcher Dean | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gabriel Giordano (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Joshua Booker (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Woods (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Shane Burden (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Terrance Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ernest White (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herschel Lucky (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Cleveland (fresh) PF - Mike Irby (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Tyler Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Shane Burden comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-53 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski snags the defensive board | 48-53 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Ernest White misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 48-53 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Shane Burden | 48-53 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | David Woods is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-53 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Mike Irby tips it back up and in | 48-55 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-55 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Mike Irby shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 01:33 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Mike Irby blocks the short jumper by Shane Burden | 51-55 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky snags the defensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Mike Irby lays it up and in against a doubleteam on a great pass from Tyler Trojanowski and the foul's on Shane Burden - foul #5 on Shane Burden, team foul #7 | 51-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr (PF) Shane Burden | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF), Fletcher Dean (C) John Cleveland, Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Mike Irby makes the free throw | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Giordano misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky pulls down the rebound | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Gabriel Giordano is called for the reach on Herschel Lucky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnathan Lee (C) Fletcher Dean | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky misses the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | David Woods snags the defensive board | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | David Woods buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Gabriel Giordano | 54-58 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Mike Irby is hacked by Gabriel Giordano in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gabriel Giordano, team foul #9 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James McKenize (PG) Gabriel Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Ybarra (SG), Fletcher Dean (C) Herschel Lucky, Johnathan Lee | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Mike Irby makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Mike Irby misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Woods | 54-59 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Timmy Carr pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-59 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott snags the offensive board | 54-59 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | David Woods throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon (SG), Todd Leger (PF), Johnathan Lee (C) Jonathan Ybarra, Mike Irby, Fletcher Dean | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Johnathan Lee is hacked by James McKenize in the backcourt - foul #3 on James McKenize, team foul #10 | 54-59 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Johnathan Lee makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Johnathan Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | David Woods misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-61 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Terrance Scott pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | David Woods drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-61 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon is hacked by James McKenize in the backcourt - foul #4 on James McKenize, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fletcher Dean (C) Johnathan Lee | |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon makes the 2nd free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joshua Booker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 57-63 |