| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 31-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a 3 from the left corner set up by Jonathan Chappell | 31-39 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the jump hook from the right block | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell loses the dribble to Young Qian | 33-39 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | John Denny connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Thrower | 36-39 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is hacked by William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Barnes | 36-40 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | The jump hook by William Musson is blocked by Jonathan Chappell | 36-40 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 36-40 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits a floater from the right wing | 38-40 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-40 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 38-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Barnes | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 15:13 | Iowa | William Musson tips it home | 40-40 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on John Denny - foul #3 on John Denny, team foul #3 | 40-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) John Denny, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Eric Ansley, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | William Musson lays it in | 42-42 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-42 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Young Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), John Kindel (C) Leonard Thompson, Mark Arnold | |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #2 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff | |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Young Qian is called for the reach on John Kindel - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Jerry Poch, John Kindel | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 12:02 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-45 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't tip it in | 44-45 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - William Musson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Mark Arnold | 44-47 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Kenneth Swanson takes the ball from Young Qian | 44-47 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson lays it up and in set up by Kenneth Swanson | 44-49 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | The jump hook by William Musson is blocked by Mark Arnold | 44-49 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell pulls down the rebound | 44-49 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Joseph Barnes (PF) Matthew Johansson, Ray Thrower, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), John Kindel (C) Kenneth Swanson, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Jonathan Chappell, Mark Arnold | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Jose Ponce grabs the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Charles Lamar | 46-49 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Kindel | 46-51 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Lamar | 48-51 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-51 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 48-51 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Jerry Poch - foul #3 on Jerry Poch, team foul #4 | 48-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (PG), Ray Thrower (SG) Charles Lamar, Young Qian | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Jonathan Chappell (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch, John Kindel | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John Denny misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 48-51 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 50-51 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Leonard Thompson | 50-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Musson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-54 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | William Musson hits the follow up shot | 52-54 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, William Musson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the free throw | 52-57 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | John Denny comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-57 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-57 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang loses the ball out of bounds | 52-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Matthew Johansson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (C) Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Patrick Wilkinson | 52-60 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Jerry Poch picks off the pass by Joseph Barnes | 52-60 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jonathan Chappell | 52-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by John Denny | 55-63 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-63 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 55-63 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Ansley | 55-63 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell clanks a shot near the basket | 55-63 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 55-63 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 55-63 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Leonard Thompson | 55-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by John Denny | 58-66 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-66 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ray Thrower | 58-66 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | John Denny is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 58-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) Jonathan Chappell | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-66 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes gets the rebound | 58-66 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Young Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Leonard Thompson | 58-69 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-69 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mark Arnold | 58-69 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Leonard Thompson | 58-71 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | John Denny connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Musson | 61-71 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 61-71 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | John Denny gets the rebound | 61-71 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | John Denny connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 64-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is fouled on the floor by Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #7 | 64-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Joseph Barnes (PF) Charles Lamar, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Jonathan Chappell (PF), John Kindel (C) Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch, Mark Arnold | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 64-72 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 64-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3 from the right wing | 67-73 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 67-73 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on John Kindel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 67-75 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Kindel | 67-75 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on John Kindel in the backcourt - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Kenneth Swanson steps in front of the John Denny pass | 67-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-77 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it back up and in | 67-79 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a halfcourt shot | 67-79 |