| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) SF - Robert Wesley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Habimana Aujla (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Marvin Brown inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-35 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the follow up shot | 29-35 |
| 19:17 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-35 |
| 19:16 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley grabs the offensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 19:09 | Tennessee | Donald Boston blows the layup | 29-35 |
| 19:08 | Tennessee | Donald Boston tips it but misses | 29-35 |
| 19:07 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley tips it back up and in | 29-37 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is hacked by Felix Collazo - foul #3 on Felix Collazo, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SG) Felix Collazo | |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Marvin Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Wilbur Burnside | 32-37 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Johnny Moberly - foul #3 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG) Johnny Moberly | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 18:26 | Tennessee | James Stewart makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-39 |
| 18:05 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley pulls down the rebound | 32-39 |
| 17:44 | Tennessee | James Stewart drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Allen Wilken | 32-42 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-42 |
| 17:33 | Tennessee | Donald Boston pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 17:08 | Tennessee | James Stewart connects on the jump hook from close range | 32-44 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Robert Wesley picks off the pass by Freddy Morton | 32-44 |
| 16:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-44 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Freddy Morton gets the rebound | 32-44 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Marvin Brown knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Freddy Morton | 34-44 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley can't finish the layup but the foul's on Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG) Allen Wilken | |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:53 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Richard Smith (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Robert Wesley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Boston (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-45 |
| 15:13 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the board | 37-45 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses the lay-in | 37-45 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly can't tip it in | 37-45 |
| 15:04 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Habimana Aujla | 37-45 |
| 14:57 | Tennessee | Richard Smith picks off the pass by Felix Collazo | 37-45 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | James Stewart picks off the pass by Richard Smith | 37-45 |
| 14:37 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla slams it home on a nice dish by James Stewart | 37-47 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Boston - foul #1 on Donald Boston, team foul #2 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Michael Hibbs (PF) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SF) Robert Wesley | |
| 14:16 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 14:05 | Tennessee | James Stewart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Harold Thomas (C) Donald Boston | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-47 |
| 13:44 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken pulls down the rebound | 39-47 |
| 13:33 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken clanks a floater from the baseline | 39-47 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hibbs | 39-47 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Charles Dunn lays it in | 41-47 |
| 13:04 | Tennessee | George Nelson denies the turnaround by Harold Thomas | 41-47 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs pulls down the rebound | 41-47 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 41-47 |
| 12:38 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 41-47 |
| 12:17 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Felix Collazo | 41-50 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs can't finish the layup | 41-50 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs can't tip it in | 41-50 |
| 12:01 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 11:42 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - George Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Habimana Aujla (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Harold Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Harold Thomas - foul #2 on Harold Thomas, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Richard Smith (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) James Stewart, Allen Wilken, Harold Thomas | |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-50 |
| 11:12 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 11:08 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 42-50 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the floater from the free throw line | 44-50 |
| 10:43 | Tennessee | Donald Boston misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Adam Steveson scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Richard Smith | 46-50 |
| 09:56 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla blows the dunk | 46-50 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 46-50 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Adam Steveson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Richard Smith | 49-50 |
| 09:10 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Steveson | 49-50 |
| 09:09 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo tips it home | 49-52 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the offensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 08:37 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Boston and he's fouled by Freddy Morton - foul #3 on Freddy Morton, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), George Nelson (C) Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Allen Wilken (SF), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| 08:18 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Charles Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-55 |
| 07:36 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Felix Collazo | 49-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses long on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Allen Wilken - foul #3 on Allen Wilken, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SG) Wilbur Burnside | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 07:15 | Tennessee | George Osterberger pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:46 | Tennessee | Harold Thomas can't finish the layup | 50-58 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the board | 50-58 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | George Nelson slams it home on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 52-58 |
| 06:08 | Tennessee | George Osterberger is denied on a layup by Michael Hibbs | 52-58 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Richard Smith misses the easy layup but the foul's on Allen Wilken - foul #4 on Allen Wilken, team foul #5 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Robert Wesley (SF), Habimana Aujla (PF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Allen Wilken, Harold Thomas, George Osterberger | |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 05:42 | Tennessee | James Stewart hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-60 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-60 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #4 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), George Nelson (PF) Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 05:10 | Tennessee | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Boston | 54-60 |
| 04:50 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Stewart | 54-62 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Donald Boston denies the turnaround by Freddy Morton | 54-62 |
| 04:30 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:25 | Tennessee | Felix Collazo's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Steveson | 54-62 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Adam Steveson snags the defensive board | 54-62 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Marvin Brown scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Donald Boston - foul #2 on Donald Boston, team foul #6 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Michael Hibbs (PF) Ronald Pyle, Freddy Morton, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Allen Wilken (SF), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) Robert Wesley, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the free throw | 57-62 |
| 03:43 | Tennessee | James Stewart misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-62 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hibbs | 57-62 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses short on a shot from the right wing | 57-62 |
| 03:36 | Tennessee | George Osterberger grabs the defensive rebound | 57-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Tennessee | PG - James Stewart (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Felix Collazo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Allen Wilken (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Harold Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - George Osterberger (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Tennessee | James Stewart is fouled on the floor by Johnny Moberly - foul #4 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #5 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG) Felix Collazo | |
| 03:11 | Tennessee | Allen Wilken's layup is rejected by Adam Steveson | 57-62 |
| 03:10 | Tennessee | George Osterberger hits the follow up shot | 57-64 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Nelson (C) Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla (PF) George Osterberger | |
| 02:47 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF) Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Felix Collazo (SG), Robert Wesley (SF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Allen Wilken, Harold Thomas | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a runner from the right block but the foul's on Wilbur Burnside - foul #2 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | | |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 02:32 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 57-66 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Adam Steveson gets the offensive rebound | 57-66 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Donald Boston swats the short shot by Michael Hibbs | 57-66 |
| 02:01 | Tennessee | The rebound goes to Donald Boston | 57-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:41 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla hits a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Robert Wesley | 57-68 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is fouled on the floor by Donald Boston - foul #3 on Donald Boston, team foul #7 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | Gregory Hidalgo (PG), Allen Wilken (SG), Harold Thomas (PF), George Osterberger (C) James Stewart, Felix Collazo, Habimana Aujla, Donald Boston | |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses the 2nd free throw | 58-68 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the offensive board | 58-68 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | George Nelson connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Freddy Morton | 60-68 |
| 01:19 | Tennessee | Tennessee calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Tennessee | James Stewart (PG), Felix Collazo (SG), Habimana Aujla (PF), Donald Boston (C) Gregory Hidalgo, Allen Wilken, Harold Thomas, George Osterberger | |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #7 | 60-68 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:50 | Tennessee | Habimana Aujla makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Habimana Aujla picks off the pass by Adam Steveson | 60-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Tennessee | Tennessee is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:19 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 60-70 |
| 00:17 | Tennessee | Robert Wesley tips it home | 60-72 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-72 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the follow up shot | 62-72 |
| 00:00 | Tennessee | James Stewart runs out the clock | 62-72 |