| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steffen (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Marvin Brown inbounds the ball | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is hacked by John Steffen - foul #2 on John Steffen, team foul #1 | 32-41 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Marvin Brown clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-41 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits the follow up shot | 34-41 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | John Steffen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado snags the offensive board | 34-41 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | John Steffen scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jerry Kwapniewski | 34-43 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | John Steffen picks off the pass by Marvin Brown | 34-43 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | John Steffen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wilbur Burnside - foul #3 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #1 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Ryan Autry (SF), Joshua Powell (PF), James Ketterman (C) Michael Steffen, Dale Furtado, Jerry Kwapniewski, Timothy Price | |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Freddy Morton is wide open but clanks a shot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the offensive board | 34-45 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses long on an open fadeaway in the paint | 34-45 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell snags the defensive board | 34-45 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon is fouled on the floor by Freddy Morton - foul #2 on Freddy Morton, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG) John Steffen | |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi is fouled on the floor by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #3 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado (SF) Ryan Autry | |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell's fadeaway is rejected by George Nelson | 34-45 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the board | 34-45 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dale Furtado - foul #1 on Dale Furtado, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Timothy Price (C) Albert Mazon, Joshua Powell, James Ketterman | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 34-45 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen is fouled on the floor by George Nelson - foul #3 on George Nelson, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), Richard Smith (PF) Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Freddy Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Price (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Adam Steveson's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Price | 35-47 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the tip | 35-47 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski misses badly on a floater in the paint | 35-47 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 35-47 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Adam Steveson comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 35-47 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price snags the defensive board | 35-47 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski's dunk attempt is rejected by Richard Smith | 35-47 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado tips it home | 35-49 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Albarazi - foul #3 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #3 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), George Nelson (C) Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), John Steffen (SG), Ryan Autry (SF), Joshua Powell (PF), James Ketterman (C) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado, Jerry Kwapniewski, Timothy Price | |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 36-49 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | John Steffen knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-52 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 37-52 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the offensive board | 37-52 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-52 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | George Nelson steps in front of the James Ketterman pass | 39-52 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-52 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the follow up shot | 41-52 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 12:10 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell grabs the offensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 41-52 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 41-52 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-52 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly grabs the offensive board | 41-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - George Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Steffen (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ryan Autry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Ketterman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 11:10 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell pulls down the rebound | 41-52 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is hacked by James Ketterman - foul #1 on James Ketterman, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Dale Furtado (SF), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Timothy Price (C) Albert Mazon, John Steffen, Ryan Autry, Joshua Powell, James Ketterman | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Adam Steveson can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 41-52 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the follow up shot | 43-52 |
| 09:58 | Notre Dame | Michael Hibbs is called for the reach on Dikembe Albarazi - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #5 | 43-52 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-52 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Adam Steveson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 43-52 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 43-52 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 43-52 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Freddy Morton connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Smith | 45-52 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 45-52 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 45-52 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 45-52 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dale Furtado | 45-52 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Steffen | 45-54 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits a 3 from straight away | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SF - Dale Furtado (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerry Kwapniewski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Timothy Price (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi misses the jumper from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Marvin Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (PF) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), John Steffen (SG), Antonio Moretz (SF) Michael Steffen, Dikembe Albarazi, Dale Furtado | |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon's pass is intercepted by George Nelson | 48-54 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is fouled on the floor by John Steffen - foul #3 on John Steffen, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell (PF) Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses the tip | 48-54 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price gets the rebound | 48-54 |
| 05:50 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Timothy Price | 48-56 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Adam Steveson is hacked by Albert Mazon in the backcourt - foul #3 on Albert Mazon, team foul #6 | 48-56 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle clanks a floater from the right side | 48-56 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Price pulls down the rebound | 48-56 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Wilbur Burnside picks off the pass by John Steffen | 48-56 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle is hacked by Albert Mazon in the backcourt - foul #4 on Albert Mazon, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (PF) Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ryan Autry (SF) Antonio Moretz | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:55 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 50-56 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Nelson | 50-56 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is hacked by John Steffen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Steffen, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Michael Hibbs (PF) Ronald Pyle, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), James Ketterman (C) Albert Mazon, Joshua Powell, Timothy Price | |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski gets the rebound | 50-56 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski is hacked by Wilbur Burnside - foul #4 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG) Freddy Morton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz (SG), Dale Furtado (SF) John Steffen, Ryan Autry | |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman slams it home | 50-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | George Nelson comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Antonio Moretz - foul #1 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #9 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi (SG), Timothy Price (C) Antonio Moretz, James Ketterman | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Albarazi is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Dikembe Albarazi, team foul #10 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Michael Hibbs, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Mazon (PG), Joshua Powell (PF) Michael Steffen, Jerry Kwapniewski | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Mazon (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dikembe Albarazi (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Dale Furtado (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Powell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Price (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Freddy Morton double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-58 |
| 02:57 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado hits a jump hook near the basket set up by Albert Mazon | 52-60 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (PF) Ronald Pyle, Freddy Morton, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), James Ketterman (C) Dikembe Albarazi, Timothy Price | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses the jumper from the left side | 52-60 |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Joshua Powell tips it back up and in | 52-62 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Richard Smith, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG) Albert Mazon | |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside's pass is intercepted by Joshua Powell | 52-62 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado is hacked by Adam Steveson - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #7 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski (PF), Timothy Price (C) Joshua Powell, James Ketterman | |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-64 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski is hacked by Ronald Pyle - foul #1 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #8 | 52-64 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Jerry Kwapniewski misses the 1st free throw | 52-64 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the board | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Freddy Morton loses the dribble to Jerry Kwapniewski | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Dale Furtado makes the floater from just outside the lane | 52-66 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-66 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle grabs the offensive rebound | 52-66 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the wide open driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Ronald Pyle | 54-66 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen runs out the clock | 54-66 |