| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley inbounds the ball | 35-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-36 |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft tips it in | 37-36 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Joseph Daley is called for the reach on Eric Whiteside - foul #1 on Joseph Daley, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Donald Phillips, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Becraft | 37-36 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft knocks in the runner in the lane on a nice dish by David Hays | 39-36 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is fouled on the floor by Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Jing-Quo Sun, team foul #2 | 39-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Thomas Sims | 39-39 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses long on a runner from the left block | 39-39 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is hacked by Eric Whiteside - foul #2 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #1 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Robert Hamm, David Hays | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Eric Whiteside | |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses long on a shot from the baseline | 39-42 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 16:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Donald Phillips | 39-42 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Richard Becraft, team foul #3 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), David Hays (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Robert Winfrey, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell, Daniel Walter | |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum knocks in the runner from the right block | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the runner from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Brandon Lee grabs the board | 39-44 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-44 |
| 15:15 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hays | 39-44 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam double dribbles | 39-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, David Hays, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG), Steven Jones (SF), Justin Bell (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum, Gerald Lucas | |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Donald Phillips picks off the pass by Thomas Sims in the backcourt | 39-44 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips banks in the layup | 41-44 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Steven Jones's pass is intercepted by Richard Becraft | 41-44 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Steven Jones - foul #4 on Steven Jones, team foul #2 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF) Brandon Lee, Steven Jones | |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a turnaround from the right block and the foul's on Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #4 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Robert Hamm, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the free throw | 43-46 |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft grabs the board | 43-46 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Phillips, team foul #5 | 43-46 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-46 |
| 13:17 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Richard Becraft, team foul #6 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), David Hays (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Thomas Sims, Justin Bell, Daniel Walter | |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Donald Phillips steals it from George Williams in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-46 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | George Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-46 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from George Williams | 43-48 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | David Hays blows the dunk | 43-48 |
| 11:23 | Iowa | George Williams grabs the board | 43-48 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Robert Winfrey | 43-50 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | Robert Winfrey is called for the reach on Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #3 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Joseph Daley (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Robert Hamm, David Hays | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Justin Bell (PF), Daniel Walter (C) George Williams, Robert Winfrey, Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum, Gerald Lucas | |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 43-50 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the offensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Donald Phillips out of the doubleteam | 45-50 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-50 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the follow up shot | 45-52 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lee - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #4 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), David Hays (PF) Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Randy Darby | |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun loses the dribble to George Williams | 45-52 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is fouled on the floor by Zhuang Chu - foul #1 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Donald Phillips, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Thomas Sims makes the 1st free throw | 45-53 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Thomas Sims makes the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-54 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun tips it back up and in | 47-54 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | George Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Daley | 47-54 |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm pulls down the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hays (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 47-54 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Daniel Walter drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by George Williams | 47-56 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | David Hays misses the jumper from the left side | 47-56 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | George Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Robert Hamm, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, David Hays | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell, Daniel Walter | |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 49-56 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Zhuang Chu is called for the reach on Steven Jones - foul #2 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #8 | 49-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-57 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm's pass is intercepted by Robert Winfrey | 49-58 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Zhuang Chu - foul #3 on Zhuang Chu, team foul #9 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), David Hays (PF) Robert Hamm, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 05:30 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | David Hays makes the wide open turnaround near the basket set up by Donald Phillips | 51-59 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 04:34 | Michigan State | Gary Lemus is called for the reach on Donald Phillips - foul #1 on Gary Lemus, team foul #5 | 51-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, David Hays | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG), Justin Bell (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Gary Lemus, Efrain Mahlum, Gerald Lucas | |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam loses the dribble to Daniel Walter | 51-59 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Justin Bell buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the easy open layup | 51-62 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam snags the offensive board | 51-62 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the easy layup | 51-62 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 51-62 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-62 |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses the dunk attempt | 51-64 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Justin Bell | 51-64 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 51-64 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the tip | 51-64 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Justin Bell snags the offensive board | 51-64 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Justin Bell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips pulls down the rebound | 51-64 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-64 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the defensive rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Justin Bell is called for traveling | 51-64 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Thomas Sims, Robert Winfrey, Steven Jones, Justin Bell, Daniel Walter | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-64 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | George Williams grabs the board | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Brandon Lee comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 51-64 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 51-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Phillips | 53-64 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | George Williams runs out the clock | 53-64 |