| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Adam Steveson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lionel Weise and he's hacked by Johnny Moberly - foul #1 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell drills a jumper in the paint set up by Craig Hargreaves | 5-0 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 5-0 |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 5-0 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Stanton Oxley | 8-0 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the floater from the left side | 8-2 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 10-2 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is fouled on the floor by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #1 | 10-2 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #2 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 10-3 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 17:28 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the runner from the right block set up by Randy Mitchell | 12-4 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is hacked by Lionel Weise - foul #1 on Lionel Weise, team foul #3 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Clay Armstrong (C) Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| 16:49 | Iowa | George Nelson comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #1 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #4 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Lionel Weise | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:49 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-6 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley is called for traveling | 12-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) Wilbur Burnside | |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| 16:02 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Horton | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Richard Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 14-6 |
| 15:43 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Stanton Oxley, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-6 |
| 15:01 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Clay Armstrong | 17-6 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 17-6 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the offensive board | 17-6 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-9 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Marvin Brown clanks a 3 from the right wing | 20-9 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the offensive board | 20-9 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | George Nelson's pass is intercepted by Wayne Horton | 20-9 |
| 13:40 | Minnesota | Wilbur Burnside is called for the reach on Randy Mitchell - foul #1 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #2 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Charles Dunn (C) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, George Nelson, Adam Steveson | |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 23-9 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs buries a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Freddy Morton | 23-11 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-11 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-11 |
| 12:35 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 23-11 |
| 12:20 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell can't connect on a runner in the lane | 23-11 |
| 12:19 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley tips it home | 25-11 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Charles Dunn's fadeaway is rejected by Randy Mitchell | 25-11 |
| 12:03 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley grabs the defensive rebound | 25-11 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #3 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SG) Lionel Weise, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-11 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 25-11 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 25-11 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses long on a runner from the right block but the foul's on Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #4 | 25-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SG), George Nelson (PF) Freddy Morton, Michael Hibbs | |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 25-11 |
| 10:52 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 26-11 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Marvin Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 26-11 |
| 10:33 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-11 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Stanton Oxley | 28-11 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is whistled for traveling | 28-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Graham Halverson (PF) Wayne Horton, Randy Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Graham Halverson | 30-11 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Adam Steveson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-11 |
| 09:44 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise gets the rebound | 30-11 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on George Nelson - foul #1 on George Nelson, team foul #5 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, George Nelson | |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 1st free throw | 30-11 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 31-11 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise misses the 3rd free throw | 31-11 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the rebound | 31-11 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-11 |
| 09:13 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is whistled for a carry | 31-11 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Nelson (C) Adam Steveson | |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs scores on a jump hook from the right block set up by Wilbur Burnside | 31-13 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Lionel Weise | 33-13 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-13 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson pulls down the rebound | 33-13 |
| 08:20 | Minnesota | Freddy Morton is called for the reach on Stanton Oxley - foul #1 on Freddy Morton, team foul #6 | 33-13 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF) Charles Dunn | |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Burnside | 33-13 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside lays it in | 33-15 |
| 08:00 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 33-15 |
| 07:59 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell hits the follow up shot | 35-15 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Marvin Brown buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Wayne Horton and the foul's on Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Marvin Brown, team foul #7 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Clay Armstrong (C) Lionel Weise, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Wilbur Burnside, Michael Hibbs, George Nelson | |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the free throw | 37-18 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-18 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the easy layup | 37-18 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Adam Steveson | 37-18 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wayne Horton - foul #1 on Wayne Horton, team foul #5 | 37-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Graham Halverson (SG), Matthew Brown (SF) Eugene Scott, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) Marvin Brown | |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell's floater is tipped away by Charles Dunn | 37-19 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the lay-in but the foul's on Matthew Brown - foul #1 on Matthew Brown, team foul #6 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Richard Smith | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 37-19 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Adam Steveson grabs the offensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 37-19 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-19 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #8 | 37-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), George Nelson (PF) Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 38-19 |
| 05:37 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-19 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 38-19 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 3 from the left corner | 38-22 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Stanton Oxley | 41-22 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | George Nelson is called for traveling | 41-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (PF) Johnny Moberly, Adam Steveson | |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #9 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 42-22 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 43-22 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-22 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Richard Smith hits the follow up shot | 43-24 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton blows the layup | 43-24 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 43-24 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is hacked by Wayne Horton - foul #2 on Wayne Horton, team foul #7 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Wayne Horton, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside | |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 43-25 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-26 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-26 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Adam Steveson | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 2 pts. PF - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Adam Steveson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Brown - foul #2 on Matthew Brown, team foul #8 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Brian Hardin (SG) Lionel Weise, Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Richard Smith, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the 1st free throw | 43-27 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-28 |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin snags the offensive board | 43-28 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson drills a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Matthew Brown | 46-28 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-28 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the offensive board | 46-28 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Freddy Morton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-28 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the follow up shot | 46-30 |
| 02:13 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the board | 46-30 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Eugene Scott steals it from Freddy Morton | 46-30 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott lays it in | 48-30 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Marvin Brown loses the dribble to Brian Hardin | 48-30 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 01:37 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin grabs the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 50-30 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Adam Steveson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Wayne Horton (SF), Randy Mitchell (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Eugene Scott, Matthew Brown, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| 00:49 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 50-30 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the board | 50-30 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Charles Dunn clanks a floater from the right side | 50-30 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | George Nelson is called for the reach on Lionel Weise - foul #2 on George Nelson, team foul #10 | 50-30 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (PF) Michael Hibbs | |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 51-30 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 52-30 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Dunn loses the ball out of bounds | 52-30 |