| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edwin Thompson (fresh) SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos inbounds the ball | 23-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 23-29 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Russell Towne pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-29 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from John Witherell | 26-29 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-29 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Witherell | 28-29 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski lays it up and in | 28-31 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos misses short on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Lapointe - foul #2 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Michael Leland's dunk attempt is rejected by Kwakou Albarazi | 30-31 |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Russell Towne connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Carlos | 33-31 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edwin Thompson | 33-33 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 33-33 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Russell Towne comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-33 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi tips it in | 35-33 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Russell Towne steals it from Jerrod Okuniewski | 35-33 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos's floater is tipped away by Jerrod Okuniewski | 35-33 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Michael Leland snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Witherell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Callahan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edwin Thompson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Michael Leland makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi loses the dribble to Jerrod Okuniewski | 35-35 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Michael Leland double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), John Watson (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Michael Carlos, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Michael Browne (PF), Charles Gosnell (C) Edwin Thompson, Eddie Lapointe, Robert Donovan, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 14:45 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 35-35 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | John Mikula swats the shot by Robert Evans | 35-35 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Michael Leland buries a jumper from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Russell Towne and he's hacked by Robert Evans - foul #1 on Robert Evans, team foul #2 | 37-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 38-39 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Donovan (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Michael Browne, Charles Gosnell | |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | John Watson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by William Callahan | 41-39 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Michael Leland clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski tips it but misses | 41-39 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Leland (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | John Witherell drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Watson | 43-39 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Michael Leland travels with the ball | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Eddie Lapointe (SG) Reginald Phillips, Robert Evans | |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | William Callahan buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Randy Sharp | 45-39 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Michael Leland clanks a floater from close range | 45-39 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski hits the follow up shot | 45-41 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi knocks in the driving attempt from the left block and he's fouled by Jerrod Okuniewski - foul #2 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #3 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Browne (PF) Robert Donovan | |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #1 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #1 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Jerrod Okuniewski - foul #3 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #4 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG), Charles Gosnell (C) Michael Leland, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold clanks a turnaround from close range | 48-42 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips snags the defensive board | 48-42 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) John Mikula | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SF), Robert Donovan (PF) Edwin Thompson, Michael Browne | |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | John Watson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 51-42 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-42 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Robert Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-42 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips tips it home | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Gosnell (fresh) | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 51-44 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 51-47 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold's pass is intercepted by Robert Evans | 51-47 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips lays it in on a great pass from Robert Evans | 51-49 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Reginald Phillips - foul #4 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #5 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Michael Leland (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Eddie Lapointe, Charles Gosnell | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-49 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski is hacked by William Callahan - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #2 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Browne (PF) Robert Donovan | |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Michael Leland misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #3 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF) William Callahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SG) Robert Evans | |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Michael Leland makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Michael Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by John Mikula | 55-51 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe is denied on a layup by John Mikula | 55-51 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos pulls down the rebound | 55-51 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG), Robert Evans (SF), Robert Donovan (PF) Edwin Thompson, Michael Leland, Michael Browne | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | John Witherell hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 55-51 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | William Callahan swats the layup by Eddie Lapointe | 57-51 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the board | 57-51 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Russell Towne knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-51 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski is fouled on the floor by Russell Towne - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #4 | 59-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Leland (SF) Eddie Lapointe | |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Watson - foul #4 on John Watson, team foul #5 | 59-51 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 03:48 | Michigan State | Russell Towne clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Leland gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Leland (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-53 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 59-53 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is fouled in the backcourt by Reginald Phillips - foul #5 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #6 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | William Callahan knocks in the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Witherell | 61-53 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SG) Robert Evans | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by John Witherell | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Michael Leland | 63-58 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is hacked by Edwin Thompson - foul #3 on Edwin Thompson, team foul #7 | 63-58 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the offensive rebound | 63-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | John Watson hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Witherell | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson's pass is intercepted by William Callahan | 65-58 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | John Watson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-58 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Robert Donovan grabs the defensive rebound | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #2 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #6 | 65-58 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Edwin Thompson is called for the reach on Kwakou Albarazi in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edwin Thompson, team foul #8 | 65-59 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-59 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is hacked by Eddie Lapointe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #9 | 65-59 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Robert Donovan gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-59 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Robert Donovan grabs the offensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 65-59 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | William Callahan pulls down the rebound | 65-59 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Eddie Lapointe is called for the reach on William Callahan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #10 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold (C) Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 67-59 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Watson | 67-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Russell Towne runs out the clock | 67-59 |