| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Craig Hemphill (fresh) SG - Gordon Zakutney (fresh) SF - Marshall Wilson (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) C - Michael Pate (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) SG - Donald Foster (fresh) SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - David Kozak (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | David Kozak wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | West Virginia | Donald Foster is open and scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Andrew Todd comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:14 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn is open and buries a shot near the basket set up by Jamison Mullins | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Craig Hemphill | 3-4 |
| 18:18 | West Virginia | Larry Williams can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 3-4 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Andrew Todd grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Jamison Mullins is called for the reach on Marshall Wilson - foul #1 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Michael Pate banks in the layup on a nice dish by Craig Hemphill | 5-4 |
| 17:57 | West Virginia | David Kozak is fouled in the backcourt by Gordon Zakutney - foul #1 on Gordon Zakutney, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SF), James Aaron (PF) Larry Williams, David Kozak | |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Marshall Wilson - foul #1 on Marshall Wilson, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG), Reginald Garrett (PF) Jamison Mullins, Donald Foster | |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Michael Pate gets the rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Craig Hemphill misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-5 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Michael Pate pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-5 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Gordon Zakutney is blocked by Stephen Wynn | 5-5 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Michael Pate hits the follow up shot | 7-5 |
| 16:43 | West Virginia | Craig Hemphill is called for the reach on Edward Wages - foul #1 on Craig Hemphill, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (PG), John Basnight (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Steven Branham (PF), Sean Beebe (C) Craig Hemphill, Gordon Zakutney, Marshall Wilson, Andrew Todd, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF), David Kozak (PF) James Aaron, Stephen Wynn | |
| 16:16 | West Virginia | Larry Williams is whistled for traveling | 7-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Donald Foster (SG) Edward Wages, Anthony Ross | |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Jamison Mullins picks off the pass by Floyd Stone in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| 16:01 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins hits a wide open jump hook in the paint | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Floyd Stone (fresh) SG - John Basnight (fresh) SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) PF - Steven Branham (fresh) C - Sean Beebe (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Foster (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Williams (fresh) PF - David Kozak (fresh) C - Reginald Garrett (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Reginald Garrett takes the ball from John Basnight | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by John Basnight - foul #1 on John Basnight, team foul #4 | 7-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Hemphill (PG), Gordon Zakutney (SG), Andrew Todd (PF), Michael Pate (C) Floyd Stone, John Basnight, Steven Branham, Sean Beebe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG), Anthony Ross (SF), James Aaron (PF), William Carr (C) Donald Foster, Larry Williams, David Kozak, Reginald Garrett | |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:20 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:03 | West Virginia | James Aaron gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:00 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Wilson (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn (C) William Carr | |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Anthony Ross steps in front of the Gordon Zakutney pass | 7-8 |
| 14:37 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross hits the finger roll | 7-10 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses short on a jumper from close range | 7-10 |
| 14:31 | West Virginia | Stephen Wynn grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 14:12 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the left side | 7-10 |
| 14:10 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Wynn | 7-10 |
| 13:53 | West Virginia | Michael Pate steals the ball from James Aaron | 7-10 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Craig Hemphill misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 13:48 | West Virginia | Edward Wages snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 13:46 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins double dribbles in the backcourt | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (PG), John Basnight (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Steven Branham (PF), Sean Beebe (C) Craig Hemphill, Gordon Zakutney, Marshall Wilson, Andrew Todd, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), Larry Williams (SF), William Carr (C) Jamison Mullins, Anthony Ross, Stephen Wynn | |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Floyd Stone buries a jumper from the right wing | 9-10 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Aaron | 9-12 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | John Basnight drills a turnaround in the lane set up by Steven Branham | 11-12 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Edward Wages misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Floyd Stone - foul #1 on Floyd Stone, team foul #5 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Hemphill (PG), Mark Scarbrough (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Floyd Stone, Andrew Johnson, Steven Branham | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SF), David Kozak (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Larry Williams, James Aaron, William Carr | |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:35 | West Virginia | Edward Wages makes the 2nd free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | John Basnight misses the easy layup | 11-14 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Andrew Todd tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross makes the floater near the basket set up by Stephen Wynn and he's hacked by Andrew Todd - foul #1 on Andrew Todd, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (SG), Marshall Wilson (SF) John Basnight, Sean Beebe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG) Edward Wages | |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross misses the free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross grabs the offensive rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:44 | West Virginia | David Kozak can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 13-16 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Andrew Todd pulls down the rebound | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Craig Hemphill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Zakutney (fresh) SF - Marshall Wilson (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Scarbrough (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Foster (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Ross (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Kozak (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Andrew Todd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by David Kozak - foul #1 on David Kozak, team foul #2 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (PG), Michael Pate (C) Craig Hemphill, Mark Scarbrough | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF) Donald Foster | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses the 1st free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:35 | West Virginia | David Kozak gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 11:08 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney gets the rebound | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Andrew Todd and he's fouled by Stephen Wynn - foul #1 on Stephen Wynn, team foul #3 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Johnson (SF), Steven Branham (PF) Marshall Wilson, Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), James Aaron (PF), Reginald Garrett (C) Anthony Ross, David Kozak, Stephen Wynn | |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney misses the free throw | 15-16 |
| 10:53 | West Virginia | James Aaron snags the defensive board | 15-16 |
| 10:30 | West Virginia | Donald Foster buries a shot from the right side | 15-18 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Michael Pate is hacked by Reginald Garrett - foul #1 on Reginald Garrett, team foul #4 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Hemphill (PG), John Basnight (SG), Sean Beebe (C) Floyd Stone, Gordon Zakutney, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (PG) Jamison Mullins | |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Craig Hemphill is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Craig Hemphill, team foul #7 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough (PG), Kyle Brooks (SF) Craig Hemphill, Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | Steven Branham is called for the reach on James Aaron in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Branham, team foul #8 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (PG) Kyle Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SF) Larry Williams | |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 1st free throw | 15-19 |
| 09:45 | West Virginia | James Aaron makes the 2nd free throw | 15-20 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Steven Branham is called for traveling | 15-20 |
| 09:25 | West Virginia | Edward Wages hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Aaron | 15-22 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Stone | 18-22 |
| 08:48 | West Virginia | Floyd Stone takes the ball from Donald Foster | 18-22 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Floyd Stone scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mark Scarbrough | 20-22 |
| 08:26 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-22 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Steven Branham pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | James Aaron steals it from Floyd Stone | 20-22 |
| 07:45 | West Virginia | James Aaron can't finish the layup | 20-22 |
| 07:44 | West Virginia | Reginald Garrett grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| 07:23 | West Virginia | Edward Wages clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 20-22 |
| 07:21 | West Virginia | Edward Wages grabs the offensive rebound | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Floyd Stone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Basnight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Scarbrough (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Steven Branham (fairly fresh) C - Sean Beebe (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Edward Wages (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Foster (tiring) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Ross (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Aaron (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Reginald Garrett (tiring) | |
| 07:04 | West Virginia | James Aaron misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Steven Branham pulls down the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | John Basnight clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 20-22 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Sean Beebe grabs the offensive board | 20-22 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Sean Beebe knocks in the floater from the baseline | 22-22 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Donald Foster hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mark Scarbrough - foul #1 on Mark Scarbrough, team foul #9 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Brooks (PG), Gordon Zakutney (SG), Marshall Wilson (SF), Andrew Todd (PF), Michael Pate (C) Floyd Stone, John Basnight, Mark Scarbrough, Steven Branham, Sean Beebe | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins (PG), Larry Williams (SF), David Kozak (PF), Stephen Wynn (C) Edward Wages, Anthony Ross, James Aaron, Reginald Garrett | |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Donald Foster makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 06:10 | West Virginia | Donald Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Andrew Todd scores on a driving attempt in the paint | 24-24 |
| 05:19 | West Virginia | David Kozak throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Anthony Ross (SG) Donald Foster | |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-24 |
| 05:01 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Anthony Ross | 24-24 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Kyle Brooks - foul #1 on Kyle Brooks, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 04:58 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 24-26 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Michael Pate tips it back up and in | 26-26 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Larry Williams misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Marshall Wilson - foul #2 on Marshall Wilson, team foul #11 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (PG), Andrew Johnson (SF) Kyle Brooks, Marshall Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | William Carr (C) Stephen Wynn | |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:18 | West Virginia | The offensive rebound goes to David Kozak | 26-27 |
| 03:58 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Williams | 26-29 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Floyd Stone | 28-29 |
| 03:49 | West Virginia | Anthony Ross is open but misses the lay-in | 28-29 |
| 03:47 | West Virginia | David Kozak tips it back up and in | 28-31 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 03:31 | West Virginia | Larry Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Larry Williams is fouled on the floor by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #12 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Hemphill (PG) Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | West Virginia | James Aaron (SG), Stephen Wynn (C) Anthony Ross, David Kozak | |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Larry Williams makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:14 | West Virginia | Larry Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Michael Pate gets the rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Craig Hemphill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gordon Zakutney (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Andrew Johnson (fresh) PF - Andrew Todd (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Pate (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Jamison Mullins (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aaron (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Larry Williams (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Carr (fresh) C - Stephen Wynn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Michael Pate travels with the ball | 28-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Wilson (SF) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Edward Wages (SG) Larry Williams | |
| 02:32 | West Virginia | James Aaron throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG) Gordon Zakutney | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Larry Williams (SF) William Carr | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Andrew Todd drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-32 |
| 02:13 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mark Scarbrough (PF), Kyle Brooks (C) Andrew Todd, Michael Pate | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Craig Hemphill drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by John Basnight | 33-32 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins is fouled in the backcourt by Craig Hemphill - foul #3 on Craig Hemphill, team foul #13 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean Beebe (C) Craig Hemphill | |
| Subs | West Virginia | David Kozak (PF) James Aaron | |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:56 | West Virginia | Jamison Mullins makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Marshall Wilson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Sean Beebe grabs the offensive board | 33-34 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Jamison Mullins is called for the reach on Mark Scarbrough - foul #2 on Jamison Mullins, team foul #5 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney (SG), Andrew Johnson (SF), Steven Branham (PF) John Basnight, Marshall Wilson, Kyle Brooks | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Donald Foster (SG), William Carr (C) Jamison Mullins, Stephen Wynn | |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 01:10 | West Virginia | Donald Foster gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 01:08 | West Virginia | Mark Scarbrough takes the ball from Larry Williams in the backcourt | 33-34 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Gordon Zakutney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-34 |
| 00:51 | West Virginia | Edward Wages gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 00:28 | West Virginia | Larry Williams drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-36 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | David Kozak denies the turnaround by Gordon Zakutney | 33-36 |
| 00:00 | West Virginia | Donald Foster grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |