| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Troy Robey (fresh) C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) SF - Kenneth Bowling (fresh) PF - Jon Goodman (fresh) C - William McElhinny (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the wide open floater from close range set up by Jeffrey Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Williams in the backcourt | 2-0 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Andrew Gillum is blocked by William McElhinny | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Williams | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Richard Lawson hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Williams | 4-0 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman can't connect on a jumper from close range | 4-0 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum loses the ball out of bounds | 4-2 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gillum steals the ball from Ivan Ciskowski | 4-2 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum lays it in on a great pass from Jeffrey Williams and the foul's on Kenneth Bowling - foul #1 on Kenneth Bowling, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum misses the free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny misses short on a floater from the baseline | 6-2 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Richard Lawson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Michael Savory | 6-2 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses short on a 3 from straight away | 6-2 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum pulls down the rebound | 6-2 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Hector Miranda (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jeffrey Williams, Richard Lawson, Michael Brown, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Jason Gordon (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Dale Gardner (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, William McElhinny | |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the runner in the lane set up by Wade Floyd | 6-4 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Mark Louis is called for the reach on Jacob Poarch in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mark Louis, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Jacob Poarch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds is open and scores on a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Pagan | 8-4 |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner buries a driving attempt in the lane and he's fouled by Hector Miranda - foul #1 on Hector Miranda, team foul #1 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Richard Lawson (SG) Ronald Pagan, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner misses the free throw | 8-6 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds gets the rebound | 8-6 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Richard Lawson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-6 |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 11-6 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the offensive board | 11-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jacob Poarch (fresh) SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Hector Miranda (fresh) PF - Ted Simmonds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Cortese (fresh) SG - Jason Gordon (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wade Floyd (fresh) PF - Dale Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Louis (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses short on a runner in the lane but the foul's on Jacob Poarch - foul #1 on Jacob Poarch, team foul #2 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jacob Poarch, Hector Miranda, Shawn Ferland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold (SG), Jon Goodman (PF) Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Michael Brown drills a jumpshot from the left side | 13-8 |
| 15:06 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses badly on a floater from the left side | 13-8 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Michael Brown snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-8 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jason Gordon | 13-8 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon comes up short on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Ted Simmonds - foul #1 on Ted Simmonds, team foul #3 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Hector Miranda (SG), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jeffrey Williams, Richard Lawson, Ted Simmonds, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), William McElhinny (C) Joel Cortese, Robert Arnold, Jon Goodman, Dale Gardner | |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 14:33 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Hector Miranda loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman (PF) Jason Gordon | |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski is fouled on the floor by Hector Miranda - foul #2 on Hector Miranda, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pagan (PG), Richard Lawson (SG) Jacob Poarch, Hector Miranda | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Louis (PF) Jon Goodman | |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Bowling | 13-13 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Troy Robey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 15-13 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Pagan is called for the reach on Michael Savory - foul #1 on Ronald Pagan, team foul #5 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Ted Simmonds (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Ronald Pagan, Troy Robey, Shawn Ferland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (SF) Kenneth Bowling | |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds gets the rebound | 15-13 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | William McElhinny is called for the reach on Michael Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on William McElhinny, team foul #3 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman (PF) Mark Louis | |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on William McElhinny - foul #2 on William McElhinny, team foul #4 | 15-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Troy Robey (PF) Ted Simmonds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF) Michael Savory, William McElhinny | |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 16-13 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 17-13 |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 17-13 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd grabs the offensive rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling is called for traveling | 17-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ted Simmonds (PF), Ruben Swoboda (C) Jeffrey Williams, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Dale Gardner (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd | |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold gets the rebound | 17-13 |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Robert Arnold | 17-15 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Richard Lawson is fouled on the floor by Robert Arnold - foul #1 on Robert Arnold, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jacob Poarch, Richard Lawson, Ted Simmonds, Ruben Swoboda | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Jason Gordon (SF), Mark Louis (C) Robert Arnold, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Michael Brown buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jeffrey Williams | 19-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ronald Pagan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Cortese (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Gordon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mark Louis (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 19-15 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the board | 19-15 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner grabs the defensive rebound | 19-15 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the runner from the right block | 19-17 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 19-17 |
| 11:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Jason Gordon is blocked by Andrew Gillum | 19-17 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronald Pagan | 19-17 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | The jumper by Michael Brown is denied by Dale Gardner | 19-17 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Ronald Pagan tips it in | 21-17 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Andrew Gillum - foul #1 on Andrew Gillum, team foul #6 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Ted Simmonds (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Ronald Pagan, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Michael Savory, Joel Cortese, Jason Gordon, Dale Gardner | |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 21-19 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Michael Brown lays it in | 23-19 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the shot from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Richard Lawson connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jeffrey Williams | 25-22 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman is hacked by Ted Simmonds - foul #2 on Ted Simmonds, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jeffrey Williams, Ted Simmonds, Shawn Ferland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Dale Gardner (C) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Wade Floyd, Mark Louis | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Lawson | 25-23 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Richard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 25-23 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman pulls down the rebound | 25-23 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Arnold connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joel Cortese | 25-26 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Richard Lawson loses the ball out of bounds | 25-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG) Jacob Poarch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF) Robert Arnold, Jon Goodman | |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Joel Cortese | 25-29 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Jason Gordon in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Savory hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 25-29 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum snags the defensive board | 25-29 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 07:29 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the board | 25-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Richard Lawson (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Michael Brown (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Andrew Gillum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Joel Cortese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Gordon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Dale Gardner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese connects on the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Richard Lawson - foul #1 on Richard Lawson, team foul #8 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shawn Ferland (PF) Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd (C) Dale Gardner | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese makes the free throw | 25-32 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Richard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right block | 25-32 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 25-32 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Kenneth Bowling picks off the pass by Richard Lawson | 25-32 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 25-32 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum gets the rebound | 25-32 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Kenneth Bowling picks off the pass by Michael Brown in the backcourt | 25-32 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon slams it home set up by Kenneth Bowling | 25-34 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Richard Lawson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-34 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon gets the rebound | 25-34 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling knocks in the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Savory | 25-36 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pagan (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Ruben Swoboda (C) Jeffrey Williams, Shawn Ferland, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Dale Gardner (SF), Jon Goodman (PF), Mark Louis (C) Michael Savory, Joel Cortese, Kenneth Bowling, Jason Gordon, Wade Floyd | |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Michael Brown knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Ronald Pagan | 27-36 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis clanks a shot from close range but the foul's on Ruben Swoboda - foul #1 on Ruben Swoboda, team foul #9 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Andrew Gillum (C) Ronald Pagan, Ruben Swoboda | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Troy Robey hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-38 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Gillum - foul #2 on Andrew Gillum, team foul #10 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ruben Swoboda (C) Jeffrey Williams, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 29-39 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Jon Goodman makes the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Richard Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG) Jacob Poarch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Wade Floyd (SF) Israel Shrader, Ivan Ciskowski, Mark Louis | |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 29-40 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Troy Robey | 29-40 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Richard Lawson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Wade Floyd | 29-40 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese is hacked by Jeffrey Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #11 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling (SF) Dale Gardner | |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese makes the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese misses the 2nd free throw | 29-41 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Troy Robey snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Ruben Swoboda is called for 5 seconds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Hector Miranda (SG), Ted Simmonds (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jeffrey Williams, Richard Lawson, Troy Robey, Ruben Swoboda | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Jason Gordon (PF), William McElhinny (C) Robert Arnold, Jon Goodman, Wade Floyd | |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | William McElhinny is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William McElhinny, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG) Jacob Poarch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski (SG), Mark Louis (C) Joel Cortese, William McElhinny | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (tired) 5 ast. SG - Hector Miranda (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Ted Simmonds (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Savory (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Ciskowski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Kenneth Bowling (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jason Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Louis (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-41 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the dunk but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #12 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pagan (PG), Troy Robey (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Israel Shrader (PG), Dale Gardner (PF) Michael Savory, Kenneth Bowling | |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Troy Robey grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Hector Miranda is called for the reach on Ivan Ciskowski - foul #3 on Hector Miranda, team foul #13 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF) Ronald Pagan, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese (PG), Kenneth Bowling (SF), Jon Goodman (PF) Israel Shrader, Jason Gordon, Mark Louis | |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:30 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Richard Lawson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-43 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner pulls down the rebound | 31-43 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Joel Cortese connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Ivan Ciskowski | 31-45 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Joel Cortese picks off the pass by Michael Brown in the backcourt | 31-45 |
| 01:42 | Notre Dame | Ivan Ciskowski misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-45 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | Dale Gardner hits the follow up shot | 31-47 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 01:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gillum denies the turnaround by Jon Goodman | 33-47 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Bowling hits the follow up shot | 33-49 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Richard Lawson is hacked by Ivan Ciskowski - foul #1 on Ivan Ciskowski, team foul #7 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jeffrey Williams, Michael Brown, Andrew Gillum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Savory (PG), Robert Arnold (SG), Wade Floyd (SF), Jason Gordon (PF), Mark Louis (C) Joel Cortese, Ivan Ciskowski, Kenneth Bowling, Jon Goodman, Dale Gardner | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Richard Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Louis grabs the defensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 33-49 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon hits the follow up shot | 33-51 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Richard Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-51 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland misses the tip | 33-51 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Wade Floyd grabs the defensive rebound | 33-51 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 33-51 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Shawn Ferland | 33-51 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 33-51 |