| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 26-33 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald hits the follow up shot | 26-35 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | George Williams misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-35 |
| 19:11 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dale Anderson | 26-35 |
| 18:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald buries a fadeaway from the right side | 26-37 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 18:45 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-37 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Steven Jones gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Steven Jones scores on a jumper from the left block | 28-37 |
| 17:49 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-37 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Daniel Walter pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but he's hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #1 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #1 | 28-37 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-37 |
| 17:14 | Minnesota | Daniel Walter blocks the short jumper by Lawrence Thompson | 30-37 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-37 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't tip it in | 30-37 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-37 |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald tips it but misses | 30-37 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the tip | 30-37 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 30-37 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Justin Bell clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #1 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG), Efrain Mahlum (PF) George Williams, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 16:12 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Glenn Cummings | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Edgar Eichner is called for the reach on Justin Bell - foul #1 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #3 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Lucas (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Steven Jones connects on the floater from the left wing | 33-39 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Efrain Mahlum - foul #3 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Edgar Eichner | |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:57 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 2nd free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #2 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #4 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Thomas Heald (PF) Glenn Cummings, Stanley Miles | |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 34-41 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-41 |
| 14:16 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson pulls down the rebound | 34-41 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Heald | 34-44 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Steven Jones banks in the layup set up by Thomas Sims | 36-44 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Dwayne Danis is called for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Justin Bell (C) Thomas Sims, Robert Winfrey, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is whistled for traveling | 36-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-44 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Justin Bell snags the defensive board | 36-44 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 36-44 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Thomas Heald and he's fouled by Brandon Lee - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #2 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 36-47 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the offensive board | 36-47 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 36-47 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner gets the rebound | 36-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Stanley Miles (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner is fouled on the floor by Justin Bell - foul #2 on Justin Bell, team foul #3 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Daniel Walter (PF) Brandon Lee, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Glenn Cummings (SG) Lawrence Thompson, Walter Sullivan | |
| 10:55 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Bower | 36-49 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt near the basket | 36-49 |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Edgar Eichner | 36-49 |
| 10:11 | Minnesota | Thomas Sims steps in front of the Glenn Cummings pass | 36-49 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from George Williams | 39-49 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings blows the layup | 39-49 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 39-49 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by George Williams | 41-49 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Arthur Bower, Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Thomas Heald | 41-49 |
| 07:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled on the floor by Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Efrain Mahlum (PF) Robert Winfrey, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 19 pts. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Steven Jones drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Lee | 43-49 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 43-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG), Justin Bell (C) Gary Lemus, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Sims and he's fouled by Dwayne Danis - foul #2 on Dwayne Danis, team foul #6 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Dwayne Danis | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Justin Bell steps in front of the Lawrence Thompson pass | 46-49 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-49 |
| 05:35 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Justin Bell - foul #3 on Justin Bell, team foul #4 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Daniel Walter (PF) Brandon Lee, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG), Stanley Miles (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 05:10 | Minnesota | Daniel Walter takes the ball from Stanley Miles | 46-49 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is fouled on the floor by Edgar Eichner - foul #2 on Edgar Eichner, team foul #7 | 46-49 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Lucas (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson blows the layup | 48-49 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | George Williams hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Robert Winfrey and the foul's on Dale Anderson - foul #1 on Dale Anderson, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dwayne Danis (SF) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson | |
| 04:34 | Iowa | George Williams makes the free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is called for traveling | 51-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Stanley Miles, Edgar Eichner | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Steven Jones clanks a floater from the right block | 51-49 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas grabs the offensive board | 51-49 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Thomas Sims | 53-49 |
| 03:25 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gregory Burkhardt | 53-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. SG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dwayne Danis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the shot from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower grabs the defensive rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan makes the floater from the baseline set up by Arthur Bower | 53-53 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Justin Bell (C) Thomas Sims, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Dale Anderson (SF) Arthur Bower, Dwayne Danis | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 02:07 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 53-53 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Steven Jones snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | George Williams is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | George Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the offensive rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Daniel Walter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is hacked by George Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Justin Bell is called for the reach on Thomas Heald - foul #4 on Justin Bell, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the board | 54-53 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Lawrence Thompson steals it from Steven Jones | 54-53 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a shot from the right wing | 54-55 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | George Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Heald in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 54-56 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Walter Sullivan takes the ball from Robert Winfrey | 54-56 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan runs out the clock | 54-56 |