| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) SF - Young Qian (fresh) PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) C - William Musson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ralph Weber (fresh) SG - Oleg Wojtanowski (fresh) SF - Brett Lebrun (fresh) PF - Drazen Zundel (fresh) C - Huang Ming (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Princeton | Princeton is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Princeton | Ralph Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Princeton | Huang Ming is fouled on the floor by William Musson - foul #1 on William Musson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Jose Ponce knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by William Musson | 2-0 |
| 18:35 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Huang Ming | 2-2 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by William Musson | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Huang Ming | 5-4 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 17:43 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:24 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Oleg Wojtanowski, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | William Musson knocks in the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 7-4 |
| 16:56 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski clanks a 3 from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Young Qian pulls down the rebound | 7-4 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 16:40 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:34 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Huang Ming | 7-7 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Young Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Phillip Johnson (SF), Luis Castro (PF), Kenneth Garceau (C) Brett Lebrun, Drazen Zundel, Huang Ming | |
| 15:51 | Princeton | Kenneth Garceau can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Young Qian pulls down the rebound | 7-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ralph Weber (fresh) SG - Oleg Wojtanowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) PF - Luis Castro (fresh) C - Kenneth Garceau (fresh) | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 7-7 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-7 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is called for 5 seconds | 7-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Lininger (PG), Olin Zeidan (SG) Ralph Weber, Oleg Wojtanowski | |
| 15:03 | Princeton | Olin Zeidan makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luis Castro | 7-9 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Young Qian is blocked by Kenneth Garceau | 7-9 |
| 14:34 | Princeton | Luis Castro pulls down the rebound | 7-9 |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Daniel Lininger misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #2 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski (SG), Brett Lebrun (SF), Drazen Zundel (PF), Huang Ming (C) Olin Zeidan, Phillip Johnson, Luis Castro, Kenneth Garceau | |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Daniel Lininger makes the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Daniel Lininger misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:22 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:05 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ralph Weber (PG) Daniel Lininger | |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from Oscar Donahue | 9-10 |
| 13:12 | Princeton | Jim Rhodes takes the ball from Drazen Zundel | 9-10 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | William Musson clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Brett Lebrun - foul #1 on Brett Lebrun, team foul #2 | 9-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Princeton | | |
| 12:55 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | William Musson misses the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 12:55 | Princeton | Huang Ming grabs the defensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:31 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ralph Weber | 10-12 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ray Thrower | 13-12 |
| 11:56 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 13-12 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Huang Ming - foul #1 on Huang Ming, team foul #3 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Lininger (SG), Phillip Johnson (SF), Luis Castro (PF), Kenneth Garceau (C) Oleg Wojtanowski, Brett Lebrun, Drazen Zundel, Huang Ming | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ralph Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Lininger (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Phillip Johnson (fresh) PF - Luis Castro (fresh) C - Kenneth Garceau (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-12 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it in | 15-12 |
| 10:53 | Princeton | Ralph Weber can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-12 |
| 10:52 | Princeton | Luis Castro grabs the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:38 | Princeton | Phillip Johnson hits a floater from close range | 15-14 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-14 |
| 10:18 | Princeton | Luis Castro grabs the defensive rebound | 15-14 |
| 10:13 | Princeton | Jose Ponce takes the ball from Phillip Johnson | 15-14 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-14 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the offensive board | 15-14 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Ray Thrower buries a shot from the right side set up by Jose Ponce and the foul's on Kenneth Garceau - foul #1 on Kenneth Garceau, team foul #4 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Oscar Donahue (C) Jose Ponce, William Musson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski (SG), Brett Lebrun (SF), Drazen Zundel (PF), Huang Ming (C) Ralph Weber, Phillip Johnson, Luis Castro, Kenneth Garceau | |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the free throw | 18-14 |
| 09:16 | Princeton | Daniel Lininger hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 18-14 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | The short jumper by Ray Thrower is denied by Huang Ming | 18-14 |
| 08:57 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel gets the rebound | 18-14 |
| 08:42 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski is hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Ray Thrower, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (PF), Larry Carr (C) Ray Thrower, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Princeton | Olin Zeidan (PG) Daniel Lininger | |
| 08:27 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel misses the turnaround from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Drazen Zundel - foul #1 on Drazen Zundel, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ralph Weber (PG) Olin Zeidan | |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:42 | Princeton | Huang Ming buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Brett Lebrun | 20-16 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Larry Carr can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Huang Ming - foul #2 on Huang Ming, team foul #6 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF) Jose Ponce, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Princeton | Phillip Johnson (C) Huang Ming | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 21-16 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Ralph Weber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oleg Wojtanowski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brett Lebrun (fresh) PF - Drazen Zundel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Phillip Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 22-16 |
| 07:06 | Princeton | Ralph Weber tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Charles Lamar | 25-16 |
| 06:36 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Weber | 25-19 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), William Musson (C) Charles Lamar, Jim Rhodes, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Princeton | Luis Castro (PF), Kenneth Garceau (C) Brett Lebrun, Drazen Zundel | |
| 05:55 | Princeton | Phillip Johnson scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 25-21 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jose Ponce | 28-21 |
| 05:16 | Princeton | Kenneth Garceau buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses short on a shot in the lane | 28-23 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | William Musson tips it home | 30-23 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #4 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Oscar Donahue (SF) Ray Thrower, Young Qian | |
| Subs | Princeton | Daniel Lininger (PG), Brett Lebrun (SF), Drazen Zundel (PF) Ralph Weber, Phillip Johnson, Luis Castro | |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 04:26 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Jose Ponce's pass is intercepted by Daniel Lininger | 30-25 |
| 03:53 | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski lays it up and in on a great pass from Daniel Lininger | 30-27 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | William Musson knocks in the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Jose Ponce and he's fouled by Kenneth Garceau - foul #2 on Kenneth Garceau, team foul #7 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Jose Ponce, Oscar Donahue, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Princeton | Olin Zeidan (SG), Huang Ming (C) Oleg Wojtanowski, Kenneth Garceau | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | William Musson makes the free throw | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Princeton | PG - Daniel Lininger (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Olin Zeidan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Brett Lebrun (fresh) PF - Drazen Zundel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang Ming (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Princeton | Olin Zeidan comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 33-27 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 33-27 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | William Musson misses the easy layup | 33-27 |
| 02:45 | Princeton | Brett Lebrun snags the defensive board | 33-27 |
| 02:21 | Princeton | Daniel Lininger misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-27 |
| 02:19 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel gets the offensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 01:59 | Princeton | Brett Lebrun misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #5 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Oscar Donahue (C) Charles Lamar, William Musson | |
| Subs | Princeton | Ralph Weber (PG), Phillip Johnson (PF) Olin Zeidan, Drazen Zundel | |
| 01:59 | Princeton | Brett Lebrun misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 01:59 | Princeton | Brett Lebrun makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Ralph Weber - foul #1 on Ralph Weber, team foul #8 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Princeton | Olin Zeidan (SG), Luis Castro (PF) Daniel Lininger, Brett Lebrun | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 01:13 | Princeton | Ralph Weber is fouled on the floor by Jim Rhodes - foul #1 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Princeton | Oleg Wojtanowski (SG) Olin Zeidan | |
| 01:04 | Princeton | Ralph Weber drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Phillip Johnson | 34-30 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ray Thrower | 37-30 |
| 00:38 | Princeton | Ralph Weber is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 37-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), William Musson (C) Ray Thrower, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Princeton | Drazen Zundel (PF) Luis Castro | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Charles Lamar double dribbles | 37-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Princeton | Brett Lebrun (SF) Huang Ming | |
| 00:01 | Princeton | Phillip Johnson's floater is tipped away by Huang-fu Xiang | 37-30 |
| 00:00 | Princeton | Drazen Zundel snags the offensive board | 37-30 |