| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Musson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum inbounds the ball | 34-22 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | Victor Smith clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 34-22 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Young Qian is hacked by Joseph Odum - foul #1 on Joseph Odum, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower loses the dribble to Victor Smith | 34-22 |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Jim Rhodes steals it from Ralph McGuire | 34-22 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 34-22 |
| 18:16 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 17:51 | Iowa State | Victor Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Young Qian | 36-25 |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | Jack Reese clanks a shot in the paint | 36-25 |
| 17:06 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Jack Reese | 36-25 |
| 16:43 | Iowa State | Victor Smith loses the ball out of bounds | 36-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Randall Padula is called for the reach on William Musson - foul #2 on Randall Padula, team foul #2 | 36-25 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:00 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by William Musson is blocked by Randall Padula | 36-25 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | William Musson tips it in | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 4 pts. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa State | Stephen Luz misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Charles Lamar grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | William Musson buries a shot from the right wing set up by Young Qian | 36-29 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi clanks a floater from close range but he's fouled by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Ralph McGuire (C) David Bogart, Luther Holmes, Stephen Luz, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF) Charles Lamar, Young Qian | |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:49 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 14:33 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Victor Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-29 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | William Musson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jack Reese (PF) Alphonse Rossi | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:47 | Iowa State | Jack Reese hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from William Morrison | 39-29 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Jack Reese is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #1 on Jack Reese, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Oscar Donahue, Jim Rhodes | |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Young Qian clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-29 |
| 13:08 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Ralph McGuire | 39-29 |
| 12:47 | Iowa State | Jack Reese connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by William Morrison | 41-29 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Joseph Odum steps in front of the Huang-fu Xiang pass | 41-29 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Victor Smith hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Odum | 43-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | William Musson hits a turnaround from the right block set up by Jose Ponce | 43-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - William Morrison (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Victor Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Odum (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jack Reese (fresh) 10 pts. C - Ralph McGuire (fresh) 1 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't finish the layup | 43-31 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 43-31 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-31 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the offensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-31 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the offensive board | 43-31 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 43-33 |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Jose Ponce steals the ball from Jack Reese | 43-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-33 |
| 09:46 | Iowa State | Jack Reese snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 09:26 | Iowa State | Jack Reese is whistled for a carry | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), Larry Carr (C) Ray Thrower, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang, William Musson | |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-33 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Lamar | 43-33 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue is whistled for a carry | 43-33 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi connects on the fadeaway from the right block | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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) | |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Donahue | 45-36 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #3 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar, Oscar Donahue | |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 1st free throw | 45-36 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi misses the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 07:28 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi snags the offensive board | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Padula (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:03 | Iowa State | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Stephen Luz - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Jack Reese (PF), Ralph McGuire (C) David Bogart, Luther Holmes, Stephen Luz, Alphonse Rossi, Randall Padula | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 06:44 | Iowa State | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Victor Smith - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 06:28 | Iowa State | Jack Reese lays it in | 47-36 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is hacked by Joseph Odum - foul #2 on Joseph Odum, team foul #4 | 47-36 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | William Morrison steals it from Young Qian | 47-36 |
| 06:01 | Iowa State | William Morrison banks in the layup | 49-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is called for traveling | 49-36 |
| 05:25 | Iowa State | Jack Reese clanks a 3 from straight away | 49-36 |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #6 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 1st free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:01 | Iowa State | Victor Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 49-36 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-39 |
| 04:35 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum misses the dunk | 49-39 |
| 04:34 | Iowa State | Jack Reese can't tip it in | 49-39 |
| 04:33 | Iowa State | William Morrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 04:17 | Iowa State | Joseph Odum drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Morrison | 51-39 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-42 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Larry Carr is called for the reach on Ralph McGuire - foul #1 on Larry Carr, team foul #7 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Luther Holmes (SG), Stephen Luz (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF) William Morrison, Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Jack Reese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF), William Musson (C) Jim Rhodes, Larry Carr | |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-42 |
| 03:26 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Alphonse Rossi | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - David Bogart (fresh) SG - Luther Holmes (fresh) SF - Stephen Luz (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Alphonse Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ralph McGuire (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:08 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire banks in the layup set up by David Bogart | 55-42 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | William Musson misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 55-42 |
| 02:43 | Iowa State | Luther Holmes grabs the board | 55-42 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire is hacked by Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #8 | 55-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, William Musson | |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue lays it in set up by Charles Lamar | 57-44 |
| 02:09 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 57-44 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 57-44 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-47 |
| 01:36 | Iowa State | Huang-fu Xiang swats the short shot by Alphonse Rossi | 57-47 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Charles Lamar snags the defensive board | 57-47 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Charles Lamar | 57-50 |
| 01:29 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | William Morrison (PG), Victor Smith (SG), Joseph Odum (SF), Jack Reese (PF) David Bogart, Luther Holmes, Stephen Luz, Alphonse Rossi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Oscar Donahue, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| 01:16 | Iowa State | William Morrison is hacked by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| 01:16 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:16 | Iowa State | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | William Musson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire is hacked by Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #10 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Luther Holmes (PG) William Morrison | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:53 | Iowa State | Ralph McGuire makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | William Musson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | David Bogart (PG), Stephen Luz (SF), Alphonse Rossi (PF), Randall Padula (C) Victor Smith, Joseph Odum, Jack Reese, Ralph McGuire | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi is fouled on the floor by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #11 | 61-50 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 00:26 | Iowa State | Alphonse Rossi makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Ray Thrower lays it up and in on a great pass from Oscar Donahue | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | David Bogart runs out the clock | 63-52 |