| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 11 pts. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Thomas Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Herron (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Hector (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Marc Tubergen (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Young Qian inbounds the ball | 29-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | William Musson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-34 |
| 19:41 | Hawaii | Rex Herron pulls down the rebound | 29-34 |
| 19:34 | Hawaii | Thomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Raymond Robinson - foul #2 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 19:04 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 18:46 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Raymond Robinson | 30-36 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Jose Ponce travels in the backcourt | 30-36 |
| 18:19 | Hawaii | Thomas Hall hits a floater from the right side | 30-38 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by William Musson | 33-38 |
| 17:49 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector can't connect on a floater from the right side | 33-38 |
| 17:47 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen tips it but misses | 33-38 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 33-38 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it back up and in | 35-38 |
| 17:08 | Hawaii | Rex Herron hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-38 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | William Musson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frank Free (PG), Danny Brooks (SF), Tommy McEathron (C) Thomas Hall, Christopher Hector, Marc Tubergen | |
| 16:11 | Hawaii | Tommy McEathron hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Joseph Morrow (SF) Rex Herron | |
| 16:11 | Hawaii | Tommy McEathron misses the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:11 | Hawaii | Tommy McEathron misses the 2nd free throw | 35-38 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 15:50 | Hawaii | Joseph Morrow grabs the board | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Frank Free (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Danny Brooks (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Morrow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Tommy McEathron (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Hawaii | Frank Free drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Tommy McEathron | 35-41 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is fouled on the floor by Raymond Robinson - foul #3 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Thomas Hall (PG), Christopher Hector (SF), Marc Tubergen (C) Frank Free, Joseph Morrow, Raymond Robinson | |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower loses the dribble to Marc Tubergen | 35-41 |
| 14:41 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Young Qian tips it in | 37-41 |
| 14:08 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen banks in the layup on a nice dish by Danny Brooks and he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rex Herron (SG), Raymond Robinson (PF) Danny Brooks, Tommy McEathron | |
| 14:08 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen misses the free throw | 37-43 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | William Musson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 13:46 | Hawaii | Thomas Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:32 | Hawaii | William Musson is called for the reach on Thomas Hall - foul #1 on William Musson, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 13:24 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 37-43 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Jose Ponce knocks in the floater from the left side | 39-43 |
| 12:43 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by William Musson | 39-43 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a 3 from the left corner | 42-43 |
| 12:08 | Hawaii | The short jumper by Raymond Robinson is denied by Ray Thrower | 42-43 |
| 12:06 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Ray Thrower comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-45 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | William Musson tips it back up and in | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) C - William Musson (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Herron (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Christopher Hector (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Marc Tubergen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Young Qian connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 47-48 |
| 10:47 | Hawaii | Ray Thrower steals it from Rex Herron | 47-48 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a 3 from the right corner | 50-48 |
| 10:19 | Hawaii | Huang-fu Xiang swats the short shot by Rex Herron | 50-48 |
| 10:17 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen tips it in | 50-50 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 50-50 |
| 09:57 | Hawaii | Rex Herron gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 09:48 | Hawaii | Young Qian is called for the reach on Rex Herron - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jose Ponce, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang, William Musson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frank Free (PG), Danny Brooks (SG), Joseph Morrow (SF), Tommy McEathron (PF), Bradley Garrett (C) Thomas Hall, Rex Herron, Christopher Hector, Raymond Robinson, Marc Tubergen | |
| 09:29 | Hawaii | Joseph Morrow double dribbles | 50-50 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Joseph Morrow - foul #1 on Joseph Morrow, team foul #3 | 50-50 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 08:52 | Hawaii | Tommy McEathron scores on a turnaround in the lane | 52-52 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 55-52 |
| 08:27 | Hawaii | Danny Brooks hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Larry Carr - foul #2 on Larry Carr, team foul #5 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rex Herron (SG) Bradley Garrett | |
| 08:27 | Hawaii | Danny Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 08:27 | Hawaii | Danny Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 55-54 |
| 07:59 | Hawaii | Rex Herron snags the defensive board | 55-54 |
| 07:54 | Hawaii | Frank Free hits a fadeaway from the left block set up by Tommy McEathron | 55-56 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Frank Free - foul #2 on Frank Free, team foul #4 | 55-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), William Musson (C) Oscar Donahue, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson (PF) Joseph Morrow | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) SF - Young Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Frank Free (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Herron (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Danny Brooks (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Raymond Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Tommy McEathron (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Charles Lamar hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Young Qian | 58-56 |
| 06:54 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-56 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Charles Lamar gets the rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is fouled on the floor by Raymond Robinson - foul #4 on Raymond Robinson, team foul #5 | 58-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Thomas Hall (PG), Christopher Hector (SF), Marc Tubergen (C) Frank Free, Rex Herron, Tommy McEathron | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | William Musson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 58-56 |
| 06:07 | Hawaii | Danny Brooks snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 05:45 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 58-56 |
| 05:44 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector grabs the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:39 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson misses long on a shot from the left side | 58-56 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 58-56 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Jim Rhodes and the foul's on Thomas Hall - foul #2 on Thomas Hall, team foul #6 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rex Herron (SG) Danny Brooks | |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the free throw | 61-56 |
| 04:59 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen's pass is intercepted by Larry Carr | 61-56 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Thomas Hall is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Thomas Hall, team foul #7 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Hawaii | | |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 04:18 | Hawaii | Thomas Hall can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 63-56 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 63-56 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Rex Herron takes the ball from Charles Lamar | 63-56 |
| 03:44 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector lays it in set up by Marc Tubergen | 63-58 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Raymond Robinson steps in front of the Ray Thrower pass | 63-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Hawaii | PG - Thomas Hall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Herron (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Christopher Hector (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Robinson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Marc Tubergen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-58 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 63-58 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Carr | 66-58 |
| 02:50 | Hawaii | Raymond Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #5 on Young Qian, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Ray Thrower, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frank Free (PG), Danny Brooks (SG), Tommy McEathron (PF), Joseph Morrow (C) Thomas Hall, Rex Herron, Raymond Robinson, Marc Tubergen | |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 02:39 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector makes the 2nd free throw | 66-60 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Rex Herron (SG), Raymond Robinson (PF) Danny Brooks, Joseph Morrow | |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Charles Lamar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 66-60 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes tips it home | 68-60 |
| 02:17 | Hawaii | Hawaii calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Thomas Hall (PG), Marc Tubergen (C) Frank Free, Tommy McEathron | |
| 01:56 | Hawaii | Thomas Hall hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 01:55 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen tips it in | 68-62 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | William Musson can't throw it down | 68-62 |
| 01:34 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector grabs the board | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 68-62 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 68-62 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the offensive rebound | 68-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled on the floor by Rex Herron - foul #2 on Rex Herron, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 69-62 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 70-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Hawaii | Rex Herron drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is fouled in the backcourt by Rex Herron - foul #3 on Rex Herron, team foul #9 | 70-65 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:41 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen pulls down the rebound | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 70-65 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hall - foul #4 on Thomas Hall, team foul #10 | 70-65 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Hawaii | Rex Herron comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Thomas Hall is called for the reach on William Musson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Thomas Hall, team foul #11 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Hawaii | Frank Free (PG) Thomas Hall | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| 00:14 | Hawaii | Christopher Hector can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 74-65 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | William Musson is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Free - foul #3 on Frank Free, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | William Musson makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 00:05 | Hawaii | Rex Herron comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 76-65 |
| 00:04 | Hawaii | Marc Tubergen tips it home | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Hawaii | Hawaii is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Jose Ponce runs out the clock | 76-67 |