| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) SG - Gary Marion (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) C - Luis Theriot (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Scott Fischer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Luis Theriot misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Luis Theriot - foul #1 on Luis Theriot, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | David Bradley travels with the ball | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche's pass is intercepted by Luis Theriot | 2-0 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Mario Laroche | 4-0 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is called for a backcourt violation | 4-0 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Fred Reichert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 4-0 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Robert Casanova hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #1 | 4-0 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (C) Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 4-1 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Casanova - foul #1 on Robert Casanova, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize blows the layup but he's hacked by James Byers - foul #1 on James Byers, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG) Robert Tontarski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Theriot (C) Fred Reichert | |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) SG - William Carrasco (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard O'Bannon (fresh) SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) PF - James Byers (fresh) C - Luis Theriot (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca is fouled on the floor by William Carrasco - foul #1 on William Carrasco, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Scott Fischer (PF) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, James Byers | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:07 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 5-2 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Gary Marion pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca's layup is rejected by Todd Mize | 5-2 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 5-2 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | The jumper by David Rooks is denied by Luis Theriot | 5-2 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Scott Fischer grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Luis Theriot is hacked by Mario Laroche - foul #1 on Mario Laroche, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) John Boyd, Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Mathew Ricca, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 5-2 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 5-2 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | David Rooks connects on the open 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-2 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | James Byers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Mario Laroche (C) David Rooks, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 10-2 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-2 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Fred Reichert gets the offensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Fred Reichert is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Fred Reichert, team foul #4 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Boyd (SF), Todd Mize (PF) William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Richard O'Bannon, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| 12:24 | Notre Dame | David Bradley is called for the reach on John Boyd in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #5 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Joseph Northcutt (SF) Robert Casanova, David Bradley | |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from John Boyd | 12-2 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) SG - Gary Marion (fresh) SF - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) C - Luis Theriot (fresh) | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky can't connect on a floater near the basket | 12-2 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Luis Theriot gets the offensive rebound | 12-2 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | John Boyd is called for the reach on Herschel Lucky - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 12-2 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Ricca (SF) Joseph Northcutt | |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Scott Fischer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Herschel Lucky | 12-5 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | John Boyd loses the dribble to Herschel Lucky in the backcourt | 12-5 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Scott Fischer loses the dribble to Mario Laroche | 12-5 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Scott Fischer - foul #1 on Scott Fischer, team foul #6 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Charles Aquino (PF) Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Mathew Ricca, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the board | 13-5 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon loses the ball out of bounds | 13-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco jams it on a nice dish by David Rooks and he's hacked by James Byers - foul #2 on James Byers, team foul #7 | 15-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG) David Rooks | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PF) James Byers | |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco makes the free throw | 16-5 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Fred Reichert clanks a floater from close range | 16-5 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 16-5 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 18-5 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Fred Reichert misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Paul Coleman - foul #1 on Paul Coleman, team foul #5 | 18-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF) Randy Dulin, William Carrasco, Paul Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), Scott Fischer (PF) Richard O'Bannon, David Bradley, Charles Jones | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 18-6 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 18-7 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | Robert Casanova is called for the reach on John Boyd in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Casanova, team foul #8 | 18-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Fred Reichert | |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 18-7 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Fischer | 18-7 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Northcutt, team foul #9 | 18-7 |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | John Boyd slams it home and he's hacked by Luis Theriot - foul #2 on Luis Theriot, team foul #10 | 20-7 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Fred Reichert (C) Joseph Northcutt, Luis Theriot | |
| 08:20 | Notre Dame | John Boyd makes the free throw | 21-7 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 21-7 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Fred Reichert hits the follow up shot | 21-9 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (C) Fred Reichert | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Jones (fresh) | |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-9 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 21-9 |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | John Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left side | 21-9 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it in | 23-9 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses the lay-in | 23-9 |
| 07:26 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche pulls down the rebound | 23-9 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | David Rooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Charles Aquino (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Todd Mize, Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Mathew Ricca, Charles Jones | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | David Bradley loses the dribble to William Carrasco | 23-9 |
| 06:34 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-9 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Scott Fischer is whistled for a carry | 23-9 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe lays it in on a great pass from Randy Dulin | 25-9 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | David Bradley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-9 |
| 05:42 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco grabs the board | 25-9 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe lays it in on a nice dish by William Carrasco | 27-9 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Fred Reichert comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by William Carrasco - foul #2 on William Carrasco, team foul #6 | 27-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, William Carrasco, Paul Coleman, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Joseph Northcutt, Richard O'Bannon, David Bradley, Scott Fischer | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 27-10 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Fred Reichert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-10 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche gets the rebound | 27-10 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Aquino | 29-10 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Gary Marion travels with the ball | 29-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Fischer (PF) Fred Reichert | |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is wide open but clanks a jumper from the right side | 29-10 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche can't tip it in | 29-10 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca pulls down the rebound | 29-10 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the wide open floater from the left side on a great pass from Herschel Lucky out of a doubleteam | 29-12 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Rooks, team foul #7 | 29-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fred Reichert (C) Charles Jones | |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-12 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Gary Marion grabs the offensive rebound | 29-12 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) SF - John Boyd (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Fred Reichert (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-12 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the board | 29-12 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 29-12 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Gary Marion pulls down the rebound | 29-12 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Fred Reichert buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Fischer | 29-14 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), William Carrasco (SG), Paul Coleman (SF), Charles Aquino (PF) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, John Boyd, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), James Byers (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Mathew Ricca, Scott Fischer, Fred Reichert | |
| 02:36 | Iowa | David Bradley is hacked by Paul Coleman - foul #2 on Paul Coleman, team foul #8 | 29-14 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 29-15 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 29-16 |
| 02:19 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Randy Dulin | 31-16 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Robert Casanova can't throw it down but he's fouled by Randy Dulin - foul #1 on Randy Dulin, team foul #9 | 31-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Mario Laroche | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses the 1st free throw | 31-16 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 31-17 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-17 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | David Bradley gets the rebound | 31-17 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Paul Coleman - foul #3 on Paul Coleman, team foul #10 | 31-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG) Randy Dulin, Paul Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Joseph Northcutt (SF) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, David Bradley | |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot misses the 2nd free throw | 31-18 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe snags the defensive board | 31-18 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | Gary Marion steals it from David Rooks | 31-18 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky lays it in on a great pass from Gary Marion | 31-20 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | David Rooks hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 31-20 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky snags the defensive board | 31-20 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky evades the doubleteam but misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 31-20 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 31-20 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 31-20 |