| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) PF - John Britton (fresh) C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jay Hahn (fresh) SG - Michal Greene (fresh) SF - Carlos Fleming (fresh) PF - Joel Bass (fresh) C - Maurice Langdon (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | John Britton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Fairfield | Fairfield is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:53 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Fairfield | Carlos Fleming clanks a jump hook from close range | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | John Britton snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | George Santibanez hits a 3 from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:16 | Fairfield | Joel Bass hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon tips it in | 3-2 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:37 | Fairfield | Jay Hahn misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 5-2 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Lovern | 5-2 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | John Britton tips it in | 7-2 |
| 18:09 | Fairfield | Jay Hahn's fadeaway is rejected by John Britton | 7-2 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | John Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Lovern | 9-2 |
| 17:22 | Fairfield | John Britton swats the layup by Joel Bass | 9-2 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | George Santibanez grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is fouled in the backcourt by Michal Greene - foul #1 on Michal Greene, team foul #1 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Young (PG), Richard Cochran (SG), Nathan Tolman (SF), John Thompson (PF), George Angell (C) Jay Hahn, Michal Greene, Carlos Fleming, Joel Bass, Maurice Langdon | |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the offensive board | 9-2 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski's layup is rejected by George Angell | 9-2 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Francis Causey tips it back up and in | 11-2 |
| 16:23 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 11-2 |
| 16:21 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman hits the follow up shot | 11-4 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | John Barnes hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Cochran - foul #1 on Richard Cochran, team foul #2 | 11-4 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 12-4 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | John Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 13-4 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) C - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Andrew Young (fresh) SG - Richard Cochran (fresh) SF - Nathan Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Thompson (fresh) C - George Angell (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Fairfield | Andrew Young clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 15:36 | Fairfield | Richard Cochran tips it but misses | 13-4 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski grabs the board | 13-4 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | John Barnes is fouled on the floor by Richard Cochran - foul #2 on Richard Cochran, team foul #3 | 13-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jay Hahn (PG), Randy Ogara (SG), Carlos Fleming (SF), Joseph Mason (PF), Maurice Langdon (C) Andrew Young, Richard Cochran, Nathan Tolman, John Thompson, George Angell | |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Randy Ogara picks off the pass by Jeffery Evans | 13-4 |
| 14:32 | Fairfield | Joseph Mason misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-4 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman snags the defensive board | 13-4 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans throws it down set up by Samuel Coleman | 15-4 |
| 13:45 | Fairfield | Randy Ogara can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 15-4 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | John Britton gets the rebound | 15-4 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Carlos Fleming takes the ball from Jeffery Evans | 15-4 |
| 13:07 | Fairfield | Jay Hahn hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Jeffery Evans - foul #1 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #1 | 15-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michal Greene (SG), Nathan Tolman (SF), Joel Bass (PF), John Thompson (C) Randy Ogara, Carlos Fleming, Joseph Mason, Maurice Langdon | |
| 13:07 | Fairfield | Jay Hahn makes the free throw | 15-7 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 12:37 | Fairfield | John Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 15-7 |
| 12:30 | Fairfield | John Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ray Kendzierski - foul #1 on Ray Kendzierski, team foul #2 | 15-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Young (PG) Jay Hahn | |
| 12:30 | Fairfield | John Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 15-8 |
| 12:30 | Fairfield | John Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-9 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Brian Lovern comes up short on the floater in the lane | 15-9 |
| 12:00 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman grabs the defensive rebound | 15-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Britton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffery Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Andrew Young (fresh) SG - Michal Greene (fresh) SF - Nathan Tolman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Bass (fresh) C - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 15-9 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans pulls down the rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans loses the dribble to John Thompson | 15-9 |
| 10:51 | Fairfield | Tomas Morse steals it from John Thompson | 15-9 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Joel Bass is called for the reach on Brian Lovern - foul #1 on Joel Bass, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Ogara (SG), Carlos Fleming (SF), Joseph Mason (PF), George Angell (C) Michal Greene, Nathan Tolman, Joel Bass, John Thompson | |
| 10:16 | Iowa | John Spriggs connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-9 |
| 09:58 | Fairfield | Carlos Fleming misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 18-9 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Francis Causey gets the rebound | 18-9 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski knocks in the floater from the right wing and the foul's on Andrew Young - foul #1 on Andrew Young, team foul #5 | 20-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Samuel Coleman, Francis Causey, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jay Hahn (PG), Maurice Langdon (C) Andrew Young, George Angell | |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski makes the free throw | 21-9 |
| 09:23 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon misses badly on a floater from the left block | 21-9 |
| 09:22 | Fairfield | Joseph Mason hits the follow up shot | 21-11 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | George Santibanez is called for 10 seconds | 21-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG), John Britton (PF) Tomas Morse, Ray Kendzierski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michal Greene (SG), Joel Bass (PF) Randy Ogara, Joseph Mason | |
| 08:59 | Fairfield | Joel Bass misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 21-11 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffery Evans | 21-11 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-11 |
| 08:14 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-11 |
| 08:12 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Hahn | 24-11 |
| 08:00 | Fairfield | The short jumper by Jay Hahn is denied by John Britton | 24-11 |
| 07:59 | Fairfield | Michal Greene gets the offensive rebound | 24-11 |
| 07:34 | Fairfield | Michal Greene loses the dribble to Brian Lovern | 24-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (tiring) 3 pts. SG - Samuel Coleman (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Britton (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffery Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jay Hahn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michal Greene (fairly fresh) SF - Carlos Fleming (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Bass (fairly fresh) C - Maurice Langdon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is called for traveling | 24-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Young (PG), Randy Ogara (SG), Nathan Tolman (SF), John Thompson (PF), George Angell (C) Jay Hahn, Michal Greene, Carlos Fleming, Joel Bass, Maurice Langdon | |
| 06:54 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman loses the dribble to Tomas Morse | 24-11 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is fouled in the backcourt by Randy Ogara - foul #1 on Randy Ogara, team foul #6 | 24-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Britton (PF) Ray Kendzierski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | | |
| 06:35 | Iowa | John Barnes scores on a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Tomas Morse | 26-11 |
| 06:06 | Fairfield | Randy Ogara misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-11 |
| 06:05 | Fairfield | The offensive rebound goes to George Angell | 26-11 |
| 05:44 | Fairfield | George Angell loses the dribble to Tomas Morse | 26-11 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Tomas Morse banks in the layup | 28-11 |
| 05:24 | Fairfield | Tomas Morse picks off the pass by John Thompson | 28-11 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Tomas Morse is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing his face. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 28-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, John Britton, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jay Hahn (PG), Joseph Mason (SF), Joel Bass (PF), Maurice Langdon (C) Randy Ogara, Nathan Tolman, John Thompson, George Angell | |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Mason - foul #1 on Joseph Mason, team foul #7 | 28-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Michal Greene (SG) Andrew Young | |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 1st free throw | 29-11 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 2nd free throw | 30-11 |
| 04:44 | Fairfield | Samuel Coleman picks off the pass by Michal Greene | 30-11 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Michal Greene is called for the reach on Samuel Coleman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michal Greene, team foul #8 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Young (SG), Carlos Fleming (SF) Michal Greene, Joel Bass | |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 30-11 |
| 04:40 | Fairfield | Joseph Mason pulls down the rebound | 30-11 |
| 04:21 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-11 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski snags the defensive board | 30-11 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | George Santibanez is hacked by Andrew Young in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Young, team foul #9 | 30-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), John Britton (PF) Samuel Coleman, Ray Kendzierski | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Ogara (SG), Nathan Tolman (PF) Andrew Young, Joseph Mason | |
| 04:16 | Iowa | George Santibanez makes the 1st free throw | 31-11 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | George Santibanez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-11 |
| 03:55 | Fairfield | Carlos Fleming misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 32-11 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Britton | 32-11 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | John Spriggs loses the ball out of bounds | 32-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG) John Spriggs | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Richard Cochran (SG), John Thompson (PF), George Angell (C) Randy Ogara, Nathan Tolman, Maurice Langdon | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (tiring) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Coleman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Britton (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Jeffery Evans (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Fairfield | PG - Jay Hahn (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Cochran (fresh) SF - Carlos Fleming (fresh) PF - John Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Angell (fresh) | |
| 03:15 | Fairfield | Richard Cochran clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-11 |
| 03:14 | Fairfield | George Angell tips it but misses | 32-11 |
| 03:12 | Fairfield | John Thompson can't tip it in | 32-11 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 32-11 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by John Britton and the foul's on Richard Cochran - foul #3 on Richard Cochran, team foul #10 | 34-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, John Britton | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Andrew Young (PG), Michal Greene (SG), Nathan Tolman (SF), Joel Bass (PF) Jay Hahn, Richard Cochran, Carlos Fleming, George Angell | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans makes the free throw | 35-11 |
| 02:28 | Fairfield | John Thompson lays it in set up by Michal Greene | 35-13 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is fouled in the backcourt by Michal Greene - foul #3 on Michal Greene, team foul #11 | 35-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Barnes (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Jay Hahn (PG) Michal Greene | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 1st free throw | 36-13 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 37-13 |
| 02:07 | Fairfield | Andrew Young comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-13 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 37-13 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski misses the easy layup | 37-13 |
| 01:48 | Fairfield | Nathan Tolman snags the defensive board | 37-13 |
| 01:21 | Fairfield | Andrew Young drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Jay Hahn | 37-15 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Andrew Young steals the ball from George Santibanez in the backcourt | 37-15 |
| 01:12 | Fairfield | Joel Bass misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-15 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 37-15 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Jay Hahn takes the ball from George Santibanez | 37-15 |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | John Thompson blows the layup but he's hacked by John Barnes - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #3 | 37-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Fairfield | Randy Ogara (SG), Carlos Fleming (SF), Maurice Langdon (C) Andrew Young, Nathan Tolman, Joel Bass | |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | John Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 37-15 |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | John Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-15 |
| 00:41 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon grabs the offensive rebound | 37-15 |
| 00:24 | Fairfield | Jay Hahn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-15 |
| 00:23 | Fairfield | Maurice Langdon grabs the offensive board | 37-15 |
| 00:02 | Fairfield | Carlos Fleming knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-18 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Francis Causey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 37-18 |