| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Britton (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 24-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Brian Lovern connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from George Santibanez | 24-30 |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-30 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | John Britton grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Larry Blough takes the ball from John Barnes | 24-30 |
| 18:52 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough lays it in | 26-30 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is denied on a layup by Robert Dulac | 26-30 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mikel Bosancic | 26-30 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | John Barnes is called for the reach on Robert Dulac - foul #1 on John Barnes, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) George Santibanez, Brian Lovern, John Britton, John Barnes | |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic loses the dribble to John Spriggs | 26-30 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Tommy Schooler - foul #2 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #1 | 26-30 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG) Tomas Morse | |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans misses the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is hacked by Jeffery Evans - foul #4 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #2 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Barnes (C) Jeffery Evans | |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Ken Bowman is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 26-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Samuel Coleman, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffery Evans | 26-31 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans's pass is intercepted by Mikel Bosancic | 26-31 |
| 16:23 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from William Ducksworth | 29-31 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-31 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it but misses | 29-31 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler gets the rebound | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Britton (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 15:32 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Blough | 32-31 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Ducksworth - foul #3 on William Ducksworth, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), Bernardo Costa (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, Mikel Bosancic, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-32 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the fadeaway from the left side | 32-32 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 32-32 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth tips it in | 34-32 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Francis Causey drills a fadeaway in the paint | 34-34 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the floater from the left block set up by Peter Green | 36-34 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Spriggs | 36-37 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Peter Green | 39-37 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-37 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the defensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 12:31 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski scores on a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Ducksworth | 41-37 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Francis Causey can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-37 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac tips it home | 43-37 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by John Spriggs | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Peter Green (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Spriggs | 43-40 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | William Ducksworth is called for the reach on Francis Causey - foul #4 on William Ducksworth, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), John Britton (PF), John Barnes (C) John Spriggs, Samuel Coleman, Ray Kendzierski, Brian Lovern | |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Tomas Morse connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-43 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the lay-in but the foul's on George Santibanez - foul #1 on George Santibanez, team foul #3 | 43-43 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:32 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | John Britton gets the rebound | 44-43 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Salvatore Esposito takes the ball from George Santibanez | 44-43 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic can't connect on an uncontested jump hook from the left block | 44-43 |
| 09:44 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the offensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Francis Causey blocks the short jumper by Ken Bowman | 44-43 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 44-43 |
| 08:53 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Francis Causey | 44-46 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 44-46 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | John Britton pulls down the rebound | 44-46 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Tomas Morse's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF) Francis Causey | |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-46 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 07:59 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | John Barnes works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Robert Dulac - foul #2 on Robert Dulac, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffery Evans (C) Tomas Morse | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | John Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | John Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans snags the offensive board | 47-47 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | John Britton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-47 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 07:22 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Britton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses long on a jumper from close range | 47-47 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | John Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Bernardo Costa is called for the reach on John Britton - foul #1 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #5 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), Salvatore Esposito (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG) John Barnes | |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-47 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 47-47 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Peter Green makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-47 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans makes the runner from the right block | 50-49 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Igor Kosakowski, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG) Samuel Coleman | |
| 05:13 | Iowa | John Britton clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-49 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Lovern | 50-49 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is whistled for a carry | 50-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG), Robert Dulac (C) Peter Green, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF) Brian Lovern | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Larry Blough and he's hacked by George Santibanez - foul #2 on George Santibanez, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF) Francis Causey | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses the free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Britton | 52-49 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Tomas Morse can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 04:19 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough gets the rebound | 52-49 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Larry Blough | 54-49 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Brian Lovern scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by John Britton | 54-51 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic buries a jumper near the basket set up by Robert Dulac | 56-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 4 pts. 7 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Britton (tiring) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Robert Dulac takes the ball from John Britton | 56-51 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman travels with the ball | 56-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, Ken Bowman, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton | |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits a shot from the left side | 56-53 |
| 02:15 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, William Ducksworth, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), John Britton (PF) John Spriggs, Ray Kendzierski | |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Samuel Coleman steps in front of the Tommy Schooler pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 56-53 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 56-53 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Francis Causey tips it back up and in | 56-55 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-55 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | John Britton snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 56-55 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac snags the defensive board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic scores on a shot from the baseline | 58-55 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a jumper from the left block | 58-55 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac snags the defensive board | 58-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac is fouled in the backcourt by George Santibanez - foul #3 on George Santibanez, team foul #5 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Samuel Coleman, Francis Causey | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Evans - foul #5 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Barnes (C) Jeffery Evans | |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is hacked by George Santibanez - foul #4 on George Santibanez, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 2nd free throw | 60-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-55 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic grabs the board | 60-55 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic is hacked by George Santibanez in the backcourt - foul #5 on George Santibanez, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) George Santibanez | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses the 2nd free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | John Barnes grabs the board | 61-55 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | John Barnes misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 61-55 |