| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 pts. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-42 |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the follow up shot | 31-42 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #1 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Cecere and he's hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #2 | 31-44 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 31-45 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Luke White buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 33-45 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-47 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Luke White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-47 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits the finger roll | 33-49 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-49 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 33-49 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Luke White comes up short on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Burnett - foul #3 on David Burnett, team foul #1 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Luke White misses the 1st free throw | 33-49 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's layup is rejected by Jim Rhodes | 34-49 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the board | 34-49 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell snags the defensive board | 34-49 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Cecere | 34-51 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Chris McLamb can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 34-51 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson pulls down the rebound | 34-51 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 34-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 34-54 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the tip | 34-54 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 34-54 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the floater in the lane | 34-54 |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Roman Rodriguez is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 34-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Philip Kriner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Brian Shurtleff | |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | David Burnett is fouled on the floor by Oscar Donahue - foul #1 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #4 | 34-54 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #2 | 34-54 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | David Burnett takes the ball from Jose Ponce | 34-54 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd lays it in set up by David Burnett | 34-56 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Lucas Ziek swats the short shot by Roman Rodriguez | 34-56 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't tip it in | 34-56 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 34-56 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek's floater is knocked away by Roman Rodriguez | 34-56 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Jose Ponce gets the rebound | 34-56 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles is hacked by Lucas Ziek - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #3 | 34-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Philip Kriner hits the finger roll | 36-56 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | James Cecere clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #5 | 36-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 1st free throw | 36-57 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses badly on a jumper from the left block | 36-58 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 36-58 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a jumper from the right side set up by David Burnett | 36-60 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Chris McLamb hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG) David Burnett | |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Chris McLamb loses the dribble to Kenneth Swanson | 36-60 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | James Cecere connects on the runner in the paint set up by Kenneth Swanson | 36-62 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Chris McLamb's pass is intercepted by Charles Mitchell | 36-62 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell banks in the layup | 36-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. PF - Chris McLamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 12 pts. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | James Cecere steps in front of the Jim Rhodes pass | 36-64 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Jose Ponce steals it from James Cecere | 36-64 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | The short jumper by Huang-fu Xiang is denied by Mark Arnold | 36-64 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 36-64 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the offensive rebound | 36-64 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 36-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF) Kenneth Swanson, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 36-65 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 36-66 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-66 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Kevin Winkles - foul #1 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #7 | 38-66 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 2nd free throw | 38-67 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 38-67 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-67 |
| 09:59 | Michigan State | David Burnett gets the rebound | 38-67 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-69 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Luke White | 40-69 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-72 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 40-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles misses the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles makes the 2nd free throw | 41-72 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Poch | 41-74 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-74 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell gets the rebound | 41-74 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell drills a 3 from the right wing | 41-77 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #6 | 41-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF), Robert Steib (C) Kevin Winkles, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) James Cecere | |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 1st free throw | 41-77 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-77 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson and he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #3 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #8 | 42-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Rodriques (SF) Philip Kriner | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the free throw | 42-80 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Robert Steib buries a shot from the left block | 44-80 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Rodriques (fresh) PF - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Steib (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerry Poch (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch can't connect on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Richard Rodriques - foul #1 on Richard Rodriques, team foul #9 | 44-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 44-80 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 2nd free throw | 44-80 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques pulls down the rebound | 44-80 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Robert Steib misses long on a fadeaway near the basket | 44-80 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Luke White tips it home | 46-80 |
| 06:46 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (PF) Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo loses the dribble to Kenneth Swanson | 46-80 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | David Burnett blows the dunk | 46-80 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek tips it back up and in | 46-82 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Kudyauku Alleruzzo is blocked by Lucas Ziek | 46-82 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd snags the defensive board | 46-82 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a shot from the right wing | 46-82 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 46-82 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by David Burnett | 46-85 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Robert Steib is fouled on the floor by Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #7 | 46-85 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Roman Rodriguez (C) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Richard Rodriques | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) David Burnett | |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Robert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 47-85 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Robert Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 47-85 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 47-85 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Kevin Winkles steals it from Lucas Ziek | 47-85 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Jerry Poch steals it from Kevin Winkles | 47-85 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff dunks the ball set up by Kenneth Swanson | 47-87 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 47-87 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-87 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Robert Steib hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 47-87 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the tip | 47-87 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the offensive board | 47-87 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Jerry Poch - foul #2 on Jerry Poch, team foul #8 | 47-87 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF) Luke White, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 47-87 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 48-87 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's dunk attempt is rejected by Roman Rodriguez | 48-87 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the offensive board | 48-87 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Rodriques (fresh) PF - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Boyd (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Poch (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is hacked by Richard Rodriques - foul #2 on Richard Rodriques, team foul #10 | 48-87 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 48-88 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 2nd free throw | 48-89 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-89 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the board | 48-89 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 48-91 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-91 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue tips it back up and in | 50-91 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch lays it in set up by Kenneth Swanson | 50-93 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-93 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 50-93 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-93 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the offensive board | 50-93 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 50-95 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 50-95 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 50-95 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #11 | 50-95 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG) Richard Rodriques | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 50-95 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 50-96 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Luke White misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 50-96 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 50-96 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 50-96 |