| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 36-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:48 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 38-28 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Chris McLamb hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-28 |
| 19:30 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff snags the defensive board | 38-28 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Philip Kriner is called for the reach on Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Philip Kriner, team foul #1 | 38-28 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #2 | 38-28 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff lays it in on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 40-28 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-28 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes tips it back up and in | 40-30 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold lays it up and in | 42-30 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Philip Kriner knocks in the floater from the right wing | 42-32 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold's layup is rejected by Huang-fu Xiang | 42-32 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold tips it but misses | 42-32 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 42-32 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a shot from the left wing | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell loses the ball out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-36 |
| 16:25 | Michigan State | Roman Rodriguez picks off the pass by James Cecere | 42-36 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is called for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a floater from close range and he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #3 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the defensive board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Jerry Poch steals it from Oscar Donahue | 44-36 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson is fouled in the backcourt by Luke White - foul #1 on Luke White, team foul #4 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:16 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mark Arnold | 47-36 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | David Burnett steals it from Luke White | 47-36 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | David Burnett scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 49-36 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Philip Kriner comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Charles Mitchell - foul #1 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #1 | 49-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Charles Mitchell, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:10 | Michigan State | James Cecere knocks in the shot in the paint | 51-38 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Chris McLamb can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Ray Boyd - foul #2 on Ray Boyd, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Charles Mitchell (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Chris McLamb makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the board | 51-39 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Kevin Winkles - foul #1 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-39 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 54-39 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Luke White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-39 |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the defensive board | 54-39 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Luke White picks off the pass by Brian Shurtleff | 54-39 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Luke White banks in the layup | 54-41 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF) Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb | |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is hacked by Philip Kriner - foul #3 on Philip Kriner, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (PF) James Cecere | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by David Burnett | 56-41 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 56-41 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 56-41 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #7 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 57-41 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Luke White scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Chris McLamb | 57-43 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jim Rhodes - foul #1 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #8 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Lucas Ziek (C) Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 1st free throw | 58-43 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Brian Shurtleff picks off the pass by Chris McLamb | 59-43 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | James Cecere comes up short on the jumper from close range | 59-43 |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | David Burnett tips it home | 61-43 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is hacked by David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #3 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Philip Kriner | |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #4 | 61-43 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 61-45 |
| 08:58 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Chris McLamb snags the defensive board | 61-45 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Luke White connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 61-48 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell buries a 3 from straight away | 64-48 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | David Burnett steps in front of the Huang-fu Xiang pass | 64-48 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Luke White - foul #2 on Luke White, team foul #9 | 64-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Jerry Poch (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Charles Mitchell, James Cecere, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 64-48 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 65-48 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Jose Ponce knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Philip Kriner | 65-51 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the jumper from the right block but the foul's on Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #10 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Philip Kriner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-51 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch's fadeaway is rejected by Roman Rodriguez | 66-51 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the offensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 66-51 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson tips it back up and in | 68-51 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Kenneth Swanson takes the ball from Oscar Donahue | 68-51 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Kevin Winkles picks off the pass by Kenneth Swanson in the backcourt | 68-51 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 68-51 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 70-51 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Jerry Poch blocks the jumper by Oscar Donahue | 70-51 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 70-51 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold double dribbles | 70-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (SG), James Cecere (PF) Brian Shurtleff, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 70-51 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the follow up shot | 70-53 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 73-53 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 73-53 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it back up and in | 73-55 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #11 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Luke White - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Mitchell - foul #2 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #6 | 74-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 74-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is fouled on the floor by Kevin Winkles - foul #2 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #12 | 74-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the 1st free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the 2nd free throw | 74-56 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 74-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Luke White can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 76-56 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 76-56 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch grabs the board | 76-56 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Kenneth Swanson | 79-56 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | The jumper by Kudyauku Alleruzzo is denied by Kenneth Swanson | 79-56 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 79-56 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 79-56 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 79-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Luke White clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 79-56 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue tips it in | 79-58 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Oscar Donahue - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #13 | 79-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Charles Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 80-58 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 81-58 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles misses the shot from just outside the lane | 81-58 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek pulls down the rebound | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson comes up short on the shot from the right side | 81-58 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the offensive rebound | 81-58 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff blows the dunk | 81-58 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez gets the rebound | 81-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Luke White hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 81-61 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 81-61 |