| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Prosienski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Caplinger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall White (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marcos Hernandez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 26-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Marcos Hernandez steals it from Terry Larson | 26-43 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), John May (SF), Brett Potts (PF) Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:04 | Iowa | John Spriggs buries a jumper from the right side | 28-43 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | William Murray is open but comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 28-43 |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | William Mitchell tips it home | 28-45 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | John Spriggs clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-45 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Marshall White snags the defensive board | 28-45 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Marshall White knocks in the fadeaway in the lane set up by William Murray | 28-47 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | William Mitchell is called for the reach on Robert Prosienski - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 28-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, John May, Brett Potts, Robert Prosienski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is whistled for traveling | 28-47 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a fadeaway from close range | 28-47 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jamie Gizinski | 28-47 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Tomas Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Prosienski (C) Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Reiter (C) William Mitchell | |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | William Murray buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Marshall White | 28-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski misses long on a floater from the left side | 28-50 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Marshall White grabs the defensive rebound | 28-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Prosienski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kerry Caplinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Marshall White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Marcos Hernandez (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | William Murray is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #2 | 28-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (SF), Brett Potts (PF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, Mark Reiter | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Richard Fortner is hacked by Kerry Caplinger - foul #2 on Kerry Caplinger, team foul #3 | 28-50 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | John May clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-50 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-50 |
| 14:53 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by William Mitchell | 28-53 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | John May is open and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Brett Potts | 31-53 |
| 14:23 | Michigan State | John May is called for the reach on Marshall White - foul #3 on John May, team foul #1 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Richard Fortner, John May, Brett Potts, Robert Prosienski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Jeffrey James | |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | William Mitchell is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround from the right block | 31-53 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-53 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-53 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | William Mitchell snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from William Murray | 31-55 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from John Spriggs | 33-55 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | William Mitchell lays it in despite the doubleteam on a nice dish by Kerry Caplinger and he's fouled by Larry Bradford - foul #1 on Larry Bradford, team foul #2 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Robert Prosienski (C) John Spriggs, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), Terry Coke (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Kerry Caplinger, Marshall White, Marcos Hernandez | |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | William Mitchell makes the free throw | 33-58 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the jumper from the left wing | 33-58 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 33-58 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-58 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Lovern | 33-58 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Brian Lovern can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 33-58 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Tomas Morse tips it in | 35-58 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton is hacked by Brian Lovern - foul #1 on Brian Lovern, team foul #3 | 35-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (SF), Brett Potts (PF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Kerry Caplinger (SG), Marcos Hernandez (PF), Mark Reiter (C) William Murray, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Marcos Hernandez | 35-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John May (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Potts (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Prosienski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Caplinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Coke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcos Hernandez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Reiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | John May can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-61 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Mark Reiter gets the rebound | 35-61 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-61 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-61 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by John Spriggs and he's fouled by Marcos Hernandez - foul #1 on Marcos Hernandez, team foul #4 | 37-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, John May, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Marshall White (SF) Jeffrey James, Terry Coke | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski makes the free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Lovern - foul #2 on Brian Lovern, team foul #4 | 38-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Bradford (C) Robert Prosienski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SG), William Mitchell (C) Kerry Caplinger, Mark Reiter | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez misses the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-62 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Tomas Morse steals the ball from William Murray in the backcourt | 38-62 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Marcos Hernandez - foul #2 on Marcos Hernandez, team foul #5 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) Tomas Morse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson (PF) Marcos Hernandez | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-62 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Marshall White and the foul's on Terry Larson - foul #2 on Terry Larson, team foul #5 | 40-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Robert Prosienski (C) John Spriggs, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the free throw | 40-65 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-65 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski gets the offensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 40-65 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse snags the offensive board | 40-65 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (SF), Brett Potts (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Robert Prosienski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Caplinger (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | William Murray misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-65 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Larry Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 40-65 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | John Spriggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-65 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 40-65 |
| 08:22 | Michigan State | William Murray connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline set up by Marshall White | 40-67 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Richard Fortner is called for traveling | 40-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Robert Prosienski (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, John May, Brett Potts, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Terry Coke (SF), Marcos Hernandez (PF), Mark Reiter (C) William Murray, Marshall White, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Mark Reiter can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Terry Larson - foul #3 on Terry Larson, team foul #6 | 40-67 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Mark Reiter makes the 1st free throw | 40-68 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Mark Reiter makes the 2nd free throw | 40-69 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Robert Prosienski lays it in | 42-69 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Prosienski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Caplinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Terry Coke (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marcos Hernandez (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Reiter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James's pass is intercepted by Tomas Morse | 42-69 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-69 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it back up and in | 44-69 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-69 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Terry Larson pulls down the rebound | 44-69 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 3 from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Lovern | 47-69 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 47-69 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Tomas Morse grabs the offensive board | 47-69 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Terry Larson is hacked by Kerry Caplinger - foul #3 on Kerry Caplinger, team foul #6 | 47-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (SF), Brett Potts (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Robert Prosienski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SG), Marshall White (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Kerry Caplinger, Terry Coke, Marcos Hernandez, Mark Reiter | |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Ronald Hamilton picks off the pass by John May | 47-69 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton banks in the layup | 47-71 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses short on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by William Murray - foul #2 on William Murray, team foul #7 | 47-71 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses the 1st free throw | 47-71 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | John Spriggs makes the 2nd free throw | 48-71 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-71 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 48-71 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 48-71 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brett Potts | 48-71 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | William Murray steals the ball from John May | 48-71 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | William Murray lays it up and in | 48-73 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | The jump hook by Larry Bradford is blocked by William Mitchell | 48-73 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John May | 48-73 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | John May misses short on a turnaround from close range | 48-73 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | William Murray grabs the board | 48-73 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John May (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Brett Potts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Marshall White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-76 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Larry Bradford is fouled on the floor by William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #8 | 48-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG) John Spriggs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kerry Caplinger (SG), Marcos Hernandez (PF) Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Larry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 49-76 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 49-76 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the offensive board | 49-76 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Tomas Morse scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-76 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | William Murray misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 52-76 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John May | 52-76 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | William Murray steps in front of the Tomas Morse pass in the backcourt | 52-76 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Murray is hacked by John May - foul #4 on John May, team foul #7 | 52-76 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 52-77 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 52-78 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-78 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez snags the defensive board | 52-78 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Tomas Morse steals it from William Mitchell | 52-78 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | John May loses the ball out of bounds | 52-78 |
| 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 halfcourt press/man to man (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 52-78 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Marcos Hernandez tips it in | 52-80 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Tomas Morse comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 52-80 |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Marshall White snags the defensive board | 52-80 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 52-80 |