| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Warren McDuffee (fresh) SG - Richard Johnson (fresh) SF - Thomas Carter (fresh) PF - William Elrod (fresh) C - Charles Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Link (fresh) SG - Patrick Claborn (fresh) SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fresh) PF - John Costas (fresh) C - Robert Kirk (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Eastern Michigan | Eastern Michigan is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | John Costas can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Robert Link hits the follow up shot | 0-2 |
| 19:03 | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Thomas Carter | 3-2 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | John Costas's pass is intercepted by Warren McDuffee | 3-2 |
| 18:36 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee lays it up and in | 5-2 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Robert Kirk blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:19 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to William Elrod | 5-2 |
| 18:09 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Randolph Wisnosky | 5-2 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Robert Kirk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 5-2 |
| 17:44 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:38 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Carter | 7-2 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Robert Link drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Claborn | 7-4 |
| 16:57 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 7-4 |
| 16:55 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter tips it but misses | 7-4 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | John Costas snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | John Costas is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam (SF) Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Blake Marler (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF), Robert Howard (PF), James Geary (C) Robert Link, Patrick Claborn, Randolph Wisnosky, John Costas, Robert Kirk | |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Otha Duchnowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-4 |
| 16:06 | Eastern Michigan | James Geary steals the ball from William Elrod | 7-4 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | James Geary clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 7-4 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | James Geary tips it home | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Warren McDuffee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) SF - Donald Elam (fresh) PF - William Elrod (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Wendell Scott (fresh) SG - Blake Marler (fresh) SF - Otha Duchnowski (fresh) PF - Robert Howard (fresh) C - James Geary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on James Geary - foul #1 on James Geary, team foul #1 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (SG), Noel Taylor (PF) Thomas Carter, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Link (PG), John Costas (PF) Wendell Scott, Robert Howard | |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee makes the 1st free throw | 8-6 |
| 15:16 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 9-6 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Robert Link misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Luis Terrones - foul #1 on Luis Terrones, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SG) Warren McDuffee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Howard (PF) John Costas | |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Robert Link makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Robert Link misses the 2nd free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:59 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor pulls down the rebound | 9-7 |
| 14:39 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 9-7 |
| 14:38 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter tips it home | 11-7 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Blake Marler can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 11-7 |
| 14:15 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 13:49 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 11-7 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Robert Howard snags the defensive board | 11-7 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Howard's floater is knocked away by Charles Rogers | 11-7 |
| 13:29 | Eastern Michigan | The rebound goes to Noel Taylor | 11-7 |
| 13:23 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Link takes the ball from Noel Taylor | 11-7 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | James Geary makes the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Link | 11-9 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Geary - foul #2 on James Geary, team foul #2 | 11-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee (SG), Robert Terry (SF), William Elrod (PF) Thomas Carter, Donald Elam, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Patrick Claborn (SG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF), John Costas (PF), Robert Kirk (C) Robert Link, Blake Marler, Otha Duchnowski, Robert Howard, James Geary | |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones makes the 1st free throw | 12-9 |
| 12:51 | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones makes the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Robert Kirk can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Noel Taylor - foul #1 on Noel Taylor, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey (C) Noel Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Robert Kirk misses the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod misses long on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Randolph Wisnosky - foul #1 on Randolph Wisnosky, team foul #3 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SG) Luis Terrones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod misses the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 12:09 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | A charge is called on Wendell Scott - foul #1 on Wendell Scott, team foul #4 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Link (PG) Wendell Scott | |
| 11:25 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Terry is hacked by Randolph Wisnosky - foul #2 on Randolph Wisnosky, team foul #5 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (SF) Randolph Wisnosky | |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Warren McDuffee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Terry (fresh) PF - William Elrod (fresh) 3 pts. C - Kirk Hickey (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Link (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Claborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Scott (fresh) PF - John Costas (fresh) C - Robert Kirk (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:07 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Terry misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 14-10 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Robert Kirk snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Robert Link misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 14-10 |
| 10:39 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter snags the defensive board | 14-10 |
| 10:28 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 16-10 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | John Costas hits a floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Warren McDuffee - foul #1 on Warren McDuffee, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (SG), Donald Elam (SF), Charles Rogers (C) Thomas Carter, Robert Terry, Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Blake Marler (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF) Patrick Claborn, Wendell Scott | |
| 10:10 | Iowa | John Costas makes the free throw | 16-13 |
| 09:53 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers blows the layup | 16-13 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Robert Kirk pulls down the rebound | 16-13 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Robert Link's pass is intercepted by Charles Rogers | 16-13 |
| 09:12 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod misses short on a jumper in the paint | 16-13 |
| 09:10 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee snags the offensive board | 16-13 |
| 08:44 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 16-13 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Costas | 16-13 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Robert Link double dribbles | 16-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SG), Noel Taylor (PF) Warren McDuffee, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Patrick Claborn (SG) Robert Link, Blake Marler | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers hits a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Donald Elam and he's hacked by Robert Kirk - foul #1 on Robert Kirk, team foul #6 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Link (PG), Robert Howard (PF) Otha Duchnowski, John Costas | |
| 08:05 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers misses the free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Kirk | 18-13 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Robert Howard makes the fadeaway in the lane | 18-15 |
| 07:22 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 18-15 |
| 07:20 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor grabs the offensive board | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Luis Terrones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Donald Elam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Noel Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Link (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Claborn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Wendell Scott (fresh) PF - Robert Howard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Kirk (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:52 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Link steals the ball from Luis Terrones | 18-15 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Robert Link banks in the layup | 18-17 |
| 06:27 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers misses the floater from close range | 18-17 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Robert Howard grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Noel Taylor denies the turnaround by Patrick Claborn | 18-17 |
| 06:11 | Eastern Michigan | Noel Taylor grabs the board | 18-17 |
| 06:06 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-17 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee (PG), Robert Terry (SF), William Elrod (PF) Luis Terrones, Donald Elam, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Blake Marler (SG), Otha Duchnowski (SF), John Costas (PF) Patrick Claborn, Wendell Scott, Robert Howard | |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Blake Marler connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Kirk | 18-20 |
| 05:27 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas Carter | 20-20 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | John Costas banks in the layup set up by Robert Link | 20-22 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Robert Kirk is called for the reach on Warren McDuffee - foul #2 on Robert Kirk, team foul #7 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers (C) Noel Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (SG), James Geary (C) Blake Marler, Robert Kirk | |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 04:55 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Robert Terry is called for the reach on Otha Duchnowski - foul #1 on Robert Terry, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (SG) Thomas Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG) Robert Link | |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Wendell Scott makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Claborn | 22-25 |
| 03:52 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee loses the ball out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Richard Johnson (SG), Donald Elam (SF) Luis Terrones, Robert Terry | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Link (PG), Blake Marler (SG), Randolph Wisnosky (SF) Wendell Scott, Patrick Claborn, Otha Duchnowski | |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky is fouled on the floor by Richard Johnson - foul #3 on Richard Johnson, team foul #7 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Luis Terrones (SG), Kirk Hickey (PF) Richard Johnson, William Elrod | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (SG) Blake Marler | |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Randolph Wisnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 03:12 | Eastern Michigan | Randolph Wisnosky picks off the pass by Donald Elam | 22-27 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | John Costas lays it up and in set up by Randolph Wisnosky | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Eastern Michigan | PG - Warren McDuffee (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Luis Terrones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Elam (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kirk Hickey (fresh) C - Charles Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Link (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Patrick Claborn (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Randolph Wisnosky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Costas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - James Geary (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 02:48 | Eastern Michigan | Kirk Hickey misses long on a turnaround from close range | 22-29 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | James Geary gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | John Costas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Randolph Wisnosky | 22-31 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam blows the layup but the foul's on Patrick Claborn - foul #1 on Patrick Claborn, team foul #8 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter (SG), William Elrod (PF) Warren McDuffee, Kirk Hickey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wendell Scott (PG), Blake Marler (SG) Robert Link, Patrick Claborn | |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam makes the 1st free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Eastern Michigan | Donald Elam misses the 2nd free throw | 23-31 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Geary | 23-31 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | John Costas misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 23-31 |
| 01:56 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers grabs the board | 23-31 |
| 01:41 | Eastern Michigan | Charles Rogers misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-31 |
| 01:39 | Eastern Michigan | William Elrod grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 01:26 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-31 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Costas | 23-31 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Blake Marler is fouled on the floor by William Elrod - foul #1 on William Elrod, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee (PG), Robert Terry (SF), Noel Taylor (C) Luis Terrones, Donald Elam, Charles Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Link (PG), Robert Howard (PF) Wendell Scott, John Costas | |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Blake Marler makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by James Geary - foul #3 on James Geary, team foul #9 | 23-33 |
| Subs | Eastern Michigan | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Claborn (SG), John Costas (PF), Robert Kirk (C) Blake Marler, Robert Howard, James Geary | |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter makes the 1st free throw | 24-33 |
| 00:41 | Eastern Michigan | Thomas Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Patrick Claborn hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Robert Kirk grabs the offensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Robert Link clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Eastern Michigan | Warren McDuffee grabs the board | 25-33 |