| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Huskey (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas McLaen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fuller (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - William Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Berryhill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Selzer (fresh) SF - Christopher Hardy (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Owens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy inbounds the ball | 31-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Christopher Hardy is denied by William Thompson | 31-31 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy hits the follow up shot | 31-33 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | James Fuller is whistled for a carry | 31-33 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | Robert Owens is alone and drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Michael Berryhill | 31-35 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | James Fuller makes the driving attempt in the lane | 33-35 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor misses long on a jump hook from the left block | 33-35 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | James Ryans makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Thomas McLaen | 36-35 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen banks in the layup | 38-37 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Selzer | 38-40 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-40 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 16:42 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 38-40 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Robert Owens tips it back up and in | 38-42 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | James Fuller can't finish the layup | 38-42 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill gets the rebound | 38-42 |
| 15:59 | Michigan State | Robert Owens blows the dunk | 38-42 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Robert Owens pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Huskey (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Thomas McLaen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Fuller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Berryhill (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Selzer (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Christopher Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-42 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Ryans | 38-42 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-42 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen tips it home | 40-42 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | James Fuller swats the dunk try by Robert Owens | 40-42 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen misses long on a shot near the basket | 40-42 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-42 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Christopher Hardy | 40-45 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | The short jumper by James Fuller is denied by Robert Taylor | 40-45 |
| 14:18 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Lawrence Selzer | 40-48 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | James Fuller hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by William Huskey | 42-48 |
| 13:45 | Michigan State | Robert Owens can't connect on a floater from the right block | 42-48 |
| 13:43 | Michigan State | Robert Owens misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Thompson | 42-48 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | James Ryans hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | William Huskey can't tip it in | 42-48 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy's floater is tipped away by William Thompson | 42-48 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Robert Owens tips it back up and in | 42-50 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by James Ryans | 44-50 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Berryhill, team foul #1 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG), Perry Wagner (SF), Terry Wilkinson (PF), James Schultz (C) James Ryans, William Huskey, Thomas McLaen, James Fuller, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Tylor (PG), Daniel Bisson (SG), Charles Christensen (SF), Jacob Hummel (PF), Norman Hodges (C) Michael Berryhill, Lawrence Selzer, Christopher Hardy, Robert Taylor, Robert Owens | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-50 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Wilkinson | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrei Kozikowski (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Wagner (fresh) PF - Terry Wilkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Tylor (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Daniel Bisson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Christensen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jacob Hummel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Norman Hodges (fresh) | |
| 11:37 | Iowa | James Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 44-50 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Jacob Hummel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-50 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jacob Hummel - foul #3 on Jacob Hummel, team foul #2 | 44-50 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Brett Tylor connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Daniel Bisson | 46-52 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Perry Wagner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-52 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-52 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Jacob Hummel blocks the jumper by Perry Wagner | 46-52 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson tips it home | 48-52 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Charles Christensen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | James Schultz pulls down the rebound | 48-52 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-52 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Norman Hodges grabs the board | 48-52 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | Charles Christensen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-52 |
| 09:24 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Norman Hodges | 48-52 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson is fouled on the floor by James Schultz - foul #1 on James Schultz, team foul #1 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Huskey (SG), Thomas McLaen (SF), William Thompson (C) Christopher Auerbach, Perry Wagner, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill (PG), Robert Taylor (PF), Michael Meier (C) Brett Tylor, Jacob Hummel, Norman Hodges | |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Michael Meier is hacked by William Thompson - foul #3 on William Thompson, team foul #2 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Fuller (PF) Terry Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | James Fuller is called for the reach on Robert Taylor - foul #2 on James Fuller, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Ryans (PG) Andrei Kozikowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Selzer (SG) Daniel Bisson | |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | James Fuller steals the ball from Charles Christensen | 48-52 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Lawrence Selzer is called for the reach on William Huskey - foul #2 on Lawrence Selzer, team foul #3 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy (SF) Charles Christensen | |
| 08:22 | Iowa | James Fuller misses short on a shot in the lane | 48-52 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Michael Meier snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy can't connect on a runner near the basket | 48-52 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill evades the doubleteam and hits a shot from the left wing | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SG - William Huskey (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SF - Thomas McLaen (tiring) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Fuller (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Berryhill (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Selzer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hardy (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Meier (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on James Fuller - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrei Kozikowski (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG), Perry Wagner (SF), Terry Wilkinson (PF), James Schultz (C) James Ryans, William Huskey, Thomas McLaen, James Fuller, William Thompson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson (SG), Jacob Hummel (PF), Norman Hodges (C) Lawrence Selzer, Robert Taylor, Michael Meier | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Norman Hodges is called for the reach on Andrei Kozikowski - foul #2 on Norman Hodges, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | James Schultz drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Andrei Kozikowski | 50-54 |
| 06:38 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-54 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Christopher Hardy pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Terry Wilkinson steps in front of the Norman Hodges pass | 50-54 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson misses the easy layup | 50-54 |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Jacob Hummel snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-57 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-57 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | James Schultz tips it home | 52-57 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Jacob Hummel scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Berryhill | 52-59 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Ryans (PG), William Huskey (SG), William Thompson (C) Andrei Kozikowski, Perry Wagner, James Schultz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Selzer (SG), Robert Taylor (PF), Robert Owens (C) Daniel Bisson, Jacob Hummel, Norman Hodges | |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Terry Wilkinson drills a jump hook near the basket | 54-59 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Lawrence Selzer can't connect on an uncontested floater near the basket | 54-59 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | James Ryans gets the rebound | 54-59 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | James Ryans loses the dribble to Robert Taylor | 54-59 |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | William Thompson steals the ball from Robert Owens | 54-59 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | James Ryans blows the layup | 54-59 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Ryans (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. SG - William Huskey (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Christopher Auerbach (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Terry Wilkinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - William Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Berryhill (fairly fresh) 25 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Lawrence Selzer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christopher Hardy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Owens (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Robert Owens is fouled on the floor by James Ryans - foul #2 on James Ryans, team foul #4 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas McLaen (SF), James Fuller (PF) Christopher Auerbach, Terry Wilkinson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Tylor (PG), Charles Christensen (SF), Norman Hodges (C) Michael Berryhill, Christopher Hardy, Robert Owens | |
| 03:21 | Michigan State | Robert Taylor comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-59 |
| 03:20 | Iowa | James Fuller grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | James Ryans's pass is intercepted by Brett Tylor | 54-59 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Brett Tylor is hacked by James Ryans in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Ryans, team foul #5 | 54-59 |
| 02:53 | Michigan State | Charles Christensen misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-59 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | James Fuller snags the defensive board | 54-59 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | James Ryans drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Thomas McLaen | 56-59 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill (PG), Christopher Hardy (SF), Robert Owens (C) Brett Tylor, Charles Christensen, Norman Hodges | |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill drills a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Selzer | 56-61 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen comes up short on the shot from the right side | 56-61 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | William Thompson tips it but misses | 56-61 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen snags the offensive board | 56-61 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Thomas McLaen scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 58-61 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Robert Owens connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Berryhill | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | James Ryans throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | James Ryans is called for the reach on Michael Berryhill in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Ryans, team foul #6 | 58-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson (SG), Jacob Hummel (PF) Christopher Hardy, Robert Taylor | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson is fouled on the floor by William Huskey - foul #1 on William Huskey, team foul #7 | 58-63 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson misses the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | James Fuller gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | James Ryans misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-63 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jacob Hummel | 58-63 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-63 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson is fouled in the backcourt by William Huskey - foul #2 on William Huskey, team foul #8 | 58-63 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson makes the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | James Ryans misses the 3 from straight away | 58-65 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas McLaen | 58-65 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | James Ryans comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | William Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | James Ryans misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-65 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | William Thompson snags the offensive board | 58-65 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | James Ryans misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Lawrence Selzer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-65 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | William Huskey is called for the reach on Daniel Bisson in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Huskey, team foul #9 | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Daniel Bisson misses the 1st free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Fuller | 58-65 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | James Ryans comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-65 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 58-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Berryhill runs out the clock | 58-65 |