| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregg Waldron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Smith (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fresh) 5 reb. C - James Donegan (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Philip Smith inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer clanks a jumper from the right side | 21-22 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Dingler | 21-22 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Stanley Rogers | 24-22 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Antonio Baskett - foul #3 on Antonio Baskett, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Cook (PF) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Whitney - foul #1 on Joseph Whitney, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Stanley Rogers is called for the reach on Gregg Waldron - foul #1 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #2 | 25-24 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer double dribbles | 25-24 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 25-24 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey tips it back up and in | 27-24 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 27-24 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | David Oppenheimer steps in front of the Brett Alvey pass in the backcourt | 27-24 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-26 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is open and buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Stanley Rogers out of a doubleteam | 29-26 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Brett Alvey - foul #1 on Brett Alvey, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Dominick Theobald (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Stanley Rogers, Bryan Cook, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Davis (C) James Donegan | |
| 15:56 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer makes the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Gregg Waldron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Billy Davis denies the turnaround by David Hill | 29-28 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregg Waldron | 29-28 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Philip Smith loses the dribble to Dominick Theobald | 29-28 |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Philip Smith - foul #3 on Philip Smith, team foul #2 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Donegan (C) Billy Davis | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson makes the free throw | 32-28 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 14:22 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | David Hill is whistled for traveling | 32-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers (SG), Tom Dingler (C) Samuel Jimerson, David Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:49 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer misses the floater from the left side | 32-28 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney grabs the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Gregg Waldron | 32-30 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald's pass is intercepted by Joseph Whitney | 32-30 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Peter Eckman steals it from David Oppenheimer in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Peter Eckman hits the finger roll | 34-30 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | James Donegan can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Dominick Theobald - foul #3 on Dominick Theobald, team foul #4 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG) Peter Eckman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:50 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | David Oppenheimer steps in front of the Stanley Rogers pass | 34-32 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney is fouled on the floor by Stanley Rogers - foul #2 on Stanley Rogers, team foul #5 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Cook (PF) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Billy Davis (C) James Donegan | |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Bryan Cook - foul #2 on Bryan Cook, team foul #6 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF), David Hill (C) Stanley Rogers, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SF) Gregg Waldron | |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | David Hill gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Brett Alvey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Cook (fresh) 3 pts. C - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Philip Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Estes (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Joseph Whitney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Michigan State | David Oppenheimer steals it from Bryan Cook | 34-32 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-32 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 09:45 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey's fadeaway is rejected by Billy Davis | 34-34 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney gets the rebound | 34-34 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer is whistled for traveling | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Brett Alvey, Dominick Theobald, Bryan Cook, David Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (SG), James Donegan (C) David Estes, Joseph Whitney | |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Tom Dingler jams it on a nice dish by Peter Eckman | 36-34 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Peter Eckman takes the ball from Philip Smith | 36-34 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Peter Eckman lays it in | 38-34 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-34 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson pulls down the rebound | 38-34 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | Peter Eckman tips it in | 40-34 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Gregg Waldron hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett gets the rebound | 40-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Samuel Jimerson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (tiring) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - Gregg Waldron (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Smith (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Billy Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Donegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers travels with the ball | 40-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG), Dominick Theobald (SF) Peter Eckman, Samuel Jimerson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Whitney (PF) Billy Davis | |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Philip Smith makes the floater from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett loses the ball out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF), David Hill (C) Stanley Rogers, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Philip Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Cook (PF) Antonio Baskett | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Homan (C) James Donegan | |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Homan | 40-36 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Philip Smith misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 40-36 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dominick Theobald | 40-36 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Stanley Rogers (SG), Antonio Baskett (PF), Tom Dingler (C) Brett Alvey, Samuel Jimerson, Bryan Cook, David Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SG), Alan Brown (SF), Billy Davis (PF), James Donegan (C) Gregg Waldron, Philip Smith, Joseph Whitney, Terry Homan | |
| 03:44 | Iowa | James Donegan's fadeaway is rejected by Dominick Theobald | 40-36 |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dominick Theobald | 40-36 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tom Dingler | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Eckman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Dominick Theobald (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Baskett (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Tom Dingler (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Oppenheimer (tired) 14 pts. 3 stl. SG - David Estes (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Alan Brown (fresh) PF - Billy Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Donegan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | David Estes drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brett Alvey (PG) Peter Eckman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Waldron (SG), Philip Smith (SF), Joseph Whitney (PF) David Estes, Alan Brown, Billy Davis | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | David Oppenheimer is called for the reach on Brett Alvey in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Oppenheimer, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Antonio Baskett | 45-39 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | James Donegan snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Joseph Whitney double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF) Dominick Theobald | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Stanley Rogers evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:02 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 01:01 | Michigan State | Antonio Baskett grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is fouled on the floor by Philip Smith - foul #4 on Philip Smith, team foul #4 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald (SF) Samuel Jimerson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Brett Alvey is fouled on the floor by Gregg Waldron - foul #2 on Gregg Waldron, team foul #5 | 48-39 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald is hacked by David Oppenheimer - foul #3 on David Oppenheimer, team foul #6 | 48-39 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Philip Smith is called for the reach on Dominick Theobald - foul #5 on Philip Smith, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Estes (SF) Philip Smith | |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Dominick Theobald makes the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | David Oppenheimer throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Eckman (PG), Bryan Cook (PF), David Hill (C) Brett Alvey, Antonio Baskett, Tom Dingler | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (SF), Billy Davis (PF), Terry Homan (C) David Oppenheimer, Joseph Whitney, James Donegan | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook is fouled on the floor by Billy Davis - foul #3 on Billy Davis, team foul #8 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Jimerson (SF) Stanley Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Bryan Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 51-39 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Billy Davis snags the defensive board | 51-39 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | David Estes is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on David Estes, team foul #9 | 51-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Peter Eckman runs out the clock | 51-39 |