| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Norman Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Frank Acres (fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Beus (fresh) PF - Ralph Willis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Barry Colquitt (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | William Beus inbounds the ball | 21-22 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa 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 (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | William Beus misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Jonathan Barber - foul #3 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #1 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | William Beus misses the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | William Beus makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Norman Brannum steals it from Lonnie Townsend | 22-22 |
| 18:54 | Iowa State | William Beus comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-22 |
| 18:52 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt hits the follow up shot | 24-22 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Ralph Willis steals the ball from Brady Coward | 24-22 |
| 18:26 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt banks in the layup | 26-22 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Barry Colquitt steals the ball from Lonnie Townsend | 26-22 |
| 17:57 | Iowa State | Brady Coward takes the ball from Norman Brannum | 26-22 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Melvin King lays it in set up by Brady Coward | 26-24 |
| 17:28 | Iowa State | Frank Acres loses the ball out of bounds | 26-24 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Donald Rice blows the dunk | 26-24 |
| 17:07 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt gets the rebound | 26-24 |
| 16:38 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Norman Brannum | 28-24 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-24 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Terry Bruns pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 15:39 | Iowa State | Ralph Willis gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Norman Brannum (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Acres (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - William Beus (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Willis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Colquitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Iowa State | Ralph Willis is fouled on the floor by Terry Bruns - foul #1 on Terry Bruns, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Green (PG), Bertram Thiede (SG), Richard Coleman (SF), Gary Campbell (PF), Lee Lowe (C) Norman Brannum, Frank Acres, William Beus, Ralph Willis, Barry Colquitt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 15:03 | Iowa State | Richard Coleman is called for traveling | 28-24 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber clanks a jump hook in the paint | 28-24 |
| 14:36 | Iowa State | Gary Campbell gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 14:18 | Iowa State | Jonathan Barber swats the shot by Wesley Green | 28-24 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Robert Hazley drills a shot from just outside the lane set up by Brady Coward | 28-26 |
| 13:37 | Iowa State | Wesley Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 28-26 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Terry Bruns snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Terry Bruns loses the dribble to Wesley Green | 28-26 |
| 13:11 | Iowa State | Richard Coleman banks in the layup set up by Wesley Green | 30-26 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Brady Coward can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Terry Bruns tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 12:39 | Iowa State | Lee Lowe gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 12:14 | Iowa State | Lee Lowe travels with the ball | 30-26 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Norman Brannum (PG), Frank Acres (SG), William Beus (SF), Ralph Willis (PF), Barry Colquitt (C) Wesley Green, Bertram Thiede, Richard Coleman, Gary Campbell, Lee Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Jonathan Barber | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Brady Coward hits a jumper from the left block set up by Terry Bruns and he's hacked by Frank Acres - foul #3 on Frank Acres, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the free throw | 30-29 |
| 11:26 | Iowa State | Norman Brannum hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Brady Coward grabs the board | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Norman Brannum (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Acres (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Beus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Barry Colquitt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) PF - Terry Bruns (tiring) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Ralph Willis - foul #2 on Ralph Willis, team foul #2 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Brady Coward | |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Terry Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 11:03 | Iowa State | Ralph Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 30-30 |
| 10:34 | Iowa State | Norman Brannum blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Rice - foul #1 on Donald Rice, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Terry Bruns, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 10:34 | Iowa State | Norman Brannum makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 10:34 | Iowa State | Norman Brannum misses the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Barry Colquitt - foul #1 on Barry Colquitt, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the free throw | 31-33 |
| 09:49 | Iowa State | Ralph Willis's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Barber | 31-33 |
| 09:47 | Iowa State | Frank Acres tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Charles Gay pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Melvin King throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-33 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Green (SG) Frank Acres | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG) Charles Gay | |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt misses the dunk attempt | 31-33 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Christopher Heller can't throw it down | 31-33 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the offensive board | 31-33 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice buries a jump hook from the left block and the foul's on Ralph Willis - foul #3 on Ralph Willis, team foul #4 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Bertram Thiede (SG), Richard Coleman (SF), Gary Campbell (PF), Lee Lowe (C) Norman Brannum, William Beus, Ralph Willis, Barry Colquitt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Terry Bruns (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Christopher Heller, Jonathan Barber | |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the free throw | 31-36 |
| 08:24 | Iowa State | Bertram Thiede misses the fadeaway near the basket | 31-36 |
| 08:22 | Iowa State | Gary Campbell tips it home | 33-36 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Donald Rice can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 33-36 |
| 08:04 | Iowa State | Lee Lowe snags the defensive board | 33-36 |
| 07:35 | Iowa State | Wesley Green buries a shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Brady Coward can't connect on a turnaround near the basket | 35-36 |
| 07:16 | Iowa State | Gary Campbell pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Wesley Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bertram Thiede (fresh) SF - Richard Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Gary Campbell (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Lowe (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 06:48 | Iowa State | Lee Lowe misses long on a shot from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 06:46 | Iowa State | Lee Lowe hits the follow up shot | 37-36 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses short on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-36 |
| 06:25 | Iowa State | Gary Campbell pulls down the rebound | 37-36 |
| 06:07 | Iowa State | Richard Coleman scores on a floater from the right side | 39-36 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Terry Bruns's floater is tipped away by Lee Lowe | 39-36 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Bertram Thiede snags the defensive board | 39-36 |
| 05:44 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Norman Brannum (PG), Frank Acres (SG), William Beus (SF), Ralph Willis (PF), Barry Colquitt (C) Wesley Green, Bertram Thiede, Richard Coleman, Gary Campbell, Lee Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 05:23 | Iowa State | Melvin King steals the ball from Barry Colquitt | 39-36 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber tips it in | 39-38 |
| 04:38 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt connects on the jumper from the right side set up by Norman Brannum | 41-38 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-38 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Terry Bruns buries a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Brady Coward | 41-40 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Frank Acres misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Terry Bruns - foul #2 on Terry Bruns, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Donald Rice (SF), Christopher Heller (PF) Brady Coward, Mohamed Chadbourne, Terry Bruns | |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Frank Acres makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Frank Acres misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Norman Brannum - foul #1 on Norman Brannum, team foul #5 | 42-40 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Norman Brannum (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Acres (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - William Beus (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Ralph Willis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Barry Colquitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | William Beus is denied on a layup by Jonathan Barber | 42-42 |
| 02:38 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | William Beus is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Wesley Green (PG), Bertram Thiede (SG), Richard Coleman (SF), Gary Campbell (PF), Lee Lowe (C) Norman Brannum, Frank Acres, William Beus, Ralph Willis, Barry Colquitt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Terry Bruns (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Christopher Heller, Jonathan Barber | |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Norman Brannum (PG), Barry Colquitt (C) Bertram Thiede, Lee Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Brady Coward (SG) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay | |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Donald Rice is hacked by Barry Colquitt - foul #2 on Barry Colquitt, team foul #6 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Frank Acres (SG), William Beus (SF), Ralph Willis (PF) Wesley Green, Richard Coleman, Gary Campbell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses the runner from the left block | 42-42 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Frank Acres grabs the board | 42-42 |
| 01:13 | Iowa State | Frank Acres knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Brannum | 44-42 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Melvin King buries a 3 from the right corner set up by Brady Coward | 44-45 |
| 00:34 | Iowa State | Frank Acres is fouled on the floor by Brady Coward - foul #3 on Brady Coward, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Jonathan Barber blocks the short jumper by Norman Brannum | 44-45 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the board | 44-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Norman Brannum is called for the reach on Terry Bruns in the backcourt - foul #2 on Norman Brannum, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the offensive board | 44-45 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is hacked by Frank Acres - foul #4 on Frank Acres, team foul #8 | 44-45 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:10 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-47 |
| 00:01 | Iowa State | Barry Colquitt is fouled on the floor by Brady Coward - foul #4 on Brady Coward, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Norman Brannum misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-47 |