| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | James Jones inbounds the ball | 25-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Brady Coward clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Earl Napolitano - foul #1 on Earl Napolitano, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 27-33 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Timothy Shay steps in front of the Melvin King pass | 27-33 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | James Jones clanks a jumper from the right wing | 27-33 |
| 18:16 | Michigan State | James Jones tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Terry Bruns is denied on a layup by Timothy Shay | 27-35 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | James Jones buries a jumper in the paint | 27-37 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | The jumper by Melvin King is denied by Timothy Shay | 27-37 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber's layup is rejected by Timothy Shay | 27-37 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from James Jones | 27-39 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Terry Bruns connects on the runner from the baseline on a great pass from Brady Coward | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Jones (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 6 blk. C - Earl Napolitano (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Timothy Shay | 29-42 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Donald Rice comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by James Jones - foul #2 on James Jones, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Marcus Lee (PF), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, Timothy Shay, Earl Napolitano | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Donald Rice is called for the reach on Stevie Smith - foul #2 on Donald Rice, team foul #2 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Donald Rice | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Terry Bruns snags the defensive board | 30-42 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Robert Hazley is hacked by Elliot Craig in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elliot Craig, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Elliot Craig steals it from Lonnie Townsend | 30-42 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | James Jones comes up short on the runner near the basket | 30-42 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Robert Hazley pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Terry Bruns's fadeaway is rejected by Marcus Lee | 30-42 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | James Jones misses the 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #4 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Christopher Heller (C) Robert Hazley, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Timothy Shay (PF) Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 1st free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 30-44 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the 3rd free throw | 30-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Timothy Shay blocks the short jumper by Brady Coward | 30-45 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | James Jones pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-45 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith tips it back up and in | 30-47 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Timothy Shay - foul #2 on Timothy Shay, team foul #4 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano (C) Stevie Smith | |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Terry Bruns makes the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 31-47 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano gets the rebound | 31-47 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Timothy Shay, team foul #5 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Christopher Heller (PF) Brady Coward, Terry Bruns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Elliot Craig - foul #3 on Elliot Craig, team foul #6 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF) James Jones | |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Shay | 32-47 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay scores on a runner in the lane | 32-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 7 blk. 3 pf. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice's pass is intercepted by Michael Fields | 32-49 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig lays it in set up by Michael Fields | 32-51 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the jumper from the right wing | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses the lay-in but the foul's on Christopher Heller - foul #1 on Christopher Heller, team foul #4 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Brady Coward (SG), Terry Bruns (PF) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Anthony Crouse, Earl Napolitano | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Robert Hazley clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-53 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Timothy Shay | 34-55 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller loses the dribble to Stevie Smith | 34-55 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Michael Fields - foul #2 on Michael Fields, team foul #7 | 34-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Donald Rice, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (SG), Marcus Lee (PF) Elliot Craig, Timothy Shay | |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Drew Gambrell is called for the reach on Brady Coward - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #8 | 34-55 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses the 1st free throw | 34-55 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 34-55 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee is whistled for traveling | 34-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Earl Napolitano (C) Drew Gambrell, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses badly on a floater near the basket | 34-55 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Terry Bruns pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-55 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the fadeaway from close range | 34-55 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse snags the defensive board | 34-55 |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Earl Napolitano | 34-58 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-58 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano grabs the defensive rebound | 34-58 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #5 | 34-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Donald Rice (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Brady Coward, Mohamed Chadbourne, Terry Bruns, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Timothy Shay (PF) James Jones, Marcus Lee | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses the 1st free throw | 34-58 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 2nd free throw | 34-59 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig makes the 3rd free throw | 34-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 7 blk. 3 pf. C - Earl Napolitano (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Robert Hazley drills a jumper from the left block | 36-60 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 36-60 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 36-60 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend's floater is tipped away by Timothy Shay | 36-60 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Christopher Heller snags the offensive board | 36-60 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Timothy Shay steps in front of the Donald Rice pass | 36-60 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 36-60 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the board | 36-60 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Timothy Shay is called for the reach on Charles Gay - foul #4 on Timothy Shay, team foul #9 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Terry Bruns (PF) Robert Hazley, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Jones (PG), Drew Gambrell (SG), Stevie Smith (C) Elliot Craig, Anthony Crouse, Earl Napolitano | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 1st free throw | 37-60 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 38-60 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | James Jones makes the jumper from just outside the lane set up by Drew Gambrell | 38-62 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Stevie Smith picks off the pass by Terry Bruns | 38-62 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Charles Gay - foul #2 on Charles Gay, team foul #6 | 38-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG), Jonathan Barber (C) Charles Gay, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses the 2nd free throw | 38-63 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Donald Rice hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 38-63 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | James Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | James Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-63 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Donald Rice gets the rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Drew Gambrell steps in front of the Melvin King pass in the backcourt | 38-63 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | James Jones blows the layup | 38-63 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Terry Bruns pulls down the rebound | 38-63 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses long on a jumper from the left side | 38-63 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Michael Fields snags the defensive board | 38-63 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Donald Rice, Terry Bruns, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Elliot Craig (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Marcus Lee (PF) Drew Gambrell, Michael Fields, Timothy Shay | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Elliot Craig (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 pf. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Jones (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Marcus Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. | |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Brady Coward comes up short on the shot from the right side | 38-63 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse pulls down the rebound | 38-63 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | James Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-63 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Melvin King grabs the defensive rebound | 38-63 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | The jumper by Christopher Heller is denied by Marcus Lee | 38-63 |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 38-63 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse loses the dribble to Brady Coward | 38-63 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Brady Coward lays it in | 40-63 |
| 01:52 | Michigan State | Melvin King steals the ball from James Jones | 40-63 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin King | 42-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by Elliot Craig and the foul's on Christopher Heller - foul #2 on Christopher Heller, team foul #7 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF), Terry Bruns (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Napolitano (C) Stevie Smith | |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the free throw | 42-66 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is whistled for a carry | 42-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Marcus Lee | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Anthony Crouse is denied by Jonathan Barber | 42-66 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 42-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Brady Coward is hacked by Elliot Craig - foul #4 on Elliot Craig, team foul #10 | 42-66 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 1st free throw | 43-66 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Timothy Shay | 44-68 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by James Jones - foul #3 on James Jones, team foul #11 | 44-68 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 45-68 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 46-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Elliot Craig runs out the clock | 46-68 |