| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hooper (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | James Hooper inbounds the ball | 22-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | James Hooper misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber hits a turnaround from close range on a great pass from Brady Coward | 22-29 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren double dribbles in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Terry Bruns is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Terry Bruns, team foul #1 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF) Terry Bruns | |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Christopher Heller is called for the reach on Ivan Radlinski - foul #1 on Christopher Heller, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's hacked by Brady Coward - foul #1 on Brady Coward, team foul #3 | 22-29 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Melvin King is whistled for traveling | 24-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-29 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Frank Hollomon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Melvin King, Donald Rice | |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge hits the finger roll | 29-29 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Brady Coward lays it in on a great pass from Robert Hazley | 29-31 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge is called for traveling | 29-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly O'Kerson (PF), Andrew Combs (C) Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Bruns (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Inge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelly O'Kerson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Kelly O'Kerson is called for the reach on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #4 on Kelly O'Kerson, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), James Hooper (SF), Ryan Whitacre (C) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Green, Brandon Inge, Kelly O'Kerson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Ray Warren - foul #1 on Ray Warren, team foul #2 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon (PF) Ryan Whitacre | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 29-33 |
| 14:56 | Notre Dame | Terry Bruns is called for the reach on Frank Hollomon - foul #4 on Terry Bruns, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF) Terry Bruns | |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | James Hooper's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Barber | 29-33 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Brady Coward clanks a jumper from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon banks in the layup and he's hacked by Jonathan Barber - foul #1 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #5 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF) Jonathan Barber | |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon makes the free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend buries a driving attempt near the basket set up by Christopher Heller | 32-35 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Radlinski | 34-35 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the fadeaway from the left side | 34-35 |
| 12:47 | Notre Dame | Andrew Combs pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Ivan Radlinski | 37-35 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 37-35 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the offensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Frank Hollomon takes the ball from Lonnie Townsend | 37-35 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Hooper (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frank Hollomon (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Combs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (tiring) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Donald Rice throws it down on a nice dish by Melvin King | 40-37 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | James Hooper comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend snags the defensive board | 40-37 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Christopher Heller loses the dribble to Frank Hollomon | 40-37 |
| 10:58 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Townsend is called for the reach on Ivan Radlinski - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #6 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Brandon Inge (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, James Hooper, Frank Hollomon, Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Brady Coward, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green clanks a jump hook from the left block | 40-37 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Christopher Heller drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Gay | 40-39 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge banks in the layup | 42-39 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber steps out of bounds on the baseline | 42-39 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 42-39 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Charles Gay is fouled on the floor by Brandon Green - foul #3 on Brandon Green, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG) Charles Gay | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brandon Green - foul #4 on Brandon Green, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG) Brandon Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Robert Hazley makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Brady Coward steps in front of the Andrew Johnson pass | 42-40 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne lays it in set up by Brady Coward | 42-42 |
| 08:07 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 08:06 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Brady Coward takes the ball from Timothy Johnson | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Brandon Inge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ryan Whitacre (fairly fresh) C - Timothy Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-42 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the offensive board | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses the dunk but he's fouled by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Brandon Green (SG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF), Frank Hollomon (C) Andrew Johnson, Ivan Radlinski, Brandon Inge, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF), Terry Bruns (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Jonathan Barber | |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Brady Coward misses the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Melvin King steals the ball from Brandon Green | 42-43 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Melvin King dunks the ball | 42-45 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Donald Rice - foul #1 on Donald Rice, team foul #7 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Brady Coward | |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 06:12 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Charles Gay - foul #2 on Charles Gay, team foul #8 | 43-45 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:04 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Gay | 44-47 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 44-47 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 44-47 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Melvin King drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Donald Rice | 44-50 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | James Hooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #9 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), Timothy Johnson (C) Brandon Green, Frank Hollomon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG) Charles Gay | |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | James Hooper makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 04:33 | Notre Dame | James Hooper makes the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Melvin King misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-50 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | James Hooper loses the ball out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Brandon Inge (SF), Andrew Combs (PF) Ray Warren, James Hooper, Kelly O'Kerson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Brady Coward and he's fouled by Andrew Combs - foul #4 on Andrew Combs, team foul #6 | 46-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon (PF) Andrew Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the free throw | 46-53 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Barber denies the turnaround by Ivan Radlinski | 46-53 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brandon Inge (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Frank Hollomon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is fouled on the floor by Andrew Combs - foul #5 on Andrew Combs, team foul #7 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG) Andrew Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 46-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-55 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Terry Bruns | 46-55 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), James Hooper (SF), Kelly O'Kerson (PF) Andrew Johnson, Brandon Inge, Frank Hollomon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber clanks a floater from the left block | 46-55 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the defensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Donald Rice | 46-57 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | James Hooper is hacked by Jonathan Barber - foul #2 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #10 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Inge (PG), Brandon Green (SG), Frank Hollomon (PF), Ryan Whitacre (C) Ray Warren, Ivan Radlinski, Kelly O'Kerson, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | James Hooper misses the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | James Hooper misses the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 46-57 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Donald Rice can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Brandon Green - foul #5 on Brandon Green, team foul #8 | 46-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Harris (PG), Andrew Johnson (SG) Brandon Green, James Hooper | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon snags the defensive board | 46-58 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #9 | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Melvin King hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Donald Rice | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Barber - foul #3 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #11 | 46-60 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the easy layup | 48-60 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Brady Coward tips it but misses | 48-60 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon grabs the defensive rebound | 48-60 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 48-60 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Frank Hollomon tips it back up and in | 50-60 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 50-60 |