| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pitts (fresh) C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Donald Rice inbounds the ball | 34-16 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-16 |
| 19:42 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen gets the rebound | 34-16 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom drills a shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Jonathan Barber - foul #2 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #1 | 34-18 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses the free throw | 34-18 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to John Pitts | 34-18 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses long on a shot from the right side | 34-18 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Brady Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 34-18 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Donald Rice clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lee Barton - foul #1 on Lee Barton, team foul #1 | 34-18 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 35-18 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 36-18 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #2 | 36-18 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses the 1st free throw | 36-18 |
| 18:35 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Melvin King is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Terry Bruns | 38-19 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | John Pitts hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lee Barton | 38-21 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Martin McMenimen is called for the reach on Donald Rice - foul #1 on Martin McMenimen, team foul #2 | 38-21 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Terry Bruns's pass is intercepted by Gordon Rink | 38-21 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the easy layup | 38-21 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brady Coward | 38-21 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Donald Rice connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-21 |
| 17:04 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-21 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Terry Bruns gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Brady Coward | 42-21 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 16:31 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-21 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 42-21 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Terry Bruns scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Donald Rice | 44-21 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Donald Rice picks off the pass by Gordon Rink | 44-21 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Brady Coward lays it up and in set up by Donald Rice | 46-21 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Martin McMenimen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Minnesota | John Pitts hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 46-21 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brady Coward | 46-21 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 46-21 |
| 15:21 | Minnesota | Lee Barton snags the defensive board | 46-21 |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Lee Barton and he's fouled by Terry Bruns - foul #1 on Terry Bruns, team foul #3 | 46-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Donald Rice, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG), Walter Iddings (SG), Erasmo Greco (C) Lee Barton, Gordon Rink, Lukman Chisom | |
| 15:03 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen makes the free throw | 46-24 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | John Pitts is called for the reach on Robert Hazley - foul #3 on John Pitts, team foul #3 | 46-24 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Robert Hazley loses the ball out of bounds | 46-24 |
| 13:56 | Minnesota | Mohamed Chadbourne takes the ball from John Pitts | 46-24 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Robert Hazley is whistled for a carry | 46-24 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco scores on a floater from the left block set up by Martin McMenimen | 46-26 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Terry Bruns comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 46-26 |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Iddings | 46-26 |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-26 |
| 12:54 | Minnesota | John Pitts tips it back up and in | 46-28 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Terry Bruns hits a turnaround from the left block | 48-28 |
| 12:32 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses badly on a floater from the left side | 48-28 |
| 12:30 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen can't tip it in | 48-28 |
| 12:28 | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin gets the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 12:01 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-28 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Terry Bruns pulls down the rebound | 48-28 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the easy layup | 48-28 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | John Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Brady Coward (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Griffin (fairly fresh) SG - Walter Iddings (fairly fresh) SF - Martin McMenimen (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Pitts (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Erasmo Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | John Pitts banks in the layup and he's fouled by Brady Coward - foul #1 on Brady Coward, team foul #4 | 48-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Donald Rice (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Brady Coward, Mohamed Chadbourne, Terry Bruns, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (PG), Gordon Rink (SG), Jason Lawrence (SF), Lukman Chisom (C) Thomas Griffin, Walter Iddings, Martin McMenimen, Erasmo Greco | |
| 11:32 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the free throw | 48-31 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Christopher Heller | 50-31 |
| 10:54 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-31 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Donald Rice pulls down the rebound | 50-31 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Christopher Heller connects on the turnaround in the lane | 52-31 |
| 10:14 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Lee Barton | 52-34 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is called for traveling | 52-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Smith (PF) John Pitts | |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Lee Barton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-34 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the offensive board | 52-34 |
| 09:19 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-37 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Donald Rice is fouled on the floor by Jason Lawrence - foul #1 on Jason Lawrence, team foul #4 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brady Coward (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Terry Bruns (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Donald Rice, Christopher Heller, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen (SF) Jason Lawrence | |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Brady Coward blows the layup over the doubleteam | 52-37 |
| 08:35 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses the shot in the lane but the foul's on Terry Bruns - foul #2 on Terry Bruns, team foul #5 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG) Gordon Rink | |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom makes the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom makes the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Brady Coward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-39 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lee Barton | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| 08:03 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Brady Coward travels with the ball | 52-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG), Erasmo Greco (C) Lee Barton, Lukman Chisom | |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Robert Hazley steals it from Thomas Griffin in the backcourt | 52-39 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Brady Coward's pass is intercepted by Walter Iddings | 52-39 |
| 07:11 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings lays it up and in | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Griffin (fresh) SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin McMenimen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Smith (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Erasmo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Donald Rice is hacked by Erasmo Greco - foul #2 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Christopher Heller (C) Robert Hazley, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Dennis Gingerich (C) Walter Iddings, Stephen Smith | |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses short on a shot near the basket | 52-41 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin King | 52-41 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Brady Coward evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Griffin - foul #2 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #6 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Terry Bruns | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (PG), Jason Lawrence (SF), John Pitts (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Thomas Griffin, Martin McMenimen, Erasmo Greco, Dennis Gingerich | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 05:55 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-44 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jason Lawrence - foul #2 on Jason Lawrence, team foul #7 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Brady Coward, Donald Rice | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 55-44 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | The jump hook by John Pitts is blocked by Christopher Heller | 55-44 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Barber | 55-44 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Melvin King buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 04:43 | Minnesota | Lee Barton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 58-44 |
| 04:42 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 58-44 |
| 04:32 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-44 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber lays it in set up by Mohamed Chadbourne and the foul's on Lukman Chisom - foul #1 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #8 | 60-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Brady Coward (SG), Donald Rice (SF), Terry Bruns (PF) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG), Walter Iddings (SG), Stephen Smith (PF), Erasmo Greco (C) Lee Barton, Gordon Rink, John Pitts, Lukman Chisom | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Brady Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Terry Bruns connects on the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Rice | 63-44 |
| 03:31 | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Barber | 63-44 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Brady Coward hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Robert Hazley | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Griffin (fresh) SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Lawrence (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Erasmo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence double dribbles | 66-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Curry (SF) Jason Lawrence | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend scores on a runner near the basket | 68-44 |
| 02:08 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco loses the dribble to Melvin King | 68-44 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Terry Bruns hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Melvin King | 70-44 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | John Curry scores on a shot from the right side | 70-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Terry Bruns knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing and he's hacked by Stephen Smith - foul #1 on Stephen Smith, team foul #9 | 72-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence (SF) John Curry | |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Terry Bruns makes the free throw | 73-46 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-46 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Brady Coward shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Stephen Smith - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #10 | 73-46 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 1st free throw | 74-46 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:47 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 75-46 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 75-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 75-46 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the offensive board | 75-46 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 75-46 |