| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Martin McMenimen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pitts (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Donald Rice inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Brady Coward buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin King and he's fouled by Gordon Rink - foul #2 on Gordon Rink, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Brady Coward makes the free throw | 36-29 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the jump hook in the lane | 38-29 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Melvin King's fadeaway is rejected by John Pitts | 38-29 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Terry Bruns tips it home | 38-31 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen loses the dribble to Brady Coward | 38-31 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Brady Coward blows the layup | 38-31 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Lee Barton snags the defensive board | 38-31 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Terry Bruns picks off the pass by John Pitts | 38-31 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber slams it home on a great pass from Brady Coward and he's fouled by Lee Barton - foul #3 on Lee Barton, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG) Lee Barton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the free throw | 38-33 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink snags the defensive board | 38-33 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen misses the shot near the basket | 38-33 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Terry Bruns gets the rebound | 38-33 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Terry Bruns is hacked by Thomas Griffin - foul #1 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Terry Bruns buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Donald Rice | 38-35 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin's pass is intercepted by Brady Coward in the backcourt | 38-35 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Terry Bruns blows the layup | 38-35 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-35 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Brady Coward drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Melvin King | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Erasmo Greco (C) Gordon Rink, Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Melvin King, Donald Rice | |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Robert Hazley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Griffin - foul #2 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (PG) Thomas Griffin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Robert Hazley makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 15:58 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin McMenimen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. C - Erasmo Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Minnesota | John Pitts is fouled on the floor by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #1 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 15:26 | Minnesota | Lonnie Townsend blocks the short jumper by Erasmo Greco | 39-38 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Terry Bruns snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Brady Coward evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Hazley | 39-41 |
| 14:50 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Martin McMenimen | 41-41 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Brady Coward comes up short on the shot in the lane | 41-41 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses the 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Robert Hazley - foul #2 on Robert Hazley, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Lukman Chisom (C) Walter Iddings, Erasmo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Lee Barton misses the 3rd free throw | 43-41 |
| 14:15 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-41 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lukman Chisom | 45-41 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Terry Bruns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Donald Rice - foul #2 on Donald Rice, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Christopher Heller (PF) Brady Coward, Terry Bruns | |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:18 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen misses the 2nd free throw | 46-41 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Charles Gay gets the rebound | 46-41 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | John Pitts picks off the pass by Jonathan Barber | 46-41 |
| 12:31 | Minnesota | Melvin King is called for the reach on Lee Barton - foul #3 on Melvin King, team foul #5 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG), Jason Lawrence (SF), Stephen Smith (PF) Lee Barton, Martin McMenimen, John Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 46-41 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence grabs the offensive board | 46-41 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Jason Lawrence misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 46-41 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber connects on the fadeaway from the right wing | 46-43 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Griffin (fresh) SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Lawrence (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Griffin, team foul #5 | 46-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (PG), John Pitts (PF) Thomas Griffin, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Brady Coward (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Terry Bruns (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Donald Rice, Christopher Heller, Jonathan Barber | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Brady Coward is whistled for traveling | 46-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen (SF), Erasmo Greco (C) Jason Lawrence, Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:59 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 46-43 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend gets the rebound | 46-43 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend scores on a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Robert Hazley | 46-45 |
| 10:35 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco double dribbles | 46-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG) Gordon Rink | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Robert Hazley | |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Terry Bruns comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 46-45 |
| 10:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Iddings | 46-45 |
| 10:16 | Minnesota | John Pitts lays it in | 48-45 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-45 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Pitts | 48-45 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-45 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-45 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Erasmo Greco is called for the reach on Brady Coward - foul #1 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #6 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin (PG), Gordon Rink (SG), Jason Lawrence (SF), Stephen Smith (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Lee Barton, Walter Iddings, Martin McMenimen, John Pitts, Erasmo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Donald Rice (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Brady Coward, Mohamed Chadbourne, Terry Bruns, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the easy layup | 50-45 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the tip | 50-45 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 08:10 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber pulls down the rebound | 50-45 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Donald Rice's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Bruns (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Thomas Griffin clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-45 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Griffin (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Lawrence (fresh) PF - Stephen Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Terry Bruns is called for traveling | 50-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lee Barton (PG), Martin McMenimen (SF), John Pitts (PF) Thomas Griffin, Jason Lawrence, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Brady Coward (SG) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay | |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen is whistled for traveling | 50-45 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Brady Coward can't finish the layup | 50-45 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Lee Barton travels with the ball | 50-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Terry Bruns, Jonathan Barber | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses badly on a floater in the paint | 50-45 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Christopher Heller tips it but misses | 50-45 |
| 05:50 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Christopher Heller steals it from Martin McMenimen | 50-45 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Brady Coward out of a doubleteam | 50-48 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | John Pitts dunks the ball set up by Lee Barton | 52-48 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses short on a jumper in the paint | 52-48 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 52-48 |
| 04:14 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 52-48 |
| 04:13 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen gets the offensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the dunk attempt | 52-48 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 52-48 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend loses the dribble to John Pitts | 52-48 |
| 03:07 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Gordon Rink | 54-48 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Erasmo Greco (C) Gordon Rink, Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Terry Bruns (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Donald Rice, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lee Barton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Martin McMenimen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Erasmo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brady Coward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Terry Bruns (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Walter Iddings picks off the pass by Brady Coward | 54-48 |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Walter Iddings | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Melvin King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side set up by Brady Coward | 56-50 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Lukman Chisom (C) Walter Iddings, Erasmo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | John Pitts buries a turnaround from the left block set up by Lee Barton | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Terry Bruns clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Gordon Rink - foul #3 on Gordon Rink, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Terry Bruns misses the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lukman Chisom | 58-50 |
| 01:24 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom double dribbles | 58-50 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Martin McMenimen is called for the reach on Jonathan Barber - foul #1 on Martin McMenimen, team foul #8 | 58-50 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Terry Bruns grabs the offensive board | 58-50 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:58 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen is fouled in the backcourt by Brady Coward - foul #1 on Brady Coward, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Smith (PF) John Pitts | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Brady Coward is called for the reach on Lee Barton - foul #2 on Brady Coward, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Lee Barton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Lee Barton steps in front of the Melvin King pass in the backcourt | 60-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Donald Rice is called for the reach on Martin McMenimen - foul #3 on Donald Rice, team foul #8 | 60-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Melvin King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin King - foul #4 on Melvin King, team foul #9 | 62-54 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:40 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith snags the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith is fouled on the floor by Melvin King - foul #5 on Melvin King, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 65-54 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Stephen Smith knocks in the floater in the paint | 67-54 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | The jump hook by Jonathan Barber is blocked by Stephen Smith | 67-54 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen snags the defensive board | 67-54 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Martin McMenimen runs out the clock | 67-54 |