| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hope (fresh) SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton inbounds the ball | 34-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Iowa | William Lueras throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-29 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Lueras - foul #2 on William Lueras, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Richard Grossman knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 36-32 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown is hacked by Stephen Shelton - foul #1 on Stephen Shelton, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot drills a floater from the left block on a great pass from William Hope | 38-32 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Timothy Talbot denies the turnaround by Thomas Jefferson | 38-32 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown snags the defensive board | 38-32 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | William Hope is hacked by Thomas Jefferson - foul #1 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #3 | 38-32 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Ellis Molden | 40-32 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | William Lueras misses long on a jumper in the lane | 40-32 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho can't tip it in | 40-32 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | William Lueras gets the offensive rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Hope - foul #2 on William Hope, team foul #1 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Dominic Esposito (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 40-33 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 40-34 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Anthony Cron | 43-34 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Glenn Strickland | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dominic Esposito (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronnie Maggard (fresh) C - David Pigford (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stephen Shelton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | David Pigford can't throw it down | 43-36 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Richard Grossman clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Ronnie Maggard grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides can't tip it in | 43-36 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton pulls down the rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton misses short on a runner from the right block | 43-36 |
| 14:47 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Shelton takes the ball from Anthony Cron | 43-36 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | John Fergus loses the ball out of bounds | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG), Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Anthony Cron, Dominic Esposito, Wayne Benavides, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Richard Grossman, Stephen Shelton, John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #4 | 43-36 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 43-36 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 43-36 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | William Lueras gets the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right side | 43-36 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot scores on a floater from the left side set up by Carlos Brown | 45-36 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Paul Wei can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hope | 45-36 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by William Hope | 48-36 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas loses the dribble to William Hope | 48-36 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | William Lueras is called for the reach on William Hope - foul #3 on William Lueras, team foul #5 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG), Stephen Shelton (SG) Paul Wei, Thomas Jefferson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown is fouled on the floor by Wayne Botelho - foul #1 on Wayne Botelho, team foul #6 | 48-36 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | William Hope knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | William Lueras lays it up and in on a great pass from Richard Grossman | 51-38 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | William Hope is fouled on the floor by William Lueras - foul #4 on William Lueras, team foul #7 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF), David Pigford (C) Ellis Molden, Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SF), John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | William Hope misses the 1st free throw | 51-38 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 51-38 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Richard Grossman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-38 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | William Hope grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Shelton steals it from Wayne Benavides | 51-38 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | David Pigford swats the short shot by Glenn Strickland | 51-38 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | David Pigford grabs the board | 51-38 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Anthony Cron - foul #1 on Anthony Cron, team foul #2 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG) William Hope | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF) Chris Plunkett | |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-38 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Richard Grossman picks off the pass by Ronnie Maggard | 51-38 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton is fouled on the floor by Wayne Benavides - foul #1 on Wayne Benavides, team foul #3 | 51-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF), Michael Shorts (C) Wayne Benavides, Ronnie Maggard, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) John Fergus | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Anthony Cron - foul #2 on Anthony Cron, team foul #4 | 51-38 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton makes the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 51-40 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 51-42 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 51-42 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland snags the defensive board | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Shelton (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Shorts - foul #2 on Michael Shorts, team foul #5 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito (PG), William Hope (SG) Ellis Molden, Anthony Cron | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Thomas Jefferson (SG), William Lueras (C) Richard Grossman, Jonathan Thomas, Glenn Strickland | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton misses the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-43 |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts is whistled for traveling | 51-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SF) Stephen Shelton | |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson hits a floater from close range and he's fouled by Michael Shorts - foul #3 on Michael Shorts, team foul #6 | 51-45 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Dominic Esposito misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 06:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the tip | 51-46 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho grabs the board | 51-46 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Paul Wei is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Wei, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), David Pigford (C) Dominic Esposito, Michael Shorts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG), Stephen Shelton (SF), John Fergus (PF) Paul Wei, Chris Plunkett, Wayne Botelho | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot's layup is rejected by John Fergus | 51-46 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | David Pigford hits the follow up shot | 53-46 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF), Ronnie Maggard (PF) Timothy Talbot, Carlos Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | David Pigford drills a jump hook near the basket set up by William Hope | 55-46 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-46 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | John Fergus snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (SG), Michael Shorts (C) William Hope, Ronnie Maggard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) John Fergus | |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Wayne Benavides is denied by Wayne Botelho | 55-46 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Cron | 57-46 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot (SF), Carlos Brown (PF) Ellis Molden, David Pigford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Thomas Jefferson (SG), Glenn Strickland (C) Richard Grossman, Stephen Shelton, William Lueras | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts misses the lay-in | 57-46 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carlos Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Shorts (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Wayne Botelho | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot blows the dunk | 57-48 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), William Hope (SG) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG), Stephen Shelton (SF), William Lueras (C) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, Glenn Strickland | |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Richard Grossman misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-48 |
| 02:24 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Timothy Talbot | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on William Lueras - foul #5 on William Lueras, team foul #10 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Carlos Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Timothy Talbot takes the ball from Glenn Strickland | 58-48 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | William Hope jams it on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 60-48 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho's pass is intercepted by Timothy Talbot | 60-48 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot lays it in | 62-48 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 62-48 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses the easy layup | 62-48 |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Michael Shorts snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is denied on a dunk by Wayne Botelho | 62-48 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland loses the dribble to Carlos Brown | 62-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden runs out the clock | 62-48 |