| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) PF - Angel Romano (fresh) C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fresh) SG - Kevin Whitmer (fresh) SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) C - Scott Naquin (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Scott Naquin wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Darron Phillips scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Roger Daughtrey | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Angel Romano throws it down on a great pass from Don Walker and the foul's on Scott Naquin - foul #1 on Scott Naquin, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Naquin | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey misses the easy layup but the foul's on Angel Romano - foul #1 on Angel Romano, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Roger Daughtrey - foul #1 on Roger Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses the 2nd free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Scott Naquin snags the defensive board | 2-3 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Rodney Washington lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Whitmer | 2-5 |
| 17:54 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is whistled for traveling | 2-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (PG), Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF), Manuel Hitch (C) Darron Phillips, Kevin Whitmer, Roger Daughtrey, Rodney Washington, Scott Naquin | |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski buries a jumper in the lane and he's hacked by Thomas Maxwell - foul #1 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #2 | 2-7 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski makes the free throw | 2-8 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 2-8 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell tips it home | 4-8 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Scott Lawton knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Stanley Fenwick | 4-11 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Manuel Hitch - foul #1 on Manuel Hitch, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Jerry Wilson (PF) Stanley Fenwick, Manuel Hitch | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 5-11 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Scott Lawton clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-11 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Derick Haworth tips it but misses | 5-11 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell grabs the defensive rebound | 5-11 |
| 16:06 | Michigan State | Don Walker is hacked by Moshe Gutkowski - foul #1 on Moshe Gutkowski, team foul #4 | 5-11 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF), Ernest Burbank (PF), Brian Nava (C) Thomas Maxwell, Angel Romano, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Rodney Washington (SF), Scott Naquin (C) Moshe Gutkowski, Jerry Wilson | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Don Walker drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Wickersham | 8-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) C - Brian Nava (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Derick Haworth (fresh) C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Darron Phillips buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Scott Naquin | 8-13 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 8-13 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham hits the follow up shot | 10-13 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Brian Nava steps in front of the Scott Lawton pass | 10-13 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Darron Phillips is called for the reach on Don Walker - foul #1 on Darron Phillips, team foul #5 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker, Robert Wickersham, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey (SF), Jerry Wilson (PF), Manuel Hitch (C) Rodney Washington, Derick Haworth, Scott Naquin | |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Brian Nava hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Corbin | 12-13 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Richard Corbin takes the ball from Darron Phillips in the backcourt | 12-13 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin dunks the ball | 14-13 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Darron Phillips misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Manuel Litchford - foul #1 on Manuel Litchford, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Jerry Wilson | |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Darron Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Darron Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Brian Nava and he's fouled by Manuel Hitch - foul #2 on Manuel Hitch, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG) Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth, Manuel Hitch | |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the free throw | 16-14 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Rodney Washington pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong snags the defensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 16-14 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Brian Nava grabs the offensive board | 16-14 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 16-14 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey is fouled on the floor by Angel Romano - foul #2 on Angel Romano, team foul #4 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Robert Wickersham (SG), Ernest Burbank (PF) Brian Nava, Michael Armstrong, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Jerry Wilson (PF), Derick Haworth (C) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Rodney Washington, Scott Naquin | |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Derick Haworth misses long on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Burbank - foul #1 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Derick Haworth misses the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Derick Haworth makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Wickersham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ernest Burbank (fresh) C - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Whitmer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Moshe Gutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) C - Derick Haworth (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Darron Phillips - foul #2 on Darron Phillips, team foul #7 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Corbin (SF) Thomas Maxwell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (PG), Stanley Fenwick (SG), Scott Naquin (C) Darron Phillips, Kevin Whitmer, Jerry Wilson | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Don Walker makes the 1st free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Don Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-15 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Scott Naquin snags the defensive board | 17-15 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Derick Haworth knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 17-17 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Don Walker connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Manuel Litchford | 19-17 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Derick Haworth misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Ernest Burbank - foul #2 on Ernest Burbank, team foul #6 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Nava (PF) Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Rodney Washington (PF) Stanley Fenwick, Scott Naquin | |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Derick Haworth makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Derick Haworth makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Don Walker loses the ball out of bounds | 19-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Scott Naquin (C) Kevin Whitmer, Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-19 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Brian Nava gets the rebound | 19-19 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses short on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Roger Daughtrey - foul #2 on Roger Daughtrey, team foul #8 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell (SF) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (C) Stanley Fenwick, Roger Daughtrey, Scott Naquin | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Derick Haworth banks in the layup | 20-21 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-21 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Derick Haworth snags the defensive board | 20-21 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the easy layup | 20-21 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Derick Haworth tips it home | 20-23 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Manuel Litchford | 22-23 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Scott Lawton comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 22-23 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham snags the defensive board | 22-23 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Kevin Whitmer is called for the reach on Robert Wickersham - foul #1 on Kevin Whitmer, team foul #9 | 22-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (PG), Brian Nava (PF) Don Walker, Richard Corbin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Jerry Wilson (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Kevin Whitmer, Rodney Washington, Derick Haworth | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham makes the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) SG - Robert Wickersham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Maxwell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Nava (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Manuel Litchford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Lawton (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Fenwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Gutkowski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Michael Armstrong | 26-26 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Michael Armstrong picks off the pass by Moshe Gutkowski | 26-26 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Brian Nava misses short on a turnaround from close range | 26-26 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski grabs the board | 26-26 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Brian Nava steps in front of the Scott Naquin pass | 26-26 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Stanley Fenwick picks off the pass by Manuel Litchford | 26-26 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Scott Lawton is fouled on the floor by Michael Armstrong - foul #1 on Michael Armstrong, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Richard Corbin (SF), Angel Romano (PF), Ernest Burbank (C) Michael Armstrong, Robert Wickersham, Thomas Maxwell, Manuel Litchford | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Jerry Wilson | |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Scott Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Scott Lawton misses the 2nd free throw | 26-27 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the board | 26-27 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank misses the shot from the free throw line | 26-27 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Derick Haworth gets the rebound | 26-27 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | A charge is called on Scott Lawton - foul #1 on Scott Lawton, team foul #10 | 26-27 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Richard Corbin hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 26-27 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Derick Haworth snags the defensive board | 26-27 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Rodney Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Don Walker - foul #1 on Don Walker, team foul #8 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Armstrong (SG) Brian Nava | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF) Kevin Whitmer, Scott Naquin | |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Rodney Washington makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Ernest Burbank snags the defensive board | 26-28 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano knocks in the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Don Walker | 28-28 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Scott Lawton comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Armstrong (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Corbin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Ernest Burbank (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Lawton (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Fenwick (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Moshe Gutkowski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 3 pts. C - Derick Haworth (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Stanley Fenwick takes the ball from Richard Corbin | 28-28 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Rodney Washington is whistled for traveling | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham (SG), Thomas Maxwell (SF), Brian Nava (C) Michael Armstrong, Richard Corbin, Ernest Burbank | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Kevin Whitmer (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Manuel Hitch (C) Scott Lawton, Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Rodney Washington | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Derick Haworth is called for the reach on Angel Romano - foul #1 on Derick Haworth, team foul #11 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford (C) Don Walker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Rodney Washington (PF) Derick Haworth | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the 1st free throw | 28-28 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Angel Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 29-28 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Darron Phillips can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 29-28 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Angel Romano grabs the board | 29-28 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Brian Nava lays it up and in on a nice dish by Angel Romano | 31-28 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the floater in the paint | 31-28 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey snags the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey is fouled on the floor by Thomas Maxwell - foul #2 on Thomas Maxwell, team foul #9 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Derick Haworth (PF) Rodney Washington | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Thomas Maxwell snags the defensive board | 31-28 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Manuel Litchford is denied by Manuel Hitch | 31-28 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-28 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey clanks a shot from the right block | 31-28 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Robert Wickersham connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Brian Nava | 34-28 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Brian Nava steals it from Darron Phillips | 34-28 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Brian Nava hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 34-28 |