| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Whitmer (fresh) SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson inbounds the ball | 27-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Notre Dame | Scott Lawton steals the ball from Kevin Plummer in the backcourt | 27-41 |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Kevin Plummer takes the ball from Kevin Whitmer | 27-41 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer lays it in | 27-43 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey hits the finger roll on a great pass from Rodney Washington | 29-43 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-45 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer is hacked by John Tilford - foul #2 on John Tilford, team foul #1 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF), Manuel Hitch (C) Kevin Whitmer, Roger Daughtrey, Rodney Washington, Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (SG), Chris Schwieger (C) John Tilford, Andy Ruder | |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski connects on the jumper from close range on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 31-45 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 31-45 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Scott Lawton misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Manuel Hitch misses the tip | 31-45 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson grabs the board | 31-45 |
| 17:31 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer buries a jumper in the lane | 31-47 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 17:12 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chris Schwieger | 31-47 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Moshe Gutkowski - foul #1 on Moshe Gutkowski, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth, Manuel Hitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Andy Ruder (C) Kevin Plummer, Jared Lucas | |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 31-47 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey makes the shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 33-48 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | John Tilford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-48 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Scott Naquin gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Scott Lawton's pass is intercepted by Hedeon Orcholski | 33-48 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson hits the finger roll set up by Hedeon Orcholski | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Lawton (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Whitmer (fresh) SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Tilford (fresh) 20 pts. SF - Henry Richardson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Chris Schwieger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Scott Lawton drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Scott Naquin | 36-50 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger is hacked by Roger Daughtrey - foul #3 on Roger Daughtrey, team foul #2 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Scott Lawton, Kevin Whitmer, Roger Daughtrey, Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Jared Lucas (PF) Hedeon Orcholski, Chris Schwieger | |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from John Tilford | 36-52 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Scott Naquin | 39-52 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | John Tilford is fouled on the floor by Scott Naquin - foul #2 on Scott Naquin, team foul #3 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Rodney Washington (SF), Manuel Hitch (C) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger (C) Andy Ruder | |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | John Tilford connects on the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Henry Richardson | 39-55 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Rodney Washington scores on a floater from the right block | 41-55 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Darron Phillips takes the ball from John Tilford | 41-55 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Rodney Washington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Darron Phillips | 43-55 |
| 12:28 | Notre Dame | John Tilford is whistled for traveling | 43-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Jerry Wilson (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Scott Lawton, Rodney Washington, Derick Haworth, Manuel Hitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger | |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Scott Naquin clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Kevin Plummer - foul #3 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #2 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Scott Naquin misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Scott Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| 11:54 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by John Tilford | 44-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Lawton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fresh) 25 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Tilford (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Darron Phillips clanks a floater from the left block | 44-57 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | John Tilford gets the rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-57 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Lawton | 44-57 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Andy Ruder denies the turnaround by Roger Daughtrey | 44-57 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder grabs the board | 44-57 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | John Tilford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 10:40 | Notre Dame | Henry Richardson hits the follow up shot | 44-59 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey is fouled on the floor by Henry Richardson - foul #3 on Henry Richardson, team foul #3 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Derick Haworth (C) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Jerry Wilson, Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger (C) Andy Ruder | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Derick Haworth makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Stanley Fenwick | 46-59 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from John Tilford | 46-61 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Rodney Washington's layup is rejected by Chris Schwieger | 46-61 |
| 09:24 | Notre Dame | John Tilford grabs the defensive rebound | 46-61 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-61 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski snags the defensive board | 46-61 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Stanley Fenwick misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-61 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | John Tilford gets the rebound | 46-61 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | John Tilford loses the ball out of bounds | 46-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Scott Naquin (C) Stanley Fenwick, Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (SG), Andy Ruder (C) John Tilford, Jared Lucas | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Rodney Washington clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Henry Richardson - foul #4 on Henry Richardson, team foul #4 | 46-61 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Rodney Washington makes the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Rodney Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 48-61 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Roger Daughtrey steals the ball from Andy Ruder | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) 10 pts. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Henry Richardson (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. PF - Chris Schwieger (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andy Ruder (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Rodney Washington knocks in the fadeaway from the right side set up by Darron Phillips | 50-61 |
| 07:05 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-61 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Rodney Washington gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Hedeon Orcholski is called for the reach on Scott Lawton - foul #1 on Hedeon Orcholski, team foul #5 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Tilford (SG), Jared Lucas (PF) Kevin Plummer, Chris Schwieger | |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer is hacked by John Tilford - foul #3 on John Tilford, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Hitch (C) Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski clanks a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Henry Richardson - foul #5 on Henry Richardson, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Terry Knapp (SF) Henry Richardson | |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas gets the rebound | 50-61 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | John Tilford comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-61 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Manuel Hitch grabs the board | 50-61 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Darron Phillips comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Tilford - foul #4 on John Tilford, team foul #8 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Scott Naquin (C) Kevin Whitmer, Moshe Gutkowski, Manuel Hitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG), Chris Schwieger (C) Hedeon Orcholski, Andy Ruder | |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Darron Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Darron Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 50-61 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Chris Schwieger | 50-61 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer is fouled on the floor by Roger Daughtrey - foul #4 on Roger Daughtrey, team foul #4 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Roger Daughtrey, Derick Haworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger | |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Kevin Plummer, team foul #9 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Moshe Gutkowski, Rodney Washington | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger (PF) Jared Lucas | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Scott Naquin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Andy Ruder - foul #2 on Andy Ruder, team foul #10 | 50-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Derick Haworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas (PF) Andy Ruder | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Scott Naquin makes the 1st free throw | 51-61 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Scott Naquin makes the 2nd free throw | 52-61 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer can't connect on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Darron Phillips - foul #4 on Darron Phillips, team foul #5 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Derick Haworth (PF), Manuel Hitch (C) Kevin Whitmer, Moshe Gutkowski, Rodney Washington, Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Chris Schwieger | |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott Lawton is fouled on the floor by John Tilford - foul #5 on John Tilford, team foul #11 | 52-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Roger Daughtrey, Derick Haworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski (SG) John Tilford | |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott Lawton makes the 1st free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Scott Lawton misses the 2nd free throw | 53-63 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Jared Lucas pulls down the rebound | 53-63 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Moshe Gutkowski is called for the reach on Hedeon Orcholski - foul #2 on Moshe Gutkowski, team foul #6 | 53-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey (SF), Derick Haworth (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Moshe Gutkowski, Rodney Washington, Manuel Hitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger (C) Andy Ruder | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Scott Lawton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Derick Haworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kevin Plummer (fairly fresh) 29 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Hedeon Orcholski (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Terry Knapp (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Jared Lucas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Chris Schwieger (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Hedeon Orcholski | 53-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Darron Phillips buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Scott Lawton | 55-65 |
| 02:59 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Manuel Hitch (C) Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Derick Haworth, Scott Naquin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Jared Lucas | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Terry Knapp picks off the pass by Manuel Hitch | 55-67 |
| 02:00 | Notre Dame | Rodney Washington steals the ball from Hedeon Orcholski | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Darron Phillips | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski is hacked by Darron Phillips - foul #5 on Darron Phillips, team foul #7 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (PG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Scott Naquin (C) Darron Phillips, Moshe Gutkowski, Manuel Hitch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks (PF) Andy Ruder | |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Chris Schwieger snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 57-67 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski grabs the offensive board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski is hacked by Rodney Washington - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #8 | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski misses the 1st free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks snags the offensive board | 57-67 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks is fouled on the floor by Scott Lawton - foul #1 on Scott Lawton, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andy Ruder (C) Kevin Plummer | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks misses the 2nd free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Scott Naquin pulls down the rebound | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Rodney Washington's layup is rejected by Terry Knapp | 57-68 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Scott Hicks snags the defensive board | 57-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Kevin Whitmer is called for the reach on Hedeon Orcholski - foul #1 on Kevin Whitmer, team foul #10 | 57-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer (PG) Andy Ruder | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski makes the 1st free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Hedeon Orcholski makes the 2nd free throw | 57-70 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Kevin Whitmer's pass is intercepted by Scott Hicks | 57-70 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Kevin Plummer runs out the clock | 57-70 |