| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joshua Peachey (fresh) PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - David Reeves (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Howard | Joshua Peachey inbounds the ball | 21-31 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Howard | Peter Knapp misses badly on a floater in the lane | 21-31 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 21-33 |
| 18:55 | Howard | Mohamed Chadbourne swats the layup by Joshua Peachey | 21-33 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the board | 21-33 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | David Reeves steals the ball from Jonathan Barber | 21-33 |
| 18:05 | Howard | Joshua Peachey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-33 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 21-33 |
| 17:49 | Howard | James Dineen grabs the defensive rebound | 21-33 |
| 17:31 | Howard | Lonnie Townsend denies the turnaround by William Riley | 21-33 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 21-33 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Reeves - foul #2 on David Reeves, team foul #1 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Howard | Nicholas Hale (SF), Duane Church (C) Joshua Peachey, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 1st free throw | 21-33 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:51 | Howard | William Riley's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Townsend | 21-34 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Melvin King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 21-34 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Donald Rice is fouled on the floor by William Riley - foul #1 on William Riley, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SG), Dwight Frantz (C) William Riley, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 21-34 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber tips it home | 21-36 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Greg Muldoon (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Duane Church (fresh) C - Dwight Frantz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Howard | James Dineen connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Duane Church | 24-36 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Dwight Frantz - foul #2 on Dwight Frantz, team foul #3 | 24-36 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), Joshua Peachey (SF), David Reeves (C) Greg Muldoon, Nicholas Hale, Dwight Frantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 1st free throw | 24-36 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 2nd free throw | 24-36 |
| 15:15 | Howard | Joshua Peachey grabs the board | 24-36 |
| 14:51 | Howard | Joshua Peachey buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Duane Church | 26-36 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Robert Hazley | 26-38 |
| 14:07 | Howard | Duane Church's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Barber | 26-38 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Robert Hazley is fouled on the floor by Joshua Peachey - foul #1 on Joshua Peachey, team foul #4 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Peter Knapp (PF) Duane Church | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Christopher Heller (C) Robert Hazley, Jonathan Barber | |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Peter Knapp steals the ball from Lonnie Townsend | 26-38 |
| 13:11 | Howard | Melvin King is called for the reach on William Riley - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Nicholas Hale (SF) Joshua Peachey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Lonnie Townsend | |
| 12:55 | Howard | The short jumper by Peter Knapp is denied by Christopher Heller | 26-38 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 26-38 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Donald Rice comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 26-38 |
| 12:35 | Howard | Peter Knapp snags the defensive board | 26-38 |
| 12:28 | Howard | David Reeves lays it in | 28-38 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by David Reeves - foul #3 on David Reeves, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (PG), Greg Muldoon (SG), Duane Church (C) James Dineen, William Riley, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF) Donald Rice, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Charles Gay misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-38 |
| 11:43 | Howard | Duane Church gets the rebound | 28-38 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Willie Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Greg Muldoon (fresh) SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Church (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Heller (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:41 | Howard | Willie Fowler travels in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Dikembe Okoro, Christopher Heller | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Melvin King knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Gay | 28-41 |
| 11:06 | Howard | Nathaniel Banks is called for the reach on Peter Knapp - foul #2 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #2 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), William Riley (SG), Joshua Peachey (SF) Willie Fowler, Greg Muldoon, Nicholas Hale | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:51 | Howard | Lonnie Townsend takes the ball from Joshua Peachey | 28-41 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 28-41 |
| 10:25 | Howard | Peter Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 28-41 |
| 10:03 | Howard | Peter Knapp drills a runner from close range set up by James Dineen | 30-41 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Duane Church - foul #2 on Duane Church, team foul #6 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Howard | Dwight Frantz (PF), David Reeves (C) Peter Knapp, Duane Church | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Donald Rice (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 1st free throw | 30-41 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 09:27 | Howard | Donald Rice steals the ball from David Reeves | 30-42 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Donald Rice clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 08:56 | Howard | David Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:43 | Howard | Dwight Frantz is hacked by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #3 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (PG), Nicholas Hale (SF) James Dineen, Joshua Peachey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 08:27 | Howard | Dikembe Okoro is called for the reach on William Riley - foul #2 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #4 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Howard | Greg Muldoon (SG), Peter Knapp (PF) William Riley, Dwight Frantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| 08:17 | Howard | David Reeves misses the driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #1 on Christopher Heller, team foul #5 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Robert Hazley | |
| 08:17 | Howard | David Reeves makes the 1st free throw | 31-42 |
| 08:17 | Howard | David Reeves makes the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Melvin King's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-42 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Peter Knapp hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #6 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Howard | William Riley (SG), Duane Church (C) Greg Muldoon, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:38 | Howard | Peter Knapp makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 07:38 | Howard | Peter Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - Willie Fowler (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Peter Knapp (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Duane Church (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Christopher Heller (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Melvin King hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 06:59 | Howard | Willie Fowler loses the ball out of bounds | 34-45 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), Joshua Peachey (SF) Willie Fowler, Nicholas Hale | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice is hacked by William Riley - foul #2 on William Riley, team foul #7 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice makes the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 06:41 | Howard | Peter Knapp grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 06:22 | Howard | William Riley misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 06:21 | Howard | James Dineen tips it but misses | 34-46 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | William Riley steals it from Donald Rice | 34-46 |
| 05:35 | Howard | Peter Knapp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by James Dineen | 36-46 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Donald Rice clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-46 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Melvin King | 36-46 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 3 from the left wing | 36-46 |
| 04:51 | Howard | Joshua Peachey gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:39 | Howard | Joshua Peachey connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by William Riley | 38-46 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 38-46 |
| Subs | Howard | David Reeves (C) Duane Church | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Christopher Heller | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Donald Rice knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Melvin King | 38-49 |
| 04:01 | Howard | William Riley clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #7 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Nicholas Hale (SF), Duane Church (PF) Joshua Peachey, Peter Knapp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG) Melvin King, Donald Rice | |
| Lineup | Howard | PG - James Dineen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Riley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Hale (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Duane Church (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Reeves (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Howard | James Dineen can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is hacked by David Reeves - foul #4 on David Reeves, team foul #8 | 38-49 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (PG), Greg Muldoon (SG), Dwight Frantz (C) James Dineen, William Riley, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 02:56 | Howard | Dwight Frantz pulls down the rebound | 38-49 |
| 02:34 | Howard | Willie Fowler knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Howard | James Dineen (PG), William Riley (SG), Joshua Peachey (SF), Peter Knapp (PF), David Reeves (C) Willie Fowler, Greg Muldoon, Nicholas Hale, Duane Church, Dwight Frantz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SG) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay | |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 41-49 |
| 02:15 | Howard | James Dineen grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 02:04 | Howard | James Dineen can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-49 |
| 02:02 | Howard | David Reeves tips it in | 43-49 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice buries a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Lonnie Townsend | 43-51 |
| 01:22 | Howard | Peter Knapp hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by James Dineen | 45-51 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Donald Rice hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Melvin King | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Howard | James Dineen misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-54 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | William Riley is called for the reach on Mohamed Chadbourne in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Riley, team foul #9 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:47 | Howard | Joshua Peachey pulls down the rebound | 45-55 |
| 00:43 | Howard | James Dineen knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by William Riley | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is fouled in the backcourt by William Riley - foul #4 on William Riley, team foul #10 | 48-55 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Howard | James Dineen comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-57 |
| 00:36 | Howard | David Reeves grabs the offensive rebound | 48-57 |
| 00:33 | Howard | Joshua Peachey is fouled on the floor by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #3 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #8 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Howard | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Christopher Heller | |
| 00:33 | Howard | Joshua Peachey misses the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the rebound | 48-57 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is hacked by James Dineen in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Dineen, team foul #11 | 48-57 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:24 | Howard | Lonnie Townsend is called for the reach on William Riley - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #9 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Howard | Willie Fowler (PG), Nicholas Hale (SF), Duane Church (PF), Dwight Frantz (C) James Dineen, Joshua Peachey, Peter Knapp, David Reeves | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:24 | Howard | William Riley misses the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the board | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Howard | Howard is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 48-59 |