| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 reb. C - Christopher Heller (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 31-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Crouse | 33-27 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Anthony Crouse takes the ball from Melvin King in the backcourt | 33-27 |
| 19:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse hits the finger roll | 35-27 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 35-27 |
| 19:04 | Michigan State | Michael Fields pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse loses the dribble to Lonnie Townsend | 35-27 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Fields - foul #2 on Michael Fields, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Mohamed Chadbourne is called for the reach on Michael Fields - foul #1 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #1 | 35-28 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-28 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the rebound | 35-28 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Anthony Crouse is called for the reach on Melvin King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Crouse, team foul #2 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) Anthony Crouse | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Christopher Heller lays it up and in and the foul's on Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #3 | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the free throw | 35-30 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the board | 35-30 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Drew Gambrell is called for the reach on Donald Rice - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #4 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG), James Camargo (SF), Stevie Smith (C) Steven Seitz, Michael Fields, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (C) Christopher Heller | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne loses the dribble to David Harrison | 35-30 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay comes up short on the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), Michael Fields (SF) Drew Gambrell, James Camargo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Jonathan Barber (C) Melvin King, Dikembe Okoro | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 36-30 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - David Harrison (fresh) SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Shay | 37-30 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 37-30 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay grabs the offensive rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:46 | Michigan State | Michael Fields can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-30 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber drills a shot in the lane set up by Robert Hazley | 37-32 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 37-32 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by David Harrison - foul #2 on David Harrison, team foul #5 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) David Harrison, Michael Fields, Timothy Shay | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Robert Hazley | |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 1st free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | James Camargo loses the ball out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 37-33 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee snags the defensive board | 37-33 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Timothy Shay | 39-33 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-33 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-33 |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Melvin King and he's hacked by Marcus Lee - foul #3 on Marcus Lee, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fields (SF), Stevie Smith (PF) James Camargo, Timothy Shay | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Donald Rice, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stevie Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith buries a jumper in the lane and the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #3 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #3 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith makes the free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Charles Gay misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marcus Lee - foul #4 on Marcus Lee, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Shay (PF) Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Charles Gay makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fields's pass is intercepted by Jonathan Barber | 42-37 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 42-37 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Anthony Crouse | 44-37 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Melvin King clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-37 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses short on a shot near the basket | 44-37 |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay can't tip it in | 44-37 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks gets the rebound | 44-37 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Melvin King knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Dikembe Okoro | 44-40 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #4 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (SG) Steven Seitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Donald Rice (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Melvin King, Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Jonathan Barber | |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay makes the 2nd free throw | 46-40 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), James Camargo (SF), Marcus Lee (C) Anthony Crouse, Michael Fields, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | David Harrison misses the lay-in | 46-40 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | James Camargo grabs the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 46-40 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 2 pts. SG - David Harrison (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Shay (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is fouled on the floor by Drew Gambrell - foul #2 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #8 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), Michael Fields (SF) Drew Gambrell, James Camargo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Mohamed Chadbourne blocks the short jumper by Timothy Shay | 46-42 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the board | 46-42 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Christopher Heller clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 46-42 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee is hacked by Donald Rice - foul #2 on Donald Rice, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG), Stevie Smith (PF) David Harrison, Timothy Shay | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Christopher Heller | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee is whistled for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) Anthony Crouse | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend buries a shot in the lane set up by Donald Rice | 46-44 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 46-44 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell tips it back up and in | 48-44 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-44 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-44 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the floater in the paint | 48-46 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michael Fields pulls down the rebound | 48-46 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (PG), Timothy Shay (PF) Drew Gambrell, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Timothy Shay (fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Timothy Shay buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Crouse | 51-46 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Steven Seitz steps in front of the Jonathan Barber pass | 51-46 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz hits the finger roll | 53-46 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Timothy Shay steals it from Lonnie Townsend | 53-46 |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Lonnie Townsend blocks the short jumper by Marcus Lee | 53-46 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber pulls down the rebound | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Michael Fields steals it from Lonnie Townsend | 53-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin King - foul #3 on Melvin King, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG) Anthony Crouse | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Mohamed Chadbourne is called for the reach on Drew Gambrell - foul #4 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Donald Rice clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-46 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Donald Rice snags the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Melvin King is called for the reach on Marcus Lee in the backcourt - foul #4 on Melvin King, team foul #8 | 55-46 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Donald Rice can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 55-46 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the defensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Melvin King is called for the reach on Michael Fields in the backcourt - foul #5 on Melvin King, team foul #9 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 57-46 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-46 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lee | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell runs out the clock | 57-46 |