| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bittle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Terry (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Bombard (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis O'Brien (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas drills a floater from the left wing | 35-36 |
| 19:29 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 19:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas snags the defensive board | 35-36 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Paul Wei can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 35-36 |
| 19:02 | Minnesota | David Terry gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 35-36 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | William Lueras gets the rebound | 35-36 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | William Lueras is whistled for traveling | 35-36 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard scores on a turnaround in the lane set up by Michael Bittle | 37-36 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-39 |
| 17:52 | Minnesota | David Terry can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho grabs the defensive rebound | 37-39 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | William Lueras is denied on a layup by Dennis O'Brien | 37-39 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho tips it home | 37-41 |
| 17:13 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-41 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Paul Wei is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Lee - foul #1 on Donald Lee, team foul #1 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willis McIntosh (SG), Brian Millard (C) Donald Lee, Dennis O'Brien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), John Fergus (PF) Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Botelho | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Terry - foul #1 on David Terry, team foul #2 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney (PG), John Stover (SF), Dennis O'Brien (C) Michael Bittle, David Terry, Louis Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 16:34 | Minnesota | Dennis O'Brien is hacked by John Fergus - foul #1 on John Fergus, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas | |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Willis McIntosh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis pulls down the rebound | 40-43 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett's pass is intercepted by Nathan Tawney | 40-43 |
| 16:19 | Minnesota | John Stover lays it up and in set up by Nathan Tawney | 42-43 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | John Fergus can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Millard - foul #2 on Brian Millard, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lee (PG), Michael Bittle (SG), David Terry (SF), Louis Bombard (PF), Sheng Xayavong (C) Nathan Tawney, Willis McIntosh, John Stover, Brian Millard, Dennis O'Brien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), William Lueras (C) Claude Blackwood, Glenn Strickland | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | John Fergus makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | John Fergus misses the 2nd free throw | 42-44 |
| 15:50 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Louis Bombard | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bittle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Terry (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Louis Bombard (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Sheng Xayavong (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. PF - John Fergus (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle is hacked by Alfred Ellis - foul #2 on Alfred Ellis, team foul #2 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Chris Plunkett, Alfred Ellis, John Fergus | |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 42-44 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Sheng Xayavong grabs the offensive board | 42-44 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-44 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | William Lueras snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Sheng Xayavong - foul #4 on Sheng Xayavong, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Millard (C) Sheng Xayavong | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 42-45 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Brian Millard snags the offensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | William Lueras snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | A charge is called on Thomas Jefferson - foul #3 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willis McIntosh (SG), Nathan Tawney (SF), Dennis O'Brien (C) Donald Lee, David Terry, Louis Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), Glenn Strickland (C) Thomas Jefferson, William Lueras | |
| 14:05 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-46 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Brian Millard picks off the pass by Jonathan Thomas | 42-46 |
| 13:31 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle misses the 3 from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | Dennis O'Brien hits the follow up shot | 44-46 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Willis McIntosh - foul #2 on Willis McIntosh, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Stover (SF) Michael Bittle | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), William Lueras (C) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, Glenn Strickland | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Claude Blackwood is fouled on the floor by Dennis O'Brien - foul #2 on Dennis O'Brien, team foul #6 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lee (PG), David Terry (SF), Louis Bombard (PF) Nathan Tawney, John Stover, Brian Millard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), John Fergus (PF) Claude Blackwood, Wayne Botelho | |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses the jumpshot from the right side | 44-46 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | William Lueras misses the tip | 44-46 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | John Fergus gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 12:18 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | David Terry misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Alfred Ellis - foul #3 on Alfred Ellis, team foul #4 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bittle (SG), Brian Millard (C) Willis McIntosh, Dennis O'Brien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Chris Plunkett, Alfred Ellis, John Fergus | |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | David Terry makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | David Terry makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | William Lueras hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Paul Wei | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lee (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Bittle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Terry (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Louis Bombard (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Brian Millard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 15 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard connects on the turnaround in the paint set up by Donald Lee | 48-48 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-48 |
| 10:49 | Minnesota | Donald Lee snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | David Terry makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Donald Lee | 51-48 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Paul Wei misses the 3 from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 10:01 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 51-48 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard misses the tip | 51-48 |
| 09:40 | Minnesota | Brian Millard gets the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 09:21 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard makes the jump hook in the lane set up by Michael Bittle | 53-48 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-48 |
| 09:08 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Louis Bombard | 53-48 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 56-48 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | William Lueras's floater is tipped away by Brian Millard | 56-48 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | Brian Millard grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Donald Lee loses the dribble to Wayne Botelho | 56-48 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | William Lueras misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Brian Millard - foul #3 on Brian Millard, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney (PG), Willis McIntosh (SG), John Stover (SF), Sheng Xayavong (PF), Dennis O'Brien (C) Donald Lee, Michael Bittle, David Terry, Louis Bombard, Brian Millard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG), Claude Blackwood (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), John Fergus (PF) Paul Wei, Thomas Jefferson, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho | |
| 07:44 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | William Lueras misses the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 07:44 | Minnesota | Dennis O'Brien grabs the board | 56-49 |
| 07:37 | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-49 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Willis McIntosh grabs the offensive rebound | 56-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Nathan Tawney (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Willis McIntosh (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Stover (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sheng Xayavong (fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Dennis O'Brien (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Claude Blackwood (fresh) SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Fergus (fresh) 1 pts. C - William Lueras (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | William Lueras is called for the reach on Nathan Tawney - foul #1 on William Lueras, team foul #5 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 07:19 | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-49 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Sheng Xayavong hits the follow up shot | 58-49 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Nathan Tawney - foul #1 on Nathan Tawney, team foul #8 | 58-49 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:31 | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-50 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by Sheng Xayavong | 58-50 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | Sheng Xayavong pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | John Fergus steals it from Nathan Tawney | 58-50 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Sheng Xayavong is called for the reach on Chris Plunkett - foul #5 on Sheng Xayavong, team foul #9 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Bittle (PG), Louis Bombard (PF) John Stover, Sheng Xayavong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SF) Claude Blackwood, Alfred Ellis | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 05:11 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Willis McIntosh | 61-52 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a floater from the right block | 61-52 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dennis O'Brien | 61-52 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle clanks a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Glenn Strickland - foul #2 on Glenn Strickland, team foul #6 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Terry (SF), Brian Millard (PF) Willis McIntosh, Louis Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle misses the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle makes the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas can't connect on a floater from the right side | 62-52 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Brian Millard snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle is fouled on the floor by Paul Wei - foul #2 on Paul Wei, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Donald Lee (PG) Nathan Tawney | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG) Chris Plunkett | |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 03:30 | Minnesota | Michael Bittle makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Donald Lee (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Michael Bittle (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Terry (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Brian Millard (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Dennis O'Brien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - William Lueras (fresh) 16 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-52 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas tips it back up and in | 64-54 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Donald Lee is hacked by William Lueras - foul #2 on William Lueras, team foul #8 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Willis McIntosh (SG), Louis Bombard (PF) Michael Bittle, Brian Millard | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Donald Lee makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 02:57 | Minnesota | Donald Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is hacked by Dennis O'Brien - foul #3 on Dennis O'Brien, team foul #10 | 66-54 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 66-55 |
| 02:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Willis McIntosh | 66-55 |
| 02:30 | Minnesota | David Terry hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dennis O'Brien | 68-55 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | William Lueras buries a jumper in the lane set up by Paul Wei | 68-57 |
| 02:00 | Minnesota | Louis Bombard misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 68-57 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Paul Wei grabs the board | 68-57 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Bombard - foul #2 on Louis Bombard, team foul #11 | 68-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney (PG), John Stover (SF), Brian Millard (PF) Donald Lee, David Terry, Louis Bombard | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho makes the 1st free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho misses the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 01:42 | Minnesota | Dennis O'Brien gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:19 | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Brian Millard | 71-58 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas drills a floater from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Dennis O'Brien is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #4 on Dennis O'Brien, team foul #12 | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 71-60 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota 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) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Nathan Tawney runs out the clock | 71-60 |