| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) C - William Lueras (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides inbounds the ball | 32-28 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 32-28 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 32-28 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Jefferson | 32-28 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Paul Wei clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot is whistled for a carry | 32-28 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Wei | 32-30 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Paul Wei is called for the reach on Ellis Molden - foul #2 on Paul Wei, team foul #1 | 32-30 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden drills a 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | William Lueras evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Paul Wei | 35-32 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Ellis Molden | 37-32 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-32 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | William Hope pulls down the rebound | 37-32 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the dunk but he's fouled by Wayne Botelho - foul #2 on Wayne Botelho, team foul #2 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), William Carter (C) William Hope, Marco Colombo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 38-32 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Paul Wei is fouled on the floor by Anthony Cron - foul #2 on Anthony Cron, team foul #1 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SF), Daniel Jones (PF) Wayne Benavides, Timothy Talbot | |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) C - William Carter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Claude Blackwood (fresh) SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden snags the defensive board | 39-32 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Chris Plunkett steals it from William Carter | 39-32 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Claude Blackwood misses the lay-in | 39-32 |
| 14:57 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 39-32 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Jones | 42-32 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland misses short on a floater from the baseline | 42-32 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell grabs the board | 42-32 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | William Carter misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Claude Blackwood - foul #1 on Claude Blackwood, team foul #3 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Timothy Talbot (PF) Anthony Cron, Mike Terrell, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Thomas Jefferson (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Chris Plunkett, Claude Blackwood, Alfred Ellis, John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 43-32 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Timothy Talbot swats the short shot by William Lueras | 44-32 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | William Carter pulls down the rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides double dribbles | 44-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marco Colombo (C) William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is whistled for traveling | 44-32 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses the 3 from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Paul Wei loses the dribble to Ellis Molden | 46-32 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 46-32 |
| 12:30 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot tips it in | 48-32 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Timothy Talbot steals the ball from William Lueras | 48-32 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot lays it in | 50-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas buries a jump hook from the right block | 50-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) C - William Lueras (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-34 |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo grabs the offensive board | 50-34 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | William Lueras picks off the pass by Ellis Molden | 50-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Marco Colombo blocks the short jumper by Jonathan Thomas | 50-34 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | William Lueras tips it in | 50-36 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's fouled by Paul Wei - foul #3 on Paul Wei, team foul #4 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (PF), William Carter (C) Timothy Talbot, Marco Colombo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), John Fergus (PF) Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Botelho | |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 1st free throw | 51-36 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 2nd free throw | 52-36 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden makes the 3rd free throw | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 10:20 | Iowa | William Lueras clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 53-36 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides gets the rebound | 53-36 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | William Carter dunks the ball on a great pass from Ellis Molden | 55-36 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Daniel Jones denies the turnaround by Paul Wei | 55-36 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | John Fergus misses the tip | 55-36 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | William Hope is whistled for traveling | 55-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SF), Timothy Talbot (PF) Ellis Molden, Wayne Benavides, Daniel Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, John Fergus, William Lueras | |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wayne Botelho | 55-38 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | William Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marco Colombo (C) William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Jefferson | 55-40 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | William Hope gets the offensive rebound | 55-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 8 pts. SG - William Hope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 23 pts. 5 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses the easy layup | 55-40 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 55-40 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-40 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo tips it home | 57-40 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland's pass is intercepted by Anthony Cron | 57-40 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell lays it up and in set up by Anthony Cron | 59-40 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis is hacked by Mike Terrell - foul #1 on Mike Terrell, team foul #2 | 59-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (SG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Daniel Jones (PF), William Carter (C) William Hope, Mike Terrell, Timothy Talbot, Marco Colombo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Claude Blackwood (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), William Lueras (C) Chris Plunkett, Thomas Jefferson, Alfred Ellis, Glenn Strickland | |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-40 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | William Lueras hits the follow up shot | 59-42 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 59-42 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Lueras out of a doubleteam | 59-44 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-44 |
| 05:05 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones gets the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | William Carter drills a shot from the baseline set up by Wayne Benavides | 61-44 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Paul Wei hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Daniel Jones - foul #2 on Daniel Jones, team foul #3 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG), Li-Liang Huang (C) Ellis Molden, Wayne Benavides | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), John Fergus (PF) Claude Blackwood, Wayne Botelho | |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Paul Wei misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Paul Wei makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Daniel Jones | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 (+1) | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | William Lueras evades the doubleteam but misses long on a runner from the right block | 64-45 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | William Lueras grabs the offensive board | 64-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Terrell (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 reb. PF - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. C - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 64-45 |
| 03:28 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron gets the rebound | 64-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | William Lueras steals it from Mike Terrell | 64-45 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron is whistled for a carry | 64-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, John Fergus | |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses long on a shot from the right block | 64-45 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 64-45 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell buries a shot from the left block | 66-45 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Mike Terrell - foul #2 on Mike Terrell, team foul #4 | 66-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), William Lueras (C) Alfred Ellis, Glenn Strickland | |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 66-47 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-47 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 66-47 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Lueras | 66-50 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Chris Plunkett steals the ball from Mike Terrell | 66-50 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett banks in the layup | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses the dunk but he's hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #5 | 66-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG) Chris Plunkett | |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses the 1st free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses the 2nd free throw | 66-52 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Li-Liang Huang | 66-52 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | William Carter is denied on a dunk by William Lueras | 66-52 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson grabs the board | 66-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 66-52 |