| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle inbounds the ball | 23-22 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante hits the finger roll set up by Mile Zumbach | 25-22 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-22 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante scores on a turnaround near the basket | 27-22 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | William Lueras misses short on an open driving attempt near the basket | 27-22 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ernest Ferrante | 27-22 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | John Labelle misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 27-22 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Jefferson | 27-22 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | William Lueras pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Chris Plunkett and he's fouled by Donald Coleman - foul #1 on Donald Coleman, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) John Labelle | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:13 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the free throw | 27-25 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | David Hutson is hacked by Chris Plunkett - foul #2 on Chris Plunkett, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (SG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:22 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 27-25 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jonathan Thomas | 27-25 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-25 |
| 15:58 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman grabs the board | 27-25 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Calloway (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante is fouled on the floor by William Lueras - foul #2 on William Lueras, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG), John Labelle (SF), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Raphael Soto, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Alfred Ellis (SF), John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Thomas Jefferson, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG) Chris Plunkett | |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Paul Wei loses the dribble to Norman Calloway | 27-25 |
| 14:41 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Norman Calloway | 30-25 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Paul Wei is wide open but clanks a floater from the baseline | 30-25 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Buddy Davis grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 14:01 | Notre Dame | Alfred Ellis steals it from Elton Granger | 30-25 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis hits the finger roll | 30-27 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway is called for a charge - foul #1 on Norman Calloway, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Raphael Soto (SF), Donald Coleman (PF), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, John Labelle, Michael Petti, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Thomas Jefferson, Alfred Ellis, John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Donald Coleman is called for the reach on Jonathan Thomas - foul #2 on Donald Coleman, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| 12:40 | Iowa | William Lueras misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-27 |
| 12:38 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 12:16 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-27 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman tips it in | 32-27 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right side | 32-27 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | William Lueras is hacked by Ernest Ferrante - foul #1 on Ernest Ferrante, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), John Labelle (SF) Elton Granger, Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) SG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Paul Wei | 32-29 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | John Labelle steps out of bounds on the baseline | 32-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alfred Ellis (SF) Paul Wei | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett buries a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Alfred Ellis | 32-31 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | David Hutson travels with the ball | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG) Alfred Ellis | |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | John Labelle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on John Labelle, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Michael Petti (PF), Buddy Davis (C) David Hutson, Donald Coleman, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett is called for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto (SF) John Labelle | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alfred Ellis (SF) Jonathan Thomas | |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 08:36 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti hits the follow up shot | 34-31 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left block and he's hacked by Elton Granger - foul #4 on Elton Granger, team foul #6 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Mile Zumbach (SG), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Elton Granger, Buddy Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), William Lueras (C) Chris Plunkett, Glenn Strickland | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 08:05 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach is hacked by Thomas Jefferson - foul #2 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman (PF) Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Alfred Ellis, John Fergus | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | David Hutson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Thomas Jefferson - foul #3 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Labelle (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses the 1st free throw | 34-34 |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | David Hutson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | William Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 ast. SF - John Labelle (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | William Lueras misses the wide open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the board | 34-34 |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman lays it in on a great pass from David Hutson and he's hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #5 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Elton Granger (SG) Mile Zumbach | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG) Thomas Jefferson | |
| 07:01 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman makes the free throw | 37-34 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | William Lueras's pass is intercepted by Ernest Ferrante | 37-34 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | William Lueras is called for traveling | 40-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Raphael Soto (SF), Michael Petti (C) David Hutson, John Labelle, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the defensive rebound | 40-34 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Donald Coleman makes the turnaround in the paint | 42-36 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland is fouled on the floor by Norman Calloway - foul #2 on Norman Calloway, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Donald Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), John Fergus (PF) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 05:04 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the board | 42-37 |
| 04:44 | Notre Dame | Glenn Strickland denies the turnaround by Michael Petti | 42-37 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Michael Petti gets the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Hutson | 44-37 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 44-37 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante snags the defensive board | 44-37 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 44-37 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett grabs the board | 44-37 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett is by himself and knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Thomas Jefferson | 44-39 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by John Fergus - foul #2 on John Fergus, team foul #6 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach (SG), Donald Coleman (PF) Elton Granger, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Alfred Ellis, John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Raphael Soto misses the 2nd free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | William Lueras grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Hutson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mile Zumbach (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Raphael Soto (fresh) PF - Donald Coleman (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ernest Ferrante (fresh) 11 pts. 13 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | David Hutson is called for the reach on Chris Plunkett - foul #2 on David Hutson, team foul #8 | 44-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Labelle (SF) Raphael Soto | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett misses the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante grabs the defensive rebound | 44-39 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Mile Zumbach's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Norman Calloway (PG), Michael Petti (C) David Hutson, Ernest Ferrante | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses short on a shot from the left wing | 44-39 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson tips it in | 44-41 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Hutson (PG), Elton Granger (SG), Ernest Ferrante (C) Norman Calloway, Mile Zumbach, Michael Petti | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | David Hutson buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Elton Granger | 47-41 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 01:54 | Iowa | William Lueras hits a shot from the baseline | 47-43 |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Elton Granger misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-43 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Chris Plunkett | 47-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | William Lueras scores on a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Jonathan Thomas | 47-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Ernest Ferrante misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 47-45 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho gets the rebound | 47-45 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | John Labelle is called for the reach on Jonathan Thomas - foul #3 on John Labelle, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-47 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-47 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | John Labelle buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-47 |