| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Donegan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is fouled on the floor by Timothy Bowman - foul #3 on Timothy Bowman, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski's fadeaway is rejected by James Donegan | 30-32 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski tips it home | 32-32 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | James Donegan misses short on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Sean Seward (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston | |
| 19:09 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 32-34 |
| 18:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater near the basket | 32-34 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Sean Seward gets the rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Bradley Bisbee and he's hacked by John Dudzinski - foul #2 on John Dudzinski, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Frederick Houston (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park, Sean Seward | |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the free throw | 32-37 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski slams it home over the doubleteam on a nice dish by John Dudzinski | 34-37 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | James Donegan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 34-37 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | William Allison drills a shot from the left side | 36-37 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Frederick Houston hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Russell Drown can't tip it in | 36-37 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ivan Muszynski | 36-37 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is hacked by Russell Drown - foul #1 on Russell Drown, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Ivan Muszynski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cody Blount (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Vincent Edington (PF) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Russell Drown | |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the lay-in | 36-37 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | James Donegan snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | The jump hook by Vincent Edington is blocked by Maurice McNeal | 36-37 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | William Allison snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 36-37 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | William Allison hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Cody Blount (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Donegan (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Vincent Edington is hacked by John Dudzinski - foul #3 on John Dudzinski, team foul #3 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Muszynski (SF) William Allison, John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Cody Blount, Gerry Park, Vincent Edington | |
| 15:20 | Iowa | James Donegan comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 38-37 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | James Donegan tips it but misses | 38-37 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 38-37 |
| 14:55 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the follow up shot | 40-37 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Russell Drown is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Russell Drown, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Sean Seward (C) Bradley Bisbee, James Donegan | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski clanks a floater in the paint | 40-37 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Alan Brown | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Alan Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), John Dudzinski (SG) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Vincent Edington (PF), James Donegan (C) Russell Drown, Sean Seward | |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Alan Brown misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:31 | Michigan State | James Donegan steals it from Ivan Muszynski out of a doubleteam | 40-38 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | William Allison drills a floater in the lane set up by Ivan Muszynski out of the doubleteam | 42-38 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Ron Rennick steals the ball from James Donegan | 42-38 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-38 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | James Donegan snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | David Hill is called for the reach on Timothy Bowman - foul #4 on David Hill, team foul #5 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Ivan Muszynski, David Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Frederick Houston, Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (C) Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerry Park (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Donegan (fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:20 | Michigan State | James Donegan swats the dunk try by John Dudzinski | 42-38 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | James Donegan pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | James Donegan loses the dribble to Geoffrey Prue | 42-38 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | William Allison is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on William Allison, team foul #6 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ron Rennick (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF) Gerry Park | |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Geoffrey Prue swats the shot by Bradley Bisbee | 42-38 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Alan Brown tips it back up and in | 42-40 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #7 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:41 | Iowa | William Allison steals the ball from Bradley Bisbee | 42-40 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski travels with the ball | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG) William Allison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Frederick Houston is fouled on the floor by Ron Rennick - foul #2 on Ron Rennick, team foul #8 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF) Gerry Park | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Frederick Houston makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Frederick Houston misses the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | James Donegan swats the layup by Kenneth Laubach | 42-41 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick gets the offensive rebound | 42-41 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Frederick Houston - foul #1 on Frederick Houston, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Maurice McNeal (C) Geoffrey Prue, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Frederick Houston, Timothy Bowman | |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the runner from close range but he's hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #9 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Geoffrey Prue (PF) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Pavelski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park | |
| 08:15 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the runner near the basket | 44-43 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the tip | 44-43 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue hits the follow up shot | 46-43 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | James Donegan jams it on a great pass from Frederick Houston | 46-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) PF - Russell Drown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - James Donegan (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | William Allison misses long on a jumper in the lane | 46-45 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Russell Drown snags the defensive board | 46-45 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Frederick Houston is whistled for traveling | 46-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton | |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | James Donegan clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Ivan Muszynski - foul #1 on Ivan Muszynski, team foul #10 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski (SF) Ivan Muszynski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cody Blount (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman | |
| 06:30 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | William Allison scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Ron Rennick | 52-47 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | James Donegan misses short on a floater from the left side | 52-47 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | William Allison grabs the board | 52-47 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Alan Brown pulls down the rebound | 52-47 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Gerry Park is called for traveling | 52-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Muszynski (SF) William Allison, John Dudzinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Cody Blount, Gerry Park | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Kenneth Laubach | 55-47 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | James Donegan knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Russell Drown | 55-49 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach is hacked by Alan Brown - foul #4 on Alan Brown, team foul #5 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Ivan Pavelski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Bradley Bisbee, Russell Drown, James Donegan | |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Laubach | 57-49 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Vincent Edington misses the easy layup | 57-49 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Seward (fresh) | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Laubach | 60-49 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Kenneth Laubach, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Ralph Banton (SF), Russell Drown (PF), James Donegan (C) Frederick Houston, Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington, Sean Seward | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:45 | Iowa | James Donegan drills a fadeaway from close range set up by Ralph Banton | 60-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the wide open jumpshot from the right wing | 60-51 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski tips it in | 62-51 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Ron Rennick takes the ball from Ralph Banton | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 62-51 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | James Donegan gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Ron Rennick swats the dunk try by Bradley Bisbee | 62-51 |
| 01:11 | Michigan State | William Allison gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 01:09 | Michigan State | William Allison throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, John Dudzinski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Frederick Houston (SG), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Alan Brown, Bradley Bisbee, Russell Drown, James Donegan | |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Ralph Banton misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-51 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal is hacked by Loren Wile in the backcourt - foul #1 on Loren Wile, team foul #6 | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski is whistled for traveling | 62-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 (-3) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Ralph Banton is hacked by Geoffrey Prue - foul #2 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #11 | 62-51 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Ralph Banton makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Ralph Banton misses the 2nd free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Prue | 62-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach runs out the clock | 62-52 |