| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Hope (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Talbot (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides inbounds the ball | 23-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the jumper from the left block | 23-33 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson clanks a floater in the lane | 23-33 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | William Hope snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | William Hope misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-33 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-33 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-33 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | William Lueras pulls down the rebound | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses short on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Wayne Benavides - foul #1 on Wayne Benavides, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 26-33 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | William Hope knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 27-36 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett banks in the layup set up by Jonathan Thomas | 29-36 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Timothy Talbot | 29-38 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | William Lueras clanks a floater from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits a jumper from the right wing set up by William Hope | 29-40 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Timothy Talbot - foul #3 on Timothy Talbot, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Alfred Ellis (SF), John Fergus (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Thomas Jefferson, Jonathan Thomas, Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Mike Terrell (SG), William Carter (C) Ellis Molden, William Hope, Marco Colombo | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mike Terrell (fresh) SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Timothy Talbot (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Carter (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Anthony Cron | 31-43 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 31-43 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 31-43 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Mike Terrell | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF) Chris Plunkett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (SG) Wayne Benavides | |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Ellis Molden | 31-47 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Ellis Molden picks off the pass by Alfred Ellis | 31-47 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Fergus - foul #2 on John Fergus, team foul #1 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Alfred Ellis, John Fergus, Glenn Strickland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG) Anthony Cron | |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the 2nd free throw | 31-48 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho pulls down the rebound | 31-48 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-48 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot snags the defensive board | 31-48 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-48 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | William Carter tips it in | 31-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho hits the follow up shot | 33-50 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 33-50 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 33-50 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | William Hope misses the tip | 33-50 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF) Thomas Jefferson, Jonathan Thomas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Wayne Benavides (SF), Marco Colombo (C) Ellis Molden, Mike Terrell, William Carter | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot drills a driving attempt from the right block | 33-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | William Lueras knocks in the jump hook from close range and he's fouled by Marco Colombo - foul #1 on Marco Colombo, team foul #3 | 35-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Fergus (SF) Paul Wei | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the free throw | 36-52 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG) Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (PF) Timothy Talbot | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Lueras (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Wayne Benavides (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marco Colombo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson clanks a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Marco Colombo - foul #2 on Marco Colombo, team foul #4 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG) Anthony Cron | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | John Fergus is called for the reach on Daniel Jones - foul #3 on John Fergus, team foul #2 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), Glenn Strickland (C) Alfred Ellis, William Lueras | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | William Hope can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-52 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Chris Plunkett | 38-52 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | William Hope steps in front of the John Fergus pass | 38-52 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Hope | 38-54 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett is fouled on the floor by Marco Colombo - foul #3 on Marco Colombo, team foul #5 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alfred Ellis (SG), Wayne Botelho (PF) Thomas Jefferson, John Fergus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Timothy Talbot (PF) William Hope, Daniel Jones | |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Benavides | 38-54 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot snags the defensive board | 38-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-54 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden gets the offensive rebound | 38-54 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-54 |
| 09:08 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo hits the follow up shot | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett travels in the backcourt | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), William Lueras (C) Jonathan Thomas, Glenn Strickland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG), William Carter (C) Ellis Molden, Marco Colombo | |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 38-56 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | William Carter tips it but misses | 38-56 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho grabs the defensive rebound | 38-56 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | William Lueras is whistled for traveling | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG) Chris Plunkett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides is fouled on the floor by Paul Wei - foul #1 on Paul Wei, team foul #3 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), John Fergus (PF) Alfred Ellis, Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ellis Molden (PG), Mike Terrell (SF) Anthony Cron, Wayne Benavides | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | William Carter throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Jones (PF) Timothy Talbot | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Fergus (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - William Lueras (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ellis Molden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Hope (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-56 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Jones | 38-56 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | William Hope double dribbles | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG), Alfred Ellis (SG) Paul Wei, Thomas Jefferson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides (SF), Marco Colombo (C) Mike Terrell, William Carter | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | William Lueras shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot near the basket | 38-56 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett snags the offensive board | 38-56 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Ellis Molden picks off the pass by John Fergus | 38-56 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Marco Colombo knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Benavides | 38-58 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett clanks a runner from close range | 38-58 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | William Hope snags the defensive board | 38-58 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Ellis Molden's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Wayne Botelho (PF) Alfred Ellis, John Fergus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Cron (PG), Timothy Talbot (PF) William Hope, Daniel Jones | |
| 05:49 | Iowa | William Lueras clanks a runner in the paint | 38-58 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marco Colombo | 38-58 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Wayne Benavides misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-58 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Timothy Talbot tips it home | 38-60 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho is fouled on the floor by Marco Colombo - foul #4 on Marco Colombo, team foul #6 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alfred Ellis (SF), Glenn Strickland (C) Jonathan Thomas, William Lueras | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Terrell (SG), Daniel Jones (SF), William Carter (PF), Li-Liang Huang (C) Ellis Molden, Wayne Benavides, Timothy Talbot, Marco Colombo | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson connects on the shot from the right side | 40-60 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron misses the 3 from the left corner | 40-60 |
| 04:30 | Michigan State | William Carter gets the offensive rebound | 40-60 |
| 04:09 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang loses the dribble to Chris Plunkett | 40-60 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson scores on a floater in the lane | 42-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang misses the dunk but he's hacked by Glenn Strickland - foul #1 on Glenn Strickland, team foul #4 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SF), William Lueras (C) Thomas Jefferson, Glenn Strickland | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang makes the 2nd free throw | 42-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alfred Ellis (fresh) SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Anthony Cron (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Li-Liang Huang (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Mike Terrell (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Jones (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | William Lueras evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by William Carter - foul #4 on William Carter, team foul #7 | 42-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG) Chris Plunkett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | William Lueras makes the 1st free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | William Lueras misses the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Li-Liang Huang pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Mike Terrell hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Anthony Cron | 43-64 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Paul Wei | 45-64 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Daniel Jones is hacked by William Lueras - foul #2 on William Lueras, team foul #5 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), John Fergus (PF) Alfred Ellis, Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 45-64 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett grabs the board | 45-64 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett drills a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Wei | 47-64 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | John Fergus is called for the reach on Anthony Cron - foul #4 on John Fergus, team foul #6 | 47-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Wayne Botelho (PF) Paul Wei, John Fergus | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | William Carter comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Wayne Botelho - foul #2 on Wayne Botelho, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | William Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Carter | 47-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | William Carter hits a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Anthony Cron | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #5 on William Carter, team foul #8 | 47-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hope (SG) William Carter | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho misses the 2nd free throw | 48-68 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Li-Liang Huang | 48-68 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Cron runs out the clock | 48-68 |