| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) PF - Ryan Whitacre (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne inbounds the ball | 33-32 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Howard Jones buries a 3 from straight away set up by Melvin King | 33-35 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 33-35 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Radlinski | 33-35 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-35 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller buries a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Howard Jones and he's fouled by Ryan Whitacre - foul #2 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #1 | 33-37 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 18:40 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Christopher Heller clanks a floater near the basket | 33-38 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Ray Warren | 35-38 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Ryan Whitacre - foul #3 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Howard Jones hits a runner from the left block | 35-40 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | David Webre is fouled on the floor by Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #1 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG) Ray Warren | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-40 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-40 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | David Webre gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 16:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson double dribbles | 35-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Felix Vanvalkenburg is called for the reach on Robert Hazley - foul #1 on Felix Vanvalkenburg, team foul #3 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson (C) David Webre | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Melvin King and he's fouled by Felix Vanvalkenburg - foul #2 on Felix Vanvalkenburg, team foul #4 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF) Felix Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the free throw | 35-43 |
| 15:47 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-43 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Robert Hazley's pass is intercepted by Brandon Green | 38-43 |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson misses the easy layup | 38-43 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Christopher Heller lays it in on a nice dish by Melvin King | 38-45 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses badly on a runner from the left block | 38-45 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller can't finish the layup but the foul's on Timothy Johnson - foul #1 on Timothy Johnson, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Brandon Green, David Veiga | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 38-47 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 38-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Webre (C) Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Melvin King and he's hacked by Ivan Radlinski - foul #1 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #6 | 38-49 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the free throw | 38-49 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre snags the defensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:00 | Notre Dame | David Webre misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-49 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg is whistled for traveling | 38-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Melvin King hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Howard Jones | 38-52 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Howard Jones steals the ball from Ivan Radlinski | 38-52 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses the floater from the right wing | 38-52 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it in | 38-54 |
| 12:44 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Okoro steps in front of the Ryan Whitacre pass | 38-54 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by Ryan Whitacre - foul #4 on Ryan Whitacre, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brandon Green (SF), David Veiga (PF), Timothy Johnson (C) Felix Vanvalkenburg, Ryan Whitacre, David Webre | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Mohamed Chadbourne, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Ray Warren and he's hacked by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #2 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG) Ray Warren | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Robert Hazley (SG) Melvin King, Howard Jones | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green makes the free throw | 41-55 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-55 |
| 11:45 | Notre Dame | David Veiga pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Radlinski (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson is hacked by Charles Gay - foul #1 on Charles Gay, team foul #3 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG) Ivan Radlinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:19 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green loses the dribble to Lonnie Townsend | 41-55 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Christopher Heller buries a jump hook from close range set up by Robert Hazley | 41-57 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-57 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Gay and he's fouled by Andrew Johnson - foul #1 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #8 | 44-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ray Warren (PG), Ivan Radlinski (SG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF) Andrew Johnson, Michael Menzel, Brandon Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks makes the free throw | 44-60 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson is hacked by Edward McCard - foul #2 on Edward McCard, team foul #4 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones grabs the board | 44-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 44-60 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro tips it back up and in | 44-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Ray Warren drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Ivan Radlinski | 46-62 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-62 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to David Veiga | 46-62 |
| 09:09 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-62 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Veiga | 46-62 |
| 08:52 | Notre Dame | Edward McCard is called for the reach on Ray Warren - foul #3 on Edward McCard, team foul #5 | 46-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (SG), Brandon Green (SF), David Webre (PF) Ivan Radlinski, David Veiga, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | David Webre misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #6 | 46-62 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | David Webre misses the 1st free throw | 46-62 |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | David Webre makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Charles Gay drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Mohamed Chadbourne | 47-64 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green banks in the layup | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne can't finish the layup | 49-64 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Gay | 49-66 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Ray Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Green (fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Webre (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Felix Vanvalkenburg, team foul #9 | 49-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ivan Radlinski (SG), Ryan Whitacre (PF) Ray Warren, Felix Vanvalkenburg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Robert Hazley (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF) Charles Gay, Howard Jones, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Ivan Radlinski steals the ball from Melvin King | 49-66 |
| 06:52 | Notre Dame | David Webre lays it in on a nice dish by Brandon Green | 51-66 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits a turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Nathaniel Banks | 51-68 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Banks - foul #1 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #7 | 51-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (PG), Timothy Johnson (C) Andrew Johnson, David Webre | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Nathaniel Banks, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre misses the 1st free throw | 51-68 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward McCard | 51-68 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Robert Hazley knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro | 51-71 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Brandon Green misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel gets the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre comes up short on the runner in the lane | 51-71 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses badly on a floater from the left side | 51-71 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro tips it but misses | 51-71 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Edward McCard grabs the offensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 51-71 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Timothy Johnson grabs the board | 51-71 |
| 04:01 | Notre Dame | Ryan Whitacre hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 51-71 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Edward McCard grabs the defensive rebound | 51-71 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Ivan Radlinski is called for the reach on Melvin King in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ivan Radlinski, team foul #10 | 51-71 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson (PG), Felix Vanvalkenburg (SF), David Veiga (PF), David Webre (C) Ivan Radlinski, Brandon Green, Ryan Whitacre, Timothy Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 51-72 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 51-73 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg hits a jumper from the left wing | 53-73 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 53-73 |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Andrew Johnson grabs the board | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Andrew Johnson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Menzel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Felix Vanvalkenburg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - David Veiga (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - David Webre (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (tiring) 14 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | David Veiga's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Roberto Giordano (PG) Michael Menzel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG) Melvin King | |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Howard Jones scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Nathaniel Banks | 53-76 |
| 02:50 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-76 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 53-76 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by David Veiga - foul #2 on David Veiga, team foul #11 | 53-76 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 53-77 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-78 |
| 02:18 | Notre Dame | David Webre's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-78 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Andrew Johnson is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #2 on Andrew Johnson, team foul #12 | 53-78 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel (SG) Roberto Giordano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Charles Gay | |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 53-78 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 53-79 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Felix Vanvalkenburg buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Menzel | 55-79 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Melvin King misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-79 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Howard Jones tips it back up and in | 55-81 |
| 01:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-81 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lonnie Townsend | 55-83 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Howard Jones is called for the reach on Michael Menzel - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #8 | 55-83 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel makes the 1st free throw | 56-83 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Menzel makes the 2nd free throw | 57-83 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Mohamed Chadbourne | 57-85 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | David Webre is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on David Webre, team foul #13 | 57-85 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 57-85 |