| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Pitts (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne inbounds the ball | 30-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne lays it up and in | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom comes up short on the floater from the left side | 32-28 |
| 19:16 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom tips it back up and in | 32-30 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Christopher Heller connects on the shot from the right block | 34-30 |
| 18:29 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Gordon Rink | 34-32 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses short on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Christopher Heller snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Christopher Heller hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Taylor - foul #2 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Lonnie Townsend swats the shot by Lukman Chisom | 36-32 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits the follow up shot | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses badly on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Taylor - foul #3 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Charles Gay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit (SF) Christopher Taylor | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 37-34 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 37-34 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Robert Hazley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG) Howard Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 15:49 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom is called for traveling | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Charles Gay | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor (SF) Richard Wilhoit | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses short on a floater from the left block but the foul's on Christopher Taylor - foul #4 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #3 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit (SF) Christopher Taylor | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:29 | Minnesota | John Pitts gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #3 on Christopher Heller, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Robert Hazley | 38-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 14:27 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit grabs the offensive board | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Lukman Chisom | 38-38 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Gordon Rink is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #3 on Gordon Rink, team foul #4 | 38-38 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Townsend | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Howard Jones, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco (SF) Richard Wilhoit | |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the 1st free throw | 40-38 |
| 13:01 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the 2nd free throw | 40-39 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 40-39 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the offensive board | 40-39 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled on the floor by Erasmo Greco - foul #2 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #5 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by John Pitts - foul #1 on John Pitts, team foul #6 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Melvin King makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco can't connect on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Nathaniel Banks - foul #1 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #4 | 42-39 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 42-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Erasmo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks double dribbles | 42-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG), Phillip Allen (SG), Richard Wilhoit (SF), Dennis Gingerich (C) Clifton Wagner, Gordon Rink, Erasmo Greco, Lukman Chisom | |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | John Pitts clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 42-41 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Howard Jones gets the rebound | 42-41 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 42-41 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dennis Gingerich | 42-41 |
| 10:04 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich comes up short on the floater in the lane | 42-41 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Howard Jones grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Christopher Heller blows the wide open layup | 42-41 |
| 09:35 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 09:16 | Minnesota | Phillip Allen is hacked by Howard Jones - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #5 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Howard Jones, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Gordon Rink (SG), Erasmo Greco (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Walter Iddings, Phillip Allen, John Pitts, Dennis Gingerich | |
| 08:57 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-41 |
| 08:56 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner tips it in | 42-43 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-43 |
| 08:28 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lukman Chisom | 42-43 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SF) Richard Wilhoit | |
| 07:52 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom hits the finger roll | 42-45 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Lukman Chisom denies the turnaround by Dikembe Okoro | 42-45 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the follow up shot | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (tiring) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Walter Iddings (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Erasmo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Clifton Wagner | 44-48 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Erasmo Greco - foul #3 on Erasmo Greco, team foul #7 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Lonnie Townsend (C) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor (SF), John Pitts (PF) Walter Iddings, Erasmo Greco | |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 06:42 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Lonnie Townsend | 45-48 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Howard Jones hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Dikembe Okoro | 47-48 |
| 06:05 | Minnesota | John Pitts scores on a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Gordon Rink | 47-50 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Clifton Wagner takes the ball from Howard Jones | 47-50 |
| 05:32 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner lays it in | 47-52 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Howard Jones's pass is intercepted by Christopher Taylor | 47-52 |
| 04:44 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-55 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Charles Gay misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner pulls down the rebound | 47-55 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | Mohamed Chadbourne is called for the reach on John Pitts - foul #1 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #7 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Christopher Heller (PF) Charles Gay, Mohamed Chadbourne, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG), Phillip Allen (SG), Dennis Gingerich (C) Clifton Wagner, Gordon Rink, Lukman Chisom | |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 03:58 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the floater from just outside the lane | 47-57 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Heller | 47-57 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend can't finish the layup | 47-57 |
| 03:22 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Phillip Allen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Gingerich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Christopher Heller is called for the reach on Walter Iddings - foul #4 on Christopher Heller, team foul #8 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Edward McCard (C) Howard Jones, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG) Phillip Allen | |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 03:02 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Christopher Taylor is called for the reach on Nathaniel Banks - foul #5 on Christopher Taylor, team foul #8 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Phillip Allen (SG), Richard Wilhoit (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF) Gordon Rink, Christopher Taylor, John Pitts | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 02:46 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco gets the rebound | 47-59 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings is hacked by Melvin King - foul #4 on Melvin King, team foul #9 | 47-59 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings makes the 2nd free throw | 47-61 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Edward McCard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Nathaniel Banks - foul #2 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #10 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Edward McCard | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit misses the 1st free throw | 47-61 |
| 01:40 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit makes the 2nd free throw | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the lay-in | 47-62 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it back up and in | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:07 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the rebound | 49-62 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco buries a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Phillip Allen and he's fouled by Christopher Heller - foul #5 on Christopher Heller, team foul #11 | 49-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco misses the free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend snags the defensive board | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses the wide open turnaround in the lane | 49-64 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings runs out the clock | 49-64 |