| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - James Donegan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 11 pts. PF - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | David Hill hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-38 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | William Allison hits the follow up shot | 22-40 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Alan Brown comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Allison - foul #1 on William Allison, team foul #1 | 22-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG) Ralph Banton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Alan Brown makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Alan Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 23-40 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ron Rennick | 23-40 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick drills a jumper from close range on a nice dish by David Hill | 23-42 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | James Donegan misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ron Rennick - foul #1 on Ron Rennick, team foul #2 | 23-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Vincent Edington (PF) Bradley Bisbee, Alan Brown, Russell Drown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:36 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the 1st free throw | 23-42 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | James Donegan misses the 2nd free throw | 23-42 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 23-42 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski hits a driving attempt near the basket | 23-44 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | James Donegan misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Ron Rennick - foul #2 on Ron Rennick, team foul #3 | 23-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Russell Drown (PF), Sean Seward (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Gerry Park, Vincent Edington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:48 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 1st free throw | 24-44 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | James Donegan makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by James Donegan - foul #3 on James Donegan, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Gerry Park (SF) Bradley Bisbee, James Donegan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick makes the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the 2nd free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Russell Drown grabs the board | 25-45 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Gerry Park misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Dudzinski - foul #2 on John Dudzinski, team foul #4 | 25-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG) Frederick Houston | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Gerry Park misses the 1st free throw | 25-45 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Gerry Park makes the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Bradley Bisbee - foul #1 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #2 | 26-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cody Blount (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue (PF) David Hill | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the 1st free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick misses the 2nd free throw | 26-45 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Russell Drown grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman makes the 3 from straight away set up by Russell Drown | 29-45 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Cody Blount is called for the reach on John Dudzinski - foul #1 on Cody Blount, team foul #3 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Frederick Houston (SG), Vincent Edington (C) Alan Brown, Cody Blount, Sean Seward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, John Dudzinski, Ron Rennick | |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ivan Muszynski | 29-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses the 3 from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski can't connect on a jumper from close range | 29-47 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Vincent Edington grabs the defensive rebound | 29-47 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Russell Drown can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Geoffrey Prue - foul #3 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), James Donegan (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Vincent Edington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), John Dudzinski (SG), David Hill (PF) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Muszynski, Geoffrey Prue | |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 1st free throw | 29-47 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 2nd free throw | 30-47 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | William Allison shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-50 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Alan Brown | 33-50 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | William Allison misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-50 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | James Donegan grabs the defensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG) Bradley Bisbee | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ron Rennick (C) Maurice McNeal | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | William Allison hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Dudzinski | 33-53 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 33-53 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski snags the defensive board | 33-53 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Frederick Houston steals the ball from William Allison | 33-53 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | James Donegan clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 33-53 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to David Hill | 33-53 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | James Donegan denies the turnaround by David Hill | 33-53 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman gets the rebound | 33-53 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | James Donegan is called for a charge - foul #4 on James Donegan, team foul #4 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Frederick Houston, Russell Drown, James Donegan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (PG), Ivan Muszynski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF) William Allison, Ivan Pavelski, David Hill | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Bowman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Vincent Edington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 3 pf. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach misses long on a shot from the left wing | 33-53 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Sean Seward pulls down the rebound | 33-53 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Dudzinski - foul #3 on John Dudzinski, team foul #6 | 33-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Russell Drown (PF) Sean Seward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee misses the 1st free throw | 33-53 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Alan Brown - foul #1 on Alan Brown, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG) Alan Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal (C) Ron Rennick | |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 1st free throw | 34-54 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach misses the 2nd free throw | 34-54 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Russell Drown snags the defensive board | 34-54 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Timothy Bowman | 36-54 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach clanks a 3 from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal misses the runner from the baseline | 36-54 |
| 09:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Muszynski | 36-54 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski's fadeaway is rejected by Russell Drown | 36-54 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski can't tip it in | 36-54 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Loren Wile grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 38-54 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is hacked by Timothy Bowman - foul #4 on Timothy Bowman, team foul #6 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alan Brown (PG), Frederick Houston (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Sean Seward (C) Loren Wile, Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Kenneth Laubach, John Dudzinski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Sean Seward - foul #1 on Sean Seward, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF) Gerry Park | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Ivan Muszynski steps in front of the Frederick Houston pass | 38-56 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | William Allison connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Ivan Pavelski | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alan Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell Drown (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Ivan Pavelski steals it from Ralph Banton | 38-59 |
| 06:52 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski blows the layup | 38-59 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Russell Drown snags the defensive board | 38-59 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but the foul's on David Hill - foul #2 on David Hill, team foul #7 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), James Donegan (C) Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Sean Seward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG) Ivan Muszynski | |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 2nd free throw | 39-59 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach is hacked by Bradley Bisbee - foul #2 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #8 | 39-59 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 1st free throw | 39-60 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach makes the 2nd free throw | 39-61 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | David Hill takes the ball from Bradley Bisbee | 39-61 |
| 05:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-61 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | David Hill snags the offensive board | 39-61 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | David Hill is whistled for a carry | 39-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Cody Blount (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Alan Brown, Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown, James Donegan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Sean Seward clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-61 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the defensive rebound | 39-61 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Gerry Park is called for the reach on Geoffrey Prue - foul #2 on Gerry Park, team foul #9 | 39-61 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | Cody Blount hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 39-63 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal gets the rebound | 39-63 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 39-63 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Vincent Edington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-63 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Vincent Edington lays it in | 41-63 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski loses the ball out of bounds | 41-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Ralph Banton (SF) Cody Blount, Gerry Park | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) John Dudzinski | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Loren Wile misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-63 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincent Edington (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Seward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ivan Pavelski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses short on a runner near the basket | 41-63 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-63 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Laubach | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Frederick Houston hits a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Loren Wile | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Loren Wile - foul #2 on Loren Wile, team foul #10 | 44-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cody Blount (PG), Gerry Park (SF) Loren Wile, Ralph Banton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 44-66 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-67 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Sean Seward misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #8 | 44-67 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Sean Seward misses the 1st free throw | 44-67 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Sean Seward makes the 2nd free throw | 45-67 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is called for traveling | 45-67 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Vincent Edington scores on a jumpshot from the left side | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 47-67 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Vincent Edington grabs the board | 47-67 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Vincent Edington's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Ralph Banton (SF) Cody Blount, Gerry Park | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:52 | Michigan State | Sean Seward steals the ball from Maurice McNeal | 47-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Vincent Edington hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Loren Wile | 49-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Laubach and the foul's on Ralph Banton - foul #2 on Ralph Banton, team foul #11 | 49-69 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal makes the free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Vincent Edington connects on the floater from the right side set up by Loren Wile | 51-70 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach runs out the clock | 51-70 |