| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Rink (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pitts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Lukman Chisom (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is open and lays it up and in | 26-27 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG) Clifton Wagner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Melvin King evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Lukman Chisom | 26-27 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Lukman Chisom steals it from Melvin King | 29-27 |
| 18:11 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings comes up short on the floater in the paint | 29-27 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Christopher Heller snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Melvin King knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-30 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Christopher Heller clanks a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by John Pitts - foul #1 on John Pitts, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 17:27 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 29-31 |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Melvin King is called for the reach on Walter Iddings in the backcourt - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink drills a shot from the free throw line | 31-31 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend tips it in | 31-33 |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | John Pitts is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Pitts, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | John Pitts grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Minnesota | John Pitts makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 33-33 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-33 |
| 15:39 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 33-33 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings connects on the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Taylor | 35-33 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG) Walter Iddings | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink hits a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Clifton Wagner | 37-33 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:01 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 13:50 | Minnesota | John Pitts connects on the runner from close range on a great pass from Christopher Taylor | 39-33 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-33 |
| 13:30 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner snags the defensive board | 39-33 |
| 13:21 | Minnesota | John Pitts is hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #2 on Christopher Heller, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit (SF) Christopher Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward McCard (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| 13:06 | Minnesota | John Pitts comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-33 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mohamed Chadbourne | 39-33 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Edward McCard is fouled on the floor by Lukman Chisom - foul #2 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #4 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Melvin King, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Charles Gay scores on a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Clifton Wagner - foul #4 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #5 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (PG), Dennis Gingerich (C) Clifton Wagner, Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Charles Gay misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro grabs the offensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Robert Hazley can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 39-35 |
| 12:14 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 12:02 | Minnesota | John Pitts's floater is knocked away by Dikembe Okoro | 39-35 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Robert Hazley clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Pitts | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Rink (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Richard Wilhoit (fresh) PF - John Pitts (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Gingerich (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Phillip Allen (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF), Lukman Chisom (C) Gordon Rink, Richard Wilhoit, John Pitts, Dennis Gingerich | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Lukman Chisom | 42-35 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne dunks the ball | 42-37 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | Melvin King takes the ball from Christopher Taylor | 42-37 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Melvin King throws it down | 42-39 |
| 09:56 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco double dribbles | 42-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), John Pitts (PF) Phillip Allen, Erasmo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-39 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Melvin King tips it but misses | 42-39 |
| 09:34 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom snags the defensive board | 42-39 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings is whistled for a carry | 42-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Howard Jones, Christopher Heller | |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Lukman Chisom - foul #3 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #6 | 42-39 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Robert Hazley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-41 |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | John Pitts lays it in | 44-41 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-44 |
| 08:15 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings misses the lay-in | 44-44 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro grabs the board | 44-44 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Christopher Taylor steals it from Melvin King out of a doubleteam | 44-44 |
| 07:49 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink blows the layup | 44-44 |
| 07:48 | Minnesota | John Pitts grabs the offensive board | 44-44 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Dikembe Okoro blocks the short jumper by Gordon Rink | 44-44 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Melvin King pulls down the rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Walter Iddings (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gordon Rink (tiring) 12 pts. SF - Christopher Taylor (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Lukman Chisom (tiring) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (tiring) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is wide open but clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lukman Chisom - foul #4 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #7 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner (PG), Richard Wilhoit (SF), Erasmo Greco (PF), Dennis Gingerich (C) Gordon Rink, Christopher Taylor, John Pitts, Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Christopher Heller (PF) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Dikembe Okoro | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco gets the rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco is fouled on the floor by Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Phillip Allen (SG) Walter Iddings | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward McCard (C) Lonnie Townsend | |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Phillip Allen misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Richard Wilhoit picks off the pass by Nathaniel Banks | 44-45 |
| 05:56 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 44-45 |
| 05:54 | Minnesota | Erasmo Greco pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Nathaniel Banks - foul #1 on Nathaniel Banks, team foul #5 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF), John Pitts (PF) Phillip Allen, Richard Wilhoit, Erasmo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Charles Gay | |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:41 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich misses the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Heller | 44-45 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | John Pitts swats the short shot by Nathaniel Banks | 44-45 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Melvin King takes the ball from John Pitts | 44-45 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Melvin King lays it up and in | 44-47 |
| 04:22 | Minnesota | John Pitts misses the easy layup | 44-47 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 04:16 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor snags the defensive board | 44-47 |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Gingerich and he's fouled by Christopher Heller - foul #3 on Christopher Heller, team foul #6 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit (SF), Lukman Chisom (C) Christopher Taylor, Dennis Gingerich | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Howard Jones, Nathaniel Banks, Edward McCard | |
| 04:11 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Lukman Chisom denies the turnaround by Mohamed Chadbourne | 47-47 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend can't tip it in | 47-47 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Richard Wilhoit grabs the defensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner is whistled for a carry | 47-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG) Melvin King | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Charles Gay | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Clifton Wagner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gordon Rink (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Richard Wilhoit (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Pitts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Lukman Chisom (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (tiring) 3 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-49 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the defensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Christopher Heller can't connect on a jumper from the baseline | 47-49 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Robert Hazley snags the offensive board | 47-49 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 47-49 |
| 02:44 | Minnesota | Clifton Wagner snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 02:39 | Minnesota | John Pitts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Iddings (SG), Christopher Taylor (SF) Gordon Rink, Richard Wilhoit | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Christopher Heller | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Clifton Wagner - foul #5 on Clifton Wagner, team foul #8 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Phillip Allen (SG) Clifton Wagner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 1st free throw | 47-50 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 02:20 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Rink (SG) Phillip Allen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-51 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | Walter Iddings tips it home | 49-51 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-51 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Lukman Chisom grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 01:39 | Minnesota | Melvin King steps in front of the Walter Iddings pass in the backcourt | 49-51 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is fouled on the floor by Lukman Chisom - foul #5 on Lukman Chisom, team foul #9 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich (C) Lukman Chisom | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Dennis Gingerich gets the rebound | 49-51 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Lonnie Townsend is called for the reach on Christopher Taylor - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #7 | 49-51 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 50-51 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Christopher Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Dennis Gingerich is called for the reach on Howard Jones - foul #3 on Dennis Gingerich, team foul #10 | 51-51 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | John Pitts grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink is hacked by Howard Jones - foul #3 on Howard Jones, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink misses the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is hacked by Gordon Rink in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gordon Rink, team foul #11 | 51-52 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 2nd free throw | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | John Pitts grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 00:28 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 remaining) | 51-53 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink loses the dribble to Mohamed Chadbourne | 51-53 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Melvin King blows the layup | 51-53 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Pitts | 51-53 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Gordon Rink can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 51-53 |