| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fresh) SF - Michael Fields (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) C - Marcus Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fields inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse is denied on a dunk by Lonnie Townsend | 32-29 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Christopher Heller pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Christopher Heller clanks a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Gene McNeese - foul #3 on Gene McNeese, team foul #1 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (PF) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Stevie Smith | 32-30 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 34-30 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Howard Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 34-33 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fields loses the dribble to Melvin King | 34-33 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Melvin King drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Mohamed Chadbourne | 34-36 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith tips it in | 36-36 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Howard Jones clanks a floater from close range | 36-36 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Howard Jones blocks the short jumper by Michael Fields | 36-36 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith can't tip it in | 36-36 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Christopher Heller gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 36-36 |
| 17:11 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 36-36 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse misses the fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #1 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF) Michael Fields | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the lay-in | 38-36 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller tips it in | 38-38 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee clanks a fadeaway from close range | 38-38 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith hits the follow up shot | 40-38 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Stevie Smith blocks the short jumper by Christopher Heller | 40-38 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Anthony Crouse (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stevie Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Christopher Heller gets the rebound | 40-38 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Stevie Smith steals the ball from Robert Hazley | 40-38 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-38 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 40-38 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Marcus Lee - foul #2 on Marcus Lee, team foul #2 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), Michael Fields (SF), Gene McNeese (PF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, James Camargo, Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Michael Fields can't connect on a turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #2 | 40-40 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the 2nd free throw | 42-40 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-40 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese gets the rebound | 42-40 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Michael Fields misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 42-40 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Michael Fields is called for the reach on Lonnie Townsend - foul #1 on Michael Fields, team foul #3 | 42-40 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the shot from the right block | 42-42 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-42 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Howard Jones and he's hacked by Gene McNeese - foul #4 on Gene McNeese, team foul #4 | 42-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Camargo (SF) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Edward McCard (C) Melvin King, Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the free throw | 42-45 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | David Harrison is hacked by Edward McCard - foul #2 on Edward McCard, team foul #3 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Stevie Smith (C) David Harrison, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF) Christopher Heller | |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | James Camargo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-45 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Howard Jones grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steven Seitz - foul #3 on Steven Seitz, team foul #5 | 42-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart (SG) Steven Seitz | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Michael Fields comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Howard Jones gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Stevie Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-47 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith grabs the board | 42-47 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Michael Fields is fouled on the floor by Charles Gay - foul #1 on Charles Gay, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG), Marcus Lee (C) Reginald Reinhart, Michael Fields | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Robert Hazley (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Howard Jones, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Crouse | 44-47 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on James Camargo - foul #2 on James Camargo, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG) Drew Gambrell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse double dribbles | 44-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Seitz (SG) James Camargo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin King | 44-50 |
| 09:58 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the board | 44-50 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Robert Hazley makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Christopher Heller | 44-53 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-53 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-53 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Steven Seitz grabs the defensive rebound | 46-53 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 46-53 |
| 08:43 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith snags the offensive board | 46-53 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith loses the dribble to Robert Hazley | 46-53 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Robert Hazley jams it | 46-55 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-55 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Melvin King snags the defensive board | 46-55 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Robert Hazley's floater is knocked away by Stevie Smith | 46-55 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 46-55 |
| 07:28 | Michigan State | Stevie Smith is hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #2 on Christopher Heller, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Reginald Reinhart (SG), James Camargo (SF), Gene McNeese (PF), Michael Fields (C) David Harrison, Steven Seitz, Anthony Crouse, Stevie Smith, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Drew Gambrell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Reginald Reinhart (fresh) SF - James Camargo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gene McNeese (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Fields (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fields can't throw it down | 46-55 |
| 07:17 | Michigan State | Reginald Reinhart gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Michael Fields connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell | 49-55 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Reginald Reinhart takes the ball from Howard Jones | 49-55 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Michael Fields scores on a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Drew Gambrell | 51-55 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 51-55 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Michael Fields grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese is hacked by Edward McCard - foul #3 on Edward McCard, team foul #6 | 51-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse (SG) Reginald Reinhart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | James Camargo clanks a floater from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Howard Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro travels with the ball | 51-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) James Camargo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #7 | 51-55 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Drew Gambrell and he's fouled by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #3 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Harrison (PG), Steven Seitz (SG), James Camargo (SF) Drew Gambrell, Anthony Crouse, Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fields makes the free throw | 56-55 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-58 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 56-58 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Marcus Lee swats the shot by Lonnie Townsend | 56-58 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it in | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Harrison (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Seitz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - James Camargo (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Fields (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Lee (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Heller (tiring) 8 pts. 10 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Michael Fields banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Seitz | 58-60 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Marcus Lee takes the ball from Christopher Heller | 58-60 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell (PG), Anthony Crouse (SG), Gene McNeese (PF), Stevie Smith (C) David Harrison, Steven Seitz, James Camargo, Marcus Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Anthony Crouse hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stevie Smith | 60-60 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Howard Jones drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin King | 60-63 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Drew Gambrell is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lee (C) Stevie Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is whistled for a carry | 60-63 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee scores on a fadeaway from close range | 62-63 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 62-63 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend banks in the layup on a nice dish by Howard Jones | 62-65 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Lonnie Townsend blocks the short jumper by Michael Fields | 62-65 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Howard Jones pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Drew Gambrell - foul #1 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #7 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF) Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Gene McNeese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF) Robert Hazley, Dikembe Okoro | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is hacked by Drew Gambrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Drew Gambrell, team foul #8 | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is hacked by Gene McNeese - foul #5 on Gene McNeese, team foul #9 | 62-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stevie Smith (PF) Gene McNeese | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 1st free throw | 62-67 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee grabs the defensive rebound | 62-67 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Marcus Lee misses long on a fullcourt shot | 62-67 |