| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) SF - William Mullaney (fresh) PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) C - James Burns (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) SG - Donald Melville (fresh) SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) C - Frank Harn (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | James Burns wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Robert Kirk misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | James Burns tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Robert Kirk is called for the reach on Frank Harn - foul #1 on Robert Kirk, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stanford - foul #1 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn blows the layup | 2-0 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | James Burns gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Lewis Whitley swats the shot by James Burns | 2-0 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #1 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, James Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses the 1st free throw | 2-2 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 3-2 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins buries a shot from close range and he's hacked by Jerome Tennison - foul #1 on Jerome Tennison, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Perkins (PF) Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins misses the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerome Tennison | 3-4 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Danny Perkins's layup is rejected by Calvin Saldana | 3-4 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Micheal Old gets the offensive rebound | 3-4 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Tim Reed is hacked by Calvin Saldana - foul #1 on Calvin Saldana, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Danny Perkins misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Calvin Saldana - foul #2 on Calvin Saldana, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Durso (SF) Tim Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Calvin Saldana, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Danny Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Danny Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:03 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Reed (SF) Brian Durso | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Donald Melville, Frank Harn | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) SF - Tim Reed (fresh) PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerome Tennison (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison is called for traveling | 5-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Durso (SF) Tim Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 5-4 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Brian Durso snags the defensive board | 5-4 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Frank Harn steps in front of the Danny Perkins pass | 5-4 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Danny Perkins swats the layup by Frank Harn | 5-4 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Durso | 5-4 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Danny Perkins misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-4 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 5-4 |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Rocky Esposito | 5-6 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 5-6 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley buries a floater near the basket set up by Donald Melville | 5-8 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Brian Durso misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 5-8 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 12:57 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Brian Durso, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley | |
| 12:47 | Iowa | James Burns can't finish the layup | 5-8 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Jimmy Pilarski is called for the reach on Reginald Smith - foul #1 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rocky Esposito, Frank Harn | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses badly on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Jimmy Pilarski - foul #2 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #5 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Perkins (PF) Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 5-8 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-9 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | William Mullaney can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-9 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | James Burns tips it home | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) SF - William Mullaney (fresh) PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) SG - Lawrence Bell (fresh) SF - Marshall Bleau (fairly fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Marshall Bleau | 7-12 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | William Mullaney comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Danny Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-12 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Robert Kirk loses the dribble to Reginald Smith | 7-12 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell is fouled on the floor by Joseph Stanford - foul #2 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #6 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Broussard (SG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF) Joseph Stanford, Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Frank Harn (C) Marshall Bleau, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses long on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #7 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Reed (SF) William Mullaney | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Rocky Esposito, Lewis Whitley | |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 7-13 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 7-14 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | James Burns comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 7-14 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Frank Harn snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Jimmy Pilarski - foul #3 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #8 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Tim Reed, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Donald Melville, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 7-15 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 7-16 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison knocks in the shot from the right block and he's fouled by Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #5 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Burns (C) Danny Perkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison makes the free throw | 10-16 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell buries a floater from the right block | 10-18 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Samuel Broussard, team foul #9 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Micheal Old, William Mullaney, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell | |
| 07:57 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it up and in | 10-20 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Tim Reed loses the dribble to Frank Harn | 10-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) SF - Tim Reed (fresh) PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the easy layup | 10-20 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Danny Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 10-20 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Tim Reed is hacked by Marshall Bleau - foul #1 on Marshall Bleau, team foul #6 | 10-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, Tim Reed, James Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Donald Melville, Marshall Bleau, Lewis Whitley | |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Micheal Old drills a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Mullaney | 13-20 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins hits the finger roll set up by Frank Harn and the foul's on Danny Perkins - foul #1 on Danny Perkins, team foul #10 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG) Micheal Old | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins misses the free throw | 13-22 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison grabs the defensive rebound | 13-22 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Robert Kirk throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 13-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito's pass is intercepted by Joseph Stanford | 13-22 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford buries a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Danny Perkins | 15-22 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-22 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 15-22 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the offensive rebound | 15-22 |
| 04:39 | Michigan State | Frank Harn loses the ball out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Rocky Esposito, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley | |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Tim Reed buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Samuel Broussard | 18-22 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Marshall Bleau, team foul #7 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Marshall Bleau, Frank Harn | |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 18-22 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | James Burns tips it but misses | 18-22 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Micheal Old hits the follow up shot | 20-22 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the shot near the basket | 20-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - James Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard drills a jumper in the lane | 22-24 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Bell | 22-26 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Lewis Whitley steals it from James Burns | 22-26 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley is hacked by Tim Reed - foul #1 on Tim Reed, team foul #11 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Tim Reed, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 22-27 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 22-28 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Robert Kirk hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Joseph Stanford | 25-28 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Burns (C) Jerome Tennison | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Calvin Saldana (PF) Reginald Smith, Lewis Whitley | |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Danny Perkins scores on a jumper from close range | 27-28 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Frank Harn clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by James Burns - foul #2 on James Burns, team foul #12 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Danny Perkins, James Burns | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Donald Melville | |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison lays it in and the foul's on Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Burns (C) Jimmy Pilarski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison misses the free throw | 29-30 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Frank Harn knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Rocky Esposito | 29-32 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on a fullcourt shot | 29-32 |