| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Merrick (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Drown (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Sean Seward (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), James Primo (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Michael Penland (PF), James Colley (C) Brian Montano, John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Ralph Banton (SF), Vincent Edington (C) Bradley Bisbee, Timothy Bowman, Sean Seward | |
| 19:22 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland's floater is tipped away by Russell Drown | 30-27 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ralph Banton | 30-27 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Vincent Edington hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Ralph Banton tips it back up and in | 30-29 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | James Lee is hacked by Loren Wile - foul #3 on Loren Wile, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Anderson (PG), Philip Merrick (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) James Lee, James Primo, James Colley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Gerry Park (SF), Sean Seward (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Vincent Edington | |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses the easy layup | 30-29 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Russell Drown pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 30-29 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Russell Drown hits the follow up shot | 30-31 |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the jump hook near the basket and he's fouled by Bradley Bisbee - foul #3 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), John Singleton (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Michael Anderson, Matthew Judkins, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Vincent Edington (PF), Elliot Bracero (C) Bradley Bisbee, Gerry Park, Russell Drown, Sean Seward | |
| 17:28 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Vincent Edington can't finish the layup | 33-31 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland pulls down the rebound | 33-31 |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Paul Thomas and he's fouled by Elliot Bracero - foul #1 on Elliot Bracero, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Russell Drown (PF), Sean Seward (C) Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington, Elliot Bracero | |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick misses the free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Russell Drown | 35-31 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Russell Drown gets the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Russell Drown drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-33 |
| 15:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland is denied on a layup by Ralph Banton | 35-33 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lee (fresh) SG - John Singleton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Merrick (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Penland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nick Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Russell Drown (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Seward (fresh) | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt is fouled on the floor by James Lee - foul #2 on James Lee, team foul #1 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Primo (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) James Lee, John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Elliot Bracero (C) Nick Honeycutt, Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Sean Seward | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas gets the rebound | 35-33 |
| 14:58 | Notre Dame | James Primo is fouled on the floor by Bradley Bisbee - foul #4 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) Matthew Judkins, James Colley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Bradley Bisbee, Russell Drown, Elliot Bracero | |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Primo | 38-33 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Frederick Houston is hacked by Brian Montano in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brian Montano, team foul #2 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), John Singleton (SG) Brian Montano, James Primo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington | |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Gerry Park connects on the open jump hook from close range on a great pass from Loren Wile | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Gerry Park - foul #2 on Gerry Park, team foul #5 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Primo (SG), Michael Penland (PF) James Lee, John Singleton, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF), Vincent Edington (PF) Gerry Park, Russell Drown | |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick misses the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Loren Wile loses the dribble to James Primo in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott travels with the ball | 39-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) Philip Merrick, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Timothy Bowman, Vincent Edington | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Frederick Houston misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-35 |
| 13:21 | Notre Dame | James Colley grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 13:07 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the jumpshot from the right side | 39-35 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Sean Seward snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | James Primo picks off the pass by Frederick Houston in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | James Primo can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | James Colley grabs the offensive board | 39-35 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-35 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ralph Banton | 39-35 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Russell Drown can't finish the layup | 39-35 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the tip | 39-35 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas pulls down the rebound | 39-35 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by James Colley | 41-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Primo (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Matthew Judkins (fresh) PF - Paul Thomas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - James Colley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Houston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Banton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Drown (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Seward (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Iowa | James Primo takes the ball from Ralph Banton | 41-35 |
| 11:28 | Notre Dame | James Primo lays it up and in | 43-35 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Loren Wile's pass is intercepted by Paul Thomas in the backcourt | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | James Primo clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Loren Wile - foul #4 on Loren Wile, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), Philip Merrick (SF), Michael Penland (PF), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas, James Colley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt (PG), Cody Blount (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Vincent Edington (PF), Elliot Bracero (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Russell Drown, Sean Seward | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | James Primo misses the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | James Primo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Vincent Edington snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Philip Merrick is called for the reach on Timothy Bowman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Philip Merrick, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (SG) James Primo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 10:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland banks in the layup on a great pass from James Lee | 45-38 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt is hacked by James Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Lee, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Russell Drown (PF) Nick Honeycutt, Elliot Bracero | |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Vincent Edington scores on a jumper in the lane | 45-40 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | John Singleton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-40 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick tips it home | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Russell Drown comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jonathan Scott - foul #1 on Jonathan Scott, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Anderson (PG) James Lee | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt (PG), Sean Seward (C) Cody Blount, Vincent Edington | |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 09:23 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland snags the defensive board | 47-40 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Russell Drown steals the ball from Michael Anderson | 47-40 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman is alone and drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sean Seward | 47-43 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott slams it home | 49-43 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Nick Honeycutt | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Anderson (fresh) SG - John Singleton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Merrick (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Penland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nick Honeycutt (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frederick Houston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Timothy Bowman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Drown (tiring) 12 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Seward (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on John Singleton - foul #2 on John Singleton, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), Matthew Judkins (SG), Paul Thomas (C) Michael Anderson, John Singleton, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Ralph Banton (SF), Vincent Edington (PF) Nick Honeycutt, Frederick Houston, Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Vincent Edington's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Thomas | 49-46 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Ralph Banton tips it in | 49-48 |
| 07:03 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins hits a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Lee | 51-48 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Loren Wile is hacked by Matthew Judkins in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #7 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), James Primo (SG), Jonathan Scott (C) James Lee, Matthew Judkins, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Ralph Banton, Sean Seward | |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 2nd free throw | 51-50 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Vincent Edington - foul #2 on Vincent Edington, team foul #7 | 51-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG) Brian Montano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Sean Seward (C) Gerry Park, Vincent Edington | |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the 1st free throw | 52-50 |
| 06:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Ralph Banton hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Philip Merrick - foul #3 on Philip Merrick, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Matthew Judkins (SG), Michael Penland (PF) James Lee, James Primo, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Ralph Banton misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Ralph Banton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick lays it in despite the doubleteam | 55-51 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Russell Drown blows the dunk but he's hacked by Philip Merrick - foul #4 on Philip Merrick, team foul #9 | 55-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), James Primo (SG), Jonathan Scott (C) Brian Montano, Matthew Judkins, Paul Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF), Elliot Bracero (C) Ralph Banton, Sean Seward | |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | James Lee makes the floater from the right side set up by Philip Merrick | 57-52 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | James Lee picks off the pass by Timothy Bowman in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | James Primo clanks a shot from the right wing | 57-52 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Elliot Bracero gets the rebound | 57-52 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee hits a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Loren Wile | 57-54 |
| 04:10 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott misses short on a floater in the lane | 57-54 |
| 04:09 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | James Primo loses the dribble to Elliot Bracero | 57-54 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Michael Penland swats the layup by Russell Drown | 57-54 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Elliot Bracero hits the follow up shot | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Primo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 stl. SF - Philip Merrick (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Michael Penland (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Bowman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Russell Drown (tired) 13 pts. 11 reb. 3 blk. C - Elliot Bracero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-56 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Loren Wile is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Penland - foul #3 on Michael Penland, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), John Singleton (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Paul Thomas (PF), James Colley (C) James Lee, James Primo, Philip Merrick, Michael Penland, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Vincent Edington (PF), Sean Seward (C) Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown, Elliot Bracero | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Loren Wile misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | James Colley hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by John Singleton | 59-57 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Ralph Banton scores on a shot from the left side | 59-59 |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Singleton and he's hacked by Ralph Banton - foul #2 on Ralph Banton, team foul #8 | 61-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerry Park (SF), Russell Drown (PF) Ralph Banton, Vincent Edington | |
| 02:11 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins makes the free throw | 62-59 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | James Colley is called for the reach on Loren Wile - foul #2 on James Colley, team foul #11 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick (SF), Jonathan Scott (C) Matthew Judkins, James Colley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bowman (SF) Gerry Park | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | Bradley Bisbee picks off the pass by Paul Thomas | 62-61 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Russell Drown connects on the shot from close range | 62-63 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman is hacked by Brian Montano in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Montano, team foul #12 | 62-63 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | John Singleton comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-65 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Russell Drown snags the defensive board | 62-65 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | John Singleton is called for the reach on Russell Drown in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Singleton, team foul #13 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cody Blount (PG), Frederick Houston (SG) Loren Wile, Bradley Bisbee | |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Russell Drown makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses the 2nd free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Paul Thomas snags the defensive board | 62-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | John Singleton hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Montano | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Loren Wile (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG) Cody Blount, Frederick Houston | |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Brian Montano is called for the reach on Loren Wile in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brian Montano, team foul #14 | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano connects on the open 3 pointer from the right corner | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee clanks a fullcourt shot | 68-68 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brian Montano (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Singleton (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Merrick (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Paul Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Scott (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Bradley Bisbee (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Timothy Bowman (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Russell Drown (tired) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Sean Seward (fresh) | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Sean Seward wins the tip | 68-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-68 |
| 04:37 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 68-68 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | John Singleton misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 68-68 |
| 04:16 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick hits the follow up shot | 70-68 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 70-68 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Paul Thomas | 70-68 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Philip Merrick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 70-68 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Sean Seward grabs the defensive rebound | 70-68 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Russell Drown is whistled for a carry | 70-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lee (PG), James Primo (SG), Matthew Judkins (SF), Michael Penland (PF), James Colley (C) Brian Montano, John Singleton, Philip Merrick, Paul Thomas, Jonathan Scott | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Vincent Edington (PF) Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown | |
| 03:08 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-68 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Bradley Bisbee gets the rebound | 70-68 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Loren Wile is hacked by Matthew Judkins - foul #2 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #15 | 70-68 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG), Russell Drown (PF) Bradley Bisbee, Sean Seward | |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Loren Wile makes the 2nd free throw | 70-70 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins loses the ball out of bounds | 70-70 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Vincent Edington can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 70-70 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Ralph Banton can't tip it in | 70-70 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | James Colley snags the defensive board | 70-70 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Primo | 73-70 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Russell Drown misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 73-70 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland grabs the defensive rebound | 73-70 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | James Primo makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Lee | 75-70 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Ralph Banton loses the dribble to James Primo in the backcourt | 75-70 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Matthew Judkins can't finish the layup | 75-70 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | James Colley gets the offensive rebound | 75-70 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | James Colley buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 77-70 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lee (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Primo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Matthew Judkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Michael Penland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - James Colley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Loren Wile (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Frederick Houston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ralph Banton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Drown (tired) 16 pts. 12 reb. 3 blk. C - Vincent Edington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Vincent Edington misses the dunk | 77-70 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland pulls down the rebound | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland is fouled in the backcourt by Loren Wile - foul #5 on Loren Wile, team foul #9 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brian Montano (PG), Philip Merrick (SF), Paul Thomas (C) James Lee, James Primo, James Colley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nick Honeycutt (PG), Bradley Bisbee (SG), Timothy Bowman (SF), Sean Seward (C) Loren Wile, Frederick Houston, Ralph Banton, Vincent Edington | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 1st free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Michael Penland makes the 2nd free throw | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Bradley Bisbee | 79-73 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano is hacked by Nick Honeycutt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nick Honeycutt, team foul #10 | 79-73 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano misses the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Timothy Bowman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 80-73 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano pulls down the rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano is fouled in the backcourt by Bradley Bisbee - foul #5 on Bradley Bisbee, team foul #11 | 80-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Houston (SG) Bradley Bisbee | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 1st free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano makes the 2nd free throw | 82-73 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Frederick Houston loses the dribble to Philip Merrick | 82-73 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano banks in the layup on a great pass from Philip Merrick | 84-73 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Frederick Houston is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Judkins - foul #3 on Matthew Judkins, team foul #16 | 84-73 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Singleton (SG), Jonathan Scott (C) Matthew Judkins, Michael Penland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Banton (SF), Vincent Edington (PF), Elliot Bracero (C) Timothy Bowman, Russell Drown, Sean Seward | |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Frederick Houston misses the 1st free throw | 84-73 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Frederick Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 84-74 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Brian Montano runs out the clock | 84-74 |