| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - William Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Mullaney (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | John Watson inbounds the ball | 24-23 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | John Watson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-23 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Stanford | 24-23 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-23 |
| 19:20 | Minnesota | William Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-23 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez loses the dribble to Joseph Stanford | 24-23 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Raymond Tabarez swats the dunk try by James Burns | 24-23 |
| 18:40 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Watson | 24-23 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | William Johnson scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 26-23 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | William Mullaney connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Kirk | 26-26 |
| 17:42 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Robert Kirk, Joseph Stanford, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski, James Burns | |
| 17:01 | Minnesota | William Johnson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kevin Buchanan | 31-26 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Hans Stagowski steps in front of the Samuel Broussard pass | 31-26 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 31-26 |
| 16:27 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski snags the offensive board | 31-26 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski loses the dribble to Samuel Broussard | 31-26 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerome Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Raymond Tabarez blocks the short jumper by Jerome Tennison | 31-26 |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | John Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | John Watson drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 34-26 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Tim Reed knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 14:38 | Minnesota | Danny Perkins is called for the reach on John Watson - foul #2 on Danny Perkins, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton (PG), John Fast (SG), Rogelio Costa (SF), Gerald Coleman (PF), Steven Lister (C) Kevin Buchanan, Hans Stagowski, John Watson, Raymond Tabarez, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), James Burns (C) Micheal Old, Samuel Broussard, Tim Reed, Danny Perkins, Jerome Tennison | |
| 14:17 | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa buries a jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | James Burns can't finish the layup | 36-29 |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Steven Lister grabs the board | 36-29 |
| 13:34 | Minnesota | Joseph Stanford picks off the pass by Rogelio Costa | 36-29 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford is called for a backcourt violation | 36-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), Hans Stagowski (SG), Raymond Tabarez (PF) Vernon Boynton, John Fast, Gerald Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Brian Durso (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| 12:55 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Buchanan | 39-29 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Brian Durso banks in the layup on a nice dish by Micheal Old and the foul's on Rogelio Costa - foul #1 on Rogelio Costa, team foul #1 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Joseph Stanford, Danny Perkins, James Burns | |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Brian Durso misses the free throw | 39-31 |
| 12:37 | Minnesota | Steven Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 12:11 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | Steven Lister pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:51 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rogelio Costa (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Steven Lister (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Kirk (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Broussard (fresh) SF - Brian Durso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jimmy Pilarski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Tennison (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-31 |
| 11:44 | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 11:15 | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa misses the floater from the left side | 39-31 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski grabs the board | 39-31 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Kirk | 39-33 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski blows the layup but the foul's on Samuel Broussard - foul #2 on Samuel Broussard, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Watson (SF), William Johnson (C) Rogelio Costa, Steven Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, Brian Durso, Jimmy Pilarski, Jerome Tennison | |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski misses the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-33 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Micheal Old | 40-36 |
| 10:08 | Minnesota | William Johnson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 40-36 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Danny Perkins gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | James Burns is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #2 on William Johnson, team foul #2 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vernon Boynton (PG), John Fast (SG) Kevin Buchanan, Hans Stagowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:36 | Iowa | William Mullaney scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-38 |
| 09:14 | Minnesota | John Watson is called for traveling | 40-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gerald Coleman (PF) Raymond Tabarez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF) Micheal Old, Danny Perkins | |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Robert Kirk is hacked by Gerald Coleman - foul #1 on Gerald Coleman, team foul #3 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan (PG), Hans Stagowski (SG) Vernon Boynton, John Fast | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Robert Kirk hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 40-38 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | James Burns pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-38 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-38 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Mullaney | 40-38 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | William Mullaney travels with the ball | 40-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez (PF) Gerald Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| 07:50 | Minnesota | William Johnson knocks in the runner from close range | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - William Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | James Burns is fouled on the floor by William Johnson - foul #3 on William Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Rogelio Costa (SF), Steven Lister (C) John Watson, William Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Samuel Broussard (SG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF), Jerome Tennison (C) Micheal Old, Joseph Stanford, Tim Reed, Danny Perkins, James Burns | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Robert Kirk misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-38 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Jerome Tennison tips it home | 42-40 |
| 06:47 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard grabs the board | 42-40 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Raymond Tabarez picks off the pass by Jerome Tennison | 42-40 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Buchanan | 45-40 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Samuel Broussard misses long on a runner from the right block | 45-40 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Robert Kirk pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Steven Lister swats the layup by Jimmy Pilarski | 45-40 |
| 05:38 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez grabs the board | 45-40 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski snags the defensive board | 45-40 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Steven Lister grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Watson (SF), William Johnson (C) Rogelio Costa, Steven Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Joseph Stanford (SG), Tim Reed (SF), Danny Perkins (PF), James Burns (C) Robert Kirk, Samuel Broussard, William Mullaney, Jimmy Pilarski, Jerome Tennison | |
| 04:27 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski is hacked by James Burns - foul #1 on James Burns, team foul #3 | 45-40 |
| 04:03 | Minnesota | Joseph Stanford steals the ball from Kevin Buchanan | 45-40 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | William Johnson swats the shot by Micheal Old | 45-40 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | James Burns tips it home | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Kevin Buchanan (fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SG - Hans Stagowski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raymond Tabarez (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. C - William Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Micheal Old (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Joseph Stanford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. SF - Tim Reed (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Danny Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez hits a jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Buchanan | 47-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Kevin Buchanan is called for the reach on Micheal Old - foul #2 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #5 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), William Mullaney (SF), Jimmy Pilarski (PF) Micheal Old, Tim Reed, Danny Perkins | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski can't connect on a shot near the basket | 47-42 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | John Watson gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Kirk - foul #2 on Robert Kirk, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG), Danny Perkins (PF) Robert Kirk, Jimmy Pilarski | |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:24 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | James Burns grabs the board | 48-42 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford misses short on a floater from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 02:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to John Watson | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-42 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | William Mullaney gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 48-42 |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | William Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Danny Perkins - foul #3 on Danny Perkins, team foul #5 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Kirk (PG), Jimmy Pilarski (PF) Micheal Old, Danny Perkins | |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez misses the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 01:29 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | James Burns gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Hans Stagowski - foul #2 on Hans Stagowski, team foul #6 | 48-42 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Minnesota | John Watson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-44 |
| 00:53 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 00:52 | Minnesota | John Watson hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | William Mullaney misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-44 |
| 00:44 | Minnesota | William Johnson gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | William Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kirk - foul #3 on Robert Kirk, team foul #6 | 50-44 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Jimmy Pilarski is called for the reach on Raymond Tabarez - foul #1 on Jimmy Pilarski, team foul #7 | 50-44 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 52-44 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Kevin Buchanan is called for the reach on Robert Kirk - foul #3 on Kevin Buchanan, team foul #7 | 52-44 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Robert Kirk makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Robert Kirk makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez is hacked by Joseph Stanford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Stanford, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Joseph Stanford loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez is hacked by Robert Kirk in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Kirk, team foul #9 | 54-46 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 00:25 | Minnesota | Raymond Tabarez makes the 2nd free throw | 56-46 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | William Mullaney's pass is intercepted by Hans Stagowski | 56-46 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Hans Stagowski hits the finger roll | 58-46 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | William Mullaney buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jimmy Pilarski | 58-49 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Kirk - foul #5 on Robert Kirk, team foul #10 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Old (PG) Robert Kirk | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Kevin Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jimmy Pilarski misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-49 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | John Watson grabs the board | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | John Watson runs out the clock | 60-49 |