| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Robert Haight inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the lay-in | 28-29 |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | Richard Likens grabs the defensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 19:28 | Michigan State | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) John Sanders, John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins | |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-29 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-29 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Paul Smith snags the defensive board | 28-29 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 28-29 |
| 18:36 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 28-29 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons banks in the layup set up by Seth Taylor | 30-29 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by William Karr - foul #2 on William Karr, team foul #1 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Richard Likens (C) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Seth Taylor, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG) Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker | |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Bruce Baker makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Dennis Tan gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Richard Likens throws it down on a nice dish by Dennis Tan | 32-30 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | John Weisz denies the turnaround by Alvin Peterson | 32-30 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Richard Likens - foul #2 on Richard Likens, team foul #2 | 32-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF) Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (PF) Bruce Baker | |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Robert Haight blocks the jumper by John Sanders | 32-31 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | John Sanders snags the offensive board | 32-31 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | John Weisz buries a floater from the right wing and he's fouled by Alvin Peterson - foul #1 on Alvin Peterson, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) Dustin Lampley, Seth Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG) James Hampton | |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | John Weisz misses the free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Andrew Parker grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-31 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Weisz | 34-31 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Bruce Baker - foul #1 on Bruce Baker, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) John Sanders, John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), David Nguyen (C) Bruce Baker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Seth Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Scott McKneely (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker, David Nguyen | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Weisz (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson buries a runner from the right block set up by Scott McKneely | 34-33 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | John Sanders is fouled on the floor by Michael Heavner - foul #2 on Michael Heavner, team foul #4 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) John Sanders, John Weisz, Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), David Nguyen (C) Michael Heavner, Alvin Peterson | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Paul Smith knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Charles Simmons and he's fouled by Scott McKneely - foul #4 on Scott McKneely, team foul #5 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Richard Likens (C) William Karr, Seth Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Andrew Parker (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) James Hampton, Scott McKneely, David Nguyen | |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | Paul Smith makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins gets the offensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) John Sanders, Dustin Lampley, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG) Bruce Baker | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | William Karr misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Jenkins - foul #1 on Richard Jenkins, team foul #6 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Seth Taylor (PF), Richard Likens (C) Dennis Tan, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), David Nguyen (C) Richard Jenkins, Alvin Peterson | |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | William Karr misses the 1st free throw | 37-33 |
| 14:21 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the 2nd free throw | 38-33 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | James Hampton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-33 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | David Nguyen tips it in | 38-35 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 38-35 |
| 13:36 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor tips it back up and in | 40-35 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Michael Heavner scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Hampton | 40-38 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Richard Likens scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Charles Simmons | 42-38 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Michael Heavner can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-38 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Richard Likens grabs the board | 42-38 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Andrew Parker, team foul #7 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF), Paul Smith (C) William Karr, John Weisz, Seth Taylor, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Alvin Peterson (C) James Hampton, Michael Heavner, David Nguyen | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 44-38 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Dennis Tan takes the ball from Andrew Parker | 44-38 |
| 11:42 | Michigan State | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 44-38 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson grabs the board | 44-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Simmons (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Robert Haight scores on a jumper from the right block set up by Bruce Baker | 44-40 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-40 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Robert Haight pulls down the rebound | 44-40 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Andrew Parker knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bruce Baker and he's hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #3 on Charles Simmons, team foul #3 | 44-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Weisz (SF), Richard Likens (C) Dustin Lampley, Dennis Tan | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG) Bruce Baker | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Andrew Parker misses the free throw | 44-42 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | Paul Smith pulls down the rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | John Weisz comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-42 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 44-42 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | John Weisz connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Simmons | 47-42 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | James Hampton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-42 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Richard Likens grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Richard Likens comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 47-42 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson snags the defensive board | 47-42 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Andrew Parker is whistled for a carry | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) Paul Smith, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott McKneely (PF) Andrew Parker | |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | John Sanders connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from John Weisz | 50-42 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | John Weisz swats the layup by Robert Haight | 50-42 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Scott McKneely can't tip it in | 50-42 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Weisz | 50-42 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | John Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-42 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott McKneely | 50-42 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins is hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #4 on Charles Simmons, team foul #4 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Paul Smith (PF), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, Dennis Tan, John Weisz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (PF) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Scott McKneely | |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Michael Heavner knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-45 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Robert Haight steals it from Dustin Lampley | 50-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Sanders (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Karr (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Paul Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Likens (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Haight (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-45 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses the tip | 50-45 |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Paul Smith grabs the board | 50-45 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by John Sanders | 52-45 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Dustin Lampley blocks the jumper by Alvin Peterson | 52-45 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Paul Smith gets the rebound | 52-45 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | John Sanders drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Karr | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses the jumper from the left block | 55-45 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dustin Lampley | 55-45 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Simmons (SG), John Weisz (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) William Karr, Dustin Lampley, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Scott McKneely (PF), David Nguyen (C) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker, Alvin Peterson | |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | Charles Simmons dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Weisz | 57-45 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-45 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Richard Likens pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | John Sanders is called for traveling | 57-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Seth Taylor (PF), Paul Smith (C) Dennis Tan, Richard Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:20 | Iowa | James Hampton is fouled in the backcourt by John Sanders - foul #2 on John Sanders, team foul #5 | 57-45 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Charles Simmons steps in front of the Richard Jenkins pass | 57-45 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | John Sanders can't throw it down | 57-45 |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Seth Taylor hits the follow up shot | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Hampton | 59-48 |
| 04:24 | Michigan State | Robert Haight steals it from Paul Smith | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | James Hampton is hacked by John Weisz - foul #3 on John Weisz, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (SG), Dustin Lampley (SF), Dennis Tan (PF) John Sanders, Seth Taylor, Paul Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) Robert Haight, David Nguyen | |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Andrew Parker comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 59-48 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | John Weisz grabs the defensive rebound | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from William Karr | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Simmons (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - William Karr (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dustin Lampley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dennis Tan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Weisz (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | James Hampton misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 61-48 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dennis Tan | 61-48 |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | John Weisz misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Scott McKneely drills a jump hook from the left block set up by James Hampton | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | John Weisz connects on the jumper from the left side on a great pass from William Karr | 63-50 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 63-50 |
| 02:26 | Michigan State | John Weisz grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Dustin Lampley buries a driving attempt from the right block | 65-50 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Scott McKneely hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-50 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson gets the offensive rebound | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Scott McKneely is hacked by Charles Simmons - foul #5 on Charles Simmons, team foul #7 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Sanders (PG), Richard Likens (C) Charles Simmons, Dustin Lampley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), David Nguyen (C) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Alvin Peterson | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 1st free throw | 65-51 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Scott McKneely makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | John Weisz knocks in the jump hook from the right block | 67-52 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Richard Likens steals the ball from Michael Heavner | 67-52 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | John Weisz is fouled on the floor by Andrew Parker - foul #3 on Andrew Parker, team foul #8 | 67-52 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 1st free throw | 68-52 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | John Weisz makes the 2nd free throw | 69-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Michael Heavner can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-52 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Andrew Parker tips it back up and in | 69-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Michigan State | Michael Heavner steals the ball from Dennis Tan | 69-54 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the lay-in | 69-54 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Richard Likens snags the defensive board | 69-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Richard Likens runs out the clock | 69-54 |