| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Tony Smith inbounds the ball | 36-32 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Oleg Gatski - foul #2 on Oleg Gatski, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Howard Bowers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Douglas Davidson - foul #2 on Douglas Davidson, team foul #1 | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | LSU | Howard Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Davidson | 36-34 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Bell | 36-37 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Oleg Gatski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 19:02 | LSU | Victor Pitt tips it in | 38-37 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Marvin Henry clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-37 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson can't tip it in | 38-37 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Tony Smith tips it home | 38-39 |
| 18:27 | LSU | Oleg Gatski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Donald Bell clanks a jump hook from close range | 38-39 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson misses the tip | 38-39 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Tony Smith can't tip it in | 38-39 |
| 17:56 | LSU | Howard Bowers grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 17:43 | LSU | Oleg Gatski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Victor Pitt | 41-39 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Marvin Henry can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-39 |
| 17:36 | LSU | The rebound goes to Cheslav Czapiewski | 41-39 |
| 17:11 | LSU | Donald Harris knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Victor Pitt | 43-39 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Corey Maughan is whistled for traveling | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), John Tritt (SG), Leon Baden (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Oleg Gatski, Howard Bowers, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Otha Sielski (SG), Willie Zane (SF), Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Donald Bell, Marvin Henry, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson, Corey Maughan | |
| 16:28 | LSU | Morgan Newton comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Don Reder snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Otha Sielski comes up short on the shot from the left side | 43-39 |
| 16:09 | LSU | Morgan Newton snags the defensive board | 43-39 |
| 15:53 | LSU | Clifford Davidson can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 43-39 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | Willie Zane grabs the board | 43-39 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Morgan Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Tritt (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Baden (fresh) 2 reb. C - Clifford Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otha Sielski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Zane (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Don Reder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ivan Lakowski (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Willie Zane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-39 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Donald Harris (C) Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG) Otha Sielski | |
| 15:32 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Tritt | 45-39 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel makes the 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 14:59 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block | 45-42 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Don Reder pulls down the rebound | 45-42 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Ivan Lakowski knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | LSU | Donald Harris connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by John Tritt | 47-45 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Willie Zane is whistled for a carry | 47-45 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (SG), Victor Pitt (SF), Howard Bowers (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) John Tritt, Morgan Newton, Leon Baden, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Michael Griffith, Willie Zane, Don Reder, Ivan Lakowski | |
| 13:46 | LSU | Howard Bowers's layup is rejected by Corey Maughan | 47-45 |
| 13:44 | LSU | Howard Bowers grabs the offensive board | 47-45 |
| 13:23 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the driving attempt from the right block | 47-45 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Tony Smith grabs the board | 47-45 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Marvin Henry connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Tony Smith | 47-48 |
| 12:54 | LSU | Victor Pitt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-48 |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Harris (C) Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson misses short on a 3 from straight away | 47-48 |
| 12:35 | LSU | Donald Harris gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 12:17 | LSU | Howard Bowers scores on a shot from close range on a nice dish by Oleg Gatski | 49-48 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Tony Smith makes the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Edward Bergantzel | 49-50 |
| 11:45 | LSU | Victor Pitt hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oleg Gatski | 51-50 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Victor Pitt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (PG), John Tritt (SG), Leon Baden (PF) Cheslav Czapiewski, Victor Pitt, Howard Bowers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG), Michael Griffith (SG), Willie Zane (C) Edward Bergantzel, Marvin Henry, Corey Maughan | |
| 11:04 | LSU | Morgan Newton hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 51-50 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Tony Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 51-50 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Donald Bell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-50 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Willie Zane can't tip it in | 51-50 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Zane | 51-50 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Donald Bell is hacked by Morgan Newton - foul #1 on Morgan Newton, team foul #2 | 51-50 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF), Clifford Davidson (C) Oleg Gatski, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson | |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Victor Pitt steals it from Donald Bell | 51-50 |
| 09:46 | LSU | Victor Pitt drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Donald Bell scores on a 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 09:11 | LSU | John Tritt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Howard Bowers (PF) Leon Baden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Corey Maughan (C) Donald Bell, Michael Griffith, Ivan Lakowski | |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Corey Maughan misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Clifford Davidson - foul #2 on Clifford Davidson, team foul #3 | 54-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG), Oleg Gatski (SF), Donald Harris (C) Morgan Newton, Victor Pitt, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF) Willie Zane, Don Reder | |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Corey Maughan misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Corey Maughan misses the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 08:52 | LSU | The rebound goes to Howard Bowers | 54-53 |
| 08:34 | LSU | Howard Bowers is whistled for traveling | 54-53 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF) John Tritt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Howard Bowers - foul #2 on Howard Bowers, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 07:49 | LSU | Victor Pitt misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 07:48 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 54-55 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Douglas Davidson - foul #3 on Douglas Davidson, team foul #2 | 54-55 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (SF) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:34 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 07:34 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Morgan Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Corey Maughan pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Tony Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Corey Maughan makes the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Bergantzel | 56-57 |
| 06:31 | LSU | Oleg Gatski scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Morgan Newton | 58-57 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Marvin Henry clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Morgan Newton - foul #2 on Morgan Newton, team foul #5 | 58-57 |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG), Victor Pitt (SF), Leon Baden (PF), Clifford Davidson (C) Cheslav Czapiewski, Oleg Gatski, Howard Bowers, Donald Harris | |
| Subs | Iowa | Willie Zane (SF), Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson, Corey Maughan | |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Marvin Henry makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the 2nd free throw | 58-58 |
| 06:16 | LSU | Leon Baden grabs the board | 58-58 |
| 06:12 | LSU | Marvin Henry steals the ball from Morgan Newton in the backcourt | 58-58 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Willie Zane hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-58 |
| 05:49 | LSU | Clifford Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-58 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Clifford Davidson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range but the foul's on Ivan Lakowski - foul #1 on Ivan Lakowski, team foul #3 | 58-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski (PG) Morgan Newton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG), Michael Griffith (SG) Edward Bergantzel, Marvin Henry | |
| 05:30 | LSU | Clifford Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:30 | LSU | Clifford Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Ivan Lakowski gets the rebound | 59-58 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | John Tritt steals it from Ivan Lakowski | 59-58 |
| 04:45 | LSU | The pull-up jumper by Cheslav Czapiewski is blocked by Don Reder | 59-58 |
| 04:43 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Victor Pitt | 59-58 |
| 04:34 | LSU | Clifford Davidson lays it in | 61-58 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Willie Zane comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-58 |
| 04:16 | LSU | John Tritt grabs the defensive rebound | 61-58 |
| 03:59 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from John Tritt | 63-58 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-58 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (SG), Howard Bowers (PF), Donald Harris (C) John Tritt, Leon Baden, Clifford Davidson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Donald Bell, Michael Griffith, Willie Zane, Don Reder, Ivan Lakowski | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 63-58 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson tips it home | 63-60 |
| 03:27 | LSU | Oleg Gatski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-60 |
| Subs | LSU | Morgan Newton (SF) Victor Pitt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Cheslav Czapiewski (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Oleg Gatski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Morgan Newton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Howard Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Corey Maughan knocks in the floater from the baseline | 63-62 |
| 02:53 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski connects on the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Gatski | 65-62 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Marvin Henry clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-62 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Corey Maughan pulls down the offensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Tony Smith | 65-64 |
| 01:51 | LSU | Oleg Gatski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-64 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel misses the 3 from the right wing | 65-64 |
| 01:31 | LSU | Howard Bowers snags the defensive board | 65-64 |
| 01:20 | LSU | Oleg Gatski is called for traveling | 65-64 |
| Subs | LSU | Victor Pitt (SF) Morgan Newton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Cheslav Czapiewski picks off the pass by Douglas Davidson | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | LSU | Howard Bowers connects on the jumper from the right side | 67-64 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-64 |
| 00:23 | LSU | Donald Harris pulls down the rebound | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:20 | LSU | Donald Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Bergantzel - foul #4 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #4 | 67-64 |
| Subs | LSU | John Tritt (SG) Oleg Gatski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:18 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is fouled on the floor by Edward Bergantzel - foul #5 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #5 | 67-64 |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG) Edward Bergantzel | |
| 00:15 | LSU | John Tritt is fouled on the floor by Marvin Henry - foul #1 on Marvin Henry, team foul #6 | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | LSU | John Tritt is fouled on the floor by Marvin Henry - foul #2 on Marvin Henry, team foul #7 | 67-64 |
| 00:13 | LSU | John Tritt makes the 1st free throw | 68-64 |
| 00:13 | LSU | John Tritt makes the 2nd free throw | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Marvin Henry scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski is hacked by Donald Bell in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bell, team foul #8 | 69-67 |
| Subs | LSU | Oleg Gatski (SG) John Tritt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski makes the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | LSU | Cheslav Czapiewski misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Davidson | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Marvin Henry travels with the ball | 70-67 |