| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fresh) SF - David Peluso (fresh) PF - Andrew Guy (fresh) C - Daniel Gold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fresh) SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) SF - Tim Clark (fresh) PF - Paul Soria (fresh) C - Tim Roberts (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:52 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold misses long on a shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:51 | Notre Dame | James Zacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy misses the shot near the basket | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | James Zacher tips it in | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Paul Bright drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 2-3 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is denied on a layup by Tim Roberts | 2-3 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Soria | 2-3 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Paul Soria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by James Zacher is blocked by Tim Roberts | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner grabs the offensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Paul Soria steals the ball from Daniel Gold | 2-3 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Tim Roberts is fouled on the floor by Daniel Gold - foul #1 on Daniel Gold, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Richard Cofer (SG), David Braud (SF), John Sapien (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher, David Peluso, Andrew Guy, Daniel Gold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:28 | Iowa | The short jumper by Tim Roberts is denied by David Braud | 2-3 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the board | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Notre Dame | John Sapien drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Richard Cofer | 4-3 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is hacked by Richard Cofer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Cofer, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Paul Bright knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Tim Clark | 4-6 |
| 16:33 | Notre Dame | John Sapien hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Tim Roberts pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 4-6 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Tim Clark pulls down the offensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 4-6 |
| 16:03 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe pulls down the rebound | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Scuderi (fresh) SG - Richard Cofer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Braud (fresh) PF - John Sapien (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) SF - Tim Clark (fairly fresh) PF - Paul Soria (fairly fresh) C - Tim Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from James Scuderi | 7-6 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Tim Clark misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Sapien - foul #1 on John Sapien, team foul #3 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), James Zacher (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), James Holland (PF) James Scuderi, Richard Cofer, David Braud, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Shannon Renick (PF) Paul Bright, Paul Soria | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Tim Clark makes the 1st free throw | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Tim Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:18 | Notre Dame | John Sapien comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Zachary Hall connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Pirkle | 7-11 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Genaro Russo, team foul #4 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy (PF) John Sapien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF) Zachary Hall, Tim Clark | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Levi Gardiner steals it from Shannon Renick | 7-11 |
| 14:29 | Notre Dame | James Zacher blows the dunk | 7-11 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Tim Roberts grabs the board | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Shannon Renick misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Andrew Guy - foul #1 on Andrew Guy, team foul #5 | 7-11 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Shannon Renick makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Shannon Renick makes the 2nd free throw | 7-13 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Shannon Renick is called for the reach on James Zacher - foul #1 on Shannon Renick, team foul #1 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), Richard Cofer (SG) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG) Robert Pirkle | |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-13 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 7-13 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | James Holland denies the turnaround by Tim Roberts | 7-13 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Tim Roberts gets the offensive rebound | 7-13 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Shannon Renick comes up short on the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Cofer - foul #2 on Richard Cofer, team foul #6 | 7-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Peluso (SF), Daniel Gold (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, Richard Cofer, Genaro Russo, Andrew Guy, James Holland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Paul Soria (C) Gregg Curry, Tim Roberts | |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Shannon Renick makes the 1st free throw | 7-14 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Shannon Renick makes the 2nd free throw | 7-15 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Shannon Renick - foul #2 on Shannon Renick, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (SF), Mathew McCabe (C) David Peluso, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Clark (SF) Shannon Renick | |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the 1st free throw | 8-15 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the 2nd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Paul Soria's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Sapien (PF) Daniel Gold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:26 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Paul Soria gets the rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Paul Bright loses the dribble to James Zacher | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Braud (fresh) PF - John Sapien (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tim Clark (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) C - Paul Soria (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | A charge is called on James Zacher - foul #1 on James Zacher, team foul #7 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SF), James Holland (PF), Daniel Gold (C) David Braud, John Sapien, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Tim Roberts (C) Paul Bright, Daniel Carter | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Levi Gardiner steals the ball from Tim Clark in the backcourt | 9-15 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Paul Soria is called for the reach on David Peluso - foul #1 on Paul Soria, team foul #3 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF) David Peluso, James Holland | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Daniel Gold | 11-15 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle is hacked by Levi Gardiner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #8 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Scuderi (PG), David Peluso (SF), James Holland (C) Levi Gardiner, Genaro Russo, Daniel Gold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle makes the 1st free throw | 11-16 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle makes the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | James Zacher comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Tim Clark - foul #1 on Tim Clark, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Genaro Russo (SF), Daniel Gold (C) James Scuderi, David Peluso, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses the 1st free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses the 2nd free throw | 11-17 |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold gets the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 11-17 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Tim Clark gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | James Holland steals it from Tim Roberts | 11-17 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 11-17 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold grabs the offensive rebound | 11-17 |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Zacher and he's hacked by Tim Roberts - foul #1 on Tim Roberts, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), James Scuderi (SG), David Peluso (SF), Andrew Guy (PF) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher, Genaro Russo, James Holland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG), Daniel Carter (SF) Robert Pirkle, Tim Clark | |
| 10:22 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Tim Roberts throws it down on a nice dish by Zachary Hall and he's fouled by Daniel Gold - foul #2 on Daniel Gold, team foul #9 | 14-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Sapien (C) Daniel Gold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG) Zachary Hall | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Tim Roberts misses the free throw | 14-19 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy gets the rebound | 14-19 |
| 09:42 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 14-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), James Zacher (SG), Mathew McCabe (C) David Braud, James Scuderi, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Tim Roberts drills a runner from the baseline set up by Paul Bright | 14-21 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Gregg Curry steals it from John Sapien | 14-21 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | James Zacher steps in front of the Gregg Curry pass in the backcourt | 14-21 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | David Peluso lays it in set up by James Zacher | 16-21 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | James Zacher is called for the reach on Daniel Carter in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Zacher, team foul #10 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG), James Scuderi (SG), Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF) Levi Gardiner, James Zacher, David Peluso, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Zachary Hall (SG) Paul Bright, Gregg Curry | |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 16-22 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 16-23 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 16-23 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Paul Soria snags the defensive board | 16-23 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Zachary Hall hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 08:38 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy pulls down the rebound | 16-23 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy is fouled on the floor by Paul Soria - foul #2 on Paul Soria, team foul #6 | 16-23 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), David Peluso (SF), James Holland (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) David Braud, Genaro Russo, Andrew Guy, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG), Tim Clark (SF) Robert Pirkle, Paul Soria | |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | James Scuderi buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Levi Gardiner (fresh) 2 stl. SG - James Scuderi (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Peluso (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Holland (fresh) C - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Tim Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Tim Roberts hits the finger roll | 19-25 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 19-25 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 07:09 | Notre Dame | Tim Roberts blocks the short jumper by James Holland | 19-25 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Paul Bright grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Mathew McCabe picks off the pass by Daniel Carter | 19-25 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits a floater in the lane set up by Levi Gardiner and the foul's on Tim Clark - foul #2 on Tim Clark, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF), John Sapien (C) James Scuderi, David Peluso, Mathew McCabe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Shannon Renick (PF) Paul Bright, Zachary Hall, Tim Clark | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | James Holland makes the free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Gregg Curry is fouled in the backcourt by James Holland - foul #1 on James Holland, team foul #11 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Braud (PG) James Holland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG) Shannon Renick | |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Gregg Curry makes the 1st free throw | 22-26 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Gregg Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 22-27 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo clanks a shot from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-27 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | David Braud is fouled on the floor by Robert Pirkle - foul #1 on Robert Pirkle, team foul #8 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer (PG), James Zacher (SG), Daniel Gold (C) Levi Gardiner, Genaro Russo, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shannon Renick (PF) Zachary Hall | |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 1st free throw | 23-27 |
| 06:07 | Notre Dame | David Braud makes the 2nd free throw | 24-27 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Shannon Renick blows the layup | 24-27 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Shannon Renick can't tip it in | 24-27 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | David Braud grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Cofer | 26-27 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-27 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Tim Roberts tips it but misses | 26-27 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Daniel Carter can't tip it in | 26-27 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Tim Roberts | 26-27 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Gregg Curry loses the ball out of bounds | 26-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (SF), John Sapien (PF) David Braud, Andrew Guy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Bright (PG), Zachary Hall (SG) Robert Pirkle, Gregg Curry | |
| 04:38 | Notre Dame | David Peluso scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Richard Cofer | 29-27 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Tim Roberts is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Daniel Gold grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-27 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | John Sapien tips it in | 31-27 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Tim Roberts connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul Bright | 31-29 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Richard Cofer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Peluso (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Sapien (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Gold (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Bright (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Shannon Renick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Tim Roberts (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer clanks a shot from the left wing | 31-29 |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | John Sapien tips it in | 33-29 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Paul Bright | 33-32 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien is fouled on the floor by Tim Roberts - foul #2 on Tim Roberts, team foul #9 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Levi Gardiner (PG), Genaro Russo (SF), Andrew Guy (PF) Richard Cofer, David Peluso, Daniel Gold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Pirkle (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Tim Clark (SF), Paul Soria (C) Paul Bright, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Tim Roberts | |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:49 | Notre Dame | John Sapien makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Tim Clark misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-32 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Tim Clark snags the offensive board | 35-32 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Tim Clark is hacked by Levi Gardiner - foul #2 on Levi Gardiner, team foul #12 | 35-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Holland (PF), Mathew McCabe (C) Andrew Guy, John Sapien | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Tim Clark makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Tim Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | James Holland snags the defensive board | 35-33 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | Robert Pirkle picks off the pass by Levi Gardiner in the backcourt | 35-33 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle hits the finger roll | 35-35 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | James Zacher lays it up and in | 37-35 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle is hacked by James Zacher in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Zacher, team foul #13 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer (SG), Andrew Guy (PF) James Zacher, James Holland | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Robert Pirkle misses the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 02:09 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-36 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Richard Cofer knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Levi Gardiner | 40-36 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Richard Cofer steals the ball from Tim Clark | 40-36 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Genaro Russo scores on a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Levi Gardiner | 42-36 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Tim Clark is wide open but clanks a turnaround from close range | 42-36 |
| 00:47 | Notre Dame | Andrew Guy grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Shannon Renick steals the ball from Genaro Russo | 42-36 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Tim Clark can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 42-36 |