| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Rothe (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jesse Hua (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnie Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jesse Hua inbounds the ball | 40-29 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Frank Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 40-29 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe tips it back up and in | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Arthur Chambers - foul #1 on Arthur Chambers, team foul #1 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Tyler White, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Weldon Sancho (SG), Brian Annunziata (PF) Arthur Chambers, Frank Jones | |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Johnie Zimit snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Travis Loyd steals it from Anthony Rothe | 40-31 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-31 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe grabs the board | 40-31 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Jesse Hua buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-34 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-34 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson tips it back up and in | 42-34 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Jesse Hua misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-34 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Johnie Zimit grabs the offensive board | 42-34 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-34 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Jesse Hua can't tip it in | 42-34 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock gets the rebound | 42-34 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson is fouled on the floor by Jesse Hua - foul #1 on Jesse Hua, team foul #2 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Chambers (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Frank Jones (PF) Weldon Sancho, Jesse Hua, Brian Annunziata | |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | James Lamothe blows the layup | 42-34 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais tips it in | 44-34 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Johnie Zimit is hacked by John Hubbs - foul #2 on John Hubbs, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Robert Robinson (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Tyler White, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Dobson (C) Johnie Zimit | |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Arthur Chambers connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Rothe | 44-37 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Barry Jones | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Rothe (fresh) 11 pts. 6 ast. SG - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dustin Miles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Arthur Chambers clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn gets the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn is fouled on the floor by Thomas Dobson - foul #4 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #3 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Iowa | Weldon Sancho (SG), Jesse Hua (SF), Johnie Zimit (C) Arthur Chambers, Dustin Miles, Thomas Dobson | |
| 15:23 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-37 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Jesse Hua misses long on a floater from the right side | 50-37 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Frank Jones misses the tip | 50-37 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Frank Jones tips it back up and in | 50-39 |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-39 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Weldon Sancho knocks in the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Anthony Rothe | 53-41 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-41 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Frank Jones connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jesse Hua | 56-43 |
| 13:27 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock's pass is intercepted by Anthony Rothe | 56-43 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-43 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Jesse Hua tips it in | 56-45 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to James Lamothe | 56-45 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais is hacked by Anthony Rothe - foul #3 on Anthony Rothe, team foul #4 | 56-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Chambers (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Brian Annunziata (PF), Thomas Dobson (C) Weldon Sancho, Jesse Hua, Frank Jones, Johnie Zimit | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin is whistled for a carry | 56-45 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-45 |
| 11:57 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 56-45 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-45 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson gets the rebound | 56-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Rothe (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Dustin Miles (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brian Annunziata (fresh) C - Thomas Dobson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-45 |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 56-45 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-45 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Dustin Miles hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Arthur Chambers | 59-47 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson knocks in the 3 from straight away | 62-47 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-47 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin pulls down the rebound | 62-47 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 62-47 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson gets the rebound | 62-47 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-49 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Arthur Chambers snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson grabs the offensive board | 62-49 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Arthur Chambers | 62-52 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall hits a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 65-52 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Arthur Chambers misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-52 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leonard Gaskin | 65-52 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall double dribbles | 65-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Weldon Sancho (SG), Jesse Hua (SF), Frank Jones (PF), Johnie Zimit (C) Arthur Chambers, Dustin Miles, Brian Annunziata, Thomas Dobson | |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Frank Jones comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on James Lamothe - foul #1 on James Lamothe, team foul #2 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Fred Langlais (SF) Leonard Gaskin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Dobson (C) Johnie Zimit | |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Frank Jones misses the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Frank Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 65-53 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Jesse Hua snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 23 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Rothe (tiring) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Weldon Sancho (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jesse Hua (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frank Jones (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Thomas Dobson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Frank Jones's fadeaway is rejected by James Lamothe | 65-53 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | James Lamothe snags the defensive board | 65-53 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 65-53 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Thomas Dobson grabs the defensive rebound | 65-53 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Jesse Hua hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-56 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-56 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Hubbs tips it but misses | 65-56 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Frank Jones pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Jesse Hua misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-56 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | John Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 65-56 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-56 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Langlais | 65-56 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Tyler White misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | James Lamothe tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Tyler White - foul #3 on Tyler White, team foul #3 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe misses the 1st free throw | 67-56 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Anthony Rothe picks off the pass by Robert Robinson | 67-57 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Frank Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Tyler White - foul #4 on Tyler White, team foul #4 | 67-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Travis Loyd (C) Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Frank Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Frank Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd grabs the board | 67-58 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Murdock | 69-58 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 69-58 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson snags the defensive board | 69-58 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Tyler White | 71-58 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Frank Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 71-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Albert Littlejohn (C) Tyler White, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Chambers (SG), Dustin Miles (SF), Brian Annunziata (PF) Weldon Sancho, Jesse Hua, Frank Jones | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Vern Stegall and he's fouled by Thomas Dobson - foul #5 on Thomas Dobson, team foul #5 | 73-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Hubbs (C) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnie Zimit (C) Thomas Dobson | |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn makes the free throw | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fairly fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Albert Littlejohn (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Rothe (tiring) 17 pts. 7 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Arthur Chambers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dustin Miles (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Annunziata (fresh) C - Johnie Zimit (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 74-58 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leonard Gaskin | 74-58 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 74-58 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn can't tip it in | 74-58 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | John Hubbs can't tip it in | 74-58 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Annunziata | 74-58 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Albert Littlejohn picks off the pass by Dustin Miles in the backcourt | 74-58 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Leonard Gaskin | 77-58 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Dustin Miles is hacked by John Hubbs - foul #3 on John Hubbs, team foul #5 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Robert Robinson (SF), James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Vern Stegall, Leonard Gaskin, Albert Littlejohn, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Weldon Sancho (SG), Jesse Hua (SF), Frank Jones (PF) Arthur Chambers, Dustin Miles, Brian Annunziata | |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Anthony Rothe misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 77-58 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | James Lamothe grabs the defensive rebound | 77-58 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock is hacked by Anthony Rothe in the backcourt - foul #4 on Anthony Rothe, team foul #6 | 77-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin (SF), John Hubbs (C) Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Chambers (SG) Weldon Sancho | |
| 01:17 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-58 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Frank Jones grabs the board | 77-58 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Frank Jones can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 77-58 |
| 00:57 | Michigan State | John Hubbs pulls down the rebound | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | John Hubbs is hacked by Johnie Zimit - foul #1 on Johnie Zimit, team foul #7 | 77-58 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the 1st free throw | 77-58 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Johnie Zimit grabs the board | 77-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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 (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Frank Jones drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Anthony Rothe | 77-60 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock runs out the clock | 77-60 |