| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Zumwalt (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer inbounds the ball | 18-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | David Boone is fouled on the floor by Marvin Henry - foul #1 on Marvin Henry, team foul #1 | 18-32 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | David Boone is denied on a layup by Corey Maughan | 18-32 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Tony Smith pulls down the rebound | 18-32 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Tony Smith hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Bergantzel | 20-32 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | David Boone misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 20-32 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | Marvin Henry gets the rebound | 20-32 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Tony Smith is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Tony Smith, team foul #2 | 20-32 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Schirmer and he's hacked by Marvin Henry - foul #2 on Marvin Henry, team foul #3 | 20-34 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt misses the free throw | 20-34 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Davidson | 20-34 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-34 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Tony Smith gets the offensive rebound | 20-34 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Corey Maughan buries a jumper from the left block set up by Tony Smith | 22-34 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack's floater is tipped away by Tony Smith | 22-34 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Tony Smith gets the rebound | 22-34 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Tony Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Fadey Zwack - foul #1 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Willie Zane (C) Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Tony Smith makes the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Tony Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 24-34 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-37 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Tony Smith misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Willie Zane grabs the offensive board | 24-37 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Willie Zane (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fresh) PF - Bruce Banks (fresh) C - James Hampton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | David Boone scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Zumwalt and he's fouled by Marvin Henry - foul #3 on Marvin Henry, team foul #4 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG), Michael Griffith (SG), Don Reder (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Edward Bergantzel, Marvin Henry, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) John Zumwalt, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the free throw | 26-40 |
| 15:13 | Iowa | Willie Zane misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Griffith | 26-40 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Donald Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-40 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | James Blair snags the defensive board | 26-40 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | David Boone loses the dribble to Michael Griffith | 26-40 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Michael Griffith hits the finger roll | 28-40 |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Richard Jury makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Donald Bell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-43 |
| 14:36 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack pulls down the rebound | 28-43 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Willie Zane steps in front of the Richard Jury pass | 28-43 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Don Reder comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-43 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Don Reder pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-43 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Michael Griffith drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-43 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | David Boone misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 31-43 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Michael Griffith grabs the defensive rebound | 31-43 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | James Blair snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | David Boone can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-43 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Corey Maughan snags the defensive board | 31-43 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Willie Zane buries a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 33-43 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from James Blair | 33-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Bell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Zane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Don Reder (fairly fresh) C - Corey Maughan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Griffith can't finish the layup but the foul's on Fadey Zwack - foul #2 on Fadey Zwack, team foul #2 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Donald Bell, Willie Zane, Don Reder, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Zumwalt (SG), Harry Evans (SF), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) Richard Jury, Earl Schirmer, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | David Boone's pass is intercepted by Michael Griffith | 34-45 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Ivan Lakowski loses the dribble to Harry Evans | 34-45 |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Bruce Banks | 34-48 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Michael Griffith is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Michael Griffith, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Don Reder (C) Michael Griffith, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG) David Boone | |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Richard Jury's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Don Reder can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Richard Jury grabs the board | 34-48 |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Richard Jury | 34-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Tony Smith banks in the layup | 36-50 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 36-52 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Don Reder misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 36-52 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to John Zumwalt | 36-52 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Bruce Banks blows the layup | 36-52 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | James Hampton hits the follow up shot | 36-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Smith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Don Reder (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Zumwalt (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry Evans (fairly fresh) PF - Bruce Banks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - James Hampton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-54 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Harry Evans pulls down the rebound | 36-54 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-54 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Don Reder snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 36-54 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | James Hampton grabs the board | 36-54 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-54 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson snags the defensive board | 36-54 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | John Zumwalt steals it from Edward Bergantzel | 36-54 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | John Zumwalt connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Jury | 36-57 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Don Reder | 39-57 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (SG), Willie Zane (SF), Timothy Fetzer (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Marvin Henry, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson, Don Reder | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), Earl Schirmer (SF), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-57 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | James Blair is called for the reach on Donald Bell - foul #1 on James Blair, team foul #3 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (SG), Ivan Lakowski (C) Edward Bergantzel, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (PG), Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) David Boone, John Zumwalt, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Ivan Lakowski knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Donald Bell | 42-57 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Timothy Fetzer steals the ball from Bruce Banks | 42-57 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Willie Zane is hacked by James Hampton - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Tony Smith (SF), Douglas Davidson (PF), Corey Maughan (C) Donald Bell, Michael Griffith, Willie Zane, Timothy Fetzer, Ivan Lakowski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-57 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | James Blair misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 42-57 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Tony Smith snags the defensive board | 42-57 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Henry | 45-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward Bergantzel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tony Smith (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - Douglas Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Corey Maughan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Boone (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Jury (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Schirmer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Fadey Zwack (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Earl Schirmer misses the lay-in | 45-57 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Fadey Zwack | 45-57 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Richard Jury buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Fadey Zwack | 45-59 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Douglas Davidson hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Marvin Henry | 47-59 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | David Boone makes the shot from the left block on a nice dish by James Blair | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Marvin Henry comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 47-61 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack pulls down the rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | David Boone misses short on a floater from the right wing | 47-61 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Douglas Davidson | 47-61 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-61 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Corey Maughan grabs the offensive rebound | 47-61 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Marvin Henry is hacked by Earl Schirmer - foul #2 on Earl Schirmer, team foul #5 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Bell (PG), Michael Griffith (SG), Willie Zane (SF), Don Reder (PF), Ivan Lakowski (C) Edward Bergantzel, Marvin Henry, Tony Smith, Douglas Davidson, Corey Maughan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harry Evans (SG), Bruce Banks (PF), James Hampton (C) David Boone, James Blair, Fadey Zwack | |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Harry Evans is called for the reach on Willie Zane - foul #1 on Harry Evans, team foul #6 | 47-61 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Willie Zane drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Michael Griffith | 50-61 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | Richard Jury is hacked by Don Reder - foul #3 on Don Reder, team foul #6 | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Michael Griffith is called for the reach on James Hampton - foul #3 on Michael Griffith, team foul #7 | 50-61 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | James Hampton misses the 1st free throw | 50-61 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Don Reder snags the defensive board | 50-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Don Reder buries a jump hook from the right block | 52-61 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 52-61 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Boone (PG), John Zumwalt (SG), James Blair (PF), Fadey Zwack (C) Richard Jury, Harry Evans, Bruce Banks, James Hampton | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack is hacked by Edward Bergantzel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #8 | 52-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Jury (SG) John Zumwalt | |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 1st free throw | 52-62 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 2nd free throw | 52-63 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Marvin Henry connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Bergantzel | 55-63 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack is hacked by Edward Bergantzel in the backcourt - foul #2 on Edward Bergantzel, team foul #9 | 55-63 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Fadey Zwack misses the 2nd free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Corey Maughan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-64 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Edward Bergantzel travels with the ball | 55-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Boone runs out the clock | 55-64 |