| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Archie Lovett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Gould (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexei Zigmond (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dustin Greene (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | LSU | Daniel Sales hits the finger roll on a great pass from Dustin Greene and he's fouled by Jack Gould - foul #1 on Jack Gould, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| 19:46 | LSU | Daniel Sales makes the free throw | 45-34 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Archie Lovett hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-34 |
| 19:23 | LSU | Daniel Sales grabs the defensive rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:04 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro travels with the ball | 45-34 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis connects on the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Jack Gould | 48-34 |
| 18:13 | LSU | Kevin Ellis picks off the pass by Wendell Hammond | 48-34 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Archie Lovett banks in the layup on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 50-34 |
| 17:59 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Hamblin | 50-37 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson travels in the backcourt | 50-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don Cortinas (C) Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | LSU | James Roy (PF) Daniel Sales | |
| 17:41 | LSU | David Hamblin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 50-37 |
| 17:39 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Pizarro | 50-37 |
| 17:25 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro is fouled on the floor by Kevin Ellis - foul #2 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #2 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Wood (PG), Paul Boydston (SG) Bruce Anderson, Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Willie Weidman (C) David Hamblin, Dustin Greene, Wendell Hammond | |
| 17:13 | LSU | James Roy drills a turnaround in the paint | 50-39 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Anthony Pizarro swats the short shot by Archie Lovett | 50-39 |
| 16:58 | LSU | Raymond Mansour gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 16:38 | LSU | James Roy misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Don Cortinas - foul #1 on Don Cortinas, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond (C) Jack Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Daniel Sales (SF) Anthony Pizarro | |
| 16:38 | LSU | James Roy makes the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 16:38 | LSU | James Roy makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Don Cortinas hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but the foul's on Willie Weidman - foul #2 on Willie Weidman, team foul #1 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG), Kevin Ellis (SG) William Wood, Archie Lovett | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Wendell Hammond (C) Truman Beaudet, Willie Weidman | |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Don Cortinas makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Don Cortinas makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 16:00 | LSU | James Roy misses short on a jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Boydston (fresh) PF - Don Cortinas (fresh) 6 pts. C - Alexei Zigmond (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Wendell Hammond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-41 |
| 15:49 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Roy | 52-41 |
| 15:26 | LSU | Don Cortinas is called for the reach on David Hamblin - foul #2 on Don Cortinas, team foul #4 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jack Gould (PF) Don Cortinas | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Willie Weidman (PF) Daniel Sales, James Roy | |
| 15:16 | LSU | Paul Boydston takes the ball from David Hamblin | 52-41 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Wood (SG), Archie Lovett (SF) Kevin Ellis, Paul Boydston | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Anthony Pizarro (SF) David Hamblin, Raymond Mansour | |
| 14:28 | LSU | Bruce Anderson steals the ball from Truman Beaudet | 52-41 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson banks in the layup | 54-41 |
| 14:10 | LSU | Truman Beaudet blows the wide open layup | 54-41 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson snags the defensive board | 54-41 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 54-41 |
| 14:02 | LSU | Willie Weidman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 13:46 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 54-41 |
| 13:44 | LSU | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Pizarro | 54-41 |
| 13:25 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro buries a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Wendell Hammond | 54-43 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond is fouled on the floor by Dustin Greene - foul #1 on Dustin Greene, team foul #2 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (SG), Paul Boydston (SF), Don Cortinas (C) Bruce Anderson, Archie Lovett, Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Raymond Mansour (SG), Daniel Sales (SF), James Roy (PF), Donald Rensberger (C) Truman Beaudet, Dustin Greene, Anthony Pizarro, Willie Weidman, Wendell Hammond | |
| 12:50 | Iowa | William Wood comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Don Cortinas | 54-43 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Jack Gould clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Mansour - foul #1 on Raymond Mansour, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Jack Gould misses the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Jack Gould makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 12:12 | LSU | David Hamblin knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Daniel Sales | 55-46 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | William Wood misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 11:48 | LSU | Daniel Sales snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Wood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Paul Boydston (fresh) PF - Jack Gould (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Cortinas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Daniel Sales (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Roy (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Rensberger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | LSU | Daniel Sales is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Daniel Sales, team foul #4 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG), Alexei Zigmond (C) William Wood, Jack Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pizarro (SF) Donald Rensberger | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Don Cortinas knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Kevin Ellis | 57-46 |
| 11:00 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro is fouled on the floor by Paul Boydston - foul #3 on Paul Boydston, team foul #5 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Archie Lovett (SF) Bruce Anderson | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Donald Rensberger (C) Raymond Mansour, Daniel Sales | |
| 10:47 | LSU | Donald Rensberger makes the fadeaway from the right block and the foul's on Kevin Ellis - foul #3 on Kevin Ellis, team foul #6 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Wendell Hammond (C) James Roy | |
| 10:47 | LSU | Donald Rensberger misses the free throw | 57-48 |
| 10:47 | LSU | Wendell Hammond gets the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 10:39 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-51 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Archie Lovett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond hits the follow up shot | 59-51 |
| 10:04 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from David Hamblin | 59-53 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner but he's hacked by David Hamblin - foul #3 on David Hamblin, team foul #5 | 59-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG), Jack Gould (PF) Paul Boydston, Don Cortinas | |
| Subs | LSU | Truman Beaudet (PG), Daniel Sales (SF), James Roy (PF) David Hamblin, Anthony Pizarro, Donald Rensberger | |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 61-53 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis makes the 3rd free throw | 62-53 |
| 09:11 | LSU | Wendell Hammond comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 62-53 |
| 09:09 | LSU | Daniel Sales gets the offensive rebound | 62-53 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Alexei Zigmond is called for the reach on Wendell Hammond - foul #1 on Alexei Zigmond, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Wood (SG) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG) Dustin Greene | |
| 08:55 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 08:55 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Jack Gould double dribbles | 62-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pizarro (SF), Willie Weidman (C) James Roy, Wendell Hammond | |
| 08:12 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Donald Rensberger (PF) Daniel Sales | |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Truman Beaudet steals the ball from Jack Gould | 62-55 |
| 07:51 | LSU | Truman Beaudet banks in the layup | 62-57 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Donald Rensberger blocks the short jumper by Alexei Zigmond | 62-57 |
| 07:27 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - William Wood (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Archie Lovett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Gould (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Alexei Zigmond (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - Truman Beaudet (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rensberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | LSU | Donald Rensberger misses long on an open jumper from the left block | 62-57 |
| 07:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Alexei Zigmond | 62-57 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | William Wood misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-57 |
| 06:43 | LSU | Willie Weidman gets the rebound | 62-57 |
| 06:39 | LSU | Truman Beaudet's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (SG), Paul Boydston (SF), Don Cortinas (C) Bruce Anderson, Archie Lovett, Alexei Zigmond | |
| Subs | LSU | David Hamblin (PG), Dustin Greene (SG), Daniel Sales (SF), James Roy (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Truman Beaudet, Raymond Mansour, Anthony Pizarro, Donald Rensberger, Willie Weidman | |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Wendell Hammond denies the turnaround by Don Cortinas | 62-57 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Don Cortinas tips it home | 64-57 |
| 06:02 | LSU | David Hamblin misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 64-57 |
| 06:00 | LSU | James Roy tips it but misses | 64-57 |
| 05:58 | LSU | James Roy pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 05:40 | LSU | Dustin Greene clanks a 3 from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Boydston | 64-57 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 64-57 |
| 05:21 | LSU | The rebound goes to James Roy | 64-57 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Wendell Hammond hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Don Cortinas - foul #3 on Don Cortinas, team foul #8 | 64-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Anderson (PG) William Wood | |
| Subs | LSU | Anthony Pizarro (SF) Daniel Sales | |
| 05:02 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 64-58 |
| 05:02 | LSU | Wendell Hammond makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Kevin Ellis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Archie Lovett (SF) Kevin Ellis | |
| Subs | LSU | Willie Weidman (C) Wendell Hammond | |
| 04:34 | LSU | David Hamblin comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Paul Boydston grabs the board | 64-59 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Don Cortinas is fouled on the floor by Willie Weidman - foul #3 on Willie Weidman, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | LSU | Raymond Mansour (SG), Donald Rensberger (PF) Dustin Greene, James Roy | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-59 |
| 04:10 | LSU | Raymond Mansour pulls down the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:53 | LSU | David Hamblin makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Raymond Mansour | 64-62 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Archie Lovett's pass is intercepted by Willie Weidman | 64-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Archie Lovett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jack Gould (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Don Cortinas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | LSU | PG - David Hamblin (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Raymond Mansour (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Anthony Pizarro (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Rensberger (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Willie Weidman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | LSU | David Hamblin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Rensberger | 64-65 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Jack Gould banks in the layup on a nice dish by Archie Lovett | 66-65 |
| 02:58 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-65 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Don Cortinas grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Jack Gould drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Anderson | 69-65 |
| 02:51 | LSU | LSU calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Ellis (SG), Alexei Zigmond (C) Archie Lovett, Jack Gould | |
| Subs | LSU | Dustin Greene (SG), Daniel Sales (PF), Wendell Hammond (C) Raymond Mansour, Donald Rensberger, Willie Weidman | |
| 02:38 | LSU | Daniel Sales hits the finger roll on a great pass from David Hamblin | 69-67 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Don Cortinas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-67 |
| 02:17 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro grabs the board | 69-67 |
| 01:57 | LSU | David Hamblin scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Pizarro | 69-69 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond clanks a jump hook in the lane | 69-69 |
| 01:30 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro grabs the board | 69-69 |
| 01:22 | LSU | David Hamblin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 69-69 |
| 01:21 | LSU | Wendell Hammond tips it in | 69-71 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 69-71 |
| 00:59 | LSU | Dustin Greene gets the rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | LSU | Dustin Greene throws a bad pass out of bounds | 69-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | Archie Lovett (SF), Jack Gould (PF) Paul Boydston, Don Cortinas | |
| Subs | LSU | | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Bruce Anderson's 3 pointer is rejected by Anthony Pizarro | 69-71 |
| 00:09 | LSU | Wendell Hammond pulls down the rebound | 69-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | LSU | LSU is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | LSU | Wendell Hammond is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Anderson - foul #1 on Bruce Anderson, team foul #9 | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | LSU | Wendell Hammond misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Alexei Zigmond grabs the defensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 69-71 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Archie Lovett is called for a charge - foul #2 on Archie Lovett, team foul #10 | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Daniel Sales is hacked by Bruce Anderson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Anderson, team foul #11 | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses the 1st free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Daniel Sales misses the 2nd free throw | 69-71 |
| 00:01 | LSU | Anthony Pizarro pulls down the offensive rebound | 69-71 |
| 00:00 | LSU | The clock runs out | 69-71 |