| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Gerald Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Keith Jennings (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derrick Parker (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Burnley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Liu (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Melancon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eugene Dunn (fresh) PF - Pete Larios (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luther Coleman (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Keith Jennings inbounds the ball | 30-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa | Derrick Parker loses the dribble to Richard Liu in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Pete Larios misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman tips it but misses | 30-26 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Anthony Burnley pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Paul Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 19:24 | Michigan State | Derrick Parker is called for the reach on George Melancon - foul #1 on Derrick Parker, team foul #1 | 30-26 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Gerald Johnson steps in front of the Richard Liu pass | 30-26 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson lays it in | 32-26 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | George Melancon scores on a jump hook near the basket | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Paul Jones | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Richard Liu clanks a shot from the right block but the foul's on Keith Jennings - foul #2 on Keith Jennings, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey (PG), David Pennington (SG), Charles Dickerson (SF), James Huggins (C) Paul Jones, Gerald Johnson, Keith Jennings, Anthony Burnley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hager (SG), Steve Thompson (SF), Sherman Freeberg (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) George Melancon, Eugene Dunn, Pete Larios, Luther Coleman | |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Richard Liu misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Richard Liu makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Bruning (SG) Richard Liu | |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | James Hager knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Sherman Freeberg | 34-31 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Derrick Parker comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-31 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 17:14 | Michigan State | James Hager knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Sherman Freeberg | 34-34 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-34 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | David Pennington steals the ball from James Hager in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Derrick Parker misses the easy open layup | 37-34 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning snags the defensive board | 37-34 |
| 16:21 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Derrick Parker gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Derrick Parker drills a turnaround from the left block | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Theodore Kimzey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 stl. SF - Charles Dickerson (tiring) PF - Derrick Parker (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Huggins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Peter Bruning (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steve Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Sherman Freeberg (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jonathan Hartman (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left side | 39-34 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | David Pennington pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Hager - foul #2 on James Hager, team foul #1 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Johnson (SG), Keith Jennings (SF), Philip Kennedy (PF), Virgil Gettinger (C) David Pennington, Charles Dickerson, Derrick Parker, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Liu (PG), George Melancon (SG), Thomas Sandell (SF), Pete Larios (PF), Joseph Alba (C) James Hager, Peter Bruning, Steve Thompson, Sherman Freeberg, Jonathan Hartman | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Gerald Johnson steps in front of the George Melancon pass in the backcourt | 41-34 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Philip Kennedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jones (PG) Theodore Kimzey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (SF) Thomas Sandell | |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | George Melancon misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 41-34 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Pete Larios hits the follow up shot | 41-36 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Virgil Gettinger clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-36 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Jennings | 41-36 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Philip Kennedy loses the dribble to Pete Larios | 41-36 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | George Melancon comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Paul Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Keith Jennings comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Virgil Gettinger gets the offensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Paul Jones comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Pete Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 41-36 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | Richard Liu is called for 10 seconds | 41-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Loveless (SF), Derrick Parker (PF), Anthony Burnley (C) Keith Jennings, Philip Kennedy, Virgil Gettinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell (SF), Sherman Freeberg (PF), Luther Coleman (C) Eugene Dunn, Pete Larios, Joseph Alba | |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 41-36 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Paul Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | George Melancon drills a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Anthony Burnley - foul #1 on Anthony Burnley, team foul #3 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey (PG), Keith Jennings (SF) Paul Jones, George Loveless | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hager (PG), Pete Larios (PF) Richard Liu, Sherman Freeberg | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | George Melancon misses the free throw | 43-38 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Anthony Burnley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-38 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Keith Jennings misses the runner in the lane | 43-38 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Theodore Kimzey (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Derrick Parker (tired) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Anthony Burnley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hager (fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Melancon (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Sandell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Pete Larios (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Luther Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | James Hager is hacked by Theodore Kimzey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Kimzey, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Huggins (PF) Derrick Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Bruning (SF) Thomas Sandell | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Pennington (SG) Gerald Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Liu (PG) George Melancon | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | David Pennington hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Burnley and he's hacked by Pete Larios - foul #1 on Pete Larios, team foul #2 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Melancon (SG), Sherman Freeberg (PF) James Hager, Pete Larios | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | David Pennington misses the free throw | 45-38 |
| 11:25 | Michigan State | Sherman Freeberg snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Sherman Freeberg loses the dribble to David Pennington | 45-38 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | David Pennington slams it home | 47-38 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | George Melancon is fouled on the floor by James Huggins - foul #2 on James Huggins, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jones (PG), Gerald Johnson (SG), George Loveless (SF), Derrick Parker (PF) Theodore Kimzey, David Pennington, Keith Jennings, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steve Thompson (SF) Peter Bruning | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | George Melancon hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-38 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Paul Jones snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson drills a driving attempt from the left block set up by Derrick Parker | 49-38 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | George Melancon hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Richard Liu | 49-41 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 49-41 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Anthony Burnley tips it home | 51-41 |
| 09:25 | Michigan State | 3 seconds is called on Steve Thompson | 51-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey (PG), David Pennington (SG), Charles Dickerson (SF), James Huggins (C) Paul Jones, Gerald Johnson, George Loveless, Anthony Burnley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hager (PG), Eugene Dunn (SG), Thomas Sandell (SF), Joseph Alba (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Richard Liu, George Melancon, Steve Thompson, Sherman Freeberg, Luther Coleman | |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Charles Dickerson is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sandell - foul #2 on Thomas Sandell, team foul #3 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgil Gettinger (C) Derrick Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Bruning (SG) Eugene Dunn | |
| 08:41 | Iowa | David Pennington connects on the jumper from the left block | 53-41 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Dickerson - foul #1 on Charles Dickerson, team foul #6 | 53-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jones (PG), Gerald Johnson (SG), Keith Jennings (SF), Philip Kennedy (PF) Theodore Kimzey, David Pennington, Charles Dickerson, Virgil Gettinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (SF), Pete Larios (PF) Thomas Sandell, Joseph Alba | |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning makes the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson is fouled on the floor by Pete Larios - foul #2 on Pete Larios, team foul #4 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Melancon (SG) Peter Bruning | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson misses the lay-in | 53-43 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Jones (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerald Johnson (tiring) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - Keith Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Philip Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Huggins (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - George Melancon (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Eugene Dunn (fairly fresh) PF - Pete Larios (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Hartman (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | George Melancon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 53-43 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Keith Jennings snags the defensive board | 53-43 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Paul Jones can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Melancon - foul #3 on George Melancon, team foul #5 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Pennington (SG), Charles Dickerson (SF), Derrick Parker (PF), Anthony Burnley (C) Gerald Johnson, Keith Jennings, Philip Kennedy, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Liu (PG), Peter Bruning (SG), Steve Thompson (SF), Joseph Alba (PF), Luther Coleman (C) James Hager, George Melancon, Eugene Dunn, Pete Larios, Jonathan Hartman | |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 55-43 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by David Pennington - foul #2 on David Pennington, team foul #7 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey (PG) Paul Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning makes the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning makes the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | David Pennington is hacked by Peter Bruning in the backcourt - foul #2 on Peter Bruning, team foul #6 | 55-45 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Joseph Alba swats the shot by Derrick Parker | 55-45 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 05:57 | Michigan State | Richard Liu misses short on a shot from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Derrick Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey is by himself and knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 57-45 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning is hacked by Charles Dickerson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Dickerson, team foul #8 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Johnson (SG), George Loveless (SF), Virgil Gettinger (PF) David Pennington, Charles Dickerson, Derrick Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell (SF), Sherman Freeberg (PF) Steve Thompson, Joseph Alba | |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Peter Bruning misses the 1st free throw | 57-45 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Burnley | 57-45 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson can't finish the layup | 57-45 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman grabs the board | 57-45 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell is hacked by George Loveless in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Loveless, team foul #9 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Melancon (SG) Peter Bruning | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Virgil Gettinger misses short on a floater from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | George Melancon dunks the ball on a great pass from Richard Liu | 57-49 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Richard Liu is called for the reach on Theodore Kimzey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Liu, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Keith Jennings (SF), James Huggins (PF) George Loveless, Anthony Burnley | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hager (PG), Eugene Dunn (SG), Pete Larios (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Richard Liu, George Melancon, Sherman Freeberg, Luther Coleman | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jones (PG), Derrick Parker (PF) Theodore Kimzey, Virgil Gettinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Melancon (SG) Thomas Sandell | |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Paul Jones can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-49 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | George Melancon gets the rebound | 59-49 |
| 04:07 | Michigan State | George Melancon hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-49 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Keith Jennings snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Keith Jennings - foul #3 on Keith Jennings, team foul #10 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey (PG), David Pennington (SG), Philip Kennedy (PF), Virgil Gettinger (C) Paul Jones, Gerald Johnson, Derrick Parker, James Huggins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Sandell (SF), Sherman Freeberg (PF), Joseph Alba (C) George Melancon, Pete Larios, Jonathan Hartman | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 62-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Theodore Kimzey (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SG - David Pennington (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - Keith Jennings (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Philip Kennedy (fresh) 2 reb. C - Virgil Gettinger (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Hager (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Eugene Dunn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Sandell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Sherman Freeberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Joseph Alba (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Eugene Dunn picks off the pass by Philip Kennedy | 62-51 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Alba hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Sherman Freeberg | 62-53 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey misses the shot from the right wing | 62-53 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Keith Jennings hits the follow up shot | 64-53 |
| 02:13 | Michigan State | James Hager misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-53 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Alba | 64-53 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | David Pennington steps in front of the Thomas Sandell pass | 64-53 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Theodore Kimzey lays it in set up by David Pennington | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | James Hager travels with the ball | 66-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jones (PG), Gerald Johnson (SG), Derrick Parker (PF), Anthony Burnley (C) Theodore Kimzey, David Pennington, Philip Kennedy, Virgil Gettinger | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Liu (PG), George Melancon (SG), Pete Larios (PF), Luther Coleman (C) James Hager, Thomas Sandell, Sherman Freeberg, Joseph Alba | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Keith Jennings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Paul Jones grabs the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Paul Jones misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson grabs the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Keith Jennings's pass is intercepted by Luther Coleman | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Pete Larios blows the dunk but he's fouled by Derrick Parker - foul #2 on Derrick Parker, team foul #11 | 66-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Pete Larios misses the 1st free throw | 66-53 |
| 00:39 | Michigan State | Pete Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Luther Coleman picks off the pass by Gerald Johnson in the backcourt | 66-54 |
| 00:35 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn drills a 3 from straight away | 66-57 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Paul Jones is hacked by Richard Liu in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Liu, team foul #8 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Pennington (SF), Philip Kennedy (PF) Keith Jennings, Derrick Parker | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 68-57 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Luther Coleman knocks in the shot from the right side set up by Richard Liu | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Liu - foul #4 on Richard Liu, team foul #9 | 68-59 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 69-59 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Gerald Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-59 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Richard Liu buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Pete Larios | 70-62 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Paul Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Liu - foul #5 on Richard Liu, team foul #10 | 70-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Hager (PG) Richard Liu | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 1st free throw | 71-62 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Paul Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 72-62 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Pete Larios's floater is tipped away by David Pennington | 72-62 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | David Pennington gets the rebound | 72-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Paul Jones runs out the clock | 72-62 |