| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Shannon Renick (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Daniel Carter inbounds the ball | 43-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Daniel Carter banks in the layup set up by Robert Ross | 45-34 |
| 19:27 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting is fouled on the floor by Wayne Alford - foul #2 on Wayne Alford, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Zachary Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 19:12 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Shannon Renick gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits a turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Carl Gilbert | 47-34 |
| 18:47 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles's pass is intercepted by Wayne Alford | 47-34 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-34 |
| 18:21 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Larry Bunting | 47-34 |
| 17:55 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Gilbert, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Zachary Hall knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Fries | 50-34 |
| 17:31 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters connects on the 3 from the right wing | 50-37 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Samuel Green steals it from Wayne Alford | 50-37 |
| 17:03 | Mississippi State | Stanley Fries denies the turnaround by Samuel Green | 50-37 |
| 17:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting hits the follow up shot | 50-39 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Stanley Fries drills a floater from the right side set up by Charles Douglas | 52-39 |
| 16:22 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Don McCredie grabs the board | 52-39 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Zachary Hall scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 55-39 |
| 15:51 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-39 |
| 15:50 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters tips it in | 55-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 25 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Littles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Bunting (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is hacked by Samuel Green - foul #3 on Samuel Green, team foul #1 | 55-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Gregg Curry knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ross | 57-41 |
| 15:04 | Mississippi State | Richard Parker blocks the short jumper by Marvin Torian | 57-41 |
| 15:03 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian tips it back up and in | 57-43 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Jon Dailey is called for the reach on Shannon Renick - foul #3 on Jon Dailey, team foul #2 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Richard Shorts (PF) Robert Ross, Gregg Curry, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Mark Hendrix steps in front of the Daniel Carter pass | 57-43 |
| 14:29 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian hits the finger roll on a great pass from Mark Hendrix | 57-45 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Daniel Carter scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Shorts | 59-45 |
| 13:51 | Mississippi State | Daniel Carter steals it from Mark Hendrix | 59-45 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Shannon Renick comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 59-45 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Hall | 59-45 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Richard Shorts can't connect on a jump hook from close range but the foul's on Aaron Smith - foul #1 on Aaron Smith, team foul #3 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Devon Funk (SF), Larry Bunting (C) Marvin Torian, Jon Dailey | |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 60-45 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Richard Parker snags the defensive board | 60-45 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Daniel Carter's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Carl Gilbert, Daniel Carter, Richard Parker, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | David Labrecque (SG) Mark Hendrix | |
| 12:45 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 60-45 |
| 12:43 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses the tip | 60-45 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the board | 60-45 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Robert Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Don McCredie, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Samuel Green (PF) Dikembe Abdelaziz, David Labrecque, Devon Funk, Aaron Smith | |
| 11:58 | Mississippi State | Gregg Curry steps in front of the Gerald Littles pass | 60-45 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Gregg Curry drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles Douglas and he's fouled by Larry Bunting - foul #3 on Larry Bunting, team foul #4 | 62-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Stanley Fries (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Richard Parker, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Michael Winters (SF) Marvin Torian | |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Gregg Curry makes the free throw | 63-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 4 pts. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Ernest Tyler (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gerald Littles (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Winters (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Samuel Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:39 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-45 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Carter | 63-45 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Stanley Fries throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Shannon Renick (C) Robert Ross, Gregg Curry, Daniel Carter, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 11:01 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 63-45 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Stanley Fries gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 10:52 | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler gets the rebound | 63-45 |
| 10:47 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Tyler | 63-48 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Zachary Hall blows the layup | 63-48 |
| 10:25 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 63-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:06 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Charles Douglas throws it down on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 65-51 |
| 09:45 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting misses long on a jumper from the right block | 65-51 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Don McCredie | 65-51 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is hacked by Gerald Littles - foul #2 on Gerald Littles, team foul #5 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF), Jon Dailey (C) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green, Larry Bunting | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is whistled for a carry | 65-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG) Zachary Hall | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses long on a 3 from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #2 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Richard Shorts (C) Gregg Curry, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 65-52 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey misses the 3rd free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Daniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Torian - foul #2 on Marvin Torian, team foul #6 | 65-53 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 66-53 |
| 08:00 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 66-53 |
| 07:58 | Mississippi State | Aaron Smith snags the offensive board | 66-53 |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 26 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Dailey (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Zachary Hall hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Ross | 68-56 |
| 06:49 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 68-56 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's floater is tipped away by Aaron Smith | 68-56 |
| 06:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't tip it in | 68-56 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Richard Shorts tips it but misses | 68-56 |
| 06:28 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey gets the rebound | 68-56 |
| 06:09 | Mississippi State | Marvin Torian is whistled for traveling | 68-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Wayne Alford, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Ernest Tyler (PG), Gerald Littles (SG), Michael Winters (SF), Samuel Green (PF), Larry Bunting (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz, Mark Hendrix, Marvin Torian, Aaron Smith, Jon Dailey | |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Richard Parker hits the finger roll set up by Charles Douglas | 70-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:44 | Mississippi State | Richard Parker steals it from Gerald Littles | 70-56 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Shannon Renick's fadeaway is rejected by Samuel Green | 70-56 |
| 05:23 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters blows the layup but he's fouled by Don McCredie - foul #3 on Don McCredie, team foul #3 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Wayne Alford (PF) Gregg Curry, Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters misses the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:06 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Michael Winters is called for the reach on Charles Douglas - foul #1 on Michael Winters, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Daniel Carter, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | | |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 71-57 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the offensive rebound | 71-57 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Zachary Hall banks in the layup set up by Don McCredie | 73-57 |
| 04:34 | Mississippi State | Gerald Littles hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 73-57 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the rebound | 73-57 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Don McCredie knocks in the turnaround in the lane set up by Zachary Hall | 75-57 |
| 04:00 | Mississippi State | Samuel Green scores on a jumper in the lane | 75-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 75-59 |
| 03:41 | Mississippi State | Michael Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 75-59 |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting drills a shot from the right block and he's hacked by Shannon Renick - foul #2 on Shannon Renick, team foul #4 | 75-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Wayne Alford (PF) Zachary Hall, Don McCredie, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz (PG), Mark Hendrix (SG), Marvin Torian (SF), Aaron Smith (PF) Ernest Tyler, Gerald Littles, Michael Winters, Samuel Green | |
| 03:34 | Mississippi State | Larry Bunting makes the free throw | 75-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 8 ast. SG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Shannon Renick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Hendrix (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Torian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Aaron Smith (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Larry Bunting (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-62 |
| 03:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the defensive rebound | 75-62 |
| 02:47 | Mississippi State | Gregg Curry steps in front of the Larry Bunting pass | 75-62 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Larry Bunting swats the short shot by Daniel Carter | 75-62 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the offensive board | 75-62 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses the shot from the right side | 75-62 |
| 02:07 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz pulls down the rebound | 75-62 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Gregg Curry - foul #1 on Gregg Curry, team foul #5 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Zachary Hall (SG) Charles Douglas, Gregg Curry | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey (C) Larry Bunting | |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 01:52 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 75-63 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Carter | 75-63 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Zachary Hall scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Jon Dailey and the foul's on Zachary Hall - foul #1 on Zachary Hall, team foul #6 | 77-65 |
| 01:08 | Mississippi State | Dikembe Abdelaziz makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Zachary Hall scores on a jumper in the paint | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 79-66 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 79-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 79-66 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | Jon Dailey grabs the defensive rebound | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix misses badly on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #7 | 79-66 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 00:07 | Mississippi State | Mark Hendrix makes the 2nd free throw | 79-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Ross runs out the clock | 79-68 |