| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Wiley (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:38 | Montana State | Daniel Smith is whistled for traveling | 33-22 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Dillard (PF) Ronald Cribb | |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Michael Griffith drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Marvin Henry | 33-24 |
| 19:07 | Montana State | Marvin Forman can't finish the layup | 33-24 |
| 19:06 | Montana State | James Wiley tips it but misses | 33-24 |
| 19:05 | Montana State | James Wiley grabs the offensive rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:52 | Montana State | Robert Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-24 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Walter Dillard gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert loses the dribble to Ronald Whitehead | 33-24 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Marvin Forman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Marvin Henry connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 33-27 |
| 17:31 | Montana State | Marvin Henry steals it from Robert Williams | 33-27 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Michael Griffith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Marvin Henry | 33-29 |
| 17:08 | Montana State | Daniel Smith clanks a 3 from the left wing | 33-29 |
| 17:07 | Montana State | James Wiley tips it but misses | 33-29 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Marvin Henry grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Jason Collier connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 33-31 |
| 16:19 | Montana State | Marvin Forman drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Robert Williams | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Marvin Forman - foul #2 on Marvin Forman, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Luongo (SG), James Chalker (PF), Larry Genest (C) Daniel Smith, Marvin Forman, James Wiley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Jason Collier | |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 15:53 | Montana State | Larry Genest grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Leo Luongo (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Chalker (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Genest (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Walter Dillard (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Ronald Whitehead, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Walter Dillard | |
| 15:03 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 35-31 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Michael Griffith grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert is hacked by Larry Genest - foul #1 on Larry Genest, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Marvin Forman (PF), James Wiley (C) Robert Williams, Ronald Whitehead, Larry Genest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG) Otha Sielski | |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Marvin Forman blocks the short jumper by Edward Gilbert | 35-31 |
| 14:29 | Montana State | James Chalker gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:10 | Montana State | Marvin Forman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Daniel Smith (SG) Richard Crosby, James Chalker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Otha Sielski (SF) Michael Griffith, Thomas Hawkes | |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the fadeaway from the left side | 35-31 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Otha Sielski drills a jump hook from the left block set up by Ronald Cribb and the foul's on Marvin Forman - foul #3 on Marvin Forman, team foul #4 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead (SF) Leo Luongo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Jerry Miner, Marvin Henry | |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Otha Sielski makes the free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | Daniel Smith hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Williams | 38-34 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Michael Griffith is hacked by Daniel Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Smith, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG), Jason Collier (SF) Thomas Hawkes, Otha Sielski | |
| 12:35 | Iowa | James Wiley is called for the reach on Edward Gilbert - foul #2 on James Wiley, team foul #6 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG) Marvin Henry | |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 38-36 |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Robert Williams connects on the shot from the right side set up by Daniel Smith and he's fouled by Michael Griffith - foul #3 on Michael Griffith, team foul #1 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Montana State | James Chalker (PF) Marvin Forman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Henry (SG) Jason Collier | |
| 12:06 | Montana State | Robert Williams makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 41-38 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Chalker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - James Wiley (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Ronald Cribb (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tiring) | |
| 11:34 | Montana State | Daniel Smith is fouled on the floor by Edward Gilbert - foul #3 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Luongo (SG), Larry Genest (C) Daniel Smith, James Wiley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), John Dalke (PF) Thomas Hawkes, Ronald Cribb | |
| 11:21 | Montana State | Robert Williams makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Ronald Whitehead | 44-38 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Larry Genest blocks the short jumper by Edward Gilbert | 44-38 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Jason Collier grabs the offensive rebound | 44-38 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Leo Luongo steals the ball from Michael Griffith | 44-38 |
| 10:26 | Montana State | Leo Luongo lays it in | 46-38 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Griffith | 46-40 |
| 09:56 | Montana State | Leo Luongo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-40 |
| 09:54 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead snags the offensive board | 46-40 |
| 09:46 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 46-40 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Jason Collier's pass is intercepted by Robert Williams | 46-40 |
| 09:22 | Montana State | Leo Luongo misses the easy layup | 46-40 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Henry | 46-40 |
| 08:53 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-40 |
| 08:52 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead grabs the board | 46-40 |
| 08:37 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is fouled on the floor by Marvin Henry - foul #2 on Marvin Henry, team foul #3 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Daniel Smith (SG), Marvin Forman (PF), James Wiley (C) Robert Williams, Leo Luongo, James Chalker, Larry Genest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, John Dalke | |
| 08:32 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Crosby | 49-40 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Otha Sielski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-40 |
| Subs | Montana State | Stephen Smith (SF) Ronald Whitehead | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG) Jerry Miner | |
| 07:54 | Montana State | Richard Crosby misses long on a 3 from straight away | 49-40 |
| 07:52 | Montana State | Marvin Forman gets the offensive rebound | 49-40 |
| 07:42 | Montana State | Stephen Smith can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-40 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes gets the rebound | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Crosby (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Smith (fresh) PF - Marvin Forman (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James Wiley (fresh) 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Otha Sielski hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 49-40 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits the follow up shot | 49-42 |
| 07:04 | Montana State | Marvin Forman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 49-42 |
| 07:02 | Montana State | Stephen Smith tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Otha Sielski can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 51-42 |
| 06:37 | Montana State | James Wiley grabs the board | 51-42 |
| 06:12 | Montana State | James Wiley banks in the layup and the foul's on Michael Griffith - foul #4 on Michael Griffith, team foul #4 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Robert Williams (PG), Ronald Whitehead (SF) Richard Crosby, Stephen Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Michael Griffith, Thomas Hawkes, Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb | |
| 06:12 | Montana State | James Wiley makes the free throw | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 05:55 | Iowa | The short jumper by Jason Collier is denied by Marvin Forman | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead snags the defensive board | 54-42 |
| 05:42 | Montana State | Daniel Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 54-42 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collier | 54-42 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Marvin Forman - foul #4 on Marvin Forman, team foul #7 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier | |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Walter Dillard makes the 1st free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 05:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Marvin Forman | 54-43 |
| 04:58 | Montana State | Robert Williams drills a runner from the right block on a great pass from Ronald Whitehead | 56-43 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Daniel Smith - foul #3 on Daniel Smith, team foul #8 | 56-43 |
| Subs | Montana State | Leo Luongo (SG) Daniel Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Thomas Hawkes, Walter Dillard | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Michael Griffith makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 04:33 | Montana State | Marvin Forman connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Williams | 59-45 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | The short jumper by Ronald Cribb is denied by Marvin Forman | 59-45 |
| 04:18 | Montana State | James Wiley snags the defensive board | 59-45 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 04:13 | Montana State | Ronald Whitehead connects on the shot from the free throw line set up by Leo Luongo | 61-45 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Michael Griffith comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 61-45 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Jason Collier tips it home | 61-47 |
| 03:37 | Montana State | Leo Luongo drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Ronald Whitehead | 63-47 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Robert Williams (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Leo Luongo (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Whitehead (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Marvin Forman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - James Wiley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (tiring) 13 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Forman - foul #5 on Marvin Forman, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Crosby (PG), Stephen Smith (SF), James Chalker (PF), Larry Genest (C) Robert Williams, Ronald Whitehead, Marvin Forman, James Wiley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Thompson (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Charles Blair (C) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, Edward Gilbert | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 03:25 | Montana State | Larry Genest gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| 03:02 | Montana State | Leo Luongo blows the layup | 63-47 |
| 03:00 | Montana State | Richard Crosby can't tip it in | 63-47 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Larry Genest grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:44 | Montana State | Otha Sielski picks off the pass by Leo Luongo | 63-47 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Michael Thompson can't finish the layup | 63-47 |
| 02:39 | Montana State | Stephen Smith pulls down the rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:25 | Montana State | Richard Crosby loses the dribble to Michael Thompson | 63-47 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Otha Sielski misses the easy layup | 63-47 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Otha Sielski grabs the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb is whistled for traveling | 63-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Dillard (PF) Ronald Cribb | |
| 01:51 | Montana State | Leo Luongo comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 63-47 |
| 01:50 | Montana State | James Chalker pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:27 | Montana State | The short jumper by Stephen Smith is denied by Charles Blair | 63-47 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Richard Crosby pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:18 | Montana State | Stephen Smith hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leo Luongo | 66-47 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-47 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Charles Blair can't tip it in | 66-47 |
| 01:09 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Larry Genest | 66-47 |
| 01:05 | Montana State | Leo Luongo is fouled on the floor by Charles Blair - foul #1 on Charles Blair, team foul #5 | 66-47 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG) Michael Thompson | |
| 00:46 | Montana State | Stephen Smith hits a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Crosby | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Walter Dillard misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 68-47 |
| 00:40 | Montana State | Stephen Smith grabs the board | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Stephen Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leo Luongo | 70-47 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Otha Sielski hits a jumper from the free throw line | 70-49 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Richard Crosby runs out the clock | 70-49 |