| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 6 reb. C - Shannon Renick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Daniel Carter inbounds the ball | 31-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Daniel Carter connects on the turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Zachary Hall out of a doubleteam | 33-40 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | George Halstead misses badly on a shot from the left block | 33-40 |
| 19:16 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells grabs the offensive rebound | 33-40 |
| 18:55 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore hits a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by George Halstead | 33-42 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the driving attempt in the lane set up by Ray Hill and the foul's on Wayne Alford - foul #3 on Wayne Alford, team foul #1 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Parker (PF) Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the free throw | 33-45 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 33-45 |
| 18:33 | Michigan State | Ray Hill gets the rebound | 33-45 |
| 18:28 | Michigan State | Shannon Renick swats the short shot by George Halstead | 33-45 |
| 18:26 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore tips it home | 33-47 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Ray Hill picks off the pass by Daniel Carter | 33-47 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Ray Hill hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Robert Robinson | 33-50 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 33-50 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Shannon Renick pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-50 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Glenn Wells - foul #3 on Glenn Wells, team foul #1 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Tom Baughman (SF), Robert Baptista (PF) George Halstead, Robert Robinson, Ray Hill, Glenn Wells | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Parker - foul #1 on Richard Parker, team foul #2 | 35-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF) Bryan Moore | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | The short jumper by Daniel Carter is denied by Tom Baughman | 35-52 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Richard Shorts pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits a shot from the free throw line | 37-52 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman jams it on a great pass from Frederick Patton | 37-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Patton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Daniel Carter is alone and drills a floater from the right side | 39-54 |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Ray Hill connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Frederick Patton | 39-57 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Daniel Carter | 42-57 |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the lay-in | 42-57 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Richard Shorts gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Zachary Hall evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-57 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the turnaround in the paint | 42-59 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Daniel Carter can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-59 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Charles Douglas can't tip it in | 42-59 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Baughman | 42-59 |
| 14:04 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath's pass is intercepted by Charles Douglas | 42-59 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the lay-in | 42-59 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Ray Hill grabs the defensive rebound | 42-59 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Douglas - foul #3 on Charles Douglas, team foul #3 | 42-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Richard Parker, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Robert Robinson (SF), Glenn Wells (PF), Bryan Moore (C) Jerry McGrath, Ray Hill, Tom Baughman, Robert Baptista | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | George Halstead is fouled on the floor by Shannon Renick - foul #1 on Shannon Renick, team foul #4 | 42-59 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Gregg Curry steals the ball from George Halstead | 42-59 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Wayne Alford lays it in | 44-59 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton double dribbles | 44-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF) Frederick Patton | |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Zachary Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-59 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Robert Robinson | 46-61 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is fouled on the floor by Glenn Wells - foul #4 on Glenn Wells, team foul #2 | 46-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Glenn Wells | |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is whistled for a carry | 46-61 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Don McCredie steals it from Tom Baughman | 46-61 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Zachary Hall lays it in set up by Don McCredie | 48-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 25 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Shannon Renick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 48-61 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | George Halstead hits the follow up shot | 48-63 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #1 on Robert Baptista, team foul #3 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Daniel Carter (SF) Gregg Curry, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the floater in the paint | 48-63 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 48-63 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | George Halstead is fouled on the floor by Charles Douglas - foul #4 on Charles Douglas, team foul #5 | 48-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Wayne Alford, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Ray Hill (SF) George Halstead, Robert Robinson, Bryan Moore | |
| 10:27 | Michigan State | Robert Ross steps in front of the Ray Hill pass | 48-63 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Zachary Hall shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Robert Ross | 51-63 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Patton | 51-66 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-66 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Robert Ross tips it in | 53-66 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Ray Hill misses short on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #6 | 53-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Wayne Alford (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Richard Parker, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Bryan Moore (C) Jerry McGrath, Tom Baughman | |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Ray Hill makes the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Ray Hill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-68 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 53-68 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista gets the rebound | 53-68 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Daniel Carter takes the ball from Bryan Moore | 53-68 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Bryan Moore steps in front of the Wayne Alford pass | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #7 | 53-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Carl Gilbert, Daniel Carter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (SF), Tom Baughman (PF) Ray Hill, Robert Baptista | |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Gregg Curry is called for 10 seconds | 53-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF) George Halstead | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Ray Hill hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Tom Baughman | 53-73 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 28 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Shannon Renick (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-73 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Ray Hill snags the defensive board | 53-73 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Ray Hill | 53-75 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Gregg Curry drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Wayne Alford | 55-75 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Ray Hill misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-75 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore tips it home | 55-77 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Gregg Curry is fouled on the floor by Robert Robinson - foul #2 on Robert Robinson, team foul #4 | 55-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Gregg Curry, Don McCredie, Wayne Alford, Shannon Renick | |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Glenn Wells (PF), Robert Baptista (C) Ray Hill, Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Zachary Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-77 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista double dribbles | 58-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF) Robert Robinson | |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 58-77 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells gets the rebound | 58-77 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Zachary Hall is called for the reach on Frederick Patton - foul #3 on Zachary Hall, team foul #8 | 58-77 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 1st free throw | 58-77 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Parker | 58-77 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Zachary Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 58-77 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 58-77 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the fadeaway from the baseline | 58-79 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Daniel Carter banks in the layup | 60-79 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Zachary Hall (fairly fresh) 31 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Patton (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | George Halstead misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Charles Douglas - foul #5 on Charles Douglas, team foul #9 | 60-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregg Curry (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Wayne Alford (PF), Shannon Renick (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Richard Parker, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Wilford Greene (SG), Tom Baughman (SF) Frederick Patton, Ray Hill, Glenn Wells | |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 1st free throw | 60-80 |
| 03:10 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 2nd free throw | 60-81 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 60-81 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Tom Baughman | 60-81 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene is whistled for traveling | 60-81 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) George Halstead | |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Bryan Moore swats the short shot by Gregg Curry | 60-81 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert gets the offensive rebound | 60-81 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Tom Baughman steps in front of the Daniel Carter pass | 60-81 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath lays it up and in set up by Tom Baughman | 60-83 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses badly on a shot near the basket | 60-83 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman grabs the board | 60-83 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Wayne Alford swats the layup by Tom Baughman | 60-83 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 60-83 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 60-83 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 60-83 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore clanks a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Gregg Curry - foul #2 on Gregg Curry, team foul #10 | 60-83 |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (SG) Wilford Greene | |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore misses the 1st free throw | 60-83 |
| 01:10 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Gregg Curry comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Jerry McGrath - foul #2 on Jerry McGrath, team foul #5 | 60-84 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Glenn Wells (PF) Bryan Moore | |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses the 1st free throw | 60-84 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Gregg Curry makes the 2nd free throw | 61-84 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman hits the finger roll set up by Jerry McGrath | 61-86 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Zachary Hall is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Glenn Wells | 61-86 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Gregg Curry picks off the pass by Tom Baughman | 61-86 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-86 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-86 |