| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) SG - Richard Rogers (fresh) SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) C - Clayton Harnois (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chong Xiao (fresh) SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) PF - Boris Zwart (fresh) C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Boris Zwart grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula drills a runner from the right block | 0-2 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses the 3 from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Richard Rogers | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Boris Zwart misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Boris Zwart makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Boris Zwart makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Chong Xiao picks off the pass by Jay Thomas | 2-4 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula jams it on a great pass from Chong Xiao | 2-6 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Hai Wang is called for the reach on Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Hai Wang, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Chong Xiao - foul #1 on Chong Xiao, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (PG), Tommy Bowes (SG), Alexander Slinkard (SF), Richard Johnson (PF) Jay Thomas, Richard Rogers, Raymond Davis, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Floyd Higley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 3-6 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Richard Thomas tips it back up and in | 3-8 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Jones | 6-8 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Ryan Corl's floater is tipped away by Richard Johnson | 6-8 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Alexander Slinkard | 6-8 |
| 16:30 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones misses the 3 from the right corner | 6-8 |
| 16:28 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes misses the tip | 6-8 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski pulls down the rebound | 6-8 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski misses the easy layup | 6-8 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Floyd Higley - foul #1 on Floyd Higley, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Raymond Davis (SF), Charles Heavner (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Joseph Jones, Alexander Slinkard, Richard Johnson, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF) Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell | |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes makes the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 15:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes makes the 2nd free throw | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) C - Mile Golaszewski (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Joseph Jones (SF) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Edwin McConnell (PF) Berdy Zaidel, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers misses the tip | 8-8 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Anderson | 8-8 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula is fouled on the floor by Joseph Jones - foul #1 on Joseph Jones, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis (SF) Joseph Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Berdy Zaidel (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, James Haugen, Dikembe Abdula, Edwin McConnell, Patrick Anderson | |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Charles Heavner picks off the pass by Richard Thomas | 8-8 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Boris Zwart - foul #1 on Boris Zwart, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Chong Xiao, Richard Thomas, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 3rd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula knocks in the shot from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas connects on the shot from just outside the lane | 13-10 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Ryan Corl hits a jumpshot from the right side set up by Berdy Zaidel | 13-12 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas buries a 3 from the right corner | 16-12 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Ryan Corl loses the ball out of bounds | 16-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (PG), Joseph Jones (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Jay Thomas, Raymond Davis, Charles Heavner, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Patrick Anderson, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 18-12 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Boris Zwart hits a jumper in the lane and he's fouled by Richard Johnson - foul #1 on Richard Johnson, team foul #3 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Charles Heavner (PF) Richard Rogers, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (PG) Chong Xiao | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Boris Zwart makes the free throw | 18-15 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Jones (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clayton Harnois (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Haugen (fresh) SG - Floyd Higley (fresh) SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Boris Zwart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| 11:18 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 18-15 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois gets the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Floyd Higley - foul #2 on Floyd Higley, team foul #5 | 18-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Raymond Davis (SF) Jay Thomas, Tommy Bowes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Berdy Zaidel (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) James Haugen, Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 19-15 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel is fouled on the floor by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Tommy Bowes (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Joseph Jones, Richard Rogers, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Hai Wang (C) Chong Xiao, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Tommy Bowes steals the ball from Ryan Corl | 20-15 |
| 10:26 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (SF), Charles Heavner (PF) Raymond Davis, Richard Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Ryan Corl, Dikembe Abdula, Hai Wang | |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Jay Thomas picks off the pass by Richard Thomas | 20-15 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner buries a shot from the right side set up by Jay Thomas | 22-15 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Clayton Harnois swats the layup by Edwin McConnell | 22-15 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the tip | 22-15 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas buries a runner from the right block set up by Tommy Bowes | 24-15 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski blows the layup but he's fouled by Clayton Harnois - foul #1 on Clayton Harnois, team foul #5 | 24-15 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SG), Raymond Davis (SF), Richard Johnson (PF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Tommy Bowes, Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), James Haugen (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Boris Zwart (PF) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski makes the 1st free throw | 24-16 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 24-17 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Dikembe Abdula picks off the pass by Joseph Jones | 24-17 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is hacked by Richard Johnson - foul #2 on Richard Johnson, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Charles Heavner (PF), Clayton Harnois (C) Alexander Slinkard, Richard Johnson, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Edwin McConnell (PF), Hai Wang (C) James Haugen, Boris Zwart, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis pulls down the rebound | 24-17 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-17 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel gets the rebound | 24-17 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Ryan Corl blows the layup but the foul's on Raymond Davis - foul #1 on Raymond Davis, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Anthony Goodrow (C) Jay Thomas, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Boris Zwart (PF) Berdy Zaidel, Edwin McConnell | |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses the 1st free throw | 24-17 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Ryan Corl makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fresh) PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. C - Anthony Goodrow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Haugen (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Boris Zwart (fresh) 5 pts. C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula banks in the layup set up by Ryan Corl | 27-20 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | The refs have stopped play. Joseph Jones is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 27-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas (PG), Clayton Harnois (C) Joseph Jones, Charles Heavner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Berdy Zaidel (SG), Richard Thomas (SF) Ryan Corl, James Haugen, Dikembe Abdula | |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Tommy Bowes | 30-20 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Chong Xiao misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-20 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Boris Zwart makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chong Xiao | 30-22 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Boris Zwart - foul #2 on Boris Zwart, team foul #6 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Alexander Slinkard (SG), Charles Heavner (PF) Tommy Bowes, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), James Haugen (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Richard Thomas, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 06:14 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow makes the 2nd free throw | 32-22 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses the lay-in | 32-22 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas gets the rebound | 32-22 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-22 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Anthony Goodrow grabs the offensive board | 32-22 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 32-22 |
| 05:21 | Notre Dame | Raymond Davis tips it in | 34-22 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Ryan Corl drills a driving attempt from the left block | 34-24 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Edwin McConnell - foul #1 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #7 | 34-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Bowes (SG), Clayton Harnois (C) Alexander Slinkard, Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Berdy Zaidel (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, James Haugen, Dikembe Abdula, Edwin McConnell, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 1st free throw | 35-24 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner makes the 2nd free throw | 36-24 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Raymond Davis takes the ball from Patrick Anderson | 36-24 |
| 04:08 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-24 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Richard Thomas snags the defensive board | 36-24 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-27 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner misses the lay-in | 36-27 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Hai Wang snags the defensive board | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jay Thomas (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tommy Bowes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Raymond Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Heavner (fresh) 8 pts. C - Clayton Harnois (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chong Xiao (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-27 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Richard Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Berdy Zaidel, team foul #8 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers (SG), Richard Johnson (PF) Tommy Bowes, Raymond Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Richard Thomas, Patrick Anderson, Hai Wang | |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Floyd Higley is called for the reach on Richard Rogers - foul #3 on Floyd Higley, team foul #9 | 36-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Jones (SF), Anthony Goodrow (C) Charles Heavner, Clayton Harnois | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG) Floyd Higley | |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 37-27 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 38-27 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Boris Zwart blows the layup | 38-27 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Boris Zwart tips it back up and in | 38-29 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Boris Zwart's floater is tipped away by Anthony Goodrow | 41-29 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Richard Johnson snags the defensive board | 41-29 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Boris Zwart - foul #3 on Boris Zwart, team foul #10 | 41-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois (C) Anthony Goodrow | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin McConnell (PF), Hai Wang (C) Boris Zwart, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 42-29 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Jay Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-29 |
| 01:01 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jay Thomas | 43-29 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers throws it down and the foul's on Dikembe Abdula - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #11 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Heavner (SF) Jay Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), James Haugen (SG), Mile Golaszewski (C) Ryan Corl, Berdy Zaidel, Hai Wang | |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers makes the free throw | 46-29 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski's floater is tipped away by Richard Johnson | 46-29 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula grabs the offensive board | 46-29 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Clayton Harnois swats the shot by James Haugen | 46-29 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Clayton Harnois snags the defensive board | 46-29 |