| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 4 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Daniel Carter inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-27 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Ray Hill connects on the floater from the right wing | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Shannon Renick blows the dunk but the foul's on Glenn Wells - foul #2 on Glenn Wells, team foul #1 | 36-27 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Shannon Renick makes the 1st free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Shannon Renick misses the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 18:52 | Michigan State | Bryan Moore grabs the board | 36-28 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | George Halstead misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Zachary Hall - foul #2 on Zachary Hall, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | George Halstead makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | George Halstead misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Glenn Wells is called for the reach on Charles Douglas - foul #3 on Glenn Wells, team foul #2 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Baptista (PF) Glenn Wells | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Zachary Hall connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 37-30 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Ray Hill slams it home on a great pass from Robert Robinson | 39-30 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | George Halstead steps in front of the Daniel Carter pass | 39-30 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | George Halstead's layup is rejected by Shannon Renick | 39-30 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson tips it in | 41-30 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 41-30 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Ray Hill scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Robinson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ray Hill (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Robert Baptista (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Shannon Renick (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Wayne Alford | 44-33 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Ray Hill comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 44-33 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Robert Baptista - foul #2 on Robert Baptista, team foul #3 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Frederick Patton (SG), Tom Baughman (SF), Glenn Wells (PF) George Halstead, Robert Robinson, Ray Hill, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF), Richard Parker (C) Charles Douglas, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick, Wayne Alford | |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Robert Ross scores on a jumpshot from the left side set up by Zachary Hall | 44-35 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Richard Parker steals it from Jerry McGrath | 44-35 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Don McCredie's floater is knocked away by Tom Baughman | 44-35 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses long on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Stanley Fries - foul #3 on Stanley Fries, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Zachary Hall | |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Richard Parker misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Bryan Moore - foul #1 on Bryan Moore, team foul #4 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Shannon Renick (PF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Richard Parker makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Richard Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 46-37 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Gilbert - foul #1 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #3 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Robert Robinson (SG) Jerry McGrath, Frederick Patton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Richard Parker | |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells makes the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Daniel Carter scores on a floater from the free throw line set up by Shannon Renick | 48-39 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells blows the layup | 48-39 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Daniel Carter gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Daniel Carter can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-39 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Tom Baughman | 51-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Robinson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Bryan Moore (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Shannon Renick is fouled on the floor by Bryan Moore - foul #2 on Bryan Moore, team foul #5 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF), Robert Baptista (C) Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Stanley Fries (PF) Carl Gilbert, Shannon Renick | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Wayne Alford comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Glenn Wells - foul #4 on Glenn Wells, team foul #6 | 51-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (PF) Glenn Wells | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 51-39 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 51-40 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Ray Hill is hacked by Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (SG) Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 51-40 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Zachary Hall gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Frederick Patton steals it from Wayne Alford | 51-40 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Ray Hill banks in the layup on a nice dish by Frederick Patton | 53-40 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Ray Hill - foul #1 on Ray Hill, team foul #7 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (SG), Bryan Moore (C) George Halstead, Tom Baughman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Shannon Renick (PF) Charles Douglas, Stanley Fries | |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 10:01 | Michigan State | Ray Hill clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista hits the follow up shot | 55-41 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Zachary Hall drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-43 |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Ray Hill and he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #5 | 57-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (C) Robert Ross, Daniel Carter, Wayne Alford | |
| 09:13 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the free throw | 58-43 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Zachary Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 58-43 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Shannon Renick snags the offensive board | 58-43 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Richard Parker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Halstead (PG), Tom Baughman (PF) Ray Hill, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman lays it in and the foul's on Shannon Renick - foul #2 on Shannon Renick, team foul #6 | 60-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Hill (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Robert Baptista | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Richard Parker | |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman makes the free throw | 61-43 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Bryan Moore - foul #3 on Bryan Moore, team foul #8 | 61-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Glenn Wells (PF) Tom Baughman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF) Don McCredie | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - George Halstead (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ray Hill (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Glenn Wells (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Bryan Moore (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 16 pts. 2 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells is fouled on the floor by Shannon Renick - foul #3 on Shannon Renick, team foul #7 | 61-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tom Baughman (SF) Ray Hill | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (PF) Shannon Renick | |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells misses the 1st free throw | 61-45 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 61-45 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 61-45 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it in | 61-47 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman buries a runner from the right block on a nice dish by George Halstead | 63-47 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | The jumper by Zachary Hall is denied by Bryan Moore | 63-47 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton snags the defensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton is hacked by Zachary Hall - foul #3 on Zachary Hall, team foul #8 | 63-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (SG), Ray Hill (SF), Robert Baptista (C) George Halstead, Tom Baughman, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Shannon Renick (PF), Richard Parker (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 05:59 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the offensive board | 63-47 |
| 05:38 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses long on a runner in the paint | 63-47 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton is fouled on the floor by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #9 | 63-47 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 1st free throw | 64-47 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Ray Hill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 65-47 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells tips it home | 67-47 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Daniel Carter loses the ball out of bounds | 67-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath (PG), Tom Baughman (SF), Bryan Moore (C) Robert Robinson, Ray Hill, Glenn Wells | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Carl Gilbert, Daniel Carter, Richard Parker | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton is fouled on the floor by Charles Douglas - foul #1 on Charles Douglas, team foul #10 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG) Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton misses the 1st free throw | 67-47 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton makes the 2nd free throw | 68-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Charles Douglas connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Zachary Hall | 68-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jerry McGrath (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Wilford Greene (fresh) SF - Tom Baughman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Frederick Patton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. C - Robert Baptista (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Wilford Greene and he's fouled by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #11 | 70-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bryan Moore (C) Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (PF) Shannon Renick | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista misses the free throw | 70-49 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 70-49 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Zachary Hall works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 70-51 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Tom Baughman is denied by Stanley Fries | 70-51 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-51 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Frederick Patton scores on a jumper in the paint | 72-51 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Stanley Fries is fouled on the floor by Robert Baptista - foul #3 on Robert Baptista, team foul #9 | 72-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Wilford Greene (SG), Glenn Wells (PF) Frederick Patton, Bryan Moore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF) Don McCredie | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Stanley Fries makes the 1st free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Stanley Fries misses the 2nd free throw | 72-52 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista grabs the defensive rebound | 72-52 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Wilford Greene's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Patton (SG) Wilford Greene | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shannon Renick (PF) Stanley Fries | |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 72-54 |
| 01:42 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 72-54 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Glenn Wells tips it but misses | 72-54 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Daniel Carter grabs the defensive rebound | 72-54 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 72-54 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it back up and in | 72-56 |
| 01:05 | Michigan State | Tom Baughman can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-56 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 72-56 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Jerry McGrath steps in front of the Wayne Alford pass | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Zachary Hall denies the turnaround by Tom Baughman | 72-56 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 72-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Robert Baptista snags the defensive board | 72-56 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Jerry McGrath runs out the clock | 72-56 |