| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bill Stephens (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dick Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jason Collier inbounds the ball | 41-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Iowa | Jason Collier knocks in the shot from the left side | 41-36 |
| 19:27 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the lay-in | 41-36 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 41-36 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb is fouled on the floor by Brandon Gentry - foul #3 on Brandon Gentry, team foul #1 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Otha Sielski (SF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier | |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Marvin Henry drills a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Michael Griffith | 41-38 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Griffith - foul #4 on Michael Griffith, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Walter Dillard (PF) Michael Griffith, Ronald Cribb | |
| 18:52 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Cribb (PF) Walter Dillard | |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Cribb - foul #2 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #2 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Jerry Miner, Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb | |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 1st free throw | 42-38 |
| 18:14 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry makes the 2nd free throw | 43-38 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Bill Stephens blocks the jumper by Marvin Henry | 43-38 |
| 17:54 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos grabs the board | 43-38 |
| 17:50 | Minnesota | Marvin Henry steps in front of the Brandon Gentry pass | 43-38 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-38 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry pulls down the rebound | 43-38 |
| 17:03 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Brandon Gentry | 45-38 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Jason Collier's layup is rejected by Dick Hammond | 45-38 |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 16:11 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry is whistled for a carry | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Charles Blair (C) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Charles Blair is whistled for a carry | 45-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Marvin Henry (SG) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Charles Blair (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-38 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 15:14 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-38 |
| 15:12 | Minnesota | James Johnson snags the offensive board | 45-38 |
| 15:04 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Scottie Southwell | 47-38 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-38 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart pulls down the rebound | 47-38 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-38 |
| 14:30 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits the follow up shot | 49-38 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Michael Griffith lays it in on a great pass from Otha Sielski | 49-40 |
| 14:06 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-40 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 49-40 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Steve Stewart | 51-40 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Scottie Southwell picks off the pass by Ronald Cribb | 51-40 |
| 13:19 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 51-40 |
| 13:17 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond misses the tip | 51-40 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Charles Blair gets the rebound | 51-40 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Michael Griffith is fouled on the floor by James Johnson - foul #1 on James Johnson, team foul #2 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Juan Ramirez (PF) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Steve Stewart, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Michael Griffith, Marvin Henry, Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb, Charles Blair | |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Jerry Miner loses the dribble to Shannon Baber | 51-40 |
| 12:44 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Shannon Baber | 53-40 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert knocks in the shot in the lane | 53-42 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jason Collier - foul #2 on Jason Collier, team foul #3 | 53-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Beal (C) Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Walter Dillard | |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the 2nd free throw | 55-42 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-42 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Jason Collier can't tip it in | 55-42 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal grabs the defensive rebound | 55-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Juan Ramirez (fresh) C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-42 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Marvin Henry scores on a jumper from the left side | 55-44 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses long on a jumper from the right side | 55-44 |
| 10:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal pulls down the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:27 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal is whistled for a carry | 55-44 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bill Stephens (PF), Dick Hammond (C) Juan Ramirez, Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Dillard (PF) Ronald Cribb | |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Michael Griffith hits a shot from the left side | 55-46 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Jason Collier steals it from Shannon Baber | 55-46 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Brandon Gentry steals the ball from Edward Gilbert | 55-46 |
| 09:33 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brandon Gentry | 57-46 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Dick Hammond is called for the reach on Edward Gilbert - foul #3 on Dick Hammond, team foul #3 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Michael Griffith, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Bill Stephens - foul #3 on Bill Stephens, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Jerry Miner, Marvin Henry | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| 09:02 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 08:45 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Johnson | 60-47 |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Jason Collier's fadeaway is rejected by Dick Hammond | 60-47 |
| 08:25 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 08:05 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-47 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Walter Dillard | 60-47 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Jason Collier is fouled on the floor by Scottie Southwell - foul #1 on Scottie Southwell, team foul #5 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (PG), Marcus Gaydos (SG), Shannon Baber (SF), Thomas Beal (C) James Johnson, Scottie Southwell, Bill Stephens, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Griffith (PG), Marvin Henry (SG), Otha Sielski (SF), Charles Blair (C) Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Marvin Henry hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Griffith | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marcus Gaydos (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shannon Baber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Marvin Henry (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Otha Sielski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ronald Cribb (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Blair (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos connects on the floater from the left block and he's fouled by Charles Blair - foul #1 on Charles Blair, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Steve Stewart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Otha Sielski, Ronald Cribb, Charles Blair | |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos makes the free throw | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Marvin Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dick Hammond (C) Thomas Beal | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Cribb (PF) Walter Dillard | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:25 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond lays it up and in on a great pass from Juan Ramirez | 65-49 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Michael Griffith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 65-49 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb grabs the offensive rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Marvin Henry misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-49 |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Marcus Gaydos pulls down the rebound | 65-49 |
| 05:26 | Minnesota | Shannon Baber can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-49 |
| 05:24 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits the follow up shot | 67-49 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Michael Griffith can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 67-49 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Dick Hammond | 67-49 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond can't connect on a jumper from close range | 67-49 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Henry | 67-49 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is hacked by Dick Hammond - foul #4 on Dick Hammond, team foul #6 | 67-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Johnson (PG), Scottie Southwell (SG), Steve Stewart (SF), Bill Stephens (PF), Thomas Beal (C) Brandon Gentry, Marcus Gaydos, Shannon Baber, Juan Ramirez, Dick Hammond | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Thomas Hawkes, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Michael Griffith comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 67-49 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Walter Dillard tips it back up and in | 67-51 |
| 04:06 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart's floater is tipped away by Charles Blair | 67-51 |
| 04:04 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens tips it home | 69-51 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Jason Collier knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Michael Griffith and he's hacked by Scottie Southwell - foul #2 on Scottie Southwell, team foul #7 | 69-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG), Edward Gilbert (C) Marvin Henry, Charles Blair | |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the free throw | 69-53 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal snags the defensive board | 69-53 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Johnson | 71-53 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - James Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scottie Southwell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Stewart (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Thomas Beal (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Griffith (tiring) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) SF - Jason Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Walter Dillard (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Jason Collier clanks a runner from the baseline | 71-53 |
| 03:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal gets the rebound | 71-53 |
| 02:48 | Minnesota | Thomas Beal is hacked by Thomas Hawkes - foul #1 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #5 | 71-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez (PF) Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Thompson (PG), Otha Sielski (SF), John Dalke (PF), Charles Blair (C) Michael Griffith, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:32 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Scottie Southwell | 74-53 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Charles Blair travels with the ball | 74-53 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | James Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 74-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Walter Dillard (PF) Michael Thompson, John Dalke | |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes buries a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jerry Miner | 74-55 |
| 01:13 | Minnesota | Scottie Southwell scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steve Stewart | 76-55 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Otha Sielski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steve Stewart - foul #1 on Steve Stewart, team foul #8 | 76-55 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Otha Sielski makes the 1st free throw | 76-56 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Otha Sielski makes the 2nd free throw | 76-57 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Steve Stewart misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 76-57 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Charles Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Walter Dillard's floater is tipped away by Thomas Beal | 76-57 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Walter Dillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Walter Dillard clanks a runner in the lane | 76-57 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Juan Ramirez snags the defensive board | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Charles Blair swats the short shot by Thomas Beal | 76-57 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Charles Blair gets the rebound | 76-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Blair misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 76-57 |