| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Alley (fresh) SF - Thomas Wertz (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Livengood (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) C - John Horst (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 27-28 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | John Horst gets the rebound | 27-28 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | John Horst is fouled on the floor by Virgil Brooks - foul #2 on Virgil Brooks, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 18:54 | Notre Dame | Thomas Wertz takes the ball from Colin Thornell | 27-28 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Chase | 27-28 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the offensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | William Alley misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 27-28 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Leon Chase grabs the board | 27-28 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-31 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | William Alley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-31 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses badly on a runner near the basket | 27-31 |
| 17:13 | Notre Dame | John Horst tips it in | 27-33 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Pedro Arias can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-33 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell buries a jumper from close range | 27-35 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Michael Livengood throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase | |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | The pull-up jumper by Colin Thornell is blocked by Lamont McElpraug | 27-35 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Rod St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Partee (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - John Horst (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | The short jumper by Michael Livengood is denied by John Horst | 27-35 |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | David Partee hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 27-35 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | William Fredericksen pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | John Horst is called for the reach on Virgil Brooks - foul #3 on John Horst, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Gabriel Bartels (C) Colin Thornell, David Partee, John Horst | |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks blows the layup but he's fouled by Gabriel Bartels - foul #1 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #2 | 27-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Wertz (SF) Lamont McElpraug | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by William Alley - foul #3 on William Alley, team foul #2 | 29-35 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez misses the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez makes the 2nd free throw | 29-36 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 29-36 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez gets the rebound | 29-36 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-36 |
| 13:44 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels tips it in | 29-38 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 29-38 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Albert Laplant | 29-38 |
| 13:05 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez is whistled for a carry | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Michael Livengood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Leon Chase (PF), John Horst (C) Rod St. John, Albert Laplant, Gabriel Bartels | |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz is called for a charge - foul #1 on Thomas Wertz, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Canfield (C) Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | John Horst loses the dribble to Pedro Arias | 29-38 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Pedro Arias misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 11:59 | Notre Dame | John Horst snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Thomas Wertz (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Joshua Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) C - John Horst (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | John Horst's floater is tipped away by Brian Canfield | 29-38 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Brian Canfield snags the defensive board | 29-38 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the shot from the left side | 29-38 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz can't tip it in | 29-38 |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | John Horst grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Joshua Dunn | 29-40 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Pedro Arias makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-40 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell is fouled on the floor by Leonard Edwards - foul #1 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #4 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (SG), David Partee (SF), Albert Laplant (PF) Joshua Dunn, Arnold Dominquez, Leon Chase | |
| 10:19 | Notre Dame | John Horst clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 32-40 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Virgil Brooks | 32-40 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | John Horst blocks the jumper by Michael Noack | 32-40 |
| 09:52 | Notre Dame | John Horst gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | John Horst scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Colin Thornell | 32-42 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Fredericksen clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by David Partee - foul #1 on David Partee, team foul #3 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), Arnold Dominquez (SF), Leon Chase (PF) Colin Thornell, David Partee, Albert Laplant | |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Fredericksen makes the 1st free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Fredericksen makes the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John misses the 3 from the right wing | 34-42 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to John Horst | 34-42 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | John Horst's floater is tipped away by Michael Livengood | 34-42 |
| 08:55 | Notre Dame | David Wike gets the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | David Wike can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by William Fredericksen - foul #2 on William Fredericksen, team foul #5 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG) William Fredericksen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant (C) John Horst | |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 08:50 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 2nd free throw | 34-42 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks gets the rebound | 34-42 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-42 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks can't connect on a floater from the left side | 34-42 |
| 07:57 | Notre Dame | David Wike pulls down the rebound | 34-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Rod St. John (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Wike (fresh) SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leon Chase (fresh) C - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Noack - foul #2 on Michael Noack, team foul #6 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), Thomas Wertz (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Noack, Lamont McElpraug, Michael Livengood, Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn (SG), John Horst (C) David Wike, Leon Chase | |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 07:37 | Notre Dame | Rod St. John makes the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Albert Laplant is called for the reach on Pedro Arias - foul #1 on Albert Laplant, team foul #4 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell (PG), Samuel Graham (PF) Rod St. John, Albert Laplant | |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz misses the turnaround from the right block | 34-44 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Pedro Arias tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 06:36 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Arnold Dominquez | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Samuel Graham steals it from Pedro Arias | 36-47 |
| 06:18 | Notre Dame | Joshua Dunn drills a driving attempt in the lane | 36-49 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses long on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Horst - foul #4 on John Horst, team foul #5 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Fredericksen (SG), Virgil Brooks (C) William Alley, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Partee (SF), Leon Chase (PF) Arnold Dominquez, Samuel Graham | |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 38-49 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-49 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Leonard Edwards | 38-49 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz loses the ball out of bounds | 38-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Livengood (PF) Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Leon Chase and he's fouled by Thomas Wertz - foul #2 on Thomas Wertz, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG) William Fredericksen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 05:03 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Leon Chase - foul #3 on Leon Chase, team foul #6 | 38-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez (SF) David Partee | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Michael Livengood makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks snags the defensive board | 39-52 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Pedro Arias | 41-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | John Horst is hacked by Virgil Brooks - foul #3 on Virgil Brooks, team foul #8 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SF) Pedro Arias, Thomas Wertz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Rod St. John (SG), Albert Laplant (PF) Joshua Dunn, Leon Chase | |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 1st free throw | 41-53 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 2nd free throw | 41-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Colin Thornell (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rod St. John (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Arnold Dominquez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Laplant (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - John Horst (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Noack | 43-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell misses badly on a runner from the right block | 43-54 |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Arnold Dominquez grabs the offensive rebound | 43-54 |
| 03:06 | Notre Dame | Lamont McElpraug blocks the jumper by John Horst | 43-54 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Colin Thornell tips it in | 43-56 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks throws it down on a great pass from William Alley | 45-56 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | John Horst misses the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Lamont McElpraug - foul #1 on Lamont McElpraug, team foul #9 | 45-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Noack, William Alley, Lamont McElpraug, Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Wike (SG), David Partee (SF) Colin Thornell, Arnold Dominquez | |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:31 | Notre Dame | John Horst makes the 2nd free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Brian Canfield can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Horst - foul #5 on John Horst, team foul #7 | 45-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Michael Livengood | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels (C) John Horst | |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Brian Canfield makes the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Brian Canfield makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant is hacked by Leonard Edwards - foul #2 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #10 | 47-58 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | William Fredericksen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) William Fredericksen, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:25 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant's pass is intercepted by William Alley | 47-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:16 | Iowa | William Alley buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Pedro Arias | 49-59 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Thomas Wertz picks off the pass by Gabriel Bartels | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks is whistled for traveling | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | David Wike is hacked by William Alley in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Alley, team foul #11 | 49-59 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | David Wike makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | David Partee steals the ball from Thomas Wertz | 49-60 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | David Partee jams it | 49-62 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Pedro Arias misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-62 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Michael Livengood tips it back up and in | 51-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | David Partee misses the dunk | 51-62 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Albert Laplant tips it back up and in | 51-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Pedro Arias hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-64 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 51-64 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels runs out the clock | 51-64 |