| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) SG - George Poole (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Eugene Hale (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wertz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Livengood (fresh) 6 pts. C - Virgil Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Michael Livengood picks off the pass by Thomas Betancourt | 24-22 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Thomas Betancourt is called for the reach on Virgil Brooks - foul #1 on Thomas Betancourt, team foul #1 | 24-22 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Poole - foul #1 on George Poole, team foul #2 | 24-22 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks misses the 2nd free throw | 24-23 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale grabs the defensive rebound | 24-23 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Eugene Hale | 27-23 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | George Poole steals the ball from William Alley | 27-23 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | George Poole hits the finger roll | 29-23 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the floater near the basket | 29-23 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 29-23 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | George Poole drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks misses the easy layup | 32-23 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-23 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to George Poole | 32-23 |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-23 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry tips it but misses | 32-23 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 32-23 |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | George Poole grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt | 35-23 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks is hacked by Eugene Hale - foul #1 on Eugene Hale, team foul #3 | 35-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Robert Patin (SF), Damian McComack (PF) Freddy Derryberry, Thomas Betancourt, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Lamont McElpraug | 35-25 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Eugene Hale hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Patin | 38-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks tips it home | 38-27 |
| 14:32 | Michigan State | Robert Patin misses the lay-in | 38-27 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Michael Noack gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks blows the layup but he's fouled by Robert Patin - foul #2 on Robert Patin, team foul #4 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen, Lamont McElpraug | |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 38-28 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 38-29 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Damian McComack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Waters (C) Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:21 | Iowa | William Alley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Poole - foul #2 on George Poole, team foul #5 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Warren (PF) Damian McComack | |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Michael Livengood | |
| 13:21 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | Robert Warren can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-31 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Robert Warren pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-31 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 40-31 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| 11:48 | Michigan State | Richard Waters is denied on a layup by Virgil Brooks | 40-31 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 40-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Poole (tiring) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wertz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) C - Virgil Brooks (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz buries a jumper from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 40-33 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the offensive rebound | 40-33 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Robert Warren knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Thomas Betancourt and he's hacked by Pedro Arias - foul #1 on Pedro Arias, team foul #1 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Eugene Hale (C) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole, Thomas Betancourt, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz, Leonard Edwards, Virgil Brooks | |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses the free throw | 42-33 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Eugene Hale denies the turnaround by Michael Livengood | 42-33 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Warren | 42-33 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Hale | 44-33 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the dunk attempt | 44-33 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Brian Canfield tips it back up and in | 44-35 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | Robert Warren's pass is intercepted by Michael Livengood | 44-35 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Scot Mastin steps in front of the William Fredericksen pass | 44-35 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Robert Warren is hacked by Michael Noack - foul #1 on Michael Noack, team foul #2 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), George Poole (SG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Damian McComack (PF) Joseph Murphy, Scot Mastin, Robert Patin, Robert Warren | |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen, Lamont McElpraug | |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | George Poole is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on George Poole, team foul #6 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgil Brooks (C) Brian Canfield | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Freddy Derryberry (fresh) 6 pts. SG - George Poole (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Betancourt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Damian McComack (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Eugene Hale (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Wertz (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Wertz | 44-37 |
| 06:53 | Michigan State | George Poole comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 44-37 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Virgil Brooks | 44-37 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks throws it down on a great pass from Michael Livengood | 44-39 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | George Poole scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Freddy Derryberry | 46-39 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz tips it home | 46-41 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Freddy Derryberry | 49-41 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz misses long on a shot from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Damian McComack grabs the board | 49-41 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | George Poole drills a 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks misses badly on a shot in the paint | 52-41 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eugene Hale | 52-41 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Damian McComack connects on the floater from the left wing | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Pedro Arias clanks a 3 from the right wing | 54-41 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Betancourt gets the rebound | 54-41 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Wertz picks off the pass by George Poole | 54-41 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Pedro Arias banks in the layup set up by Thomas Wertz | 54-43 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | George Poole is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 54-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy (PG), Scot Mastin (SG), Robert Patin (SF), Robert Warren (PF), Richard Waters (C) Freddy Derryberry, George Poole, Thomas Betancourt, Damian McComack, Eugene Hale | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz, Michael Livengood, Virgil Brooks | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murphy (fresh) SG - Scot Mastin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Patin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Warren (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Waters (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards blows the layup | 54-43 |
| 03:23 | Michigan State | Richard Waters grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy double dribbles | 54-43 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | William Fredericksen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-43 |
| 03:04 | Michigan State | Joseph Murphy grabs the board | 54-43 |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Robert Patin connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 57-43 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-46 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Robert Warren misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 57-46 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Robert Patin tips it in | 59-46 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits a shot from the left block | 59-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Fredericksen - foul #3 on William Fredericksen, team foul #3 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry (PG), Thomas Betancourt (SF), Eugene Hale (C) Joseph Murphy, Robert Patin, Richard Waters | |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 01:34 | Michigan State | Scot Mastin makes the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Alley | 61-50 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Alley picks off the pass by Scot Mastin | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Pedro Arias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Poole (SG) Scot Mastin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Robert Warren hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Freddy Derryberry | 63-50 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Michael Livengood is called for traveling | 63-50 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Freddy Derryberry runs out the clock | 63-50 |