| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Robert Ross (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) SG - Gordon Gallant (fresh) SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) C - Donald Leyba (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Missouri State | Missouri State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Richard Parker is fouled on the floor by Gordon Gallant - foul #1 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Leyba, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 4-0 |
| 18:32 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson misses the easy layup | 4-0 |
| 18:31 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson grabs the offensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:12 | Missouri State | David Theisen makes the shot from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is called for 10 seconds | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley is hacked by Wayne Alford - foul #1 on Wayne Alford, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Stanley Fries (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 17:33 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Charles Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | David Theisen is called for the reach on Charles Douglas - foul #1 on David Theisen, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF), Antonio Belden (C) David Theisen, Gordon Gallant, Sean Clawson, Donald Leyba | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 6-2 |
| 16:42 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley loses the dribble to Robert Ross | 6-2 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Shawn Varley steals it from Mervin Tschida | 6-2 |
| 16:04 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau steps out of bounds on the baseline | 6-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Stanley Fries, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Sean Clawson (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Larry Martines, Shawn Varley, Antonio Belden | |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Charles Douglas and the foul's on Gordon Gallant - foul #2 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #4 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Michael Douse (SF) Gordon Gallant | |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the free throw | 9-2 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - David Theisen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) SF - Michael Douse (fresh) PF - Sean Clawson (fresh) C - Donald Leyba (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Mervin Tschida, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 9-2 |
| 15:16 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba snags the defensive board | 9-2 |
| 15:11 | Missouri State | David Theisen connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Sean Clawson | 9-4 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Donald Leyba picks off the pass by Carl Gilbert | 9-4 |
| 14:32 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba lays it up and in | 9-6 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 9-6 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it home | 11-6 |
| 14:01 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 11-9 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 13-9 |
| 13:21 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson is whistled for a carry | 13-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Antonio Belden (C) David Theisen, Noah Fitzgerald, Michael Douse, Donald Leyba | |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Richard Shorts's pass is intercepted by Antonio Belden | 13-9 |
| 12:50 | Missouri State | Larry Martines is hacked by Carl Gilbert - foul #1 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #2 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (SF) Carl Gilbert | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:34 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden banks in the layup set up by Larry Martines | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Antonio Belden - foul #1 on Antonio Belden, team foul #5 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 12:20 | Missouri State | The rebound goes to Sean Clawson | 13-11 |
| 12:10 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint | 13-11 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mervin Tschida | 13-11 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-11 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the tip | 13-11 |
| 11:50 | Missouri State | Antonio Belden grabs the defensive rebound | 13-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Richard Parker (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SG - Larry Martines (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Antonio Belden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:44 | Missouri State | Larry Martines comes up short on the runner near the basket | 13-11 |
| 11:43 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Martines | 13-11 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Mervin Tschida - foul #1 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #3 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Carl Gilbert, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Donald Leyba (C) Sean Clawson | |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:26 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Larry Martines - foul #1 on Larry Martines, team foul #6 | 13-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (C) Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Wilbur Elie (PG), Noah Fitzgerald (PF) Jerry Rondeau, Antonio Belden | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 10:56 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 15-13 |
| 10:55 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba can't tip it in | 15-13 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 15-13 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Wayne Alford drills a shot from the right wing and the foul's on Noah Fitzgerald - foul #1 on Noah Fitzgerald, team foul #7 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG) Robert Ross, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Michael Douse (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) Wilbur Elie, Larry Martines, Shawn Varley | |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the free throw | 18-13 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses short on a jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Carl Gilbert - foul #2 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #4 | 18-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Antonio Belden (PF) Sean Clawson | |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:16 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald misses the 2nd free throw | 18-14 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the board | 18-14 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Charles Douglas comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 18-14 |
| 09:58 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba pulls down the rebound | 18-14 |
| 09:43 | Missouri State | Michael Douse comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 09:42 | Missouri State | The offensive rebound goes to Donald Leyba | 18-14 |
| 09:27 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 18-14 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Stanley Fries snags the defensive board | 18-14 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Donald Leyba - foul #2 on Donald Leyba, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Parker (PF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG), Shawn Varley (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) Noah Fitzgerald, Michael Douse, Donald Leyba | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Richard Shorts makes the 2nd free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:00 | Missouri State | Carl Houpt is called for the reach on Shawn Varley - foul #1 on Carl Houpt, team foul #5 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Kyle Koepp (C) Antonio Belden | |
| 08:45 | Missouri State | Larry Martines loses the ball out of bounds | 20-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (PG) David Theisen | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Kyle Koepp is called for the reach on Mervin Tschida - foul #1 on Kyle Koepp, team foul #9 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 08:16 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Martines | 22-16 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford slams it home on a nice dish by Robert Ross and he's hacked by Kyle Koepp - foul #2 on Kyle Koepp, team foul #10 | 24-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SG), Antonio Belden (C) Larry Martines, Kyle Koepp | |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the free throw | 25-16 |
| 07:31 | Missouri State | Wayne Alford takes the ball from Shawn Varley | 25-16 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fresh) SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Shawn Varley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Belden (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses short on a runner from the baseline | 25-16 |
| 07:19 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson snags the defensive board | 25-16 |
| 07:05 | Missouri State | The short jumper by Antonio Belden is denied by Stanley Fries | 25-16 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Don McCredie gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is whistled for a carry | 25-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Larry Martines (SG), Michael Douse (C) Jerry Rondeau, Noah Fitzgerald, Antonio Belden | |
| 06:24 | Missouri State | Michael Douse double dribbles | 25-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Charles Douglas is fouled on the floor by Larry Martines - foul #2 on Larry Martines, team foul #11 | 25-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald (SG) Larry Martines | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 1st free throw | 25-16 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 26-16 |
| 05:48 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley comes up short on the runner from close range | 26-16 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Richard Shorts pulls down the rebound | 26-16 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Robert Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 05:24 | Missouri State | David Theisen is hacked by Carl Houpt - foul #2 on Carl Houpt, team foul #6 | 26-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Carl Houpt, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau (SG), Antonio Belden (C) Shawn Varley, Sean Clawson | |
| 05:15 | Missouri State | Jerry Rondeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Richard Parker (PF) Mervin Tschida, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Wayne Alford drills a runner from the left block | 28-16 |
| 04:36 | Missouri State | Noah Fitzgerald hits the finger roll set up by Jerry Rondeau | 28-18 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Charles Douglas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Antonio Belden - foul #2 on Antonio Belden, team foul #12 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Stanley Fries (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Robert Ross, Richard Parker, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Shawn Varley (SF), Sean Clawson (PF) David Theisen, Antonio Belden | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 2nd free throw | 30-18 |
| 04:06 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley knocks in the jumper from the left block | 30-20 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Don McCredie comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 03:52 | Missouri State | Sean Clawson pulls down the rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:34 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Shorts | 30-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fairly fresh) PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Missouri State | PG - Jerry Rondeau (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Noah Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Varley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Sean Clawson (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Douse (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the jumper from the right side | 30-20 |
| 03:22 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley gets the rebound | 30-20 |
| 03:00 | Missouri State | Michael Douse misses long on an open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-20 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the defensive rebound | 30-20 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Charles Douglas double dribbles | 30-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Gilbert (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Parker (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Missouri State | David Theisen (PG), Gordon Gallant (SG), Antonio Belden (PF), Donald Leyba (C) Jerry Rondeau, Noah Fitzgerald, Sean Clawson, Michael Douse | |
| 02:31 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Gordon Gallant | 30-23 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Robert Ross scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Houpt | 32-23 |
| 02:05 | Missouri State | Donald Leyba drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert buries a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Robert Ross and he's hacked by Gordon Gallant - foul #3 on Gordon Gallant, team foul #13 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Missouri State | Larry Martines (SG) Gordon Gallant | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the free throw | 35-26 |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley lays it in on a nice dish by David Theisen and he's fouled by Carl Houpt - foul #3 on Carl Houpt, team foul #7 | 35-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Missouri State | | |
| 01:29 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley misses the free throw | 35-28 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Richard Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-28 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-28 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it in | 37-28 |
| 01:12 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Martines | 37-31 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the jumper from the baseline | 37-31 |
| 00:55 | Missouri State | Larry Martines grabs the board | 37-31 |
| 00:39 | Missouri State | Shawn Varley drills a shot from close range | 37-33 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Douglas | 40-33 |
| 00:02 | Missouri State | David Theisen hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-36 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert clanks a fullcourt shot | 40-36 |