| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Peluso (fresh) 11 pts. SG - James Zacher (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - Mathew McCabe (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann inbounds the ball | 22-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:32 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 22-30 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Charles Douglas's floater is knocked away by Mathew McCabe | 22-30 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | James Zacher pulls down the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-30 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Douglas | 22-30 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses badly on a shot from the right block | 22-30 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe gets the rebound | 22-30 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #1 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Parker (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), James Holland (PF), James Richardson (C) James Zacher, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 18:12 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | The short jumper by Wayne Alford is denied by James Holland | 22-32 |
| 17:47 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | James Holland misses the dunk | 22-32 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 22-32 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Alford | 24-32 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann banks in the layup on a great pass from David Peluso | 24-34 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Joel Thomas picks off the pass by Richard Parker | 24-34 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | David Peluso lays it up and in on a great pass from Joel Thomas | 24-36 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 24-36 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann grabs the board | 24-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) PF - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Parker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peluso (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Holland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann buries a jumper from the free throw line | 24-38 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Richard Parker hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Charles Douglas and he's hacked by Joel Thomas - foul #2 on Joel Thomas, team foul #1 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG), James Zacher (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Mathew McCabe (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, David Peluso, David Lohmann, James Holland, James Richardson | |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Richard Parker misses the free throw | 26-38 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe is hacked by Don McCredie - foul #2 on Don McCredie, team foul #2 | 26-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | James Zacher hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Earl Loera and he's hacked by Stanley Fries - foul #1 on Stanley Fries, team foul #3 | 26-40 |
| 14:40 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 26-41 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Richard Shorts is hacked by Michael Tribble - foul #2 on Michael Tribble, team foul #2 | 26-41 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a turnaround in the lane | 28-41 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Stanley Fries steps in front of the Mathew McCabe pass | 28-41 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert double dribbles in the backcourt | 28-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) Michael Tribble | |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | Earl Loera knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by James Zacher | 28-43 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Don McCredie connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Gilbert | 30-43 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | James Zacher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Don McCredie throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Houpt (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Richard Parker (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), David Lohmann (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Nathan Rogers, Michael Johnston, Mathew McCabe | |
| 12:23 | Notre Dame | David Peluso is hacked by Charles Douglas - foul #2 on Charles Douglas, team foul #4 | 30-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF) Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:13 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Earl Loera | 30-43 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | David Peluso drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Carl Gilbert and he's fouled by Earl Loera - foul #3 on Earl Loera, team foul #3 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Tribble (SF) David Peluso, David Lohmann | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the free throw | 33-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Shorts - foul #2 on Richard Shorts, team foul #5 | 33-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Carl Houpt (SF) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Mathew McCabe (PF) Nathan Rogers, Phillip Rawley | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 33-47 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 33-48 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Robert Ross is called for 10 seconds | 33-48 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | James Zacher connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Tribble and he's fouled by Carl Gilbert - foul #1 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Holland (PF) Joel Thomas, Earl Loera | |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the free throw | 33-51 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Wayne Alford throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Johnston (SF) James Zacher, Michael Tribble | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | James Holland hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 33-51 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Robert Ross can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Rogers - foul #1 on Nathan Rogers, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF), Richard Parker (C) Carl Gilbert, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) Nathan Rogers, James Holland, Mathew McCabe | |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the 1st free throw | 33-51 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| 09:29 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley is whistled for a carry | 34-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF) Michael Johnston | |
| 09:13 | Iowa | David Peluso picks off the pass by Carl Gilbert | 34-51 |
| 08:56 | Notre Dame | David Peluso misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-51 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Charles Douglas loses the dribble to Michael Tribble in the backcourt | 34-51 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses long on a shot near the basket | 34-51 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Don McCredie grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-51 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 34-51 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | David Peluso loses the ball out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (PG), James Zacher (SG), David Lohmann (SF), James Holland (PF), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, David Peluso, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, James Richardson | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Robert Ross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Johnston (fresh) SG - James Zacher (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Lohmann (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. PF - James Holland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Earl Loera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Mervin Tschida - foul #3 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #7 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe (PF) Earl Loera | |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 1st free throw | 34-52 |
| 06:51 | Notre Dame | David Lohmann makes the 2nd free throw | 34-53 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on the uncontested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Charles Douglas hits the follow up shot | 36-53 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | James Holland's layup is rejected by Mervin Tschida | 36-53 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it in | 36-55 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Michael Johnston - foul #2 on Michael Johnston, team foul #5 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Parker (C) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), David Peluso (SG), Earl Loera (C) Michael Johnston, James Zacher, James Holland | |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 05:32 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Richard Parker steps in front of the Nathan Rogers pass | 37-55 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Wayne Alford | 39-55 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Wayne Alford blocks the short jumper by Mathew McCabe | 39-55 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe tips it home | 39-57 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert is open and buries a 3 from straight away | 42-57 |
| 03:52 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe is called for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Robert Ross, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) Nathan Rogers, David Lohmann, Mathew McCabe, Earl Loera | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Don McCredie is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (C) Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Douglas steps in front of the Michael Tribble pass | 42-57 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Charles Douglas can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 42-57 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | James Richardson grabs the board | 42-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Peluso (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Tribble (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Richardson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Carl Gilbert - foul #2 on Carl Gilbert, team foul #8 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Parker (C) Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Johnston (SG), Mathew McCabe (PF) David Peluso, Phillip Rawley | |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Richard Parker pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew McCabe - foul #2 on Mathew McCabe, team foul #6 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Peluso (PG), James Zacher (SG), Earl Loera (C) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble, James Richardson | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe grabs the defensive rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Douglas - foul #3 on Charles Douglas, team foul #9 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Lohmann (SF) Michael Johnston | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 1st free throw | 43-58 |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Mathew McCabe makes the 2nd free throw | 43-59 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Richard Parker comes up short on the shot from the right block | 43-59 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mathew McCabe | 43-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | James Zacher comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-59 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | James Zacher snags the offensive board | 43-59 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | James Zacher makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Peluso | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Charles Douglas throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Stanley Fries, Richard Parker | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | James Zacher is denied on a layup by Wayne Alford | 43-61 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | David Lohmann steps in front of the Richard Shorts pass | 43-61 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | David Peluso lays it in on a great pass from David Lohmann | 43-63 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | David Lohmann swats the short shot by Charles Douglas | 43-63 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | James Zacher grabs the board | 43-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | James Zacher misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 43-63 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | James Zacher pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-63 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Peluso runs out the clock | 43-63 |