| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Holmes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Langley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Toms (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Viator (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Augustus Wheeler (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Robert Bowers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Mayo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms inbounds the ball | 35-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | James Langley can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-31 |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to David Viator | 35-31 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | James Langley misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 35-31 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | David Viator grabs the offensive board | 35-31 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Paul Mayo is called for the reach on David Viator - foul #2 on Paul Mayo, team foul #1 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SF), Francis Broadnax (PF), Peter Fajardo (C) Charlie Holmes, Mark Toms, Thomas Bachman, David Viator | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Johnny Campbell | 37-31 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Paul Mayo connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Bowers | 37-34 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Peter Fajardo | 40-34 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-34 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Paul Mayo hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | David Manley takes the ball from James Langley | 40-36 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Francis Broadnax takes the ball from David Manley | 40-36 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo hits the follow up shot | 42-36 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | David Manley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Paul Mayo hits the follow up shot | 42-38 |
| 16:34 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses the easy layup | 42-38 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | David Manley hits a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by James Langley - foul #2 on James Langley, team foul #1 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Mark Toms (SG), Michael Hunter (SF), Thomas Bachman (PF), Michael Denby (C) Johnny Campbell, James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, Francis Broadnax, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (SF) Nelson Blackshear | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | David Manley makes the free throw | 42-41 |
| 16:06 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms is hacked by Augustus Wheeler - foul #2 on Augustus Wheeler, team foul #2 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear (PF) Robert Bowers | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by David Manley - foul #1 on David Manley, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (SG), David Viator (C) Michael Hunter, Michael Denby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Edwards (SG) Augustus Wheeler | |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 43-41 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes makes the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Holmes (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Langley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mark Toms (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Bachman (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. C - David Viator (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) SF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Mayo (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-41 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman misses the runner from the left block | 44-41 |
| 15:11 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Nelson Blackshear - foul #2 on Nelson Blackshear, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SF), Michael Denby (PF) Mark Toms, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (PG), Augustus Wheeler (SG), Robert Bowers (PF) David Manley, Jesse Edwards, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | James Langley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-41 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Anthony Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Paul Mayo drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Queen | 44-44 |
| 13:39 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-44 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Burns | 44-44 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Robert Queen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell (PG), Mark Toms (SG), David Johnson (SF), Thomas Bachman (PF), Francis Broadnax (C) Charlie Holmes, James Langley, Michael Hunter, Michael Denby, David Viator | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Manley (PG), Jesse Edwards (SG) Robert Queen, Augustus Wheeler | |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by David Manley - foul #2 on David Manley, team foul #5 | 44-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear (PF) Robert Bowers | |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax makes the 2nd free throw | 46-44 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Manley | 46-47 |
| 12:42 | Notre Dame | David Manley steals the ball from Mark Toms | 46-47 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-47 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman pulls down the rebound | 46-47 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | David Johnson's pass is intercepted by David Manley | 46-47 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | David Manley slams it home | 46-49 |
| 11:40 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Johnny Campbell | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnny Campbell (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Toms (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - David Johnson (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Bachman (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Francis Broadnax (fairly fresh) 12 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Edwards (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Burns (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Mayo (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear misses the lay-in but the foul's on Johnny Campbell - foul #3 on Johnny Campbell, team foul #2 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), James Langley (SG), Michael Hunter (SF), Michael Denby (PF), Peter Fajardo (C) Johnny Campbell, Mark Toms, David Johnson, Thomas Bachman, Francis Broadnax | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (PG), Augustus Wheeler (SG), Robert Bowers (SF) David Manley, Jesse Edwards, Anthony Burns | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 10:52 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby is hacked by Nelson Blackshear - foul #3 on Nelson Blackshear, team foul #6 | 49-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Toms (SF) Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner (SF) Nelson Blackshear | |
| 10:31 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms steps out of bounds on the baseline | 49-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SF), David Viator (C) Mark Toms, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Paul Mayo can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-51 |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | David Viator grabs the defensive rebound | 49-51 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | James Langley knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Charlie Holmes | 52-51 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by James Langley - foul #3 on James Langley, team foul #3 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Toms (SF), Thomas Bachman (PF), Peter Fajardo (C) Michael Hunter, Michael Denby, David Viator | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Manley (PG), Nelson Blackshear (C) Robert Queen, Paul Mayo | |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 09:37 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Langley | 55-52 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-52 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes snags the defensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:37 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-52 |
| 08:35 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms snags the offensive board | 55-52 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo is fouled on the floor by Nelson Blackshear - foul #4 on Nelson Blackshear, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell (PG), Paul Ainsworth (SF), Francis Broadnax (PF) Charlie Holmes, Mark Toms, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jesse Edwards (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Paul Mayo (C) Augustus Wheeler, Gary Baumgardner, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Peter Fajardo makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jesse Edwards, team foul #8 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Viator (C) Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:23 | Notre Dame | Paul Ainsworth makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Langley (tired) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Ainsworth (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Broadnax (fresh) 12 pts. C - David Viator (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Bowers (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Paul Mayo (tired) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-52 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | David Manley gets the offensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | David Manley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-52 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | David Manley grabs the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Robert Bowers comes up short on the floater in the lane | 60-52 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Robert Bowers tips it in | 60-54 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | David Viator misses the dunk | 60-54 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Robert Bowers grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Paul Ainsworth steals it from David Manley in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 06:02 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Johnny Campbell | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Langley - foul #4 on James Langley, team foul #4 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Mark Toms (SG), Michael Hunter (SF), Thomas Bachman (PF), Michael Denby (C) Johnny Campbell, James Langley, Paul Ainsworth, Francis Broadnax, David Viator | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (PG), Augustus Wheeler (SG), Gary Baumgardner (SF), Nelson Blackshear (C) David Manley, Jesse Edwards, Anthony Burns, Paul Mayo | |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Robert Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | Michael Denby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Langley (SG) Michael Hunter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Mayo (C) Robert Bowers | |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Paul Mayo can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by James Langley - foul #5 on James Langley, team foul #5 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter (SF), Peter Fajardo (C) James Langley, Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Paul Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | Paul Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 62-57 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes misses the fadeaway from the left side | 62-57 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Robert Queen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-57 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Nelson Blackshear is called for 10 seconds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Johnson (SF), Thomas Bachman (PF) Michael Hunter, Michael Denby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (SF) Gary Baumgardner | |
| 03:54 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Charlie Holmes | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell (PG), Michael Denby (C) Charlie Holmes, Peter Fajardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Manley (PG), Jesse Edwards (SG) Robert Queen, Anthony Burns | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Notre Dame | Johnny Campbell misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 65-57 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Nelson Blackshear | 65-57 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnny Campbell (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Toms (tiring) 12 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Thomas Bachman (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Michael Denby (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Manley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Augustus Wheeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Nelson Blackshear (tired) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Paul Mayo (very tired) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Iowa | David Manley drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Augustus Wheeler | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | David Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nelson Blackshear - foul #5 on Nelson Blackshear, team foul #9 | 65-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes (PG), Michael Hunter (SG), Francis Broadnax (PF), David Viator (C) Johnny Campbell, Mark Toms, Thomas Bachman, Michael Denby | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Queen (SG), Anthony Burns (SF), Robert Bowers (PF) Jesse Edwards, Augustus Wheeler, Nelson Blackshear | |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 65-60 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Paul Mayo grabs the board | 65-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | David Manley misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-60 |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | David Viator snags the defensive board | 65-60 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Charlie Holmes makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by David Viator | 67-60 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | David Manley can't finish the layup | 67-60 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | David Manley gets the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | David Manley hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-63 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax loses the dribble to Anthony Burns | 67-63 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Anthony Burns lays it in | 67-65 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Anthony Burns steals it from Francis Broadnax | 67-65 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | David Manley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Toms (SG), Thomas Bachman (PF) David Johnson, Francis Broadnax | |
| Subs | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler (SG) Robert Queen | |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Mark Toms | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Anthony Burns makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 69-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Mark Toms misses long on a 3 from straight away | 69-67 |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | David Viator tips it home | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Charlie Holmes is called for the reach on David Manley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charlie Holmes, team foul #6 | 71-67 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Augustus Wheeler misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-67 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter grabs the defensive rebound | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Wheeler - foul #3 on Augustus Wheeler, team foul #10 | 71-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax (PF) Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Anthony Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Augustus Wheeler is called for the reach on Michael Hunter in the backcourt - foul #4 on Augustus Wheeler, team foul #11 | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | David Manley is hacked by Charlie Holmes in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charlie Holmes, team foul #7 | 73-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Bachman (PF) Francis Broadnax | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | David Manley makes the 1st free throw | 73-68 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | David Manley makes the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | David Manley is called for the reach on Michael Hunter in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Manley, team foul #12 | 73-69 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Francis Broadnax (PF) Thomas Bachman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter makes the 1st free throw | 74-69 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Michael Hunter makes the 2nd free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Anthony Burns hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 75-69 |