| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Neace (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan inbounds the ball | 32-25 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | John Allen can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-25 |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Philip Jordan pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-25 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | John Allen knocks in the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Philip Jordan and he's hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #2 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Philip Jordan | |
| 19:23 | Iowa | John Allen misses the free throw | 32-27 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez grabs the board | 32-27 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Cory Ashford is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll - foul #3 on Cory Ashford, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF) Paul Boydston, Cory Ashford | |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is hacked by Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG) Philip Jordan | |
| 18:50 | Minnesota | William Neace misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 32-27 |
| 18:48 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez tips it home | 34-27 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin lays it in on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Paul Boydston | 34-29 |
| 18:13 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Fernando Gomez | 36-29 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Fernando Gomez steals it from Boris Zulauf | 36-29 |
| 17:32 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou connects on the floater in the paint on a great pass from William Neace | 38-29 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Sang Zheng clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Wayne Carroll - foul #1 on Wayne Carroll, team foul #2 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Paul Boydston | |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 38-30 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 38-31 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-31 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Philip Jordan drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 38-34 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez buries a shot near the basket on a nice dish by William Neace | 40-34 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | John Allen drills a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 40-36 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | William Neace's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), David Kaczynski (PF) Boris Zulauf, John Allen | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is hacked by Wayne Carroll - foul #2 on Wayne Carroll, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Allen (C) Desmond Tobin | |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jaja Abdalla - foul #3 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (PF) David Kaczynski | |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is fouled on the floor by Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #3 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Kaczynski (PF) Desmond Tobin | |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez's pass is intercepted by Paul Boydston | 40-37 |
| 13:51 | Iowa | Sang Zheng can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | David Kaczynski tips it back up and in | 40-39 |
| 13:29 | Minnesota | William Neace clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-39 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Chen Chiou takes the ball from Paul Boydston | 40-39 |
| 12:50 | Minnesota | William Neace knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Carroll | 43-39 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston scores on a turnaround from the right block | 43-41 |
| 12:09 | Minnesota | William Neace can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-41 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | David Kaczynski grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-41 |
| 11:40 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the defensive rebound | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fernando Gomez (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Kaczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Allen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #4 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF) Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, David Kaczynski | |
| 11:03 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou is called for traveling | 43-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| 10:42 | Iowa | John Allen hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Chen Chiou - foul #2 on Chen Chiou, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett (SG), Robert McNeme (C) William Neace, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Philip Jordan (SF) Sang Zheng, John Denny | |
| 10:42 | Iowa | John Allen makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | John Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-43 |
| 10:22 | Minnesota | Danny Liller makes the wide open jumper in the paint | 45-43 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Philip Jordan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 09:53 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:38 | Minnesota | Boris Zulauf is called for the reach on Wayne Carroll - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF), Chen Chiou (C) Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Danny Liller, Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), Cory Ashford (PF) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | William Neace comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-43 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll misses the tip | 45-43 |
| 09:25 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses the lay-in but the foul's on Cory Ashford - foul #4 on Cory Ashford, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Allen (C) Cory Ashford | |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 46-43 |
| 09:12 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Paul Boydston knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Boris Zulauf | 47-46 |
| 08:33 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by William Neace | 50-46 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | John Allen banks in the layup | 50-48 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) Wayne Carroll | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Philip Jordan (SF) Paul Boydston, Boris Zulauf | |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 07:54 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | John Allen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Chen Chiou | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gregory Green (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #4 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #6 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG) John Denny | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | John Allen lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Boydston | 51-50 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou connects on the open turnaround from the right block | 53-50 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Paul Boydston works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side | 53-52 |
| 06:16 | Minnesota | Gregory Green drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from William Neace | 56-52 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | John Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll (PG), Hedeon Zysett (SG), John Reeder (SF), Danny Liller (PF), Robert McNeme (C) Gregory Green, William Neace, Jaja Abdalla, Fernando Gomez, Chen Chiou | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (PF) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Matthew Johansson steals it from Wayne Carroll | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Robert McNeme is called for the reach on David Kaczynski - foul #2 on Robert McNeme, team foul #7 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, John Denny, Boris Zulauf, John Allen | |
| 05:09 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Danny Liller grabs the defensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Hedeon Zysett can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 56-52 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | David Kaczynski pulls down the rebound | 56-52 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Sang Zheng's pass is intercepted by Wayne Carroll | 56-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme hits a jumper from close range and the foul's on Desmond Tobin - foul #2 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #8 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Neace (SG), Jaja Abdalla (SF), Fernando Gomez (PF) Hedeon Zysett, John Reeder, Danny Liller | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, David Kaczynski | |
| 03:55 | Minnesota | Robert McNeme misses the free throw | 58-52 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Philip Jordan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 58-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Chen Chiou (C) Robert McNeme | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Paul Boydston (SG) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Carroll (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Neace (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jaja Abdalla (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Fernando Gomez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Chen Chiou (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Desmond Tobin (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - John Allen (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou hits a fadeaway from the baseline | 60-52 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Allen | 60-54 |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | William Neace is fouled on the floor by John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #9 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), Cory Ashford (PF) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Desmond Tobin | |
| 02:45 | Minnesota | William Neace misses the 1st free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Cory Ashford | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by John Allen | 60-56 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | William Neace hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-56 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll grabs the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 01:53 | Minnesota | Jaja Abdalla misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 60-56 |
| 01:52 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou grabs the offensive board | 60-56 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | William Neace's pass is intercepted by John Allen | 60-56 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Cory Ashford hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | William Neace is hacked by Cory Ashford - foul #5 on Cory Ashford, team foul #10 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), David Kaczynski (PF) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, Cory Ashford | |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:51 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | David Kaczynski is open and scores on a floater from the left block | 62-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | William Neace is hacked by Sang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #3 on Sang Zheng, team foul #11 | 62-58 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | William Neace makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is hacked by Jaja Abdalla - foul #5 on Jaja Abdalla, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Reeder (SF) Jaja Abdalla | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the 1st free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:35 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez is fouled in the backcourt by Sang Zheng - foul #4 on Sang Zheng, team foul #12 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gregory Green (PG) John Reeder | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Paul Boydston splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sang Zheng | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll is hacked by Paul Boydston in the backcourt - foul #2 on Paul Boydston, team foul #13 | 65-62 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Wayne Carroll makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 67-62 |
| 00:16 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou snags the defensive board | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou is fouled in the backcourt by Sang Zheng - foul #5 on Sang Zheng, team foul #14 | 67-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Sang Zheng | |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou misses the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Chen Chiou makes the 2nd free throw | 68-62 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is open and buries a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Gregory Green is hacked by Matthew Johansson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #15 | 68-65 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Gregory Green makes the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Gregory Green makes the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-65 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Fernando Gomez | 70-65 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Fernando Gomez runs out the clock | 70-65 |