| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Wike (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug inbounds the ball | 27-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-31 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson drills a jumper from the free throw line set up by Gabriel Bartels and he's fouled by Leonard Edwards - foul #2 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #1 | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Brian Canfield snags the defensive board | 29-31 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Rocco Ricci steps in front of the Leonard Edwards pass | 29-31 |
| 18:25 | Notre Dame | Leonard Edwards steals the ball from Lonnie Nicholson | 29-31 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Alley and the foul's on Gabriel Bartels - foul #2 on Gabriel Bartels, team foul #1 | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-33 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards blows the wide open layup | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Gabriel Bartels | 29-33 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | William Alley blocks the 3 pointer from the left wing by David Wike | 29-33 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Brian Canfield loses the ball out of bounds | 29-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers loses the ball out of bounds | 29-33 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Michael Noack evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug gets the offensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Michael Noack splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 29-33 |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 29-33 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Canfield | 29-33 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses short on a jump hook from close range | 29-33 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the offensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Michael Noack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust grabs the board | 29-33 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-33 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Leonard Edwards | 29-36 |
| 13:56 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers's floater is tipped away by Brian Canfield | 29-36 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the board | 29-36 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-36 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the offensive board | 29-36 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | James Lower takes the ball from Brian Canfield | 29-36 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | James Lower hits the finger roll | 31-36 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | William Alley misses badly on the uncontested jumper from just outside the lane | 31-36 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Canfield | 31-36 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers connects on the shot from the right side on a great pass from James Lower | 33-39 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Alley | 33-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Thomas Hust (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (tiring) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Noack (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Brian Canfield (tiring) 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers tips it but misses | 33-42 |
| 11:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Hust gets the offensive rebound | 33-42 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Leonard Edwards takes the ball from Thomas Hust | 33-42 |
| 10:47 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-42 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-42 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lamont McElpraug | 33-42 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards can't tip it in | 33-42 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Samuel Graham gets the rebound | 33-42 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | William Alley steps in front of the Joe Landin pass | 33-42 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Michael Noack misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Joe Landin - foul #1 on Joe Landin, team foul #2 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gordon Guerrera (PG), Rocco Ricci (SG), David Wike (SF), Gabriel Bartels (PF), Lonnie Nicholson (C) James Lower, Joe Landin, Samuel Graham, Thomas Hust, Thomas Staggers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Patrick Sullins (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Lucien Conti (C) William Alley, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the 2nd free throw | 33-44 |
| 09:17 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the lay-in | 33-44 |
| 09:16 | Notre Dame | David Wike tips it in | 35-44 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Lucien Conti's pass is intercepted by Rocco Ricci | 35-44 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-44 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Michael Noack grabs the defensive rebound | 35-44 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Lucien Conti is open and buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Noack | 35-46 |
| 07:54 | Notre Dame | Lucien Conti denies the turnaround by Lonnie Nicholson | 35-46 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Lucien Conti snags the defensive board | 35-46 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Michael Noack works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-46 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Lucien Conti grabs the offensive board | 35-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Gordon Guerrera (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rocco Ricci (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Wike (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Gabriel Bartels (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lonnie Nicholson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) SG - Michael Noack (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Sullins (fresh) PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Michael Noack tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Michael Noack, team foul #2 | 35-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF) Michael Noack, Patrick Sullins, Lucien Conti | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | David Wike misses the 3 from the right corner | 35-46 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-46 |
| 06:31 | Notre Dame | Gabriel Bartels pulls down the rebound | 35-46 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Gordon Guerrera and he's fouled by William Bustamante - foul #2 on William Bustamante, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Brian Canfield (C) Andrew Irons, William Bustamante | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson misses the free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards pulls down the rebound | 37-46 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | William Alley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-46 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug tips it home | 37-48 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | Lonnie Nicholson drills a driving attempt in the lane | 39-48 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 39-48 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Brian Canfield gets the offensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from William Alley | 39-51 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Rocco Ricci can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Brian Canfield grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards is denied on a dunk by Lonnie Nicholson | 39-51 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | David Wike pulls down the rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Leonard Edwards picks off the pass by Lonnie Nicholson | 39-51 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug double dribbles | 39-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Lower (PG), Joe Landin (SG), Samuel Graham (SF), Thomas Hust (PF), Thomas Staggers (C) Gordon Guerrera, Rocco Ricci, David Wike, Gabriel Bartels, Lonnie Nicholson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Michael Noack (SG), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Joseph Walker, Brian Canfield | |
| 03:38 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 39-51 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin gets the offensive rebound | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Lower (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Joe Landin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Samuel Graham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hust (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thomas Staggers (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (tiring) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers knocks in the driving attempt near the basket | 41-51 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards knocks in the runner from the baseline | 41-53 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the jump hook from the right block | 41-53 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Andrew Irons | 41-55 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG), Patrick Sullins (SF), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Noack, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers snags the defensive board | 41-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | Joe Landin scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-55 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Thomas Staggers steals the ball from William Bustamante | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Patrick Sullins - foul #1 on Patrick Sullins, team foul #4 | 43-55 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Lucien Conti grabs the board | 43-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Andrew Irons drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joseph Walker | 43-57 |
| 00:16 | Notre Dame | Thomas Staggers banks in the layup set up by Thomas Hust | 45-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons runs out the clock | 45-57 |