| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) SG - Deandre Crowe (fresh) SF - Harry McConaughy (fresh) PF - Jesse Brown (fresh) C - Ernest Graff (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Thomas Hawkes - foul #1 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 1-2 |
| 19:04 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff buries a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Bernard Vale | 3-2 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Michael Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| 18:29 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-2 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits the follow up shot | 3-4 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-4 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb grabs the board | 3-4 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Deandre Crowe is called for the reach on Jerry Miner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Deandre Crowe, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams (PG), James Carlile (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Bernard Vale, Deandre Crowe, Harry McConaughy, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Walter Dillard drills a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb | 3-6 |
| 17:09 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by James Carlile is blocked by Walter Dillard | 3-6 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon can't tip it in | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Walter Dillard is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Walter Dillard, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG) Shane Neal | |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Jason Gordon | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | The short jumper by Jason Collier is denied by Timothy Martowski | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | James Carlile pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:07 | Notre Dame | Walter Dillard takes the ball from Phillip Williams | 5-6 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Charles Blair misses the jumper from the free throw line | 5-6 |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski snags the defensive board | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Phillip Williams (fresh) SG - James Carlile (fresh) SF - Jason Gordon (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) SF - Jason Collier (fresh) PF - Walter Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Blair (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | Charles Blair swats the layup by James Carlile | 5-6 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams can't tip it in | 5-6 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Richard Lawson clanks a 3 from the left corner | 5-6 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Walter Dillard tips it in | 5-8 |
| 15:13 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the floater from close range set up by Timothy Martowski | 7-8 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Walter Dillard can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 7-8 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon snags the defensive board | 7-8 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 7-8 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Walter Dillard gets the rebound | 7-8 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Deandre Crowe (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, James Carlile, Jason Gordon, Timothy Martowski, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Richard Lawson, Jason Collier, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Deandre Crowe and he's fouled by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #3 | 9-8 |
| 14:21 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff makes the free throw | 10-8 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Deandre Crowe steps in front of the Thomas Hawkes pass | 10-8 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe blows the layup | 10-8 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 10-8 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb knocks in the jump hook near the basket set up by Jerry Miner | 10-10 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hawkes - foul #2 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Gregory Norman (C) Bernard Vale, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown | |
| 12:39 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman banks in the layup | 12-10 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Jason Collier is fouled in the backcourt by Harry McConaughy - foul #1 on Harry McConaughy, team foul #2 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG) Deandre Crowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Shane Neal | |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff (C) Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown | |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | James Carlile clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 12-10 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert is hacked by James Carlile - foul #1 on James Carlile, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SF) Floyd Douglas, Harry McConaughy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Shane Neal | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Bernard Vale (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Carlile (fresh) SF - Phillip Williams (fresh) PF - Gregory Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Graff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Ronald Cribb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert hits a wide open jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Jerry Miner | 12-12 |
| 11:00 | Notre Dame | Jason Collier is called for the reach on James Carlile - foul #1 on Jason Collier, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF), Jesse Brown (PF) James Carlile, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Dillard (PF) Ronald Cribb | |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 12-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Cribb (PF) Walter Dillard | |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Jerry Miner makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Michael Brown | 12-15 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Phillip Williams | 15-15 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jason Collier | 15-17 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon hits a wide open runner from the right block on a nice dish by Bernard Vale | 17-17 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ernest Graff - foul #1 on Ernest Graff, team foul #4 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG), Deandre Crowe (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Jason Gordon, Jesse Brown, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb | |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy can't throw it down | 17-18 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Walter Dillard grabs the defensive rebound | 17-18 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the shot in the paint but he's hacked by James Carlile - foul #2 on James Carlile, team foul #5 | 17-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG) James Carlile | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Blair (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 17-18 |
| 08:31 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski grabs the board | 17-18 |
| 08:08 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski is called for traveling | 17-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Shane Neal | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's pass is intercepted by Jeremy Stubbs | 17-18 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the lay-in | 17-18 |
| 07:25 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs tips it in | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Floyd Douglas (fresh) SG - Deandre Crowe (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) PF - Timothy Martowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeremy Stubbs (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Collier (tiring) 2 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Walter Dillard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Blair (fresh) | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Charles Blair clanks a jumper from close range | 19-18 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-18 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs hits the front of the rim on the runner from close range but the foul's on Jason Collier - foul #2 on Jason Collier, team foul #6 | 19-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jesse Brown (PF) Floyd Douglas, Deandre Crowe, Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Jason Collier, Michael Brown, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edward Gilbert | 20-18 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses the easy layup | 20-18 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the offensive board | 20-18 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Jesse Brown - foul #1 on Jesse Brown, team foul #6 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon (SF), Gregory Norman (C) Harry McConaughy, Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Shane Neal | |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 20-20 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 20-20 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb snags the defensive board | 20-20 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Jerry Miner misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 05:12 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown grabs the board | 20-20 |
| 05:07 | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-20 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon grabs the offensive board | 20-20 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 20-20 |
| 04:49 | Notre Dame | Jason Gordon can't tip it in | 20-20 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Phillip Williams tips it home | 22-20 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Jesse Brown - foul #2 on Jesse Brown, team foul #7 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas (PG), Deandre Crowe (SG), Harry McConaughy (SF), Timothy Martowski (PF), Ernest Graff (C) Bernard Vale, Phillip Williams, Jason Gordon, Jesse Brown, Gregory Norman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Jerry Miner, Richard Lawson, Michael Brown | |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 03:57 | Notre Dame | Floyd Douglas makes the jumper from just outside the lane | 24-22 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Shane Neal is called for 10 seconds | 24-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (PG) Floyd Douglas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF), Jason Collier (PF) Shane Neal, Ronald Cribb | |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy scores on a fadeaway from close range set up by Deandre Crowe | 26-22 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-22 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | Deandre Crowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman (PF) Timothy Martowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Charles Blair (C) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown, Edward Gilbert | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Carlile (fresh) SG - Deandre Crowe (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harry McConaughy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Norman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ernest Graff (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) SF - Shane Neal (fresh) PF - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Charles Blair (fresh) | |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Charles Blair hits a shot from the left side set up by Jerry Miner | 26-24 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Ernest Graff throws it down on a great pass from Deandre Crowe | 28-24 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 02:24 | Notre Dame | Harry McConaughy pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 02:02 | Notre Dame | Gregory Norman loses the ball out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Bernard Vale (PG), Phillip Williams (SG), Jason Gordon (SF), Jesse Brown (PF), Jeremy Stubbs (C) James Carlile, Deandre Crowe, Harry McConaughy, Gregory Norman, Ernest Graff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Shane Neal, Charles Blair | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Jeremy Stubbs steals it from Thomas Hawkes | 28-24 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs is hacked by Edward Gilbert - foul #1 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #7 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Walter Dillard (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown | |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs makes the 1st free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Stubbs misses the 2nd free throw | 29-24 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Walter Dillard gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Jason Gordon is called for the reach on Jason Collier - foul #1 on Jason Gordon, team foul #8 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski (C) Jeremy Stubbs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF) Jeffrey Williams, Walter Dillard | |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Jesse Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #8 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Carlile (SG), Ernest Graff (C) Phillip Williams, Jesse Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Timothy Martowski makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by Bernard Vale | 31-26 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 31-26 |