| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger inbounds the ball | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:50 | Iowa | Andrew Irons's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-37 |
| 19:34 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-37 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Michael Conger pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Eric Warne picks off the pass by Ray Richardson | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Richard Clemons connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Andrew Irons - foul #3 on Andrew Irons, team foul #1 | 26-37 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG) Andrew Irons | |
| 18:55 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the free throw | 27-37 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Ray Richardson's pass is intercepted by Tony Erickson | 27-37 |
| 18:32 | Montana State | Richard Clemons can't finish the layup | 27-37 |
| 18:31 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:19 | Montana State | Richard Clemons clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 27-37 |
| 18:18 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher tips it but misses | 27-37 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 27-37 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Raymond Avery snags the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Ray Richardson | 27-40 |
| 17:48 | Montana State | Tony Erickson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Craig Prince | 30-40 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the driving attempt from close range | 30-40 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it home | 30-42 |
| 17:21 | Montana State | Richard Clemons is whistled for traveling | 30-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Craig Prince, Eric Warne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (C) Raymond Avery | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Joseph Walker clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 30-42 |
| 17:05 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher gets the rebound | 30-42 |
| 16:43 | Montana State | Richard Clemons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-42 |
| 16:41 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy tips it back up and in | 32-42 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Derrick Fisher is called for the reach on Ray Richardson - foul #2 on Derrick Fisher, team foul #1 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Howard Machin, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) William Bustamante | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Michael Conger clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-42 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Joseph Walker tips it home | 32-44 |
| 15:46 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy can't finish the layup | 32-44 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the board | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Marvin Roy - foul #1 on Marvin Roy, team foul #2 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Montana State | Eric Warne (PF) Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Michael Conger, Samuel Smith, Raul Martinez | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Ray Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 32-45 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Ray Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 15:09 | Montana State | Brian Ward can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-46 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Raymond Avery grabs the board | 32-46 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Brendan Pomeroy swats the shot by Ray Richardson | 32-46 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | William Bustamante hits the follow up shot | 32-48 |
| 14:33 | Montana State | Craig Prince misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the board | 32-48 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Brian Ward - foul #1 on Brian Ward, team foul #3 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Tony Erickson (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Marvin Roy, Craig Prince, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (SF) Joseph Walker | |
| 14:00 | Iowa | William Bustamante can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 32-48 |
| 13:59 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Derrick Fisher | 32-48 |
| 13:41 | Montana State | Michael Conger blocks the short jumper by Tony Erickson | 32-48 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Conger | 32-48 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Andrew Irons clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eric Warne - foul #2 on Eric Warne, team foul #4 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (PF) William Bustamante | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 32-49 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:18 | Montana State | Richard Clemons is called for traveling | 32-50 |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Raymond Avery | |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 12:52 | Montana State | Richard Clemons grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Eric Warne misses the floater in the lane | 32-50 |
| 12:43 | Montana State | Eric Warne tips it home | 34-50 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Andrew Irons scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Raul Martinez | 34-52 |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Howard Machin slams it home and he's fouled by Michael Conger - foul #2 on Michael Conger, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy (PF) Eric Warne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), William Bustamante (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Samuel Smith, Raul Martinez | |
| 12:04 | Montana State | Howard Machin makes the free throw | 37-52 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Michael Conger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Craig Prince (SF) Howard Machin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:32 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses the fadeaway from close range | 37-52 |
| 11:30 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses the tip | 37-52 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Craig Prince (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Brendan Pomeroy (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | Michael Conger is hacked by Brendan Pomeroy - foul #1 on Brendan Pomeroy, team foul #5 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (SG) Tony Erickson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Brendan Pomeroy denies the turnaround by William Bustamante | 37-52 |
| 11:08 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher gets the rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:04 | Montana State | Craig Prince hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-52 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Avery | 37-52 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-52 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it home | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Richard Clemons hits a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Brian Ward and he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #3 | 39-54 |
| Subs | Montana State | Patrick Rentas (C) Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Samuel Smith (C) Joseph Walker, Raymond Avery | |
| 10:34 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the free throw | 40-54 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Brian Ward steps in front of the William Bustamante pass | 40-54 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 10:16 | Montana State | Richard Clemons makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 42-54 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Andrew Irons can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 42-54 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the offensive board | 42-54 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Michael Conger scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-57 |
| 09:31 | Montana State | Brian Ward is called for traveling | 42-57 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Eric Warne (PF) Richard Clemons, Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Ray Richardson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-57 |
| 09:15 | Montana State | Tony Erickson pulls down the rebound | 42-57 |
| 08:49 | Montana State | Brian Ward drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 44-57 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Ray Richardson's pass is intercepted by Tony Erickson | 44-57 |
| 07:59 | Montana State | Andrew Irons picks off the pass by Brendan Pomeroy | 44-57 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Samuel Smith's pass is intercepted by Brendan Pomeroy | 44-57 |
| 07:31 | Montana State | Eric Warne buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Craig Prince | 46-57 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tony Erickson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Craig Prince (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Warne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brendan Pomeroy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (tiring) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Conger (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Samuel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Michael Conger's pass is intercepted by Tony Erickson | 46-57 |
| 06:48 | Montana State | William Bustamante denies the turnaround by Tony Erickson | 46-57 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Smith | 46-57 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Michael Conger scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Andrew Irons | 46-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Brian Ward scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Tony Erickson | 48-60 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Craig Prince - foul #1 on Craig Prince, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Montana State | Richard Clemons (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Patrick Rentas (PF), Derrick Fisher (C) Brian Ward, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Brendan Pomeroy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), George Kincade (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, William Bustamante, Samuel Smith | |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 05:55 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher grabs the board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 05:45 | Montana State | Marvin Roy buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-60 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-60 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the offensive board | 50-60 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-60 |
| 05:13 | Montana State | Derrick Fisher pulls down the rebound | 50-60 |
| 05:09 | Montana State | Marvin Roy is whistled for traveling | 50-60 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Derrick Fisher takes the ball from Joseph Walker | 50-60 |
| 04:40 | Montana State | Richard Clemons knocks in the turnaround from close range | 52-60 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Joseph Walker banks in the layup | 52-62 |
| 04:10 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-62 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Richard Clemons grabs the offensive rebound | 52-62 |
| 03:50 | Montana State | Richard Clemons jams it on a great pass from Marvin Roy | 54-62 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Ray Richardson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | George Kincade tips it in | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:11 | Montana State | Howard Machin's floater is tipped away by George Kincade | 54-64 |
| 03:10 | Montana State | Howard Machin tips it but misses | 54-64 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Raymond Avery gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Richard Clemons (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Marvin Roy (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Howard Machin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Rentas (fresh) 2 reb. C - Derrick Fisher (fresh) 5 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (tired) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Conger (tiring) 24 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Raymond Avery (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Iowa | Joseph Walker can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-64 |
| 03:03 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Derrick Fisher | 54-64 |
| 02:59 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-64 |
| Subs | Montana State | Tony Erickson (SG), Craig Prince (SF), Eric Warne (PF) Marvin Roy, Howard Machin, Patrick Rentas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), William Bustamante (PF) Ray Richardson, George Kincade | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:52 | Montana State | Andrew Irons is called for the reach on Derrick Fisher - foul #4 on Andrew Irons, team foul #4 | 54-64 |
| 02:42 | Montana State | William Bustamante is called for the reach on Richard Clemons - foul #2 on William Bustamante, team foul #5 | 54-64 |
| 02:32 | Montana State | Richard Clemons misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 54-64 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the rebound | 54-64 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses long on a floater from the right wing | 54-64 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Joseph Walker pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-64 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Craig Prince - foul #2 on Craig Prince, team foul #7 | 54-66 |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Ward (PG), Marvin Roy (SG), Howard Machin (SF), Brendan Pomeroy (PF), Patrick Rentas (C) Richard Clemons, Tony Erickson, Craig Prince, Eric Warne, Derrick Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Samuel Smith (PF), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, William Bustamante, Raymond Avery | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the free throw | 54-66 |
| 01:44 | Montana State | Patrick Rentas pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:32 | Montana State | Brendan Pomeroy misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-66 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Michael Conger gets the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses short on a floater from the baseline | 54-66 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Raul Martinez tips it but misses | 54-66 |
| 01:25 | Montana State | Howard Machin pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 01:21 | Montana State | Brian Ward connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Marvin Roy | 56-66 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Ray Richardson connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Irons | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Samuel Smith picks off the pass by Brian Ward | 56-68 |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-68 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Raul Martinez tips it home | 56-70 |
| 00:23 | Montana State | Brian Ward misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-70 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 56-70 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons runs out the clock | 56-70 |