| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gene Bell inbounds the ball | 28-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-35 |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick gets the offensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:26 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-35 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey pulls down the rebound | 28-35 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 28-35 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano gets the rebound | 28-35 |
| 18:41 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Gene Bell is blocked by Amado Yazzie | 28-35 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the board | 28-35 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Leandro Romano steals the ball from Virgilio Greco in the backcourt | 28-35 |
| 18:34 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits the finger roll on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 28-37 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 28-37 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick pulls down the rebound | 28-37 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Gene Bell hits a wide open 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Leandro Romano out of a doubleteam | 28-40 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses short on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jeffrey Twyman - foul #3 on Jeffrey Twyman, team foul #1 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 17:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 29-40 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson is fouled on the floor by Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock's pass is intercepted by Andre Russo | 29-40 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini clanks a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Mason Littrell - foul #2 on Mason Littrell, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell | |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 29-40 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by James Bacher | 29-43 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is alone and drills a jumper from the right side set up by Steven Finney out of the doubleteam | 31-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 2 stl. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) PF - Shawn Haddock (fresh) C - Mason Littrell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell slams it home on a nice dish by Leandro Romano | 31-45 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 31-45 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 31-45 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | John Watson is hacked by Steven Finney - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #2 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, John Watson, Shawn Haddock, Mason Littrell | |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Gene Bell is fouled on the floor by Donald Gigliotti - foul #3 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| 14:29 | Michigan State | Amado Yazzie steals the ball from Gene Bell | 31-45 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Richard Brown double dribbles | 31-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:07 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses the shot from the right block | 31-45 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 31-45 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Gene Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-45 |
| 13:40 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick snags the offensive board | 31-45 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Ray Breit is called for the reach on Paul Knudson - foul #4 on Ray Breit, team foul #4 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Steven Finney (SG) Ray Breit, Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) James Bacher | |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the wide open shot near the basket on a great pass from Leandro Romano | 31-47 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-47 |
| 13:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Patrick | 31-47 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-47 |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick tips it but misses | 31-47 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 31-47 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick grabs the board | 31-47 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Gene Bell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-47 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Davey | 31-47 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 31-47 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the offensive board | 31-47 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Steven Finney scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Sylvester Davey | 33-47 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #5 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF), Mason Littrell (C) Paul Knudson, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman, Frank Patrick | |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 11:27 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano makes the 2nd free throw | 33-49 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini is fouled on the floor by Shawn Haddock - foul #2 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #3 | 33-49 |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 33-49 |
| 10:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Leandro Romano | 33-49 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell hits a shot in the paint on a nice dish by John Watson | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-51 |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it back up and in | 35-51 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Virgilio Greco - foul #3 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Steven Finney, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) John Watson, Shawn Haddock | |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:50 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti's floater is tipped away by Gene Bell | 35-51 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Mason Littrell | 35-51 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman can't finish the layup | 35-51 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti | 35-51 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Amado Yazzie | 38-51 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Amado Yazzie - foul #2 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #7 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (SG) James Bacher | |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell makes the 1st free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:36 | Michigan State | Mason Littrell misses the 2nd free throw | 38-52 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the defensive rebound | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Steven Finney is whistled for traveling | 38-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Patrick (C) Mason Littrell | |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a turnaround in the paint | 38-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leandro Romano (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint | 38-54 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson travels with the ball | 40-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF) Virgilio Greco, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Bacher (SG), John Watson (SF), Shawn Haddock (PF) Leandro Romano, Gene Bell, Jeffrey Twyman | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini loses the dribble to Shawn Haddock | 40-54 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | Andre Russo steals it from Frank Patrick | 40-54 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini loses the dribble to James Bacher | 40-54 |
| 06:11 | Michigan State | James Bacher hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 40-54 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Steven Finney splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-56 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | John Watson pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses short on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #8 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG), Gene Bell (SG), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Paul Knudson, James Bacher, Shawn Haddock | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the board | 40-56 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is hacked by John Watson - foul #3 on John Watson, team foul #4 | 40-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mason Littrell (C) Frank Patrick | |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Mason Littrell steals the ball from Amado Yazzie | 40-56 |
| 04:59 | Michigan State | Gene Bell misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-56 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti grabs the defensive rebound | 40-56 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Ray Breit hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-56 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Gene Bell gets the rebound | 40-56 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman makes the floater near the basket | 40-58 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-58 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman pulls down the rebound | 40-58 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 40-58 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey gets the rebound | 40-58 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Gene Bell - foul #1 on Gene Bell, team foul #5 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Steven Finney, Sylvester Davey, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Paul Knudson (PG), James Bacher (SG), Frank Patrick (C) Leandro Romano, John Watson, Mason Littrell | |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the rebound | 41-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 12 pts. 12 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Paul Knudson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Bacher (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gene Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Twyman (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Patrick (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #4 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #9 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Haddock (PF) Jeffrey Twyman | |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson makes the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Paul Knudson misses the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 41-59 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Gene Bell pulls down the rebound | 41-59 |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Gene Bell drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Andre Russo - foul #4 on Andre Russo, team foul #10 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leandro Romano (PG) James Bacher | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Gene Bell makes the free throw | 41-62 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #5 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #11 | 41-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG) Virgilio Greco | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano travels with the ball | 41-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), Jeffrey Twyman (PF) Gene Bell, Shawn Haddock | |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Richard Brown drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-62 |
| 01:44 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-62 |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini pulls down the rebound | 44-62 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Richard Brown is fouled on the floor by Frank Patrick - foul #2 on Frank Patrick, team foul #6 | 44-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gene Bell (SF) John Watson | |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Ray Breit connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman dunks the ball | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-64 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | Gene Bell snags the defensive board | 47-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Frank Patrick misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 47-64 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 47-64 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Andre Russo comes up short on the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Frank Patrick - foul #3 on Frank Patrick, team foul #7 | 47-64 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Andre Russo makes the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Andre Russo misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Twyman grabs the defensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Leandro Romano runs out the clock | 48-64 |