| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) SG - John McLyman (fresh) SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) PF - Dan Calles (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Jim Queen buries a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by John Coffey | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses short on a jumper from the right side | 0-3 |
| 19:35 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled on the floor by Arthur Arnold - foul #1 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Coffey | 0-5 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 0-5 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the tip | 0-5 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the offensive board | 0-5 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-5 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the board | 0-5 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Sanders | 0-8 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Daniel Patterson picks off the pass by Arthur Arnold | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Huynh - foul #1 on Michael Huynh, team foul #2 | 0-8 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 0-9 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-10 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (PF) Ricky Williams | |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF) Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | John McLyman clanks a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Thomas Poole - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #1 | 0-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 1st free throw | 1-10 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 2-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) SG - John McLyman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) PF - William Perry (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SF - Richard Sorrells (fresh) PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 2 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Arthur Arnold takes the ball from John Coffey in the backcourt | 2-10 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-10 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Powers | 2-10 |
| 14:56 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams misses short on a floater from the left side | 2-10 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | William Perry gets the rebound | 2-10 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Tom Jones is hacked by Joseph Powers - foul #1 on Joseph Powers, team foul #2 | 2-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), Dan Calles (PF) John McLyman, Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) John Coffey, Richard Sorrells, Ricky Williams | |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the floater from the left wing | 4-10 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Tom Jones gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Joseph Powers | 4-10 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 4-10 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Alex Martell - foul #1 on Alex Martell, team foul #3 | 4-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | John McLyman (SG), Michael Huynh (SF) Arthur Arnold, William Perry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Ricky Williams (PF) Thomas Poole, Joseph Powers | |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 2nd free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Dan Calles grabs the board | 4-11 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Alex Martell is whistled for a carry | 4-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:40 | Michigan State | Jim Queen clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders tips it back up and in | 4-13 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | John McLyman clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-13 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | John McLyman grabs the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | John McLyman hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 4-13 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 4-13 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | John McLyman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-13 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the board | 4-13 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fresh) SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) C - Tom Jones (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Ricky Williams (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #4 | 4-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), William Perry (SF), Dan Calles (PF) Alex Martell, Michael Huynh, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Ricky Williams, Daniel Patterson | |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 4-14 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 4-14 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue snags the defensive board | 4-14 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | John McLyman is whistled for traveling | 4-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Jim Queen | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Arthur Arnold - foul #2 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #5 | 4-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG) Arthur Arnold | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 4-15 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 4-16 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | William Perry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SF) William Perry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (PF) Ricky Williams | |
| 09:40 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by John Coffey | 4-18 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | John McLyman knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alex Martell and the foul's on Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #3 | 6-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tom Jones (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Joseph Powers | |
| 09:11 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the free throw | 7-18 |
| 08:45 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is whistled for traveling | 7-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John McLyman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint but he's fouled by Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Chad Sanders, team foul #4 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Richard Sorrells | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 1st free throw | 7-18 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-18 |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is fouled on the floor by Alex Martell - foul #2 on Alex Martell, team foul #6 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) Alex Martell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG) Thomas Poole | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Tom Jones - foul #1 on Tom Jones, team foul #7 | 8-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dan Calles (PF) Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG) Chad Sanders | |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 07:30 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the 2nd free throw | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John McLyman (tiring) 6 pts. SF - William Perry (fresh) PF - Dan Calles (fresh) 2 reb. C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 3 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | John McLyman snags the offensive board | 8-20 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Tom Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 06:29 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams hits the follow up shot | 8-22 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Dishi Xue loses the ball out of bounds | 8-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SF) William Perry | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Jim Queen, Ricky Williams, Daniel Patterson | |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-22 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | John McLyman pulls down the rebound | 8-22 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | John McLyman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Huynh | 11-22 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole is alone and drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Richard Sorrells | 11-25 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Thomas Poole is called for the reach on John McLyman - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #5 | 11-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (PF), Tom Jones (C) Dan Calles, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | John Coffey is called for the reach on Arthur Arnold - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #6 | 11-25 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold connects on the fadeaway from the left side and he's hacked by John Coffey - foul #2 on John Coffey, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the free throw | 14-25 |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jim Queen | 14-28 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - John McLyman (tiring) 9 pts. SF - Michael Huynh (fresh) PF - William Perry (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ricky Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | John McLyman is called for the reach on Jim Queen - foul #1 on John McLyman, team foul #8 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), Dan Calles (PF) John McLyman, Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG) Chad Sanders | |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jim Queen makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 03:07 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | Dan Calles gets the rebound | 14-29 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses long on a jumper from the right side | 14-29 |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole double dribbles | 14-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (PF) Ricky Williams | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | William Perry scores on a runner in the lane and he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #8 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Richard Sorrells (PF) Thomas Poole, Daniel Patterson | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | William Perry makes the free throw | 17-29 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Jim Queen comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 17-29 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 17-29 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Jim Queen - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #9 | 17-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SF), Paul Simoneaux (C) William Perry, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (PF) Jim Queen | |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 18-29 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 19-29 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ricky Williams | 19-31 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Alex Martell is hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #10 | 19-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tom Jones (C) Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (C) Joseph Powers | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the 1st free throw | 19-31 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the 2nd free throw | 19-31 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 19-31 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells is hacked by Michael Huynh - foul #2 on Michael Huynh, team foul #9 | 19-31 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells makes the 1st free throw | 19-32 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells makes the 2nd free throw | 19-33 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Dishi Xue's floater is tipped away by Daniel Patterson | 19-33 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 19-33 |