| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | BYU | Alfred Negrete inbounds the ball | 33-36 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:38 | BYU | Craig Bell is denied on a layup by George Nelson | 33-36 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the defensive rebound | 33-36 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 3 from straight away | 33-39 |
| 19:10 | BYU | Michael Hibbs steals the ball from Dale Simmons | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Craig Bell - foul #2 on Craig Bell, team foul #1 | 33-39 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith | |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 33-39 |
| 18:56 | BYU | Craig Bell snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 18:50 | BYU | Freddy Morton steps in front of the Craig Bell pass | 33-39 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Freddy Morton hits the finger roll | 33-41 |
| 18:28 | BYU | Dale Simmons scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-41 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is hacked by Kevin Williams - foul #1 on Kevin Williams, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn | |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Craig Bell - foul #3 on Craig Bell, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the 2nd free throw | 36-42 |
| 17:50 | BYU | Alfred Negrete gets the rebound | 36-42 |
| 17:36 | BYU | William Blanton's pass is intercepted by Wilbur Burnside | 36-42 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | George Nelson tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 17:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses badly on a jumper from close range but the foul's on Mervin Tschida - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG) William Blanton, Dale Simmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, George Nelson | |
| 17:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 17:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Freddy Morton | 37-46 |
| 16:23 | BYU | Freddy Morton picks off the pass by Ralph Foley | 37-46 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Hibbs | 37-48 |
| 15:51 | BYU | Steve Bean loses the ball out of bounds | 37-48 |
| Subs | BYU | Dale Simmons (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Craig Bell (PF), David Powell (C) Steve Bean, Alfred Negrete, Ralph Foley, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Simmons (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - David Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Michael Douglas is whistled for traveling | 37-48 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), George Nelson (C) Michael Douglas, Michael Hibbs | |
| 15:25 | BYU | Wilbur Burnside steals it from David Powell | 37-48 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside banks in the layup | 37-50 |
| 15:03 | BYU | Dale Simmons hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Wilbur Burnside - foul #1 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #2 | 37-50 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG) Paul Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| 15:03 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 15:03 | BYU | Dale Simmons makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Craig Bell - foul #4 on Craig Bell, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Michael Douglas, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown | |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 39-52 |
| 14:39 | BYU | Dale Simmons misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-52 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Carl Houpt gets the rebound | 39-52 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 39-52 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Richard Smith can't tip it in | 39-52 |
| 14:20 | BYU | The rebound goes to David Powell | 39-52 |
| 14:13 | BYU | David Powell makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by William Blanton | 41-52 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Dale Simmons takes the ball from Michael Hibbs | 41-52 |
| 13:35 | BYU | Dale Simmons connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Ralph Foley | 44-52 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | Carl Houpt hits the finger roll set up by Wilbur Burnside | 44-54 |
| 13:02 | BYU | Carl Houpt swats the layup by Dale Simmons | 44-54 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Richard Smith gets the rebound | 44-54 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Burnside and he's hacked by David Powell - foul #3 on David Powell, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Alfred Negrete (SF), Kevin Williams (C) William Blanton, Dale Simmons, Wallace Mohammad, David Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith | |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the free throw | 44-57 |
| 12:23 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 44-57 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Michael Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-57 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Carl Houpt, team foul #3 | 44-57 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (PF), George Nelson (C) Carl Houpt, Michael Hibbs | |
| 11:40 | BYU | Kevin Williams hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-57 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (tiring) 4 pts. C - Kevin Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Michael Douglas scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 46-60 |
| 10:45 | BYU | Paul Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-60 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Gary Jamison (SG) Paul Richardson, Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Kevin Williams denies the turnaround by Michael Hibbs | 46-60 |
| 10:31 | BYU | Ralph Foley grabs the board | 46-60 |
| 10:24 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 46-60 |
| 10:22 | BYU | Gary Jamison grabs the offensive rebound | 46-60 |
| 10:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #4 | 46-60 |
| Subs | BYU | Dale Simmons (SG) Gary Jamison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| 10:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 10:02 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida connects on the jumpshot from the right side set up by Freddy Morton | 47-62 |
| 09:13 | BYU | Alfred Negrete can't finish the layup | 47-62 |
| 09:11 | BYU | Dale Simmons tips it in | 49-62 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida drills a runner in the paint set up by George Nelson | 49-64 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| 08:29 | BYU | Freddy Morton steals the ball from Alfred Negrete | 49-64 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Freddy Morton can't finish the layup | 49-64 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the offensive board | 49-64 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs banks in the layup set up by Mervin Tschida | 49-66 |
| 08:11 | BYU | Alfred Negrete scores on a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Dale Simmons | 51-66 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Dale Simmons is called for the reach on Freddy Morton - foul #3 on Dale Simmons, team foul #6 | 51-66 |
| Subs | BYU | Paul Richardson (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Wallace Mohammad (SF), Craig Bell (PF), David Powell (C) William Blanton, Dale Simmons, Alfred Negrete, Ralph Foley, Kevin Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs, George Nelson | |
| 07:43 | Iowa | David Powell is called for the reach on Wilbur Burnside - foul #4 on David Powell, team foul #7 | 51-66 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 51-68 |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - Paul Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Wallace Mohammad (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David Powell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | BYU | Richard Smith steals the ball from Craig Bell | 51-68 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the lay-in but the foul's on Craig Bell - foul #5 on Craig Bell, team foul #8 | 51-68 |
| Subs | BYU | Kevin Williams (PF) Craig Bell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Marvin Brown (SF) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 07:18 | BYU | The rebound goes to Kevin Williams | 51-69 |
| 07:04 | BYU | Mervin Tschida steals it from David Powell | 51-69 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida lays it in | 51-71 |
| 06:51 | BYU | David Powell is hacked by Adam Steveson - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #5 | 51-71 |
| Subs | BYU | Dale Simmons (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| 06:33 | BYU | Paul Richardson is whistled for traveling | 51-71 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Nelson (C) Adam Steveson | |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Richard Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-71 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Mervin Tschida, Richard Smith, George Nelson | |
| 05:57 | BYU | David Powell is fouled on the floor by Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #6 | 51-71 |
| Subs | BYU | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs | |
| 05:45 | BYU | Dale Simmons scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Paul Richardson | 53-71 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a jump hook in the lane | 53-71 |
| 05:29 | BYU | Kevin Williams gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 05:22 | BYU | Dale Simmons is open but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 53-71 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Carl Houpt gets the rebound | 53-71 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Mervin Tschida | 53-73 |
| 04:48 | BYU | David Powell misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Carl Houpt - foul #5 on Carl Houpt, team foul #7 | 53-73 |
| Subs | BYU | William Blanton (PG), Steve Bean (SG), Alfred Negrete (SF) Paul Richardson, Dale Simmons, Wallace Mohammad | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 04:48 | BYU | David Powell makes the 1st free throw | 54-73 |
| 04:48 | BYU | David Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is fouled on the floor by Kevin Williams - foul #2 on Kevin Williams, team foul #9 | 55-73 |
| Subs | BYU | Ralph Foley (PF) David Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG) Michael Douglas | |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 55-73 |
| 04:28 | BYU | Kevin Williams snags the defensive board | 55-73 |
| 04:19 | BYU | William Blanton hits a wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Williams | 57-73 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits a driving attempt in the lane | 57-75 |
| 03:44 | BYU | Alfred Negrete misses long on an open fadeaway from the right wing | 57-75 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the defensive board | 57-75 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Lineup | BYU | PG - William Blanton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steve Bean (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Alfred Negrete (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Foley (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Williams (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (tiring) 20 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - George Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Marvin Brown can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 57-75 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the offensive board | 57-75 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs blows the layup | 57-75 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs tips it but misses | 57-75 |
| 02:45 | BYU | Alfred Negrete grabs the defensive rebound | 57-75 |
| 02:41 | BYU | Alfred Negrete buries a jumper near the basket set up by William Blanton | 59-75 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 59-75 |
| 02:18 | BYU | Kevin Williams grabs the board | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the wide open shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by George Nelson - foul #2 on George Nelson, team foul #8 | 59-75 |
| Subs | BYU | Dale Simmons (SG) Steve Bean | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown | |
| 01:59 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | BYU | Ralph Foley misses the 2nd free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 59-75 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs hits the front of the rim on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ralph Foley - foul #1 on Ralph Foley, team foul #10 | 59-75 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 1st free throw | 59-75 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 59-76 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:17 | BYU | Kevin Williams comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on George Nelson - foul #3 on George Nelson, team foul #9 | 59-76 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses the 1st free throw | 59-76 |
| 01:17 | BYU | Kevin Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 60-76 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline | 60-76 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to George Nelson | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 60-76 |
| 00:34 | BYU | The rebound goes to Dale Simmons | 60-76 |
| Game Plan | BYU | BYU 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:28 | BYU | George Nelson is called for the reach on Kevin Williams - foul #4 on George Nelson, team foul #10 | 60-76 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Kevin Williams makes the 1st free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:28 | BYU | Kevin Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 61-76 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hibbs | 61-76 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida runs out the clock | 61-76 |