| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Tribble (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Antonio Moretz (fresh) PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz inbounds the ball | 21-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | James Richardson clanks a floater from the right side | 21-38 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble tips it home | 23-38 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 23-38 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Phillip Rawley | 23-38 |
| 18:50 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Phillip Rawley | 25-38 |
| 18:48 | Iowa | Richard Smith is hacked by Antonio Moretz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Antonio Moretz, team foul #1 | 25-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Timothy Price (C) Michael Tribble, Antonio Moretz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, George Nelson | |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-38 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses the tip | 25-38 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the rebound | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 18:17 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is called for traveling | 25-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble (SF), James Ketterman (PF) Phillip Rawley, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Michael Douglas, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 25-38 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Carl Houpt tips it back up and in | 25-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Tribble | 27-40 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses short on a floater near the basket | 27-40 |
| 17:29 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-40 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman tips it in | 29-40 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is hacked by Timothy Price - foul #1 on Timothy Price, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF), James Richardson (C) Michael Steffen, James Ketterman, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Carl Houpt | |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Richard Smith is called for traveling | 29-40 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #3 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), George Nelson (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| 15:53 | Notre Dame | James Richardson is fouled on the floor by Carl Houpt - foul #2 on Carl Houpt, team foul #2 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), Antonio Moretz (SF) Joel Thomas, Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Michael Hibbs (PF) Wilbur Burnside, Carl Houpt | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) SG - John Steffen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Antonio Moretz (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Phillip Rawley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Richardson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by John Steffen | 31-40 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | The short jumper by Mervin Tschida is denied by James Richardson | 31-40 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida snags the offensive board | 31-40 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 31-42 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | John Steffen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-42 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-42 |
| 14:24 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 31-42 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | John Steffen is alone and drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Nathan Rogers | 34-42 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is hacked by Nathan Rogers in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nathan Rogers, team foul #3 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Michael Tribble (SF), James Ketterman (PF), Timothy Price (C) Nathan Rogers, Antonio Moretz, Phillip Rawley, James Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, George Nelson | |
| 14:01 | Iowa | James Ketterman steals the ball from Michael Douglas | 34-42 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman clanks a jumper from the left side | 34-42 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | James Ketterman is called for the reach on Wilbur Burnside - foul #1 on James Ketterman, team foul #4 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Phillip Rawley (PF) Joel Thomas, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Michael Hibbs (C) Michael Douglas, Adam Steveson | |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Carl Houpt banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 34-44 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley is denied on a layup by Richard Smith | 34-44 |
| 12:49 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble tips it back up and in | 36-44 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs scores on a turnaround near the basket set up by Wilbur Burnside | 36-46 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley tips it in | 38-46 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 38-46 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs can't tip it in | 38-46 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Michael Steffen (fairly fresh) SG - John Steffen (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Price (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Hibbs (tiring) 9 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Notre Dame | John Steffen clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Wilbur Burnside | 38-48 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley hits a shot in the lane | 40-48 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Carl Houpt dunks the ball on a great pass from Mervin Tschida | 40-50 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Hibbs - foul #4 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #3 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas (PG), Antonio Moretz (SF), James Ketterman (PF), James Richardson (C) Michael Steffen, John Steffen, Phillip Rawley, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs | |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Michael Douglas travels in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG) Michael Tribble | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | James Richardson's pass is intercepted by Carl Houpt | 42-50 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Charles Dunn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) George Nelson | |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | James Ketterman's fadeaway is rejected by Charles Dunn | 42-50 |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | James Richardson pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-50 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 42-50 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses long on an open shot in the lane | 42-50 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | James Richardson gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by James Ketterman | 44-50 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Michael Douglas is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 44-52 |
| 08:29 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Nathan Rogers | 46-52 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Michael Douglas knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 46-54 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Freddy Morton - foul #2 on Freddy Morton, team foul #4 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Nathan Rogers, Antonio Moretz, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), George Nelson (C) Michael Douglas, Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-54 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joel Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Steffen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tribble (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - James Richardson (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Price (C) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Houpt (PF) Michael Hibbs | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley clanks a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Carl Houpt - foul #3 on Carl Houpt, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 07:16 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 50-54 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble grabs the defensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | George Nelson pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Phillip Rawley is called for the reach on Mervin Tschida in the backcourt - foul #3 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #5 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio Moretz (SF), James Richardson (C) Michael Tribble, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith | |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida banks in the layup | 50-56 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Carl Houpt is called for the reach on Joel Thomas - foul #4 on Carl Houpt, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG) John Steffen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Charles Dunn (PF) Freddy Morton, Carl Houpt | |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-56 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is hacked by Joel Thomas - foul #1 on Joel Thomas, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG) Joel Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF) Marvin Brown, Charles Dunn | |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | George Nelson steps in front of the Michael Steffen pass | 50-56 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-56 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | George Nelson tips it back up and in | 50-58 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Carl Houpt - foul #5 on Carl Houpt, team foul #8 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Michael Tribble (SF) Michael Steffen, Antonio Moretz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, George Nelson | |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | James Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | James Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Freddy Morton double dribbles in the backcourt | 51-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Price (C) James Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-58 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-58 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the follow up shot | 53-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Rogers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Steffen (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Tribble (tired) 12 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Rawley (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Price (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Freddy Morton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:39 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Michael Steffen (PG), Joel Thomas (SG) Nathan Rogers, John Steffen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), George Nelson (C) Freddy Morton, Adam Steveson | |
| 03:24 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble misses badly on a runner in the paint | 53-60 |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses the tip | 53-60 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-60 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Brown | 53-60 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 53-60 |
| 02:44 | Notre Dame | Phillip Rawley snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 02:17 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas loses the dribble to Wilbur Burnside | 53-60 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits the finger roll on a great pass from Wilbur Burnside | 53-62 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Joel Thomas - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #9 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Rogers (PG), Antonio Moretz (SF), James Ketterman (PF), James Richardson (C) Michael Steffen, Michael Tribble, Phillip Rawley, Timothy Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Mervin Tschida, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, George Nelson | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Joel Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Freddy Morton hits the easy wide open finger roll and the foul's on James Ketterman - foul #2 on James Ketterman, team foul #7 | 55-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Steffen (SG), Michael Tribble (SF), Phillip Rawley (PF) Nathan Rogers, Antonio Moretz, James Ketterman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), George Nelson (C) Michael Douglas, Adam Steveson | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | John Steffen can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 55-65 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida loses the dribble to Joel Thomas in the backcourt | 55-65 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Charles Dunn - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #10 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Freddy Morton | |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 1st free throw | 56-65 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Michael Tribble makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Phillip Rawley - foul #4 on Phillip Rawley, team foul #8 | 57-65 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Wilbur Burnside steals the ball from Joel Thomas in the backcourt | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by James Richardson - foul #3 on James Richardson, team foul #9 | 57-67 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | John Steffen is fouled on the floor by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #11 | 57-69 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 1st free throw | 58-69 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | John Steffen makes the 2nd free throw | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is hacked by John Steffen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Steffen, team foul #10 | 59-69 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 59-70 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:36 | Notre Dame | John Steffen hits a fadeaway in the paint | 61-71 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 61-73 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | James Richardson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Joel Thomas | 63-73 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida runs out the clock | 63-73 |