| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Daniel Walter (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | David Hays inbounds the ball | 34-19 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #1 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG) Steven Jones | |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Daniel Walter takes the ball from Michael Likens | 34-19 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Roman Zamora connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Michael Likens makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Zhuang Chu | 37-22 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | The jump hook by Roman Zamora is blocked by Michael Moseley | 37-22 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Likens | 37-22 |
| 18:11 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the shot from just outside the lane | 37-22 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Daniel Walter pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Roman Zamora hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Michael Likens pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:59 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses long on a shot from the right side | 37-22 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Travis Tucker, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:24 | Michigan State | The jump hook by David Hays is blocked by Travis Tucker | 37-22 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Daniel Walter pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Thomas Sims hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from George Williams and the foul's on David Hays - foul #2 on David Hays, team foul #1 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG) Michael Likens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Justin Bell (C) George Williams, Daniel Walter | |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Thomas Sims misses the free throw | 37-24 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 37-24 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Michael David throws it down on a great pass from Donald Phillips and the foul's on Travis Tucker - foul #3 on Travis Tucker, team foul #3 | 39-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Womac (PF) Travis Tucker | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the free throw | 40-24 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Stephen Waiters steps in front of the Roman Zamora pass | 40-24 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the lay-in | 40-24 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Michael David tips it in | 42-24 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Stephen Waiters picks off the pass by Roman Zamora | 42-24 |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters slams it home | 44-24 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Hays (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael David (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 2 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a driving attempt from close range set up by Thomas Sims | 44-26 |
| 15:03 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is fouled on the floor by Robert Winfrey - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #4 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, David Hays, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Travis Tucker (PF), Daniel Walter (C) Robert Winfrey, Roman Zamora, Anthony Womac, Justin Bell | |
| 14:41 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 44-26 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the offensive board | 44-26 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley is whistled for a carry | 44-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Michael David, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Tyrone Adam is called for the reach on Travis Tucker - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #2 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, Robert Hamm, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Steven Jones is fouled on the floor by Stephen Waiters - foul #3 on Stephen Waiters, team foul #3 | 44-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 44-26 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Michael David misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-26 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Thomas Sims snags the defensive board | 44-26 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | George Williams drills a shot from the baseline | 44-28 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the shot from the right block set up by Michael Likens | 46-28 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | George Williams's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Tyrone Adam (PF), Richard Becraft (C) Michael Likens, Robert Hamm, David Hays, Michael David, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Randy Darby (SF) George Williams, Thomas Sims | |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips is hacked by Steven Jones - foul #4 on Steven Jones, team foul #5 | 46-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG) Steven Jones | |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Phillips | 48-28 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the lay-in | 48-28 |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 48-28 |
| 11:36 | Michigan State | Roman Zamora steals it from Richard Becraft | 48-28 |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Randy Darby blows the layup | 48-28 |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Roman Zamora tips it home | 48-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. C - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:16 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-30 |
| 11:14 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it in | 50-30 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is denied on a layup by Richard Becraft | 50-30 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Randy Darby tips it but misses | 50-30 |
| 10:57 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft pulls down the rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-30 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Randy Darby gets the rebound | 50-30 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-33 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 50-33 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 50-33 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 50-33 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Travis Tucker hits the follow up shot | 50-35 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | The jumper by Richard Becraft is denied by Travis Tucker | 50-35 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters tips it back up and in | 52-35 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Richard Becraft steps in front of the Travis Tucker pass | 52-35 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), David Hays (SF), Michael David (PF), Michael Moseley (C) Donald Phillips, Stephen Waiters, Zhuang Chu, Tyrone Adam, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Michael Moseley blocks the short jumper by George Williams | 52-35 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 52-35 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Michael Likens clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-35 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | David Hays hits the follow up shot | 54-35 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | David Hays steps in front of the Justin Bell pass | 54-35 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #6 | 54-35 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm makes the 2nd free throw | 56-35 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is fouled on the floor by Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #4 | 56-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG) Robert Hamm | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Roman Zamora can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-35 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | David Hays gets the rebound | 56-35 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Michael David lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Likens and he's hacked by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SG) Roman Zamora | |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | Michael David misses the free throw | 58-35 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the rebound | 58-35 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Steven Jones clanks a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by David Hays - foul #3 on David Hays, team foul #5 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Becraft (C) Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Travis Tucker | |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 58-35 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 58-36 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Hays (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael David (fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Becraft (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 3 pf. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Michael Likens is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Likens, team foul #6 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Michael Moseley (C) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the easy layup | 58-36 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael David | 58-36 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Michael David is hacked by George Williams - foul #4 on George Williams, team foul #8 | 58-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Richard Becraft (C) Donald Phillips, Robert Hamm, Michael Moseley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Roman Zamora (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Anthony Womac (PF) George Williams, Steven Jones, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 1st free throw | 59-36 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 2nd free throw | 60-36 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | David Hays swats the short shot by Efrain Mahlum | 60-36 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey tips it in | 60-38 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Michael David scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Michael Likens | 63-38 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey buries a floater from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 05:19 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Michael Likens | 66-40 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Roman Zamora buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 66-43 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Randy Darby - foul #2 on Randy Darby, team foul #9 | 66-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters | |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Anthony Womac | |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 1st free throw | 67-43 |
| 04:51 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft makes the 2nd free throw | 68-43 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Roman Zamora's floater is knocked away by Michael David | 68-43 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft misses long on a floater in the lane | 68-43 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey gets the rebound | 68-43 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-43 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Richard Becraft snags the defensive board | 68-43 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Michael David is hacked by Randy Darby - foul #3 on Randy Darby, team foul #10 | 68-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG), Michael Moseley (C) Robert Hamm, Richard Becraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Womac (SF) Randy Darby | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 1st free throw | 69-43 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Michael David makes the 2nd free throw | 70-43 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Roman Zamora hits a shot from the left side | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Womac takes the ball from Stephen Waiters | 70-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - David Hays (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael David (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Moseley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Efrain Mahlum (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Anthony Womac's floater is knocked away by Michael Moseley | 70-45 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | David Hays gets the rebound | 70-45 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 70-45 |
| 03:09 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Michael David | 70-45 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Michael David throws a bad pass out of bounds | 70-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Tyrone Adam (PF) Donald Phillips, Michael David | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Randy Darby (SF) Robert Winfrey, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Roman Zamora can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 70-45 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | David Hays grabs the board | 70-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley is hacked by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #11 | 70-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Phillips (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Michael David (PF) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, Tyrone Adam | |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Anthony Womac | |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley misses the 1st free throw | 70-45 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Michael Moseley misses the 2nd free throw | 70-45 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Justin Bell snags the defensive board | 70-45 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Michael David takes the ball from Randy Darby | 70-45 |
| 01:24 | Michigan State | Michael David can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 70-45 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm tips it home | 72-45 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Roman Zamora clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-45 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 72-45 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | David Hays picks off the pass by Efrain Mahlum | 72-45 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm can't finish the layup | 72-45 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Efrain Mahlum | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Michael Moseley steals it from Randy Darby | 72-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips makes the floater from the right wing set up by Robert Hamm | 74-45 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Randy Darby drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Roman Zamora | 74-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Donald Phillips runs out the clock | 74-47 |