| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fresh) SG - Martin Thompson (fresh) SF - Bill Allen (fresh) PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:52 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly is hacked by Bill Allen - foul #1 on Bill Allen, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Johnny Moberly | 3-2 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Cecil Oliveras | 3-5 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Cecil Oliveras | 3-5 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Cecil Oliveras | 3-8 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Johnny Moberly | 6-8 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Johnny Moberly - foul #1 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #1 | 6-8 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 6-8 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses long on a floater from the right wing | 6-8 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly grabs the offensive rebound | 6-8 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Marvin Brown connects on the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Johnny Moberly | 8-8 |
| 17:19 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Barba (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 17:01 | Iowa | David Barba swats the layup by Michael Hibbs | 8-8 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wilbur Burnside - foul #1 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF) Martin Thompson, Bill Allen | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate makes the 1st free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Adam Steveson snags the defensive board | 8-9 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside's fadeaway is rejected by Kermit Hedlund | 8-9 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs pulls down the offensive rebound | 8-9 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Adam Steveson connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Wilbur Burnside | 10-9 |
| 16:05 | Michigan State | Wilbur Burnside steps in front of the David Barba pass | 10-9 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside lays it up and in | 12-9 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson is fouled on the floor by Johnny Moberly - foul #2 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG), Bill Allen (SF), Richard Ranallo (PF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Owen Crawford, Arnold Johnson, David Barba, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 12-9 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Bill Allen steps in front of the Wilbur Burnside pass | 12-9 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo buries a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Martin Thompson | 12-11 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is fouled on the floor by Richard Ranallo - foul #1 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #2 | 12-11 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Bill Allen takes the ball from Michael Hibbs | 12-11 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 12-11 |
| 13:55 | Michigan State | Bill Allen tips it back up and in | 12-13 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Charles Dunn hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 12-13 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Bill Allen snags the defensive board | 12-13 |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Richard Ranallo | 12-15 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Bill Allen snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson's pass is intercepted by Michael Hibbs | 12-15 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 12:45 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate snags the defensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-15 |
| 12:32 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson grabs the offensive board | 12-15 |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-15 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Adam Steveson gets the rebound | 12-15 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 3 from the left wing | 12-15 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Bill Allen grabs the board | 12-15 |
| 11:55 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo is fouled on the floor by Freddy Morton - foul #1 on Freddy Morton, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Marvin Brown (SF), George Nelson (C) Freddy Morton, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), David Barba (PF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) C - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund is hacked by George Nelson - foul #1 on George Nelson, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Johnson and the foul's on George Nelson - foul #2 on George Nelson, team foul #6 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the free throw | 12-18 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Marvin Brown clanks a floater from the left side | 12-18 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Adam Steveson can't tip it in | 12-18 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Arnold Johnson | 12-18 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | David Barba is denied on a layup by Adam Steveson | 12-18 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the rebound | 12-18 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle travels with the ball | 12-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (PF) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG) John Johnson, Owen Crawford | |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David Barba | 12-21 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Kermit Hedlund - foul #1 on Kermit Hedlund, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (PF) Ronald Pyle, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SF), Cecil Oliveras (C) Arnold Johnson, David Barba | |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson misses the 1st free throw | 12-21 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate buries a fadeaway from the left side | 13-23 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-23 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside tips it home | 15-23 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 15-23 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Charles Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 15-23 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Freddy Morton travels with the ball | 15-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo (PF) Kermit Hedlund | |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Bill Allen | 15-26 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Cecil Oliveras takes the ball from Wilbur Burnside | 15-26 |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Bill Allen | 15-29 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Richard Smith misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 15-29 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Bill Allen gets the rebound | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Darrell Pate (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Martin Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Bill Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Cecil Oliveras (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras is called for traveling | 15-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), Arnold Johnson (SF), Kermit Hedlund (C) Darrell Pate, Martin Thompson, Bill Allen, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Marvin Brown hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 15-29 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | Ronald Pyle is called for the reach on John Johnson - foul #1 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #7 | 15-29 |
| 07:04 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 15-29 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Adam Steveson snags the defensive board | 15-29 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Kermit Hedlund steps in front of the Richard Smith pass | 15-29 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | John Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-29 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo snags the offensive board | 15-29 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson is fouled on the floor by Adam Steveson - foul #1 on Adam Steveson, team foul #8 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG) Ronald Pyle, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Martin Thompson (SG), David Barba (PF) John Johnson, Owen Crawford, Richard Ranallo | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 15-30 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-31 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Marvin Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SF) Arnold Johnson | |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Bill Allen loses the dribble to Freddy Morton | 15-31 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Marvin Brown lays it up and in set up by Freddy Morton | 17-31 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-31 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 17-31 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Freddy Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Marvin Brown, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo (PF), Cecil Oliveras (C) David Barba, Kermit Hedlund | |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | Martin Thompson scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Darrell Pate | 17-33 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 17-33 |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Adam Steveson hits the follow up shot | 19-33 |
| 04:27 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses long on a shot from the left block | 19-33 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 19-33 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #1 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #4 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG) Freddy Morton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Arnold Johnson (SF) Martin Thompson | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses short on a runner from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Ranallo - foul #2 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #5 | 19-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Richard Smith (SG), George Nelson (C) Ronald Pyle, Wilbur Burnside, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Johnson (PG), Owen Crawford (SG), Kermit Hedlund (PF) Darrell Pate, Bill Allen, Richard Ranallo | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 1st free throw | 20-33 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) SF - Arnold Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kermit Hedlund (fresh) 3 pts. C - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #9 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund makes the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-35 |
| 03:02 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras pulls down the rebound | 21-35 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund can't connect on a shot from the right side | 21-35 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the board | 21-35 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | George Nelson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 21-35 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Charles Dunn tips it home | 23-35 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford is fouled on the floor by Charles Dunn - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #10 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Freddy Morton (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Richard Smith, Marvin Brown, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Darrell Pate (PG), Bill Allen (SF), Richard Ranallo (PF) John Johnson, Arnold Johnson, Cecil Oliveras | |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 23-35 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hibbs | 23-35 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-35 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Darrell Pate pulls down the rebound | 23-35 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Bill Allen misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Johnny Moberly - foul #3 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #11 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF) Johnny Moberly | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Martin Thompson (SG) Owen Crawford | |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 1st free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 23-37 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Michael Hibbs | 25-37 |
| 00:49 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Martin Thompson | 25-39 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Richard Ranallo - foul #3 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #6 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Barba (PF) Richard Ranallo | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Kermit Hedlund grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | David Barba is fouled on the floor by Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #12 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras (C) Kermit Hedlund | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | David Barba misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | David Barba makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Freddy Morton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-40 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Bill Allen clanks a halfcourt shot | 26-40 |