| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fresh) 7 pts. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Marvin Brown inbounds the ball | 32-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Adam Steveson clanks a fadeaway near the basket | 32-33 |
| 19:46 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Craig Hargreaves | 32-33 |
| 19:41 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-33 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Hibbs | 32-33 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 32-33 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 19:03 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell can't throw it down | 32-33 |
| 19:01 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves tips it home | 32-35 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is whistled for a carry | 32-35 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 32-37 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Lionel Weise - foul #2 on Lionel Weise, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 18:05 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Randy Mitchell | 33-39 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Adam Steveson is fouled on the floor by Stanton Oxley - foul #1 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #2 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-39 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Freddy Morton tips it home | 35-39 |
| 16:37 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline | 35-39 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong tips it in | 35-41 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 16:14 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong is fouled on the floor by George Nelson - foul #1 on George Nelson, team foul #1 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Charles Dunn, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Matthew Brown (SG), Graham Halverson (PF) Lionel Weise, Brian Hardin, Randy Mitchell | |
| 15:52 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 15:51 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley can't tip it in | 35-41 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Marvin Brown pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - George Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Wayne Horton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 5 pts. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Marvin Brown drills a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Nelson | 37-41 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley blows the layup but he's hacked by Marvin Brown - foul #3 on Marvin Brown, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Matthew Brown | |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 15:24 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 15:13 | Iowa | Stanton Oxley takes the ball from Freddy Morton | 37-43 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-43 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson gets the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:32 | Minnesota | George Nelson swats the short shot by Stanton Oxley | 37-43 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley clanks a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Freddy Morton - foul #2 on Freddy Morton, team foul #3 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Charles Dunn (C) Johnny Moberly, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, George Nelson, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 14:11 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 37-45 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Richard Smith is whistled for traveling | 37-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Hibbs - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SF), Graham Halverson (PF) Matthew Brown, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 13:12 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Lionel Weise is denied by Charles Dunn | 37-45 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Charles Dunn pulls down the rebound | 37-45 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Richard Smith scores on a shot from the left block set up by Wilbur Burnside | 39-45 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Ronald Pyle is called for the reach on Lionel Weise in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #5 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Adam Steveson (C) Ronald Pyle, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Adam Steveson - foul #2 on Adam Steveson, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Adam Steveson | 42-46 |
| 11:59 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 42-46 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Adam Steveson snags the defensive board | 42-46 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #3 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley (SF), Clay Armstrong (PF), Craig Hargreaves (C) Wayne Horton, Graham Halverson, Randy Mitchell | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Johnny Moberly - foul #2 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Nelson (C) Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:13 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise makes the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | George Nelson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-48 |
| 10:58 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 10:45 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-48 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves tips it home | 44-50 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 46-50 |
| 10:17 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (PG), Randy Mitchell (PF) Lionel Weise, Clay Armstrong | |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Charles Dunn lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Smith | 48-50 |
| 09:26 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Matthew Brown | 48-53 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Adam Steveson is called for traveling | 48-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Graham Halverson (SG), Clay Armstrong (C) Matthew Brown, Brian Hardin, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 08:50 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell loses the dribble to Charles Dunn | 48-53 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside lays it in on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 50-53 |
| 08:34 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses short on a floater from the right side | 50-53 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | George Nelson misses badly on a turnaround in the lane | 50-53 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 08:01 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Adam Steveson grabs the board | 50-53 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 07:32 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanton Oxley | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - George Nelson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Adam Steveson (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Randy Mitchell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-53 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell grabs the offensive board | 50-53 |
| 07:07 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Graham Halverson | 50-55 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Freddy Morton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 06:58 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong snags the defensive board | 50-55 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses badly on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Charles Dunn - foul #1 on Charles Dunn, team foul #8 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (PG), Brian Hardin (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Lionel Weise, Graham Halverson, Clay Armstrong | |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:38 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Adam Steveson | 50-56 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Wayne Horton is called for the reach on Marvin Brown - foul #1 on Wayne Horton, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SG) Wilbur Burnside | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Marvin Brown connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Smith | 53-56 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Johnny Moberly - foul #3 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #9 | 53-56 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 05:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 53-57 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Matthew Brown | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:28 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton loses the ball out of bounds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside loses the dribble to Brian Hardin | 53-57 |
| 04:54 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell misses long on a shot in the lane | 53-57 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the tip | 53-57 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell can't tip it in | 53-57 |
| 04:50 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-57 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Brian Hardin | 53-59 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Wayne Horton - foul #2 on Wayne Horton, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lionel Weise (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF), Graham Halverson (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Wayne Horton, Matthew Brown, Randy Mitchell, Craig Hargreaves | |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 04:01 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #6 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG) Johnny Moberly | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Freddy Morton connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #7 | 56-59 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the free throw | 57-59 |
| 03:13 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a 3 from straight away | 57-59 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 57-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Dunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Michael Hibbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lionel Weise (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Hardin (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Freddy Morton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Burnside | 60-59 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:40 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley connects on the floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Graham Halverson | 60-61 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 60-61 |
| 02:17 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise pulls down the rebound | 60-61 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-61 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-61 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Lionel Weise grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-61 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 60-61 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the turnaround in the lane | 62-61 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | Marvin Brown picks off the pass by Stanton Oxley | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell (PF) Graham Halverson | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Adam Steveson - foul #3 on Adam Steveson, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Stanton Oxley is called for the reach on Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Stanton Oxley, team foul #8 | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell is hacked by Johnny Moberly in the backcourt - foul #4 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-65 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Randy Mitchell snags the defensive board | 62-65 |