| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - John Thyberg (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) C - William Musson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Florida State | Eric Lowery inbounds the ball | 35-19 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dikembe Aldi | 37-19 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-22 |
| 19:01 | Florida State | Young Qian swats the short shot by John Thyberg | 37-22 |
| 18:59 | Florida State | John Thyberg tips it back up and in | 39-22 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | William Musson is whistled for a carry | 39-22 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the shot in the lane and the foul's on Charles Lamar - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| 18:17 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the free throw | 41-22 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 41-22 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-22 |
| 18:02 | Florida State | Eric Lowery gets the rebound | 41-22 |
| 17:40 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is hacked by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 41-22 |
| 17:33 | Florida State | The short jumper by Norman Gagnon is denied by William Musson | 41-22 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the board | 41-22 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Norman Gagnon denies the turnaround by William Musson | 41-22 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to William Musson | 41-22 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Thyberg - foul #3 on John Thyberg, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (PF), John Wix (C) Norman Gagnon, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 41-23 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 41-24 |
| 16:29 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza scores on a floater in the lane set up by Paul Younkin and he's hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #3 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #3 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF) Eric Lowery | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 16:29 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza misses the free throw | 43-24 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 43-24 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Ray Thrower buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Charles Lamar | 43-26 |
| 15:53 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 43-26 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Musson | 43-26 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Herzog (fresh) PF - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Wix (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 43-29 |
| 15:16 | Florida State | Paul Younkin can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-29 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 43-29 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | William Musson scores on a runner in the lane set up by Young Qian | 43-31 |
| 14:42 | Florida State | Ray Thrower steals the ball from Paul Younkin | 43-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:16 | Iowa | William Musson is called for traveling | 43-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF), John Thyberg (C) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, James Herzog, Alonzo Garza, John Wix | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Charles Lamar, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 13:58 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 13:39 | Florida State | William Draeger is hacked by William Musson - foul #1 on William Musson, team foul #5 | 43-31 |
| 13:21 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-31 |
| 13:19 | Florida State | John Thyberg misses the tip | 43-31 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 43-31 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a jump hook from close range | 43-31 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | William Musson misses the tip | 43-31 |
| 13:08 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Eric Lowery connects on the driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Oscar Donahue - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #6 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG) William Draeger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| 12:54 | Florida State | Eric Lowery makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 46-31 |
| 12:45 | Florida State | John Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 12:38 | Florida State | Benny Fitzpatrick's pass is intercepted by Charles Lamar | 46-31 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower lays it in on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 46-33 |
| 12:25 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 46-33 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Larry Carr snags the defensive board | 46-33 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue is whistled for traveling | 46-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG) Benny Fitzpatrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Oscar Donahue | |
| 11:46 | Florida State | Paul Younkin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Thyberg | 49-33 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Thyberg (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Norman Gagnon picks off the pass by Ray Thrower | 49-33 |
| 11:17 | Florida State | Eric Lowery loses the ball out of bounds | 49-33 |
| Subs | Florida State | Alonzo Garza (PF) Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Dikembe Aldi steals the ball from Charles Lamar | 49-33 |
| 10:55 | Florida State | Eric Lowery misses the dunk | 49-33 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Charles Lamar pulls down the rebound | 49-33 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-33 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Young Qian | 49-33 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 09:55 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza lays it in set up by Paul Younkin | 51-36 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 51-36 |
| 09:34 | Florida State | John Thyberg grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 09:18 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 51-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | James Herzog (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF) Eric Lowery, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang loses the dribble to Norman Gagnon | 51-36 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | James Herzog is fouled on the floor by Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, William Musson | |
| 08:31 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 1st free throw | 52-36 |
| 08:31 | Florida State | James Herzog makes the 2nd free throw | 53-36 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is hacked by James Herzog - foul #2 on James Herzog, team foul #2 | 53-36 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 53-36 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Charles Lamar pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-36 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | James Herzog steals the ball from Oscar Donahue | 53-36 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - William Draeger (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Benny Fitzpatrick (fresh) SF - James Herzog (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Norman Gagnon (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - John Thyberg (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 07:07 | Florida State | William Draeger is hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #8 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF) Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Charles Lamar, Oscar Donahue, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| 07:07 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 1st free throw | 54-36 |
| 07:07 | Florida State | William Draeger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Young Qian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-36 |
| 06:51 | Florida State | Norman Gagnon grabs the board | 55-36 |
| 06:27 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-36 |
| 06:26 | Florida State | Eric Lowery snags the offensive board | 55-36 |
| 06:15 | Florida State | John Thyberg hits a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Dikembe Aldi and the foul's on William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #9 | 57-36 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Alonzo Garza (PF) William Draeger, Norman Gagnon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Ray Thrower, Young Qian, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| 06:15 | Florida State | John Thyberg makes the free throw | 58-36 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-36 |
| 06:05 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the defensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 06:01 | Florida State | Eric Lowery can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 58-36 |
| 05:59 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza gets the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 05:42 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Donahue | 58-36 |
| 05:41 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi grabs the offensive rebound | 58-36 |
| 05:18 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Lowery out of a doubleteam | 60-36 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Jose Ponce connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-39 |
| 04:37 | Florida State | John Thyberg's pass is intercepted by Larry Carr | 60-39 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Eric Lowery picks off the pass by Huang-fu Xiang | 60-39 |
| 04:23 | Florida State | Eric Lowery blows the dunk | 60-39 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 60-39 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Larry Carr comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 60-39 |
| 04:06 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza grabs the board | 60-39 |
| 03:42 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza can't connect on a runner near the basket | 60-39 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Paul Younkin steals the ball from Oscar Donahue | 60-39 |
| Lineup | Florida State | PG - Paul Younkin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dikembe Aldi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Eric Lowery (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alonzo Garza (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - John Thyberg (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Charles Lamar (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Larry Carr (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza is by himself and knocks in the jumper from close range on a great pass from Eric Lowery out of a doubleteam | 62-39 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Charles Lamar misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-39 |
| 02:46 | Florida State | John Thyberg pulls down the rebound | 62-39 |
| 02:39 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza connects on the runner from the left block | 64-39 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 64-39 |
| 02:27 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza snags the defensive board | 64-39 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #10 | 64-39 |
| Subs | Florida State | William Draeger (PG), Benny Fitzpatrick (SG), James Herzog (SF), Norman Gagnon (PF) Paul Younkin, Dikembe Aldi, Eric Lowery, John Thyberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 1st free throw | 65-39 |
| 02:01 | Florida State | Alonzo Garza makes the 2nd free throw | 66-39 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang's floater is tipped away by Alonzo Garza | 66-39 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the offensive board | 66-39 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue drills a jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Norman Gagnon - foul #1 on Norman Gagnon, team foul #3 | 66-41 |
| Subs | Florida State | Paul Younkin (PG), Dikembe Aldi (SG), Eric Lowery (SF), John Thyberg (C) William Draeger, Benny Fitzpatrick, James Herzog, Alonzo Garza | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the free throw | 66-42 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Oscar Donahue is called for the reach on Dikembe Aldi - foul #4 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #11 | 66-42 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 1st free throw | 67-42 |
| 01:15 | Florida State | Dikembe Aldi makes the 2nd free throw | 68-42 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Dikembe Aldi steals the ball from Larry Carr | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Florida State | John Thyberg's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-42 |
| Game Plan | Florida State | Florida State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue banks in the layup | 68-44 |
| 00:00 | Florida State | Paul Younkin runs out the clock | 68-44 |