| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan inbounds the ball | 28-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Notre Dame | Ray Thrower steps in front of the Logan Morris pass | 28-25 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-25 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes travels with the ball | 28-25 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Andrew Gaughan | 28-28 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is whistled for a carry | 28-28 |
| 17:40 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner steps out of bounds on the baseline | 28-28 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Young Qian | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan misses the 2nd free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 30-28 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Young Qian | 33-28 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 33-28 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ray Thrower | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Sterling Borges | 36-30 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a floater from the right wing set up by William Musson | 38-30 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | William Musson takes the ball from Frederick Zupfer | 38-30 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | William Musson comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't tip it in | 38-30 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the offensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | William Musson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jose Ponce | 38-30 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 41-30 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Young Qian, Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SG), Cole Livingston (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, Frederick Zupfer, Andrew Gaughan, Logan Morris | |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 13:29 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Charles Lamar scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 44-31 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Charles Lamar is called for the reach on Robert Husky - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #3 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (PF) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #4 | 44-31 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:41 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 44-32 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Ray Thrower | 47-32 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dante Hill | 47-34 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Jose Ponce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG) Dante Hill | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Husky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cole Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF) Jose Ponce, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan (SF) Cole Livingston | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe misses the 1st free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe misses the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Larry Carr pulls down the rebound | 47-34 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 10:59 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the defensive rebound | 47-34 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Larry Carr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), William Musson (C) Ray Thrower, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Bakke (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 10:15 | Notre Dame | William Musson is called for the reach on David Bakke - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #6 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (SG), Logan Morris (PF) Robert Husky, John O'Donahue | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | David Bakke tips it home | 47-36 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jose Ponce knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Jim Rhodes | 50-36 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dante Hill, team foul #1 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Dante Hill, David Bakke | |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 52-36 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner hits a shot from close range | 52-38 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Logan Morris denies the turnaround by William Musson | 52-38 |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Young Qian is called for the reach on Logan Morris - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 52-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Larry Carr (C) Ray Thrower, Young Qian, William Musson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dante Hill (PG), Robert Husky (SF), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Sterling Borges, Andrew Gaughan, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the 1st free throw | 52-38 |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Larry Carr snags the defensive board | 52-38 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Dante Hill (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Logan Morris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky can't finish the layup | 52-38 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 52-38 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 52-38 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the offensive rebound | 52-38 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-38 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe grabs the defensive rebound | 52-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris scores on a turnaround from the baseline set up by Dante Hill | 52-40 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 52-40 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Kenneth Hoppe | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:13 | Notre Dame | Dante Hill buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Frederick Zupfer | 52-42 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Larry Carr is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG), Young Qian (SF), Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Jose Ponce, Oscar Donahue, Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges (PG), Andrew Gaughan (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Dante Hill, Frederick Zupfer, Logan Morris | |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-42 |
| 05:30 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe tips it home | 52-44 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Kenneth Hoppe is called for the reach on Ray Thrower - foul #4 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #2 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Sterling Borges takes the ball from Young Qian | 52-44 |
| 04:45 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges banks in the layup | 52-46 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan pulls down the rebound | 52-46 |
| 04:17 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-46 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Ray Thrower's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Kenneth Hoppe (C) Robert Husky, John O'Donahue | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe is fouled on the floor by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Hoppe makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 10 pts. 3 pf. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sterling Borges (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Andrew Gaughan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kenneth Hoppe (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | William Musson buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Jim Rhodes | 54-48 |
| 02:58 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 54-48 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Sterling Borges - foul #3 on Sterling Borges, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (PF) Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Young Qian tips it back up and in | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Larry Carr swats the layup by Logan Morris | 56-48 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Young Qian grabs the defensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF), William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang, Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Logan Morris | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | William Musson is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Hoppe - foul #5 on Kenneth Hoppe, team foul #4 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (C) Kenneth Hoppe | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 01:18 | Notre Dame | Andrew Gaughan gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #9 | 56-48 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Sterling Borges misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-48 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-48 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Sterling Borges | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | William Musson is hacked by Sterling Borges in the backcourt - foul #4 on Sterling Borges, team foul #5 | 56-48 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Logan Morris is called for the reach on Young Qian - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #6 | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Young Qian is hacked by Stephen Baumgartner - foul #1 on Stephen Baumgartner, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the 2nd free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Stephen Baumgartner | 57-48 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris grabs the offensive rebound | 57-48 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the offensive board | 57-48 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 57-48 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Young Qian snags the defensive board | 57-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Jose Ponce runs out the clock | 57-48 |