| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Young Qian (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) C - William Musson (fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 36-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 (0) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Burnett | 38-34 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Young Qian is called for a charge - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SG) Young Qian | |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Oscar Donahue is called for the reach on Brian Shurtleff - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #2 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Oscar Donahue | |
| 18:40 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 38-34 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | William Musson's floater is tipped away by Mark Arnold | 38-34 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 38-34 |
| 18:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Young Qian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-34 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the defensive board | 38-34 |
| 17:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 38-34 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-34 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 38-34 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff knocks in the runner in the paint set up by Eric Ansley | 40-34 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Young Qian is fouled on the floor by James Cecere - foul #2 on James Cecere, team foul #1 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Jerry Poch takes the ball from William Musson | 40-34 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch makes the driving attempt in the paint | 42-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jerry Poch (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Lucas Ziek swats the short shot by William Musson | 42-34 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the tip | 42-34 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Young Qian tips it in | 42-36 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's pass is intercepted by Young Qian | 42-36 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Patrick Wilkinson blocks the short jumper by Young Qian | 42-36 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-36 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | William Musson snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Young Qian hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 14:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 42-36 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Young Qian is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #4 on Young Qian, team foul #3 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Patrick Wilkinson, Jerry Poch, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Larry Carr (C) Charles Lamar, Young Qian, Jim Rhodes, William Musson | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #4 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-36 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 12:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff grabs the defensive rebound | 42-36 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Charles Lamar takes the ball from David Burnett in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang's floater is tipped away by Mark Arnold | 42-36 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-36 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Ray Thrower buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 6 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses long on a jumper from the left block | 42-39 |
| 11:33 | Michigan State | David Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 42-39 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses long on a runner from the right block | 42-39 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 42-39 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | James Cecere is called for the reach on Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on James Cecere, team foul #3 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF), Larry Carr (C) Huang-fu Xiang, William Musson | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Lamar | 42-42 |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson clanks a jumper from the left side | 42-42 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 42-42 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Charles Lamar hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 42-42 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch snags the defensive board | 42-42 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Oscar Donahue is called for the reach on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #4 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #5 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF) Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek | |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), William Musson (C) Oscar Donahue, Larry Carr | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 45-42 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | James Cecere blows the layup | 45-42 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the follow up shot | 47-42 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 47-42 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jerry Poch | 47-42 |
| 08:57 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-42 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Young Qian is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Young Qian, team foul #6 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Ray Boyd, Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Larry Carr (C) Young Qian, William Musson | |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley is hacked by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #7 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 49-42 |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ray Thrower (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Lamar (tired) 2 ast. PF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Larry Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits a driving attempt in the paint | 51-42 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Larry Carr misses the floater from the baseline | 51-42 |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| 07:12 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek's pass is intercepted by Ray Thrower | 51-42 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Patrick Wilkinson picks off the pass by Larry Carr | 51-42 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Burnett | 54-42 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the board | 54-42 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Eric Ansley | 56-42 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Larry Carr comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #1 on Mark Arnold, team foul #4 | 56-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Jerry Poch (C) David Burnett, Eric Ansley, Patrick Wilkinson, Lucas Ziek, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Charles Lamar, Jim Rhodes | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 1st free throw | 56-43 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Larry Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 56-44 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 58-44 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Brian Shurtleff - foul #2 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #5 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Larry Carr | |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Ray Thrower | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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) | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses short on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #8 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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) | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Charles Lamar is hacked by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #6 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by James Cecere - foul #4 on James Cecere, team foul #7 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Arnold (C) Jerry Poch | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Shurtleff | 61-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Lamar (tired) 2 ast. SG - Ray Thrower (tired) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 61-48 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 61-48 |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the runner near the basket | 61-48 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-48 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Jerry Poch (PF), Lucas Ziek (C) Eric Ansley, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Carr (C) William Musson | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Ray Boyd takes the ball from Charles Lamar | 61-48 |
| 02:27 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 64-48 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 64-48 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Ray Thrower gets the offensive rebound | 64-48 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3 from straight away | 64-48 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Jerry Poch gets the rebound | 64-48 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 64-48 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Larry Carr pulls down the rebound | 64-48 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Charles Lamar scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-51 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson's pass is intercepted by Ray Thrower in the backcourt | 64-51 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't throw it down | 64-51 |
| 01:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 64-51 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is fouled on the floor by Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Charles Lamar, team foul #9 | 64-51 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the 1st free throw | 64-51 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower pulls down the rebound | 64-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on Ray Boyd in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Thrower, team foul #10 | 64-54 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 66-54 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Larry Carr can't tip it in | 66-54 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan 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) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Oscar Donahue denies the turnaround by Kenneth Swanson | 66-54 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the defensive rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang comes up short on the floater from the right side | 66-54 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson gets the rebound | 66-54 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson runs out the clock | 66-54 |