| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi inbounds the ball | 40-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan dunks the ball on a nice dish by Glenn Cummings | 40-33 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Randy Darby's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-33 |
| 19:17 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles hits the finger roll | 40-35 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Stanley Miles - foul #2 on Stanley Miles, team foul #1 | 40-35 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the 2nd free throw | 41-35 |
| 19:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 41-35 |
| 18:59 | Minnesota | George Williams is called for the reach on Glenn Cummings - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Thomas Sims takes the ball from Walter Sullivan | 41-35 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is whistled for a carry | 41-35 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Sims steps in front of the Michael Parodi pass | 41-35 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Thomas Sims makes the jump hook from the right block | 43-35 |
| 17:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Sims takes the ball from Stanley Miles | 43-35 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | George Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-35 |
| 17:07 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 43-35 |
| 16:46 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan is hacked by Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Daniel Walter, team foul #2 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Walter Sullivan, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| 16:32 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dale Anderson | 43-37 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:20 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 16:01 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey loses the ball out of bounds | 43-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Walter Sullivan (SG) Arthur Bower, Dale Anderson | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 3 from the left wing | 43-40 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-40 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings gets the rebound | 43-40 |
| 15:05 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt connects on the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Michael Yang | 43-42 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Antonio Slattery swats the short shot by Daniel Walter | 43-42 |
| 14:39 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 43-42 |
| 14:24 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-42 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 43-42 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Daniel Walter | 46-42 |
| 13:48 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) Robert Winfrey, Brandon Lee, Eric Whiteside, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Michael Parodi (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Stanley Miles (C) Glenn Cummings, Walter Sullivan, Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang, Antonio Slattery | |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Thomas Heald - foul #1 on Thomas Heald, team foul #2 | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 13:25 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower is hacked by George Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 47-42 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Randy Darby is fouled on the floor by Michael Parodi - foul #3 on Michael Parodi, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum's pass is intercepted by Thomas Heald | 47-42 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-45 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Thomas Heald is called for the reach on Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Thomas Heald, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Dale Anderson | |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Daniel Walter knocks in the floater near the basket and the foul's on Walter Sullivan - foul #2 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #5 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the free throw | 49-45 |
| 12:06 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-45 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles can't finish the layup but the foul's on Justin Bell - foul #4 on Justin Bell, team foul #4 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles misses the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Randy Darby snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 stl. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum can't finish the layup | 49-46 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the rebound | 49-46 |
| 11:01 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Parodi | 49-49 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't connect on a runner from close range | 49-49 |
| 10:53 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles grabs the defensive rebound | 49-49 |
| 10:37 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 49-52 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum connects on the floater from the baseline | 51-52 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Randy Darby snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Thomas Sims clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is called for a charge - foul #3 on Daniel Walter, team foul #5 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arthur Bower (PG), Dale Anderson (SG), Gregory Burkhardt (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Antonio Slattery (C) Glenn Cummings, Walter Sullivan, Michael Parodi, Thomas Heald, Stanley Miles | |
| 08:52 | Minnesota | Arthur Bower is hacked by Gerald Lucas - foul #2 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #6 | 51-52 |
| 08:37 | Minnesota | Robert Winfrey steps in front of the Michael Yang pass | 51-52 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey lays it in | 53-52 |
| 08:30 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery loses the ball out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Brandon Lee drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 55-52 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Eric Whiteside - foul #3 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (PF) Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Dale Anderson | |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Arthur Bower (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Antonio Slattery (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-54 |
| 07:21 | Minnesota | Gregory Burkhardt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Justin Bell is called for the reach on Walter Sullivan - foul #5 on Justin Bell, team foul #8 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG) Arthur Bower | |
| 07:17 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Walter Sullivan - foul #3 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #6 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG) Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:43 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-54 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum lays it in | 59-54 |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery hits a jumper from close range set up by Glenn Cummings and he's fouled by Gerald Lucas - foul #3 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #9 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (PF) Robert Winfrey, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield (SF), Thomas Heald (PF) Gregory Burkhardt, Michael Yang | |
| 05:59 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery makes the free throw | 59-57 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Brandon Lee knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 62-57 |
| 05:22 | Minnesota | Nathan Wakefield clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 62-57 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Walter Sullivan picks off the pass by Randy Darby | 62-57 |
| 04:58 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan lays it in | 62-59 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Brandon Lee clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-59 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Antonio Slattery snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Brandon Lee | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Parodi (SF), Stanley Miles (C) Nathan Wakefield, Antonio Slattery | |
| 04:21 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan blows the layup | 62-59 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Daniel Walter gets the rebound | 62-59 |
| 04:16 | Iowa | George Williams misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Thomas Sims misses the tip | 62-59 |
| 04:12 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan snags the defensive board | 62-59 |
| 03:48 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 62-59 |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | George Williams drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Daniel Walter | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Parodi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Miles (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Minnesota | Michael Parodi drills a driving attempt in the lane | 64-61 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | George Williams misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 64-61 |
| 02:55 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan grabs the board | 64-61 |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald throws a bad pass out of bounds | 64-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Gerald Lucas (C) Thomas Sims, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (C) Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Dale Anderson | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Daniel Walter knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Brandon Lee | 66-61 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Eric Whiteside - foul #4 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #10 | 66-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG), Randy Darby (SF) Brandon Lee, Eric Whiteside | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:14 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Randy Darby snags the defensive board | 66-62 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | George Williams's fadeaway is rejected by Stanley Miles | 66-62 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum tips it but misses | 66-62 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Randy Darby can't tip it in | 66-62 |
| 01:49 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Sullivan | 66-62 |
| 01:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-62 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Randy Darby is hacked by Michael Parodi - foul #4 on Michael Parodi, team foul #7 | 66-62 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Randy Darby makes the 1st free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 01:08 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 00:57 | Minnesota | Stanley Miles makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Glenn Cummings | 67-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Thomas Sims lays it in on a great pass from Efrain Mahlum | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 69-64 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the board | 69-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is hacked by Walter Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #4 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Brandon Lee (SG) George Williams, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-64 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:14 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-64 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Brandon Lee snags the defensive board | 71-64 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is hacked by Walter Sullivan in the backcourt - foul #5 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #9 | 71-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the 1st free throw | 71-64 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanley Miles | 71-64 |
| 00:05 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | George Williams runs out the clock | 71-64 |