| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Daniel Walter wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | The short jumper by Daniel Walter is denied by Cedric Owens | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 2-0 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | George Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Hansen | 2-2 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is whistled for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a jumpshot from the left side | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Justin Bell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 2-4 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 2-4 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Daniel Walter is hacked by Justin Rose - foul #1 on Justin Rose, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Justin Bell clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 2-4 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Thomas Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Robert Hamm, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Randy Darby (SF) George Williams, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 3-4 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Robert Winfrey - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (SG), Efrain Mahlum (C) Brandon Lee, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Joseph Daley, Robert Hamm, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 15:43 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens's pass is intercepted by Daniel Walter | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SF - Randy Darby (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Cedric Owens | 4-7 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is denied on a layup by Tyrone Adam | 4-7 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine misses short on a runner from the left block | 4-7 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is fouled on the floor by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Robert Winfrey, Gary Lemus, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens, Tyrone Adam | |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum loses the ball out of bounds | 4-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG) Michael Fontaine | |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Efrain Mahlum is called for the reach on Robert Hamm - foul #1 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #2 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine lays it up and in on a great pass from William Hansen | 4-9 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-9 |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | William Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Dema Lamparski | 4-12 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the shot from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 13:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 4-12 |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | William Hansen clanks a floater from the left wing | 4-12 |
| 12:44 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens tips it home | 4-14 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Justin Bell dunks the ball on a great pass from Efrain Mahlum and he's fouled by Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #4 | 6-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Zhuang Chu (SF), Justin Rose (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) William Hansen, Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Justin Bell makes the free throw | 7-14 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 7-14 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | George Williams gets the rebound | 7-14 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) PF - Justin Rose (fresh) C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu comes up short on the turnaround in the lane but he's fouled by Thomas Sims - foul #1 on Thomas Sims, team foul #3 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Gary Lemus (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu misses the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 10-14 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Efrain Mahlum | 13-14 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | William Hansen is fouled on the floor by Robert Winfrey - foul #2 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #4 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG) William Hansen | |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 13-17 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled on the floor by Tyrone Adam - foul #1 on Tyrone Adam, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Joseph Daley | |
| 10:07 | Iowa | The jumper by Daniel Walter is denied by Cedric Owens | 13-17 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu snags the defensive board | 13-17 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Gary Lemus - foul #1 on Gary Lemus, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SG), Justin Bell (C) Gary Lemus, Brandon Lee, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Rose (PF) Cedric Owens | |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Thomas Sims lays it in on a nice dish by George Williams | 15-20 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 15-22 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Randy Darby throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Efrain Mahlum (C) Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (PG), Michael Fontaine (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose, Tyrone Adam | |
| 08:05 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is whistled for a carry | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Robert Hamm | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is whistled for traveling | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (PG), Tyrone Adam (C) Zhuang Chu, Dema Lamparski | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Thomas Sims - foul #2 on Thomas Sims, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Eric Whiteside (SF) George Williams, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Tyrone Adam | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 5 pts. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Daley (fresh) SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-25 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Justin Bell buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Eric Whiteside | 17-25 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | Gary Lemus steals it from Zhuang Chu | 17-25 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | Brandon Lee banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gary Lemus | 19-25 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Cedric Owens is denied by Justin Bell | 19-25 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu tips it but misses | 19-25 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Brandon Lee snags the defensive board | 19-25 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the floater from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the defensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Brandon Lee steals it from Joseph Daley | 19-25 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Gary Lemus can't finish the layup | 19-25 |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum tips it in | 21-25 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Efrain Mahlum is called for the reach on Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (SF), Daniel Walter (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) Brandon Lee, Eric Whiteside, Justin Bell, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Joseph Daley, Michael Fontaine, Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Gary Lemus's floater is knocked away by Jing-Quo Sun | 21-27 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | William Hansen snags the defensive board | 21-27 |
| 04:17 | Michigan State | Justin Rose clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 21-27 |
| 04:15 | Michigan State | William Hansen tips it but misses | 21-27 |
| 04:14 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it in | 21-29 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Justin Rose is called for the reach on Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Justin Rose, team foul #6 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Thomas Sims (SF) Gary Lemus, Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Tyrone Adam (C) Robert Hamm, Justin Rose, Dema Lamparski | |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses badly on a runner in the paint | 21-29 |
| 03:32 | Michigan State | William Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 21-29 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens's pass is intercepted by George Williams | 21-29 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | George Williams banks in the layup | 23-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Lucas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Zhuang Chu (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Tyrone Adam (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by William Hansen and he's hacked by Gerald Lucas - foul #1 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #8 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Justin Bell (C) Robert Winfrey, Gerald Lucas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SF), Justin Rose (PF) Zhuang Chu, Cedric Owens | |
| 02:52 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Jing-Quo Sun picks off the pass by Brandon Lee | 23-32 |
| 02:33 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun banks in the layup | 23-34 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Tyrone Adam grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Justin Rose can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #9 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu (SF) Robert Hamm | |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the 1st free throw | 23-35 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Justin Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 23-36 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu grabs the board | 23-36 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Zhuang Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 23-36 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | George Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a floater from the free throw line | 25-36 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | George Williams is called for the reach on William Hansen - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #10 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Zhuang Chu, Justin Rose | |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses the 1st free throw | 25-36 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-37 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun gets the rebound | 25-37 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Tyrone Adam | 25-39 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-39 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Efrain Mahlum | 25-39 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 25-39 |