| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) SG - Gary Marion (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) C - Luis Theriot (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - William Raasch (fresh) PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) C - Fausto Romano (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano lays it in on a nice dish by William Raasch | 0-2 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Luis Theriot can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher clanks a turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Scott Fischer - foul #1 on Scott Fischer, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:49 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Scott Fischer hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Herschel Lucky | 4-4 |
| 18:00 | Minnesota | William Raasch travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Gary Marion travels with the ball | 4-4 |
| 17:08 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves is whistled for a carry | 4-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SG), Tim Lynch (SF) Stephen Fletcher, Floyd Wilson, William Raasch | |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Gary Marion hits the follow up shot | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Minnesota | Gary Marion is called for the reach on Oleg Zolondek in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Marion, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Cox (SG), Jack Harper (C) Richard Nieves, Fausto Romano | |
| 16:30 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 6-4 |
| 16:29 | Minnesota | Jack Harper misses the tip | 6-4 |
| 16:28 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 6-4 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Luis Theriot pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | David Bradley is fouled on the floor by Tim Lynch - foul #1 on Tim Lynch, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Thomas Gaunt, Joshua Cox, Oleg Zolondek, Tim Lynch, Jack Harper | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) SG - Richard O'Bannon (fresh) SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) PF - James Byers (fresh) C - Fred Reichert (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) SF - William Raasch (fresh) PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) C - Fausto Romano (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | James Byers misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Richard Nieves - foul #1 on Richard Nieves, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 1st free throw | 7-4 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:08 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano is fouled on the floor by Robert Casanova - foul #1 on Robert Casanova, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | James Byers is called for the reach on Stephen Fletcher - foul #1 on James Byers, team foul #4 | 8-4 |
| 14:37 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Richard Nieves | 8-7 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Floyd Wilson - foul #1 on Floyd Wilson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Richard O'Bannon, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek (SF) Richard Nieves | |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 9-7 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mathew Ricca - foul #1 on Mathew Ricca, team foul #5 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), David Bradley (SF) Robert Casanova, Mathew Ricca | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Jack Harper (C) Stephen Fletcher, Fausto Romano | |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the 1st free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the 2nd free throw | 10-7 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scott Fischer | 10-7 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Oleg Zolondek steals the ball from Gary Marion | 10-7 |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt lays it in set up by Oleg Zolondek | 10-9 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Gary Marion clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-9 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek pulls down the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Floyd Wilson | 10-12 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 10-12 |
| 12:08 | Minnesota | Jack Harper gets the rebound | 10-12 |
| 11:49 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | David Bradley pulls down the rebound | 10-12 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Theriot (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) C - Jack Harper (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Jack Harper swats the layup by Gary Marion | 10-12 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the offensive board | 10-12 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Gary Marion | 13-12 |
| 10:38 | Minnesota | William Raasch makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Gaunt | 13-15 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Gary Marion is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Marion, team foul #6 | 13-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), Tim Lynch (SF), Richard Nieves (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Thomas Gaunt, Floyd Wilson, Oleg Zolondek, William Raasch, Jack Harper | |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses short on a jumper from the right side | 13-15 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Fred Reichert grabs the board | 13-15 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | James Byers misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on Fausto Romano - foul #1 on Fausto Romano, team foul #4 | 13-15 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 1st free throw | 14-15 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 09:23 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-15 |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Fred Reichert hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 15-15 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Tim Lynch snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 15-15 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox tips it back up and in | 15-17 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Fausto Romano takes the ball from James Byers | 15-17 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Joshua Cox clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Stephen Fletcher - foul #1 on Stephen Fletcher, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (SG), David Bradley (SF), Charles Jones (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF) Stephen Fletcher, Tim Lynch | |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 17-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG) Robert Casanova | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Luis Theriot hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Fausto Romano - foul #2 on Fausto Romano, team foul #6 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Fischer (PF) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Jack Harper (C) Joshua Cox, Fausto Romano | |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Luis Theriot misses the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 18-17 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) SF - David Bradley (fairly fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Gaunt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Oleg Zolondek (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Nieves (fairly fresh) C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Northcutt - foul #1 on Joseph Northcutt, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 07:34 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Richard Nieves steals the ball from Luis Theriot | 18-19 |
| 06:40 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves blows the layup | 18-19 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Scott Fischer grabs the board | 18-19 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Luis Theriot's floater is tipped away by Jack Harper | 18-19 |
| 06:08 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 18-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Joseph Northcutt, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), William Raasch (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Stephen Fletcher, Richard Nieves, Jack Harper | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Oleg Zolondek - foul #1 on Oleg Zolondek, team foul #7 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tim Lynch (PF) Thomas Gaunt | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Richard O'Bannon is called for the reach on Oleg Zolondek - foul #1 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #8 | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek misses the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Robert Casanova buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Mathew Ricca | 22-19 |
| 04:40 | Minnesota | Mathew Ricca picks off the pass by Floyd Wilson | 22-19 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Raasch - foul #1 on William Raasch, team foul #8 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Joseph Northcutt (SG), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Joshua Cox (SG) Oleg Zolondek, Floyd Wilson | |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Mathew Ricca - foul #2 on Mathew Ricca, team foul #9 | 24-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF) Mathew Ricca | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG) Joshua Cox | |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano makes the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:05 | Minnesota | Fausto Romano misses the 2nd free throw | 24-20 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Scott Fischer gets the rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 24-20 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Northcutt | 24-20 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses the shot from the right wing but he's hacked by William Raasch - foul #2 on William Raasch, team foul #9 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG) Herschel Lucky, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson (SG), Richard Nieves (PF), Jack Harper (C) Thomas Gaunt, Tim Lynch, Fausto Romano | |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 25-20 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 26-20 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Stephen Fletcher (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Wilson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Raasch (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Richard Nieves (fresh) C - Jack Harper (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher hits a floater from the baseline | 26-22 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Scott Fischer is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Scott Fischer, team foul #10 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Ricca (SF) Joseph Northcutt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt (PG), Oleg Zolondek (SF) Stephen Fletcher, William Raasch | |
| 02:36 | Minnesota | Thomas Gaunt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Byers (PF) Scott Fischer | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca can't connect on a runner in the paint | 26-22 |
| 02:21 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek grabs the board | 26-22 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Gary Marion is called for the reach on Richard Nieves in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Marion, team foul #11 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Fred Reichert (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves makes the 1st free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:18 | Minnesota | Richard Nieves misses the 2nd free throw | 26-23 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Fred Reichert | 26-23 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | James Byers hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-23 |
| 01:36 | Minnesota | Floyd Wilson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 29-23 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard O'Bannon | 29-23 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Richard O'Bannon | 32-23 |
| 01:01 | Minnesota | Oleg Zolondek's floater is tipped away by James Byers | 32-23 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca grabs the board | 32-23 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Mathew Ricca is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Mathew Ricca, team foul #12 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Joseph Northcutt (SG), David Bradley (SF), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Herschel Lucky, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher (PG), Joshua Cox (SG), William Raasch (SF), Tim Lynch (PF), Fausto Romano (C) Thomas Gaunt, Floyd Wilson, Oleg Zolondek, Richard Nieves, Jack Harper | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Stephen Fletcher loses the dribble to Luis Theriot | 32-23 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Scott Fischer is fouled on the floor by Joshua Cox - foul #1 on Joshua Cox, team foul #10 | 32-23 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses the 2nd free throw | 33-23 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | William Raasch gets the rebound | 33-23 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | William Raasch clanks a halfcourt shot | 33-23 |