| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Luman (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Dale Dancer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Luman inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | Justin Bell steals the ball from Shelby Hise | 27-28 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 19:03 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer can't finish the layup | 29-28 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Brandon Lee scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from George Williams | 32-28 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Daniel Walter - foul #1 on Daniel Walter, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Dennis Mabry (SF) William Cook, David Luman | |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 18:42 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Daniel Walter is blocked by Dale Dancer | 32-30 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the offensive board | 32-30 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Dale Dancer swats the layup by George Williams | 32-30 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Justin Bell tips it in | 34-30 |
| 17:54 | Notre Dame | Shelby Hise scores on a shot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 34-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF) Shelby Hise, Dale Dancer | |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Daniel Walter lays it in on a great pass from George Williams | 36-35 |
| 16:57 | Notre Dame | Mark Boren double dribbles in the backcourt | 36-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (PF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Daniel Walter, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Silas Pan (SF), Dale Dancer (C) Mark Boren, David Luman, Gary Barrientes | |
| 16:44 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey can't connect on a floater from the right side | 36-35 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Dale Dancer pulls down the rebound | 36-35 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | William Cook is hacked by Robert Winfrey - foul #1 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF) Silas Pan | |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-35 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither snags the offensive board | 36-35 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by David Luman | 36-38 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Randy Darby is hacked by David Luman - foul #2 on David Luman, team foul #1 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Daniel Walter (PF), Justin Bell (C) Gary Lemus, Randy Darby, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF), Gene Amon (C) Dennis Mabry, David Luman, Dale Dancer | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 6 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Brandon Lee can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-38 |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Brandon Lee tips it but misses | 36-38 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Brandon Lee tips it in | 38-38 |
| 15:33 | Notre Dame | William Cook's pass is intercepted by Brandon Lee in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Gary Barrientes is called for the reach on Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #2 | 38-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG) Robert Winfrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Dennis Mabry (PF) William Cook, Gary Barrientes | |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Daniel Walter works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #1 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #3 | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 14:49 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-38 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland tips it home | 39-40 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Justin Bell banks in the layup set up by Brandon Lee | 41-40 |
| 14:17 | Notre Dame | Daniel Walter swats the layup by Gene Amon | 41-40 |
| 14:16 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the offensive rebound | 41-40 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 41-40 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | George Williams knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Thomas Sims | 43-40 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon is denied on a layup by Daniel Walter | 43-40 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon tips it but misses | 43-40 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 43-40 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by George Williams | 45-40 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Brandon Lee - foul #2 on Brandon Lee, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Sidney Gaither, Dennis Mabry | |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the free throw | 45-42 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 45-42 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Randy Darby can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 45-42 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Cook | 45-42 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | William Cook scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Shelby Hise | 45-44 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | The jump hook by Robert Winfrey is blocked by Ronald Roland | 45-44 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon grabs the board | 45-44 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-44 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey pulls down the rebound | 45-44 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Gene Amon denies the turnaround by Randy Darby | 45-44 |
| 11:38 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Barrientes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Gene Amon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon banks in the layup on a nice dish by Shelby Hise and he's hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Gary Lemus, Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Luman (PF) Gary Barrientes | |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon misses the free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Brandon Lee pulls down the rebound | 45-46 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the contested runner from the right block on a great pass from George Williams | 47-46 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Ronald Roland, team foul #4 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) Shelby Hise, Ronald Roland | |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by George Williams | 49-46 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | David Luman misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | William Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Daniel Walter pulls down the rebound | 49-46 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Thomas Sims is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-46 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Gary Barrientes snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is hacked by Gary Barrientes - foul #3 on Gary Barrientes, team foul #5 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Dennis Mabry (SF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, Gary Barrientes | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Shelby Hise takes the ball from Justin Bell | 49-49 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | David Luman scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shelby Hise | 49-52 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey scores on a 3 from the left wing set up by Brandon Lee | 52-52 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't finish the layup | 52-52 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 52-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sims (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 12 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Mark Boren (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shelby Hise (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dennis Mabry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Luman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. C - Gene Amon (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum is hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #1 on Shelby Hise, team foul #6 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Randy Darby (SF), Daniel Walter (PF) Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG), Ronald Roland (SF), Gary Barrientes (PF) Mark Boren, Dennis Mabry, David Luman | |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses the lay-in | 52-52 |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland grabs the board | 52-52 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | William Cook pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from William Cook | 52-54 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum buries a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by George Williams | 54-54 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | William Cook knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gary Barrientes | 54-57 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum loses the ball out of bounds | 54-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (C) Robert Winfrey, Daniel Walter, Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither (SG), David Luman (PF) Shelby Hise, Gary Barrientes | |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-57 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Justin Bell gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses badly on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Sidney Gaither - foul #2 on Sidney Gaither, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Daniel Walter (PF) George Williams, Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG) William Cook | |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 55-57 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 56-57 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Mark Boren | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Brandon Lee splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Lemus | 58-57 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the board | 58-57 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the wide open turnaround from the right block | 58-57 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Sidney Gaither grabs the board | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 13 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Cook (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sidney Gaither (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Ronald Roland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - David Luman (fresh) 10 pts. C - Gene Amon (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Justin Bell snags the defensive board | 58-57 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Daniel Walter's dunk attempt is rejected by David Luman | 58-57 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Gary Lemus can't tip it in | 58-57 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland gets the rebound | 58-57 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | David Luman hits the finger roll on a great pass from William Cook | 58-59 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Daniel Walter hits a turnaround from close range | 60-59 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Sims - foul #1 on Thomas Sims, team foul #5 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) Gary Lemus, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Boren (PG), Shelby Hise (SG), Gary Barrientes (PF) William Cook, Sidney Gaither, David Luman | |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits the finger roll against a doubleteam and he's hacked by Gene Amon - foul #4 on Gene Amon, team foul #8 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Cook (PG) Mark Boren | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:45 | Notre Dame | Gene Amon pulls down the rebound | 62-61 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | William Cook clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-61 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brandon Lee | 62-61 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | George Williams lays it in on a great pass from Thomas Sims | 64-61 |
| 01:10 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 64-61 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 64-61 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but he's hacked by Shelby Hise - foul #2 on Shelby Hise, team foul #9 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 3rd free throw | 66-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland buries a 3 from the right corner | 66-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Justin Bell is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from George Williams | 68-64 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | William Cook buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Shelby Hise | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Shelby Hise is called for the reach on Brandon Lee in the backcourt - foul #3 on Shelby Hise, team foul #10 | 68-67 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Brandon Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Ronald Roland can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 70-67 |