| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright inbounds the ball | 30-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Michigan State | William Mitchell drills a jump hook from the right block on a great pass from William Murray | 32-25 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Tomas Morse buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-28 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Carlos Dodson | 34-28 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans makes the jumper from close range and he's fouled by Carlos Dodson - foul #2 on Carlos Dodson, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Ray Kendzierski | |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans misses the free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Myles Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 34-30 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | John Barnes snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | John Barnes is whistled for traveling | 34-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG) Joseph Touchette | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, Jeffery Evans | |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Myles Smith blows the layup | 34-30 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | John Britton grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-30 |
| 17:17 | Michigan State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 34-30 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from William Murray | 37-30 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-30 |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 37-30 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-30 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Myles Smith tips it in | 39-30 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | George Santibanez loses the dribble to William Murray in the backcourt | 39-30 |
| 15:53 | Michigan State | George Santibanez is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #1 on George Santibanez, team foul #1 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, John Barnes | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Myles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Britton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 41-30 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | John Britton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-30 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-30 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | John Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-30 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Shawn Wright - foul #1 on Shawn Wright, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Carlos Dodson (PF) Joseph Touchette, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG) John Spriggs | |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Francis Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Tomas Morse steps in front of the William Mitchell pass | 41-31 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | George Santibanez lays it in set up by Tomas Morse | 41-33 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | William Murray hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Myles Smith and he's fouled by George Santibanez - foul #2 on George Santibanez, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Tomas Morse, Francis Causey | |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the free throw | 43-33 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffery Evans | 43-33 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | David Blankenship scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by William Murray | 46-35 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-35 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans hits the follow up shot | 46-37 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | George Santibanez takes the ball from David Blankenship | 46-37 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | George Santibanez hits the finger roll | 46-39 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | John Britton denies the turnaround by William Mitchell | 46-39 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | George Santibanez snags the defensive board | 46-39 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) William Murray, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Jeffery Evans | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Touchette (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Britton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - John Barnes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Robert Brown knocks in the jumper in the lane | 48-39 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | John Britton misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James grabs the board | 48-39 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Robert Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF) Brian Lovern | |
| 10:19 | Iowa | John Britton blows the dunk | 48-39 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 09:55 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 48-39 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James connects on the shot from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Touchette | 50-39 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | John Britton double dribbles | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Myles Smith (PF), William Mitchell (C) Joseph Touchette, Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, John Barnes | |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | John Britton is called for the reach on William Murray - foul #4 on John Britton, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski (PF) John Britton | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the easy layup but he's fouled by George Santibanez - foul #3 on George Santibanez, team foul #4 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) Jeffrey James, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG) Samuel Coleman | |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 1st free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-39 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 50-39 |
| 08:14 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | David Blankenship is fouled on the floor by Tomas Morse - foul #1 on Tomas Morse, team foul #5 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG) Tomas Morse | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Jeffery Evans takes the ball from Jeffrey James | 50-39 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Brian Lovern comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-39 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Murray | 50-39 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | William Murray can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-39 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Robert Brown gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Myles Smith (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | Robert Brown misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 50-39 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Robert Brown can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 50-39 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Santibanez | 50-39 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Carlos Dodson steals the ball from Samuel Coleman | 50-39 |
| 06:34 | Michigan State | William Murray travels with the ball | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Shawn Wright (SF), William Mitchell (C) Jeffrey James, Carlos Dodson, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG), John Britton (PF) Samuel Coleman, Ray Kendzierski | |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans is hacked by David Blankenship - foul #1 on David Blankenship, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray, Shawn Wright | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Brian Lovern, Jeffery Evans | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 50-39 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | David Blankenship can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:56 | Michigan State | William Mitchell misses short on a jumper from close range | 50-39 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | John Britton gets the rebound | 50-39 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | David Blankenship steals it from Francis Causey | 50-39 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Touchette lays it up and in on a nice dish by David Blankenship | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | John Spriggs comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 52-39 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | William Mitchell gets the rebound | 52-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Myles Smith comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-39 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | John Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Jeffrey James (SG), Shawn Wright (SF) Joseph Touchette, David Blankenship, Ronald Hamilton | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, John Barnes | |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 52-39 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans grabs the offensive board | 52-39 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by John Britton | 52-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | William Murray knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey James | 54-42 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | William Mitchell is called for the reach on George Santibanez - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #4 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Blankenship (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF), Robert Brown (C) Jeffrey James, Myles Smith, William Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG) Samuel Coleman | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | John Britton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-42 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson grabs the board | 54-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:47 | Michigan State | David Blankenship hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 57-42 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | John Britton clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 57-42 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Brown | 57-42 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Blankenship (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Wright (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Britton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright buries a turnaround in the paint | 59-42 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Tomas Morse clanks a 3 from straight away | 59-42 |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the offensive board | 59-42 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-42 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it back up and in | 59-44 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Jeffery Evans takes the ball from Robert Brown | 59-44 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 59-44 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it back up and in | 59-46 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is whistled for traveling | 59-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) David Blankenship, Robert Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski hits a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Samuel Coleman | 59-48 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Ray Kendzierski swats the short shot by Carlos Dodson | 59-48 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 59-48 |
| 00:47 | Michigan State | Ray Kendzierski denies the turnaround by Jeffrey James | 59-48 |
| 00:45 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the offensive rebound | 59-48 |
| 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 triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson lays it up and in on a great pass from Shawn Wright | 61-48 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 61-48 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Murray runs out the clock | 61-48 |