| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 24-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans loses the dribble to Mikel Bosancic | 24-40 |
| 19:35 | Notre Dame | George Santibanez steals the ball from Larry Blough in the backcourt | 24-40 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | George Santibanez is hacked by Larry Blough - foul #2 on Larry Blough, team foul #1 | 24-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Robert Dulac is called for the reach on John Spriggs - foul #2 on Robert Dulac, team foul #2 | 24-40 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Mikel Bosancic steals it from John Britton | 24-40 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic connects on the fadeaway from the left block set up by Tommy Schooler | 24-42 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | John Barnes is called for traveling | 24-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, John Britton, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler hits a shot from the left block | 24-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Larry Blough - foul #3 on Larry Blough, team foul #3 | 24-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG) Larry Blough | |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses the 3rd free throw | 26-44 |
| 17:56 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac gets the rebound | 26-44 |
| 17:38 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 26-44 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 26-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Tomas Morse scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from John Spriggs | 29-44 |
| 16:58 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler is hacked by John Spriggs - foul #1 on John Spriggs, team foul #1 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, John Britton, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa is fouled on the floor by Ray Kendzierski - foul #1 on Ray Kendzierski, team foul #2 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF) Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski is fouled on the floor by George Santibanez - foul #1 on George Santibanez, team foul #3 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF) Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, John Britton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa makes the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski | 29-46 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans is whistled for a carry | 29-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF) Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Britton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Notre Dame | George Santibanez is called for the reach on Igor Kosakowski - foul #2 on George Santibanez, team foul #4 | 29-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG) Samuel Coleman | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 29-46 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the board | 29-46 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans lays it in | 31-46 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 31-46 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffery Evans | 31-46 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | George Santibanez drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Britton | 34-46 |
| 14:02 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic drills a shot near the basket | 34-48 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | John Britton buries a floater from the right wing set up by George Santibanez and he's fouled by Mikel Bosancic - foul #1 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #4 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Tommy Schooler, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 13:35 | Iowa | John Britton makes the free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on Francis Causey - foul #1 on Francis Causey, team foul #5 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski (PF) John Britton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 13:14 | Notre Dame | Peter Green makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | John Spriggs is whistled for traveling | 37-49 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Peter Green | |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Larry Blough steals the ball from George Santibanez in the backcourt | 37-49 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left corner | 37-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Bernardo Costa denies the turnaround by Ray Kendzierski | 37-52 |
| 11:52 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito pulls down the rebound | 37-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) 1 pts. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 37-52 |
| 11:31 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John Britton (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, Ray Kendzierski, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Robert Dulac steps in front of the Francis Causey pass | 37-52 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but he's hacked by John Britton - foul #1 on John Britton, team foul #6 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 1st free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:19 | Iowa | John Britton is fouled on the floor by Ken Bowman - foul #2 on Ken Bowman, team foul #5 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Mikel Bosancic steps in front of the Jeffery Evans pass | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is hacked by Brian Lovern - foul #1 on Brian Lovern, team foul #7 | 37-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Samuel Coleman, Brian Lovern, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Peter Green | |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 1st free throw | 37-55 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Tommy Schooler picks off the pass by John Spriggs | 37-56 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-56 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses the tip | 37-56 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Francis Causey gets the rebound | 37-56 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Spriggs | 39-56 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Ken Bowman | 39-59 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | John Britton misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-59 |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler grabs the defensive rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-59 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | John Barnes gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - John Britton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - John Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 4 stl. C - Robert Dulac (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:44 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses the floater from the right wing | 39-59 |
| 07:43 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic gets the rebound | 39-59 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Tommy Schooler | 39-61 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | John Spriggs is hacked by Larry Blough - foul #4 on Larry Blough, team foul #6 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Tomas Morse, Francis Causey, John Britton, John Barnes | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski is called for traveling | 39-61 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | George Santibanez is called for the reach on Igor Kosakowski - foul #3 on George Santibanez, team foul #8 | 39-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Brian Lovern, Jeffery Evans | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski makes the 1st free throw | 39-62 |
| 06:05 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 39-63 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski buries a shot from the right block | 41-63 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Ray Kendzierski is called for the reach on Bernardo Costa - foul #2 on Ray Kendzierski, team foul #9 | 41-63 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa makes the 1st free throw | 41-64 |
| 05:48 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Igor Kosakowski steals the ball from John Spriggs in the backcourt | 41-65 |
| 05:26 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 41-65 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | John Barnes pulls down the rebound | 41-65 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Francis Causey | 44-65 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski is hacked by Ray Kendzierski - foul #3 on Ray Kendzierski, team foul #10 | 44-65 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-66 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Francis Causey makes the wide open fadeaway from the right side | 46-66 |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-66 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman gets the rebound | 46-66 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski connects on the open turnaround in the paint | 48-66 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 03:56 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Salvatore Esposito | 48-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski connects on the jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Green | 48-68 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Samuel Coleman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Causey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Ducksworth (fairly fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Salvatore Esposito (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth grabs the board | 48-68 |
| 03:00 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Francis Causey | 48-68 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-68 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski clanks a shot from the right wing | 48-68 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | John Spriggs grabs the defensive rebound | 48-68 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | John Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-68 |
| 01:52 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth makes the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Igor Kosakowski | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman's pass is intercepted by Bernardo Costa | 48-70 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Peter Green can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Francis Causey | 48-70 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski blows the layup | 48-70 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa snags the defensive board | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 48-70 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses the tip | 48-70 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth misses the tip | 48-70 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 48-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-70 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | John Spriggs tips it in | 50-70 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski runs out the clock | 50-70 |