| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:51 | Iowa | Philip Kriner is hacked by Joseph Harrison - foul #2 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #1 | 32-27 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Jose Ponce drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jim Rhodes | 35-27 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the rebound | 35-27 |
| 19:01 | Iowa | Philip Kriner can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-27 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #1 | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 35-27 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the lay-in | 35-27 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer gets the rebound | 35-27 |
| 18:32 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-30 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 18:11 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Chris McLamb - foul #1 on Chris McLamb, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 17:52 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Jose Ponce buries a jumper from the right side set up by Huang-fu Xiang | 37-32 |
| 17:19 | Notre Dame | Jose Ponce is called for the reach on Frederick Zupfer - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 37-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (SG), Robert Husky (SF), Logan Morris (C) Frederick Zupfer, Joseph Harrison, Mike Leland | |
| 17:01 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 37-35 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 16:38 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner connects on the fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Cole Livingston | 37-37 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Robert Husky takes the ball from Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 37-37 |
| 16:09 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 37-39 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Jose Ponce buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 40-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:45 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Jose Ponce snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Jose Ponce buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Donahue | 42-39 |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Cole Livingston | 42-41 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Philip Kriner and he's hacked by Robert Husky - foul #1 on Robert Husky, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Mike Leland (C) Brendan Blakey, Cole Livingston, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo makes the free throw | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG) Kudyauku Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Luke White | 45-41 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Joseph Harrison - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #3 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), John O'Donahue (PF) Robert Husky, Logan Morris | |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 46-41 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 47-41 |
| 13:51 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 13:49 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue misses the tip | 47-41 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the rebound | 47-41 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Luke White connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Kevin Winkles | 50-41 |
| 12:59 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-41 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Chris McLamb pulls down the rebound | 50-41 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is fouled on the floor by John O'Donahue - foul #1 on John O'Donahue, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Philip Kriner (SG) Luke White, Kevin Winkles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (PG), Logan Morris (PF) Cole Livingston, John O'Donahue | |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang lays it up and in set up by Jose Ponce and he's fouled by Mike Leland - foul #2 on Mike Leland, team foul #5 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF) Joseph Harrison, Logan Morris | |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the free throw | 53-41 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky grabs the offensive rebound | 53-41 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Brendan Blakey | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Leland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo lays it up and in | 55-44 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue gets the rebound | 55-44 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Brendan Blakey - foul #1 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 1st free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Logan Morris | 55-44 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #4 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG) Philip Kriner | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston (PG), Maxwell Prom (SG) Brendan Blakey, Robert Husky | |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Maxwell Prom steals it from Chris McLamb | 55-46 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom lays it up and in | 55-48 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Jose Ponce can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-48 |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the board | 55-48 |
| 09:40 | Notre Dame | Chris McLamb swats the short shot by John O'Donahue | 55-48 |
| 09:39 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris gets the offensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston knocks in the floater from close range | 55-50 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Chris McLamb hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-50 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Chris McLamb tips it but misses | 55-50 |
| 08:54 | Notre Dame | Cole Livingston snags the defensive board | 55-50 |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison makes the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cole Livingston | 55-52 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses long on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Logan Morris - foul #1 on Logan Morris, team foul #7 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Robert Husky (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Cole Livingston, Maxwell Prom, Joseph Harrison, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Chris McLamb makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Chris McLamb makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 57-52 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Luke White | 60-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Zupfer (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #5 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Roman Rodriguez (PF) Luke White, Chris McLamb | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 2nd free throw | 60-53 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 60-53 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the tip | 60-53 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Husky | 60-53 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-53 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer snags the offensive board | 60-53 |
| 06:32 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Husky | 60-55 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 60-55 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Philip Kriner snags the offensive board | 60-55 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | A charge is called on Huang-fu Xiang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #6 | 60-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF) Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison (SF) Robert Husky | |
| 05:38 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses long on a jumper in the paint | 60-55 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer grabs the offensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:31 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-55 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 60-55 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Brendan Blakey steps in front of the Jose Ponce pass in the backcourt | 60-55 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 60-57 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Philip Kriner hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Rhodes | 62-57 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 62-57 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jose Ponce | 62-57 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes loses the ball out of bounds | 62-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (PG), Cole Livingston (SG), Logan Morris (PF), John O'Donahue (C) Brendan Blakey, Frederick Zupfer, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison drills a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Cole Livingston | 62-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Robert Husky (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Cole Livingston (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 pf. PF - Logan Morris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John O'Donahue (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo drills a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 64-59 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 64-61 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Luke White knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 66-61 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Frederick Zupfer (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Mike Leland (C) Robert Husky, Cole Livingston, Logan Morris, John O'Donahue | |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison can't connect on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 66-61 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the floater from the free throw line and he's hacked by Mike Leland - foul #3 on Mike Leland, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Husky (SF) Joseph Harrison | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the free throw | 69-62 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 69-65 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 69-65 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 69-65 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner connects on the jumper from the left block | 69-67 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 69-67 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer grabs the defensive rebound | 69-67 |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | Robert Husky drills a turnaround from the left block | 69-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 69-69 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes grabs the offensive rebound | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Brendan Blakey - foul #2 on Brendan Blakey, team foul #9 | 69-69 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 1st free throw | 70-69 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Frederick Zupfer misses short on a halfcourt shot | 71-69 |