| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 34-39 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Irving Jordan - foul #1 on Irving Jordan, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 1st free throw | 34-40 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 19:25 | Belmont | Richard Kempton scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Irving Jordan | 36-41 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 19:03 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:40 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 18:15 | Iowa | John May misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:14 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan gets the rebound | 36-41 |
| 18:00 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Kempton | 39-41 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | John May hits a shot from the left side | 39-43 |
| 17:30 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Francis Causey snags the defensive board | 39-43 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Terry Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 17:01 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 16:40 | Belmont | Brett Potts is called for the reach on Richard Kempton - foul #1 on Brett Potts, team foul #1 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Belmont | Samuel Wilcox (C) Robert Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Francis Causey, John May, Brett Potts | |
| 16:35 | Belmont | Jack Adamson clanks a shot from the left wing | 39-43 |
| 16:34 | Belmont | Richard Kempton tips it in | 41-43 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Jamie Gizinski | 41-46 |
| 16:05 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Richard Fortner gets the rebound | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 4 reb. C - Samuel Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Iowa | The jump hook by Larry Bradford is blocked by Samuel Wilcox | 41-46 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Bradford | 41-46 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Richard Fortner misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Tomas Morse grabs the offensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Tomas Morse connects on the 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 14:34 | Belmont | Samuel Wilcox can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Brian Lovern pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses short on a turnaround from close range | 41-49 |
| 14:02 | Belmont | Jack Adamson gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 13:46 | Belmont | Irving Jordan can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 41-49 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Tomas Morse | 41-49 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is hacked by Daniel Tennison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #2 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Delbert Paylor (SG), Anthony Miller (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Irving Jordan, Samuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is fouled on the floor by Ronald Coppola - foul #2 on Ronald Coppola, team foul #3 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski (PF) John May | |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 12:56 | Belmont | Delbert Paylor gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:52 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | John Spriggs comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-49 |
| 12:40 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski gets the offensive rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | John Spriggs clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it back up and in | 41-51 |
| 12:09 | Belmont | Anthony Miller is called for traveling | 41-51 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF) Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | John May misses long on a floater from the left wing | 41-51 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Brett Potts pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Bruce Hale (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Delbert Paylor (fresh) SF - Anthony Miller (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ronald Coppola (fresh) C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - John May (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Terry Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 11:24 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Robert Bresnahan | 41-51 |
| 11:19 | Belmont | The short jumper by Anthony Miller is denied by John May | 41-51 |
| 11:18 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola hits the follow up shot | 43-51 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Brett Potts hits the finger roll set up by Terry Larson | 43-53 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses long on a shot from the right block but the foul's on Francis Causey - foul #1 on Francis Causey, team foul #2 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Irving Jordan (PF) Delbert Paylor, Anthony Miller, Ronald Coppola | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, John May | |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Bruce Hale makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Bruce Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:37 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan grabs the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| 10:09 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hale | 46-53 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is called for traveling | 46-53 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG), Samuel Wilcox (C) Bruce Hale, Robert Bresnahan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:20 | Belmont | Jamie Gizinski picks off the pass by Irving Jordan | 46-53 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Terry Larson scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jamie Gizinski | 46-55 |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Irving Jordan buries a shot from the right side set up by Daniel Tennison and he's hacked by Jamie Gizinski - foul #1 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #3 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) Tomas Morse | |
| 08:37 | Belmont | Irving Jordan makes the free throw | 49-55 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Brian Lovern loses the dribble to Daniel Tennison | 49-55 |
| 08:15 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Tennison | 51-55 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | John Spriggs comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 51-55 |
| 07:49 | Belmont | Samuel Wilcox gets the rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Samuel Wilcox (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:44 | Belmont | Richard Kempton makes the contested shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Samuel Wilcox | 53-55 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Terry Larson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 07:16 | Belmont | Irving Jordan pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |
| 07:12 | Belmont | Richard Kempton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski's fadeaway is rejected by Irving Jordan | 53-55 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski tips it back up and in | 53-57 |
| 06:27 | Belmont | Richard Kempton connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Irving Jordan steals it from Terry Larson | 55-57 |
| 05:53 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-57 |
| 05:52 | Belmont | Richard Kempton grabs the offensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:42 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison is whistled for traveling | 55-57 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG), Delbert Paylor (SG), Anthony Miller (SF), Ronald Coppola (PF), Robert Bresnahan (C) Daniel Tennison, Jack Adamson, Richard Kempton, Irving Jordan, Samuel Wilcox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Tomas Morse comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-57 |
| 05:15 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola grabs the defensive rebound | 55-57 |
| 05:01 | Belmont | Anthony Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-57 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Larry Bradford drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Tomas Morse and he's hacked by Robert Bresnahan - foul #2 on Robert Bresnahan, team foul #4 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Daniel Tennison (PG) Delbert Paylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses the free throw | 55-59 |
| 04:38 | Belmont | Ronald Coppola gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 04:23 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-59 |
| 04:22 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:57 | Belmont | Anthony Miller misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 55-59 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Francis Causey gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | John May misses the lay-in | 55-59 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:26 | Belmont | Belmont calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Belmont | Jack Adamson (SG), Richard Kempton (SF), Irving Jordan (PF) Bruce Hale, Anthony Miller, Ronald Coppola | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Lineup | Belmont | PG - Daniel Tennison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jack Adamson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Kempton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Irving Jordan (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Bresnahan (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Belmont | Richard Kempton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-59 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski gets the rebound | 55-59 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Brian Lovern knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Spriggs | 55-61 |
| 02:39 | Belmont | Irving Jordan misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 55-61 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is hacked by Irving Jordan - foul #2 on Irving Jordan, team foul #5 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG) John Spriggs | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Daniel Tennison takes the ball from Tomas Morse | 55-61 |
| 01:38 | Belmont | Richard Kempton misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brett Potts | 55-61 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 55-61 |
| 01:23 | Belmont | The rebound goes to Irving Jordan | 55-61 |
| 01:00 | Belmont | Jack Adamson clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-61 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the board | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Daniel Tennison is called for the reach on Jamie Gizinski in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #6 | 55-61 |
| Subs | Belmont | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) Tomas Morse | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is fouled on the floor by Richard Kempton - foul #2 on Richard Kempton, team foul #7 | 55-61 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 1st free throw | 55-61 |
| 00:55 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-61 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-61 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the board | 55-61 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is hacked by Daniel Tennison in the backcourt - foul #3 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #8 | 55-61 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:45 | Belmont | Robert Bresnahan grabs the defensive rebound | 55-62 |
| 00:38 | Belmont | Richard Kempton can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-62 |
| 00:37 | Belmont | Irving Jordan snags the offensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:35 | Belmont | Daniel Tennison misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-62 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski snags the defensive board | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is hacked by Daniel Tennison in the backcourt - foul #4 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #9 | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the 1st free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:31 | Belmont | Irving Jordan grabs the board | 55-62 |
| 00:27 | Belmont | Jack Adamson connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Bresnahan | 58-62 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Tennison - foul #5 on Daniel Tennison, team foul #10 | 58-62 |
| Subs | Belmont | Bruce Hale (PG) Daniel Tennison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), John May (PF) John Spriggs, Jamie Gizinski | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 1st free throw | 58-63 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 2nd free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:20 | Belmont | Jack Adamson misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-64 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Brian Lovern pulls down the rebound | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is hacked by Bruce Hale in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Hale, team foul #11 | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 1st free throw | 58-64 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the 2nd free throw | 58-65 |
| 00:11 | Belmont | Jack Adamson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Hale | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Hale - foul #2 on Bruce Hale, team foul #12 | 61-65 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 1st free throw | 61-66 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 61-67 |
| 00:04 | Belmont | Richard Kempton's pass is intercepted by John May | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Jack Adamson is called for the reach on Tomas Morse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jack Adamson, team foul #13 | 61-67 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 1st free throw | 61-68 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Tomas Morse makes the 2nd free throw | 61-69 |
| Game Plan | Belmont | Belmont is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Belmont | Jack Adamson comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 61-69 |