| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) SG - Terry Larson (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) C - Brett Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brett Potts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Brett Potts makes the shot from close range set up by John Spriggs and he's hacked by William Mitchell - foul #1 on William Mitchell, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Brett Potts misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright is fouled on the floor by Brett Potts - foul #1 on Brett Potts, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:47 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 2-0 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Ronald Hamilton picks off the pass by John Spriggs | 2-2 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton blows the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson tips it back up and in | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 2-4 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Brian Lovern steps in front of the Carlos Dodson pass | 2-4 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses badly on a floater from the left block | 2-4 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | John Spriggs scores on a jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Terry Larson - foul #1 on Terry Larson, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | John May throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - John May (fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - William Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | William Murray clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Tomas Morse - foul #1 on Tomas Morse, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | John May's fadeaway is rejected by Carlos Dodson | 4-7 |
| 15:10 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Mitchell | 4-7 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 4-7 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Larry Bradford grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | John May hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | William Murray pulls down the rebound | 4-7 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Murray | 4-9 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | William Mitchell denies the turnaround by Larry Bradford | 4-9 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 4-9 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), Frank McCuan (SF), Daniel Perin (PF) Shawn Wright, Ronald Hamilton, Carlos Dodson | |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton (SF) William Murray | |
| 12:46 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-9 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the board | 4-9 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #4 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) Tomas Morse | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG) Ronald Hamilton | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Frank McCuan | 4-11 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Terry Larson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-11 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) C - Brett Potts (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank McCuan (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Shawn Wright | 7-14 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Jeffrey James steals it from Brian Lovern | 7-14 |
| 10:59 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James dunks the ball | 7-16 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Terry Larson travels with the ball | 7-16 |
| 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 | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Ronald Hamilton (SF), Carlos Dodson (PF) Jeffrey James, Frank McCuan, William Mitchell | |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Tomas Morse picks off the pass by William Murray in the backcourt | 7-16 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses the easy layup | 7-16 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson pulls down the rebound | 7-16 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson blows the layup but he's hacked by John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 1st free throw | 7-17 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the 2nd free throw | 7-18 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 7-18 |
| 10:09 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 7-18 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski pulls down the rebound | 7-18 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Brett Potts comes up short on the turnaround near the basket but the foul's on William Murray - foul #1 on William Murray, team foul #2 | 7-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (SG), William Mitchell (C) Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Brett Potts makes the 1st free throw | 8-18 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Brett Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 9-18 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | William Murray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Spriggs - foul #1 on John Spriggs, team foul #6 | 9-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Bradford (C) Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 1st free throw | 9-19 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | William Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 9-20 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | John May is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John May, team foul #7 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Lovern - foul #1 on Brian Lovern, team foul #8 | 9-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Shawn Wright (SG), Daniel Perin (C) Jeffrey James, William Mitchell | |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:35 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 9-21 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 9-21 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Ronald Hamilton denies the turnaround by Brian Lovern | 9-21 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 9-21 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright misses the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Brett Potts - foul #2 on Brett Potts, team foul #9 | 9-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Mitchell (C) Carlos Dodson | |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 1st free throw | 9-22 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 9-23 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - Jamie Gizinski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Murray (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shawn Wright (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Daniel Perin (fresh) C - William Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Larry Bradford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-23 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Larry Bradford grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 9-23 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright snags the defensive board | 9-23 |
| 06:30 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin clanks a shot from the left wing | 9-23 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Brian Lovern gets the rebound | 9-23 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a jump hook from close range | 9-23 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Perin grabs the board | 9-23 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ronald Hamilton | 9-26 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is fouled on the floor by Daniel Perin - foul #1 on Daniel Perin, team foul #3 | 9-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey James (PG), Frank McCuan (SG), Carlos Dodson (PF) William Murray, Shawn Wright, Daniel Perin | |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Richard Fortner is hacked by Frank McCuan - foul #1 on Frank McCuan, team foul #4 | 9-26 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Mitchell - foul #2 on William Mitchell, team foul #5 | 9-26 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Larry Bradford makes the 1st free throw | 10-26 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses the 2nd free throw | 10-26 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | William Mitchell pulls down the rebound | 10-26 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton hits the finger roll on a great pass from Frank McCuan and he's hacked by Jamie Gizinski - foul #2 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #10 | 10-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Ronald Hamilton misses the free throw | 10-28 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | John May grabs the defensive rebound | 10-28 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-28 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Terry Larson grabs the offensive board | 10-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John May (fresh) C - Brett Potts (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jeffrey James (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Frank McCuan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Hamilton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carlos Dodson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mitchell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses long on a shot from the right side | 10-28 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | William Mitchell grabs the board | 10-28 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Frank McCuan | 10-31 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | John May buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Spriggs and he's fouled by William Mitchell - foul #3 on William Mitchell, team foul #6 | 12-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Murray (PG), Shawn Wright (SF), Daniel Perin (C) Frank McCuan, Ronald Hamilton, William Mitchell | |
| 02:31 | Iowa | John May makes the free throw | 13-31 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright clanks a 3 from straight away | 13-31 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson misses the tip | 13-31 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the defensive rebound | 13-31 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 13-31 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Richard Fortner tips it in | 15-31 |
| 01:40 | Michigan State | Jeffrey James clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-31 |
| 01:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Carlos Dodson | 15-31 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by William Murray | 15-33 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | William Murray takes the ball from Richard Fortner | 15-33 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Shawn Wright hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Jeffrey James | 15-36 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Carlos Dodson picks off the pass by Richard Fortner | 15-36 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Carlos Dodson buries a fadeaway in the lane | 15-38 |