| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Fowler (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) C - Brett Potts (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 44-28 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 19:52 | Iowa | Terry Larson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler can't connect on an uncontested 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-31 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Brett Potts knocks in the shot in the paint | 44-33 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Terry Larson picks off the pass by William Ducksworth | 44-33 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses the lay-in | 44-33 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Brett Potts hits the follow up shot | 44-35 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Peter Green evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ken Bowman | 47-35 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Brett Potts's layup is rejected by Robert Dulac | 47-35 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the rebound | 47-35 |
| 18:15 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 47-35 |
| 18:13 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman grabs the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth connects on the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dale Fowler | 49-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Brian Lovern knocks in the jumper from the free throw line | 49-37 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Peter Green | 51-37 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Robert Dulac takes the ball from Brian Lovern | 51-37 |
| 17:07 | Notre Dame | Brian Lovern steps in front of the William Ducksworth pass | 51-37 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Spriggs | 51-39 |
| 16:46 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Peter Green | 53-39 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Brett Potts can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dale Fowler - foul #1 on Dale Fowler, team foul #1 | 53-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth (SG), Igor Kosakowski (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Dale Fowler, Ken Bowman, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Brett Potts makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Brett Potts misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 53-40 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Tomas Morse - foul #1 on Tomas Morse, team foul #1 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Larry Bradford (C) Brett Potts | |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Peter Green makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Peter Green misses the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jamie Gizinski | 54-40 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is hacked by Bernardo Costa - foul #2 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker (PG) Peter Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Tomas Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-40 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-40 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski snags the defensive board | 54-40 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is denied on a layup by Salvatore Esposito | 54-40 |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker is fouled on the floor by Larry Bradford - foul #2 on Larry Bradford, team foul #2 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG), Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Charlie Whitaker, Kevin Landreth, Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF) Francis Causey | |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Jamie Gizinski - foul #3 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #3 | 54-40 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth misses the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth makes the 2nd free throw | 55-40 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Peter Green is called for the reach on Jamie Gizinski - foul #2 on Peter Green, team foul #3 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG) Richard Fortner | |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-40 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 55-40 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman can't throw it down | 55-40 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 55-40 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Brian Lovern scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Tomas Morse | 55-43 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth is open but comes up short on the floater in the paint | 55-43 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Terry Larson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-43 |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac pulls down the rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Jamie Gizinski denies the turnaround by Dale Fowler | 55-43 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth misses the tip | 55-43 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Larry Bradford misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 55-43 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 55-43 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Peter Green | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Terry Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker (PG), Kevin Landreth (SG), Igor Kosakowski (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Peter Green, Dale Fowler, Ken Bowman, William Ducksworth, Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Larry Bradford | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Charlie Whitaker (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | John Spriggs gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits a 3 from the left corner set up by John Spriggs | 57-46 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito clanks a jump hook in the paint | 57-46 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the board | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 10:17 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 57-46 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 09:56 | Notre Dame | Charlie Whitaker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-46 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | John Spriggs grabs the board | 57-46 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski double dribbles | 57-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG), Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF) Charlie Whitaker, Kevin Landreth, Igor Kosakowski, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey | |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is fouled on the floor by Brett Potts - foul #2 on Brett Potts, team foul #4 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Peter Green | 59-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Brett Potts's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Dulac | 59-46 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Gizinski | 59-46 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG) John Spriggs | |
| 07:50 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Peter Green out of the doubleteam | 62-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-46 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Brian Lovern tips it in | 62-48 |
| 07:27 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac is hacked by Tomas Morse - foul #2 on Tomas Morse, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth (SG), Igor Kosakowski (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF) Dale Fowler, Ken Bowman, William Ducksworth | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), John May (PF) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Kevin Landreth (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - John May (fresh) 3 reb. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses short on an open fadeaway from the right side | 62-48 |
| 07:18 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac snags the offensive board | 62-48 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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 (+3) | |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-48 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the board | 62-48 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Kevin Landreth is called for the reach on Richard Fortner - foul #1 on Kevin Landreth, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Salvatore Esposito (C) Robert Dulac | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, Brian Lovern, John May, Brett Potts | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | A charge is called on Francis Causey - foul #1 on Francis Causey, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, Larry Bradford | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski | 65-48 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Terry Larson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 05:45 | Notre Dame | Kevin Landreth gets the rebound | 65-48 |
| 05:39 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Salvatore Esposito is blocked by Brian Lovern | 65-48 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Lovern | 65-48 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | A charge is called on Jamie Gizinski - foul #4 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #7 | 65-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), William Ducksworth (PF) Peter Green, Kevin Landreth, Bernardo Costa | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-48 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | John May snags the defensive board | 65-48 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | John Spriggs can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 65-48 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | John May tips it home | 65-50 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski is hacked by John Spriggs - foul #1 on John Spriggs, team foul #8 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac (C) Salvatore Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Brian Lovern can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 65-50 |
| 04:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 04:12 | Notre Dame | Jamie Gizinski blocks the short jumper by Igor Kosakowski | 65-50 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the defensive rebound | 65-50 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away but the foul's on Dale Fowler - foul #2 on Dale Fowler, team foul #5 | 65-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Terry Larson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Terry Larson misses the 3rd free throw | 65-51 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth snags the defensive board | 65-51 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 65-51 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Francis Causey | 65-51 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Ken Bowman is called for the reach on Larry Bradford - foul #1 on Ken Bowman, team foul #6 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Francis Causey, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Brett Potts lays it up and in set up by John Spriggs | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame 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) | |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by William Ducksworth | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Peter Green (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dale Fowler (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Ducksworth (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - John May (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 67-53 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac gets the rebound | 67-53 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth loses the ball out of bounds | 67-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Richard Fortner hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 67-53 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | John May tips it in | 67-55 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Ken Bowman | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | John May knocks in the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Ken Bowman - foul #2 on Ken Bowman, team foul #7 | 70-57 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | John May makes the free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:22 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth is open and scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Dale Fowler | 72-58 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Robert Dulac swats the short shot by Francis Causey | 72-58 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side | 72-58 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman tips it but misses | 72-58 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Dale Fowler can't tip it in | 72-58 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Larry Bradford pulls down the rebound | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 72-58 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Peter Green grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Peter Green runs out the clock | 72-58 |