| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 47-31 |
| 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) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue lays it up and in on a great pass from Kevin Winkles | 49-31 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #1 | 49-31 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses the 1st free throw | 49-31 |
| 19:44 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice makes the 2nd free throw | 49-32 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the jumpshot from the left side | 49-32 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner grabs the board | 49-32 |
| 19:08 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice throws it down on a nice dish by Brendan Blakey | 49-34 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Thomas Boling is fouled on the floor by Vernon Rice - foul #1 on Vernon Rice, team foul #1 | 49-34 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-34 |
| 18:36 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice snags the defensive board | 49-34 |
| 18:24 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice is hacked by Jim Rhodes - foul #1 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #2 | 49-34 |
| 18:03 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-34 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Thomas Boling misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-34 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 49-34 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Vernon Rice | 49-37 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Chris McLamb loses the dribble to Stephen Baumgartner | 49-37 |
| 16:50 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison's pass is intercepted by Jim Rhodes | 49-37 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Brendan Blakey takes the ball from Kevin Winkles | 49-37 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice banks in the layup on a great pass from Brendan Blakey | 49-39 |
| 16:15 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue's floater is tipped away by Logan Morris | 49-39 |
| 16:14 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner pulls down the rebound | 49-39 |
| 16:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #2 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Kevin Winkles, Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), John O'Donahue (SF), David Bakke (PF), Mike Leland (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Logan Morris | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Richard Rodriques (fresh) PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) SG - Charles Horne (fresh) SF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. PF - David Bakke (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Rodriques | 52-39 |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne misses the jump hook in the lane | 52-39 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Roman Rodriguez | 52-39 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the jump hook from the right block | 52-39 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it home | 54-39 |
| 15:02 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-39 |
| 15:00 | Notre Dame | David Bakke tips it home | 54-41 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Luke White comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-41 |
| 14:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mike Leland | 54-41 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland's floater is tipped away by Huang-fu Xiang | 54-41 |
| 14:30 | Notre Dame | David Bakke pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:19 | Notre Dame | Roman Rodriguez denies the turnaround by David Bakke | 54-41 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques grabs the defensive rebound | 54-41 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo makes the fadeaway from the left side set up by Luke White | 56-41 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-41 |
| 13:43 | Notre Dame | David Bakke can't tip it in | 56-41 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 56-41 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Luke White misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-41 |
| 13:34 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue grabs the defensive rebound | 56-41 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by John O'Donahue | 56-44 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang buries a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Kudyauku Alleruzzo and the foul's on David Bakke - foul #2 on David Bakke, team foul #3 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Oscar Donahue (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Richard Rodriques, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Logan Morris (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, John O'Donahue, David Bakke, Mike Leland | |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Stephen Baumgartner is blocked by Oscar Donahue | 59-44 |
| 12:35 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Baumgartner | 59-44 |
| 12:27 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner buries a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Harrison | 59-46 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Winkles | 61-46 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 61-46 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 61-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:50 | Iowa | The short jumper by Huang-fu Xiang is denied by Stephen Baumgartner | 61-46 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Thomas Boling snags the offensive board | 61-46 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue blows the layup but he's fouled by Logan Morris - foul #2 on Logan Morris, team foul #4 | 61-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Chris McLamb (PF) Kevin Winkles, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mike Leland (C) Logan Morris | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the 1st free throw | 61-46 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the 2nd free throw | 62-46 |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Harrison and he's fouled by Luke White - foul #4 on Luke White, team foul #3 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG) Luke White | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:11 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Joseph Harrison | 62-49 |
| 10:39 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-49 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue snags the defensive board | 62-49 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Joseph Harrison - foul #4 on Joseph Harrison, team foul #5 | 62-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF) Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner | |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 1st free throw | 63-49 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-49 |
| 10:02 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 64-51 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 64-51 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 64-51 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes travels with the ball | 64-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Mike Leland | |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | David Bakke can't finish the layup but the foul's on Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #4 | 64-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Rodriques (SF) Kevin Winkles | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner (PF) John O'Donahue | |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | David Bakke makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 09:20 | Notre Dame | David Bakke makes the 2nd free throw | 64-53 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the turnaround from the right block | 64-53 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner gets the rebound | 64-53 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | Logan Morris misses the lay-in | 64-53 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-53 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo loses the dribble to David Bakke | 64-53 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne lays it up and in on a great pass from David Bakke | 64-55 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Chris McLamb's pass is intercepted by Stephen Baumgartner | 64-55 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 64-55 |
| 08:02 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner misses the tip | 64-55 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Charles Horne grabs the offensive board | 64-55 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | Chris McLamb denies the turnaround by Stephen Baumgartner | 64-55 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Chris McLamb snags the defensive board | 64-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Philip Kriner (fresh) SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Rodriques (fresh) PF - Chris McLamb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Maxwell Prom (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Horne (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Bakke (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Stephen Baumgartner (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Logan Morris (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Maxwell Prom steps in front of the Roman Rodriguez pass | 64-55 |
| 06:56 | Notre Dame | Richard Rodriques picks off the pass by Maxwell Prom | 64-55 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Richard Rodriques | 66-55 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom is fouled on the floor by Richard Rodriques - foul #1 on Richard Rodriques, team foul #5 | 66-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Oscar Donahue (C) Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Richard Rodriques, Chris McLamb, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey (PG), Vernon Rice (SG), Joseph Harrison (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Charles Horne, David Bakke, Stephen Baumgartner, Logan Morris | |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | John O'Donahue clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 66-55 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 66-55 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Luke White hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-55 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it home | 68-55 |
| 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 (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:05 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Brendan Blakey | 68-58 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #6 | 68-58 |
| 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) | |
| 04:40 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Vernon Rice is denied by Oscar Donahue | 68-58 |
| 04:39 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland pulls down the offensive rebound | 68-58 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-58 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 68-58 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | John O'Donahue picks off the pass by Jim Rhodes | 68-58 |
| 03:51 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison comes up short on the floater from the right side | 68-58 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Huang-fu Xiang | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Brendan Blakey (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vernon Rice (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Harrison (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 pf. PF - John O'Donahue (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mike Leland (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Brendan Blakey and he's fouled by Jim Rhodes - foul #2 on Jim Rhodes, team foul #7 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Huang-fu Xiang, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (SG), Stephen Baumgartner (PF), Logan Morris (C) Vernon Rice, John O'Donahue, Mike Leland | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the free throw | 70-60 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles snags the defensive board | 70-60 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Robert Steib | 72-60 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Oscar Donahue (C) Philip Kriner, Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Vernon Rice (SG), Mike Leland (C) Maxwell Prom, Logan Morris | |
| 02:43 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison misses the dunk | 72-60 |
| 02:42 | Notre Dame | Mike Leland grabs the offensive board | 72-60 |
| 02:29 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 72-60 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 72-60 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Chris McLamb misses the tip | 72-60 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 72-60 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Thomas Boling | 75-60 |
| 01:20 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 75-60 |
| 01:19 | Notre Dame | Joseph Harrison hits the follow up shot | 75-62 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Thomas Boling buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Luke White | 78-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Brendan Blakey | 78-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Chris McLamb can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 78-64 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Brendan Blakey snags the defensive board | 78-64 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Stephen Baumgartner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 78-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Maxwell Prom (PG), Charles Horne (SG), Logan Morris (SF), John O'Donahue (PF), David Bakke (C) Brendan Blakey, Vernon Rice, Joseph Harrison, Stephen Baumgartner, Mike Leland | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Philip Kriner runs out the clock | 78-64 |