| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Dale Bridgewater (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wiley McKelvie (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Sorg (fresh) 1 pts. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson inbounds the ball | 25-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Anthony Linn - foul #2 on Anthony Linn, team foul #1 | 25-31 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside misses the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 19:42 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Linn | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | UMass | William Garofalo can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-31 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Wiley McKelvie | 26-31 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Eric Whiteside | 28-31 |
| 18:55 | UMass | Jon Butler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-31 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 18:40 | UMass | William Garofalo snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 18:35 | UMass | William Garofalo scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Jon Butler | 28-33 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas's floater is tipped away by Troy Sorg | 28-33 |
| 18:09 | UMass | Jon Butler grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:02 | UMass | Anthony Linn loses the ball out of bounds | 28-33 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Matthew Wise is called for the reach on Wiley McKelvie - foul #1 on Matthew Wise, team foul #2 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Miller (SF) Stanley Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG), Milton Conger (C) Jon Butler, Matthew Wise | |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Eric Whiteside | 30-33 |
| 16:59 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses short on a shot in the paint | 30-33 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside pulls down the rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 16:32 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 16:26 | UMass | Milton Conger misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline | 30-33 |
| 16:25 | UMass | Troy Sorg snags the offensive board | 30-33 |
| 16:15 | UMass | William Garofalo is hacked by Eric Whiteside - foul #2 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #1 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF), Randy Church (PF) Kenneth Miller, Wiley McKelvie | |
| Subs | UMass | Gregory Wolff (PG), Merrill King (SF), Jon Butler (PF) William Garofalo, Anthony Linn, Troy Sorg | |
| 16:02 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is hacked by Stanley Jackson - foul #3 on Stanley Jackson, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Miller (SF) Stanley Jackson | |
| Subs | UMass | Matthew Wise (C) Gregory Wolff | |
| 15:47 | UMass | Milton Conger blows the layup | 30-33 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Whiteside (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dale Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kenneth Miller (fresh) PF - Randy Church (fresh) C - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jon Butler (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Merrill King (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Milton Conger (fresh) C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Randy Church's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Wise | 30-33 |
| 15:16 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez snags the defensive board | 30-33 |
| 15:12 | UMass | Jon Butler can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-33 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside grabs the board | 30-33 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-33 |
| 14:42 | UMass | Matthew Wise gets the rebound | 30-33 |
| 14:35 | UMass | Milton Conger is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Milton Conger, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF) Kenneth Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), John Hanson (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), Robert Owens (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, Merrill King, Milton Conger, Matthew Wise | |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside connects on the shot from the left block set up by Stanley Jackson | 32-33 |
| 13:53 | UMass | Anthony Linn is fouled on the floor by Joseph Thomas - foul #3 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Fletcher Cockerham (SG), Wiley McKelvie (PF) Dale Bridgewater, Randy Church | |
| Subs | UMass | Troy Sorg (C) Jon Butler | |
| 13:44 | UMass | John Hanson clanks a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Wiley McKelvie - foul #2 on Wiley McKelvie, team foul #4 | 32-33 |
| 13:44 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 32-34 |
| 13:44 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 13:08 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-35 |
| 13:07 | UMass | Robert Owens can't tip it in | 34-35 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-35 |
| 12:17 | UMass | Robert Owens misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 36-35 |
| 12:16 | UMass | John Hanson hits the follow up shot | 36-37 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside can't connect on a shot from close range | 36-37 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie snags the offensive board | 36-37 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-37 |
| 11:35 | UMass | The rebound goes to Anthony Linn | 36-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Whiteside (tiring) 16 pts. 2 ast. SG - Fletcher Cockerham (fresh) SF - Stanley Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Wiley McKelvie (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Thomas (tiring) 3 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Hanson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Owens (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Sorg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | UMass | Joseph Thomas takes the ball from William Garofalo | 36-37 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside connects on the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Fletcher Cockerham | 38-37 |
| 11:00 | UMass | William Garofalo hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie grabs the board | 38-37 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Anthony Linn takes the ball from Fletcher Cockerham | 38-37 |
| 10:16 | UMass | Troy Sorg misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-37 |
| 09:47 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Garofalo | 38-37 |
| 09:42 | UMass | Anthony Linn misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-37 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Joseph Thomas | 38-37 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Fletcher Cockerham is fouled on the floor by John Hanson - foul #4 on John Hanson, team foul #4 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Dale Bridgewater (SG), Kenneth Miller (SF), Randy Church (C) Eric Whiteside, Fletcher Cockerham, Stanley Jackson, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Merrill King (SF), Milton Conger (PF), Matthew Wise (C) William Garofalo, John Hanson, Anthony Linn, Robert Owens, Troy Sorg | |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie buries a runner from the baseline set up by Dale Bridgewater | 40-37 |
| 08:40 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez double dribbles | 40-37 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller blows the layup | 40-37 |
| 08:21 | UMass | Matthew Wise gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 08:16 | UMass | Kenneth Miller steps in front of the Oscar Gonzalez pass | 40-37 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Gary Lemus can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 40-37 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie misses the tip | 40-37 |
| 07:51 | UMass | Matthew Wise grabs the defensive rebound | 40-37 |
| 07:45 | UMass | Matthew Wise drills a turnaround from the right block | 40-39 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie buries a jump hook from close range set up by Gary Lemus and he's hacked by Milton Conger - foul #3 on Milton Conger, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Anthony Linn (SF) Merrill King, Milton Conger | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie misses the free throw | 42-39 |
| 07:16 | UMass | Matthew Wise pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dale Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Kenneth Miller (fresh) PF - Wiley McKelvie (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Church (fresh) | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - William Garofalo (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Linn (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jon Butler (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Wise (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 06:58 | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez is hacked by Gary Lemus - foul #2 on Gary Lemus, team foul #5 | 42-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Whiteside (PG), Steven McNealy (SF), Joseph Thomas (C) Gary Lemus, Kenneth Miller, Wiley McKelvie | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 06:42 | UMass | Matthew Wise can't connect on a shot from the left block | 42-39 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Randy Church gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Randy Church comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 42-39 |
| 06:22 | UMass | Jon Butler gets the rebound | 42-39 |
| 06:01 | UMass | Jon Butler hits a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from William Garofalo | 42-42 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater is called for traveling | 42-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF), Kenneth Miller (PF) Steven McNealy, Randy Church | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Robert Owens (PF), Troy Sorg (C) Oscar Gonzalez, Jon Butler, Matthew Wise | |
| 05:24 | UMass | William Garofalo drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eric Whiteside | 45-45 |
| 04:49 | UMass | John Hanson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-45 |
| 04:47 | UMass | William Garofalo tips it home | 45-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | A charge is called on Eric Whiteside - foul #3 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #6 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Fletcher Cockerham (SG) Eric Whiteside, Dale Bridgewater | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (PG), Merrill King (SF) William Garofalo, Anthony Linn | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Robert Owens blows the layup but he's fouled by Fletcher Cockerham - foul #1 on Fletcher Cockerham, team foul #7 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (SF), Wiley McKelvie (PF), Randy Church (C) Stanley Jackson, Kenneth Miller, Joseph Thomas | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 04:08 | UMass | Robert Owens makes the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:08 | UMass | Robert Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Randy Church grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | John Hanson steals the ball from Steven McNealy | 45-48 |
| 03:43 | UMass | Merrill King lays it up and in on a great pass from John Hanson | 45-50 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Randy Church's pass is intercepted by Oscar Gonzalez | 45-50 |
| 03:35 | UMass | John Hanson dunks the ball set up by Oscar Gonzalez | 45-52 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Steven McNealy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fletcher Cockerham (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven McNealy (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Wiley McKelvie (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Randy Church (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | UMass | PG - Oscar Gonzalez (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Hanson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Merrill King (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Owens (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Troy Sorg (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:05 | UMass | Troy Sorg is called for a charge - foul #3 on Troy Sorg, team foul #6 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Whiteside (PG), Dale Bridgewater (SG) Gary Lemus, Fletcher Cockerham | |
| Subs | UMass | William Garofalo (PG), Jon Butler (SG), Anthony Linn (SF), Matthew Wise (C) Oscar Gonzalez, John Hanson, Merrill King, Troy Sorg | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Robert Owens is called for the reach on Randy Church - foul #4 on Robert Owens, team foul #7 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF) Steven McNealy | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Randy Church makes the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Randy Church misses the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:56 | UMass | Anthony Linn grabs the board | 49-52 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Matthew Wise clanks a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Randy Church - foul #1 on Randy Church, team foul #8 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Miller (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Wiley McKelvie, Randy Church | |
| Subs | UMass | Oscar Gonzalez (SG) Robert Owens | |
| 02:45 | UMass | Matthew Wise misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:45 | UMass | Matthew Wise makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-53 |
| 02:26 | UMass | William Garofalo snags the defensive board | 49-53 |
| 02:26 | UMass | UMass calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | UMass | John Hanson (SG), Robert Owens (PF) Oscar Gonzalez, Jon Butler | |
| 01:57 | UMass | Anthony Linn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie (PF) Kenneth Miller | |
| Subs | UMass | | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on William Garofalo - foul #1 on William Garofalo, team foul #8 | 49-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| 01:44 | UMass | The rebound goes to Robert Owens | 50-53 |
| 01:37 | UMass | John Hanson misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 50-53 |
| 01:36 | UMass | Anthony Linn grabs the offensive rebound | 50-53 |
| 01:17 | UMass | Robert Owens clanks a floater from the free throw line | 50-53 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie snags the defensive board | 50-53 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Wiley McKelvie can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 50-53 |
| 00:54 | UMass | The rebound goes to William Garofalo | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:50 | UMass | Anthony Linn clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 50-53 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Dale Bridgewater | 53-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:13 | UMass | John Hanson misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Joseph Thomas - foul #4 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #9 | 53-53 |
| 00:13 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:13 | UMass | John Hanson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | UMass | UMass is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-55 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Thomas | 53-55 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | UMass | Matthew Wise grabs the board | 53-55 |