| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 8 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Ray Boyd steps in front of the Jim Rhodes pass | 32-50 |
| 19:34 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws it down | 32-52 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | Luke White buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Rhodes | 35-52 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | James Cecere snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses long on a floater from the right block | 35-52 |
| 18:54 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Charles Mitchell | 35-52 |
| 18:42 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-52 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Chris McLamb hits the follow up shot | 37-52 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 37-54 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Luke White buries a fadeaway from the right side | 39-54 |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold banks in the layup | 39-56 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Luke White's pass is intercepted by Brian Shurtleff | 39-56 |
| 16:56 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cecere | 39-58 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-58 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd grabs the board | 39-58 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 39-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-61 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 39-61 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | James Cecere hits a runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 39-63 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #1 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Thomas Boling, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 2 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd is fouled on the floor by Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #2 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Oscar Donahue (C) Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by David Burnett and he's hacked by Kevin Winkles - foul #2 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #3 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the free throw | 39-65 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the offensive rebound | 39-65 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | David Burnett misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 39-65 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 39-65 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Lucas Ziek steals the ball from Roman Rodriguez | 39-65 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is called for the reach on Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #4 | 39-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Marcus Lantz | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Kenneth Swanson | 39-67 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-67 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo hits the follow up shot | 41-67 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #4 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #5 | 41-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Thomas Boling (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Philip Kriner, Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Lucas Ziek | |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 13:41 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes's pass is intercepted by Mark Arnold | 41-68 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | James Cecere throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Kenneth Swanson | |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is denied on a dunk by James Cecere | 41-68 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Thomas Boling pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-68 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Jim Rhodes | 43-68 |
| 12:22 | Michigan State | Chris McLamb steals it from Mark Arnold | 43-68 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Luke White misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-68 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 43-68 |
| 11:53 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff is hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #6 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Boling (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Steib (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 14 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 3 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-68 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the board | 43-68 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez steps out of bounds on the baseline | 43-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SF) Ray Boyd | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek is hacked by Roman Rodriguez - foul #2 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #7 | 43-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG) Charles Mitchell | |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek makes the 1st free throw | 43-69 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the 2nd free throw | 43-69 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Roman Rodriguez | 43-69 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Thomas Boling misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 43-69 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 43-69 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses the dunk | 43-69 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Thomas Boling grabs the board | 43-69 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 43-69 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Marcus Lantz | 43-69 |
| 10:11 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the shot from the left block | 43-69 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo grabs the defensive rebound | 43-69 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo hits a jumpshot from the right side | 45-69 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Thomas Boling - foul #3 on Thomas Boling, team foul #8 | 45-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Thomas Boling, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Roman Rodriguez, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-70 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 45-71 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-71 |
| 09:22 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd gets the rebound | 45-71 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 45-73 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Mark Arnold - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 45-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG) Kevin Winkles | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF) David Burnett | |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 46-73 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 47-73 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold misses the fadeaway in the paint | 47-73 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it home | 47-75 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is hacked by Charles Mitchell - foul #3 on Charles Mitchell, team foul #2 | 47-75 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG) Ray Boyd | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Swanson - foul #1 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #3 | 47-75 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Luke White hits a shot from the left wing set up by Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 49-75 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-75 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jim Rhodes | 49-75 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-75 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the board | 49-75 |
| 07:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson scores on a runner from close range | 49-77 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Chris McLamb can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-77 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the offensive rebound | 49-77 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Chris McLamb is denied on a layup by James Cecere | 49-77 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kudyauku Alleruzzo | 49-77 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes is fouled on the floor by Brian Shurtleff - foul #1 on Brian Shurtleff, team foul #4 | 49-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Richard Rodriques | 52-77 |
| 05:54 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 52-79 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Kevin Winkles, team foul #9 | 52-79 |
| 05:13 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 52-79 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | David Burnett tips it but misses | 52-79 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek misses the tip | 52-79 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | Robert Steib pulls down the rebound | 52-79 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Robert Steib can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Marcus Lantz - foul #1 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #5 | 52-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Richard Rodriques | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Robert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 53-79 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Robert Steib makes the 2nd free throw | 54-79 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson blows the layup | 54-79 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | David Burnett gets the offensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Philip Kriner takes the ball from Lucas Ziek | 54-79 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Lucas Ziek steals it from Philip Kriner | 54-79 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Kudyauku Alleruzzo picks off the pass by Kenneth Swanson | 54-79 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-79 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Steib (fresh) 2 pts. C - Roman Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Marcus Lantz (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-82 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Philip Kriner is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 57-82 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Rodriques (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Philip Kriner, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff (SF), Wilbur Griffin (PF) Ray Boyd, Marcus Lantz | |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Wilbur Griffin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 57-82 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang gets the rebound | 57-82 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-82 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson knocks in the floater from the right block | 57-84 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 57-84 |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 57-84 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses the floater in the lane but the foul's on Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #10 | 57-84 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (PG) Kudyauku Alleruzzo | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 57-85 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-86 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's fouled by David Burnett - foul #2 on David Burnett, team foul #6 | 57-86 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Richard Rodriques | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz (C) Wilbur Griffin | |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the 1st free throw | 58-86 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 59-86 |
| 01:46 | Michigan State | Huang-fu Xiang steals it from Brian Shurtleff | 59-86 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Philip Kriner's fadeaway is rejected by Lucas Ziek | 59-86 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff gets the rebound | 59-86 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 59-86 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang grabs the board | 59-86 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | The short jumper by Roman Rodriguez is denied by Brian Shurtleff | 59-86 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the follow up shot | 61-86 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #3 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #11 | 61-86 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 61-86 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 2nd free throw | 61-86 |
| 00:36 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 3rd free throw | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is denied on a dunk by Lucas Ziek | 61-87 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek grabs the defensive rebound | 61-87 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | David Burnett buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Shurtleff and he's hacked by Philip Kriner - foul #1 on Philip Kriner, team foul #12 | 61-89 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | David Burnett makes the free throw | 61-90 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Kenneth Swanson is called for the reach on Philip Kriner - foul #2 on Kenneth Swanson, team foul #7 | 61-90 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 62-90 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 63-90 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Burnett runs out the clock | 63-90 |