| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Miladen Zingler (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Melvin (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Donald Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Holle (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Majors (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jesse Holle inbounds the ball | 25-15 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Michael Cook connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 25-17 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 25-17 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Jesse Holle pulls down the rebound | 25-17 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Alex Melvin is fouled on the floor by Ismael Moyes - foul #3 on Ismael Moyes, team foul #1 | 25-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG) Ismael Moyes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Shaun Majors is hacked by Steven Osenkowski - foul #1 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #2 | 25-17 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Alex Melvin misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Steven Osenkowski - foul #2 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #3 | 25-17 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Alex Melvin misses the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Alex Melvin makes the 2nd free throw | 25-18 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses long on a runner from the left block | 25-18 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski hits the follow up shot | 27-18 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Alex Melvin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-18 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | David Liptak snags the defensive board | 27-18 |
| 17:41 | Michigan State | David Liptak comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 27-18 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the offensive rebound | 27-18 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Donald Cannon - foul #2 on Donald Cannon, team foul #1 | 27-18 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler makes the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 17:21 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Miladen Zingler is called for the reach on Alex Melvin - foul #2 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #4 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Telek Zamborsky, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Donald Cannon misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Michael Cook tips it home | 29-20 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-20 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook tips it in | 31-20 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Shaun Majors hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 31-20 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook gets the rebound | 31-20 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Miladen Zingler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Melvin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Donald Cannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jesse Holle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Shaun Majors (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cook (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Steven Osenkowski, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Carroll (PG), James Kwon (SG), Jefferson Bobadilla (SF), Carmine Bianchi (PF), Albert Bielski (C) Alex Melvin, Donald Cannon, Jesse Holle, Shaun Majors, Michael Cook | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Telek Zamborsky denies the turnaround by Jefferson Bobadilla | 31-20 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler pulls down the rebound | 31-20 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 31-20 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-20 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from David Liptak | 33-20 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | James Kwon is fouled on the floor by Miladen Zingler - foul #3 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #5 | 33-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Barnes (SF), Timothy Rapp (C) David Liptak, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Melvin (PG), Donald Cannon (SG), Jesse Holle (SF), Shaun Majors (PF), Michael Cook (C) Nicholas Carroll, James Kwon, Jefferson Bobadilla, Carmine Bianchi, Albert Bielski | |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Jesse Holle drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Donald Cannon and he's fouled by Russell Barnes - foul #1 on Russell Barnes, team foul #6 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell (PF) Telek Zamborsky | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Jesse Holle misses the free throw | 33-22 |
| 14:06 | Michigan State | Cleveland Mitchell grabs the defensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 13:37 | Michigan State | Michael Cook takes the ball from Ismael Moyes | 33-22 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Alex Melvin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Cook | 33-24 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Miladen Zingler | 35-24 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Cleveland Mitchell steals the ball from Michael Cook | 35-24 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Alex Melvin steals the ball from Cleveland Mitchell | 35-24 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Michael Cook connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Alex Melvin | 35-26 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Shaun Majors is called for the reach on Ismael Moyes - foul #1 on Shaun Majors, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), David Liptak (SF), Telek Zamborsky (PF) Ismael Moyes, Miladen Zingler, Cleveland Mitchell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Albert Bielski (PF), Jefferson Bobadilla (C) Shaun Majors, Michael Cook | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Steven Osenkowski (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Melvin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Donald Cannon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Jesse Holle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Bielski (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jefferson Bobadilla (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alex Melvin - foul #3 on Alex Melvin, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Kwon (SF) Jesse Holle | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Jefferson Bobadilla drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by James Kwon | 36-29 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky misses the jump hook from the baseline | 36-29 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Albert Bielski | 36-29 |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Albert Bielski is denied on a layup by David Liptak | 36-29 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky buries a jumper from the left block | 38-29 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Donald Cannon comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Steven Osenkowski - foul #3 on Steven Osenkowski, team foul #7 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), Miladen Zingler (SG), Matthew Cook (C) Steven Osenkowski, Russell Barnes, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Carroll (PG), Jesse Holle (SF), Shaun Majors (PF), Michael Cook (C) Alex Melvin, James Kwon, Albert Bielski, Jefferson Bobadilla | |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Donald Cannon misses the 1st free throw | 38-29 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Donald Cannon makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler is called for a charge - foul #4 on Miladen Zingler, team foul #8 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Kwon (SG) Donald Cannon | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Shaun Majors is whistled for traveling | 38-30 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook connects on the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Miladen Zingler | 40-30 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Shaun Majors connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Kwon | 40-32 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes travels in the backcourt | 40-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Melvin (PG) Nicholas Carroll | |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Alex Melvin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Jesse Holle | 40-35 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Michael Cook denies the turnaround by Ismael Moyes | 40-35 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | David Liptak hits the follow up shot | 42-35 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Jesse Holle misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 07:58 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | David Liptak scores on a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ismael Moyes | 44-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Miladen Zingler (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. PF - Telek Zamborsky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Matthew Cook (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Melvin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Kwon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jesse Holle (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Shaun Majors (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Cook (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Jesse Holle can't connect on a shot from the left side | 44-35 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the board | 44-35 |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew Cook | 46-35 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Shaun Majors misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | David Liptak pulls down the rebound | 46-35 |
| 06:15 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-35 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Alex Melvin misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 48-35 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | David Liptak grabs the board | 48-35 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | David Liptak can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 48-35 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler misses the tip | 48-35 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | James Kwon snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | A charge is called on Alex Melvin - foul #4 on Alex Melvin, team foul #4 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Osenkowski (PG), Russell Barnes (SG), Ronald Perkins (SF), Cleveland Mitchell (PF), Timothy Rapp (C) Ismael Moyes, Miladen Zingler, David Liptak, Telek Zamborsky, Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Carroll (PG), Donald Cannon (SG), Jefferson Bobadilla (SF), Carmine Bianchi (PF), Albert Bielski (C) Alex Melvin, James Kwon, Jesse Holle, Shaun Majors, Michael Cook | |
| 05:01 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Osenkowski | 51-35 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Jefferson Bobadilla clanks a 3 from the left wing | 51-35 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp pulls down the rebound | 51-35 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carmine Bianchi - foul #1 on Carmine Bianchi, team foul #5 | 51-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathan Lussier (SG) Donald Cannon | |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 04:26 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Timothy Rapp picks off the pass by Nathan Lussier | 53-35 |
| 03:50 | Michigan State | Ronald Perkins is called for traveling | 53-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes (PG), David Liptak (SF) Steven Osenkowski, Ronald Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Kwon (SG) Nathan Lussier | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Albert Bielski makes the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ismael Moyes (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Russell Barnes (fresh) 7 pts. SF - David Liptak (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. PF - Cleveland Mitchell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Rapp (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Carroll (fresh) SG - James Kwon (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jefferson Bobadilla (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carmine Bianchi (fresh) C - Albert Bielski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jefferson Bobadilla - foul #1 on Jefferson Bobadilla, team foul #6 | 53-37 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 1st free throw | 54-37 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | David Liptak makes the 2nd free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Russell Barnes picks off the pass by Nicholas Carroll | 55-37 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 55-37 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp grabs the offensive board | 55-37 |
| 02:14 | Michigan State | Russell Barnes double dribbles | 55-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Miladen Zingler (SG), Telek Zamborsky (PF), Matthew Cook (C) Russell Barnes, Cleveland Mitchell, Timothy Rapp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Edler (PG), Nathan Lussier (SF) Jefferson Bobadilla, Carmine Bianchi | |
| 02:05 | Iowa | David Liptak is called for the reach on Albert Bielski - foul #2 on David Liptak, team foul #9 | 55-37 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Albert Bielski misses the 1st free throw | 55-37 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Telek Zamborsky scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Liptak | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State 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) | |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Ismael Moyes steals the ball from Nathan Lussier | 57-37 |
| 01:25 | Michigan State | David Liptak banks in the layup set up by Ismael Moyes | 59-37 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Albert Bielski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Edler | 59-39 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook comes up short on the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Paul Edler - foul #1 on Paul Edler, team foul #7 | 59-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jefferson Bobadilla (SF), Carmine Bianchi (PF) Paul Edler, Nathan Lussier | |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook makes the 1st free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Matthew Cook misses the 2nd free throw | 60-39 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Jefferson Bobadilla gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Nicholas Carroll misses long on a shot from the right side | 60-39 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | David Liptak gets the rebound | 60-39 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Albert Bielski - foul #1 on Albert Bielski, team foul #8 | 60-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Timothy Rapp (C) Matthew Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 1st free throw | 61-39 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes makes the 2nd free throw | 62-39 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | David Liptak steals the ball from Jefferson Bobadilla | 62-39 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ismael Moyes runs out the clock | 62-39 |