| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dale Bridgewater (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wiley McKelvie (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Gary Lemus throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), John Dade (PF) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Eric Whiteside - foul #1 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #1 | 37-25 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens misses the 1st free throw | 37-25 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 38-25 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Gary Lemus's pass is intercepted by Michael Fontaine | 38-25 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Wiley McKelvie is called for the reach on Anthony Stevens - foul #3 on Wiley McKelvie, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Anthony Stevens, John Dade | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Miller (PF) Wiley McKelvie | |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey steps out of bounds on the baseline | 38-25 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-25 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 17:44 | Michigan State | William Hansen is hacked by Joseph Thomas - foul #3 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #3 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), John Dade (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Church (C) Joseph Thomas | |
| 17:26 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine double dribbles | 38-25 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | John Dade swats the layup by Kenneth Miller | 38-25 |
| 16:55 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens snags the defensive board | 38-25 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Dale Bridgewater - foul #1 on Dale Bridgewater, team foul #4 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Anthony Stevens, Thomas Powell, John Dade | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:26 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Dema Lamparski | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Dema Lamparski steps in front of the Randy Church pass | 40-25 |
| 15:54 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven McNealy (SG), Wiley McKelvie (PF), Joseph Thomas (C) Gary Lemus, Kenneth Miller, Randy Church | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dale Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven McNealy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eric Whiteside (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Wiley McKelvie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Joseph Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Steven McNealy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-25 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 40-25 |
| 15:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Wiley McKelvie - foul #4 on Wiley McKelvie, team foul #5 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (C) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Church (PF) Wiley McKelvie | |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Thomas Powell, team foul #1 | 40-25 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #3 on Thomas Powell, team foul #2 | 40-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (SG) Steven McNealy | |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:31 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun gets the rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is hacked by Randy Church - foul #1 on Randy Church, team foul #6 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Michael Fontaine, Jing-Quo Sun, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth Miller (PF) Randy Church | |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-26 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 40-28 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell blows the layup but the foul's on Kenneth Miller - foul #1 on Kenneth Miller, team foul #7 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF) Dale Bridgewater | |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell makes the 1st free throw | 41-28 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell makes the 2nd free throw | 42-28 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas connects on the jumper in the lane set up by Gary Lemus | 42-30 |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Michael Fontaine | 45-30 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Stevens - foul #2 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #3 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), John Dade (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Anthony Stevens, Thomas Powell, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Church (PF) Kenneth Miller | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside makes the 1st free throw | 45-31 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside makes the 2nd free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski is alone and drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jing-Quo Sun | 47-32 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Gary Lemus can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 11:56 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the board | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 6 pts. PF - John Dade (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Whiteside (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Church (fresh) C - Joseph Thomas (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski travels with the ball | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, John Dade | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater (PG), Steven McNealy (SG) Eric Whiteside, Gary Lemus | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #4 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF) Anthony Stevens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-34 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | William Hansen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-34 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Steven McNealy gets the rebound | 47-34 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Randy Church buries a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Steven McNealy | 47-36 |
| 10:33 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey throws it down on a great pass from Joshua Graham | 49-36 |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Michael Fontaine takes the ball from Steven McNealy | 49-36 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine clanks a 3 from the right corner | 49-36 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey grabs the offensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-36 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas snags the defensive board | 49-36 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Randy Church misses short on a floater from the left wing | 49-36 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine grabs the defensive rebound | 49-36 |
| 09:06 | Michigan State | William Hansen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 49-36 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater grabs the board | 49-36 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-36 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas tips it home | 49-38 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-38 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski hits the follow up shot | 51-38 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-38 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Lakey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joshua Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Dema Lamparski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dale Bridgewater (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven McNealy (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randy Church (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Joseph Thomas (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stuart Lakey | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 54-38 |
| 07:43 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hansen | 54-38 |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | William Hansen splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Stuart Lakey | 57-38 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Joseph Thomas is called for a charge - foul #4 on Joseph Thomas, team foul #8 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF), John Dade (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Eric Whiteside (SF), Kenneth Miller (PF), Wiley McKelvie (C) Dale Bridgewater, Stanley Jackson, Randy Church, Joseph Thomas | |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Powell | 60-38 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Gary Lemus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Michael Fontaine | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell loses the ball out of bounds | 60-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Jackson (SF), Randy Church (C) Gary Lemus, Wiley McKelvie | |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-38 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside snags the offensive board | 60-38 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-38 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson hits the follow up shot | 60-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Hansen | 62-40 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Randy Church is whistled for a carry | 62-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, John Dade | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Eric Whiteside is called for the reach on Jing-Quo Sun - foul #2 on Eric Whiteside, team foul #9 | 62-40 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 64-40 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 64-40 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 64-40 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski can't tip it in | 64-40 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Eric Whiteside gets the rebound | 64-40 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Randy Church misses the jump hook in the paint | 64-40 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller hits the follow up shot | 64-42 |
| 04:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine double dribbles in the backcourt | 64-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), John Dade (C) Michael Fontaine, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater (PG), Fletcher Cockerham (SG) Eric Whiteside, Steven McNealy | |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 64-42 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Randy Church tips it home | 64-44 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell's floater is tipped away by Stanley Jackson | 64-44 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the tip | 64-44 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell hits the follow up shot | 66-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 23 pts. 2 ast. SF - Anthony Stevens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Powell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Dade (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dale Bridgewater (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fletcher Cockerham (fresh) SF - Stanley Jackson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Miller (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Randy Church (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | The jump hook by Kenneth Miller is blocked by Anthony Stevens | 66-44 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is open but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 66-44 |
| 03:29 | Michigan State | William Hansen can't tip it in | 66-44 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Randy Church grabs the defensive rebound | 66-44 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Kenneth Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens, John Dade | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:56 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Jing-Quo Sun | 68-44 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Randy Church's floater is tipped away by Thomas Powell | 68-44 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 68-44 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Stanley Jackson steals it from Michael Fontaine | 68-44 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Stuart Lakey is called for the reach on Randy Church - foul #2 on Stuart Lakey, team foul #5 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Whiteside (PG), Steven McNealy (SG) Dale Bridgewater, Fletcher Cockerham | |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Steven McNealy can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 68-44 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 68-44 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 68-44 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson grabs the board | 68-44 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Steven McNealy makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 68-47 |
| 00:53 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a jumper from the right block set up by Anthony Stevens | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-47 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham grabs the board | 70-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen is hacked by Randy Church - foul #2 on Randy Church, team foul #10 | 70-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dale Bridgewater (PG) Eric Whiteside | |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 71-47 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-47 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Stanley Jackson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 72-47 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski gets the rebound | 72-47 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Hansen runs out the clock | 72-47 |