| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Burns (fresh) C - Richard Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | David Grafton inbounds the ball | 18-21 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Matthew Bronk (C) Dario Maguire, Ted Lynch, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 20-21 |
| 19:41 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Wilson - foul #2 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #1 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Frederick Higgins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 19:27 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 20-21 |
| 19:25 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize tips it in | 20-23 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Dario Maguire can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 20-23 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize gets the rebound | 20-23 |
| 18:53 | Notre Dame | David Grafton drills a 3 from the right corner | 20-26 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Dario Maguire scores on a runner from the left block | 22-26 |
| 18:28 | Notre Dame | David Grafton clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk gets the rebound | 22-26 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Dario Maguire scores on a jumper from the right wing | 24-26 |
| 18:02 | Notre Dame | Daniel Wilson steals the ball from Todd Mize in the backcourt | 24-26 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Dario Maguire buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-26 |
| 17:20 | Notre Dame | Daniel Wilson picks off the pass by David Grafton | 26-26 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Todd Mize - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Ted Lynch (SF), Edward Wiggin (PF), Richard Fisher (C) Dario Maguire, Daniel Wilson, William Burns, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Charles McFarland, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), William Burns (PF) Kenneth McRenolds, Edward Wiggin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Edward Collins is hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #3 on Sam Apgar, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Wiggin (PF) William Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) Sam Apgar | |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Edward Collins is hacked by Charles McFarland - foul #2 on Charles McFarland, team foul #3 | 28-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Matthew Bronk (PF) Edward Collins, Edward Wiggin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Mathew Whitener blocks the short jumper by Ted Lynch | 28-26 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 28-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Matthew Bronk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Fisher (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Mathew Whitener (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins's pass is intercepted by Tyler Lockhart in the backcourt | 28-28 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | David Grafton hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Tyler Lockhart | 28-31 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses the lay-in but the foul's on Tyler Lockhart - foul #1 on Tyler Lockhart, team foul #4 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (PG), Edward Collins (SG), William Burns (PF) Frederick Higgins, Kenneth McRenolds, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Sam Apgar (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Tyler Lockhart, David Grafton, Mathew Whitener, Ismael Lowe | |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Richard Fisher - foul #3 on Richard Fisher, team foul #2 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Ted Lynch | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the floater near the basket and he's hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #4 on Sam Apgar, team foul #5 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Ted Lynch (SF) Dario Maguire, Edward Collins | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Sam Apgar | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:17 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-33 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the offensive rebound | 33-33 |
| 12:54 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Todd Mize blocks the short jumper by Daniel Wilson | 33-35 |
| 12:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Todd Mize | 33-35 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | David Grafton scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Curt Tweedy | 33-38 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 12:02 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 33-38 |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Todd Mize | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Ted Lynch (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) C - Richard Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles McFarland (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Grafton (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Ted Lynch scores on a turnaround in the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:56 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino blows the layup | 35-40 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ted Lynch | 35-40 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds is called for traveling | 35-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Kyle Gay (SF), Matthew Bronk (PF), David Dossantos (C) Daniel Wilson, Kenneth McRenolds, Ted Lynch, William Burns, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Charles McFarland, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-40 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk snags the offensive board | 35-40 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Dario Maguire comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 35-40 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk grabs the offensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Mathew Whitener swats the shot by Dario Maguire | 35-40 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Kyle Gay tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | David Grafton grabs the defensive rebound | 35-40 |
| 09:02 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Dario Maguire snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Edward Collins is fouled on the floor by Mathew Whitener - foul #1 on Mathew Whitener, team foul #6 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), William Burns (PF) Dario Maguire, Edward Collins, Kyle Gay, David Dossantos | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG), Todd Mize (PF) Curt Tweedy, Mathew Whitener | |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Ted Lynch hits the finger roll | 37-40 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is hacked by Kenneth McRenolds in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF), Richard Fisher (C) Ted Lynch, William Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 07:47 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is called for traveling | 37-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Lynch (SF), William Burns (PF) Daniel Wilson, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SF) David Grafton | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) SG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Ted Lynch (tiring) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) C - Matthew Bronk (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McFarland (tiring) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Apgar (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk clanks a shot from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins grabs the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Todd Mize swats the layup by Matthew Bronk | 37-40 |
| 06:55 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Daniel Wilson (SF), David Dossantos (PF), Richard Fisher (C) Frederick Higgins, Ted Lynch, William Burns, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize, Ismael Lowe | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Dario Maguire misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 37-40 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 06:11 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 37-40 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Richard Fisher gets the offensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Richard Fisher misses the floater from the right block | 37-40 |
| 05:29 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener snags the defensive board | 37-40 |
| 05:00 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), William Burns (PF), Matthew Bronk (C) Dario Maguire, Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson, David Dossantos, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Curt Tweedy, Charles McFarland, Mathew Whitener, Charles Aquino | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Grafton - foul #1 on David Grafton, team foul #7 | 37-40 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 38-40 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 39-40 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-40 |
| 04:22 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the tip | 39-40 |
| 04:20 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Edward Collins clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-42 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Ted Lynch is called for the reach on David Grafton - foul #2 on Ted Lynch, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Richard Fisher (C) Frederick Higgins, Edward Collins, Ted Lynch, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (C) Ismael Lowe | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 stl. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) C - Richard Fisher (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Sam Apgar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Grafton (tiring) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | David Grafton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-42 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Richard Fisher pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Grafton - foul #2 on David Grafton, team foul #8 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Lynch (SF), Matthew Bronk (PF) Dario Maguire, William Burns | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Mathew Whitener (PF) Tyler Lockhart, Todd Mize | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #4 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #9 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Richard Fisher is fouled on the floor by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #10 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Edward Collins (SG) Dario Maguire, Kenneth McRenolds | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) David Grafton | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Richard Fisher misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 02:14 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 42-42 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino tips it home | 42-44 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | The short jumper by Richard Fisher is denied by Charles Aquino | 42-44 |
| 01:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the defensive rebound | 42-44 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles McFarland and he's fouled by Frederick Higgins - foul #2 on Frederick Higgins, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), William Burns (PF) Frederick Higgins, Edward Collins, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Sam Apgar, Mathew Whitener | |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Charles McFarland is called for the reach on Ted Lynch - foul #3 on Charles McFarland, team foul #11 | 42-47 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses the fadeaway from the left side | 44-47 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | David Grafton gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:23 | Notre Dame | Ted Lynch is called for the reach on David Grafton - foul #3 on Ted Lynch, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Sam Apgar (SG) Curt Tweedy, Charles McFarland | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Ted Lynch is called for the reach on David Grafton - foul #4 on Ted Lynch, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Burns | 44-47 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the board | 44-47 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize is hacked by Kenneth McRenolds in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #8 | 44-47 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Richard Fisher grabs the board | 44-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 44-48 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 44-48 |