| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Grafton (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) 1 ast. PF - William Burns (fresh) C - Richard Fisher (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ted Lynch inbounds the ball | 26-33 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-33 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | David Grafton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds snags the defensive board | 26-33 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Ted Lynch clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-33 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | William Burns gets the offensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Todd Mize denies the turnaround by Richard Fisher | 26-33 |
| 18:45 | Notre Dame | David Grafton pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 26-33 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Ted Lynch pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | William Burns buries a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Dario Maguire | 26-35 |
| 17:36 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Curt Tweedy | 28-35 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Curt Tweedy takes the ball from Dario Maguire after a doubleteam | 28-35 |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | William Burns picks off the pass by David Grafton | 28-35 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Richard Fisher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Sam Apgar (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF) Curt Tweedy, Charles McFarland, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF), David Dossantos (C) Dario Maguire, Kenneth McRenolds, Ted Lynch, Richard Fisher | |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is called for 10 seconds | 28-35 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses the jumpshot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | William Burns misses the tip | 28-35 |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener grabs the board | 28-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sam Apgar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Whitener (fresh) 3 pts. C - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dossantos (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Collins - foul #1 on Edward Collins, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG), Ismael Lowe (C) David Grafton, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles McFarland, team foul #1 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Bronk (PF) William Burns | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Ismael Lowe steps in front of the Edward Collins pass | 28-35 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | David Dossantos is called for the reach on Tyler Lockhart - foul #1 on David Dossantos, team foul #2 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF) Charles McFarland, Mathew Whitener | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fisher (C) David Dossantos | |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Todd Mize | 30-35 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Richard Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 30-35 |
| 13:33 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Ismael Lowe | 30-35 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is fouled on the floor by Richard Fisher - foul #3 on Richard Fisher, team foul #3 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Charles McFarland (SG), Mathew Whitener (PF) Tyler Lockhart, Sam Apgar, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), William Burns (PF), David Dossantos (C) Frederick Higgins, Edward Collins, Matthew Bronk, Richard Fisher | |
| 12:58 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe connects on the shot in the lane on a great pass from Curt Tweedy | 32-35 |
| 12:40 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-35 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-35 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | David Dossantos's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Whitener | 32-35 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy snags the defensive board | 32-35 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Curt Tweedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles McFarland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Grafton (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Whitener (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Ismael Lowe (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (tiring) 8 pts. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dossantos (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | David Dossantos knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 34-37 |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | David Grafton misses long on an open fadeaway from the left side | 34-37 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Daniel Wilson is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his shoulder. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 34-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Sam Apgar (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Curt Tweedy, David Grafton, Mathew Whitener, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), Richard Fisher (C) Dario Maguire, Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson, David Dossantos | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Richard Fisher buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from William Burns | 34-39 |
| 10:44 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Higgins - foul #2 on Frederick Higgins, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Bronk (PF) William Burns | |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland's pass is intercepted by Frederick Higgins | 34-39 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Ted Lynch hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles McFarland - foul #4 on Charles McFarland, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), David Grafton (SF) Tyler Lockhart, Charles McFarland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Frederick Higgins | |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses the 1st free throw | 34-39 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 2nd free throw | 34-40 |
| 09:43 | Notre Dame | David Grafton clanks a 3 from the right wing | 34-40 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Richard Fisher snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-40 |
| 09:15 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:53 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 34-40 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Dario Maguire snags the defensive board | 34-40 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Dario Maguire misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-40 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize pulls down the rebound | 34-40 |
| 08:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Mathew Whitener (PF), Ismael Lowe (C) Curt Tweedy, Todd Mize, Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Kyle Gay (SF), William Burns (PF), David Dossantos (C) Dario Maguire, Edward Collins, Ted Lynch, Matthew Bronk, Richard Fisher | |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Kyle Gay is hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #1 on Sam Apgar, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG) David Grafton | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Sam Apgar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Whitener (fresh) 3 pts. C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Gay (fresh) PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dossantos (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | William Burns can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 34-40 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | David Dossantos tips it in | 34-42 |
| 07:07 | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener buries a floater from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | David Dossantos lays it in set up by William Burns | 36-44 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Frederick Higgins - foul #3 on Frederick Higgins, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF), Todd Mize (PF), Charles Aquino (C) Sam Apgar, Mathew Whitener, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Matthew Bronk (C) Frederick Higgins, David Dossantos | |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Bronk | 37-44 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Kyle Gay can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 37-44 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Kyle Gay tips it back up and in | 37-46 |
| 05:36 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Charles McFarland | 39-46 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Dario Maguire throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG) Tyler Lockhart | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Daniel Wilson (SF) Kenneth McRenolds, Kyle Gay | |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Daniel Wilson is called for the reach on Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #6 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mathew Whitener (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), David Dossantos (C) Dario Maguire, Matthew Bronk | |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 39-46 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Dossantos | 39-46 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | William Burns is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #1 on Todd Mize, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SF), Charles Aquino (C) David Grafton, Todd Mize | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Ted Lynch (SF), Matthew Bronk (PF), Richard Fisher (C) Frederick Higgins, Daniel Wilson, William Burns, David Dossantos | |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Dario Maguire is fouled on the floor by Curt Tweedy - foul #2 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #5 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart (PG), Todd Mize (PF) Curt Tweedy, Mathew Whitener | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Richard Fisher can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 03:35 | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Tyler Lockhart (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles McFarland (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Sam Apgar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Collins (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Bronk (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart is fouled in the backcourt by Matthew Bronk - foul #2 on Matthew Bronk, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe (C) Charles Aquino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG) Edward Collins | |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 1st free throw | 40-46 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Tyler Lockhart makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk is hacked by Todd Mize - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #6 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Grafton (SF) Charles McFarland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), David Dossantos (C) Dario Maguire, Richard Fisher | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Sam Apgar - foul #2 on Sam Apgar, team foul #7 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF), William Burns (PF) Ted Lynch, Matthew Bronk | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 02:45 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy (PG), Charles Aquino (C) David Grafton, Ismael Lowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Ted Lynch (SF), Richard Fisher (C) Frederick Higgins, Daniel Wilson, David Dossantos | |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Richard Fisher - foul #4 on Richard Fisher, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds misses badly on a shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino grabs the board | 43-49 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles McFarland (SG), David Grafton (SF) Tyler Lockhart, Sam Apgar | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize hits the finger roll | 45-49 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Todd Mize takes the ball from William Burns | 45-49 |
| 00:59 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 45-49 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | Ted Lynch grabs the board | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:34 | Iowa | David Grafton is called for the reach on Dario Maguire - foul #2 on David Grafton, team foul #8 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), David Dossantos (PF) Kenneth McRenolds, William Burns | |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Dario Maguire misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize snags the defensive board | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy is hacked by David Dossantos - foul #2 on David Dossantos, team foul #9 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG), William Burns (PF) Edward Collins, David Dossantos | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Curt Tweedy misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Ted Lynch snags the defensive board | 46-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Ted Lynch is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Tweedy - foul #3 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #9 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), David Dossantos (PF) Kenneth McRenolds, William Burns | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Fisher | 46-51 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-51 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Richard Fisher is hacked by Charles Aquino - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #10 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Edward Wiggin (PF) Edward Collins, David Dossantos | |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 46-52 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-53 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | David Grafton is hacked by Ted Lynch in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ted Lynch, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Burns (PF) Edward Wiggin | |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | David Grafton makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | David Grafton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Charles McFarland is called for the reach on Kenneth McRenolds in the backcourt - foul #5 on Charles McFarland, team foul #11 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar (SG) Charles McFarland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Edward Wiggin (C) William Burns, Richard Fisher | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds misses the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds makes the 2nd free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Curt Tweedy | 51-54 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Dossantos (PF), Richard Fisher (C) Kenneth McRenolds, Edward Wiggin | |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Dario Maguire is fouled in the backcourt by Curt Tweedy - foul #4 on Curt Tweedy, team foul #12 | 51-54 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Sam Apgar comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Dario Maguire gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Dario Maguire runs out the clock | 51-56 |