| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quinton Kraatz (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alan Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Brandon Creger (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Dean (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 3 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt inbounds the ball | 41-24 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:37 | NC State | Brandon Creger misses long on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Emilio Salazar - foul #2 on Emilio Salazar, team foul #1 | 41-24 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Brandon Creger misses the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 19:37 | NC State | Brandon Creger makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | David Dean knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Eccleston | 42-27 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz clanks a jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #2 | 42-27 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz misses the 1st free throw | 42-27 |
| 18:58 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-27 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | David Dean misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 43-27 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston gets the offensive rebound | 43-27 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Scott Cooper hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Thomas Eccleston | 43-30 |
| 18:01 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 43-30 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Eccleston | 43-30 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Kendrick Hart is called for the reach on Jeffrey Smith - foul #1 on Kendrick Hart, team foul #1 | 43-30 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 17:33 | NC State | Kendrick Hart misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 17:32 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt tips it back up and in | 45-33 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | David Dean misses short on a floater from the right side | 45-33 |
| 17:07 | NC State | Alan Wallace gets the rebound | 45-33 |
| 17:02 | NC State | David Dean takes the ball from Quinton Kraatz | 45-33 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | David Dean misses the easy layup | 45-33 |
| 16:58 | NC State | Alan Wallace grabs the board | 45-33 |
| 16:52 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 16:50 | NC State | Alan Wallace misses the tip | 45-33 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 45-33 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | David Dean makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Emilio Salazar | 45-36 |
| 16:20 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt is fouled on the floor by Emilio Salazar - foul #3 on Emilio Salazar, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | NC State | John Gray (PG), Benjamin Randolph (SG), Donald Owens (SF), Robert Whiting (PF), Robert Coleman (C) Quinton Kraatz, Kendrick Hart, Jonathan Hunt, Alan Wallace, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (SG), James West (SF), Frederick Fahy (PF), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith, Emilio Salazar | |
| 16:04 | NC State | Donald Owens is fouled on the floor by Frederick Fahy - foul #3 on Frederick Fahy, team foul #4 | 45-36 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harris Reynoso (C) Frederick Fahy | |
| 15:44 | NC State | Donald Owens loses the dribble to Stanley Stanley | 45-36 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Gray (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Benjamin Randolph (fresh) SF - Donald Owens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Robert Whiting (fresh) 3 pts. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) SF - James West (fresh) PF - Thomas Grensky (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Harris Reynoso (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Thomas Eccleston | 45-39 |
| 15:17 | NC State | Thomas Eccleston takes the ball from Benjamin Randolph | 45-39 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Robert Coleman takes the ball from Stanley Stanley | 45-39 |
| 14:48 | NC State | The jump hook by Robert Whiting is blocked by Thomas Eccleston | 45-39 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | James West snags the defensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Gray - foul #2 on John Gray, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG), Alan Wallace (PF), Brandon Creger (C) Benjamin Randolph, Robert Whiting, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Edward Kline (SG), David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Thomas Eccleston, Stanley Stanley, James West, Thomas Grensky | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso misses the 1st free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso misses the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 14:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Donald Owens | 45-39 |
| 14:08 | NC State | Kendrick Hart makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Gray | 48-39 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | John Gray steals the ball from Jeffrey Smith | 48-39 |
| 13:45 | NC State | John Gray lays it up and in | 50-39 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | John Gray is called for the reach on Scott Cooper - foul #3 on John Gray, team foul #3 | 50-39 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG), Jonathan Hunt (SF) John Gray, Donald Owens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Emilio Salazar (C) Harris Reynoso | |
| 13:04 | Iowa | David Dean scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Jeffrey Smith and he's fouled by Quinton Kraatz - foul #3 on Quinton Kraatz, team foul #4 | 50-41 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Coleman (C) Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (PG) Scott Cooper | |
| 13:04 | Iowa | David Dean makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| 12:41 | NC State | Alan Wallace misses the lay-in | 50-42 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Emilio Salazar | 50-42 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Stanley Stanley | 50-44 |
| 12:25 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz misses short on a jumper from the left side | 50-44 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith snags the defensive board | 50-44 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | David Dean connects on the driving attempt from the right block set up by Jeffrey Smith | 50-46 |
| 12:07 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Coleman | 53-46 |
| 11:51 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 53-46 |
| 11:50 | NC State | Robert Coleman gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 11:46 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Edward Kline grabs the defensive rebound | 53-46 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Quinton Kraatz (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robert Coleman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Dean (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Quinton Kraatz - foul #4 on Quinton Kraatz, team foul #5 | 53-46 |
| Subs | NC State | John Gray (PG), Benjamin Randolph (SG), Brandon Creger (C) Quinton Kraatz, Kendrick Hart, Alan Wallace | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Frederick Fahy (SF), Thomas Grensky (PF) Edward Kline, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley misses the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph blows the layup but he's hacked by Stanley Stanley - foul #1 on Stanley Stanley, team foul #5 | 53-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Donald Owens (SF) Jonathan Hunt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (SG) Stanley Stanley | |
| 11:09 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:09 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph misses the 2nd free throw | 54-47 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy is hacked by Brandon Creger - foul #2 on Brandon Creger, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James West (SF) Emilio Salazar | |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy loses the ball out of bounds | 54-47 |
| 10:07 | NC State | The jump hook by Brandon Creger is blocked by Thomas Grensky | 54-47 |
| 10:05 | NC State | Robert Coleman grabs the offensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 09:55 | NC State | Benjamin Randolph hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Donald Owens | 56-47 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky clanks a jumper from the baseline | 56-47 |
| 09:32 | NC State | The rebound goes to Brandon Creger | 56-47 |
| 09:25 | NC State | Robert Coleman scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-47 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy is fouled on the floor by Robert Coleman - foul #2 on Robert Coleman, team foul #7 | 58-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG), Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF) Benjamin Randolph, Donald Owens, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Emilio Salazar (C) Thomas Eccleston, James West, Thomas Grensky | |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 09:09 | NC State | Alan Wallace pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 08:54 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-47 |
| 08:53 | NC State | Brandon Creger tips it back up and in | 60-47 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy misses the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kendrick Hart - foul #2 on Kendrick Hart, team foul #8 | 60-47 |
| Subs | NC State | Benjamin Randolph (PG) John Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Stanley (PG) Scott Cooper | |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 08:19 | NC State | Alan Wallace can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-49 |
| 08:18 | NC State | Brandon Creger pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-49 |
| 08:05 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Benjamin Randolph | 63-49 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Edward Kline connects on the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Stanley Stanley | 63-51 |
| 07:34 | NC State | Brandon Creger misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-51 |
| 07:32 | NC State | Alan Wallace grabs the offensive rebound | 63-51 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - Benjamin Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Brandon Creger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Frederick Fahy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:27 | NC State | Kendrick Hart is hacked by Edward Kline - foul #4 on Edward Kline, team foul #6 | 63-51 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG), Robert Coleman (C) Benjamin Randolph, Brandon Creger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), David Dean (SF) Stanley Stanley, Frederick Fahy | |
| 07:12 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Edward Kline pulls down the rebound | 63-51 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Edward Kline comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 63-51 |
| 06:49 | NC State | Robert Coleman snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 06:31 | NC State | Jeffrey Smith steals it from Jonathan Hunt | 63-51 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by David Dean | 63-53 |
| 05:55 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt is fouled on the floor by David Dean - foul #1 on David Dean, team foul #7 | 63-53 |
| Subs | NC State | John Gray (SG), Donald Owens (C) Kendrick Hart, Alan Wallace | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (SG), Thomas Grensky (PF), Harris Reynoso (C) Edward Kline, Jeffrey Smith, Emilio Salazar | |
| 05:55 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt misses the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky snags the defensive board | 63-53 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston is fouled on the floor by Robert Coleman - foul #3 on Robert Coleman, team foul #9 | 63-53 |
| Subs | NC State | Robert Whiting (PF) Jonathan Hunt | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 2nd free throw | 63-55 |
| 05:32 | NC State | John Gray clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 63-55 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Harris Reynoso snags the defensive board | 63-55 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | David Dean makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Scott Cooper | 63-58 |
| 05:06 | NC State | Donald Owens scores on a driving attempt from the baseline | 65-58 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Thomas Eccleston | 65-60 |
| 04:53 | NC State | Scott Cooper steps in front of the John Gray pass | 65-60 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | David Dean misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 65-60 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky hits the follow up shot | 65-62 |
| 04:16 | NC State | Robert Coleman makes the shot in the lane on a nice dish by John Gray | 67-62 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | David Dean misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 67-62 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 67-62 |
| 03:39 | NC State | Robert Coleman pulls down the rebound | 67-62 |
| 03:39 | NC State | NC State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Kendrick Hart (SG), Jonathan Hunt (SF), Alan Wallace (PF), Brandon Creger (C) Quinton Kraatz, Donald Owens, Robert Whiting, Robert Coleman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Kline (SG), Jeffrey Smith (PF), Emilio Salazar (C) Scott Cooper, Thomas Grensky, Harris Reynoso | |
| 03:24 | NC State | Brandon Creger misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 67-62 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar grabs the board | 67-62 |
| Lineup | NC State | PG - John Gray (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kendrick Hart (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SF - Jonathan Hunt (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Alan Wallace (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Brandon Creger (fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. SF - David Dean (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 5 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:20 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG) Thomas Eccleston | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Alan Wallace lays it in on a great pass from John Gray and he's hacked by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | NC State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Fahy (SF) David Dean | |
| 02:59 | NC State | Alan Wallace misses the free throw | 69-62 |
| 02:59 | NC State | Kendrick Hart grabs the offensive rebound | 69-62 |
| 02:41 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Gray | 71-62 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-62 |
| Subs | NC State | Quinton Kraatz (PG) John Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), David Dean (SF) Scott Cooper, Frederick Fahy | |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 71-62 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | David Dean tips it in | 71-64 |
| 02:21 | NC State | Alan Wallace makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Quinton Kraatz | 73-64 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | David Dean is fouled on the floor by Kendrick Hart - foul #3 on Kendrick Hart, team foul #10 | 73-64 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | David Dean makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | David Dean makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| 01:36 | NC State | Alan Wallace is whistled for a carry | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 73-66 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith tips it in | 73-68 |
| 01:15 | NC State | Jonathan Hunt clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 73-68 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Eccleston | 73-68 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 00:35 | NC State | Kendrick Hart is whistled for traveling | 73-71 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 73-71 |
| 00:15 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz pulls down the rebound | 73-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:14 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Eccleston - foul #2 on Thomas Eccleston, team foul #9 | 73-71 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 00:14 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 75-71 |
| Game Plan | NC State | NC State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:06 | Iowa | David Dean buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Edward Kline | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Thomas Eccleston is called for the reach on Quinton Kraatz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Eccleston, team foul #10 | 75-74 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 1st free throw | 76-74 |
| 00:03 | NC State | Quinton Kraatz makes the 2nd free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-74 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | David Dean hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 77-74 |