| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - David Reynolds (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Behan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Maurice Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Casteel (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Trejo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Quintana (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Gordon (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed inbounds the ball | 46-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed lays it in uncontested on a great pass from Lin Tao | 48-41 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | John Casteel buries a jumper from the left block set up by Maurice Jordan | 48-43 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Lin Tao misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 48-43 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Anthony Behan misses short on a runner from close range | 48-43 |
| 18:37 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana snags the defensive board | 48-43 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-43 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Behan | 48-43 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | James Gordon gets the rebound | 48-43 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-43 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Lin Tao pulls down the rebound | 48-43 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | David Reynolds can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Lin Tao tips it in | 50-43 |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan's pass is intercepted by Lin Tao | 50-43 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Lin Tao | 52-43 |
| 17:22 | Michigan State | Lin Tao steals it from Michael Trejo | 52-43 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed is hacked by Maurice Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Maurice Jordan, team foul #1 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (PG), Bob Reed (SG), Daniel Montano (SF), Chester Eddy (PF), James Kinser (C) Lin Tao, Joel Simpson, Ronnie Reed, David Reynolds, Anthony Behan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Andrew Dent (SG), Edmund Crittendon (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) Maurice Jordan, John Casteel, Michael Trejo, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Bob Reed scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Chester Eddy | 54-43 |
| 16:52 | Michigan State | James Kinser is called for the reach on Richard Kolodziej - foul #1 on James Kinser, team foul #1 | 54-43 |
| 16:40 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 54-43 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Daniel Montano grabs the defensive rebound | 54-43 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Edmund Crittendon steps in front of the James Kinser pass | 54-43 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon lays it up and in and he's fouled by Daniel Montano - foul #2 on Daniel Montano, team foul #2 | 54-45 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses the free throw | 54-45 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | James Kinser grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-45 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | James Kinser grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Manuel Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Bob Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Montano (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chester Eddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kinser (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Weaver (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dent (fairly fresh) SF - Edmund Crittendon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Butler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Kolodziej (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Chester Eddy misses short on a runner in the paint | 54-45 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej grabs the board | 54-45 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver drills a floater from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Andrew Dent is called for the reach on Bob Reed in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Dent, team foul #2 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lin Tao (PG), Joel Simpson (SG), Ronnie Reed (SF), David Reynolds (PF), Anthony Behan (C) Manuel Lawson, Bob Reed, Daniel Montano, Chester Eddy, James Kinser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), John Casteel (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, Andrew Dent, Edmund Crittendon, Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Ronnie Reed, team foul #3 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (SG) John Casteel | |
| 14:51 | Michigan State | Peter Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-47 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 54-47 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Joel Simpson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Trejo (SF) Jeff Hendricks | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | James Gordon can't throw it down but he's hacked by Ronnie Reed - foul #2 on Ronnie Reed, team foul #4 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), Manuel Lawson (SG), Daniel Montano (SF) Lin Tao, Joel Simpson, Ronnie Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | James Gordon steals the ball from William Richards in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | James Gordon makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 54-52 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Anthony Behan knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Manuel Lawson | 56-52 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | William Richards takes the ball from Peter Ward in the backcourt | 56-52 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Anthony Behan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Reed (SG), Chester Eddy (PF), James Kinser (C) William Richards, David Reynolds, Anthony Behan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Anthony Butler (C) Maurice Jordan, Michael Trejo, James Gordon | |
| 13:26 | Michigan State | Manuel Lawson steps in front of the Peter Ward pass | 56-52 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Bob Reed misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 56-52 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | James Kinser grabs the offensive rebound | 56-52 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Bob Reed misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jeff Hendricks - foul #1 on Jeff Hendricks, team foul #3 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lin Tao (PG), Joel Simpson (SG), David Reynolds (PF), Anthony Behan (C) Manuel Lawson, Daniel Montano, Chester Eddy, James Kinser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG), Andrew Dent (SF), Richard Kolodziej (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) Peter Ward, John Casteel, Jeff Hendricks, Ricardo Quintana, Anthony Butler | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Bob Reed misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Bob Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 57-52 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent grabs the offensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Reynolds - foul #2 on David Reynolds, team foul #5 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronnie Reed (SF) Bob Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Trejo (SF) Christopher Weaver | |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej misses the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Lin Tao is fouled on the floor by Andrew Dent - foul #2 on Andrew Dent, team foul #4 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), James Gordon (C) Maurice Jordan, Edmund Crittendon | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Reynolds (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Behan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Christopher Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Dent (fresh) SF - Michael Trejo (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Kolodziej (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gordon (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | David Reynolds scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Ronnie Reed | 59-53 |
| 11:05 | Michigan State | James Gordon clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 59-53 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Joel Simpson gets the rebound | 59-53 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Joel Simpson misses the floater from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver snags the defensive board | 59-53 |
| 10:44 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej is denied on a layup by David Reynolds | 59-53 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | James Gordon tips it home | 59-55 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed throws it down set up by Joel Simpson | 61-55 |
| 10:12 | Michigan State | David Reynolds is called for the reach on Richard Kolodziej - foul #3 on David Reynolds, team foul #6 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), Manuel Lawson (SG), Daniel Montano (SF), Chester Eddy (PF), James Kinser (C) Lin Tao, Joel Simpson, Ronnie Reed, David Reynolds, Anthony Behan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (PG), John Casteel (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) Christopher Weaver, Andrew Dent, Michael Trejo, Richard Kolodziej, James Gordon | |
| 09:54 | Michigan State | Chester Eddy denies the turnaround by Anthony Butler | 61-55 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Chester Eddy | 61-55 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | John Casteel is called for the reach on Manuel Lawson - foul #1 on John Casteel, team foul #5 | 61-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Reed (SG) William Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG) Maurice Jordan | |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Kinser | 64-55 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Bob Reed steps in front of the Edmund Crittendon pass | 64-55 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Daniel Montano banks in the layup set up by Bob Reed | 66-55 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | John Casteel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Peter Ward | 66-58 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson is hacked by Jeff Hendricks in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeff Hendricks, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), David Reynolds (PF) Bob Reed, Chester Eddy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Ricardo Quintana (PF) John Casteel, Jeff Hendricks, Edmund Crittendon | |
| 08:37 | Iowa | James Kinser is hacked by Anthony Butler - foul #2 on Anthony Butler, team foul #7 | 66-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lin Tao (PG), Joel Simpson (SG) William Richards, Manuel Lawson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:37 | Iowa | James Kinser makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | James Kinser makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 08:17 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 68-58 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Lin Tao pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Joel Simpson buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 71-58 |
| 07:36 | Michigan State | Peter Ward misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 71-58 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Daniel Montano gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Montano (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - David Reynolds (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Kinser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Trejo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricardo Quintana (tiring) 4 reb. C - Anthony Butler (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Lin Tao is hacked by Michael Trejo in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Trejo, team foul #8 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (SG), Bob Reed (SF), Chester Eddy (PF), Anthony Behan (C) Joel Simpson, Daniel Montano, David Reynolds, James Kinser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), James Gordon (C) Peter Ward, Anthony Butler | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:20 | Michigan State | Lin Tao takes the ball from James Gordon | 73-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson's pass is intercepted by John Casteel | 73-58 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 73-58 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Bob Reed pulls down the rebound | 73-58 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-58 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Anthony Behan tips it home | 75-58 |
| 06:32 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana loses the dribble to Lin Tao | 75-58 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Lin Tao can't throw it down | 75-58 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana grabs the board | 75-58 |
| 06:23 | Michigan State | John Casteel buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by James Gordon | 75-61 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), Joel Simpson (SG), Ronnie Reed (SF), David Reynolds (PF) Lin Tao, Manuel Lawson, Bob Reed, Chester Eddy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Andrew Dent (SF), Richard Kolodziej (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) Maurice Jordan, Michael Trejo, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej is hacked by David Reynolds - foul #4 on David Reynolds, team foul #7 | 75-61 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej makes the 1st free throw | 75-62 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:25 | Iowa | David Reynolds misses the jump hook from the baseline | 75-63 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | John Casteel grabs the board | 75-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej connects on the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from John Casteel | 75-65 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Ronnie Reed, team foul #8 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (PG), James Kinser (C) William Richards, Anthony Behan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG), Anthony Butler (C) John Casteel, Edmund Crittendon | |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Peter Ward | 75-67 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Joel Simpson misses short on an open 3 from the left wing | 75-67 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | David Reynolds misses the tip | 75-67 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Andrew Dent grabs the defensive rebound | 75-67 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Richard Kolodziej knocks in the jump hook in the paint | 75-69 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson is whistled for a carry | 75-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), Daniel Montano (SF), Chester Eddy (C) Manuel Lawson, Ronnie Reed, James Kinser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Jeff Hendricks (SF), James Gordon (C) Christopher Weaver, Andrew Dent, Richard Kolodziej | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 75-69 |
| 03:42 | Michigan State | Anthony Butler grabs the offensive board | 75-69 |
| 03:30 | Michigan State | Peter Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 75-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lin Tao (PG), Bob Reed (PF) William Richards, David Reynolds | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Maurice Jordan (SG), Ricardo Quintana (PF), Edmund Crittendon (C) John Casteel, Anthony Butler, James Gordon | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 5 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Montano (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Bob Reed (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Chester Eddy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Peter Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Maurice Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeff Hendricks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ricardo Quintana (tiring) 5 reb. C - Edmund Crittendon (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Ricardo Quintana is called for the reach on Lin Tao - foul #2 on Ricardo Quintana, team foul #9 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (SG) Joel Simpson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Peter Ward knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Maurice Jordan | 77-72 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 77-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronnie Reed (SF), James Kinser (C) Manuel Lawson, Daniel Montano | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Dent (SG), Michael Trejo (SF), Richard Kolodziej (PF) Peter Ward, Jeff Hendricks, Ricardo Quintana | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed lays it up and in on a great pass from James Kinser | 79-72 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joel Simpson (SG) Bob Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Peter Ward (PG) Andrew Dent | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:37 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon misses the lay-in | 79-72 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | Edmund Crittendon snags the offensive board | 79-72 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Michael Trejo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 79-72 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Chester Eddy gets the rebound | 79-72 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Reynolds (PF), Anthony Behan (C) Chester Eddy, James Kinser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Casteel (SG), Anthony Butler (PF) Maurice Jordan, Edmund Crittendon | |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Anthony Butler takes the ball from Anthony Behan | 79-72 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana (PF), James Gordon (C) Anthony Butler, Richard Kolodziej | |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 79-72 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | James Gordon tips it back up and in | 79-74 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | John Casteel steals it from Lin Tao in the backcourt | 79-74 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Peter Ward misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Reynolds - foul #5 on David Reynolds, team foul #9 | 79-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chester Eddy (PF) David Reynolds | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Peter Ward makes the 1st free throw | 79-75 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Peter Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Joel Simpson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Lin Tao | 82-76 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana misses badly on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Chester Eddy - foul #1 on Chester Eddy, team foul #10 | 82-76 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana makes the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:54 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana misses the 2nd free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Anthony Behan pulls down the rebound | 82-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Anthony Behan is hacked by Ricardo Quintana - foul #3 on Ricardo Quintana, team foul #10 | 82-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Reed (PF) Chester Eddy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Anthony Behan misses the 1st free throw | 82-77 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Anthony Behan makes the 2nd free throw | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | John Casteel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 83-77 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ronnie Reed | 83-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed is fouled in the backcourt by Peter Ward - foul #4 on Peter Ward, team foul #11 | 83-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (SG), James Kinser (C) Joel Simpson, Anthony Behan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 84-77 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 85-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Manuel Lawson steals it from John Casteel | 85-77 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson lays it in | 87-77 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | Ricardo Quintana double dribbles | 87-77 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Richards (PG), Chester Eddy (PF) Lin Tao, Ronnie Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Weaver (PG), Maurice Jordan (SG), Andrew Dent (SF), Anthony Butler (PF), Richard Kolodziej (C) Peter Ward, John Casteel, Michael Trejo, Ricardo Quintana, James Gordon | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | William Richards runs out the clock | 87-77 |