| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Weitzman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Lewallen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bush (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joseph Chiaramonte (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Benjamin Shannon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony Behan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed inbounds the ball | 31-35 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Lin Tao knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by David Reynolds | 31-38 |
| 19:24 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Lin Tao grabs the board | 31-38 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed is hacked by Phillip Bush - foul #1 on Phillip Bush, team foul #1 | 31-38 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Joseph Chiaramonte picks off the pass by Lin Tao | 31-38 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-38 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Anthony Behan gets the rebound | 31-38 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Joel Simpson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Lin Tao | 31-41 |
| 18:10 | Notre Dame | Joseph Chiaramonte connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Albert Weitzman | 33-41 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Lin Tao hits a jumpshot from the right side | 33-43 |
| 17:35 | Notre Dame | Albert Weitzman knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Phillip Bush | 35-43 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Benjamin Shannon - foul #2 on Benjamin Shannon, team foul #2 | 35-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall (C) Benjamin Shannon | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed misses the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 17:26 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall snags the defensive board | 35-44 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Jackson (SG), Louis O'Neill (SF), Dennis Adams (C) Glenn Lewallen, Phillip Bush, Joseph Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Reed (SF), Chester Eddy (C) Ronnie Reed, Anthony Behan | |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Chester Eddy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 35-44 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Lin Tao snags the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Chester Eddy misses long on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Adams - foul #2 on Dennis Adams, team foul #3 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Barry Bennett (SF) Albert Weitzman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (PG), Daniel Montano (SF), James Kinser (C) Lin Tao, Joel Simpson, David Reynolds | |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Chester Eddy makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Chester Eddy misses the 2nd free throw | 35-45 |
| 16:31 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams pulls down the rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:24 | Notre Dame | Barry Bennett misses badly on a runner from the left block | 35-45 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Chester Eddy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Bob Reed is hacked by Barry Bennett - foul #1 on Barry Bennett, team foul #4 | 35-45 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Bob Reed makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Kinser | 35-47 |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 35-47 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Bob Reed gets the rebound | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Bennett (fresh) PF - Christopher Hall (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Adams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Manuel Lawson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bob Reed (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Daniel Montano (fresh) PF - Chester Eddy (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - James Kinser (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Chester Eddy banks in the layup | 35-49 |
| 15:10 | Notre Dame | William Jackson misses the turnaround in the paint | 35-49 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams tips it home | 37-49 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | James Kinser comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-49 |
| 14:59 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Barry Bennett | 37-49 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | James Kinser picks off the pass by Christopher Hall | 37-49 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | James Kinser loses the dribble to Dennis Adams | 37-49 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by Daniel Montano - foul #1 on Daniel Montano, team foul #1 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Weitzman (PG), Glenn Lewallen (SG), Phillip Bush (SF), Joseph Chiaramonte (PF) William Jackson, Louis O'Neill, Barry Bennett, Christopher Hall | |
| 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 | |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams makes the 1st free throw | 38-49 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 39-49 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Lin Tao hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-49 |
| 13:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Glenn Lewallen | 39-49 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush is fouled on the floor by David Reynolds - foul #3 on David Reynolds, team foul #2 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon (C) Dennis Adams | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Ronnie Reed - foul #3 on Ronnie Reed, team foul #3 | 39-49 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 13:13 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed grabs the offensive board | 41-49 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed's pass is intercepted by Glenn Lewallen | 41-49 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Albert Weitzman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 12:09 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen tips it but misses | 41-49 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Ronnie Reed snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Anthony Behan buries a shot from the baseline set up by David Reynolds | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Weitzman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Lewallen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Joseph Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Shannon (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - David Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Behan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Anthony Behan swats the short shot by Phillip Bush | 41-51 |
| 11:34 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush tips it but misses | 41-51 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | David Reynolds snags the defensive board | 41-51 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Joel Simpson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall (PF) Joseph Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Reed (SF), Chester Eddy (C) Ronnie Reed, Anthony Behan | |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon misses long on a 3 from straight away | 41-51 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | David Reynolds gets the rebound | 41-51 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Lin Tao misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Weitzman - foul #2 on Albert Weitzman, team foul #5 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Jackson (PG), Louis O'Neill (SG), Barry Bennett (SF), Dennis Adams (C) Albert Weitzman, Glenn Lewallen, Phillip Bush, Benjamin Shannon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (SG), James Kinser (C) Joel Simpson, David Reynolds | |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 1st free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Lin Tao misses the 2nd free throw | 41-52 |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | Louis O'Neill snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | William Jackson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 41-52 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Lin Tao snags the defensive board | 41-52 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson makes the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Lin Tao | 41-54 |
| 10:03 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall travels with the ball | 41-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Chiaramonte (PF) Dennis Adams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronnie Reed (SF), Anthony Behan (C) Lin Tao, James Kinser | |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Louis O'Neill steals the ball from Chester Eddy | 41-54 |
| 09:21 | Notre Dame | Joseph Chiaramonte misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson gets the rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-54 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Anthony Behan pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-54 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Anthony Behan clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by William Jackson - foul #2 on William Jackson, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Albert Weitzman (PG), Glenn Lewallen (SG), Phillip Bush (SF), Benjamin Shannon (C) William Jackson, Louis O'Neill, Barry Bennett, Christopher Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joel Simpson (SG), David Reynolds (PF) Bob Reed, Chester Eddy | |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Anthony Behan makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Anthony Behan makes the 2nd free throw | 41-56 |
| 08:51 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-56 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | David Reynolds grabs the defensive rebound | 41-56 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Anthony Behan scores on a shot from close range on a great pass from David Reynolds | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:25 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen lays it in | 43-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Anthony Behan banks in the layup and he's fouled by Phillip Bush - foul #2 on Phillip Bush, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Barry Bennett (PF) Joseph Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lin Tao (PG), Bob Reed (SF) Manuel Lawson, Ronnie Reed | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Anthony Behan misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:03 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen knocks in the runner from the right block | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Albert Weitzman (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Glenn Lewallen (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Phillip Bush (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Barry Bennett (fresh) C - Benjamin Shannon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bob Reed (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Reynolds (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Anthony Behan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Lin Tao misses short on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Albert Weitzman - foul #3 on Albert Weitzman, team foul #8 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams (C) Benjamin Shannon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chester Eddy (C) Anthony Behan | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 1st free throw | 45-61 |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Lin Tao makes the 2nd free throw | 45-62 |
| 07:12 | Notre Dame | Phillip Bush is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Phillip Bush, team foul #9 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall (PF) Barry Bennett | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Lin Tao comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen gets the rebound | 45-62 |
| 06:21 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | David Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-62 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Lin Tao tips it but misses | 47-62 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams grabs the defensive rebound | 47-62 |
| 05:28 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams scores on a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Glenn Lewallen | 49-62 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Chester Eddy buries a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Lin Tao | 49-64 |
| 05:14 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-64 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Chiaramonte (PF), Benjamin Shannon (C) Christopher Hall, Dennis Adams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronnie Reed (SF), Anthony Behan (C) Bob Reed, Chester Eddy | |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | Glenn Lewallen loses the ball out of bounds | 49-64 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | David Reynolds misses the easy layup | 49-64 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Lin Tao tips it back up and in | 49-66 |
| 04:07 | Notre Dame | Albert Weitzman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-66 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Joseph Chiaramonte hits the follow up shot | 51-66 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Joel Simpson is hacked by Glenn Lewallen - foul #1 on Glenn Lewallen, team foul #10 | 51-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Jackson (PG), Louis O'Neill (SG), Barry Bennett (SF) Albert Weitzman, Glenn Lewallen, Phillip Bush | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chester Eddy (PF) David Reynolds | |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Joel Simpson misses the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Joel Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis O'Neill (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Barry Bennett (fresh) PF - Joseph Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Benjamin Shannon (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lin Tao (fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joel Simpson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronnie Reed (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Chester Eddy (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Behan (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:18 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon is denied on a layup by Anthony Behan | 51-67 |
| 03:16 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon tips it back up and in | 53-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Lin Tao misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Benjamin Shannon gets the rebound | 53-67 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Jackson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chester Eddy - foul #2 on Chester Eddy, team foul #4 | 53-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall (PF), Dennis Adams (C) Joseph Chiaramonte, Benjamin Shannon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Lawson (PG), Bob Reed (SG), Daniel Montano (SF), James Kinser (C) Lin Tao, Joel Simpson, Ronnie Reed, Anthony Behan | |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 53-67 |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | William Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-67 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Bob Reed clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-67 |
| 02:23 | Notre Dame | Dennis Adams gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 02:05 | Notre Dame | Barry Bennett's pass is intercepted by Bob Reed | 54-67 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Chester Eddy can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Jackson - foul #3 on William Jackson, team foul #11 | 54-67 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Chester Eddy makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Chester Eddy makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| 01:31 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall misses badly on a floater near the basket | 54-69 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Bob Reed | 54-69 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Daniel Montano hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-69 |
| 01:00 | Notre Dame | Louis O'Neill snags the defensive board | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | William Jackson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 54-69 |
| 00:53 | Notre Dame | Christopher Hall tips it in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Bob Reed scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 56-71 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Louis O'Neill scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Manuel Lawson runs out the clock | 59-71 |