| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Lowell Beach inbounds the ball | 43-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Steve Ragland - foul #1 on Steve Ragland, team foul #1 | 43-40 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 19:26 | Minnesota | Timothy Morgan denies the turnaround by Lonnie Boatwright | 45-40 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy Morgan | 45-40 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| 18:43 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is called for traveling | 45-40 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Lawrence Margolis | 47-40 |
| 18:07 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland loses the dribble to Gregory Rickert | 47-40 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Patrick Boone is fouled on the floor by Bruce Sanders - foul #2 on Bruce Sanders, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (SG) Patrick Boone | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (SG), Randy Grim (SF), Gary Wiegand (PF) Robert Johnson, Bruce Sanders, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| 17:09 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is fouled on the floor by Chauncey Nussbaum - foul #2 on Chauncey Nussbaum, team foul #1 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Jonathan Reed (PF), Anthony Story (C) Lowell Beach, Gregory Rickert, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Joshua Chong (C) Steve Ragland | |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher misses the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Chauncey Nussbaum - foul #3 on Chauncey Nussbaum, team foul #2 | 47-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (SG) Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-42 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Anthony Story grabs the offensive board | 47-42 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 49-42 |
| 16:09 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 49-42 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Anthony Story pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 15:44 | Iowa | Patrick Boone misses the lay-in | 49-42 |
| 15:42 | Minnesota | Santos Silva pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Boone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jonathan Reed (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Story (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Santos Silva (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Randy Grim (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Chong (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 49-42 |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Randy Grim can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong can't tip it in | 49-42 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Anthony Story misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 49-42 |
| 15:23 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gary Wiegand | 49-42 |
| 15:18 | Minnesota | Santos Silva misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 49-42 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed pulls down the rebound | 49-42 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed clanks a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Joshua Chong - foul #1 on Joshua Chong, team foul #3 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (PG), Manuel Walsh (SG), Gregory Rickert (PF), Timothy Morgan (C) Lawrence Margolis, Patrick Boone, Micheal Baumgardner, Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Steve Ragland (C) Dobry Zecher, Randy Grim, Gary Wiegand, Joshua Chong | |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed misses the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 14:33 | Minnesota | Chauncey Nussbaum takes the ball from Robert Johnson | 50-42 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum hits the finger roll | 52-42 |
| 14:10 | Minnesota | Chauncey Nussbaum picks off the pass by Bruce Sanders | 52-42 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh double dribbles | 52-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lowell Beach (SF) Jonathan Reed | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright (PG) Santos Silva | |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 13:08 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland pulls down the rebound | 52-45 |
| 13:04 | Minnesota | Lowell Beach is called for the reach on Lonnie Boatwright - foul #1 on Lowell Beach, team foul #3 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG) Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (PG) Lonnie Boatwright | |
| 12:45 | Minnesota | Antone Rees hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert drills a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Lawrence Margolis | 54-48 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-48 |
| 12:16 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the jumper in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Morgan - foul #2 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #4 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Santos Silva (SG) Robert Johnson, Bruce Sanders | |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 12:07 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland makes the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-50 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Antone Rees grabs the board | 54-50 |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Gary Wiegand, team foul #4 | 54-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (SG), Anthony Story (PF), Chauncey Nussbaum (C) Manuel Walsh, Gregory Rickert, Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-50 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Lowell Beach snags the offensive board | 54-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Boone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Story (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Chauncey Nussbaum (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Santos Silva (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Gary Wiegand (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joshua Chong (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Patrick Boone hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Margolis | 57-50 |
| 10:46 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 10:44 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses the tip | 57-50 |
| 10:43 | Minnesota | Santos Silva hits the follow up shot | 57-52 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Patrick Boone | 59-52 |
| 10:02 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Anthony Story misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-52 |
| 09:49 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong gets the rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:32 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-52 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Lowell Beach grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Patrick Boone is hacked by Santos Silva - foul #3 on Santos Silva, team foul #5 | 59-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF), Timothy Morgan (C) Lawrence Margolis, Patrick Boone, Lowell Beach, Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF), Antone Rees (PF), Steve Ragland (C) Santos Silva, Gary Wiegand, Lonnie Boatwright, Joshua Chong | |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 08:31 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses the runner in the paint | 62-52 |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 08:14 | Minnesota | Antone Rees comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 62-52 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-52 |
| 08:06 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland snags the defensive board | 62-52 |
| 07:43 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders's pass is intercepted by Gregory Rickert | 62-52 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-52 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan grabs the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh's pass is intercepted by Robert Johnson | 62-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chauncey Nussbaum (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:55 | Minnesota | Antone Rees comes up short on the shot from the left side | 62-52 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner grabs the offensive board | 62-52 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 06:14 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland grabs the board | 62-52 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Antone Rees misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-52 |
| 05:57 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:43 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland misses short on a shot from the left block | 62-52 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Lowell Beach (SF) Chauncey Nussbaum, Micheal Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (PG) Dobry Zecher | |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Lowell Beach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 62-52 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-52 |
| 05:11 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 62-52 |
| 05:09 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders gets the rebound | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Antone Rees can't throw it down but the foul's on Timothy Morgan - foul #3 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #5 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (SF) Bruce Sanders | |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Antone Rees misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 04:51 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 62-53 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 62-53 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Santos Silva snags the defensive board | 62-53 |
| 04:09 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand is hacked by Lowell Beach - foul #2 on Lowell Beach, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Grim (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (C) Robert Johnson, Steve Ragland | |
| 03:50 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-53 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert pulls down the rebound | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Lonnie Boatwright denies the turnaround by Gregory Rickert | 62-53 |
| 03:42 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Santos Silva | 62-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:21 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright makes the runner from the left block set up by Santos Silva | 62-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Lowell Beach can't connect on a floater near the basket | 62-55 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Antone Rees grabs the board | 62-55 |
| 02:59 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Gary Wiegand, Santos Silva, Randy Grim, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 17 pts. 5 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Antone Rees loses the dribble to Gregory Rickert | 62-55 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 62-55 |
| 02:31 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Antone Rees | 62-55 |
| 02:02 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland drills a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Bruce Sanders | 62-57 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Dobry Zecher picks off the pass by Timothy Morgan | 62-57 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Antone Rees drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Johnson | 62-59 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis buries a jumpshot from the left wing | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher travels with the ball | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (PF) Gregory Rickert | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Robert Johnson is called for the reach on Chauncey Nussbaum in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Johnson, team foul #6 | 64-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Story (C) Timothy Morgan | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh is fouled on the floor by Antone Rees - foul #4 on Antone Rees, team foul #7 | 64-59 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh misses the 2nd free throw | 65-59 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Antone Rees gets the rebound | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Bruce Sanders | 65-62 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Morgan (C) Anthony Story | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Dobry Zecher is called for the reach on Lawrence Margolis in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 67-65 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum is hacked by Dobry Zecher in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #9 | 67-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Rickert (PF) Lawrence Margolis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 68-65 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:01 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 69-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum runs out the clock | 69-68 |