| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerry Allsop (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Walter Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Victory (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Darling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades inbounds the ball | 41-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades misses the floater from the right wing | 41-40 |
| 19:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregory Rickert | 41-40 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis hits a wide open 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-43 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jacob Darling | 44-43 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Jacob Darling is called for the reach on Gregory Rickert - foul #1 on Jacob Darling, team foul #1 | 44-43 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Manuel Walsh | 44-46 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Manuel Walsh - foul #1 on Manuel Walsh, team foul #1 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Michael Henneberg (PF) David Williams, Kelvin Victory | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:32 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 18:10 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg grabs the board | 45-46 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga is called for 10 seconds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG), William Morrison (SF), William Hondo (C) Gerry Allsop, Walter Rhoades, Jacob Darling | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Chauncey Nussbaum (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Jonathan Reed (PF), Anthony Story (C) Lawrence Margolis, Manuel Walsh, Lowell Beach, Gregory Rickert, Timothy Morgan | |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Patrick Boone comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Anthony Story grabs the offensive board | 45-46 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by William Hondo - foul #2 on William Hondo, team foul #2 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG) Herbert Knight | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum makes the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 45-48 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Anthony Story gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Jonathan Reed can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 45-48 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | William Hondo pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 16:54 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga is fouled on the floor by Patrick Boone - foul #2 on Patrick Boone, team foul #2 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG), Kelvin Victory (PF) Richard Madruga, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG) Jonathan Reed | |
| 16:35 | Michigan State | William Hondo makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Herbert Knight | 48-48 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Anthony Story drills a jump hook from close range | 48-50 |
| 16:16 | Michigan State | William Hondo travels with the ball | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Walter Rhoades (SF), Jacob Darling (C) David Williams, William Morrison, William Hondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Lowell Beach (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF), Timothy Morgan (C) Patrick Boone, Micheal Baumgardner, Anthony Story, Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh comes up short on the floater from the left side | 48-50 |
| 15:48 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall grabs the board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerard Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Walter Rhoades (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kelvin Victory (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jacob Darling (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Margolis | 48-50 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis is hacked by Gerard Hall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerard Hall, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Gerry Allsop (SG) Gerard Hall, Herbert Knight | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 15:27 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling misses badly on a floater in the lane | 48-50 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 14:58 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan double dribbles | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), William Morrison (SF), Michael Henneberg (PF) Richard Madruga, Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (PG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Anthony Story (C) Lawrence Margolis, Lowell Beach, Timothy Morgan | |
| 14:39 | Michigan State | David Williams misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-50 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | David Williams misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Micheal Baumgardner - foul #1 on Micheal Baumgardner, team foul #3 | 48-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (SG) Gerry Allsop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Jonathan Reed (PF) Manuel Walsh, Gregory Rickert | |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | David Williams makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 49-50 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Anthony Story misses the floater from the right side | 49-50 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | Anthony Story tips it back up and in | 49-52 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | William Morrison hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Micheal Baumgardner - foul #2 on Micheal Baumgardner, team foul #4 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG), William Hondo (PF) David Williams, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Bass (PG) Anthony Story | |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | William Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | William Morrison makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Patrick Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades (SF) William Morrison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Timothy Morgan (C) Tim Bass, Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| 13:44 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga drills a 3 from the left corner | 54-52 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Patrick Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lowell Beach (SF) Micheal Baumgardner | |
| 13:35 | Michigan State | Timothy Morgan takes the ball from Walter Rhoades | 54-52 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-52 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Hondo | 54-52 |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Madruga and he's hacked by Patrick Boone - foul #3 on Patrick Boone, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Kelvin Victory (PF) Richard Madruga, William Hondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner (SG) Patrick Boone | |
| 13:11 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades makes the free throw | 57-52 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Margolis | 57-54 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-54 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-54 |
| 12:15 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 12:11 | Michigan State | Micheal Baumgardner picks off the pass by Walter Rhoades | 57-54 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis is hacked by Herbert Knight in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herbert Knight, team foul #4 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Gerry Allsop (SG), William Morrison (SF), Michael Henneberg (C) Gerard Hall, Herbert Knight, Walter Rhoades, Jacob Darling | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (PG), Manuel Walsh (SG), Gregory Rickert (PF), Anthony Story (C) Lawrence Margolis, Lowell Beach, Jonathan Reed, Timothy Morgan | |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner is fouled on the floor by Michael Henneberg - foul #3 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #5 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG) Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerry Allsop (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelvin Victory (tiring) 2 pts. C - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Patrick Boone (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Manuel Walsh (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Baumgardner (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Gregory Rickert (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Story (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Kelvin Victory buries a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by William Morrison | 59-56 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | David Williams pulls down the rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | David Williams misses short on a floater from the left side | 59-56 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Michael Henneberg is called for the reach on Anthony Story - foul #4 on Michael Henneberg, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Richard Madruga (SG), Herbert Knight (SF), William Hondo (PF), Jacob Darling (C) David Williams, Gerry Allsop, William Morrison, Kelvin Victory, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Lowell Beach (SF), Chauncey Nussbaum (C) Patrick Boone, Micheal Baumgardner, Anthony Story | |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Manuel Walsh | 59-58 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Gregory Rickert - foul #2 on Gregory Rickert, team foul #6 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades (SF) Herbert Knight | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Morgan (C) Manuel Walsh | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall makes the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregory Rickert | 60-58 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Gerard Hall is called for the reach on Lawrence Margolis in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerard Hall, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG) Gerard Hall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Reed (PF) Gregory Rickert | |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis misses the 1st free throw | 60-58 |
| 10:03 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades gets the rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | William Hondo is called for traveling | 60-58 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis travels in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga is called for a charge - foul #1 on Richard Madruga, team foul #8 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SG) David Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:30 | Iowa | William Hondo blocks the jumper by Lawrence Margolis | 60-58 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades grabs the defensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 09:03 | Michigan State | William Hondo steps out of bounds on the baseline | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), William Morrison (PF) Richard Madruga, William Hondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Bass (PG), Anthony Story (PF) Lawrence Margolis, Jonathan Reed | |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #7 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop (SG) Herbert Knight | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (PG), Manuel Walsh (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Gregory Rickert (PF) Tim Bass, Chauncey Nussbaum, Lowell Beach, Timothy Morgan | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | William Morrison misses the floater from the free throw line | 60-58 |
| 08:18 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades snags the offensive board | 60-58 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | David Williams misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gregory Rickert | 60-58 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert misses the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by David Williams - foul #1 on David Williams, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Kelvin Victory (PF) David Williams, William Morrison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG) Patrick Boone | |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 07:52 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert grabs the board | 60-60 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Micheal Baumgardner and he's hacked by Kelvin Victory - foul #3 on Kelvin Victory, team foul #10 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Michael Henneberg (C) Gerry Allsop, Jacob Darling | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Morgan (C) Anthony Story | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Knight (SF) Walter Rhoades | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum (SG), Jonathan Reed (SF) Manuel Walsh, Micheal Baumgardner | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Gerard Hall (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Richard Madruga (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Herbert Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kelvin Victory (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Henneberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Chauncey Nussbaum (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jonathan Reed (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gregory Rickert (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-63 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg gets the rebound | 60-63 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Chauncey Nussbaum - foul #2 on Chauncey Nussbaum, team foul #8 | 60-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Morrison (PF), William Hondo (C) Kelvin Victory, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Boone (SG), Lowell Beach (SF) Gregory Rickert, Timothy Morgan | |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga makes the 1st free throw | 61-63 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Chauncey Nussbaum misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 62-63 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Lowell Beach tips it in | 62-65 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Reed steps in front of the Richard Madruga pass | 62-65 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | William Hondo picks off the pass by Patrick Boone | 62-65 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Herbert Knight misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 62-65 |
| 06:17 | Michigan State | William Hondo tips it home | 64-65 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Patrick Boone knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Chauncey Nussbaum and the foul's on Herbert Knight - foul #2 on Herbert Knight, team foul #11 | 64-67 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Gerry Allsop (SG), Walter Rhoades (SF), Michael Henneberg (PF), Jacob Darling (C) Gerard Hall, Richard Madruga, Herbert Knight, William Morrison, William Hondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG), Micheal Baumgardner (SF), Anthony Story (PF), Timothy Morgan (C) Lawrence Margolis, Lowell Beach, Jonathan Reed, Chauncey Nussbaum | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Patrick Boone makes the free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Anthony Story - foul #2 on Anthony Story, team foul #9 | 64-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tim Bass (PG) Patrick Boone | |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg misses the 1st free throw | 64-68 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Michael Henneberg makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Walter Rhoades is called for the reach on Micheal Baumgardner - foul #3 on Walter Rhoades, team foul #12 | 65-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kelvin Victory (PF) Jacob Darling | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner makes the 1st free throw | 65-69 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-70 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | David Williams can't finish the layup | 65-70 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Timothy Morgan | 65-70 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan is hacked by Gerry Allsop in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gerry Allsop, team foul #13 | 65-70 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Rickert (PF) Anthony Story | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 65-71 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 65-72 |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades knocks in the jumper from the right wing and the foul's on Micheal Baumgardner - foul #3 on Micheal Baumgardner, team foul #10 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Story (C) Timothy Morgan | |
| 04:54 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades makes the free throw | 68-72 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Walter Rhoades steps in front of the Manuel Walsh pass | 68-72 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-72 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades hits the follow up shot | 70-72 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | David Williams is called for the reach on Tim Bass in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Williams, team foul #14 | 70-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerard Hall (PG), Jacob Darling (C) David Williams, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Tim Bass makes the 1st free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Tim Bass misses the 2nd free throw | 70-73 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Gregory Rickert snags the offensive board | 70-73 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh clanks a jumper from the left wing | 70-73 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jacob Darling | 70-73 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Gerard Hall's pass is intercepted by Tim Bass in the backcourt | 70-73 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Micheal Baumgardner misses the lay-in | 70-73 |
| 03:58 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades grabs the board | 70-73 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 70-73 |
| 03:49 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades misses the tip | 70-73 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Tim Bass gets the rebound | 70-73 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Anthony Story is hacked by Gerry Allsop - foul #4 on Gerry Allsop, team foul #15 | 70-73 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (PG), Herbert Knight (SG), William Morrison (SF), William Hondo (PF) Gerard Hall, Gerry Allsop, Walter Rhoades, Kelvin Victory | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis (PG), Patrick Boone (SG), Lowell Beach (SF), Timothy Morgan (C) Tim Bass, Manuel Walsh, Micheal Baumgardner, Gregory Rickert | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Anthony Story makes the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Anthony Story misses the 2nd free throw | 70-74 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling grabs the board | 70-74 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Madruga (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Herbert Knight (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Morrison (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Hondo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jacob Darling (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lawrence Margolis (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Patrick Boone (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Lowell Beach (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Story (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 70-74 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Patrick Boone | 70-74 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-74 |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Williams (PG), Michael Henneberg (PF) Herbert Knight, Jacob Darling | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Rickert (PF) Anthony Story | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses the floater from close range but he's fouled by William Morrison - foul #2 on William Morrison, team foul #16 | 70-74 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Lowell Beach misses the 1st free throw | 70-74 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Lowell Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 70-75 |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-75 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop (SG) Richard Madruga | |
| Subs | Iowa | Manuel Walsh (SG) Patrick Boone | |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | William Hondo makes the floater from close range set up by David Williams and the foul's on Timothy Morgan - foul #2 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| 02:20 | Michigan State | William Hondo makes the free throw | 73-75 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Manuel Walsh | 73-78 |
| 02:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 73-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades (SF), Kelvin Victory (PF), Jacob Darling (C) William Morrison, William Hondo, Michael Henneberg | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Timothy Morgan - foul #3 on Timothy Morgan, team foul #12 | 73-78 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 1st free throw | 74-78 |
| 01:41 | Michigan State | Gerry Allsop makes the 2nd free throw | 75-78 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Kelvin Victory steps in front of the Timothy Morgan pass | 75-78 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by David Williams | 77-78 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-78 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling gets the rebound | 77-78 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | David Williams drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Walter Rhoades | 79-78 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Gerry Allsop - foul #5 on Gerry Allsop, team foul #17 | 79-78 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Madruga (SG) Gerry Allsop | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 79-79 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Manuel Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 79-80 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Walter Rhoades misses long on a shot from the baseline | 79-80 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan gets the rebound | 79-80 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan is hacked by David Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Williams, team foul #18 | 79-80 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Timothy Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 79-81 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Jacob Darling grabs the defensive rebound | 79-81 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Lowell Beach swats the short shot by Walter Rhoades | 79-81 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Lowell Beach snags the defensive board | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Lowell Beach is hacked by David Williams in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Williams, team foul #19 | 79-81 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Lowell Beach makes the 1st free throw | 79-82 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Lowell Beach makes the 2nd free throw | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | David Williams misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 79-83 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Richard Madruga gets the offensive rebound | 79-83 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Lawrence Margolis steals it from Walter Rhoades | 79-83 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Lawrence Margolis runs out the clock | 79-83 |