| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) PF - John Watts (fresh) 4 pts. C - Richard Alexander (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Cross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Najera (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Andrew Welch (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Billingsley (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sean Falcone inbounds the ball | 21-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-34 |
| 19:34 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jerry Billingsley | 21-34 |
| 19:23 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-34 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Watts | 21-34 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Joseph Najera picks off the pass by Robert Carter | 21-34 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold banks in the layup set up by Joseph Najera | 21-36 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | Sean Falcone hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 23-36 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | Andrew Welch buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Steven Arnold | 23-39 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Richard Alexander lays it in on a great pass from Robert Carter | 25-39 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 18:06 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-39 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | James Cross buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Joseph Najera | 25-42 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Jerry Billingsley steals it from Richard Alexander | 25-42 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Richard Alexander - foul #1 on Richard Alexander, team foul #1 | 25-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Robert Burdine (PF) Robert Carter, John Watts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan (PG), Albert Distefano (SF) James Cross, Joseph Najera | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley makes the 1st free throw | 25-43 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Robert Burdine is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Burdine, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Kimble (SG), James Morgan (SF), Joshua Sanders (C) Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jason Eager (PF) Andrew Welch | |
| 16:55 | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold is whistled for a carry | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen (PG) Steven Arnold | |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders is called for traveling | 25-44 |
| 16:25 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley loses the dribble to James Morgan | 25-44 |
| 16:22 | Iowa | Thomas Virgen is called for the reach on Howin Chi in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Virgen, team foul #1 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG) James Morgan | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cross (PG), Robert Strzalkowski (C) Thomas Virgen, Jerry Billingsley | |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Robert Burdine clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Strzalkowski - foul #2 on Robert Strzalkowski, team foul #2 | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu (SG) Michael Kimble | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold (SG), Joseph Najera (SF) Curtis Holahan, Albert Distefano | |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Robert Burdine misses the 1st free throw | 25-44 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Robert Burdine misses the 2nd free throw | 25-44 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Strzalkowski pulls down the rebound | 25-44 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | James Cross misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-44 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 25-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Howin Chi (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - James Cross (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Najera (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. PF - Jason Eager (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Strzalkowski (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders is called for traveling | 25-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sean Falcone (SF), John Watts (PF), Richard Alexander (C) Howin Chi, Robert Burdine, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kraig Boettcher (SF), Andrew Welch (PF), Jerry Billingsley (C) Joseph Najera, Jason Eager, Robert Strzalkowski | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Carter is called for the reach on James Cross in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Carter, team foul #3 | 25-44 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold misses short on a shot in the lane | 25-44 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Xing-Fu Chu | 25-44 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Alexander | 28-44 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Cross | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Robert Carter misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-46 |
| 14:22 | Notre Dame | Andrew Welch pulls down the rebound | 28-46 |
| 14:06 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from James Cross | 28-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Sean Falcone misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Kraig Boettcher - foul #4 on Kraig Boettcher, team foul #3 | 28-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Michael Kimble (SG), Robert Burdine (PF) Robert Carter, Xing-Fu Chu, John Watts | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera (PG), Curtis Holahan (SG), Albert Distefano (SF) James Cross, Steven Arnold, Kraig Boettcher | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Sean Falcone makes the 1st free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Sean Falcone misses the 2nd free throw | 29-49 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Andrew Welch | 29-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Najera | 29-51 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Howin Chi is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 29-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Morgan (SF) Sean Falcone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 29-51 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera tips it in | 29-53 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Michael Kimble hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 29-53 |
| 12:55 | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan pulls down the rebound | 29-53 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 29-53 |
| 12:33 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley hits the follow up shot | 29-55 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | Albert Distefano is called for the reach on Michael Kimble - foul #1 on Albert Distefano, team foul #4 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu (SG), Sean Falcone (SF), John Watts (PF) Michael Kimble, James Morgan, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold (SG), Jason Eager (PF), Robert Strzalkowski (C) Albert Distefano, Andrew Welch, Jerry Billingsley | |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Howin Chi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG) Howin Chi | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:43 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera can't throw it down | 29-55 |
| 11:42 | Notre Dame | Robert Strzalkowski gets the offensive rebound | 29-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Burdine (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Najera (fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Curtis Holahan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Eager (fresh) 2 blk. C - Robert Strzalkowski (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Steven Arnold, team foul #5 | 29-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Sanders (C) Robert Burdine | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Cross (PG), Albert Distefano (SF) Joseph Najera, Curtis Holahan | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Sean Falcone misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 29-55 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu grabs the offensive board | 29-55 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Carter | 32-55 |
| 10:41 | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Strzalkowski | 32-58 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-58 |
| 10:35 | Notre Dame | Jason Eager gets the rebound | 32-58 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Jason Eager misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-58 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Robert Strzalkowski grabs the offensive rebound | 32-58 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano double dribbles | 32-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Michael Kimble (SG), James Morgan (SF), Robert Burdine (PF), Richard Alexander (C) Robert Carter, Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, John Watts, Joshua Sanders | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera (SG), Curtis Holahan (SF), Andrew Welch (PF), Jerry Billingsley (C) Steven Arnold, Albert Distefano, Jason Eager, Robert Strzalkowski | |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Robert Burdine can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 32-58 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley grabs the board | 32-58 |
| 09:03 | Notre Dame | James Cross can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 32-58 |
| 09:01 | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan can't tip it in | 32-58 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Howin Chi gets the rebound | 32-58 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Michael Kimble knocks in the shot from the right side | 34-58 |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-58 |
| 08:24 | Notre Dame | James Cross tips it back up and in | 34-60 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Howin Chi knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-60 |
| 07:49 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley is fouled on the floor by James Morgan - foul #1 on James Morgan, team foul #4 | 36-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Carter (PG), Xing-Fu Chu (SG), Sean Falcone (SF), John Watts (PF) Howin Chi, Michael Kimble, James Morgan, Robert Burdine | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Steven Arnold (SG), Kraig Boettcher (SF) James Cross, Curtis Holahan | |
| 07:24 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley misses the lay-in | 36-60 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Watts | 36-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Carter (fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Xing-Fu Chu (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sean Falcone (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Watts (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Joseph Najera (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Steven Arnold (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kraig Boettcher (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Andrew Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Jerry Billingsley (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Richard Alexander lays it up and in | 38-60 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera misses long on a jumper from the right side | 38-60 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Jerry Billingsley tips it but misses | 38-60 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Xing-Fu Chu hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 06:27 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 05:58 | Notre Dame | Kraig Boettcher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Howin Chi (PG), Michael Kimble (SG), James Morgan (SF), Robert Burdine (PF), Joshua Sanders (C) Robert Carter, Xing-Fu Chu, Sean Falcone, John Watts, Richard Alexander | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen (PG), Curtis Holahan (SG), Albert Distefano (SF), Jason Eager (PF), Robert Strzalkowski (C) Joseph Najera, Steven Arnold, Kraig Boettcher, Andrew Welch, Jerry Billingsley | |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders's fadeaway is rejected by Jason Eager | 38-60 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robert Strzalkowski | 38-60 |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Burdine | 38-60 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Michael Kimble hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Howin Chi | 41-60 |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Jason Eager clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-60 |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Holahan | 41-60 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen misses the shot near the basket but he's fouled by James Morgan - foul #2 on James Morgan, team foul #5 | 41-60 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen misses the 1st free throw | 41-60 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen makes the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but the foul's on Jason Eager - foul #2 on Jason Eager, team foul #6 | 41-61 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 43-61 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Robert Strzalkowski can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-61 |
| 04:02 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 03:47 | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Albert Distefano | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders misses the easy layup | 43-64 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Jason Eager pulls down the rebound | 43-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:13 | Notre Dame | Joshua Sanders steals the ball from Thomas Virgen | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Howin Chi (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Kimble (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - James Morgan (fairly fresh) PF - Joshua Sanders (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Burdine (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Thomas Virgen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Curtis Holahan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Albert Distefano (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jason Eager (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Robert Strzalkowski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Michael Kimble clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-64 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Thomas Virgen grabs the board | 43-64 |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Michael Kimble steps in front of the Albert Distefano pass | 43-64 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | James Morgan lays it in on a great pass from Michael Kimble | 45-64 |
| 02:12 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 45-64 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 01:59 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Virgen | 45-67 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Curtis Holahan is called for the reach on Michael Kimble - foul #1 on Curtis Holahan, team foul #7 | 45-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera (PG) Thomas Virgen | |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Michael Kimble makes the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Michael Kimble makes the 2nd free throw | 47-67 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Albert Distefano | 47-69 |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Michael Kimble comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 47-69 |
| 01:21 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano snags the defensive board | 47-69 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Curtis Holahan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Howin Chi misses the lay-in | 47-69 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Michael Kimble grabs the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Michael Kimble misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-69 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Robert Burdine gets the offensive rebound | 47-69 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Joshua Sanders hits a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Kimble | 50-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | Albert Distefano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-69 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Howin Chi hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-69 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | James Morgan tips it back up and in | 52-69 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Joseph Najera runs out the clock | 52-69 |