| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Standley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Uros Buljan (fresh) C - Ricky Allaire (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton inbounds the ball | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Standley | 30-42 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | John Congdon misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 30-42 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell misses the tip | 30-42 |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Robert Cox gets the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-42 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell tips it back up and in | 30-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:01 | Iowa State | John Congdon picks off the pass by Kenneth Standley | 30-44 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | John Congdon banks in the layup | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 18:38 | Iowa State | Robert Cox is called for the reach on Charles Zachariades - foul #3 on Robert Cox, team foul #1 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (SF), Jason Moore (PF) Charles Zachariades, Kenneth Standley, Billy Middleton, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:25 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 30-46 |
| 18:24 | Iowa State | Jason Moore hits the follow up shot | 32-46 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 18:08 | Iowa State | Jason Moore pulls down the rebound | 32-46 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jonas Richardson - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #2 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Uros Buljan (PF) James Frenette, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | Jason Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-46 |
| 17:54 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Sholar | 32-46 |
| 17:35 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ricky Allaire (C) Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Gary Sholar steals the ball from James Carter | 32-46 |
| 17:08 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Gary Sholar | 34-46 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-46 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 16:26 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ricky Allaire | 36-46 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 36-46 |
| 16:12 | Iowa State | Ricky Allaire grabs the defensive rebound | 36-46 |
| 15:44 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-46 |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Troy Beaudin (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Gary Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Allaire (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-46 |
| 15:37 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Troy Beaudin | 36-46 |
| 15:08 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Gary Sholar | 38-46 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | John Congdon scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:23 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 38-49 |
| 14:21 | Iowa State | Ricky Allaire grabs the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 13:58 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-49 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the shot from the right block set up by John Congdon out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by Ricky Allaire - foul #1 on Ricky Allaire, team foul #1 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Kenneth Standley (SG), Billy Middleton (SF), Uros Buljan (PF) Charles Zachariades, Gary Sholar, Jason Moore, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Claar (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Ernest Trammell, Jonas Richardson, John Congdon, James Carter | |
| 13:53 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the free throw | 38-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:38 | Iowa State | James Frenette misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 38-52 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the rebound | 38-52 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Robert Cox lays it in set up by Mike Clark | 38-54 |
| 13:00 | Iowa State | James Claar steps in front of the Uros Buljan pass | 38-54 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Robert Cox knocks in the floater from the free throw line | 38-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:23 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 38-56 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Cox | 38-56 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Claar misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Billy Middleton - foul #3 on Billy Middleton, team foul #2 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Samuel Owens (SG), Gary Sholar (PF) James Frenette, Kenneth Standley, Troy Beaudin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Gregory (PF) Mike Clark, Robert Cox | |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | James Claar makes the 2nd free throw | 38-58 |
| 11:40 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 38-58 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the rebound | 38-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Gary Sholar (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Uros Buljan (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Claar (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Gregory (fresh) C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses long on a shot from the baseline | 38-58 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the offensive board | 38-58 |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | James Claar hits the finger roll set up by Ernest Trammell | 38-60 |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 38-60 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Gary Sholar steps in front of the Alphonso Valdez pass | 38-60 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton is hacked by Alphonso Valdez - foul #2 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Kenneth Standley (SG), Ricky Allaire (C) Charles Zachariades, Samuel Owens, Gary Sholar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), James Carter (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 10:21 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 10:20 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton gets the offensive rebound | 38-60 |
| 10:06 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-60 |
| 10:05 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 38-60 |
| 09:43 | Northwestern | John Congdon evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-60 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it home | 38-62 |
| 09:24 | Iowa State | Kenneth Standley misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | John Congdon grabs the board | 38-62 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory knocks in the runner in the paint and he's fouled by Billy Middleton - foul #4 on Billy Middleton, team foul #3 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Zachariades (PG), Troy Beaudin (SG), Gary Sholar (SF), Jason Moore (C) James Frenette, Kenneth Standley, Billy Middleton, Ricky Allaire | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Ernest Trammell, James Carter | |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the free throw | 38-64 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Congdon | 38-64 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on a fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Jason Moore - foul #2 on Jason Moore, team foul #4 | 38-64 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Owens (SG), Billy Middleton (SF) Troy Beaudin, Uros Buljan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) James Gregory | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses the 2nd free throw | 38-65 |
| 08:40 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Gary Sholar | 38-65 |
| 08:38 | Iowa State | Mike Clark is called for the reach on Charles Zachariades in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mike Clark, team foul #4 | 38-65 |
| 08:20 | Iowa State | Jason Moore blows the layup | 38-65 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the rebound | 38-65 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | John Congdon splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 38-65 |
| 07:56 | Iowa State | Billy Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 38-65 |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Jason Moore connects on the fadeaway from close range | 40-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Zachariades (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Samuel Owens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Billy Middleton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Gary Sholar (fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jason Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Congdon (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a floater in the paint set up by Mike Clark | 40-67 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | James Frenette (PG), Troy Beaudin (SF) Charles Zachariades, Billy Middleton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell (PG), James Claar (SG), Robert Cox (PF) Mike Clark, Jonas Richardson, John Congdon | |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox buries a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ernest Trammell | 40-69 |
| 06:27 | Iowa State | James Frenette misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-69 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Claar | 40-69 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on a runner near the basket | 40-69 |
| 06:18 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is hacked by Jason Moore - foul #3 on Jason Moore, team foul #5 | 40-69 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), John Congdon (SF), James Carter (C) James Claar, Matthew Foret, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is fouled on the floor by Gary Sholar - foul #1 on Gary Sholar, team foul #6 | 40-69 |
| 05:31 | Northwestern | James Carter banks in the layup set up by Jonas Richardson | 40-71 |
| 05:20 | Iowa State | James Frenette comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-71 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | James Carter snags the defensive board | 40-71 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell is hacked by Jason Moore - foul #4 on Jason Moore, team foul #7 | 40-71 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 1st free throw | 40-72 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell makes the 2nd free throw | 40-73 |
| 04:51 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar is hacked by Robert Cox - foul #4 on Robert Cox, team foul #5 | 40-73 |
| 04:30 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline | 40-73 |
| 04:29 | Iowa State | Jason Moore tips it in | 42-73 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell scores on a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 42-75 |
| 03:58 | Iowa State | James Frenette knocks in the jump hook in the lane | 44-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-75 |
| 03:36 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin grabs the board | 44-75 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - James Frenette (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Samuel Owens (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Troy Beaudin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Gary Sholar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Jason Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Trammell (fresh) 15 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Congdon (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Cox (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - James Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:17 | Iowa State | Jason Moore hits the finger roll set up by Gary Sholar | 46-75 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 46-75 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the offensive rebound | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 46-75 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the offensive rebound | 46-75 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Samuel Owens takes the ball from Jonas Richardson | 46-75 |
| 02:10 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens misses the lay-in | 46-75 |
| 02:09 | Iowa State | Troy Beaudin snags the offensive board | 46-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:58 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 46-75 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | John Congdon connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-78 |
| 01:20 | Iowa State | James Carter steals the ball from Samuel Owens | 46-78 |
| 00:54 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is whistled for a carry | 46-78 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa State | Samuel Owens misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-78 |
| 00:44 | Iowa State | Gary Sholar tips it in | 48-78 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Samuel Owens - foul #1 on Samuel Owens, team foul #8 | 48-78 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 48-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-80 |
| 00:14 | Iowa State | Jonas Richardson takes the ball from James Frenette | 48-80 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Ernest Trammell runs out the clock | 48-80 |