| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dawe (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Copeland (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 7 pts. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Oscar Ortiz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Copeland inbounds the ball | 45-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa | Roberto Conti takes the ball from John Dawe in the backcourt | 45-31 |
| 19:56 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by Roberto Conti | 45-33 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor is whistled for traveling | 45-33 |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Oscar Ortiz - foul #3 on Oscar Ortiz, team foul #1 | 45-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 45-33 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 46-33 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Douglas Sanders is denied by Brian Mak | 46-33 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Zervas | 46-33 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is hacked by John Dawe - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #1 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (C) Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Donald Gary - foul #1 on Donald Gary, team foul #2 | 46-33 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Theodore Green makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Dishi Xue snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Brian Copeland lays it in on a nice dish by William Henry and he's fouled by Enam Africa - foul #3 on Enam Africa, team foul #2 | 48-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Enam Africa | |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Brian Copeland makes the free throw | 49-34 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Theodore Green is fouled on the floor by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #3 | 49-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG) William Henry | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala drills a jumpshot from the right side | 49-36 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Brian Copeland is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by Scott Conner | 51-36 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas loses the ball out of bounds | 51-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), Brian Mak (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) Scott Conner, Dishi Xue, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Robert Deitz, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Brian Mak loses the dribble to Joel Herman | 51-36 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock lays it in set up by Joel Herman | 51-38 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | Douglas Sanders swats the layup by Brian Mak | 51-38 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor snags the offensive board | 51-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Copeland (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 7 pts. C - Arnold Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Sanders (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 51-38 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 51-38 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Brian Mak gets the rebound | 51-38 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Brian Mak | 53-38 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot near the basket | 53-38 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti tips it home | 53-40 |
| 14:41 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-40 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-40 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Copeland | 53-40 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Roberto Conti steals the ball from John Dawe in the backcourt | 53-40 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Joel Herman lays it up and in set up by Roberto Conti | 53-42 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Brian Copeland connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Gregory Richmond | 56-42 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook from the left block | 56-42 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock tips it but misses | 56-42 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 56-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), William Henry (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) Gregory Richmond, John Dawe, Brian Copeland, Brian Mak, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Joel Herman, Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Ivan Zervas | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Scott Conner gets the rebound | 56-42 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Theodore Green - foul #1 on Theodore Green, team foul #3 | 56-42 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 58-42 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Dishi Xue picks off the pass by Enam Africa | 58-42 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Donald Gary is called for 5 seconds | 58-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Mak (PF) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Enam Africa, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Brian Mak blocks the short jumper by Oscar Ortiz | 58-42 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Donald Gary snags the defensive board | 58-42 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Roberto Conti takes the ball from Scott Conner in the backcourt | 58-42 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek hits the finger roll set up by Roberto Conti | 58-44 |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Oscar Ortiz denies the turnaround by Brian Mak | 58-44 |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Yuri Ziek (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Douglas Sanders (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek knocks in the shot in the paint | 58-46 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses long on an open fadeaway in the lane | 58-46 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the offensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Deitz - foul #3 on Robert Deitz, team foul #4 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG), Brian Copeland (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Arnold Taylor (C) William Henry, Henry Zarnick, Brian Mak, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (C) Yuri Ziek, Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 1st free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 59-46 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Theodore Green gets the rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green's layup is rejected by Dishi Xue | 59-46 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Brian Copeland grabs the defensive rebound | 59-46 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Douglas Sanders swats the layup by Arnold Taylor | 59-46 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Theodore Green | 59-46 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 59-46 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Dawe | 59-46 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Enam Africa takes the ball from Scott Conner in the backcourt | 59-46 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala blows the layup | 59-46 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Theodore Green | 59-46 |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Theodore Green | 59-48 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Brian Copeland drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by John Dawe | 62-48 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-48 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Brian Copeland swats the shot by Douglas Sanders | 62-48 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Brian Copeland gets the rebound | 62-48 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Theodore Green is called for the reach on Arnold Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Theodore Green, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gregory Richmond (PG), Brian Mak (PF) Scott Conner, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Roberto Conti (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Enam Africa, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala, Douglas Sanders, Theodore Green | |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is hacked by Robert Deitz - foul #4 on Robert Deitz, team foul #6 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SG), Henry Zarnick (SF), Donald Gary (C) John Dawe, Brian Copeland, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG) Robert Deitz | |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 62-48 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti snags the defensive board | 62-48 |
| 08:05 | Northwestern | William Henry is called for the reach on Andrew Bullock - foul #1 on William Henry, team foul #4 | 62-48 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas blows the layup but the foul's on Gregory Richmond - foul #1 on Gregory Richmond, team foul #5 | 62-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Robert Deitz (SG) Yuri Ziek, Andrew Bullock | |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 1st free throw | 62-49 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Gregory Richmond is blocked by Ivan Zervas | 62-50 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick tips it in | 64-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Gregory Richmond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Henry Zarnick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Mak (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Joel Herman evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 64-50 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | William Henry snags the defensive board | 64-50 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Joel Herman is called for the reach on Gregory Richmond - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #7 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (SG), Brian Copeland (SF), Arnold Taylor (C) William Henry, Henry Zarnick, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (PG), Andrew Bullock (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Douglas Sanders (PF) Joel Herman, Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 66-50 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock makes the contested 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Diego Ayala | 66-53 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Yuri Ziek picks off the pass by Gregory Richmond in the backcourt | 66-53 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders is hacked by Brian Mak - foul #2 on Brian Mak, team foul #6 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Brian Copeland is called for the reach on Diego Ayala - foul #1 on Brian Copeland, team foul #7 | 66-53 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala misses the 2nd free throw | 66-54 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Oscar Ortiz grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 66-54 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Brian Copeland pulls down the rebound | 66-54 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | John Dawe hits a wide open 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Gregory Richmond | 69-54 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala is hacked by Gregory Richmond - foul #2 on Gregory Richmond, team foul #8 | 69-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas (C) Oscar Ortiz | |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor comes up short on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on Douglas Sanders - foul #1 on Douglas Sanders, team foul #8 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SF) Brian Copeland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Roberto Conti (SF) Yuri Ziek, Andrew Bullock, Diego Ayala | |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | Arnold Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 05:32 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 70-56 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick snags the defensive board | 70-56 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 70-56 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Roberto Conti grabs the board | 70-56 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Enam Africa drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ivan Zervas | 70-59 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is fouled on the floor by Ivan Zervas - foul #2 on Ivan Zervas, team foul #9 | 70-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SG), Brian Copeland (SF), Brian Mak (PF), Donald Gary (C) John Dawe, Henry Zarnick, Dishi Xue, Arnold Taylor | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (C) Enam Africa, Robert Deitz, Roberto Conti, Ivan Zervas | |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 71-59 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | William Henry steals it from Theodore Green | 72-59 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond is fouled in the backcourt by Joel Herman - foul #3 on Joel Herman, team foul #10 | 72-59 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Gregory Richmond makes the 2nd free throw | 74-59 |
| 04:04 | Northwestern | Brian Copeland denies the turnaround by Diego Ayala | 74-59 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Joel Herman grabs the offensive rebound | 74-59 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala loses the ball out of bounds | 74-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) Gregory Richmond | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Bullock (SG), Ivan Zervas (PF) Joel Herman, Douglas Sanders | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Brian Copeland is hacked by Diego Ayala - foul #2 on Diego Ayala, team foul #11 | 74-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Roberto Conti (SF), Oscar Ortiz (C) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Brian Copeland misses the 1st free throw | 74-59 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Brian Copeland makes the 2nd free throw | 75-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Copeland (tiring) 20 pts. 2 ast. PF - Brian Mak (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Bullock (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Roberto Conti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. PF - Ivan Zervas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Oscar Ortiz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the contested 3 pointer from straight away | 75-62 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Scott Conner is hacked by Joel Herman in the backcourt - foul #4 on Joel Herman, team foul #12 | 75-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SF) Brian Copeland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Douglas Sanders (PF) Ivan Zervas | |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 1st free throw | 76-62 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 77-62 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Joel Herman is hacked by Donald Gary - foul #2 on Donald Gary, team foul #9 | 77-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF) Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ivan Zervas (PF), Theodore Green (C) Andrew Bullock, Roberto Conti, Douglas Sanders, Oscar Ortiz | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 1st free throw | 77-63 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Joel Herman makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick clanks a 3 from straight away | 77-64 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Donald Gary grabs the offensive rebound | 77-64 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | The jumper by Scott Conner is denied by Ivan Zervas | 77-64 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Donald Gary hits the follow up shot | 79-64 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala can't connect on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Gary - foul #3 on Donald Gary, team foul #10 | 79-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Robert Deitz (SG) Joel Herman, Yuri Ziek | |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 79-66 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 79-66 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Diego Ayala snags the defensive board | 79-66 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Scott Conner steps in front of the Ivan Zervas pass | 79-66 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Donald Gary buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Henry Zarnick | 81-66 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | Scott Conner steps in front of the Enam Africa pass in the backcourt | 81-66 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | William Henry drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Scott Conner | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the dribble to Scott Conner | 83-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Robert Deitz is called for the reach on William Henry in the backcourt - foul #5 on Robert Deitz, team foul #13 | 83-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Robert Deitz | |
| 00:35 | Iowa | William Henry makes the 1st free throw | 84-66 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | William Henry makes the 2nd free throw | 85-66 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek makes the floater near the basket on a great pass from Enam Africa | 85-68 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott Conner runs out the clock | 85-68 |