| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin Zaremski (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Wheat (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Chase Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Corey Bush (fresh) 3 reb. C - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Ashbaugh (fresh) 1 pts. PF - William Shute (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Howie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh inbounds the ball | 49-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Northwestern | Richard Getz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-28 |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to William Shute | 49-28 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh buries a driving attempt from the baseline set up by Thomas Loughlin | 49-30 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Charles Wheat buries a jump hook from the left block | 51-30 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | The jump hook by John Ashbaugh is blocked by Corey Bush | 51-30 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | William Shute gets the offensive rebound | 51-30 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin is whistled for traveling | 51-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Robert Duke (PF), Joseph Walker (C) Melvin Zaremski, Charles Wheat, Corey Bush, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) John Ashbaugh, William Shute, Jerry Howie | |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Randy Chatman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-30 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nicholas Jackson | 51-30 |
| 17:54 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze drills a floater near the basket | 51-32 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Randy Chatman knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Edwin Lebouef | 53-32 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin loses the ball out of bounds | 53-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG) Edwin Lebouef | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), William Shute (PF), Robert Behrendt (C) Keith Glaze, Nicholas Jackson, Michael Norton | |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Thomas Loughlin takes the ball from Robert Duke | 53-32 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Thomas Loughlin | 53-34 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski is hacked by John Ashbaugh in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Ashbaugh, team foul #1 | 53-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernie Barnes (SF), Richard Lindholm (PF) Chase Rogers, Robert Duke | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Randy Chatman | 55-34 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Thomas Loughlin picks off the pass by Randy Chatman in the backcourt | 55-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh misses the fadeaway from the right side | 55-37 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Richard Lindholm misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-37 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt grabs the defensive rebound | 55-37 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Richard Getz connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Loughlin | 55-40 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | William Shute is called for the reach on Ernie Barnes - foul #3 on William Shute, team foul #2 | 55-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), William Roberts (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Corey Bush (PF) Melvin Zaremski, Randy Chatman, Ernie Barnes, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (SG), Keith Glaze (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Jerry Howie (C) Thomas Loughlin, John Ashbaugh, William Shute, Robert Behrendt | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edwin Lebouef (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Corey Bush (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Lindholm (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Henson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Keith Glaze (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Nicholas Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Howie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Corey Bush hits a wide open fadeaway in the paint set up by Edwin Lebouef | 57-40 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Brendan Henson loses the dribble to Corey Bush in the backcourt | 57-40 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Chase Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-40 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Richard Lindholm tips it home | 59-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Richard Getz blows the layup | 59-40 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Corey Bush gets the rebound | 59-40 |
| 14:25 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 59-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Robert Duke (PF), Joseph Walker (C) Edwin Lebouef, William Roberts, Corey Bush, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Michael Norton (C) Keith Glaze, Jerry Howie | |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Robert Duke picks off the pass by John Ashbaugh | 59-40 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | Robert Duke connects on the open 3 from the left wing | 62-40 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson loses the dribble to Melvin Zaremski | 62-40 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Chase Rogers is fouled on the floor by John Ashbaugh - foul #3 on John Ashbaugh, team foul #3 | 62-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Charles Wheat (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Corey Bush (PF), Richard Lindholm (C) Melvin Zaremski, Randy Chatman, Chase Rogers, Robert Duke, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG), William Shute (PF), Jerry Howie (C) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh, Michael Norton | |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes misses the lay-in but the foul's on Jerry Howie - foul #1 on Jerry Howie, team foul #4 | 62-40 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 63-40 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes makes the 2nd free throw | 64-40 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson can't finish the layup | 64-40 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes grabs the defensive rebound | 64-40 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes banks in the wide open layup set up by Edwin Lebouef | 66-40 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin is hacked by Edwin Lebouef in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edwin Lebouef, team foul #1 | 66-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), William Roberts (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Joseph Walker (C) Edwin Lebouef, Charles Wheat, Ernie Barnes, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), Keith Glaze (SF), Robert Behrendt (PF), Michael Norton (C) Thomas Loughlin, Nicholas Jackson, William Shute, Jerry Howie | |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 66-40 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze tips it in | 66-42 |
| 11:31 | Iowa | Chase Rogers misses long on an open 3 from the right wing | 66-42 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | William Roberts hits the follow up shot | 68-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin Zaremski (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Rogers (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Corey Bush (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Walker (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brendan Henson (tired) 3 pf. SF - Keith Glaze (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Robert Behrendt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Norton (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Michael Norton knocks in the driving attempt from the right block | 68-44 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Richard Lindholm (C) Melvin Zaremski, William Roberts, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Jerry Howie (C) Richard Getz, Keith Glaze, Michael Norton | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef is hacked by Brendan Henson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Brendan Henson, team foul #5 | 68-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG) Brendan Henson | |
| 10:45 | Iowa | Corey Bush is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Randy Chatman | 70-44 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin's pass is intercepted by Edwin Lebouef in the backcourt | 70-44 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef lays it up and in | 72-44 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Edwin Lebouef steals it from John Ashbaugh in the backcourt | 72-44 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Thomas Loughlin - foul #3 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #6 | 72-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Wheat (SG), Robert Duke (PF), Stephen Thomas (C) Randy Chatman, Corey Bush, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (SF), William Shute (PF), Michael Norton (C) John Ashbaugh, Robert Behrendt, Jerry Howie | |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef misses the 1st free throw | 72-44 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 2nd free throw | 73-44 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Chase Rogers is called for the reach on Nicholas Jackson - foul #3 on Chase Rogers, team foul #2 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Joseph Walker (C) Edwin Lebouef, Chase Rogers, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Richard Getz can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-44 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Joseph Walker gets the rebound | 73-44 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Thomas Loughlin is called for the reach on Charles Wheat in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #7 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chase Rogers (SF), Corey Bush (PF), Richard Lindholm (C) Ernie Barnes, Robert Duke, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (SG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Charles Wheat makes the 1st free throw | 74-44 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Charles Wheat makes the 2nd free throw | 75-44 |
| 09:25 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson makes the floater from the baseline on a great pass from Brendan Henson | 75-46 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Corey Bush hits the front of the rim on the wide open runner near the basket | 75-46 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 75-46 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | William Shute misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 75-46 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | William Shute tips it back up and in | 75-48 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Richard Lindholm is hacked by Michael Norton - foul #1 on Michael Norton, team foul #8 | 75-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Robert Duke (PF) Melvin Zaremski, Charles Wheat, Chase Rogers, Corey Bush | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF), Jerry Howie (C) William Shute, Michael Norton | |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Richard Lindholm makes the 1st free throw | 76-48 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Richard Lindholm makes the 2nd free throw | 77-48 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Robert Duke - foul #1 on Robert Duke, team foul #3 | 77-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), Joseph Walker (C) Edwin Lebouef, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Shute (PF) Brendan Henson | |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 77-48 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 77-49 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Randy Chatman is open and scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Melvin Zaremski | 79-49 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | William Shute is whistled for traveling | 79-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), William Roberts (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Corey Bush (PF), Stephen Thomas (C) Melvin Zaremski, Randy Chatman, Ernie Barnes, Robert Duke, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (PG), Thomas Loughlin (SG), John Ashbaugh (SF), Robert Behrendt (PF) Richard Getz, Nicholas Jackson, Keith Glaze, William Shute | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edwin Lebouef (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - William Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chase Rogers (tired) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Corey Bush (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Stephen Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Brendan Henson (tired) 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Loughlin (tired) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Behrendt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Howie (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-49 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| 07:09 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 79-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Chatman (SG), Joseph Walker (C) William Roberts, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF) John Ashbaugh | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 79-49 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Joseph Walker pulls down the rebound | 79-49 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef is hacked by Brendan Henson in the backcourt - foul #5 on Brendan Henson, team foul #9 | 79-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Wheat (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Stephen Thomas (C) Randy Chatman, Chase Rogers, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG) Brendan Henson | |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 1st free throw | 80-49 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 2nd free throw | 81-49 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | Charles Wheat takes the ball from Keith Glaze in the backcourt | 81-49 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Stephen Thomas clanks a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Behrendt - foul #1 on Robert Behrendt, team foul #10 | 81-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Robert Duke (PF) Edwin Lebouef, Charles Wheat, Ernie Barnes, Corey Bush | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Robert Behrendt, Jerry Howie | |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Stephen Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-49 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Stephen Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-49 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin's pass is intercepted by Chase Rogers in the backcourt | 83-49 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Randy Chatman misses the easy open layup but he's fouled by Thomas Loughlin - foul #5 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #11 | 83-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Corey Bush (PF), Joseph Walker (C) Robert Duke, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Yang (SG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Randy Chatman makes the 1st free throw | 84-49 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Randy Chatman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-49 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson is fouled on the floor by Corey Bush - foul #1 on Corey Bush, team foul #4 | 85-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Charles Wheat (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF) Melvin Zaremski, Randy Chatman, Chase Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt (C) Michael Norton | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Ernie Barnes - foul #1 on Ernie Barnes, team foul #5 | 85-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), William Roberts (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Robert Duke (PF), Stephen Thomas (C) Edwin Lebouef, Charles Wheat, Ernie Barnes, Corey Bush, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Norton (C) Albert Yang | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze makes the 1st free throw | 85-50 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze makes the 2nd free throw | 85-51 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Chase Rogers drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Melvin Zaremski | 88-51 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze hits the finger roll | 88-53 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 88-53 |
| 04:02 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze pulls down the rebound | 88-53 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 88-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef (PG), Charles Wheat (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Corey Bush (PF), Joseph Walker (C) Melvin Zaremski, William Roberts, Chase Rogers, Robert Duke, Stephen Thomas | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Owens (SG) Michael Norton | |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Ernie Barnes double dribbles | 88-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Chatman (SG), Chase Rogers (SF) Charles Wheat, Ernie Barnes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Yang (SG) Randall Owens | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Chase Rogers picks off the pass by Nicholas Jackson in the backcourt | 88-53 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef lays it up and in on a nice dish by Chase Rogers | 90-53 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson is hacked by Corey Bush - foul #2 on Corey Bush, team foul #6 | 90-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernie Barnes (SF) Chase Rogers | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Norton (C) Robert Behrendt | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edwin Lebouef (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SG - Randy Chatman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernie Barnes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. PF - Corey Bush (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Walker (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (very tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Yang (fresh) SF - Keith Glaze (tired) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Nicholas Jackson (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Norton (tired) 5 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Walker - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #7 | 90-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Wheat (SG), Chase Rogers (SF) Randy Chatman, Ernie Barnes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt (C) Albert Yang | |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 1st free throw | 90-54 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 90-55 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Jackson - foul #2 on Nicholas Jackson, team foul #12 | 90-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Chatman (SG), Ernie Barnes (SF), Richard Lindholm (C) Charles Wheat, Chase Rogers, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Randall Owens (SG) Keith Glaze | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 1st free throw | 91-55 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 2nd free throw | 92-55 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Randall Owens | 92-57 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef is hacked by Michael Norton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Norton, team foul #13 | 92-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Wheat (SG), Chase Rogers (SF), Joseph Walker (C) Randy Chatman, Ernie Barnes, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 1st free throw | 93-57 |
| 02:29 | Iowa | Edwin Lebouef makes the 2nd free throw | 94-57 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Michael Norton double dribbles | 94-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski (PG), Randy Chatman (SG), Richard Lindholm (C) Edwin Lebouef, Charles Wheat, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF) Robert Behrendt | |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Randy Chatman misses long on a turnaround from close range | 94-57 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski misses the tip | 94-57 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski tips it back up and in | 96-57 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Richard Getz comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 96-57 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Corey Bush snags the defensive board | 96-57 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski is hacked by Nicholas Jackson - foul #3 on Nicholas Jackson, team foul #14 | 96-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Wheat (SG), Stephen Thomas (C) Randy Chatman, Richard Lindholm | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Albert Yang (SG) Randall Owens | |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski makes the 1st free throw | 97-57 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski makes the 2nd free throw | 98-57 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Thomas | 98-57 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Stephen Thomas pulls down the rebound | 98-57 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Corey Bush can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 98-57 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Michael Norton grabs the board | 98-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 98-57 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Wheat | 98-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Stephen Thomas clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 98-57 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Keith Glaze | 98-57 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Charles Wheat steps in front of the Richard Getz pass in the backcourt | 98-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin Zaremski runs out the clock | 98-57 |