| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Richardson | 34-22 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | James Reed takes the ball from Edwin McConnell | 34-22 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Reed | 37-22 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Richard Thomas is hacked by Carl Richardson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Richardson, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Patrick Anderson (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 18:29 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the easy layup | 37-22 |
| 18:27 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 18:09 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith is fouled on the floor by James Haugen - foul #2 on James Haugen, team foul #1 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Hai Wang (C) Patrick Anderson | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses badly on a floater near the basket | 37-22 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell pulls down the rebound | 37-22 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Hai Wang scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by James Haugen and he's hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #2 | 37-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Richard Thomas (SF) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini | |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Hai Wang makes the free throw | 37-25 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 37-25 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | Hai Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 37-25 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Lee Merrick takes the ball from Richard Thomas | 37-25 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 16:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Ryan Corl | 37-25 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is hacked by Nicolas Koopman in the backcourt - foul #1 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #3 | 37-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Dana Just, Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 16:22 | Iowa | James Haugen is alone and drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Domenic Mancini | 37-27 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Patrick Anderson (C) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 16:03 | Iowa | James Haugen is fouled in the backcourt by Gerry Smith - foul #2 on Gerry Smith, team foul #4 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Patrick Anderson | |
| 15:41 | Iowa | James Haugen is fouled on the floor by Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Patrick Webber, team foul #5 | 37-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Steve Betz (SF) James Reed, Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Andre Russo | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steve Betz (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - William Carter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Edwin McConnell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Hai Wang (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Richard Thomas hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 37-29 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith scores on a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Carter | 39-29 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Dana Just steps in front of the Hai Wang pass in the backcourt | 39-29 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Dana Just | 41-29 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Richard Thomas is open but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 41-29 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell gets the offensive rebound | 41-29 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Richard Thomas is denied on a layup by Steve Betz | 41-29 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Joseph Williams tips it in | 41-31 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Steve Betz knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-31 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | James Haugen misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #2 on William Carter, team foul #6 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 13:36 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 2nd free throw | 44-32 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 3rd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 44-33 |
| 13:24 | Iowa | Andre Russo pulls down the rebound | 44-33 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | James Haugen is fouled on the floor by Nicolas Koopman - foul #2 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #7 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Anderson (C) Andre Russo | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-33 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Nicolas Koopman takes the ball from Domenic Mancini in the backcourt | 44-33 |
| 12:49 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman lays it in | 46-33 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #3 on Scott Stemple, team foul #8 | 46-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (SG) James Haugen | |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the rebound | 46-34 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 46-34 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses badly on a runner from close range | 46-34 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Joseph Williams grabs the offensive board | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Domenic Mancini (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin McConnell (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson knocks in the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 46-36 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple knocks in the turnaround from the right block | 48-36 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is fouled in the backcourt by James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #9 | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Domenic Mancini, Patrick Anderson | |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Joseph Williams makes the 1st free throw | 48-37 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Joseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith is called for traveling | 48-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 10:21 | Iowa | James Haugen buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-41 |
| 10:02 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Dana Just - foul #1 on Dana Just, team foul #10 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Andre Russo | |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Hai Wang misses badly on a floater from close range | 48-41 |
| 09:32 | Northwestern | Dana Just grabs the defensive rebound | 48-41 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson slams it home on a great pass from Dana Just | 50-41 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Richard Thomas is called for traveling in the backcourt | 50-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), James Carey (SF) Dana Just, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson hits a turnaround from the left block | 52-41 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Webber (SF), Lee Merrick (C) James Carey, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Richard Thomas (SF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-41 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 52-41 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the board | 52-41 |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Edwin McConnell is called for the reach on Patrick Webber - foul #3 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #2 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerry Smith (SG), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Reed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerry Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edwin McConnell (tired) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 52-41 |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber is hacked by Ryan Corl - foul #2 on Ryan Corl, team foul #3 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SF), William Carter (C) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (SG) James Haugen | |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Betz | 52-41 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Scott Stemple | 55-41 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Joseph Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 55-41 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Steve Betz gets the rebound | 55-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Steve Betz | 57-41 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell blows the layup but he's hacked by William Carter - foul #3 on William Carter, team foul #11 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dana Just (PG), Nicolas Koopman (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Lee Merrick (C) James Reed, Gerry Smith, Steve Betz, Scott Stemple, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-42 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick pulls down the rebound | 57-42 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the easy layup | 57-42 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Hai Wang gets the rebound | 57-42 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Nicolas Koopman is called for the reach on Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Nicolas Koopman, team foul #12 | 57-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG) Joseph Williams | |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Richard Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Richard Thomas misses the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson can't finish the layup | 57-43 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Ryan Corl grabs the board | 57-43 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Hai Wang | 57-45 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber loses the dribble to James Haugen | 57-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dana Just (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Nicolas Koopman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Patrick Webber (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Carl Richardson (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Haugen (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edwin McConnell (very tired) 11 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Hai Wang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | James Haugen is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Webber - foul #4 on Patrick Webber, team foul #13 | 57-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG), Gerry Smith (SG), Steve Betz (SF), William Carter (C) Dana Just, Nicolas Koopman, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Ryan Corl, Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 57-46 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 57-47 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | William Carter snags the offensive board | 57-47 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from James Reed and he's fouled by Edwin McConnell - foul #4 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Stemple (C) William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Thomas (SF), Hai Wang (C) Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Richard Thomas misses the jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Steve Betz snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:49 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple misses the dunk attempt | 60-47 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell grabs the defensive rebound | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | James Haugen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Carter (C) Carl Richardson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (SF), Andre Russo (C) Richard Thomas, Hai Wang | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Steve Betz hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Gerry Smith | 63-47 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Joseph Williams's pass is intercepted by Gerry Smith | 63-47 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Gerry Smith misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 63-47 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it but misses | 63-47 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it back up and in | 65-47 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 65-47 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Reed | 65-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Steve Betz banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Reed | 67-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 67-47 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it in | 67-49 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Reed runs out the clock | 67-49 |