| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) SG - William Alley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen loses the dribble to William Alley in the backcourt | 21-25 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | William Alley is called for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Combs (C) Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (C) Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| 19:14 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen is fouled on the floor by Lamont McElpraug - foul #2 on Lamont McElpraug, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Steven Coulter (PF) Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Canfield (C) William Bustamante | |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs is whistled for traveling | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Brian Canfield | |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards is fouled on the floor by Darrell Estes - foul #1 on Darrell Estes, team foul #1 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, William Bustamante | |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Timothy Mayes takes the ball from Glenn Koh | 21-25 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Brian Canfield - foul #2 on Brian Canfield, team foul #2 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (PF) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), William Bustamante (C) Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (PF) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Orville Lange can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 22-25 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Brian Canfield gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the shot from the right side | 22-25 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 16:08 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter comes up short on the floater near the basket | 22-25 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Brian Canfield gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Steven Coulter (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) SG - William Alley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes double dribbles | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Darrell Estes, Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Michael Noack hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-27 |
| 14:59 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't connect on a jumper in the lane | 22-29 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Michael Noack makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann scores on a floater from close range on a nice dish by Steven Coulter | 24-31 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Thomas Combs - foul #1 on Thomas Combs, team foul #2 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Felix Cole (C) Jeffery Brannen, Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Glenn Koh (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 24-32 |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes's layup is rejected by Brian Canfield | 24-32 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | The jump hook by Brian Canfield is blocked by Chas Reimann | 24-32 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Michael Noack gets the offensive rebound | 24-32 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | William Alley is hacked by Chas Reimann - foul #3 on Chas Reimann, team foul #3 | 24-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Darrell Estes, Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug (PF), William Bustamante (C) Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug hits a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Noack | 24-34 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Felix Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Felix Cole lays it up and in set up by Jeffery Brannen | 26-34 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug's fadeaway is rejected by Thomas Combs | 26-34 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 26-34 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 26-34 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | William Bustamante tips it in | 26-36 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | William Alley steps in front of the Jeffery Brannen pass | 26-36 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Alley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Jeffery Brannen - foul #3 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #4 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (PG), Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Glenn Koh, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 26-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Chas Reimann is denied by Brian Canfield | 26-38 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 08:47 | Northwestern | Stjepan Palczewski steps in front of the Felix Cole pass | 26-38 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Brian Canfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Steven Coulter, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF) William Alley | |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen misses the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Brian Canfield - foul #3 on Brian Canfield, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 1st free throw | 27-38 |
| 08:11 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-38 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Michael Noack knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrell Estes (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is fouled on the floor by Glenn Koh - foul #2 on Glenn Koh, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Coulter (C) Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug (SF) Glenn Koh | |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Orville Lange buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steven Coulter | 30-41 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses badly on a runner from close range | 30-41 |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Orville Lange snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes scores on a floater in the lane and the foul's on Michael Noack - foul #4 on Michael Noack, team foul #5 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (C) Orville Lange | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), William Bustamante (C) Lamont McElpraug, Brian Canfield | |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the free throw | 32-41 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Michael Noack comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-41 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen pulls down the rebound | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Michael Noack - foul #5 on Michael Noack, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Chas Reimann, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Noack, William Bustamante | |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Brian Canfield loses the ball out of bounds | 34-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Timothy Mayes (SG) Darrell Estes | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:10 | Northwestern | Orville Lange makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Glenn Koh is called for traveling | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (C) Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Leonard Edwards is called for the reach on Chas Reimann - foul #1 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #7 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF) William Alley | |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Leonard Edwards | 36-41 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards comes up short on the runner in the paint | 36-41 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from William Bustamante | 36-43 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Timothy Mayes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Felix Cole (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fairly fresh) SG - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann clanks a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Stjepan Palczewski - foul #1 on Stjepan Palczewski, team foul #8 | 36-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darrell Estes (SG), Steven Coulter (SF), Thomas Combs (C) Timothy Mayes, Orville Lange, Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Brian Canfield (C) Glenn Koh, William Bustamante | |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 03:11 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 2nd free throw | 37-43 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Brian Canfield scores on a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Lamont McElpraug and the foul's on Chas Reimann - foul #4 on Chas Reimann, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Felix Cole (PF) Chas Reimann | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF) Stjepan Palczewski | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Brian Canfield misses the free throw | 37-45 |
| 02:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes is fouled on the floor by Lamont McElpraug - foul #3 on Lamont McElpraug, team foul #9 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF) Felix Cole | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG) Leonard Edwards | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes makes the 1st free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes misses the 2nd free throw | 38-45 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Brian Canfield can't throw it down | 38-45 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Steven Coulter grabs the board | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chas Reimann (PF), Felix Cole (C) Steven Coulter, Thomas Combs | |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Lamont McElpraug | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Brian Canfield blows the dunk | 38-45 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Darrell Estes's fadeaway is rejected by Leonard Edwards | 38-45 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the board | 38-45 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | William Alley buries a 3 from the right wing | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Stjepan Palczewski - foul #2 on Stjepan Palczewski, team foul #10 | 38-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson (PG), Randall Dougherty (SF), Lamont McElpraug (PF), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Glenn Koh, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 1st free throw | 39-48 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Felix Cole makes the 2nd free throw | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Jeffery Brannen is called for the reach on Nicholas Johnson in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Nicholas Johnson, Randall Dougherty, William Bustamante | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Alley is fouled on the floor by Felix Cole - foul #2 on Felix Cole, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Alley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Orville Lange can't connect on a floater from the left side | 40-50 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lamont McElpraug | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Brian Canfield misses the lay-in | 40-50 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards hits the follow up shot | 40-52 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | William Alley steals it from Felix Cole | 40-52 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski runs out the clock | 40-52 |