| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Matthew McGraw (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fresh) SF - Vincent Kuo (fresh) PF - John Riddle (fresh) C - Willard Davidson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Riddle wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | William Booth pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses the 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Iowa | Robby Bohn grabs the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | William Booth blows the layup but he's hacked by Willard Davidson - foul #1 on Willard Davidson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | William Booth misses the 1st free throw | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the easy layup but the foul's on William Booth - foul #1 on William Booth, team foul #1 | 1-0 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 1-1 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the defensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | John Riddle blows the layup | 1-2 |
| 18:33 | Northwestern | John Riddle pulls down the offensive rebound | 1-2 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Robby Bohn blocks the short jumper by Vincent Kuo | 1-2 |
| 18:21 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw tips it home | 1-4 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Steven Strickland comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 1-4 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the offensive board | 1-4 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits a 3 from the right corner set up by Steven Strickland | 4-4 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | John Riddle scores on a jumper from close range on a great pass from Willard Davidson | 4-6 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Matthew McGraw picks off the pass by Richard Merrell | 4-6 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw lays it in | 4-8 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Richard Merrell connects on the 3 from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 16:31 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses badly on a shot from the right block | 7-8 |
| 16:29 | Northwestern | John Riddle tips it home | 7-10 |
| 16:07 | Iowa | Robby Bohn is hacked by Matthew McGraw - foul #1 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SG), Robert Super (SF), Willis Davis (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez, William Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG) Matthew McGraw | |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the easy layup | 7-10 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SG - Liu Abdelal (fresh) SF - Robert Super (fresh) PF - Willis Davis (fresh) C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) SG - Kevin Anderson (fairly fresh) SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) PF - John Riddle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo double dribbles | 7-10 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | John Riddle swats the short shot by Curtis Carroll | 7-10 |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | John Riddle gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Robert Super steals it from Kevin Anderson | 7-10 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell clanks a shot from the left side | 7-10 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal grabs the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 7-10 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | John Riddle banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Vincent Kuo - foul #1 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson (C) Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG) Anthony Steffen | |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew McGraw | 8-15 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Willis Davis banks in the layup | 10-15 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo is fouled on the floor by Willis Davis - foul #1 on Willis Davis, team foul #2 | 10-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), William Booth (C) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson knocks in the jumper from the left side | 10-17 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-17 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson pulls down the rebound | 10-17 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | William Booth denies the turnaround by John Riddle | 10-17 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Strickland | 10-17 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Steven Strickland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 10-17 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Willis Davis tips it in | 12-17 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | John Riddle is fouled on the floor by Willis Davis - foul #2 on Willis Davis, team foul #3 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Willis Davis, William Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | John Riddle can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Liu Abdelal - foul #1 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #4 | 12-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Booth (C) Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Cash (C) Willard Davidson | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 12-18 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 12-19 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Raul Gomez travels with the ball | 12-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Teer (PF) John Riddle | |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Warren Cash is fouled on the floor by Raul Gomez - foul #1 on Raul Gomez, team foul #5 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Steven Strickland, William Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | Matthew Teer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 12-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Curtis Carroll (PF), William Booth (C) Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF), Willard Davidson (C) Alberto Costa, Warren Cash | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fairly fresh) PF - Curtis Carroll (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) C - Willard Davidson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Steven Strickland's fadeaway is rejected by Willard Davidson | 12-19 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson grabs the board | 12-19 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Richard Merrell is called for the reach on Anthony Steffen - foul #1 on Richard Merrell, team foul #6 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), John Riddle (PF) Anthony Steffen, Lino Schilawski, Matthew Teer | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 12-21 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Raul Gomez drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-21 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the easy layup but the foul's on Robby Bohn - foul #1 on Robby Bohn, team foul #7 | 14-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, William Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Robert Super comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 14-23 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | John Riddle pulls down the rebound | 14-23 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson is open and buries a 3 from straight away set up by John Riddle out of the doubleteam | 14-26 |
| 09:37 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal buries a floater near the basket on a great pass from Richard Merrell | 16-26 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Richard Merrell steals it from Matthew McGraw | 16-26 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal buries a jump hook from the right block | 18-26 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF), William Booth (C) Richard Merrell, Liu Abdelal, Robert Super, Raul Gomez, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG), Vincent Kuo (SF), Matthew Teer (PF), Warren Cash (C) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson, Alberto Costa, John Riddle, Willard Davidson | |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Steven Strickland, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG) Marshall Morrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Warren Cash is whistled for traveling | 18-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Raul Gomez (PF) Richard Merrell, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Matthew Teer - foul #1 on Matthew Teer, team foul #4 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG) Marshall Morrell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Raul Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 20-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. C - William Booth (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SF - Vincent Kuo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) C - Warren Cash (fresh) | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the runner near the basket set up by Anthony Steffen and he's hacked by William Booth - foul #2 on William Booth, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Carroll (C) William Booth | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo misses the free throw | 20-28 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Raul Gomez snags the defensive board | 20-28 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Richard Merrell drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Steven Strickland | 23-28 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 23-28 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Curtis Carroll | 23-28 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Vincent Kuo is called for the reach on Steven Strickland - foul #2 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #5 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), Kevin Anderson (SG), Alberto Costa (SF), John Riddle (PF), Willard Davidson (C) Anthony Steffen, Lino Schilawski, Vincent Kuo, Matthew Teer, Warren Cash | |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 23-28 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Curtis Carroll steals it from John Riddle out of a doubleteam | 23-28 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal clanks a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Willard Davidson - foul #2 on Willard Davidson, team foul #6 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Raul Gomez, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Warren Cash (C) Willard Davidson | |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | John Riddle shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 25-28 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal gets the rebound | 25-28 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Warren Cash buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 27-30 |
| 05:24 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 27-30 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 05:09 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 05:08 | Northwestern | John Riddle tips it in | 27-32 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Matthew McGraw picks off the pass by Nicolas Wesson | 27-32 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw hits the finger roll | 27-34 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Steven Strickland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Robby Bohn snags the offensive board | 27-34 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew McGraw - foul #2 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #7 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robert Super (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Richard Merrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG), Matthew Teer (PF) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson, John Riddle | |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the 1st free throw | 27-34 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal makes the 2nd free throw | 28-34 |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Warren Cash connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Alberto Costa | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Liu Abdelal (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Robert Super (fresh) PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 4 pts. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Anthony Steffen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lino Schilawski (fresh) SF - Alberto Costa (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Matthew Teer (fresh) C - Warren Cash (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal is called for traveling | 28-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Willis Davis (PF), William Booth (C) Liu Abdelal, Raul Gomez, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo (SF), Willard Davidson (C) Alberto Costa, Warren Cash | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Super - foul #1 on Robert Super, team foul #10 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF) Marshall Morrell, Steven Strickland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-37 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Robby Bohn clanks a 3 from the right corner | 28-37 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Willis Davis tips it back up and in | 30-37 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Vincent Kuo makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Anthony Steffen | 30-40 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Willis Davis is hacked by Matthew Teer - foul #2 on Matthew Teer, team foul #8 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG) Richard Merrell, Robert Super | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew McGraw (PG), John Riddle (PF) Anthony Steffen, Matthew Teer | |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Willis Davis makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | John Riddle grabs the board | 31-40 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | John Riddle makes the contested turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Willard Davidson and he's hacked by Willis Davis - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #11 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Raul Gomez (PF) Marshall Morrell, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson (SG) Lino Schilawski | |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | John Riddle misses the free throw | 31-42 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the defensive rebound | 31-42 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-42 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the offensive board | 31-42 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is fouled on the floor by Vincent Kuo - foul #3 on Vincent Kuo, team foul #9 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SF) Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alberto Costa (SF) Vincent Kuo | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Steven Strickland makes the 1st free throw | 32-42 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Steven Strickland misses the 2nd free throw | 32-42 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson pulls down the rebound | 32-42 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Steven Strickland is called for the reach on Kevin Anderson - foul #2 on Steven Strickland, team foul #12 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF) Marshall Morrell, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Kevin Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | William Booth misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-44 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Steven Strickland gets the offensive rebound | 32-44 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #13 | 32-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (SF) Robby Bohn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | John Riddle splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Matthew McGraw | 32-46 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Matthew McGraw is called for the reach on Richard Merrell - foul #3 on Matthew McGraw, team foul #10 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG), Robby Bohn (SF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Steffen (PG), Lino Schilawski (SG), Matthew Teer (PF) Matthew McGraw, Kevin Anderson, John Riddle | |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 1st free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Alberto Costa misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 34-46 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Willard Davidson gets the offensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 34-46 |