| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) SG - David Brock (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) C - John Allen (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is hacked by Sang Zheng in the backcourt - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Paul Boydston - foul #1 on Paul Boydston, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is denied on a layup by Larry Boyd | 2-0 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the shot from the right side | 2-0 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Cory Ashford snags the defensive board | 2-0 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Sang Zheng is called for the reach on David Brock - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford, John Allen | |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 5-0 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | David Kaczynski loses the dribble to Donald Donnell | 5-0 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the finger roll set up by Donald Donnell | 7-0 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Donald Donnell takes the ball from John Denny | 7-0 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 9-0 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #4 | 9-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), Cory Ashford (PF), John Allen (C) John Denny, Boris Zulauf, David Kaczynski, Desmond Tobin | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) C - John Allen (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd can't connect on a runner from the left block | 9-0 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the offensive rebound | 9-0 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 9-0 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | John Allen grabs the board | 9-0 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is whistled for traveling | 9-0 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Matthew Johansson | |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell scores on a floater from the left wing | 11-0 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Jordan Priest denies the turnaround by John Allen | 11-0 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Allen | 11-0 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | John Allen knocks in the floater from the left wing and the foul's on Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan | |
| 13:36 | Iowa | John Allen makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is called for traveling | 11-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF) John Allen, Paul Boydston | |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses the lay-in | 11-3 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Philip Jordan steps in front of the Jordan Priest pass | 11-3 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf can't finish the layup | 11-3 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 12:23 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the follow up shot | 13-3 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Cory Ashford is fouled on the floor by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| 11:49 | Iowa | John Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 13-3 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | John Allen tips it home | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) C - John Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | John Allen swats the shot by Charles Frazier | 13-5 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the follow up shot | 15-5 |
| 11:22 | Iowa | Paul Boydston buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Allen | 15-8 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | David Brock drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Charles Frazier | 18-8 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Cory Ashford scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Johansson | 18-10 |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't throw it down | 18-10 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Paul Boydston grabs the board | 18-10 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is fouled on the floor by Donald Donnell - foul #1 on Donald Donnell, team foul #3 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF), David Kaczynski (C) Matthew Johansson, Paul Boydston, Cory Ashford, John Allen | |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-10 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin gets the offensive rebound | 18-10 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Harry Williams - foul #1 on Harry Williams, team foul #4 | 18-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), Cory Ashford (PF), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, David Kaczynski | |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 18-11 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #5 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Desmond Tobin | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 19-12 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 20-12 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits a jumper from the right side set up by Sang Zheng | 20-14 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | John Allen is called for the reach on Harry Williams - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Moss (C) Charles Frazier, Harry Williams, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Desmond Tobin (C) Paul Boydston, John Allen | |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | David Brock is fouled on the floor by John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #7 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SG) John Denny | |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 1st free throw | 21-14 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 22-14 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Philip Jordan scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 22-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gerald Moss (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | Cory Ashford steals the ball from Gerald Moss | 22-17 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Philip Jordan drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 22-20 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen misses long on a floater in the lane | 22-20 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Cory Ashford pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Cory Ashford clanks a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #5 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Jordan Priest (C) Richard Rathjen, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), John Denny (SF), David Kaczynski (PF) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan | |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Cory Ashford makes the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Paul Boydston hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 22-22 |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Desmond Tobin - foul #1 on Desmond Tobin, team foul #8 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Harry Williams (PF) David Brock, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF) John Denny, Desmond Tobin | |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | David Kaczynski gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 22-22 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen grabs the defensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:35 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen comes up short on the fadeaway in the lane | 22-22 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Cory Ashford gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Cory Ashford double dribbles | 22-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, David Kaczynski | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Rathjen, team foul #6 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF) Richard Rathjen, Harry Williams | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin hits the finger roll on a great pass from Paul Boydston | 22-24 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | David Brock misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the follow up shot | 24-24 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Charles Frazier - foul #1 on Charles Frazier, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) Paul Boydston | |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 02:04 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Donnell | 26-26 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Sang Zheng makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-29 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #9 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG), Harry Williams (PF), Jordan Priest (C) David Brock, Larry Boyd, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Desmond Tobin | |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-29 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Paul Boydston buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-32 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier connects on the jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Rathjen | 30-32 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Cory Ashford can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-32 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell jams it | 32-32 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 32-32 |