| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | John Allen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 34-23 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 34-23 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | David Brock clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-23 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier tips it in | 34-25 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | John Allen can't connect on a shot from the left block | 34-25 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Philip Jordan tips it but misses | 34-25 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest is hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SG), David Kaczynski (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:53 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is called for a charge - foul #2 on Charles Frazier, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF) David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Jordan Priest takes the ball from Philip Jordan | 34-25 |
| 17:13 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Donald Donnell blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Cory Ashford | 34-27 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest snags the defensive board | 34-27 |
| 16:30 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd lays it up and in set up by Charles Frazier | 34-29 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 34-29 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | A charge is called on David Brock - foul #3 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 36-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), John Allen (C) Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | John Allen throws it down set up by Boris Zulauf and he's fouled by David Brock - foul #4 on David Brock, team foul #3 | 38-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | John Allen makes the free throw | 39-29 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen makes the shot from the left side | 39-31 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | The jump hook by John Allen is blocked by Jordan Priest | 39-31 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #2 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), Cory Ashford (PF) John Denny, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:23 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | John Allen shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 41-33 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the jumper from the baseline set up by Charles Frazier | 41-35 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | John Allen makes the contested floater in the paint on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 43-35 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Allen - foul #1 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), David Kaczynski (C) Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the 2nd free throw | 43-36 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Paul Boydston grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Donald Donnell picks off the pass by David Kaczynski | 43-36 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | David Kaczynski gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Paul Boydston scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 45-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - David Kaczynski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Rathjen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Sang Zheng picks off the pass by Donald Donnell | 45-36 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston blows the dunk | 45-36 |
| 11:22 | Iowa | David Kaczynski can't tip it in | 45-36 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the defensive rebound | 45-36 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Donald Donnell | 45-38 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Richard Rathjen is called for the reach on Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Richard Rathjen, team foul #4 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), Desmond Tobin (PF), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Cory Ashford, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Harry Williams (PF) Larry Boyd | |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin jams it set up by Boris Zulauf | 47-38 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Harry Williams is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Harry Williams, team foul #5 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cory Ashford (PF) Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SG), Gerald Moss (C) Charles Frazier, Jordan Priest | |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Philip Jordan connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Denny | 50-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the easy layup | 50-38 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 50-38 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Trevor Mercer steals the ball from Philip Jordan | 50-38 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 50-38 |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss hits the follow up shot | 50-40 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | John Allen is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 08:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Donald Donnell | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Philip Jordan picks off the pass by Donald Donnell out of a doubleteam | 50-40 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 50-40 |
| 07:48 | Iowa | John Denny tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Harry Williams gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (tiring) 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Rathjen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Trevor Mercer (fresh) SF - Donald Donnell (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Harry Williams (fresh) C - Gerald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #3 on Philip Jordan, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Paul Boydston (SG), Desmond Tobin (C) Boris Zulauf, John Denny, John Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Jordan Priest (C) Richard Rathjen, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Harry Williams misses the 1st free throw | 50-40 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Harry Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:03 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin drills a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Philip Jordan | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Harry Williams can't connect on an uncontested shot from the free throw line | 52-41 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Philip Jordan | 52-41 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Paul Boydston comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 52-41 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Charles Frazier | 52-41 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | Desmond Tobin steals the ball from Charles Frazier | 52-41 |
| 05:51 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 52-41 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Philip Jordan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (PF) Philip Jordan, Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF) Trevor Mercer, Harry Williams | |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | David Brock buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-44 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-44 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell pulls down the rebound | 52-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:21 | Northwestern | David Kaczynski swats the layup by Larry Boyd | 52-44 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it back up and in | 52-46 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Sang Zheng scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Desmond Tobin | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-46 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin gets the rebound | 55-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (tiring) 3 ast. PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Donnell (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Jordan Priest (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 55-46 |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 55-46 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | David Brock can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 55-46 |
| 02:53 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Charles Frazier | 55-48 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), Cory Ashford (PF), John Allen (C) Paul Boydston, David Kaczynski, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 55-48 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-48 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | John Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Cory Ashford is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Cory Ashford, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Brock | 55-50 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 55-50 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Larry Boyd | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | David Brock evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-50 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | John Allen gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | John Allen is hacked by Charles Frazier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Charles Frazier, team foul #6 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SF), David Kaczynski (C) Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | David Kaczynski is hacked by David Brock - foul #5 on David Brock, team foul #7 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses the 1st free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 55-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | David Kaczynski picks off the pass by Larry Boyd | 55-50 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Frazier - foul #4 on Charles Frazier, team foul #8 | 55-50 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:14 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is called for traveling | 57-50 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Paul Boydston is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Frazier - foul #5 on Charles Frazier, team foul #9 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SG) Charles Frazier | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Paul Boydston makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), John Allen (C) John Denny, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 59-50 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Cory Ashford snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Sang Zheng runs out the clock | 59-50 |