| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses short on a jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | John Dawe buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Brian Mak | 30-37 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses long on an open shot in the paint | 30-37 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Joel Herman - foul #2 on Joel Herman, team foul #1 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Joel Herman - foul #3 on Joel Herman, team foul #2 | 30-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (SF), Ivan Zervas (C) Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton | |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas is called for traveling | 31-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF) Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| 18:05 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the offensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Diego Ayala - foul #1 on Diego Ayala, team foul #3 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton | |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 1st free throw | 31-37 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Dishi Xue - foul #2 on Dishi Xue, team foul #1 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (SG), Theodore Green (PF) Enam Africa, Ante Zender | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:39 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses the easy layup | 32-39 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:25 | Iowa | John Dawe misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-39 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | Joel Herman works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Robert Deitz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by John Dawe | 34-41 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Theodore Green clanks a shot in the lane | 34-41 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | John Dawe snags the defensive board | 34-41 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by William Henry | 36-41 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico is called for 3 seconds | 36-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ante Zender (C) Robert Deitz, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ivan Zervas | |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Diego Ayala steals the ball from Dishi Xue | 36-41 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | John Dawe picks off the pass by Enam Africa | 36-41 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | John Dawe banks in the layup | 38-41 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Mak | 38-41 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Ante Zender snags the offensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Ante Zender comes up short on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Dishi Xue - foul #3 on Dishi Xue, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Paul Lamberton | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 38-43 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | John Dawe connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Henry | 40-43 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Enam Africa loses the dribble to William Henry | 40-43 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is fouled on the floor by Ante Zender - foul #1 on Ante Zender, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (PF), Donald Gary (C) John Dawe, William Henry, Brian Mak, Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Ivan Zervas | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Scott Conner comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joel Herman - foul #4 on Joel Herman, team foul #5 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green, Ante Zender | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Greene (fresh) C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) PF - Paul Lamberton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton loses the dribble to Donald Gary | 42-43 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses long on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Yuri Ziek - foul #2 on Yuri Ziek, team foul #6 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Theodore Green (PF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Paul Lamberton | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 1st free throw | 43-43 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Joel Herman's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Brian Mak (PF) Scott Conner, Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (C) Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Ivan Zervas | |
| 11:08 | Iowa | John Dawe is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #3 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Henry (SG) Anthony Cook | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG), Matthew Rico (SF), Paul Lamberton (PF) Yuri Ziek, Diego Ayala, Theodore Green | |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Joel Herman shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-43 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 44-43 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Brian Mak connects on the jumpshot from the right side | 46-43 |
| 10:01 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-43 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the offensive board | 46-43 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the shot from the right wing | 46-43 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the defensive rebound | 46-43 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | John Dawe connects on the 3 from the left corner set up by William Henry | 49-43 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | Michael Greene denies the turnaround by Paul Lamberton | 49-43 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Donald Gary pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | John Dawe misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the offensive rebound | 49-43 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Brian Mak buries a driving attempt from the left block set up by John Dawe | 51-43 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is whistled for a carry | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Dishi Xue (C) John Dawe, William Henry, Michael Greene, Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Deitz (PG), Yuri Ziek (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Theodore Green (PF), Ivan Zervas (C) Joel Herman, Enam Africa, Matthew Rico, Paul Lamberton, Ante Zender | |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue is fouled on the floor by Robert Deitz - foul #1 on Robert Deitz, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG) Robert Deitz | |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 52-43 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 53-43 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Cook (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gary (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joel Herman (tiring) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Diego Ayala (fresh) PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Dishi Xue | 55-45 |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas misses short on a floater from the left side | 55-45 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Scott Conner grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall gets the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall lays it up and in | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas banks in the layup | 57-47 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Ivan Zervas steals the ball from Ernest Duvall | 57-47 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-47 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Joel Herman misses the tip | 57-47 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Dishi Xue gets the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), William Henry (SG), Brian Mak (PF) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook, Donald Gary | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (PG), Matthew Rico (SF) Joel Herman, Diego Ayala | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas pulls down the rebound | 57-47 |
| 05:19 | Northwestern | Dishi Xue steals it from Matthew Rico | 57-47 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | John Dawe buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Ernest Duvall | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Enam Africa clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Dishi Xue snags the defensive board | 60-47 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Brian Mak can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 60-47 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek grabs the board | 60-47 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses long on a floater from the right side | 60-47 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas grabs the offensive rebound | 60-47 |
| 03:51 | Northwestern | Enam Africa comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 60-47 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Yuri Ziek | 60-47 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Brian Mak swats the short shot by Matthew Rico | 60-47 |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek tips it home | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 20 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Enam Africa (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Yuri Ziek (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Theodore Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Zervas (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall blows the layup | 60-49 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Enam Africa grabs the board | 60-49 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Ivan Zervas is whistled for traveling | 60-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Herman (PG), Robert Deitz (SG), Diego Ayala (SF), Ante Zender (PF) Enam Africa, Yuri Ziek, Matthew Rico, Theodore Green | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Brian Mak can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ante Zender - foul #2 on Ante Zender, team foul #8 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Michael Greene (SF) John Dawe, William Henry, Ernest Duvall | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Matherly (SG), Paul Lamberton (PF) Joel Herman, Ivan Zervas | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly misses the lay-in but the foul's on Anthony Cook - foul #2 on Anthony Cook, team foul #4 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Rosati (C) Brian Mak | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly misses the 1st free throw | 61-49 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | Michael Matherly makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Scott Conner buries a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Greene | 63-50 |
| 01:41 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Deitz | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Scott Conner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-52 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Diego Ayala | 63-52 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Anthony Cook steals it from Ante Zender | 63-52 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Scott Conner hits the finger roll set up by Anthony Cook | 65-52 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Paul Lamberton lays it up and in set up by Robert Deitz | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Scott Conner scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Anthony Rosati | 67-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Anthony Cook - foul #3 on Anthony Cook, team foul #5 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Yuri Ziek (SG) Michael Matherly | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Robert Deitz makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott Conner runs out the clock | 67-56 |