| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (fresh) SG - Steve Betz (fresh) SF - Patrick Webber (fresh) PF - Carl Richardson (fresh) C - Scott Stemple (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) SG - James Haugen (fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fresh) PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Nicolas Koopman | 3-0 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Steven Finney is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson double dribbles | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Joseph Williams is fouled on the floor by Patrick Webber - foul #1 on Patrick Webber, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:47 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson hits a shot in the paint | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Steve Betz can't connect on a shot from the right side but the foul's on Patrick Anderson - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 6-2 |
| 18:28 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-2 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | James Haugen hits a wide open shot from close range on a nice dish by Andre Russo | 7-4 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Patrick Webber | 10-4 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | James Haugen misses short on an open 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-4 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson hits the follow up shot | 10-6 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson gets the rebound | 10-6 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Joseph Williams makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-9 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson is hacked by Patrick Anderson - foul #2 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Garf Zegar (SG), Virgilio Greco (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, James Haugen, Steven Finney, Patrick Anderson, Andre Russo | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Domenic Mancini swats the short shot by Lee Merrick | 10-9 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | William Carter tips it but misses | 10-9 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it in | 12-9 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left side | 12-9 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 16:40 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick is hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #3 | 12-9 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | Domenic Mancini steals it from James Reed | 12-9 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Steven Lord buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick banks in the layup on a great pass from Robert Damron | 14-12 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Carl Richardson (PF), Peter Hines (C) James Reed, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG) Garf Zegar | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 14-12 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | James Haugen grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steve Betz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Carey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Richardson (fairly fresh) C - Peter Hines (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:51 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 14-12 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Steve Betz misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it in | 16-12 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Robert Damron gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from James Carey and he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #4 | 18-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), William Carter (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco, Amado Yazzie | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the free throw | 19-12 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-12 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Steve Betz pulls down the rebound | 19-12 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 19-12 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Steven Finney snags the defensive board | 19-12 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini connects on the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Joseph Williams | 19-14 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicolas Koopman | 21-14 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Steve Betz steals it from James Haugen | 21-14 |
| 13:20 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) Steve Betz, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (PG), Amado Yazzie (PF) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini | |
| 13:00 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the easy layup but the foul's on James Reed - foul #1 on James Reed, team foul #2 | 21-14 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | James Haugen misses the 2nd free throw | 21-15 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Peter Hines grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #5 | 21-15 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 12:44 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Garf Zegar comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Lee Merrick | 22-15 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 22-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Patrick Webber (SF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, James Carey, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Domenic Mancini (PF) James Haugen, Amado Yazzie | |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Andre Russo can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 22-15 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Andre Russo misses the tip | 22-15 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick snags the defensive board | 22-15 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Damron (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Reed (fairly fresh) SF - Patrick Webber (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Stemple (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Garf Zegar (fairly fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (tiring) 2 pts. C - Andre Russo (tiring) | |
| 11:41 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick scores on a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Patrick Webber | 24-15 |
| 11:37 | Iowa | Andre Russo's pass is intercepted by James Reed in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Robert Damron banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Reed | 26-15 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Steven Lord makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Steven Finney | 26-18 |
| 11:02 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-18 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Steven Lord pulls down the rebound | 26-18 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini scores on a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Scott Stemple - foul #1 on Scott Stemple, team foul #3 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), Steve Betz (SG), James Carey (SF), Peter Hines (PF) Robert Damron, James Reed, Patrick Webber, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), James Haugen (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Steven Lord, Garf Zegar, Andre Russo | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini misses the free throw | 26-20 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Peter Hines | 26-20 |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-20 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Steve Betz is called for the reach on James Haugen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steve Betz, team foul #4 | 26-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Domenic Mancini | |
| 10:13 | Iowa | James Haugen slams it home on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 26-22 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Steven Finney is called for the reach on Nicolas Koopman - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #6 | 26-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carl Richardson (PF), William Carter (C) Peter Hines, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses short on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #7 | 26-22 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 09:53 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 27-22 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | James Haugen misses long on an open floater from the left side | 27-22 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson snags the defensive board | 27-22 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 27-22 |
| 09:18 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it but misses | 27-22 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | James Carey grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | James Carey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF) Nicolas Koopman, Steve Betz, James Carey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Amado Yazzie | |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini loses the dribble to Carl Richardson | 27-22 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by James Reed | 29-22 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Steven Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Peter Hines (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, Andre Russo | |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Damron | 31-22 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | James Haugen knocks in the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Robert Damron - foul #1 on Robert Damron, team foul #5 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SF) Robert Damron, Patrick Webber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (SF) Steven Finney | |
| 08:08 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the free throw | 31-25 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 31-25 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Garf Zegar grabs the defensive rebound | 31-25 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Reed (tiring) 2 ast. SF - James Carey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Scott Stemple (tiring) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) 6 pts. SG - James Haugen (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Garf Zegar (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (tiring) 4 pts. C - Amado Yazzie (tiring) | |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Steven Lord is called for a charge - foul #1 on Steven Lord, team foul #8 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) James Reed, Peter Hines, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Amado Yazzie | |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 31-25 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andre Russo | 31-25 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Steve Betz is called for the reach on Garf Zegar in the backcourt - foul #2 on Steve Betz, team foul #6 | 31-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF) Steve Betz, James Carey, Lee Merrick | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SF) Garf Zegar | |
| 07:01 | Iowa | Patrick Webber takes the ball from Joseph Williams | 31-25 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-25 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Domenic Mancini | 31-25 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Steven Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on Steven Finney - foul #2 on Steven Finney, team foul #9 | 33-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Garf Zegar (SF) Steven Finney | |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson makes the free throw | 34-25 |
| 06:03 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joseph Williams | 34-27 |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 05:54 | Northwestern | William Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | William Carter misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 34-27 |
| 05:44 | Iowa | Joseph Williams grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Domenic Mancini | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG), James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), Peter Hines (C) James Reed, Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (SG), Amado Yazzie (PF) James Haugen, Domenic Mancini | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Andre Russo is called for the reach on Peter Hines - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #10 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Andre Russo | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 1st free throw | 35-27 |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Peter Hines makes the 2nd free throw | 36-27 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Lee Merrick denies the turnaround by Domenic Mancini | 36-27 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Robert Damron grabs the defensive rebound | 36-27 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman misses short on a shot from the left wing | 36-27 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Yazzie | 36-27 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Steven Lord can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-27 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the follow up shot | 36-29 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | Steven Lord picks off the pass by Nicolas Koopman | 36-29 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Steven Lord comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-29 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Lee Merrick grabs the defensive rebound | 36-29 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lee Merrick | 38-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicolas Koopman (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Damron (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Carey (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Merrick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Peter Hines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Lord (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Garf Zegar (tiring) PF - Domenic Mancini (tired) 6 pts. C - Amado Yazzie (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini loses the ball out of bounds | 38-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Betz (SG), Patrick Webber (SF), Carl Richardson (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Robert Damron, James Carey, Lee Merrick, Peter Hines | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Virgilio Greco (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Garf Zegar, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie | |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | Steve Betz scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-29 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Steven Lord is hacked by Scott Stemple - foul #2 on Scott Stemple, team foul #7 | 41-29 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Steven Lord makes the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Steven Lord makes the 2nd free throw | 41-31 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple gets the offensive rebound | 41-31 |
| 02:24 | Northwestern | James Haugen takes the ball from Patrick Webber | 41-31 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | James Haugen blows the dunk | 41-31 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carl Richardson | 41-31 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #11 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Reed (PG) Nicolas Koopman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Steven Lord, James Haugen, Andre Russo | |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber makes the 1st free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Patrick Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson grabs the board | 42-31 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Steve Betz picks off the pass by Virgilio Greco in the backcourt | 42-31 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Carl Richardson comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-31 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Steven Finney snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 42-31 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Scott Stemple snags the defensive board | 42-31 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Steve Betz is fouled on the floor by Patrick Anderson - foul #3 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #12 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carey (SF), Lee Merrick (PF), William Carter (C) Patrick Webber, Carl Richardson, Scott Stemple | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Domenic Mancini (PF) Virgilio Greco, Patrick Anderson | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Steve Betz makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Lee Merrick blocks the short jumper by Domenic Mancini | 44-31 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Reed | 44-31 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Steve Betz double dribbles | 44-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman (PG) James Reed | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie buries a shot from the right side | 44-33 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Steve Betz comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-33 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | James Carey tips it in | 46-33 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Joseph Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-36 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Nicolas Koopman buries a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Betz | 48-36 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | James Haugen travels with the ball | 48-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Damron (PG), Peter Hines (PF), Scott Stemple (C) Nicolas Koopman, Lee Merrick, William Carter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Virgilio Greco (SF) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Carey comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 48-36 |