| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida inbounds the ball | 44-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:52 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 44-32 |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Hutchcraft | 44-32 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Mike Clark drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Hutchcraft | 47-32 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida connects on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 47-34 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-34 |
| 18:58 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Price | 47-34 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Robert Cox clanks a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Richard Shorts - foul #3 on Richard Shorts, team foul #1 | 47-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Wayne Alford, Richard Shorts | |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 48-34 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 49-34 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Mervin Tschida | 49-36 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Robert Cox can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 49-36 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Robert Cox tips it in | 51-36 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 51-36 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida grabs the offensive board | 51-36 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Mike Clark steals the ball from Stanley Fries | 51-36 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-36 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the defensive rebound | 51-36 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses short on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Raymond Price - foul #1 on Raymond Price, team foul #1 | 51-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Wayne Alford (PF) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie | |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 17:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on a shot from the right side | 51-38 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 51-38 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert drills a 3 from straight away | 51-41 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Wayne Alford is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #1 on Wayne Alford, team foul #2 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Carl Houpt | |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 51-41 |
| 16:32 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it in | 53-41 |
| 16:18 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-41 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 53-41 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 53-41 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jonas Richardson | 55-44 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Alphonso Valdez picks off the pass by Carl Gilbert | 55-44 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is hacked by Don McCredie - foul #3 on Don McCredie, team foul #3 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 15:05 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is open and scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 58-44 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Robert Cox denies the turnaround by Robert Ross | 58-44 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 58-44 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 58-44 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the board | 58-44 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Carl Houpt's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Darryl Daniels | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Charles Douglas, Carl Houpt | |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 58-44 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Don McCredie pulls down the rebound | 58-44 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Mervin Tschida is blocked by Raymond Price | 58-44 |
| 14:10 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft snags the defensive board | 58-44 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Robert Cox hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Mike Clark | 60-44 |
| 13:27 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses short on a turnaround from close range | 60-44 |
| 13:25 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 60-44 |
| 13:02 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the open jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 62-44 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Robert Cox - foul #2 on Robert Cox, team foul #2 | 62-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Houpt (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Wayne Alford, Richard Shorts | |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the free throw | 62-47 |
| 12:24 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 62-47 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the tip | 62-47 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the defensive rebound | 62-47 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #2 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #3 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Alford (PF) Charles Dunn | |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 62-48 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 62-49 |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #4 | 62-49 |
| 11:49 | Iowa | Charles Douglas comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 62-49 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-49 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Iowa | Robert Ross comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 62-49 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is called for traveling | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Carl Houpt, Wayne Alford, Stanley Fries | |
| 11:13 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 62-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie | |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | James Gregory loses the dribble to Robert Ross | 62-49 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Robert Ross banks in the layup | 62-51 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-51 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Dunn | 62-51 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Douglas | 62-54 |
| 10:11 | Northwestern | Mike Clark scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 65-54 |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Dunn | 65-56 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 67-56 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is fouled on the floor by Matthew Foret - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #5 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Charles Dunn, Richard Shorts | |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Wayne Alford scores on a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Robert Ross | 67-58 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Raymond Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-58 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Don McCredie knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Carl Gilbert | 67-60 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-60 |
| 08:26 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the offensive board | 67-60 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-60 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Raymond Price pulls down the offensive rebound | 67-60 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Raymond Price is hacked by Wayne Alford - foul #2 on Wayne Alford, team foul #4 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Wayne Alford, Stanley Fries | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 22 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Robert Ross (tiring) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Northwestern | Mike Clark buries a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Cox | 69-60 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Robert Ross hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 69-60 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Mike Clark snags the defensive board | 69-60 |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | Robert Cox connects on the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Matthew Foret | 71-60 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Robert Cox blocks the short jumper by Mervin Tschida | 71-60 |
| 07:01 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 71-60 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 71-60 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Carl Houpt travels with the ball | 71-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), James Gregory (PF) Matthew Foret, Raymond Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts | |
| 05:55 | Northwestern | Robert Cox lays it up and in set up by Mike Clark | 73-60 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 73-60 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the board | 73-60 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark comes up short on the 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Don McCredie - foul #4 on Don McCredie, team foul #5 | 73-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 1st free throw | 74-60 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses the 3rd free throw | 75-60 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mervin Tschida | 75-60 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 75-60 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Robert Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Matthew Foret (SF) Mike Clark, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (C) Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts | |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 75-60 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses short on a floater from the left side | 75-60 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the offensive rebound | 75-60 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Wayne Alford connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Stanley Fries | 75-62 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-62 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Don McCredie travels with the ball | 78-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Malcolm Archer | 80-62 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a runner in the paint | 80-62 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 1 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 26 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Wayne Alford (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Robert Cox picks off the pass by Robert Ross | 80-62 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 80-62 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 80-62 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 80-62 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:16 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is whistled for a carry | 80-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, Matthew Foret, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Mervin Tschida, Wayne Alford, Richard Shorts | |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 80-62 |
| 01:56 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 80-62 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez double dribbles | 80-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Wayne Alford (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Stanley Fries | |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 80-62 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida pulls down the offensive rebound | 80-62 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Darryl Daniels - foul #3 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #6 | 80-64 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the free throw | 80-64 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 80-64 |
| 00:56 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the lay-in | 80-64 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Cox hits the follow up shot | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida throws a bad pass out of bounds | 82-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Robert Cox's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Alford | 82-64 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Charles Douglas grabs the defensive rebound | 82-64 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Wayne Alford, team foul #6 | 82-64 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 82-64 |