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