| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-22 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf tips it in | 33-24 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 35-24 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Sang Zheng tips it in | 35-26 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | A charge is called on Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Larry Boyd takes the ball from Paul Vecchio | 35-26 |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is fouled on the floor by Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-26 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier grabs the offensive rebound | 35-26 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Paul Vecchio is called for the reach on Charles Frazier - foul #3 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #3 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (C) Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is hacked by Sang Zheng - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #4 | 35-26 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier is hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #5 | 35-26 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | David Brock connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 38-26 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf is fouled on the floor by Larry Boyd - foul #1 on Larry Boyd, team foul #2 | 38-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Vecchio (C) Desmond Tobin | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio lays it up and in set up by John Denny | 38-28 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Larry Boyd, team foul #3 | 38-28 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Charles Frazier steals it from Boris Zulauf | 38-28 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier lays it in | 40-28 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | John Denny buries a fadeaway from the right wing and he's fouled by Larry Boyd - foul #3 on Larry Boyd, team foul #4 | 40-30 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | John Denny makes the free throw | 40-31 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the dunk | 40-31 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the follow up shot | 42-31 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-31 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier gets the rebound | 42-31 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Boyd | 44-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-31 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 44-31 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 44-31 |
| 12:18 | Iowa | The short jumper by Paul Vecchio is denied by Trevor Mercer | 44-31 |
| 12:16 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer knocks in the runner in the lane on a great pass from Charles Frazier and the foul's on Boris Zulauf - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #6 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) David Brock, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the free throw | 47-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 47-31 |
| 11:38 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the board | 47-31 |
| 11:20 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 47-31 |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest hits the follow up shot | 49-31 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-31 |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss snags the defensive board | 49-31 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Sang Zheng steals it from Robert Connery | 49-31 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jordan Priest - foul #1 on Jordan Priest, team foul #5 | 49-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (SG), Young Qian (SF) John Denny, Boris Zulauf | |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 49-32 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 2nd free throw | 49-33 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss knocks in the driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 51-33 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the free throw | 52-33 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the dunk | 52-33 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 52-33 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell connects on the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Young Qian - foul #3 on Young Qian, team foul #8 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), David Kaczynski (PF) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan | |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the free throw | 55-33 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 55-33 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | David Kaczynski snags the offensive board | 55-33 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper in the lane | 55-35 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Young Qian swats the short shot by Larry Boyd | 55-35 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | John Denny snags the defensive board | 55-35 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Larry Boyd - foul #4 on Larry Boyd, team foul #6 | 55-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF), Philip Jordan (PF) Young Qian, David Kaczynski | |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the 1st free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 08:43 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss snags the defensive board | 55-36 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss double dribbles | 55-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:02 | Iowa | John Denny comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-36 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Johansson | 55-36 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf loses the ball out of bounds | 55-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Boyd (PF) Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) John Denny | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest clanks a floater from close range | 55-36 |
| 07:32 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson gets the rebound | 55-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. 4 pf. C - Jordan Priest (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Iowa | Philip Jordan makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Sang Zheng | 55-38 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest hits a fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Sang Zheng - foul #3 on Sang Zheng, team foul #9 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF) Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the free throw | 58-38 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Sang Zheng's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 58-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | David Brock scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Donald Donnell and he's fouled by John Denny - foul #3 on John Denny, team foul #10 | 60-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF) Sang Zheng, Boris Zulauf, Philip Jordan | |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the free throw | 61-38 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | David Kaczynski hits a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from John Denny | 61-40 |
| 05:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 61-40 |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | David Brock tips it home | 63-40 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | David Kaczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Charles Frazier, Donald Donnell, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 63-40 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the offensive rebound | 63-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 3 from the left wing | 63-40 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it back up and in | 65-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Tim Kraker steals it from Matthew Johansson | 65-40 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer drills a runner near the basket | 67-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - David Brock (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Denny (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pf. PF - David Kaczynski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson loses the dribble to David Brock | 67-40 |
| 03:22 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the finger roll | 69-40 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Young Qian misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 69-40 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the board | 69-40 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Trevor Mercer | 72-40 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 72-42 |
| 02:22 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 72-42 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Young Qian | 72-42 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | David Kaczynski is hacked by Tim Kraker - foul #2 on Tim Kraker, team foul #7 | 72-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Larry Boyd (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (PF) John Denny | |
| 02:14 | Iowa | David Kaczynski makes the 1st free throw | 72-43 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses the 2nd free throw | 72-43 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd pulls down the rebound | 72-43 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd drills a floater in the paint set up by Robert Connery | 74-43 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | William Musson hits a shot from the free throw line | 74-45 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell is hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #1 on David Kaczynski, team foul #11 | 74-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Gerald Woodie (C) Robert Connery, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG) William Musson | |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell makes the 1st free throw | 75-45 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell misses the 2nd free throw | 75-45 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | David Kaczynski grabs the board | 75-45 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson travels with the ball | 75-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF) Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | David Brock's pass is intercepted by Desmond Tobin | 75-45 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin scores on a fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Johansson | 75-47 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier runs out the clock | 75-47 |