| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer inbounds the ball | 37-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Philip Jordan is called for the reach on Gerald Woodie - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #1 | 37-37 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | David Brock is hacked by Paul Vecchio - foul #2 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #2 | 37-37 |
| 19:27 | Northwestern | Philip Jordan steps in front of the Trevor Mercer pass | 37-37 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | John Denny drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by William Musson | 37-39 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by David Brock | 39-39 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | David Brock pulls down the rebound | 39-39 |
| 18:31 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd can't connect on a shot in the lane | 39-39 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Charles Frazier steals the ball from John Denny | 41-39 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | David Brock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Kaczynski (PF) William Musson | |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Philip Jordan comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd grabs the board | 41-39 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Philip Jordan steals it from David Brock | 41-39 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | David Brock steps in front of the Philip Jordan pass | 41-39 |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | David Brock hits the finger roll | 43-39 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | John Denny hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Philip Jordan | 43-42 |
| 16:43 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer hits a wide open runner from the left block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Brock | 45-42 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is hacked by Trevor Mercer - foul #1 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #1 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, John Denny, Philip Jordan, David Kaczynski, Paul Vecchio | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | David Brock is called for the reach on Boris Zulauf - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | The short jumper by Young Qian is denied by Larry Boyd | 45-42 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it in | 47-42 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the lay-in | 47-42 |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 12 pts. PF - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | David Brock grabs the defensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is fouled on the floor by William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the wide open fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Johansson - foul #2 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Donald Donnell (SF) Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Desmond Tobin | |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Young Qian drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Boris Zulauf | 48-44 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Charles Frazier is blocked by Paul Vecchio | 48-44 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | William Musson grabs the board | 48-44 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Boris Zulauf | 48-46 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | David Brock clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Paul Vecchio is called for the reach on Gerald Moss - foul #3 on Paul Vecchio, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Donald Donnell, Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), John Denny (SG), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Boris Zulauf, Young Qian, William Musson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-46 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-46 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer snags the defensive board | 48-46 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 48-46 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd tips it back up and in | 50-46 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | David Kaczynski drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 50-48 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 50-48 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the defensive rebound | 50-48 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-48 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Kaczynski | 50-48 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | John Denny evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Philip Jordan | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. PF - David Kaczynski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG), Donald Donnell (SF), Gerald Moss (PF), Jordan Priest (C) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery, Trevor Mercer, Larry Boyd, Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF), William Musson (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Philip Jordan, David Kaczynski, Desmond Tobin | |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-54 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 52-54 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-54 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | David Brock is hacked by John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #6 | 52-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Young Qian (SF) Sang Zheng, John Denny | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | William Musson steals the ball from Charles Frazier | 52-54 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | David Brock steals it from Young Qian | 52-54 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Frazier | 54-54 |
| 09:41 | Iowa | Young Qian comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-54 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest gets the rebound | 54-54 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Young Qian is called for the reach on Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #7 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Connery (SG), Trevor Mercer (SF) David Brock, Donald Donnell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), John Denny (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, Young Qian, William Musson, Joseph Barnes | |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 2nd free throw | 56-54 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Sang Zheng clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-54 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jordan Priest | 56-54 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio pulls down the rebound | 56-54 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Sang Zheng's pass is intercepted by Charles Frazier | 56-54 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer banks in the layup set up by Charles Frazier | 58-54 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is hacked by Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #3 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), David Brock (SG), Larry Boyd (PF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Robert Connery, Gerald Moss, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Desmond Tobin (PF) David Kaczynski | |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-54 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Sang Zheng tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 07:52 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses long on a shot from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Larry Boyd (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. PF - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:32 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | David Brock is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-56 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin gets the rebound | 61-56 |
| 07:02 | Iowa | Trevor Mercer picks off the pass by Philip Jordan | 61-56 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | David Brock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 61-56 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Sang Zheng can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 61-56 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Sang Zheng - foul #3 on Sang Zheng, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Donald Donnell (SF) Tim Kraker, David Brock, Trevor Mercer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SG), Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF) Sang Zheng, John Denny, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 61-56 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Donald Donnell steals the ball from Young Qian | 61-56 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Donald Donnell jams it | 63-56 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Young Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jordan Priest (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (C) Desmond Tobin | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd clanks a 3 from the left corner | 63-56 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Boris Zulauf | 63-56 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 63-56 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd gets the rebound | 63-56 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier clanks a floater from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest grabs the offensive board | 63-56 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Matthew Johansson - foul #3 on Matthew Johansson, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG), Gerald Moss (PF) Robert Connery, Larry Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), Paul Vecchio (C) Matthew Johansson, Young Qian, Joseph Barnes | |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Jordan Priest makes the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-56 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | William Musson hits the follow up shot | 65-58 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the contested 3pt shot from the right corner | 68-58 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled on the floor by David Brock - foul #2 on David Brock, team foul #4 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Donald Donnell, Jordan Priest | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), David Kaczynski (PF) Boris Zulauf, William Musson | |
| 03:47 | Iowa | Sang Zheng drills a 3 from the right corner | 68-61 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | David Brock is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Paul Vecchio | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Denny (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. PF - David Kaczynski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Philip Jordan scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer drills a jumper from the left side | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Sang Zheng knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by John Denny | 70-67 |
| 02:50 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Larry Boyd (PF) Tim Kraker, Gerald Moss | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (PF) David Kaczynski | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | William Musson picks off the pass by Larry Boyd | 70-67 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Larry Boyd steals the ball from John Denny | 70-67 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 70-67 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it home | 72-67 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | John Denny works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 01:48 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the rebound | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Sang Zheng - foul #4 on Sang Zheng, team foul #10 | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer makes the 2nd free throw | 73-67 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Philip Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 73-67 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio hits the follow up shot | 73-69 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Larry Boyd | 75-69 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | John Denny double dribbles | 75-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | David Brock is fouled in the backcourt by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | David Brock misses the 1st free throw | 75-69 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 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 intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 76-69 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 76-69 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled on the floor by David Brock - foul #3 on David Brock, team foul #5 | 76-69 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Trevor Mercer steps in front of the Sang Zheng pass | 76-69 |
| 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 intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is fouled in the backcourt by Sang Zheng - foul #5 on Sang Zheng, team foul #12 | 76-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen (SG) David Brock | |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG) Sang Zheng | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the 2nd free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 76-69 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-69 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf grabs the offensive board | 76-69 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #13 | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen is hacked by Boris Zulauf in the backcourt - foul #3 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #14 | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen misses the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Richard Rathjen makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 77-69 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd is hacked by Boris Zulauf in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Zulauf, team foul #15 | 77-69 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 78-69 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Larry Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 79-69 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is whistled for traveling | 79-69 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Young Qian (SF), David Kaczynski (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Philip Jordan, William Musson, Paul Vecchio | |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier runs out the clock | 79-69 |