| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 9 pts. PF - William Perry (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall inbounds the ball | 26-36 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | John McLyman misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Brian Mak hits the follow up shot | 26-38 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico clanks a turnaround in the paint | 26-38 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Mak | 26-38 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall connects on the shot in the paint | 26-40 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by William Perry - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #1 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SG), Ante Zender (SF), Everette Duval (C) Renato Russo, Enam Africa, Theodore Green, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses the 1st free throw | 26-40 |
| 18:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 27-40 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Brian Mak knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John McLyman | 27-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:49 | Northwestern | John McLyman picks off the pass by Ante Zender | 27-42 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Brian Mak drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Ernest Duvall | 27-44 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Ante Zender's pass is intercepted by John McLyman | 27-44 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold jams it on a great pass from John McLyman | 27-46 |
| 16:47 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico clanks a driving attempt from the right block | 27-46 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | William Perry snags the defensive board | 27-46 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | John McLyman misses short on a jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Matherly - foul #4 on Michael Matherly, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Enam Africa (SG), Theodore Green (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly, Matthew Rico, Everette Duval | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) Arthur Arnold | |
| 16:40 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the 1st free throw | 27-46 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 27-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Scott Conner steps in front of the Ante Zender pass | 27-47 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the dunk attempt | 27-47 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 27-47 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | Enam Africa connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Renato Russo | 30-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Enam Africa (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 30-47 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the offensive board | 30-47 |
| 15:36 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is hacked by Renato Russo - foul #1 on Renato Russo, team foul #2 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Zarnick (SG), Michael Greene (SF), Donald Gary (C) John McLyman, Ernest Duvall, Brian Mak | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | William Perry comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-47 |
| 15:19 | Northwestern | Theodore Green snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Theodore Green hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 30-47 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick snags the defensive board | 30-47 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Renato Russo is called for the reach on Henry Zarnick - foul #2 on Renato Russo, team foul #3 | 30-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Ante Zender | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) Scott Conner | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | William Perry misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 30-47 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Theodore Green drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-47 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Michael Greene takes the ball from Enam Africa after a doubleteam | 33-47 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick misses long on a runner from the right block | 33-47 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Theodore Green | 33-47 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Enam Africa's pass is intercepted by Arthur Arnold | 33-47 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold lays it in | 33-49 |
| 13:17 | Northwestern | Enam Africa evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-49 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | William Perry grabs the board | 33-49 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Donald Gary knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 33-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | Theodore Green drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 35-51 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-51 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Renato Russo is whistled for a carry | 35-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Michael Matherly (SF), Ante Zender (C) Renato Russo, Theodore Green, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), John McLyman (SG), Ernest Duvall (SF), Dishi Xue (PF), Brian Mak (C) Arthur Arnold, Henry Zarnick, Michael Greene, William Perry, Donald Gary | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall knocks in the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from John McLyman | 35-53 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) SG - Enam Africa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Matherly (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John McLyman (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xue (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brian Mak (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 11:37 | Northwestern | Enam Africa works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-53 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | John McLyman gets the rebound | 35-53 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Matherly - foul #5 on Michael Matherly, team foul #4 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Theodore Green (SF), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Michael Matherly, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the 2nd free throw | 35-54 |
| 11:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 35-54 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner clanks a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #2 | 35-54 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Scott Conner connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by John McLyman | 37-56 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-56 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner can't tip it in | 37-56 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 37-56 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | John McLyman misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Renato Russo - foul #3 on Renato Russo, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) Scott Conner | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | John McLyman makes the 2nd free throw | 37-58 |
| 10:12 | Northwestern | Enam Africa shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-58 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Todd Brunner - foul #2 on Todd Brunner, team foul #6 | 40-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (PG), Theodore Green (SF) Renato Russo, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 1st free throw | 40-59 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 09:49 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico grabs the board | 40-59 |
| 09:37 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 40-59 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Theodore Green tips it home | 42-59 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | The jumper by Ernest Duvall is denied by Theodore Green | 42-59 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Theodore Green pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 09:06 | Northwestern | Enam Africa misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-59 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Brian Mak snags the defensive board | 42-59 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | Dishi Xue scores on a floater from close range set up by Arthur Arnold | 42-61 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a jumpshot from the right side set up by Edward Allen | 44-61 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-61 |
| 07:59 | Northwestern | Theodore Green grabs the board | 44-61 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-61 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold gets the rebound | 44-61 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Enam Africa (tiring) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Theodore Green (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Matthew Rico (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - John McLyman (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Mak (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the lay-in | 44-61 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Dishi Xue tips it home | 44-63 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Brian Mak swats the short shot by Matthew Rico | 44-63 |
| 07:05 | Northwestern | Theodore Green misses the tip | 44-63 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Rico | 44-63 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Enam Africa is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall pulls down the rebound | 44-63 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by John McLyman | 44-65 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico's pass is intercepted by Dishi Xue | 44-65 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Enam Africa takes the ball from Ernest Duvall | 44-65 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 44-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Renato Russo (PG), Everette Duval (PF), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Theodore Green, Matthew Rico | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Henry Zarnick (SG), Michael Greene (SF), William Perry (PF) Arthur Arnold, John McLyman, Ernest Duvall, Dishi Xue | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Scott Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 44-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Brian Mak loses the ball out of bounds | 44-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG) Enam Africa | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (PF), Donald Gary (C) William Perry, Brian Mak | |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Ante Zender throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-65 |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Henry Zarnick, team foul #3 | 44-65 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-65 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Dishi Xue | 44-65 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Michael Greene is fouled on the floor by Ante Zender - foul #3 on Ante Zender, team foul #7 | 44-65 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Michael Greene misses the 1st free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the rebound | 44-65 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Ante Zender buries a floater from the right wing | 46-65 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 46-65 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Edward Allen | 46-65 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Renato Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ante Zender (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Everette Duval (fresh) C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Conner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Henry Zarnick (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Greene (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Dishi Xue (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Gary (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Edward Allen clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 46-65 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 46-65 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Scott Conner is fouled on the floor by Todd Brunner - foul #3 on Todd Brunner, team foul #8 | 46-65 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Scott Conner makes the 1st free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses the 2nd free throw | 46-66 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 46-66 |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Michael Greene picks off the pass by Edward Allen | 46-66 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Dishi Xue lays it up and in on a nice dish by Michael Greene | 46-68 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-68 |
| 02:44 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits the follow up shot | 48-68 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Michael Greene is hacked by Todd Brunner - foul #4 on Todd Brunner, team foul #9 | 48-68 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Enam Africa (SG) Renato Russo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Michael Greene makes the 1st free throw | 48-69 |
| 02:31 | Iowa | Michael Greene makes the 2nd free throw | 48-70 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is fouled on the floor by Scott Conner - foul #2 on Scott Conner, team foul #4 | 48-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Theodore Green (SF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Theodore Green knocks in the shot from the right wing | 50-70 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Enam Africa - foul #1 on Enam Africa, team foul #10 | 50-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (C) Theodore Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick makes the 1st free throw | 50-71 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Henry Zarnick makes the 2nd free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses long on a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Greene - foul #1 on Michael Greene, team foul #5 | 50-72 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 50-72 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Ante Zender makes the 2nd free throw | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Everette Duval blocks the short jumper by Dishi Xue | 51-72 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Everette Duval snags the defensive board | 51-72 |
| 01:19 | Northwestern | Scott Conner steals the ball from Edward Allen in the backcourt | 51-72 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Dishi Xue clanks a shot from the baseline | 51-72 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dishi Xue | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Scott Conner misses the easy layup | 51-72 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 51-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:23 | Northwestern | Ante Zender hits a 3 from the right wing | 54-72 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Scott Conner runs out the clock | 54-72 |