| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Adam Steveson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Adam Steveson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Matthew Foret steps in front of the Robert Ross pass | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | James Gregory is whistled for a carry | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Don McCredie can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #1 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is fouled on the floor by Carl Houpt - foul #1 on Carl Houpt, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | James Gregory tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Robert Ross | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp comes up short on the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Don McCredie - foul #1 on Don McCredie, team foul #2 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Michael Hibbs (C) Mervin Tschida, Don McCredie, Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 4-3 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Michael Douglas is called for traveling | 4-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for a carry | 4-3 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | James Gregory takes the ball from Michael Douglas | 4-3 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Michael Douglas - foul #1 on Michael Douglas, team foul #3 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF) Mervin Tschida, Michael Douglas, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Jonas Richardson steals it from Don McCredie | 4-5 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Stokes (fresh) SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Michael Hibbs (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Robert Ross - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (SF) Robert Stokes, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:16 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 15:15 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the tip | 4-5 |
| 15:13 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Michael Douglas, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 4-8 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Don McCredie is denied on a dunk by Leland Bopp | 4-8 |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez gets the rebound | 4-8 |
| 13:50 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Carter | 4-11 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Alphonso Valdez | 6-13 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is fouled on the floor by Lyle Carr - foul #1 on Lyle Carr, team foul #2 | 6-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Carl Houpt (PF), Michael Hibbs (C) Mervin Tschida, Robert Stokes, Don McCredie, Charles Dunn, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| 12:41 | Iowa | James Gregory steps in front of the Michael Hibbs pass | 6-13 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the lay-in | 6-13 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Smith | 6-13 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Foret | 6-13 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs tips it but misses | 6-13 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jonas Richardson | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Carl Houpt (fresh) C - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Leland Bopp (tiring) 1 pts. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the fadeaway in the paint | 6-13 |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Michael Douglas grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Carl Houpt can't connect on a floater from the right block | 6-13 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 6-13 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 6-13 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Richard Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Michael Douglas misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 6-13 |
| 10:28 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp knocks in the turnaround from the left block | 6-15 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Matthew Foret is called for the reach on Carl Houpt - foul #1 on Matthew Foret, team foul #3 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (PG), Robert Stokes (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Carl Houpt, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF) John Brown, Leland Bopp | |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Adam Steveson is hacked by George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #4 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Robert Stokes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF), James Carter (C) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Don McCredie hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Shorts | 8-15 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Don McCredie is called for the reach on George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on Don McCredie, team foul #5 | 8-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (SF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG) Jonas Richardson | |
| 08:42 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-15 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 8-15 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Robert Stokes | 10-15 |
| 08:20 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels buries a floater from the baseline set up by Alphonso Valdez | 10-17 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | Carl Houpt loses the ball out of bounds | 10-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Michael Hibbs (C) Robert Stokes, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Carl Houpt (fresh) PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) C - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) C - James Gregory (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | John Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #6 | 10-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 10-18 |
| 07:39 | Northwestern | James Gregory snags the offensive board | 10-18 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft lays it in on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 10-20 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is called for traveling | 10-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF) Robert Stokes, Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret knocks in the runner from the left block set up by John Brown and he's fouled by Richard Shorts - foul #1 on Richard Shorts, team foul #7 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the free throw | 10-23 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Adam Steveson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Michael Hibbs is called for the reach on James Gregory - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #8 | 10-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Stokes, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 10-24 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 10-25 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (SF), Michael Hibbs (C) Carl Houpt, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret lays it in on a nice dish by Jonas Richardson | 10-27 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on John Brown - foul #1 on John Brown, team foul #5 | 10-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Jonas Richardson, Leland Bopp | |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 1st free throw | 11-27 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida makes the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | John Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-27 |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 12-27 |
| 05:01 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits the follow up shot | 14-27 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't throw it down | 14-27 |
| 04:30 | Northwestern | John Brown gets the offensive rebound | 14-27 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses badly on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Shorts - foul #2 on Richard Shorts, team foul #9 | 14-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Michael Hibbs (C) Robert Stokes, Carl Houpt, Richard Shorts, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), James Carter (C) Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, James Gregory | |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 14-28 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 2nd free throw | 14-28 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 14-28 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Michael Douglas hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-28 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp gets the rebound | 14-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Mervin Tschida (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Douglas (fresh) SF - Richard Smith (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Foret (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - James Carter (fresh) | |
| 03:39 | Northwestern | John Brown throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Richard Shorts (PF) Michael Douglas, Richard Smith, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Alphonso Valdez (PF) John Brown, Matthew Foret | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Robert Ross shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 14-28 |
| 03:17 | Northwestern | James Carter pulls down the rebound | 14-28 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Ross - foul #3 on Robert Ross, team foul #10 | 14-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Adam Steveson (C) Robert Ross, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Gregory (C) James Carter | |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 14-29 |
| 03:13 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 14-29 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Richard Shorts grabs the board | 14-29 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 14-29 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-29 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida lays it up and in set up by Don McCredie | 16-29 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is whistled for traveling | 16-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Charles Dunn (PF), Michael Hibbs (C) Michael Douglas, Richard Shorts, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Darryl Daniels, Leland Bopp | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Don McCredie comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #6 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Carl Houpt (PF) Robert Stokes, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Don McCredie makes the 1st free throw | 17-29 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Don McCredie misses the 2nd free throw | 17-29 |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | James Gregory pulls down the rebound | 17-29 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses badly on the uncontested shot from the right block | 17-29 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs snags the defensive board | 17-29 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | James Gregory blocks the short jumper by Don McCredie | 17-29 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Carl Houpt hits the follow up shot | 19-29 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Carl Houpt is called for the reach on Matthew Foret - foul #2 on Carl Houpt, team foul #11 | 19-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Adam Steveson (C) Michael Douglas, Carl Houpt, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, James Gregory | |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the 1st free throw | 19-29 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 19-30 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-30 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the board | 19-30 |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret is whistled for traveling | 19-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Douglas (SG), Michael Hibbs (C) Robert Stokes, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is called for traveling | 19-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Stokes (SG), Carl Houpt (PF) Michael Douglas, Richard Shorts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (SG) Lyle Carr | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a halfcourt shot | 19-30 |