| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Morris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | William Allen inbounds the ball | 35-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-27 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner buries a jumper in the paint | 37-27 |
| 19:05 | Northwestern | Tom Berry can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 37-27 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards snags the defensive board | 37-27 |
| 18:56 | Iowa | Richard Morris misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-27 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell grabs the offensive rebound | 37-27 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner scores on a fadeaway from close range | 39-27 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-27 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards snags the defensive board | 39-27 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Richard Morris makes the jumper in the lane on a nice dish by Jesse Edwards | 41-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 41-27 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the offensive rebound | 41-27 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | William Allen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Raymond Kelly | 41-30 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Monteith | 43-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 16:34 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is whistled for a carry | 43-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (SF), Mark Finlayson (C) Richard Morris, Gary Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Anthony Burns drills a driving attempt in the lane and he's hacked by William Allen - foul #1 on William Allen, team foul #1 | 45-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Allan Hackett (SF) Steve Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Anthony Burns makes the free throw | 46-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-30 |
| 15:58 | Northwestern | William Allen gets the offensive rebound | 46-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Allan Hackett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Anthony Burns (fresh) 11 pts. C - Mark Finlayson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Raymond Kelly (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly makes the 3 from straight away | 46-33 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Anthony Burns | 48-33 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-33 |
| 15:03 | Iowa | Mark Finlayson snags the defensive board | 48-33 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Richard Monteith is fouled on the floor by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #2 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #2 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Brewington (PG), Richard Morris (SF), Steve Blackwell (PF), Gary Baumgardner (C) Richard Monteith, Jesse Edwards, Anthony Burns, Mark Finlayson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (PG) Raymond Kelly | |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell misses short on a fadeaway from close range | 48-33 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Ted Brewington grabs the offensive rebound | 48-33 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner buries a jumper from the baseline and he's hacked by Tom Berry - foul #1 on Tom Berry, team foul #3 | 50-33 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner misses the free throw | 50-33 |
| 14:06 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tommy Jaramillo | 50-33 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3 from the right corner set up by William Allen | 50-36 |
| 13:29 | Iowa | The jumper by Ted Brewington is denied by William Allen | 50-36 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 50-36 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 50-36 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Allan Hackett misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-36 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner tips it back up and in | 52-36 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-36 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the offensive board | 52-36 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Tom Berry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left block | 52-36 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell grabs the board | 52-36 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Ted Brewington double dribbles | 52-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Monteith (PG), Jesse Edwards (SG) Ted Brewington, Allan Hackett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | William Allen knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-39 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell loses the ball out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Midgette (fresh) C - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | William Allen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 11:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gary Baumgardner | 52-39 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner hits the finger roll | 54-39 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | William Allen clanks a 3 from the right wing but he's hacked by Gary Baumgardner - foul #3 on Gary Baumgardner, team foul #1 | 54-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (PF) Steve Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 54-40 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 54-41 |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 3rd free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards misses the easy layup | 54-42 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte pulls down the rebound | 54-42 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | William Allen drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Woodrow Carlson | 54-45 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Richard Morris hits a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Monteith | 56-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-48 |
| 09:58 | Northwestern | Edward Midgette grabs the board | 56-48 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | William Allen drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Haywood Aponte | 56-51 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Richard Monteith is fouled on the floor by Clarence Gay - foul #4 on Clarence Gay, team foul #4 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steve Blackwell (PF), Mark Finlayson (C) Richard Morris, Gary Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Raymond Kelly (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) Clarence Gay, Woodrow Carlson, William Allen, Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 09:08 | Iowa | Anthony Burns misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 56-51 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Johnson | 56-54 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Nathan Cowles steals the ball from Mark Finlayson | 56-54 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly misses the lay-in | 56-54 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo snags the offensive board | 56-54 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Raymond Kelly comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 56-54 |
| 08:10 | Iowa | Mark Finlayson snags the defensive board | 56-54 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Anthony Burns comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 56-54 |
| 07:54 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles grabs the defensive rebound | 56-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Anthony Burns (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Mark Finlayson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Raymond Kelly (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fresh) PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo throws it down | 56-56 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell is hacked by Tommy Jaramillo - foul #3 on Tommy Jaramillo, team foul #5 | 56-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Brewington (PG), Allan Hackett (SG), Richard Morris (SF), Gary Baumgardner (C) Richard Monteith, Jesse Edwards, Anthony Burns, Mark Finlayson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Clarence Gay (PG), Woodrow Carlson (SG), William Allen (SF) George Johnson, Raymond Kelly, Nathan Cowles | |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 56-56 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell snags the offensive board | 56-56 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Richard Morris knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-56 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Tom Berry snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Gary Baumgardner steals it from Tom Berry | 59-56 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Ted Brewington loses the dribble to William Allen | 59-56 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson lays it up and in set up by William Allen | 59-58 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Richard Morris makes the fadeaway from the free throw line | 61-58 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | William Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Tommy Jaramillo | 61-61 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Monteith (PG), Jesse Edwards (SG) Ted Brewington, Allan Hackett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner misses short on a runner in the lane | 61-61 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Richard Monteith grabs the offensive rebound | 61-61 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Gary Baumgardner | 64-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo buries a pull-up jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Steve Blackwell - foul #1 on Steve Blackwell, team foul #2 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (PF) Steve Blackwell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo misses the free throw | 64-63 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner pulls down the rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Clarence Gay steps in front of the Richard Monteith pass | 64-63 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo blows the layup | 64-63 |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Monteith | 66-63 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 66-63 |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Berry | 66-63 |
| 01:39 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Tommy Jaramillo is blocked by Gary Baumgardner | 66-63 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Berry | 66-63 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Gary Baumgardner is called for the reach on William Allen - foul #4 on Gary Baumgardner, team foul #3 | 66-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steve Blackwell (PF) Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | Jesse Edwards is called for the reach on Clarence Gay - foul #1 on Jesse Edwards, team foul #4 | 66-63 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | William Allen buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Woodrow Carlson | 66-66 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell's layup is rejected by Tommy Jaramillo | 66-66 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner grabs the offensive rebound | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 66-66 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo is whistled for traveling | 66-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 22 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Allen (fairly fresh) 24 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 9 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo wins the tip | 66-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | William Allen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Morris - foul #3 on Richard Morris, team foul #5 | 66-66 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 66-67 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the offensive rebound | 66-67 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by William Allen | 66-69 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Clarence Gay steps in front of the Steve Blackwell pass | 66-69 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Clarence Gay | 66-71 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | Clarence Gay picks off the pass by Gary Baumgardner | 66-71 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Clarence Gay hits the finger roll | 66-73 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Richard Monteith misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Tom Berry - foul #2 on Tom Berry, team foul #6 | 66-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Midgette (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Tommy Jaramillo, Tom Berry | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Richard Monteith makes the 1st free throw | 67-73 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Richard Monteith makes the 2nd free throw | 68-73 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner knocks in the floater from the right block set up by Richard Monteith and he's hacked by Haywood Aponte - foul #2 on Haywood Aponte, team foul #7 | 70-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Burns (SF) Richard Morris | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner misses the free throw | 70-76 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte pulls down the rebound | 70-76 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 70-76 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Anthony Burns snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards's floater is knocked away by Edward Midgette | 70-76 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Haywood Aponte snags the defensive board | 70-76 |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Morris (SF) Anthony Burns | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo (PF), Tom Berry (C) Edward Midgette, Haywood Aponte | |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 70-76 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo gets the offensive rebound | 70-76 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | William Allen is whistled for traveling | 70-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Gary Baumgardner scores on a jump hook in the lane | 72-76 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo comes up short on the shot from close range | 72-76 |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | William Allen grabs the offensive board | 72-76 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Monteith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jesse Edwards (fresh) 15 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Morris (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steve Blackwell (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Gary Baumgardner (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Clarence Gay (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SG - Woodrow Carlson (fresh) 29 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Allen (fresh) 25 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tommy Jaramillo (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Tom Berry (fresh) 10 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Gary Baumgardner - foul #5 on Gary Baumgardner, team foul #6 | 72-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mark Finlayson (C) Gary Baumgardner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | William Allen is hacked by Steve Blackwell - foul #2 on Steve Blackwell, team foul #7 | 72-76 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | William Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-78 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Tom Berry | 72-78 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Jesse Edwards in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jesse Edwards, team foul #8 | 72-78 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Tom Berry misses the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell grabs the board | 72-78 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Steve Blackwell is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Steve Blackwell, team foul #9 | 72-78 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson is hacked by Richard Monteith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Monteith, team foul #10 | 72-78 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Woodrow Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 72-80 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Mark Finlayson gets the offensive rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | William Allen snags the defensive board | 72-80 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | William Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Jesse Edwards - foul #3 on Jesse Edwards, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG) Clarence Gay | |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 1st free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | William Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Mark Finlayson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-80 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Jesse Edwards comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-80 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Tommy Jaramillo grabs the board | 72-80 |