| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fresh) 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer inbounds the ball | 29-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Trevor Mercer and he's hacked by Philip Jordan - foul #2 on Philip Jordan, team foul #1 | 29-30 |
| 19:51 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier makes the free throw | 29-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | John Denny scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Philip Jordan | 31-31 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 31-31 |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Philip Jordan snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Philip Jordan is fouled on the floor by Gerald Moss - foul #1 on Gerald Moss, team foul #1 | 31-31 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio is called for 3 seconds | 31-31 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | David Brock makes the jumpshot from the right side | 31-33 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 17:02 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio makes the shot from the left wing set up by Sang Zheng | 33-33 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer knocks in the floater from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | John Denny steps out of bounds on the baseline | 33-35 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer banks in the layup on a great pass from David Brock | 33-37 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Ray Thrower clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Sang Zheng picks off the pass by Charles Frazier in the backcourt | 33-37 |
| 15:22 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Ray Thrower is blocked by Gerald Woodie | 33-37 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | John Denny gets the offensive rebound | 33-37 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled on the floor by David Brock - foul #1 on David Brock, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the offensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 33-37 |
| 14:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Woodie | 33-37 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer is hacked by John Denny - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #2 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-37 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Sang Zheng hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-37 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the rebound | 33-37 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | David Brock misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-37 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-37 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the board | 33-37 |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Gerald Moss | |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Paul Vecchio misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 33-37 |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker pulls down the rebound | 33-37 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #3 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF) Sang Zheng | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Robert Connery scores on a floater from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) C - Gerald Woodie (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the wide open jump hook in the lane | 33-40 |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Young Qian - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) John Denny, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), David Brock (SG) Tim Kraker, Robert Connery | |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 1st free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:59 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Frankie Bock picks off the pass by Ray Thrower | 33-40 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie blows the layup but he's fouled by Young Qian - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #5 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), William Musson (PF) Young Qian, Philip Jordan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer (SF) Emmitt Holt | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Sang Zheng | 36-42 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | Sang Zheng takes the ball from Trevor Mercer | 36-42 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf's pass is intercepted by David Brock | 36-42 |
| 09:09 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the lay-in | 36-42 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie tips it home | 36-44 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Ray Thrower knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Sang Zheng | 39-44 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Charles Frazier misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 07:56 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | David Brock scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Trevor Mercer | 39-47 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower double dribbles | 39-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Young Qian (SF), Philip Jordan (PF), Paul Vecchio (C) Sang Zheng, Ray Thrower, William Musson, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Gerald Moss (PF) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer, Frankie Bock | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Tim Kraker (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Connery (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Emmitt Holt (fresh) PF - Gerald Moss (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Gerald Woodie (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from Tim Kraker | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Young Qian buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie misses the lay-in | 42-49 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss tips it back up and in | 42-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Robert Connery is called for the reach on John Denny - foul #3 on Robert Connery, team foul #3 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (C) Gerald Woodie | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses short on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-51 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss comes up short on the runner from close range but the foul's on Sang Zheng - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #6 | 42-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF) Tim Kraker, Emmitt Holt | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss makes the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 05:15 | Iowa | John Denny makes the jumper from the right wing set up by Sang Zheng | 44-52 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Charles Frazier | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Sang Zheng throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Brock (SG) Robert Connery | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss misses the jump hook near the basket | 44-54 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Philip Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-54 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Sang Zheng snags the offensive board | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Trevor Mercer - foul #2 on Trevor Mercer, team foul #4 | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Gerald Moss can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 44-54 |
| 03:52 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it in | 44-56 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Gerald Moss - foul #2 on Gerald Moss, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (SF) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Emmitt Holt (SF), Gerald Woodie (C) Charles Frazier, Trevor Mercer, Frankie Bock | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-56 |
| 03:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie grabs the defensive rebound | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | David Brock's pass is intercepted by Sang Zheng | 44-56 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Sang Zheng jams it | 46-56 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Frazier (PG), Trevor Mercer (SF), Frankie Bock (C) Tim Kraker, Emmitt Holt, Gerald Woodie | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Denny (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Paul Vecchio (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Frazier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Brock (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Trevor Mercer (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Gerald Moss (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. C - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | David Brock knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 46-59 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Ray Thrower lays it up and in | 48-59 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock's pass is intercepted by Ray Thrower | 48-59 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Sang Zheng misses the lay-in | 48-59 |
| 01:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Trevor Mercer | 48-59 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Trevor Mercer misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 48-59 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Vecchio | 48-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:27 | Iowa | John Denny misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Frankie Bock - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #6 | 48-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Boris Zulauf (PG), Young Qian (SF), William Musson (PF), Desmond Tobin (C) Sang Zheng, Ray Thrower, Philip Jordan, Paul Vecchio | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tim Kraker (PG), Robert Connery (SG), Emmitt Holt (SF) Charles Frazier, David Brock, Trevor Mercer | |
| 01:27 | Iowa | John Denny makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | John Denny misses the 2nd free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the board | 49-59 |
| 01:00 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 49-59 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Frankie Bock is called for the reach on Boris Zulauf - foul #2 on Frankie Bock, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) John Denny | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Emmitt Holt | 49-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt is hacked by Jose Ponce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 49-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Woodie (C) Gerald Moss | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin blows the dunk | 49-61 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin tips it back up and in | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Emmitt Holt | 51-63 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 51-63 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt pulls down the rebound | 51-63 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Tim Kraker runs out the clock | 51-63 |