| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kincade (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raul Martinez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Drury (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. C - William Lamanna (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger inbounds the ball | 42-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Rick Drury picks off the pass by Ray Richardson | 42-25 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | George Kincade steals it from Mitchell Burnett | 42-25 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 42-25 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the rebound | 42-25 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 3 from straight away | 42-25 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | William Lamanna grabs the offensive board | 42-25 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond clanks a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by George Kincade - foul #2 on George Kincade, team foul #1 | 42-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Rick Drury, William Lamanna | |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 1st free throw | 42-26 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond makes the 2nd free throw | 42-27 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Ray Richardson loses the dribble to Robert Delany | 42-27 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 42-27 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond tips it in | 42-29 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | George Kincade can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Robert Delany - foul #2 on Robert Delany, team foul #1 | 42-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), Andrew Todd (C) Ray Richardson, Michael Conger, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Rick Drury (SF) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Bond | |
| 18:04 | Iowa | George Kincade makes the 1st free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:04 | Iowa | George Kincade misses the 2nd free throw | 43-29 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Rick Drury gets the rebound | 43-29 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Leonard Walker | 43-31 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Floyd Stone is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 43-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Robert Delany comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-31 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Raul Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 43-31 |
| 17:15 | Iowa | John Basnight is hacked by Leonard Walker - foul #2 on Leonard Walker, team foul #2 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (SF) Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Jamie Umana, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| 16:59 | Iowa | John Basnight misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 43-31 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't tip it in | 43-31 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | William Lamanna grabs the board | 43-31 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Raul Martinez swats the shot by Leonard Walker | 43-31 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raul Martinez | 43-31 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Andrew Irons hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Walker - foul #3 on Leonard Walker, team foul #3 | 43-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Joseph Walker (SF), George Kincade (PF) John Basnight, Andrew Todd, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Leonard Walker, Rick Drury | |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 2nd free throw | 43-31 |
| 16:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to William Lamanna | 43-31 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | William Lamanna knocks in the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Jamie Umana | 43-33 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Andrew Irons travels with the ball | 43-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond banks in the layup on a great pass from Jamie Umana | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raul Martinez (fairly fresh) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - William Lamanna (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Iowa | Ray Richardson is hacked by Mitchell Burnett in the backcourt - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #4 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Raul Martinez is hacked by William Lamanna - foul #2 on William Lamanna, team foul #5 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Rick Drury (SF), Robert Delany (C) Jamie Umana, Mitchell Burnett, William Lamanna | |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Leonard Walker - foul #4 on Leonard Walker, team foul #6 | 43-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG) Leonard Walker | |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant connects on the open floater from the left side set up by Joseph Causey | 45-37 |
| 14:40 | Iowa | Ray Richardson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG), Michael Conger (SF) Joseph Walker, Ray Richardson, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| 14:21 | Northwestern | Rick Drury splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 45-37 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Irons | 45-37 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Andrew Irons drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Basnight | 47-37 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana loses the ball out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (PG), Floyd Stone (SF), George Kincade (PF) John Basnight, Andrew Todd, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-37 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from George Kincade | 53-40 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 53-40 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Michael Conger snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Andrew Irons connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Walker | 56-40 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the easy layup | 56-40 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Michael Conger snags the defensive board | 56-40 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by William Lamanna in the backcourt - foul #3 on William Lamanna, team foul #7 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Raul Martinez (C) Joseph Walker, Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Bond (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 56-40 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 56-40 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 56-40 |
| 11:49 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the offensive board | 56-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Raul Martinez (tiring) 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (tiring) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Rick Drury (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bond (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Delany (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana drills a jumper from the right wing | 56-42 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Ray Richardson can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it in | 58-42 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Rick Drury evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 58-45 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 58-45 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Ray Richardson grabs the offensive rebound | 58-45 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses short on an open 3 pointer from straight away | 58-45 |
| 10:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the board | 58-45 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Rick Drury evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-47 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Gerald Bryant in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Michael Conger, George Kincade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Joseph Causey (PF), William Lamanna (C) Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Robert Delany | |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Rick Drury banks in the layup over the doubleteam on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett and he's hacked by Andrew Todd - foul #2 on Andrew Todd, team foul #2 | 60-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF) Andrew Irons, Ray Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Andrew Todd is hacked by Joseph Causey - foul #3 on Joseph Causey, team foul #9 | 60-50 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Andrew Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 62-50 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Andrew Todd steals it from William Lamanna | 62-50 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Rick Drury steps in front of the Joseph Walker pass in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is denied on a layup by Raul Martinez | 62-50 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Raul Martinez pulls down the rebound | 62-50 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is open but comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 62-50 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the defensive board | 62-50 |
| 09:00 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the runner in the paint on a nice dish by Mitchell Burnett | 62-52 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Joseph Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-52 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 62-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Michael Conger (C) John Basnight, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF), Robert Delany (C) Joseph Causey, William Lamanna | |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Ray Richardson steals it from Jamie Umana | 62-52 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jamie Umana, team foul #10 | 62-52 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Joseph Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-52 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Rick Drury splits the doubleteam and buries a floater from just outside the lane | 64-54 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Andrew Todd misses the dunk | 64-54 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Michael Conger pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses badly on a floater from the right side | 64-54 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Rick Drury pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #11 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Kincade (PF) Andrew Todd | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF) Jamie Umana, Rick Drury | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Gerald Bryant picks off the pass by Ray Richardson in the backcourt | 64-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Floyd Stone (fresh) 3 ast. PF - George Kincade (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Conger (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mitchell Burnett (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Gerald Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Delany (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is hacked by Michael Conger - foul #1 on Michael Conger, team foul #3 | 64-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Floyd Stone | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (C) Robert Delany | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 64-54 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | George Kincade pulls down the rebound | 64-54 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the floater from the left side set up by Michael Conger | 66-54 |
| 06:28 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is called for traveling | 66-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Basnight (SG), Raul Martinez (C) Ray Richardson, Joseph Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), William Lamanna (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Bond | |
| 06:16 | Iowa | John Basnight is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bryant - foul #5 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #12 | 66-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Floyd Stone (SF) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF) Gerald Bryant | |
| 06:16 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the 1st free throw | 67-54 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the 2nd free throw | 68-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 68-54 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses the tip | 68-54 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Raul Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 68-54 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | John Basnight travels with the ball | 68-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Todd (PF) George Kincade | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (PF) Joseph Causey | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Rick Drury clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 68-54 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Floyd Stone snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-54 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker snags the defensive board | 68-54 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the easy layup | 68-54 |
| 05:00 | Northwestern | William Lamanna can't tip it in | 68-54 |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury tips it back up and in | 68-56 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jamie Umana, team foul #13 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Richardson (SG), Joseph Walker (SF), George Kincade (PF), Michael Conger (C) John Basnight, Floyd Stone, Andrew Todd, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Robert Delany | |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Andrew Irons makes the 2nd free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Rick Drury shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #4 | 69-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Andrew Irons | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) William Lamanna | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Ray Richardson is hacked by Jamie Umana in the backcourt - foul #5 on Jamie Umana, team foul #14 | 69-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses the 1st free throw | 69-57 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | Ray Richardson makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 04:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Walker picks off the pass by Leonard Walker in the backcourt | 70-57 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Michael Conger is wide open but clanks a fadeaway from close range | 70-57 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Michael Conger hits the follow up shot | 72-57 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #5 | 72-57 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 1st free throw | 72-58 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Ray Richardson is hacked by Mitchell Burnett in the backcourt - foul #5 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #15 | 72-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Card (PG), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Joseph Causey | |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Ray Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Ray Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 73-59 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Robert Delany grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 73-59 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Raul Martinez grabs the defensive rebound | 73-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Joseph Walker hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 pointer from the left corner | 73-59 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Delany | 73-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 18 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Ray Richardson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Conger (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Kincade (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Raul Martinez (tired) 10 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ernest Card (fresh) SG - Leonard Walker (tiring) 3 pts. 5 ast. 4 pf. SF - Rick Drury (tired) 19 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Robert Delany (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Rick Drury | 73-61 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Ray Richardson comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 73-61 |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond pulls down the rebound | 73-61 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-61 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:39 | Iowa | George Kincade hits the front of the rim on the wide open turnaround near the basket | 73-61 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it but misses | 73-61 |
| 02:36 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the board | 73-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 73-64 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Ray Richardson | 75-64 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Card misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Walker - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #6 | 75-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), John Basnight (SG), Floyd Stone (SF), Andrew Todd (PF) Joseph Walker, Ray Richardson, George Kincade, Raul Martinez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Card makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Ernest Card misses the 2nd free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Andrew Todd gets the rebound | 75-65 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | John Basnight is hacked by Rick Drury in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rick Drury, team foul #16 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Marsh (SG), William Lamanna (C) Ernest Card, Robert Delany | |
| 02:03 | Iowa | John Basnight misses the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | John Basnight makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| 01:46 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 76-65 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to John Marsh | 76-65 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Michael Conger steps in front of the Rick Drury pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 76-65 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by William Lamanna - foul #4 on William Lamanna, team foul #17 | 76-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Card (PG), Robert Delany (C) John Marsh, William Lamanna | |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 1st free throw | 77-65 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 78-65 |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Rick Drury comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 78-65 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | John Basnight gets the rebound | 78-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Floyd Stone misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ernest Card - foul #1 on Ernest Card, team foul #18 | 78-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (C) Michael Conger | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Floyd Stone makes the 1st free throw | 79-65 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Floyd Stone makes the 2nd free throw | 80-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the floater from the left side set up by Ernest Card | 80-67 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons runs out the clock | 80-67 |