| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Rines (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | John Rines inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | John Rines comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 31-32 |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | John Rines hits the follow up shot | 31-34 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly loses the dribble to John Rines | 31-34 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | James Hawkins banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 31-36 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the lay-in | 31-36 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for traveling | 31-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (C) James Hawkins | |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Charles Dunn | 34-36 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | John Brown knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by John Rines - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Smith (PF), George Nelson (C) Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF) John Brown, Steven Mayer | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 35-39 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF) Wilbur Burnside, Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (C) Thomas Hunt | |
| 16:14 | Iowa | George Nelson loses the dribble to George Hutchcraft | 35-39 |
| 16:05 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the floater from the right wing | 35-39 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | John Rines pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Johnny Moberly - foul #3 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #2 | 35-39 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - George Nelson (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Dunn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Charles Dunn hits the finger roll | 37-41 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the jumper from the free throw line | 37-41 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the board | 37-41 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 37-41 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Marvin Brown scores on a floater in the lane | 39-41 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Freddy Morton gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Freddy Morton comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Marvin Brown steals the ball from Ed Kuklenski | 39-41 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Freddy Morton can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-41 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | George Nelson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #3 on James Hawkins, team foul #3 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Richard Smith (SF), Adam Steveson (C) Johnny Moberly, Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Darryl Daniels, Ed Kuklenski, John Rines, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 13:17 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 40-41 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | John Brown clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Richard Smith pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 41-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:57 | Northwestern | John Brown comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp can't tip it in | 41-41 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 41-41 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Brown misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Ronald Pyle - foul #2 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Richard Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-43 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Wilbur Burnside - foul #3 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #4 | 41-43 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 1st free throw | 41-44 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Malcolm Archer is called for the reach on Wilbur Burnside - foul #1 on Malcolm Archer, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Richard Smith (fresh) PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 21 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs is whistled for traveling | 41-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | John Brown is fouled on the floor by Michael Hibbs - foul #2 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| 10:55 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-47 |
| 10:41 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Ronald Pyle, Richard Smith, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), George Hutchcraft (PF) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | John Brown hits a jumper from the left wing set up by Ed Kuklenski | 41-49 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Steven Mayer is called for the reach on Wilbur Burnside - foul #2 on Steven Mayer, team foul #5 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Marvin Brown (SF) Wilbur Burnside, Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), John Rines (SF), James Hawkins (C) Ed Kuklenski, John Brown, Steven Mayer | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | George Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Malcolm Archer | 41-49 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses short on a driving attempt in the paint | 41-49 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly pulls down the rebound | 41-49 |
| 09:07 | Iowa | George Nelson is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on George Nelson, team foul #6 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Adam Steveson (C) Freddy Morton, Charles Dunn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft loses the ball out of bounds | 41-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Hibbs (PF) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Steven Mayer (PF) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft | |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Marvin Brown | 44-49 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Wilbur Burnside steals it from Malcolm Archer | 44-49 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Marvin Brown knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Johnny Moberly | 47-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 23 pts. SG - Malcolm Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rines (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | James Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 47-49 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Adam Steveson pulls down the rebound | 47-49 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Adam Steveson loses the dribble to Steven Mayer | 47-49 |
| 07:00 | Northwestern | John Brown buries a floater from just outside the lane | 47-51 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | James Hawkins is called for the reach on Adam Steveson - foul #4 on James Hawkins, team foul #6 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Richard Smith (SG), Charles Dunn (SF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Wilbur Burnside, Marvin Brown, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) Malcolm Archer, John Rines, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 06:32 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski gets the rebound | 47-51 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Michael Hibbs - foul #3 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #7 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG) John Brown | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | Richard Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Smith, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Freddy Morton - foul #2 on Freddy Morton, team foul #9 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (PF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | George Nelson pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 47-53 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the jumper from the free throw line | 47-55 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Freddy Morton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Steveson (C) Richard Smith | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 04:51 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 47-55 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | John Brown tips it in | 47-57 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a shot from the right block | 47-57 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp pulls down the rebound | 47-57 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brown | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on Freddy Morton - foul #1 on Leland Bopp, team foul #7 | 47-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Charles Dunn, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), George Hutchcraft (PF), James Hawkins (C) Leland Bopp, Steven Mayer, Thomas Hunt | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the floater from close range but he's hacked by Freddy Morton - foul #3 on Freddy Morton, team foul #10 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Richard Smith (SG) Freddy Morton, Wilbur Burnside | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft makes the 2nd free throw | 49-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Smith (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Hibbs (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Adam Steveson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 27 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Michael Hibbs misses short on a turnaround from the right block | 49-61 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft pulls down the rebound | 49-61 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Johnny Moberly is called for the reach on Ed Kuklenski - foul #4 on Johnny Moberly, team foul #11 | 49-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Freddy Morton (SG), George Nelson (PF), Charles Dunn (C) Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, Michael Hibbs, Adam Steveson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 2nd free throw | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:53 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-63 |
| 02:51 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | John Brown connects on the driving attempt from close range on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 49-65 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Charles Dunn misses badly on a shot in the paint but the foul's on James Hawkins - foul #5 on James Hawkins, team foul #8 | 49-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Steven Mayer (PF), Thomas Hunt (C) John Brown, Ed Kuklenski, John Rines, George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 50-65 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Charles Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Charles Dunn is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Charles Dunn, team foul #12 | 51-65 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 51-66 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Richard Smith is hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #9 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Ed Kuklenski (SG), John Rines (SF) Darryl Daniels, Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp | |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Richard Smith makes the 1st free throw | 52-67 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Richard Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-67 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | John Brown misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 53-67 |
| 01:09 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the follow up shot | 53-69 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Charles Dunn scores on a jump hook from the left block | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Brown blows the layup but the foul's on Ronald Pyle - foul #3 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #13 | 55-69 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 1st free throw | 55-70 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 55-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-71 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 55-71 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 55-71 |