| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Perry (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Dan Calles (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 33-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the fadeaway in the paint | 33-28 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the rebound | 33-28 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Edward Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-28 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Dan Calles snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Dan Calles double dribbles | 33-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Ante Zender (PF), Alvin Campbell (C) Edward Allen, Matthew Rico, Todd Brunner | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Ante Zender can't connect on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Mathew Warren - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #1 | 33-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Rico (PF) Alvin Campbell | |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Perry | 33-28 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Alex Martell makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Arthur Arnold | 36-28 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 36-30 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-30 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Alex Martell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Ante Zender grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Alex Martell | 36-30 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Dan Calles | 39-30 |
| 15:50 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Dan Calles | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold loses the dribble to Thomas Simpson | 39-30 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard double dribbles | 39-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Dewitt (PG), Michael Huynh (SG) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Edward Allen (SG), Alvin Campbell (PF), Todd Brunner (C) Thomas Simpson, Richard Bernhard, Matthew Rico, Ante Zender | |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Robert Whitman takes the ball from Mathew Warren | 39-30 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Dan Calles - foul #1 on Dan Calles, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Michael Morgan (PF) Robert Whitman, Alvin Campbell | |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | William Perry can't connect on a shot from the left block | 39-32 |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner pulls down the rebound | 39-32 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Simpson | 39-35 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Mathew Warren buries a shot from the right wing set up by Dan Calles | 41-35 |
| 13:08 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 13:07 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the tip | 41-35 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Dan Calles is blocked by Todd Brunner | 41-35 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Mathew Warren hits the follow up shot | 43-35 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Dan Calles denies the turnaround by Michael Morgan | 43-35 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Mathew Warren snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | William Perry makes the jump hook in the paint | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Dewitt (fairly fresh) SG - Michael Huynh (fairly fresh) SF - Mathew Warren (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Perry (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Dan Calles (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-35 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | William Perry is wide open but clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 45-35 |
| 11:05 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Joseph Dewitt takes the ball from Thomas Simpson in the backcourt | 45-35 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Dan Calles connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 47-35 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the offensive board | 47-35 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Joseph Dewitt is called for the reach on Thomas Simpson - foul #1 on Joseph Dewitt, team foul #3 | 47-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Alex Martell (SG), Geoffrey Parker (PF), Tom Jones (C) Joseph Dewitt, Mathew Warren, William Perry, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Matthew Rico (PF), Ante Zender (C) Thomas Simpson, Michael Morgan, Todd Brunner | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Edward Allen knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Ante Zender | 47-37 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 47-37 |
| 09:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Ante Zender | 47-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 08:50 | Northwestern | Edward Allen comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 47-37 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the board | 47-37 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker loses the ball out of bounds | 47-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG), Todd Brunner (C) Edward Allen, Ante Zender | |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Geoffrey Parker - foul #1 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #4 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ante Zender (C) Todd Brunner | |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 2nd free throw | 47-37 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Tom Jones | 47-37 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-37 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 07:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Huynh | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Huynh (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Ante Zender (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker drills a jump hook from close range set up by Michael Huynh | 49-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Ante Zender misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 49-37 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker snags the defensive board | 49-37 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 49-37 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Tom Jones gets the offensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Ante Zender takes the ball from Tom Jones | 49-37 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Warren (SF), William Perry (PF), Dan Calles (C) Michael Huynh, Geoffrey Parker, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Todd Brunner (C) Richard Bernhard, Ante Zender | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Thomas Simpson | 49-40 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Dan Calles is fouled on the floor by Edward Allen - foul #2 on Edward Allen, team foul #1 | 49-40 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the lay-in | 49-40 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Todd Brunner | 49-40 |
| 04:52 | Northwestern | William Perry is called for the reach on Edward Allen - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #5 | 49-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Dewitt (PG), Michael Huynh (SG) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG) Thomas Simpson | |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | William Perry blocks the short jumper by Matthew Rico | 49-40 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner tips it back up and in | 49-42 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses long on a jumper from the left block | 49-42 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Mathew Warren snags the offensive board | 49-42 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the contested driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from William Perry | 51-42 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen comes up short on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Michael Huynh - foul #2 on Michael Huynh, team foul #6 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Alex Martell (SG) Joseph Dewitt, Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Simpson (PG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 51-43 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | William Perry makes the wide open runner from the baseline set up by Alex Martell | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Rico (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Brunner (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | Edward Allen slams it home | 53-46 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | William Perry loses the dribble to Matthew Rico | 53-46 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Mathew Warren - foul #3 on Mathew Warren, team foul #7 | 53-46 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico makes the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:06 | Iowa | William Perry can't finish the layup | 53-48 |
| 02:05 | Northwestern | Edward Allen grabs the board | 53-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico comes up short on the jump hook in the lane | 53-48 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Dan Calles pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Mathew Warren | 55-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Alex Martell is called for the reach on Edward Allen - foul #3 on Alex Martell, team foul #8 | 55-48 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 55-49 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 55-50 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Northwestern | Edward Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 58-50 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold pulls down the rebound | 58-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Thomas Simpson is called for the reach on Arthur Arnold in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Simpson, team foul #2 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tom Jones (C) Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Alex Martell is fouled on the floor by Edward Allen - foul #3 on Edward Allen, team foul #3 | 58-50 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Alex Martell is fouled on the floor by Miroslav Koski - foul #4 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #4 | 58-50 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Matthew Rico is called for the reach on Alex Martell - foul #3 on Matthew Rico, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | William Perry is fouled on the floor by Matthew Rico - foul #4 on Matthew Rico, team foul #6 | 58-50 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Alex Martell is fouled on the floor by Edward Allen - foul #4 on Edward Allen, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Alex Martell makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Matthew Rico gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Tom Jones snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Tom Jones is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Allen - foul #5 on Edward Allen, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Edward Allen | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Alex Martell takes the ball from Thomas Simpson in the backcourt | 59-50 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Alex Martell | 61-50 |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold runs out the clock | 61-50 |