| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steve Ernsberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Calvin Engman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Leland (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche inbounds the ball | 39-38 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 39-38 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Michael Leland grabs the board | 39-38 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips is hacked by Steve Ernsberger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Steve Ernsberger, team foul #1 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (SG) Steve Ernsberger | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Shane Lamarche - foul #3 on Shane Lamarche, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (SF) Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski makes the 1st free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski misses the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Joe Zarate | 39-39 |
| 19:01 | Northwestern | David Smith's pass is intercepted by Jerrod Okuniewski | 39-39 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate grabs the board | 39-39 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Dave Fee can't connect on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Eddie Lapointe - foul #2 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #1 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Combs (PG), Brian Gray (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) David Smith, Calvin Engman, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Michael Browne (PF), Charles Gosnell (C) Eddie Lapointe, Robert Donovan, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Dave Fee makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 18:22 | Northwestern | Dave Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Dave Fee takes the ball from Michael Leland | 41-39 |
| 17:47 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz loses the ball out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 17:24 | Iowa | Michael Leland is denied on a layup by Isaac Schultz | 41-39 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson clanks a jumper from close range | 41-39 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Brian Gray pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Dave Fee can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Brian Gray can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Dave Fee pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Edwin Thompson - foul #1 on Edwin Thompson, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Christopher Combs, Brian Gray, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG), Eddie Lapointe (SG), Robert Donovan (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Edwin Thompson, Robert Evans, Michael Browne, Charles Gosnell | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (PG), Steve Ernsberger (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Smith, Dave Fee, Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Whited (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Steve Ernsberger (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Engman (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Leland (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 42-39 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 42-39 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski makes the driving attempt from the left block and the foul's on Joe Zarate - foul #1 on Joe Zarate, team foul #3 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (C) Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski makes the free throw | 42-42 |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | John Whited scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Steve Ernsberger | 45-42 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-42 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips tips it back up and in | 45-44 |
| 14:12 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Shane Lamarche | 47-44 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 47-46 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | John Whited misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jerrod Okuniewski - foul #3 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #3 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Andrew Stocking (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Calvin Engman, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Michael Browne (PF), Charles Gosnell (C) Reginald Phillips, Eddie Lapointe, Robert Donovan, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 49-46 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Robert Evans connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Edwin Thompson | 49-48 |
| 12:58 | Northwestern | John Whited drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Brian Gray | 51-48 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Robert Evans throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Combs (SG), Calvin Engman (PF), Joe Zarate (C) John Whited, Brian Gray, Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SF) Michael Leland | |
| 12:42 | Northwestern | David Smith is hacked by Robert Evans - foul #2 on Robert Evans, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Donovan (PF) Michael Browne | |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Charles Gosnell gets the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Christopher Combs is called for the reach on Robert Evans - foul #1 on Christopher Combs, team foul #4 | 51-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF) Andrew Stocking, Calvin Engman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG) Edwin Thompson | |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-48 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz pulls down the rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-48 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Donovan | 51-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Combs (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Isaac Schultz (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Lapointe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - Robert Donovan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Gosnell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | David Smith picks off the pass by Reginald Phillips in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Combs | 54-48 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Evans | 54-51 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Robert Donovan is called for the reach on Isaac Schultz - foul #1 on Robert Donovan, team foul #5 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Dave Fee (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Christopher Combs, Shane Lamarche, Isaac Schultz, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Michael Leland (SF), Michael Browne (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Eddie Lapointe, Robert Donovan, Charles Gosnell | |
| 10:58 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Steve Emmons hits the follow up shot | 56-51 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski tips it home | 56-53 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Dave Fee knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Steve Ernsberger | 58-53 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 58-53 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson tips it in | 58-55 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | David Smith comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Michael Browne - foul #1 on Michael Browne, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Isaac Schultz (C) Dave Fee, Brian Gray, Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG), Eddie Lapointe (SG), Robert Donovan (PF) Edwin Thompson, Robert Evans, Michael Browne | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Robert Donovan snags the defensive board | 59-55 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 59-55 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | David Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 59-55 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Michael Leland grabs the board | 59-55 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe makes the floater from the left side set up by Robert Donovan | 59-57 |
| 09:05 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger is called for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Combs (PG), John Whited (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF) David Smith, Steve Ernsberger, Andrew Stocking | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:42 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe hits a 3 from the right wing | 59-60 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Jerrod Okuniewski swats the short shot by Calvin Engman | 59-60 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski snags the defensive board | 59-60 |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-60 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Robert Donovan gets the offensive rebound | 59-60 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Michael Leland drills a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Reginald Phillips | 59-62 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Christopher Combs (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Whited (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Calvin Engman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Isaac Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Lapointe (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Michael Leland (tired) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:23 | Northwestern | John Whited clanks a 3 from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche can't tip it in | 59-62 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Donovan | 59-62 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 59-62 |
| 07:03 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche hits the finger roll on a great pass from Isaac Schultz and he's hacked by Michael Leland - foul #2 on Michael Leland, team foul #7 | 61-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dave Fee (PG), Steve Ernsberger (SG), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Christopher Combs, John Whited, Calvin Engman, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Michael Browne (PF), Charles Gosnell (C) Reginald Phillips, Eddie Lapointe, Robert Donovan, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche makes the free throw | 62-62 |
| 06:35 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson is fouled on the floor by Dave Fee - foul #2 on Dave Fee, team foul #5 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG) Shane Lamarche | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Brian Gray denies the turnaround by Michael Leland | 62-62 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Brian Gray gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-62 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Michael Leland is called for 10 seconds | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG) Michael Leland | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | David Smith is fouled on the floor by Reginald Phillips - foul #3 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #8 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking (SF), Calvin Engman (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Dave Fee, Brian Gray, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:45 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Charles Gosnell gets the rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Robert Evans hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side | 65-62 |
| 05:21 | Northwestern | David Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 65-62 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | David Smith is hacked by Reginald Phillips - foul #4 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #9 | 65-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (SG) Steve Ernsberger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Charles Gosnell | |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | David Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski comes up short on the floater in the paint | 67-62 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Stocking grabs the board | 67-62 |
| 04:38 | Northwestern | John Whited scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by David Smith | 70-62 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-65 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | Calvin Engman's pass is intercepted by Robert Evans | 70-65 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Smith - foul #1 on David Smith, team foul #6 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Christopher Combs (PG), Steve Ernsberger (SG), Shane Lamarche (SF), Brian Gray (PF), Joe Zarate (C) David Smith, John Whited, Andrew Stocking, Calvin Engman, Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe (SG), Michael Leland (SF), Robert Donovan (PF), Charles Gosnell (C) Edwin Thompson, Robert Evans, Michael Browne, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 70-66 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Christopher Combs (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steve Ernsberger (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Lamarche (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian Gray (fresh) 4 reb. C - Joe Zarate (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Reginald Phillips (tiring) 14 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Eddie Lapointe (tiring) 16 pts. SF - Michael Leland (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Donovan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Charles Gosnell (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Christopher Combs | 72-67 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Michael Leland hits a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Reginald Phillips and he's hacked by Brian Gray - foul #1 on Brian Gray, team foul #7 | 72-69 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Michael Leland makes the free throw | 72-70 |
| 02:42 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate makes the jumpshot from the left side set up by Brian Gray | 74-70 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe misses the easy layup but the foul's on Steve Ernsberger - foul #4 on Steve Ernsberger, team foul #8 | 74-70 |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Smith (PG), Dave Fee (SG), Isaac Schultz (PF) Christopher Combs, Steve Ernsberger, Brian Gray | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Charles Gosnell | |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe makes the 1st free throw | 74-71 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe makes the 2nd free throw | 74-72 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche is hacked by Michael Leland - foul #3 on Michael Leland, team foul #10 | 74-72 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche makes the 1st free throw | 75-72 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Shane Lamarche makes the 2nd free throw | 76-72 |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Dave Fee steps in front of the Eddie Lapointe pass in the backcourt | 76-72 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 76-72 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski gets the rebound | 76-72 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Isaac Schultz steps in front of the Jerrod Okuniewski pass | 76-72 |
| 01:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 76-72 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Ernsberger (SG), Calvin Engman (PF) Dave Fee, Isaac Schultz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (PG) Edwin Thompson | |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Joe Zarate misses badly on a runner from the right block | 76-72 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | David Smith is called for the reach on Reginald Phillips in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Smith, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 76-73 |
| 01:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Shane Lamarche | 76-73 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | David Smith knocks in the jumper from close range and he's hacked by Reginald Phillips - foul #5 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #11 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edwin Thompson (PG) Reginald Phillips | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | David Smith misses the free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:58 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Robert Donovan takes the ball from Steve Ernsberger | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Michael Leland is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Whited (SG), Dave Fee (SF), Isaac Schultz (PF) Steve Ernsberger, Shane Lamarche, Calvin Engman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Dave Fee is fouled on the floor by Michael Leland - foul #4 on Michael Leland, team foul #12 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Isaac Schultz, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Dave Fee misses the 1st free throw | 78-73 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Dave Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Eddie Lapointe buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 00:22 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Isaac Schultz (PF), Joe Zarate (C) Brian Gray, Steve Emmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Dave Fee is fouled in the backcourt by Edwin Thompson - foul #2 on Edwin Thompson, team foul #13 | 79-76 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Dave Fee makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Dave Fee makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson's pass is intercepted by David Smith | 81-76 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 81-76 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brian Gray (PF), Steve Emmons (C) Isaac Schultz, Joe Zarate | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Whited is hacked by Eddie Lapointe in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eddie Lapointe, team foul #14 | 81-76 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 1st free throw | 82-76 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | John Whited makes the 2nd free throw | 83-76 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Edwin Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 83-76 |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steve Emmons | 83-76 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Smith runs out the clock | 83-76 |