| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 3 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 4 pts. PF - John Britton (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins inbounds the ball | 31-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | William Manz misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-24 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | George Santibanez clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 19:20 | Northwestern | William Manz gets the rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | William Manz misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-24 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | John Britton grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses the 3 from the left wing | 31-24 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the offensive board | 31-24 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | William Manz steals the ball from John Britton | 31-24 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | William Manz throws it down | 33-24 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Aaron Wade blocks the jumper by Brian Lovern | 33-24 |
| 18:08 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber grabs the board | 33-24 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Jeffery Evans is called for the reach on Aaron Wade - foul #3 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| 17:17 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by James Quon | 36-24 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-24 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 36-24 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Quon misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-24 |
| 16:36 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 38-24 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Francis Causey | 38-27 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | William Manz clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 38-27 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | John Barnes gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) C - John Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 15:27 | Iowa | John Spriggs is hacked by James Quon - foul #2 on James Quon, team foul #1 | 38-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Ronnie Graney (C) James Quon, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Samuel Wright steals the ball from Brian Lovern | 38-27 |
| 15:06 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits the finger roll | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 14:40 | Iowa | George Santibanez can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-27 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 40-27 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 40-27 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | John Britton gets the rebound | 40-27 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | George Santibanez is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on George Santibanez, team foul #2 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (SG) Samuel Coleman | |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright double dribbles | 40-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) Samuel Wright | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from John Britton | 40-29 |
| 12:50 | Northwestern | Brian Lovern blocks the short jumper by Aaron Wade | 40-29 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 12:25 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade knocks in the floater in the paint | 42-29 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by George Santibanez | 42-31 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Tomas Morse - foul #2 on Tomas Morse, team foul #3 | 42-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 43-31 |
| 11:39 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 4 ast. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Coleman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) C - John Barnes (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses the 3 from the right wing | 44-31 |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the board | 44-31 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | James Quon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Bill Jenkins | 47-31 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 47-31 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade snags the defensive board | 47-31 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Samuel Coleman | 47-31 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Samuel Coleman | 47-33 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is denied on a layup by Ray Kendzierski | 47-33 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Francis Causey | 47-33 |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Francis Causey comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 47-33 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade grabs the board | 47-33 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | William Manz scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Quon | 50-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Bill Jenkins blocks the jumper by John Barnes | 50-33 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Francis Causey tips it home | 50-35 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the lay-in | 50-35 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-35 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 50-35 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | Francis Causey hits the follow up shot | 50-37 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses short on a jumper from the right side | 50-37 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Samuel Coleman | 50-37 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Francis Causey makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Manz (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Aaron Wade (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Samuel Coleman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ray Kendzierski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - John Barnes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:10 | Northwestern | William Manz clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-40 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade tips it in | 52-40 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski travels with the ball | 52-40 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Samuel Wright (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Ronnie Graney (C) James Quon, William Manz, Bill Jenkins, Aaron Wade, Carlos Weber | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Santibanez (PG), Tomas Morse (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John Britton (PF), Jeffery Evans (C) John Spriggs, Samuel Coleman, Francis Causey, Ray Kendzierski, John Barnes | |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Marc Breslawski | 55-40 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Brian Lovern makes the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jeffery Evans | 55-42 |
| 05:52 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-42 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it home | 57-42 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | George Santibanez knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by John Britton | 57-45 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright buries a floater from the right wing | 59-45 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Earl Mitchem is called for the reach on John Britton - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #2 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Aaron Wade (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 04:51 | Iowa | Brian Lovern knocks in the jumper from the left block set up by George Santibanez | 59-47 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | John Britton is called for the reach on Samuel Wright - foul #1 on John Britton, team foul #4 | 59-47 |
| 04:27 | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski makes the floater from the left side set up by Aaron Wade | 61-47 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is fouled on the floor by Marc Breslawski - foul #1 on Marc Breslawski, team foul #3 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Manz (SG), Carlos Weber (C) Marc Breslawski, Ronnie Graney | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:46 | Iowa | George Santibanez misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-47 |
| 03:44 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the defensive rebound | 61-47 |
| 03:40 | Northwestern | Samuel Wright misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-47 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans gets the rebound | 61-47 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Samuel Wright (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) PF - Aaron Wade (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Santibanez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Britton (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jeffery Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Jeffery Evans is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jeffery Evans, team foul #5 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Bill Jenkins (SF) Samuel Wright, Earl Mitchem | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Samuel Coleman (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Ray Kendzierski (PF), John Barnes (C) George Santibanez, Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, John Britton, Jeffery Evans | |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ray Kendzierski - foul #2 on Ray Kendzierski, team foul #6 | 61-47 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 62-47 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Aaron Wade | 62-47 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Samuel Coleman - foul #1 on Samuel Coleman, team foul #7 | 62-47 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Barnes | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:21 | Iowa | John Barnes misses long on a runner from the left block | 63-47 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade grabs the defensive rebound | 63-47 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 63-47 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Aaron Wade tips it in | 65-47 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | John Barnes's floater is tipped away by Aaron Wade | 65-47 |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski misses the tip | 65-47 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | William Manz snags the defensive board | 65-47 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | James Quon throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 65-47 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-49 |
| 01:01 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Bill Jenkins is denied by John Barnes | 65-49 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman grabs the defensive rebound | 65-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski misses badly on a shot from the right block but he's hacked by Aaron Wade - foul #2 on Aaron Wade, team foul #4 | 65-49 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski makes the 1st free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Ray Kendzierski misses the 2nd free throw | 65-50 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber snags the defensive board | 65-50 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Samuel Coleman steps in front of the William Manz pass | 65-50 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Samuel Coleman lays it up and in | 65-52 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Quon runs out the clock | 65-52 |