| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Robert Peters comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-43 |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski gets the rebound | 27-43 |
| 19:38 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 27-46 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Filip Mrozinski is called for the reach on Mathew Warren - foul #2 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 27-46 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses the jump hook in the lane | 27-46 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker tips it home | 29-46 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan knocks in the shot from close range on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 29-48 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Robert Peters hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-48 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard loses the ball out of bounds | 29-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), Harold Barnes (SF) Robert Peters, David Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Harold Barnes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Eric Bloom (PF), Elbert Oliver (C) Shane Garrison, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) James Homes | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-48 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky snags the defensive board | 29-48 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Phillip Marker - foul #1 on Phillip Marker, team foul #2 | 29-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses the 1st free throw | 29-48 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-48 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-48 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-48 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza drills a floater from the free throw line | 32-50 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Umi Sow's pass is intercepted by Jarek Zanders in the backcourt | 32-50 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-50 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski tips it home | 32-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Umi Sow misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-52 |
| 16:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Bloom | 32-52 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Harold Barnes knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-52 |
| 16:17 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-55 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Umi Sow | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Umi Sow (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eric Bloom (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Elbert Oliver (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Umi Sow steps in front of the Guadalupe Espinoza pass | 37-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Umi Sow makes the jumpshot from the right wing and he's fouled by Jarek Zanders - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #3 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Jonathan Polasky, Harold Barnes, Eric Bloom, Elbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Stephen Starks, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Umi Sow makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Parker | 40-55 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Umi Sow misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Morgan - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #4 | 40-55 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Umi Sow makes the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Umi Sow misses the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | James Homes gets the rebound | 41-55 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan is fouled on the floor by Geoffrey Parker - foul #3 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #1 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG) Umi Sow | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #5 | 41-55 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker can't tip it in | 41-55 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Filip Mrozinski | 41-55 |
| 13:38 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 41-55 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Mathew Warren pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Mathew Warren comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (SG) Gerald Schacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 12:46 | Northwestern | James Homes connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jarek Zanders | 42-57 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker clanks a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on James Homes - foul #3 on James Homes, team foul #7 | 42-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SF), Eric Bloom (PF) David Johnson, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF) Robert Whitman | |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 43-57 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski scores on a shot in the paint | 43-59 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Eric Bloom can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Filip Mrozinski - foul #4 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #8 | 43-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Barnes (SF), Mathew Warren (PF) Robert Peters, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Eric Bloom makes the 1st free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Eric Bloom misses the 2nd free throw | 44-59 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 44-59 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG) Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gerald Schacher (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Eric Bloom (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 13 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Richard Bernhard steps in front of the Shane Garrison pass in the backcourt | 44-59 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard lays it in | 44-61 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Shane Garrison is hacked by Guadalupe Espinoza in the backcourt - foul #1 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #9 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Warren (PF) Eric Bloom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 44-61 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 44-61 |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Starks and he's hacked by Mathew Warren - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #2 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG) Shane Garrison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky is hacked by Stephen Starks - foul #1 on Stephen Starks, team foul #10 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Stephen Starks | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 44-64 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Harold Barnes - foul #2 on Harold Barnes, team foul #3 | 44-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), David Johnson (SF), Elbert Oliver (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Robert Peters, Jonathan Polasky, Mathew Warren, Harold Barnes | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (PG) Guadalupe Espinoza | |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 44-64 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the offensive board | 44-64 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Richard Bernhard | 44-67 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Umi Sow double dribbles in the backcourt | 44-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Bloom (PF) Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-67 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Eric Bloom snags the defensive board | 44-67 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver banks in the layup | 46-67 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 46-67 |
| 09:49 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher gets the rebound | 46-67 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-67 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard snags the defensive board | 46-67 |
| 09:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard loses the ball out of bounds | 46-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Umi Sow, Gerald Schacher, David Johnson, Eric Bloom, Elbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Gary Tafoya (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF) Jarek Zanders, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Michael Morgan | |
| 08:59 | Iowa | James Homes steals the ball from Geoffrey Parker | 46-67 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 46-67 |
| 08:51 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the offensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Mathew Warren steps in front of the Phillip Marker pass | 46-67 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky is fouled in the backcourt by James Homes - foul #4 on James Homes, team foul #11 | 46-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG) Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Oleg Makowski | |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses the 1st free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses the 2nd free throw | 46-67 |
| 08:36 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 46-67 |
| 08:30 | Northwestern | Robert Peters picks off the pass by Guadalupe Espinoza | 46-67 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Harold Barnes banks in the layup set up by Robert Peters | 48-67 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-67 |
| 08:07 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker hits the follow up shot | 48-69 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky's pass is intercepted by Gary Tafoya | 48-69 |
| 07:32 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a floater from the right side | 48-69 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Parker | 48-69 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Robert Peters is fouled in the backcourt by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #2 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #12 | 48-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Eric Bloom (C) Jonathan Polasky, Shane Garrison, Harold Barnes, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Gary Tafoya, Stephen Starks, Phillip Marker, Michael Morgan | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Robert Peters makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-69 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski is whistled for a carry | 49-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG), Elbert Oliver (C) Robert Peters, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF) Jarek Zanders | |
| 06:45 | Iowa | David Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #13 | 49-69 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | David Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | David Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-69 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 49-69 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #14 | 49-69 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Richard Bernhard takes the ball from Gerald Schacher in the backcourt | 49-69 |
| 06:26 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard slams it home | 49-71 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-71 |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the offensive board | 49-71 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Umi Sow throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF), Mathew Warren (PF) Gerald Schacher, David Johnson, Elbert Oliver | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SF), Stephen Starks (C) Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | Eric Bloom denies the turnaround by James Homes | 49-71 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky pulls down the rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | James Homes steps in front of the Eric Bloom pass in the backcourt | 49-71 |
| 05:38 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard blows the layup | 49-71 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 49-71 |
| 05:15 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is called for traveling | 49-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), Harold Barnes (C) Umi Sow, Eric Bloom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Filip Mrozinski is blocked by Mathew Warren | 49-71 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski hits the follow up shot | 49-73 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is hacked by Jarek Zanders - foul #3 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #15 | 49-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Bloom (C) Robert Peters | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Phillip Marker (PF), Oleg Makowski (C) Stephen Starks, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the 1st free throw | 49-73 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 50-73 |
| 04:25 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 50-76 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the wide open runner in the paint | 50-76 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the board | 50-76 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza's floater is knocked away by Mathew Warren | 50-76 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Harold Barnes snags the defensive board | 50-76 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Phillip Marker is called for the reach on Mathew Warren - foul #2 on Phillip Marker, team foul #16 | 50-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Elbert Oliver (C) Jonathan Polasky, Eric Bloom | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (SF) Jarek Zanders | |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 51-76 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 52-76 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-76 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mathew Warren | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Harold Barnes can't connect on a jumper in the paint | 52-76 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 52-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-76 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Tafoya | 52-76 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Umi Sow (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shane Garrison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. C - Elbert Oliver (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Tafoya (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. PF - Phillip Marker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Oleg Makowski (tiring) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 52-76 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Shane Garrison grabs the board | 52-76 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-76 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Umi Sow pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-76 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Shane Garrison connects on the shot from the right side | 54-76 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 54-76 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Mathew Warren gets the rebound | 54-76 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Mathew Warren clanks a fadeaway in the paint | 54-76 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the board | 54-76 |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Tafoya | 54-79 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the wide open jumper from the left block | 54-79 |
| 02:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Stephen Starks | 54-79 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 54-79 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 54-79 |
| 01:56 | Iowa | Oleg Makowski blocks the jumper by Mathew Warren | 54-79 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Mathew Warren tips it but misses | 54-79 |
| 01:53 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 54-79 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Elbert Oliver steals it from Oleg Makowski | 54-79 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Umi Sow misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 54-79 |
| 01:25 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza snags the defensive board | 54-79 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski's fadeaway is rejected by Mathew Warren | 54-79 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Harold Barnes pulls down the rebound | 54-79 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Harold Barnes knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Umi Sow | 56-79 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-81 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Shane Garrison clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-81 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker snags the defensive board | 56-81 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 56-83 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Phillip Marker - foul #3 on Phillip Marker, team foul #17 | 56-83 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), Eric Bloom (PF) Umi Sow, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Gary Tafoya | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Shane Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 57-83 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the 2nd free throw | 57-83 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the offensive rebound | 57-83 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | The jump hook by Elbert Oliver is blocked by Phillip Marker | 57-83 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the board | 57-83 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza runs out the clock | 57-83 |