| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) SG - William Alley (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Wertz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Livengood (fresh) C - Virgil Brooks (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fresh) 7 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Orville Lange inbounds the ball | 18-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Northwestern | Orville Lange double dribbles | 18-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Chuck Moore (SG), Chas Reimann (PF), Timothy Williams (C) Sean Burton, Orville Lange, Terry Fleming | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Pedro Arias's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 18-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Jeffery Brannen, Chas Reimann | |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | William Alley is called for the reach on Chuck Moore - foul #2 on William Alley, team foul #1 | 18-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) Chuck Moore, Orville Lange | |
| 18:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-33 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks snags the defensive board | 18-33 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks scores on a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Pedro Arias and he's fouled by Timothy Williams - foul #1 on Timothy Williams, team foul #1 | 20-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Chuck Moore (SG), Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Sean Burton, Chas Reimann, Timothy Williams | |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks makes the free throw | 21-33 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | James Blair comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 21-33 |
| 18:11 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks gets the rebound | 21-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:54 | Iowa | James Blair denies the turnaround by Virgil Brooks | 21-33 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Blair | 21-33 |
| 17:31 | Northwestern | Chuck Moore can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 21-33 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming tips it back up and in | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 21-35 |
| 17:14 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming gets the rebound | 21-35 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | James Blair lays it up and in on a nice dish by Charles Foster | 21-37 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Michael Livengood slams it home | 23-37 |
| 16:06 | Northwestern | Virgil Brooks denies the turnaround by Terry Fleming | 23-37 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Michael Livengood grabs the board | 23-37 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Pedro Arias clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-37 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 23-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Thomas Wertz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Livengood (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Virgil Brooks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Charles Foster (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Chuck Moore (fresh) SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | James Blair's fadeaway is rejected by Michael Livengood | 23-37 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks pulls down the rebound | 23-37 |
| 15:03 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz buries a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Pedro Arias | 25-37 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Charles Foster buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-39 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Thomas Wertz | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Sean Burton (SG), Eugene Pfeiffer (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Charles Foster, Chuck Moore, Orville Lange, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 13:51 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Timothy Williams, team foul #2 | 25-39 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Michael Livengood makes the jump hook from the right block | 27-39 |
| 13:06 | Northwestern | Michael Livengood denies the turnaround by Eugene Pfeiffer | 27-39 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen snags the offensive board | 27-39 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Virgil Brooks - foul #3 on Virgil Brooks, team foul #2 | 27-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Michael Livengood, Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Eugene Pfeiffer | |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the 1st free throw | 27-39 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Thomas Combs misses the 2nd free throw | 27-39 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards gets the rebound | 27-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:31 | Iowa | William Fredericksen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 27-39 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Brian Canfield tips it back up and in | 29-39 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Fredericksen | 29-39 |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Brian Canfield makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Leonard Edwards | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) SG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Sean Burton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Sean Burton drills a jumpshot from the left side | 31-41 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Michael Noack is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Brannen - foul #1 on Jeffery Brannen, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer (SG), Chas Reimann (PF) Jeffery Brannen, Thomas Combs | |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the dunk but he's hacked by Sean Burton - foul #1 on Sean Burton, team foul #4 | 31-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Fleming (C) Chas Reimann | |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Michael Livengood misses the 2nd free throw | 31-41 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams pulls down the rebound | 31-41 |
| 10:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:59 | Iowa | Timothy Williams steals it from Michael Livengood | 31-44 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Sean Burton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming hits the follow up shot | 31-46 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Terry Fleming swats the layup by Michael Livengood | 31-46 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 31-46 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | Sean Burton is hacked by Pedro Arias - foul #1 on Pedro Arias, team foul #3 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Chas Reimann (PF) James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Sean Burton buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 31-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Timothy Williams blocks the short jumper by Michael Livengood | 31-49 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Eugene Pfeiffer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-49 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Alley - foul #3 on William Alley, team foul #4 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Michael Livengood | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Orville Lange (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Timothy Williams | |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the 1st free throw | 31-50 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann misses the 2nd free throw | 31-50 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Eugene Pfeiffer is called for the reach on William Alley - foul #4 on Eugene Pfeiffer, team foul #5 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Thomas Wertz, Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Blair (SF) Orville Lange | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | William Alley buries a fadeaway from the right block | 33-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Pedro Arias (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Alley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Sean Burton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - James Blair (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chas Reimann (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Terry Fleming (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Northwestern | James Blair's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG) Pedro Arias, William Alley | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Terry Fleming | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Timothy Williams steals the ball from William Fredericksen | 33-50 |
| 06:29 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 33-50 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Brian Canfield pulls down the rebound | 33-50 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards is hacked by Timothy Williams - foul #3 on Timothy Williams, team foul #6 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (SG), Thomas Wertz (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) William Fredericksen, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Sean Burton (PG), James Blair (SF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams | |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG) Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Sean Burton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-50 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | James Blair picks off the pass by William Alley | 33-50 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | James Blair slams it home | 33-52 |
| 05:28 | Iowa | Thomas Wertz misses long on a shot from the left side | 33-52 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 05:07 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-54 |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Pedro Arias buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by William Alley | 36-54 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Chas Reimann makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Sean Burton | 36-56 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Pedro Arias loses the ball out of bounds | 36-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (PG), William Fredericksen (SG), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Pedro Arias, William Alley, Michael Livengood, Virgil Brooks | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF), Timothy Williams (PF), Thomas Combs (C) Sean Burton, James Blair, Chas Reimann, Terry Fleming | |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams misses long on a shot from the right block | 36-56 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Michael Noack gets the rebound | 36-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Noack (fresh) SG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Wertz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jeffery Brannen (fresh) SG - Eugene Pfeiffer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Orville Lange (fresh) PF - Timothy Williams (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thomas Combs (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 03:30 | Iowa | William Fredericksen misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 36-56 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Brian Canfield hits the follow up shot | 38-56 |
| 02:59 | Northwestern | Timothy Williams hits the finger roll | 38-58 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | William Fredericksen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-58 |
| 02:14 | Northwestern | Orville Lange is fouled on the floor by Thomas Wertz - foul #2 on Thomas Wertz, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Pedro Arias (PG), William Alley (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), Michael Livengood (PF), Virgil Brooks (C) Michael Noack, William Fredericksen, Thomas Wertz, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Foster (PG), Sean Burton (SG), James Blair (SF), Chas Reimann (PF), Terry Fleming (C) Jeffery Brannen, Eugene Pfeiffer, Orville Lange, Timothy Williams, Thomas Combs | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Sean Burton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Michael Livengood gets the rebound | 41-58 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Chas Reimann is called for the reach on William Alley - foul #1 on Chas Reimann, team foul #7 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Wertz (SF) Lamont McElpraug | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen (PG), Orville Lange (SF) Charles Foster, Chas Reimann | |
| 01:44 | Iowa | William Alley misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 01:44 | Northwestern | James Blair grabs the board | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | James Blair lays it up and in | 41-60 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | William Alley comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-60 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming snags the defensive board | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Pedro Arias clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-60 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Terry Fleming pulls down the rebound | 41-60 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jeffery Brannen runs out the clock | 41-60 |