| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Summers (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Woo (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Sutherland (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 51-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Iowa | Michael Brown lays it in set up by Jason Collier | 53-31 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 53-31 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 53-31 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Jerry Miner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 53-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 53-34 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Jason Collier (C) Samuel Holcomb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 18:42 | Northwestern | Robert Woo misses the driving attempt from the baseline | 53-34 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Troy Robey gets the rebound | 53-34 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Oscar Croteau steps in front of the Troy Robey pass | 53-34 |
| 18:03 | Northwestern | Jason Collier steals the ball from Nathan Summers | 53-34 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Shane Neal jams the wide open dunk | 55-34 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Thomas Hawkes - foul #3 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #1 | 55-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jeffrey Williams, Thomas Hawkes, Shane Neal, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Todd Lax (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo, Robert Sutherland | |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 55-35 |
| 17:29 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 55-36 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Jason Collier is hacked by Troy Edwards - foul #2 on Troy Edwards, team foul #1 | 55-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG) Thomas Alexander | |
| 16:41 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb loses the dribble to James Sass | 55-36 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | James Sass lays it in | 55-38 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Michael Brown is hacked by Jacob Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jacob Jefferson, team foul #2 | 55-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG) Samuel Holcomb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Michael Brown hits the easy wide open finger roll set up by Jerry Miner | 57-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson can't connect on a shot from the left block | 57-38 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 57-38 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Troy Edwards steals the ball from Jason Collier | 57-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Oscar Croteau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Sass (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jacob Jefferson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Lax (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Troy Edwards (fairly fresh) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 15:34 | Northwestern | Edward Gilbert denies the turnaround by Oscar Croteau | 57-38 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 57-38 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Jason Collier lays it in uncontested set up by Jerry Miner | 59-38 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-38 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb snags the defensive board | 59-38 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Jason Collier is fouled on the floor by James Sass - foul #3 on James Sass, team foul #3 | 59-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Troy Robey (PF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Robert Woo (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Oscar Croteau, James Sass, Jacob Jefferson, Todd Lax, Troy Edwards | |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Troy Robey comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 59-38 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Woo | 59-38 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Samuel Holcomb steals it from Larry Bessette | 59-38 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Jackie Jenkins takes the ball from Samuel Holcomb in the backcourt | 59-38 |
| 14:36 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Bessette | 59-41 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses short on an open jumper from close range | 59-41 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom gets the rebound | 59-41 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 14:08 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette slams it home set up by Robert Woo | 59-43 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Bessette - foul #4 on Larry Bessette, team foul #4 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Neal (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Jason Collier (C) Michael Brown, Troy Robey, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Nathan Summers (SF) Larry Bessette, Rickey Yocom | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Jason Collier is fouled on the floor by Robert Woo - foul #2 on Robert Woo, team foul #5 | 59-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Troy Robey (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Shane Neal, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Jason Collier scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Hawkes | 61-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers misses the driving attempt from close range | 61-43 |
| 13:37 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-43 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers drills a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Oscar Croteau | 61-45 |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Troy Robey is open and lays it up and in on a great pass from Thomas Hawkes | 63-45 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 63-45 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the rebound | 63-45 |
| 12:22 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses badly on a floater from the right block | 63-45 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Jason Collier pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-45 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Woo - foul #3 on Robert Woo, team foul #6 | 63-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG), James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Troy Edwards (PF) Oscar Croteau, Jackie Jenkins, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo | |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 1st free throw | 64-45 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 65-45 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | James Sass comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Troy Robey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Thomas Alexander (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Sass (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Edwards (fresh) C - Robert Sutherland (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Robert Sutherland steps in front of the Troy Robey pass in the backcourt | 65-45 |
| 11:33 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 65-45 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert snags the defensive board | 65-45 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 65-45 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Troy Robey pulls down the rebound | 65-45 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 65-45 |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert tips it in | 67-45 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland makes the jumper in the lane and the foul's on Edward Gilbert - foul #1 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #2 | 67-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Collier (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Thomas Hawkes, Shane Neal, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), Jackie Jenkins (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Todd Lax (PF) Thomas Alexander, James Sass, Jacob Jefferson, Troy Edwards | |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland misses the free throw | 67-47 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb pulls down the rebound | 67-47 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's pass is intercepted by Todd Lax | 67-47 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Todd Lax loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 67-47 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 67-47 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert tips it back up and in | 69-47 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Jason Collier picks off the pass by Rickey Yocom | 69-47 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Jason Collier scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Michael Brown | 71-47 |
| 09:07 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom makes the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Todd Lax | 71-49 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses long on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Rickey Yocom - foul #3 on Rickey Yocom, team foul #7 | 71-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG) Samuel Holcomb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (PG), Nathan Summers (SF), Robert Woo (PF), Troy Edwards (C) Oscar Croteau, Rickey Yocom, Todd Lax, Robert Sutherland | |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 72-49 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 73-49 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins loses the ball out of bounds | 73-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Neal (SF) Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (PG) Jackie Jenkins | |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-49 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Troy Edwards | 73-49 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Sass | 73-51 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Jerry Miner loses the dribble to Troy Edwards | 73-51 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Nathan Summers is fouled on the floor by Ronald Cribb - foul #1 on Ronald Cribb, team foul #3 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Shane Neal, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (PG), Jacob Jefferson (PF) Thomas Alexander, Robert Woo | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Sass comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Edward Gilbert - foul #2 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #4 | 73-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Woo (PF) Nathan Summers | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Sass makes the 1st free throw | 73-52 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Sass makes the 2nd free throw | 73-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jeffrey Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 17 pts. 7 reb. PF - Ronald Cribb (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Sass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Larry Bessette (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Woo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Troy Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Michael Brown is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jeffrey Williams | 75-53 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Williams is called for the reach on Robert Woo - foul #1 on Jeffrey Williams, team foul #5 | 75-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (PF) Jeffrey Williams, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF), Todd Lax (C) James Sass, Jacob Jefferson, Troy Edwards | |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Edward Gilbert - foul #3 on Edward Gilbert, team foul #6 | 75-53 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-54 |
| 06:48 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Jason Collier connects on the fadeaway in the lane set up by Michael Brown | 77-55 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Jackie Jenkins misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 77-55 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Todd Lax hits the follow up shot | 77-57 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Larry Bessette takes the ball from Edward Gilbert in the backcourt | 77-57 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette hits the finger roll | 77-59 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Jerry Miner can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 77-59 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Jason Collier tips it home | 79-59 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette is hacked by Thomas Hawkes - foul #4 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #7 | 79-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Shane Neal (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Nathan Summers (SF) Jackie Jenkins, Rickey Yocom | |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 1st free throw | 79-60 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 2nd free throw | 79-61 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Thomas Alexander steps in front of the Ronald Cribb pass | 79-61 |
| 05:13 | Northwestern | Robert Woo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 79-61 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Shane Neal gets the rebound | 79-61 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 79-61 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb misses the tip | 79-61 |
| 04:55 | Northwestern | Robert Woo grabs the board | 79-61 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette loses the dribble to Shane Neal | 79-61 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Shane Neal is fouled on the floor by Nathan Summers - foul #2 on Nathan Summers, team foul #8 | 79-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Troy Robey (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau (PG), James Sass (SG), Jacob Jefferson (SF), Troy Edwards (PF), Robert Sutherland (C) Larry Bessette, Thomas Alexander, Nathan Summers, Robert Woo, Todd Lax | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 1st free throw | 80-61 |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 81-61 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Robert Sutherland can't finish the layup | 81-61 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jason Collier | 81-61 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Jerry Miner is hacked by James Sass in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Sass, team foul #9 | 81-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Shane Neal | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Jerry Miner makes the 1st free throw | 82-61 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Jerry Miner makes the 2nd free throw | 83-61 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Jacob Jefferson | 83-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Michael Brown travels in the backcourt | 83-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Troy Robey | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:43 | Northwestern | Oscar Croteau is called for traveling | 83-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Jason Collier is fouled on the floor by Oscar Croteau - foul #3 on Oscar Croteau, team foul #10 | 83-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Bessette (SG), Rickey Yocom (SF) Oscar Croteau, Robert Sutherland | |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 84-64 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 2nd free throw | 85-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 4 pf. SF - Jason Collier (tiring) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Sass (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Larry Bessette (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 4 pf. SF - Rickey Yocom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jacob Jefferson (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Troy Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses the 3 from the right corner | 85-64 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb gets the rebound | 85-64 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Jason Collier is denied on a layup by Jacob Jefferson | 85-64 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Jacob Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 85-64 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Troy Robey takes the ball from Rickey Yocom | 85-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb loses the dribble to Troy Edwards in the backcourt | 85-64 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette is fouled on the floor by Thomas Hawkes - foul #5 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #8 | 85-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander (SG), Todd Lax (PF) James Sass, Troy Edwards | |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 1st free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette misses the 2nd free throw | 85-65 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Troy Robey grabs the board | 85-65 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Jeffrey Williams is by himself and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Lawson | 88-65 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Todd Lax buries a jumper near the basket set up by Rickey Yocom | 88-67 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Richard Lawson misses long on an open 3 pointer from the right corner | 88-67 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland tips it home | 90-67 |
| 01:30 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander clanks a floater from the free throw line | 90-67 |
| 01:29 | Northwestern | Rickey Yocom gets the offensive rebound | 90-67 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Shawn Ferland is called for the reach on Larry Bessette - foul #1 on Shawn Ferland, team foul #9 | 90-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG) Jeffrey Williams | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Troy Edwards (C) Rickey Yocom | |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 1st free throw | 90-68 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette makes the 2nd free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Thomas Alexander is called for the reach on Shane Neal in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Alexander, team foul #11 | 90-69 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Shane Neal misses the 1st free throw | 90-69 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Shane Neal makes the 2nd free throw | 91-69 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | Larry Bessette loses the ball out of bounds | 91-69 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Richard Lawson blows the layup | 91-69 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Shane Neal tips it home | 93-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Thomas Alexander scores on a 3 from the right corner | 93-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Larry Bessette - foul #5 on Larry Bessette, team foul #12 | 93-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Sass (SG) Larry Bessette | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 1st free throw | 94-72 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Ferland - foul #2 on Shawn Ferland, team foul #10 | 95-72 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Todd Lax misses the 1st free throw | 95-72 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Todd Lax makes the 2nd free throw | 95-73 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb runs out the clock | 95-73 |