| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Calles (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski inbounds the ball | 18-25 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses the 3 from the right corner | 18-25 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Edward Allen comes up short on the shot near the basket but the foul's on Alex Martell - foul #2 on Alex Martell, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SF) James Homes, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 1st free throw | 19-25 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 20-25 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Dan Calles is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dan Calles, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Edward Allen jams it on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 22-25 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Dan Calles buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Arthur Arnold | 22-27 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan's dunk attempt is rejected by Dan Calles | 22-27 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Mathew Warren gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Edward Allen picks off the pass by Mathew Warren | 22-27 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Miroslav Koski (SF) Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 22-27 |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner gets the rebound | 22-27 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the contested fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Tom Jones - foul #3 on Tom Jones, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Dan Calles tips it in | 25-29 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | James Homes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Todd Brunner (PF) Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Mathew Warren | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner clanks a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Mathew Warren - foul #1 on Mathew Warren, team foul #4 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (C) Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses the 1st free throw | 25-31 |
| 15:49 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner makes the 2nd free throw | 26-31 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Todd Brunner blocks the short jumper by Dan Calles | 26-31 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Dan Calles gets the offensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 26-33 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-33 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Tom Jones pulls down the rebound | 26-33 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is whistled for a carry | 26-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner loses the ball out of bounds | 26-33 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Mathew Warren scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 26-35 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Todd Brunner is blocked by Tom Jones | 26-35 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Dan Calles pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Tom Jones can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 26-35 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | Alex Martell picks off the pass by Edward Allen | 26-35 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Tom Jones's layup is rejected by Michael Morgan | 26-35 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | Edward Allen misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-35 |
| 12:20 | Iowa | Mathew Warren pulls down the rebound | 26-35 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Alex Martell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 26-35 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Dan Calles tips it home | 26-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner drills a jumper in the paint | 28-37 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Dan Calles evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Alex Martell | 28-39 |
| 10:53 | Northwestern | Edward Allen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-39 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Tom Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (C) Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (PG), Joseph Folse (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, Dan Calles, Mathew Warren | |
| 10:09 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-39 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Michael Huynh pulls down the rebound | 30-39 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Michael Huynh's pass is intercepted by Richard Bernhard | 30-39 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Parker picks off the pass by Todd Brunner | 30-39 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the runner from close range on a nice dish by Michael Huynh and he's fouled by Filip Mrozinski - foul #3 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #1 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), Mathew Warren (PF) Joseph Folse, Geoffrey Parker | |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the free throw | 30-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski loses the ball out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Dan Calles (SF), Paul Simoneaux (C) Michael Huynh, Jonathan Polasky, Tom Jones | |
| 08:24 | Iowa | Dan Calles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-42 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | James Homes pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Edward Allen clanks a jump hook in the paint | 30-42 |
| 08:15 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 30-42 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski can't tip it in | 30-42 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold grabs the board | 30-42 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 30-42 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Edward Allen pulls down the rebound | 30-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Allen (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from James Homes | 33-42 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Mathew Warren hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 33-42 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Mathew Warren hits the follow up shot | 33-44 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 33-44 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Mathew Warren gets the rebound | 33-44 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | James Homes is called for the reach on Dan Calles - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Todd Brunner (PF) Edward Allen, Filip Mrozinski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (PG), Joseph Folse (SG), Geoffrey Parker (PF), Tom Jones (C) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, Mathew Warren, Paul Simoneaux | |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Joseph Folse makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-47 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker grabs the board | 33-47 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Tom Jones is fouled on the floor by Michael Morgan - foul #4 on Michael Morgan, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edward Allen (SG), Filip Mrozinski (C) Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SF) Dan Calles | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Tom Jones hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Joseph Folse | 33-49 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Edward Allen is fouled on the floor by Joseph Folse - foul #1 on Joseph Folse, team foul #5 | 33-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (PG), Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF) James Homes, Edward Allen, Miroslav Koski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux (C) Tom Jones | |
| 05:25 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Parker steps in front of the Jarek Zanders pass | 33-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Michael Huynh buries a runner in the paint and he's hacked by Robert Whitman - foul #1 on Robert Whitman, team foul #4 | 33-51 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the free throw | 33-52 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-52 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the defensive rebound | 33-52 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-52 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Parker is called for the reach on Richard Bernhard - foul #2 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #6 | 33-52 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Parker steals the ball from Jarek Zanders | 33-52 |
| 03:50 | Iowa | Michael Huynh clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-52 |
| 03:49 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner grabs the board | 33-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) PF - Todd Brunner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Huynh (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Folse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 3 stl. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) 3 blk. | |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-52 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders tips it in | 35-52 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-52 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Michael Huynh clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-52 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Todd Brunner is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint | 35-52 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Joseph Folse pulls down the rebound | 35-52 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Michael Huynh is whistled for a carry | 35-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Todd Brunner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:55 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-52 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the defensive rebound | 35-52 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Michael Huynh hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 35-55 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is hacked by Geoffrey Parker - foul #3 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #7 | 35-55 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders makes the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Joseph Folse's floater is knocked away by Michael Morgan | 37-55 |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker can't tip it in | 37-55 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker tips it back up and in | 37-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan blows the layup but the foul's on Joseph Folse - foul #2 on Joseph Folse, team foul #8 | 37-57 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses short on a shot from the right side | 38-57 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the board | 38-57 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-57 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Michael Huynh runs out the clock | 41-57 |