| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Ronald Kerstein (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scotty Roberts (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (fresh) 4 pts. C - Jonathan Richardson (fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Ervin (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts inbounds the ball | 21-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 21-25 |
| 19:31 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson tips it home | 23-25 |
| 19:28 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| 19:03 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein loses the ball out of bounds | 23-25 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Scotty Roberts steals it from Nicholas Visnosky | 23-25 |
| 18:29 | Iowa State | Joe Gil drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ronald Kerstein | 25-25 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-28 |
| 17:43 | Iowa State | Joe Gil throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-28 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte (PF) Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:28 | Northwestern | Ronald Kerstein steps in front of the Alexander Moore pass | 25-28 |
| 17:14 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte steps out of bounds on the sideline | 25-28 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore loses the dribble to Ronald Kerstein | 25-28 |
| 16:59 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the lay-in | 25-28 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 16:53 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Charles Ervin | 25-31 |
| 16:25 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses the jumper from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 16:23 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 25-31 |
| 16:01 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte grabs the defensive rebound | 25-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Ronald Kerstein (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Ervin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Gil - foul #3 on Joe Gil, team foul #1 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), James Samora (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Joe Gil, Scotty Roberts, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Jonathan Richardson steals it from Lee Baskerville | 28-31 |
| 15:18 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford connects on the floater from the left side on a great pass from James Samora | 30-31 |
| 15:00 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 30-31 |
| 14:59 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 14:57 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Warren Lazaro | 30-31 |
| 14:35 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 14:34 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 14:32 | Northwestern | Ronald Kerstein steals it from Nicholas Visnosky in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 14:12 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Robert Lankford | 33-31 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 13:44 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 13:20 | Iowa State | James Samora misses short on a floater in the paint | 33-31 |
| 13:19 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:58 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 33-31 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore gets the rebound | 33-31 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin is hacked by Robert Lankford in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Lankford, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Willie Albright (SG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Haywood Aponte (C) Ronald Kerstein, Robert Lankford, James Samora, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Kenneth Allen (SG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Norman Turner (PF), Timothy Gaines (C) Alexander Moore, Charles Ervin, Nicholas Visnosky, Lee Baskerville, Thomas Thoreson | |
| 12:40 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 33-31 |
| 12:39 | Northwestern | Kenneth Allen tips it in | 33-33 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Joe Gil clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-33 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kenneth Allen | 33-33 |
| 12:21 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-33 |
| 12:20 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard tips it but misses | 33-33 |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts snags the defensive board | 33-33 |
| 12:17 | Iowa State | Joe Gil is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 12:08 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Kenneth Allen | 33-36 |
| 11:39 | Iowa State | Joe Gil misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Timothy Gaines - foul #1 on Timothy Gaines, team foul #1 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson (C) Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SF) Kenneth Allen | |
| 11:39 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 11:39 | Iowa State | Joe Gil makes the 2nd free throw | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Willie Albright (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Scotty Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Haywood Aponte (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Richardson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) C - Timothy Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is fouled in the backcourt by Joe Gil - foul #4 on Joe Gil, team foul #3 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (PG) Joe Gil | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 11:15 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein pulls down the rebound | 35-36 |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein connects on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scotty Roberts and he's fouled by Timothy Gaines - foul #2 on Timothy Gaines, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG) Willie Albright | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG) Alexander Howard | |
| 11:11 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the free throw | 37-36 |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Norman Turner gets the rebound | 37-36 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Robert Lankford picks off the pass by Timothy Gaines | 37-36 |
| 10:35 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 37-36 |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Nicholas Visnosky | 37-36 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 37-38 |
| 09:53 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte banks in the layup | 39-38 |
| 09:35 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles hits a jumpshot from the right side | 39-40 |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Alexander Moore steals the ball from Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 09:30 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore lays it up and in | 39-42 |
| 09:03 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford drills a floater from the right wing | 41-42 |
| 08:45 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Willie Albright (SG), James Samora (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF) Robert Lankford, Scotty Roberts, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Charles Ervin (SG), Lee Baskerville (PF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Norman Turner, Timothy Gaines | |
| 08:28 | Iowa State | Willie Albright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard's pass is intercepted by Ronald Kerstein in the backcourt | 41-42 |
| 08:05 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein misses the jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 07:44 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin tips it back up and in | 41-44 |
| 07:23 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Albright | 43-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Willie Albright (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Samora (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Warren Lazaro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Ervin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Willie Albright takes the ball from Alexander Howard in the backcourt | 43-44 |
| 07:10 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Willie Albright | 45-44 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville loses the dribble to James Samora in the backcourt | 45-44 |
| 06:55 | Iowa State | Alexander Howard is called for the reach on Ronald Kerstein - foul #2 on Alexander Howard, team foul #3 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joe Gil (PG), Scotty Roberts (SF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Willie Albright, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nicholas Visnosky (SF), Norman Turner (C) Alexander Howard, Nathan Cowles, Thomas Thoreson | |
| 06:42 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Joe Gil and he's hacked by Norman Turner - foul #1 on Norman Turner, team foul #4 | 47-44 |
| 06:42 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson makes the free throw | 48-44 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Alexander Moore | 48-44 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ervin | 48-46 |
| 05:37 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson connects on the jumper from close range | 50-46 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Norman Turner clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jonathan Richardson - foul #1 on Jonathan Richardson, team foul #4 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF) Ronald Kerstein, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (C) Lee Baskerville | |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-48 |
| 05:07 | Iowa State | Jonathan Richardson can't finish the layup | 50-48 |
| 05:05 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky grabs the board | 50-48 |
| 04:50 | Northwestern | Robert Lankford takes the ball from Norman Turner | 50-48 |
| 04:29 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Ervin - foul #3 on Charles Ervin, team foul #5 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro (PF), Haywood Aponte (C) Willie Albright, Jonathan Richardson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Nathan Cowles (SG), Timothy Gaines (PF) Alexander Moore, Charles Ervin, Norman Turner | |
| 04:29 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 04:29 | Iowa State | Robert Lankford makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Robert Lankford - foul #2 on Robert Lankford, team foul #5 | 52-48 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF) James Samora | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 52-49 |
| 04:14 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 2nd free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:45 | Iowa State | Nicholas Visnosky is called for the reach on Joe Gil - foul #2 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #6 | 52-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG) Robert Lankford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Allen (SG) Nicholas Visnosky | |
| 03:29 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 03:27 | Iowa State | Warren Lazaro snags the offensive board | 52-50 |
| 03:07 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 03:06 | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts grabs the offensive board | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joe Gil (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Ronald Kerstein (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SF - Scotty Roberts (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Warren Lazaro (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Haywood Aponte (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Howard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Cowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Timothy Gaines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-50 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Lankford (SG), Willie Albright (SF), James Samora (PF) Ronald Kerstein, Scotty Roberts, Warren Lazaro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Charles Ervin (SG), Nicholas Visnosky (SF), Lee Baskerville (PF), Norman Turner (C) Alexander Howard, Kenneth Allen, Nathan Cowles, Timothy Gaines, Thomas Thoreson | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Norman Turner misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 52-50 |
| 02:25 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte snags the defensive board | 52-50 |
| 02:21 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein (SG) Robert Lankford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson (C) Norman Turner | |
| 02:17 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Haywood Aponte | 55-50 |
| 01:59 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Nicholas Visnosky | 55-52 |
| 01:42 | Iowa State | Haywood Aponte drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 57-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Scotty Roberts (SF), Warren Lazaro (PF), Jonathan Richardson (C) Willie Albright, James Samora, Haywood Aponte | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:21 | Iowa State | Ronald Kerstein can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-52 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 01:04 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 57-52 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Nicholas Visnosky picks off the pass by Joe Gil | 57-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville makes the wide open jump hook from the baseline | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:12 | Iowa State | Lee Baskerville denies the turnaround by Ronald Kerstein | 57-54 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson gets the rebound | 57-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-54 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky gets the offensive rebound | 57-54 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | The clock runs out | 57-54 |