| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Huynh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Tom Jones (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mathew Warren inbounds the ball | 23-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Michael Huynh buries a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Alex Martell and he's fouled by Miroslav Koski - foul #1 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #1 | 25-27 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the free throw | 26-27 |
| 19:13 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by Mathew Warren - foul #1 on Mathew Warren, team foul #1 | 26-27 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Filip Mrozinski is blocked by Tom Jones | 26-27 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Michael Huynh pulls down the rebound | 26-27 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Tom Jones hits a floater in the lane on a great pass from Michael Huynh | 28-27 |
| 18:24 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses the jump hook near the basket | 28-27 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 28-27 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Alex Martell scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 30-27 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Geoffrey Parker - foul #1 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #2 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), Paul Simoneaux (PF) Alex Martell, Michael Huynh, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Umi Sow hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 30-29 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 30-29 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Jarek Zanders and he's fouled by Gerald Schacher - foul #1 on Gerald Schacher, team foul #3 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (C) Michael Morgan | |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Jarek Zanders steals the ball from Mathew Warren in the backcourt | 30-32 |
| 16:51 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux lays it up and in on a great pass from Mathew Warren and the foul's on Oleg Makowski - foul #3 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #2 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker (PF) Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Patrick Roland (PF) Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux makes the free throw | 33-32 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Simoneaux | 33-32 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher tips it but misses | 33-32 |
| 15:53 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Umi Sow (fresh) SG - Gerald Schacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Patrick Roland (fresh) C - Stephen Starks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the easy layup | 33-32 |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman pulls down the rebound | 33-32 |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Mathew Warren blocks the short jumper by Richard Bernhard | 33-32 |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Mathew Warren snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-32 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux is hacked by Stephen Starks - foul #2 on Stephen Starks, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), Michael Huynh (SG), Charles Dowler (SF), Tom Jones (C) Umi Sow, Gerald Schacher, Mathew Warren, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Patrick Roland, Stephen Starks | |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses long on a turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Miroslav Koski - foul #2 on Miroslav Koski, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 35-32 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Guadalupe Espinoza | 35-35 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Tom Jones scores on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-35 |
| 13:19 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Michael Morgan is called for the reach on Michael Huynh in the backcourt - foul #3 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG) Jarek Zanders | |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker misses badly on a shot in the lane | 37-35 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard buries a runner from the left block on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 37-37 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Michael Huynh is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Michael Huynh, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), Mathew Warren (SF), Paul Simoneaux (PF) Michael Huynh, Charles Dowler, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 12:10 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski makes the contested pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Makowski | 37-39 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) SF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Paul Simoneaux (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Miroslav Koski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Starks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 11:24 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski is fouled on the floor by Alex Martell as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Alex Martell, team foul #5 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Michael Huynh (SG) Alex Martell, Jonathan Polasky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski | |
| 11:11 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders travels with the ball | 39-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Mathew Warren, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Patrick Roland (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) James Homes, Stephen Starks | |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker loses the dribble to Jarek Zanders in the backcourt | 39-39 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the offensive board | 39-39 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-42 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the lay-in | 39-42 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Umi Sow can't tip it in | 39-42 |
| 10:26 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | Patrick Roland is called for traveling | 39-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Dowler (SF) Jonathan Polasky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Miroslav Koski (SF), Michael Morgan (C) Robert Whitman, Jarek Zanders, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Umi Sow | 41-42 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on an uncontested floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Dowler - foul #1 on Charles Dowler, team foul #6 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), Mathew Warren (SF), Paul Simoneaux (PF) Umi Sow, Michael Huynh, Charles Dowler, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Starks (PF) Patrick Roland | |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:42 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Alex Martell blows the layup | 41-44 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | James Homes is hacked by Alex Martell - foul #2 on Alex Martell, team foul #7 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Stephen Starks | |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 09:08 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses long on an open driving attempt in the lane | 41-46 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Tom Jones hits the follow up shot | 43-46 |
| 08:19 | Northwestern | James Homes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the defensive rebound | 43-46 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Alex Martell knocks in the shot from the right side | 45-46 |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | Mathew Warren is called for the reach on James Homes - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #8 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Michael Huynh (SG), Charles Dowler (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Alex Martell, Gerald Schacher, Mathew Warren, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SG), Jarek Zanders (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Richard Bernhard, Miroslav Koski, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 07:37 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Michael Huynh grabs the board | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Umi Sow (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Huynh (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. SF - Charles Dowler (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Tom Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Whitman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jarek Zanders (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. PF - Oleg Makowski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Starks (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Michael Huynh is open and scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Umi Sow | 47-46 |
| 06:45 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 47-46 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive board | 47-46 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tom Jones - foul #3 on Tom Jones, team foul #9 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux (C) Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) James Homes | |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 47-48 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Umi Sow loses the dribble to Jarek Zanders in the backcourt | 47-48 |
| 06:22 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 06:20 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the offensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Michael Huynh steals the ball from Stephen Starks | 47-48 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 47-48 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux gets the offensive rebound | 47-48 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Jarek Zanders is called for the reach on Charles Dowler - foul #2 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #6 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), Mathew Warren (SF), Tom Jones (C) Umi Sow, Michael Huynh, Charles Dowler, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Patrick Roland (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Robert Whitman, Jarek Zanders, Miroslav Koski, Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren blows the layup but he's hacked by Richard Bernhard - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #7 | 47-48 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Paul Simoneaux is called for the reach on Richard Bernhard - foul #1 on Paul Simoneaux, team foul #10 | 49-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker (PF) Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski (SF) Patrick Roland | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 2nd free throw | 49-50 |
| 03:55 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 49-50 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 49-50 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski connects on the runner near the basket | 49-52 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Michael Morgan denies the turnaround by Tom Jones | 49-52 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gerald Schacher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Geoffrey Parker (tiring) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Tom Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Guadalupe Espinoza (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Miroslav Koski (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Tom Jones dunks the ball on a nice dish by Alex Martell and he's fouled by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #1 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SG), Paul Simoneaux (PF) Gerald Schacher, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Oleg Makowski (PF), Stephen Starks (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the free throw | 51-52 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 03:00 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| 02:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-52 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Michael Huynh drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Alex Martell | 54-52 |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Oleg Makowski, Stephen Starks | |
| 02:06 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Homes | 54-55 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Mathew Warren is hacked by Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #9 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker (PF) Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 01:49 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 01:33 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Parker swats the layup by Miroslav Koski | 56-55 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the offensive board | 56-55 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Alex Martell picks off the pass by Richard Bernhard | 56-55 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the easy layup | 56-55 |
| 01:11 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 56-55 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Tom Jones blocks the short jumper by Miroslav Koski | 56-55 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Tom Jones grabs the board | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell is hacked by James Homes - foul #2 on James Homes, team foul #10 | 56-55 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:36 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski snags the defensive board | 57-55 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Miroslav Koski clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-55 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Michael Huynh | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on Michael Huynh in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses the 2nd free throw | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-55 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-55 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Mathew Warren gets the rebound | 58-55 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Mathew Warren runs out the clock | 58-55 |