| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes inbounds the ball | 37-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Anthony Dunkelberger swats the short shot by Chris McLamb | 37-49 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it home | 39-49 |
| 19:23 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt banks in the layup | 39-51 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #2 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #1 | 39-51 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Jose Ponce steps in front of the Emmitt Holt pass in the backcourt | 39-51 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Chris McLamb and he's hacked by Raymond Hill - foul #2 on Raymond Hill, team foul #2 | 41-51 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the free throw | 42-51 |
| 18:41 | Northwestern | Chris McLamb swats the layup by Frankie Bock | 42-51 |
| 18:40 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal hits the follow up shot | 42-53 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Raymond Hill picks off the pass by Philip Kriner in the backcourt | 42-53 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock lays it in set up by Raymond Hill | 42-55 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Frankie Bock steals it from Philip Kriner | 42-55 |
| 17:51 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-55 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Philip Kriner snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 17:28 | Iowa | Anthony Dunkelberger swats the short shot by Huang-fu Xiang | 42-55 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-55 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-55 |
| 17:12 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the board | 42-55 |
| 17:06 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 42-55 |
| 17:05 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Philip Kriner | 42-55 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Emmitt Holt is called for the reach on Jose Ponce in the backcourt - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #3 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Mark Jones (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the lay-in | 42-55 |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger pulls down the rebound | 42-55 |
| 16:38 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Roy Benninger | 42-57 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles is hacked by Jeffrey Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jeffrey Johnson, team foul #4 | 42-57 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo loses the ball out of bounds | 42-57 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #1 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #1 | 42-59 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses the free throw | 42-59 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 42-59 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Roy Benninger steps in front of the Luke White pass in the backcourt | 42-59 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss lays it in set up by Roy Benninger | 42-61 |
| 15:41 | Iowa | Luke White scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Oscar Donahue | 45-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Mark Jones travels with the ball | 45-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Philip Kriner (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Robert Steib (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Kevin Winkles, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Mark Jones | |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 45-61 |
| 15:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 45-61 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Huang-fu Xiang steals the ball from Raymond Hill | 45-61 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Richard Rodriques misses short on an open floater from close range | 45-61 |
| 14:45 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 14:39 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock can't finish the layup | 45-61 |
| 14:37 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-61 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Huang-fu Xiang is called for the reach on Emmitt Holt - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #2 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris McLamb (PF) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Seth Weiss (PF) Robert Friedenthal, Frankie Bock | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 1st free throw | 45-62 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 45-63 |
| 14:10 | Iowa | Jose Ponce's pass is intercepted by Seth Weiss in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 45-63 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Rodriques | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Philip Kriner's layup is rejected by Seth Weiss | 45-63 |
| 13:48 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill snags the defensive board | 45-63 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Raymond Hill is blocked by Robert Steib | 45-63 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson tips it but misses | 45-63 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Robert Steib pulls down the rebound | 45-63 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Steib misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #3 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #5 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Richard Rodriques, Chris McLamb | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 46-63 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Robert Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 46-63 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 46-63 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Oscar Donahue | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 13:10 | Iowa | Jeffrey Johnson steps in front of the Luke White pass in the backcourt | 46-63 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 46-63 |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson tips it home | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo misses short on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Roy Benninger - foul #3 on Roy Benninger, team foul #6 | 46-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Luke White, Kevin Winkles, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Frankie Bock (PF) Jeffrey Johnson, Seth Weiss | |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo makes the 1st free throw | 47-65 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo makes the 2nd free throw | 48-65 |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the jump hook from close range set up by Mark Jones and he's fouled by Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #4 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (C) Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the free throw | 48-67 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez gets the rebound | 48-67 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 12:11 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 48-67 |
| 12:06 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal clanks a 3 from the right wing | 48-67 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock tips it in | 48-69 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Frankie Bock swats the short shot by Jose Ponce | 48-69 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo hits the follow up shot | 50-69 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-72 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 5 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SF - Roy Benninger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is whistled for traveling | 50-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Philip Kriner (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Chris McLamb (PF) Jose Ponce, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Jim Rhodes, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Raymond Hill (SF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Roy Benninger, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 11:09 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Oscar Donahue (C) Philip Kriner, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Chris McLamb lays it in on a great pass from Luke White | 52-72 |
| 10:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-72 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill tips it in | 52-74 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Luke White is fouled on the floor by Frankie Bock - foul #3 on Frankie Bock, team foul #7 | 52-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kevin Winkles, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 1st free throw | 53-74 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-74 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Anthony Dunkelberger | 54-76 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Chris McLamb drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Luke White and he's hacked by Seth Weiss - foul #1 on Seth Weiss, team foul #8 | 56-76 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Richard Rodriques, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Roy Benninger (SF) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Chris McLamb makes the free throw | 57-76 |
| 09:26 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 57-76 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes snags the defensive board | 57-76 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-76 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ray Anaya | 60-78 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Philip Kriner blows the layup | 60-78 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger grabs the board | 60-78 |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Roy Benninger | 60-80 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 3 from the left wing | 60-80 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Philip Kriner pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-80 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Philip Kriner | 60-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Robert Friedenthal, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Mark Jones can't finish the layup | 60-80 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Oscar Donahue | 60-80 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 12 pts. 7 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Jones (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles can't connect on an uncontested shot from the left side | 60-80 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 60-80 |
| 07:13 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 60-80 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | Mark Jones snags the offensive board | 60-80 |
| 06:57 | Northwestern | The jumper by Emmitt Holt is denied by Oscar Donahue | 60-80 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo grabs the board | 60-80 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Kevin Winkles, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill travels with the ball | 60-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Philip Kriner drills a turnaround from close range | 62-80 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is whistled for a carry | 62-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Rodriques (SF), Roman Rodriguez (PF) Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-80 |
| 05:49 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 62-80 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Roman Rodriguez - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #5 | 62-80 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG) Luke White, Philip Kriner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 62-81 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 62-82 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a jumper from the left side | 62-82 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the board | 62-82 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-85 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez is wide open and dunks the ball set up by Jose Ponce | 64-85 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss misses short on a shot from the left wing | 64-85 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the defensive rebound | 64-85 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez banks in the layup on a great pass from Jose Ponce and the foul's on Seth Weiss - foul #2 on Seth Weiss, team foul #9 | 66-85 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Oscar Donahue (C) Kevin Winkles, Richard Rodriques, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the free throw | 67-85 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #2 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #6 | 67-85 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Robert Steib (C) Jose Ponce, Roman Rodriguez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 67-86 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Steib | 67-86 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Luke White's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 67-86 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses badly on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #3 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #7 | 67-86 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 1st free throw | 67-86 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 67-86 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Mark Jones gets the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 03:58 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the easy layup | 67-86 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill grabs the offensive rebound | 67-86 |
| 03:46 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 67-88 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo connects on the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Oscar Donahue | 69-88 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. SF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Steib (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) 21 pts. 3 ast. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 69-88 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo pulls down the rebound | 69-88 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Luke White misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 69-88 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes tips it in | 71-88 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is called for the reach on Robert Friedenthal - foul #4 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #8 | 71-88 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Philip Kriner (SG), Richard Rodriques (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Luke White, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Jim Rhodes, Oscar Donahue, Robert Steib | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Roy Benninger (SF), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Emmitt Holt, Raymond Hill, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal makes the 1st free throw | 71-89 |
| 02:58 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the 2nd free throw | 71-89 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 71-89 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Rodriques | 73-89 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 73-89 |
| 02:15 | Iowa | Chris McLamb gets the rebound | 73-89 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 73-89 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 73-89 |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya drills a shot in the paint and he's hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #4 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #9 | 73-91 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Philip Kriner, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson (SG) Robert Friedenthal | |
| 02:02 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the free throw | 73-92 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Luke White misses the lay-in but the foul's on Seth Weiss - foul #3 on Seth Weiss, team foul #10 | 73-92 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Richard Rodriques | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 1st free throw | 74-92 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Luke White makes the 2nd free throw | 75-92 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 75-92 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo snags the defensive board | 75-92 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 75-92 |
| 01:03 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 75-92 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock is hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #3 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #10 | 75-92 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 75-93 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 2nd free throw | 75-94 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Luke White double dribbles | 75-94 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 75-94 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Roman Rodriguez | 75-94 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 75-94 |
| 00:07 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 75-94 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt runs out the clock | 75-94 |