| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) SG - John Rines (fresh) SF - James Hawkins (fresh) PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | John Rines is whistled for traveling | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Northwestern | John Rines grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | George Hondo drills a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Hamisi Asaro | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 3-1 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | John Rines lays it in and the foul's on Curt Borrego - foul #1 on Curt Borrego, team foul #1 | 5-1 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the free throw | 6-1 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 6-1 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Curt Borrego misses the tip | 6-1 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the tip | 6-1 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt snags the defensive board | 6-1 |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 6-1 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-1 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the driving attempt in the paint | 8-1 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 8-1 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Marvin Brown hits the follow up shot | 8-3 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses short on a runner near the basket | 8-3 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits the follow up shot | 10-3 |
| 16:30 | Iowa | Marvin Brown slams it home on a nice dish by Ronald Pyle | 10-5 |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro lays it in and the foul's on Curt Borrego - foul #2 on Curt Borrego, team foul #2 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) James Hawkins, Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Lemons (PF) Curt Borrego | |
| 16:07 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Hamisi Asaro takes the ball from Marvin Brown | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Burke (fresh) SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Aaron Lemons (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is hacked by George Nelson - foul #1 on George Nelson, team foul #3 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Eugene Albertson (SF), Raymond Vasser (C) Ronald Pyle, Marvin Brown, George Nelson | |
| 14:58 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro clanks a turnaround near the basket | 13-5 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser misses the easy layup | 13-5 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro pulls down the rebound | 13-5 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | William Burke hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ralph Couture | 16-5 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 16-5 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Hamisi Asaro | 16-5 |
| 13:41 | Northwestern | John Rines misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 16-5 |
| 13:39 | Northwestern | William Burke tips it but misses | 16-5 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Aaron Lemons | 16-5 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside is whistled for traveling | 16-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF), Thomas Hunt (C) William Burke, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Eugene Albertson, Raymond Vasser | |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Marvin Brown picks off the pass by James Hawkins | 16-5 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | George Nelson's fadeaway is rejected by Hamisi Asaro | 16-5 |
| 12:59 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the defensive board | 16-5 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Aaron Lemons is called for the reach on Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Aaron Lemons, team foul #4 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Burke (SG) Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Raymond Vasser (PF) Freddy Morton, Aaron Lemons | |
| 12:17 | Northwestern | George Nelson swats the layup by John Rines | 16-5 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | George Nelson gets the rebound | 16-5 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Wilbur Burnside | 16-7 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt is whistled for a carry | 16-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) John Rines | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 pts. SF - James Hawkins (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Raymond Vasser (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-7 |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | George Hondo hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-7 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ronald Pyle | 19-9 |
| 10:38 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses the shot in the lane | 19-9 |
| 10:36 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the offensive board | 19-9 |
| 10:18 | Northwestern | George Hondo double dribbles | 19-9 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG), John Rines (SG), Hamisi Asaro (PF) George Hondo, William Burke, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SF), Aaron Lemons (PF) Marvin Brown, Raymond Vasser | |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Freddy Morton can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 19-9 |
| 10:07 | Iowa | George Nelson hits the follow up shot | 19-11 |
| 10:03 | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jeffrey Paine (C) George Nelson | |
| 09:37 | Iowa | James Hawkins steps in front of the Ronald Pyle pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 19-11 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | James Hawkins blows the layup | 19-11 |
| 09:33 | Northwestern | James Hawkins tips it back up and in | 21-11 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-11 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | John Rines snags the defensive board | 21-11 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Wilbur Burnside is called for the reach on James Hawkins - foul #1 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #5 | 21-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG) Kenneth Kuhn, James Hawkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), George Nelson (C) Ronald Pyle, Jeffrey Paine | |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt hits a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Burke | 23-11 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Freddy Morton can't connect on a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Hunt - foul #1 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #2 | 23-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Couture (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (SG) Wilbur Burnside | |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture pulls down the rebound | 23-12 |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Ralph Couture is called for traveling | 23-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF) John Rines | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to George Nelson | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnny Moberly (fresh) SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Aaron Lemons (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-12 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | George Hondo clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-12 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | George Nelson snags the defensive board | 23-12 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Brown | 23-15 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | James Hawkins blows the layup | 23-15 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons grabs the defensive rebound | 23-15 |
| 06:09 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Freddy Morton | 23-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SG), Thomas Hunt (C) William Burke, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Wilbur Burnside (SG), Eugene Albertson (SF), Raymond Vasser (PF), Jeffrey Paine (C) Freddy Morton, Johnny Moberly, Marvin Brown, Aaron Lemons, George Nelson | |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | James Hawkins scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from John Rines | 25-15 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on James Hawkins - foul #2 on James Hawkins, team foul #3 | 25-15 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) George Hondo | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 1st free throw | 25-15 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside makes the 2nd free throw | 25-16 |
| 05:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt can't throw it down | 25-16 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Vasser | 25-16 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Thomas Hunt denies the turnaround by Jeffrey Paine | 25-16 |
| 04:44 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 25-16 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | John Rines makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from James Hawkins | 27-16 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 27-16 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro grabs the defensive rebound | 27-16 |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | John Rines loses the dribble to Ronald Pyle | 27-16 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser double dribbles | 27-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (PG), William Burke (SG), Ralph Couture (PF) Kenneth Kuhn, James Hawkins, Hamisi Asaro | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), Curt Borrego (PF), George Nelson (C) Eugene Albertson, Raymond Vasser, Jeffrey Paine | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - William Burke (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Rines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ralph Couture (fresh) C - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) C - George Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Northwestern | John Rines throws it down | 29-16 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | George Nelson misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Thomas Hunt, team foul #4 | 29-16 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | George Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | George Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-17 |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by George Nelson - foul #2 on George Nelson, team foul #6 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG) Ronald Pyle | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | The short jumper by John Rines is denied by Curt Borrego | 29-17 |
| 02:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-17 |
| 02:08 | Northwestern | George Nelson steps in front of the William Burke pass | 29-17 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner but he's hacked by George Hondo - foul #1 on George Hondo, team foul #5 | 29-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Hawkins (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) John Rines, Ralph Couture | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 1st free throw | 29-18 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 2nd free throw | 29-19 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Freddy Morton makes the 3rd free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Curt Borrego - foul #3 on Curt Borrego, team foul #7 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Aaron Lemons (PF) Wilbur Burnside, Curt Borrego | |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 01:22 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses the jumpshot from the left side | 30-20 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Freddy Morton | 30-20 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | William Burke steals the ball from George Nelson | 30-20 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Aaron Lemons is called for the reach on Thomas Hunt - foul #2 on Aaron Lemons, team foul #8 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Kuhn (PG) William Burke | |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Marvin Brown | |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 1st free throw | 31-20 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt makes the 2nd free throw | 32-20 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-23 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro banks in the layup | 34-23 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 34-23 |