| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Brett Potts (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Manz (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brian Lovern inbounds the ball | 35-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:55 | Iowa | John Spriggs is fouled in the backcourt by William Manz - foul #3 on William Manz, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF) Brian Lovern | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG) William Manz | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Francis Causey misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 35-39 |
| 19:33 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the shot from the right side | 35-39 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the defensive rebound | 35-39 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Terry Larson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jamie Gizinski | 38-39 |
| 18:56 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 38-39 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski gets the rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 38-39 |
| 18:26 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-39 |
| 18:05 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Francis Causey, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Jack Robinson steps in front of the Richard Fortner pass in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | James Quon comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Bradford - foul #2 on Larry Bradford, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | James Quon misses the 1st free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | James Quon misses the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | Larry Bradford's layup is rejected by Jack Robinson | 38-39 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Carlos Weber | 38-39 |
| 16:49 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson double dribbles | 38-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee (C) Carlos Weber | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 38-39 |
| 16:19 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 16:02 | Northwestern | James Quon misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-39 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski grabs the board | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fairly fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jamie Gizinski (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Larry Bradford (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Quon (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Marc Breslawski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Iowa | James Quon steals the ball from Tomas Morse in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 15:53 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 38-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brett Potts (C) Tomas Morse, Richard Fortner, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), William Manz (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson | |
| 15:51 | Iowa | John Spriggs double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-39 |
| 15:39 | Northwestern | Brett Potts is called for the reach on Freddy Larrabee - foul #1 on Brett Potts, team foul #2 | 38-39 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | William Manz hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-39 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | David Peguero takes the ball from Jamie Gizinski | 38-39 |
| 14:52 | Northwestern | William Manz misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 38-39 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | David Peguero tips it but misses | 38-39 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses long on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-41 |
| 14:30 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 38-41 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 14:02 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee misses the tip | 38-41 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-41 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Terry Larson tips it back up and in | 40-41 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | William Manz buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Earl Mitchem | 40-44 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | John Spriggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) David Peguero, Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney, Freddy Larrabee | |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the runner from the right block on a great pass from James Quon and he's hacked by Jamie Gizinski - foul #3 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| 12:36 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the free throw | 40-46 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Larry Bradford grabs the board | 40-46 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Francis Causey clanks a shot in the lane | 40-46 |
| 12:09 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins gets the rebound | 40-46 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | James Quon misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-46 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | James Quon snags the offensive board | 40-46 |
| 11:52 | Northwestern | James Quon loses the ball out of bounds | 40-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Marc Breslawski (SG) James Quon, William Manz | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jamie Gizinski (tired) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Potts (fairly fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Marc Breslawski (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bill Jenkins (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carlos Weber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by Carlos Weber - foul #3 on Carlos Weber, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:15 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 42-46 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Brett Potts pulls down the rebound | 42-46 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Marc Breslawski steps in front of the Terry Larson pass | 42-46 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Brett Potts is called for the reach on David Peguero - foul #2 on Brett Potts, team foul #4 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG), William Manz (SG), Earl Mitchem (SF) David Peguero, Marc Breslawski, Bill Jenkins | |
| 10:33 | Northwestern | William Manz misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 42-46 |
| 10:31 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 10:27 | Iowa | John Spriggs is hacked by William Manz in the backcourt - foul #4 on William Manz, team foul #4 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Marc Breslawski (SG), Jack Robinson (PF) William Manz, Ronnie Graney | |
| 10:01 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is called for traveling | 42-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG) John Spriggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 09:48 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's fadeaway is rejected by Brett Potts | 42-48 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Terry Larson pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Terry Larson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-48 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem snags the defensive board | 42-48 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber hits a wide open driving attempt in the paint set up by James Quon | 42-50 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Terry Larson is open but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-50 |
| 08:34 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson grabs the board | 42-50 |
| 08:28 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marc Breslawski | 42-52 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Brett Potts loses the dribble to Marc Breslawski | 42-52 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Brian Lovern - foul #1 on Brian Lovern, team foul #5 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), William Manz (SG), Bill Jenkins (SF), Freddy Larrabee (C) James Quon, Marc Breslawski, Earl Mitchem, Carlos Weber | |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 42-52 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Larry Bradford pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Gizinski (very tired) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Larry Bradford (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - William Manz (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Bill Jenkins (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jack Robinson (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Freddy Larrabee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Larry Bradford is called for 10 seconds | 42-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney (PF) Jack Robinson | |
| 07:24 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee misses long on an open driving attempt near the basket | 42-52 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Richard Fortner pulls down the rebound | 42-52 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Bill Jenkins blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by John Spriggs | 42-52 |
| 07:17 | Northwestern | William Manz snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:40 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 42-52 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | William Manz grabs the defensive rebound | 42-52 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Bill Jenkins | 42-55 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | John Spriggs's pass is intercepted by David Peguero in the backcourt | 42-55 |
| 06:17 | Northwestern | David Peguero banks in the layup | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 06:09 | Iowa | Bill Jenkins swats the short shot by Jamie Gizinski | 42-57 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the offensive board | 42-57 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | John Spriggs can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-57 |
| 05:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Freddy Larrabee | 42-57 |
| 05:33 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins buries a runner from close range on a great pass from David Peguero | 42-59 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), John May (PF), Brett Potts (C) John Spriggs, Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, Jamie Gizinski, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Tomas Morse hits a wide open 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by John May | 45-59 |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | William Manz drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Terry Larson - foul #1 on Terry Larson, team foul #6 | 45-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG) Tomas Morse | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Quon (PG) David Peguero | |
| 05:16 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the free throw | 45-62 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is fouled in the backcourt by Bill Jenkins - foul #3 on Bill Jenkins, team foul #5 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jack Robinson (PF) Ronnie Graney | |
| 05:02 | Iowa | John May knocks in the jumper from close range | 47-62 |
| 04:49 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson's dunk attempt is rejected by Brian Lovern | 47-62 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | John May grabs the board | 47-62 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Terry Larson is fouled in the backcourt by Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #6 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Jamie Gizinski (PF) John Spriggs, John May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Carlos Weber (C) Freddy Larrabee | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski connects on the shot from the right wing | 49-62 |
| 04:23 | Northwestern | James Quon misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 04:22 | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins misses the tip | 49-62 |
| 04:20 | Northwestern | Jack Robinson tips it back up and in | 49-64 |
| 04:13 | Iowa | Brett Potts misses the wide open shot from the free throw line | 49-64 |
| 04:12 | Northwestern | Carlos Weber gets the rebound | 49-64 |
| 04:07 | Northwestern | James Quon double dribbles | 49-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), John May (PF) Tomas Morse, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Peguero (PG), Earl Mitchem (SF), Ronnie Graney (PF) James Quon, Bill Jenkins, Jack Robinson | |
| 03:54 | Iowa | John Spriggs knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by John Spriggs - foul #3 on John Spriggs, team foul #7 | 52-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski (PF) John May | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Brett Potts grabs the board | 52-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Brian Lovern (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Jamie Gizinski (very tired) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Brett Potts (tiring) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - David Peguero (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - William Manz (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Earl Mitchem (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ronnie Graney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Carlos Weber (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the dunk but he's hacked by David Peguero - foul #4 on David Peguero, team foul #7 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG) John Spriggs | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee (C) Carlos Weber | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 2nd free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jamie Gizinski | 52-65 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Brett Potts clanks a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Freddy Larrabee - foul #2 on Freddy Larrabee, team foul #8 | 52-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), John May (PF) Tomas Morse, Jamie Gizinski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Brett Potts misses the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Brett Potts makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 03:06 | Northwestern | William Manz makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Earl Mitchem | 53-68 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | John Spriggs is denied on a layup by Freddy Larrabee | 53-68 |
| 02:55 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem grabs the defensive rebound | 53-68 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 02:29 | Northwestern | William Manz misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 53-68 |
| 02:28 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee grabs the offensive rebound | 53-68 |
| 02:00 | Northwestern | Freddy Larrabee drills a shot from the right block | 53-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Brian Lovern connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John May | 55-70 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Ronnie Graney makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from William Manz | 55-72 |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Brett Potts knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Lovern | 57-72 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Earl Mitchem misses long on a 3 from straight away | 57-72 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Brett Potts gets the rebound | 57-72 |
| 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 flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Terry Larson hits a floater from the right block on a great pass from John Spriggs | 59-72 |
| 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 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Northwestern | William Manz scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Earl Mitchem | 59-74 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | John May connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by John Spriggs and the foul's on Earl Mitchem - foul #1 on Earl Mitchem, team foul #9 | 61-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Bill Jenkins (SF), Jack Robinson (PF), Carlos Weber (C) Earl Mitchem, Ronnie Graney, Freddy Larrabee | |
| 00:13 | Iowa | John May makes the free throw | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | David Peguero runs out the clock | 62-74 |