| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Edward White (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. C - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Freeman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:47 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-30 |
| 19:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sammy Shumsky | 34-30 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Nicholas Trojan steals it from Edward White | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Sammy Shumsky - foul #1 on Sammy Shumsky, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-30 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the lay-in | 34-30 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley tips it back up and in | 34-32 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 34-32 |
| 18:16 | Northwestern | Robert George pulls down the rebound | 34-32 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Richard Grossman is called for the reach on Steven Freeman - foul #3 on Richard Grossman, team foul #2 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Richard Grossman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wayne Botelho - foul #2 on Wayne Botelho, team foul #3 | 34-32 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Louis Rudder pulls down the rebound | 34-33 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky misses short on a floater from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Edward White tips it home | 36-33 |
| 17:01 | Northwestern | Sammy Shumsky picks off the pass by Steven Freeman | 36-33 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Edward White throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Logan Aten (SG), Stephen Shelton (SF), Robert Hines (C) Jonathan Thomas, Louis Rudder, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (SF) Stanley Briscoe | |
| 16:28 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley jams it set up by Joe Nisbett | 36-35 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robert Hines knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward White | 38-35 |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-35 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joe Nisbett | 38-35 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward White (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Logan Aten (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Hines (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Steven Freeman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Wiley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Robert Hines - foul #1 on Robert Hines, team foul #4 | 38-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SG), Louis Rudder (SF), Sammy Shumsky (C) Edward White, Logan Aten, Stephen Shelton, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Nicholas Trojan, Joe Nisbett, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 15:25 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Richard Grossman clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 38-37 |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | Jerome Poremski gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 14:46 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman is denied on a layup by Wayne Botelho | 38-37 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Louis Rudder | 38-37 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Louis Rudder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (SF) Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (SG), Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Steven Freeman, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 13:54 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Louis Rudder pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-37 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Robert George grabs the defensive rebound | 38-37 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Sammy Shumsky takes the ball from Robert George | 38-37 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas scores on a 3 from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 12:31 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler drills a jumper from close range | 41-39 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Stanley Briscoe swats the short shot by Louis Rudder | 41-39 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert George | 41-39 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-39 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Louis Rudder misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Robert George snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Grossman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Rudder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Sammy Shumsky (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) SF - Stanley Briscoe (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Stanley Briscoe | 41-42 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Louis Rudder comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-42 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas can't tip it in | 41-42 |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 10:46 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 41-42 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe snags the offensive board | 41-42 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the dunk but he's hacked by Louis Rudder - foul #1 on Louis Rudder, team foul #5 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Logan Aten (SG), Edward White (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), Robert Hines (C) Jonathan Thomas, Stephen Shelton, Louis Rudder, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Steven Freeman (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Jerome Poremski (C) Stephen Dantzler, Johnny Parent, Stanley Briscoe, Robert George | |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Steven Freeman picks off the pass by Robert Hines | 41-43 |
| 09:47 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Nicholas Trojan | 41-46 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Logan Aten is hacked by Nicholas Trojan - foul #1 on Nicholas Trojan, team foul #1 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Shelton (SG) Logan Aten | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ralph Brassell (PF) Andrew Wiley | |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Edward White | 43-46 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman misses the lay-in | 43-46 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Edward White hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joe Nisbett - foul #3 on Joe Nisbett, team foul #2 | 43-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe (SF), Robert George (C) Joe Nisbett, Jerome Poremski | |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Edward White makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Edward White misses the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Robert Hines grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Robert Hines travels with the ball | 44-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky (C) Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman knocks in the 3 from straight away set up by Nicholas Trojan | 44-49 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Ralph Brassell is called for the reach on Sammy Shumsky - foul #1 on Ralph Brassell, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas (SG), Louis Rudder (PF) Richard Grossman, Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley (PF) Ralph Brassell | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward White (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephen Shelton (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Nicholas Trojan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Freeman (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - Stanley Briscoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Andrew Wiley (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert George (fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is fouled on the floor by Robert George - foul #3 on Robert George, team foul #4 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG) Edward White | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Louis Rudder can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 06:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Andrew Wiley | 44-49 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward White (SF) Stephen Shelton | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Johnny Parent (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF) Nicholas Trojan, Steven Freeman, Stanley Briscoe | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Louis Rudder misses the lay-in | 44-49 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Robert George gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 06:01 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 05:59 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley tips it but misses | 44-49 |
| 05:58 | Iowa | Edward White gets the rebound | 44-49 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Andrew Wiley denies the turnaround by Louis Rudder | 44-49 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Louis Rudder tips it home | 46-49 |
| 05:27 | Northwestern | Robert George is hacked by Richard Grossman - foul #4 on Richard Grossman, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Logan Aten (SG), Stephen Shelton (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), Robert Hines (C) Jonathan Thomas, Edward White, Louis Rudder, Sammy Shumsky | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Steven Freeman (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF) Stephen Dantzler, Johnny Parent, Joe Nisbett | |
| 05:14 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe double dribbles | 46-49 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Robert Hines is by himself and knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Stephen Shelton | 48-49 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Steven Freeman hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-49 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley tips it back up and in | 48-51 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Stephen Shelton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Logan Aten | 51-51 |
| 03:47 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Stanley Briscoe | 51-53 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward White (PG), Jonathan Thomas (SG), Louis Rudder (SF), Sammy Shumsky (C) Richard Grossman, Logan Aten, Stephen Shelton, Robert Hines | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (PG), Johnny Parent (SG), Joe Nisbett (SF), Ralph Brassell (PF), Jerome Poremski (C) Nicholas Trojan, Steven Freeman, Stanley Briscoe, Andrew Wiley, Robert George | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Edward White (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SG - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Rudder (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Sammy Shumsky (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joe Nisbett (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Ralph Brassell (fresh) C - Jerome Poremski (fresh) | |
| 03:09 | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Stephen Dantzler | 51-56 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 53-56 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Steven Freeman (SG), Stanley Briscoe (SF), Andrew Wiley (PF), Robert George (C) Stephen Dantzler, Johnny Parent, Joe Nisbett, Ralph Brassell, Jerome Poremski | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:26 | Northwestern | Wayne Botelho steps in front of the Stanley Briscoe pass | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Louis Rudder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Robert George is hacked by Sammy Shumsky - foul #2 on Sammy Shumsky, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Grossman (PG) Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Robert George makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | Robert George misses the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sammy Shumsky | 53-57 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Nicholas Trojan steals the ball from Jonathan Thomas | 53-57 |
| 01:27 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan hits the finger roll | 53-59 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Sammy Shumsky is fouled on the floor by Robert George - foul #4 on Robert George, team foul #5 | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas clanks a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Steven Freeman - foul #3 on Steven Freeman, team foul #6 | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 53-59 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley loses the dribble to Louis Rudder | 54-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Louis Rudder throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joe Nisbett (PG) Nicholas Trojan | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe is hacked by Jonathan Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #8 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan (PG), Johnny Parent (SG) Steven Freeman, Robert George | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 1st free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe makes the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-61 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Stanley Briscoe grabs the defensive rebound | 54-61 |
| 00:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Freeman (SG), Robert George (C) Johnny Parent, Joe Nisbett | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Grossman - foul #5 on Richard Grossman, team foul #9 | 54-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Richard Grossman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:13 | Northwestern | Andrew Wiley makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #10 | 54-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Nicholas Trojan runs out the clock | 54-63 |