| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne inbounds the ball | 34-34 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Melvin King misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 19:31 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 19:26 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Dwayne Stanhope | 37-34 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Melvin King misses short on a shot from the left side | 37-34 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the offensive board | 37-34 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | The short jumper by Mohamed Chadbourne is denied by Richard Roberts | 37-34 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the offensive rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:18 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Donald Rice | 37-36 |
| 17:56 | Northwestern | Mohamed Chadbourne picks off the pass by Richard Roberts | 37-36 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-36 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 37-36 |
| 17:11 | Northwestern | Jonathan Barber swats the layup by George Mayo | 37-36 |
| 17:10 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive board | 37-36 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Donald Rice - foul #3 on Donald Rice, team foul #1 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG) Melvin King, Donald Rice | |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne connects on the jump hook from close range | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-38 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Larry Horne pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 16:04 | Northwestern | Charles Gay steals it from George Mayo | 39-38 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Wilbur Honeycutt takes the ball from Robert Hazley | 39-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt scores on a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from George Mayo | 42-38 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses badly on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #1 | 42-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SG) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay | |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the 2nd free throw | 42-39 |
| 15:32 | Northwestern | Allen Misner pulls down the rebound | 42-39 |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Allen Misner lays it up and in | 44-39 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Melvin King is fouled in the backcourt by James Bancroft - foul #2 on James Bancroft, team foul #2 | 44-39 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber scores on a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Melvin King | 44-41 |
| 14:41 | Northwestern | Allen Misner hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 44-41 |
| 14:39 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the defensive rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Melvin King clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 44-41 |
| 14:11 | Northwestern | James Bancroft gets the rebound | 44-41 |
| 14:07 | Northwestern | James Bancroft hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 47-41 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend connects on the floater from the right side set up by Melvin King | 47-43 |
| 13:31 | Northwestern | Jonathan Barber swats the layup by Allen Misner | 47-43 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Allen Misner grabs the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | James Bancroft scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Henderson | 50-43 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Lonnie Townsend | 50-46 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 12:12 | Iowa | Donald Rice is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Donald Rice, team foul #2 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Allen Misner, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Melvin King, Donald Rice, Mohamed Chadbourne, Lonnie Townsend, Jonathan Barber | |
| 11:54 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos drills a turnaround in the paint set up by Wilbur Honeycutt | 52-46 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Heller (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Christopher Heller double dribbles | 52-46 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Robert Hazley steps in front of the Richard Roberts pass | 52-46 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-46 |
| 10:49 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to George Mayo | 52-46 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 52-46 |
| 10:41 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts tips it but misses | 52-46 |
| 10:39 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson grabs the offensive board | 52-46 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro grabs the defensive rebound | 52-46 |
| 09:57 | Iowa | Charles Gay buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Christopher Heller | 52-48 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-48 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks grabs the defensive rebound | 52-48 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the shot from the right wing | 52-48 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Calvin Enos | 52-48 |
| 09:10 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Calvin Enos | 55-48 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro scores on a runner in the lane set up by Robert Hazley | 55-50 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Nathaniel Banks steals the ball from Dennis Parkinson | 55-50 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Charles Gay buries a jumpshot from the right side | 55-52 |
| 07:48 | Northwestern | George Mayo hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 57-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Dennis Parkinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fairly fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Calvin Enos steals it from Dikembe Okoro | 57-52 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | George Mayo drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Wilbur Honeycutt | 59-52 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks loses the ball out of bounds | 59-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Larry Horne (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Donald Rice (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Lonnie Townsend (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Christopher Heller | |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Jonathan Barber denies the turnaround by Allen Misner | 59-52 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the defensive rebound | 59-52 |
| 06:16 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 59-52 |
| 06:14 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Lonnie Townsend - foul #3 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #3 | 59-52 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses the 1st free throw | 59-52 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | Allen Misner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-52 |
| 05:20 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 05:01 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Kenneth Henderson is denied by Mohamed Chadbourne | 60-52 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the board | 60-52 |
| 04:34 | Iowa | Melvin King can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 60-52 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:29 | Northwestern | James Bancroft comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-52 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Melvin King | 60-54 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), George Mayo (PF) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses short on a floater in the paint | 60-54 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Donald Rice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 03:25 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 62-54 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 21 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | 3 seconds is called on Richard Roberts | 62-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Roberts - foul #2 on Richard Roberts, team foul #3 | 62-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Heller (C) Jonathan Barber | |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the 2nd free throw | 62-54 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 62-54 |
| 02:33 | Northwestern | George Mayo buries a driving attempt from the right block | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 64-54 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend tips it back up and in | 64-56 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | George Mayo scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Roberts | 66-56 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Donald Rice clanks a shot from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Melvin King tips it back up and in | 66-58 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt loses the dribble to Donald Rice | 66-58 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Rice | 66-60 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | George Mayo banks in the layup set up by Richard Roberts | 68-60 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Melvin King misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 68-60 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the offensive rebound | 68-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #3 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #4 | 68-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Barber (C) Christopher Heller | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 68-60 |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne grabs the offensive board | 68-60 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Donald Rice scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Melvin King | 68-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | George Mayo is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Rice - foul #5 on Donald Rice, team foul #4 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Calvin Enos (SF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG) Donald Rice | |
| 00:32 | Northwestern | Lonnie Townsend is called for the reach on Larry Horne - foul #4 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #5 | 68-63 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Barber - foul #3 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #6 | 68-63 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | James Bancroft is fouled on the floor by Charles Gay - foul #1 on Charles Gay, team foul #7 | 68-63 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | James Bancroft makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 70-63 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Robert Taylor is called for the reach on Charles Gay - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF) James Bancroft, Robert Taylor, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 70-63 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Richard Roberts | 70-63 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Charles Gay is called for the reach on Richard Roberts in the backcourt - foul #2 on Charles Gay, team foul #8 | 70-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Calvin Enos (SF) Wilbur Honeycutt, Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses the 2nd free throw | 71-63 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 71-63 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 71-63 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Melvin King comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 71-63 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 71-63 |