| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lott (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Jonathon Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Frederick Lott inbounds the ball | 19-21 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Frederick Lott is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Pannell - foul #1 on Jonathan Pannell, team foul #1 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Larry Murray, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo knocks in the 3 from straight away | 19-24 |
| 19:03 | Northwestern | Roy Greene hits a fadeaway from the right side | 21-24 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Paul Terrell knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from William Morris | 21-27 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord's pass is intercepted by Kevin Fiorillo | 21-27 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Frederick Lott drills a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Paul Terrell | 21-29 |
| 17:50 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord is hacked by Jonathon Strong - foul #2 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Pavel Luczynski, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:34 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell clanks a jumper from the left wing | 21-29 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong pulls down the rebound | 21-29 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong blows the dunk but the foul's on Jason Desilets - foul #2 on Jason Desilets, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Greene (PF) Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (SG) Paul Terrell | |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong makes the 1st free throw | 21-30 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong misses the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 17:07 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 21-30 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Alvaro Mancini | 24-30 |
| 16:32 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 24-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jonathon Strong - foul #3 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #2 | 24-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Alvaro Mancini, Roy Greene | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Frank Stewart (PF), Charles Eiland (C) William Morris, Frederick Lott, Kevin Fiorillo, Jonathon Strong | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Charles Eiland comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 26-33 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff gets the rebound | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Cecil Wilbourn - foul #2 on Cecil Wilbourn, team foul #3 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Roy Greene (PF) Lewis Avery, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Terrell (SG) Cecil Wilbourn | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 28-33 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Paul Terrell | 28-36 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Paul Terrell steals it from Jonathan Pannell | 28-36 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Frank Stewart clanks a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Roy Greene - foul #2 on Roy Greene, team foul #3 | 28-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Roy Greene, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Frederick Lott (SF), Jonathon Strong (C) Kyle Taylor, Dominick Soltero, Charles Eiland | |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Frank Stewart makes the 1st free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:35 | Iowa | Frank Stewart misses the 2nd free throw | 28-37 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Kevin Debord | 28-37 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Anthony Westhoff | 31-37 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong blows the layup | 31-37 |
| 14:01 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff snags the defensive board | 31-37 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-37 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Paul Terrell grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-37 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff pulls down the rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-37 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Frank Stewart grabs the defensive rebound | 31-37 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | William Morris is fouled on the floor by Kevin Debord - foul #2 on Kevin Debord, team foul #4 | 31-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Kevin Fiorillo (PF), Charles Eiland (C) Paul Terrell, Frederick Lott, Frank Stewart, Jonathon Strong | |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-37 |
| 11:55 | Northwestern | Larry Murray scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 34-37 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Roy Greene takes the ball from Kevin Fiorillo | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 34-37 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Eiland | 34-37 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor is hacked by Roy Greene - foul #3 on Roy Greene, team foul #5 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Lott (SF), Jonathon Strong (C) William Morris, Charles Eiland | |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Lewis Avery takes the ball from Jonathon Strong | 34-37 |
| 10:30 | Northwestern | Roy Greene jams it on a nice dish by Lewis Avery | 36-37 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-37 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Roy Greene scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Larry Murray | 39-37 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 09:22 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets is called for traveling | 39-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Paul Terrell (SG) Kyle Taylor, Dominick Soltero | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Frederick Lott drills a runner from close range set up by William Morris and the foul's on James Fullerton - foul #1 on James Fullerton, team foul #6 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Murray (SG), Kevin Debord (C) James Fullerton, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Stewart (PF), Charles Eiland (C) Kevin Fiorillo, Jonathon Strong | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Frederick Lott misses the free throw | 39-39 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Frank Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Kevin Debord steals the ball from Frederick Lott | 39-39 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell is fouled on the floor by William Morris - foul #2 on William Morris, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Jason Desilets (C) Larry Murray, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (SF) Frederick Lott | |
| 07:45 | Northwestern | Roy Greene's layup is rejected by Charles Eiland | 39-39 |
| 07:43 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets tips it home | 41-39 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Paul Terrell connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Roy Greene (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-42 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | William Morris grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Charles Eiland lays it in on a great pass from Frank Stewart | 41-44 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell is fouled on the floor by Paul Terrell - foul #2 on Paul Terrell, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Roy Greene, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Lott (SF), Kevin Fiorillo (PF), Jonathon Strong (C) William Morris, Frank Stewart, Charles Eiland | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Fiorillo - foul #2 on Kevin Fiorillo, team foul #6 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG), Dominick Soltero (SG) Kyle Taylor, Paul Terrell | |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn is hacked by Lewis Avery - foul #2 on Lewis Avery, team foul #7 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jason Desilets (C) Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 43-46 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero snags the defensive board | 43-46 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Frederick Lott misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 43-46 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong tips it but misses | 43-46 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 43-46 |
| 04:39 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets clanks a shot from the free throw line | 43-46 |
| 04:37 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell tips it back up and in | 45-46 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Frederick Lott knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Cecil Wilbourn | 45-48 |
| 04:01 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Paul Terrell (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF) Cecil Wilbourn, Dominick Soltero, Frederick Lott | |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morris | 45-51 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord is called for a charge - foul #3 on Kevin Debord, team foul #8 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, Jonathan Pannell, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Eiland (C) Jonathon Strong | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Roy Greene (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 02:57 | Northwestern | Roy Greene gets the rebound | 45-51 |
| 02:38 | Northwestern | Charles Eiland steps in front of the Roy Greene pass | 45-51 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Lott (SF), Jonathon Strong (C) Kyle Taylor, Charles Eiland | |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathon Strong | 45-51 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-51 |
| 01:50 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | James Fullerton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-51 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Paul Terrell | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets knocks in the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Lewis Avery | 47-53 |
| 00:40 | Iowa | Paul Terrell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 47-53 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-53 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray is fouled on the floor by Jonathon Strong - foul #4 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #7 | 47-53 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 1st free throw | 48-53 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | Larry Murray makes the 2nd free throw | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo is hacked by Lewis Avery in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lewis Avery, team foul #9 | 49-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (SF) Frederick Lott | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:19 | Northwestern | Larry Murray clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 49-53 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-53 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jonathan Pannell | 52-53 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor is hacked by Lewis Avery in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lewis Avery, team foul #10 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Lott (SF) William Morris | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Larry Murray hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell grabs the offensive board | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff double dribbles | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG) Frederick Lott | |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor is hacked by Lewis Avery in the backcourt - foul #5 on Lewis Avery, team foul #11 | 52-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG) Lewis Avery | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 52-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell clanks a halfcourt shot | 52-57 |