| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 15 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 4 reb. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton inbounds the ball | 31-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton lays it up and in and he's hacked by William Lueras - foul #3 on William Lueras, team foul #1 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 19:45 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the free throw | 31-27 |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland grabs the board | 31-27 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #2 | 31-27 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Jefferson - foul #2 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-29 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Paul Wei snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 18:34 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Wei | 34-29 |
| 18:14 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent is whistled for traveling | 34-29 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-29 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Terry Welch grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent travels in the backcourt | 34-29 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas's layup is rejected by Steve Chicoine | 34-29 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 34-29 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Johnny Parent - foul #3 on Johnny Parent, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), Geoffrey Brown (PF) Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF) Steve Chicoine | |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 34-29 |
| 16:55 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 35-29 |
| 16:45 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Jonathan Thomas - foul #2 on Jonathan Thomas, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF), Mark Olguin (C) Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton, Terry Welch | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Robert Alford hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Johnny Parent | 35-31 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Robert Alford blocks the short jumper by Chris Plunkett | 35-31 |
| 16:22 | Northwestern | Robert Alford gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Johnny Parent misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 15:59 | Northwestern | Robert Alford tips it in | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fairly fresh) 19 pts. PF - Geoffrey Brown (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John McCullars (fresh) C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown is called for traveling | 35-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF), William Lueras (C) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, Geoffrey Brown, Glenn Strickland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Stephen Dantzler (SG), Ernie Stoughton (SF), Steve Chicoine (PF), Terry Welch (C) Johnny Parent, Lloyd Vallo, Robert Alford, John McCullars, Mark Olguin | |
| 15:11 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is hacked by Alfred Ellis - foul #1 on Alfred Ellis, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edgar Foster | 35-36 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Edgar Foster steps in front of the William Lueras pass | 35-36 |
| 14:22 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edgar Foster | 35-38 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-38 |
| 13:56 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the board | 35-38 |
| 13:45 | Northwestern | Terry Welch hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 35-40 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett knocks in the jumper from close range | 37-40 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Terry Welch is fouled on the floor by William Lueras - foul #4 on William Lueras, team foul #6 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Claude Blackwood (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), Geoffrey Brown (PF), Glenn Strickland (C) Chris Plunkett, Thomas Jefferson, Alfred Ellis, Wayne Botelho, William Lueras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Johnny Parent (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), John McCullars (PF), Mark Olguin (C) Edgar Foster, Stephen Dantzler, Steve Chicoine, Terry Welch | |
| 12:53 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton banks in the layup set up by Lloyd Vallo | 37-42 |
| 12:38 | Iowa | Johnny Parent is called for the reach on Claude Blackwood - foul #4 on Johnny Parent, team foul #2 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF) Ernie Stoughton | |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Paul Wei is called for traveling | 37-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG) Claude Blackwood | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 11:53 | Northwestern | Robert Alford is whistled for a carry | 37-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Geoffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Terry Welch (C) Lloyd Vallo, Mark Olguin | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 19 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Johnny Parent (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - John McCullars (fresh) C - Terry Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland is fouled on the floor by Terry Welch - foul #2 on Terry Welch, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson (SG) Chris Plunkett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Robert Alford | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 37-42 |
| 11:23 | Northwestern | John McCullars pulls down the rebound | 37-42 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Stephen Dantzler and he's fouled by Paul Wei - foul #2 on Paul Wei, team foul #7 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) John McCullars | |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the free throw | 37-45 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses long on a shot from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 10:37 | Northwestern | Terry Welch gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Terry Welch misses the floater from the right wing | 37-45 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland gets the rebound | 37-45 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Paul Wei drills a driving attempt in the paint set up by Thomas Jefferson and he's hacked by Johnny Parent - foul #5 on Johnny Parent, team foul #4 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (SG), Geoffrey Brown (PF) Thomas Jefferson, Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Edgar Foster (PG), Lloyd Vallo (SG), Robert Alford (SF) Johnny Parent, Stephen Dantzler, Ernie Stoughton | |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Paul Wei makes the free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Geoffrey Brown is called for the reach on Robert Alford - foul #1 on Geoffrey Brown, team foul #8 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mark Olguin (C) Terry Welch | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Robert Alford misses the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Lloyd Vallo steals the ball from Geoffrey Brown | 40-45 |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Edgar Foster and he's hacked by Glenn Strickland - foul #1 on Glenn Strickland, team foul #9 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Claude Blackwood (SG), Alfred Ellis (SF), Wayne Botelho (PF) Paul Wei, Jonathan Thomas, Geoffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF), John McCullars (PF) Robert Alford, Steve Chicoine | |
| 08:52 | Northwestern | Lloyd Vallo makes the free throw | 40-48 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho's layup is rejected by Mark Olguin | 40-48 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Alfred Ellis tips it home | 42-48 |
| 08:12 | Northwestern | Mark Olguin banks in the layup on a great pass from Ernie Stoughton | 42-50 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | Chris Plunkett makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 44-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Plunkett (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Claude Blackwood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Alfred Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 reb. C - Glenn Strickland (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lloyd Vallo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - John McCullars (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mark Olguin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Northwestern | Alfred Ellis takes the ball from Ernie Stoughton | 44-50 |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Edgar Foster is called for the reach on Chris Plunkett - foul #2 on Edgar Foster, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Wei (PG), Thomas Jefferson (SG), Jonathan Thomas (SF), William Lueras (C) Chris Plunkett, Claude Blackwood, Alfred Ellis, Glenn Strickland | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler (SG), Steve Chicoine (PF), Terry Welch (C) Lloyd Vallo, John McCullars, Mark Olguin | |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas buries a floater from the left side | 46-50 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown (PF) Wayne Botelho | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (SF) Ernie Stoughton | |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Paul Wei | 49-50 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is called for traveling | 49-50 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | William Lueras buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by Thomas Jefferson | 51-50 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Robert Alford | 51-52 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Paul Wei comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Geoffrey Brown tips it but misses | 51-52 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler pulls down the rebound | 51-52 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler clanks a runner in the lane | 51-52 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Steve Chicoine | 51-52 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wayne Botelho (PF) Geoffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton (SF) Robert Alford | |
| 04:48 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine knocks in the floater in the lane on a great pass from Stephen Dantzler | 51-54 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Stephen Dantzler swats the short shot by Jonathan Thomas | 51-54 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | Paul Wei snags the offensive board | 51-54 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Stephen Dantzler steals the ball from Paul Wei | 51-54 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler banks in the layup | 51-56 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas can't connect on a shot from the right block | 51-56 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson grabs the offensive board | 51-56 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Paul Wei (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Jefferson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jonathan Thomas (fresh) 21 pts. PF - Wayne Botelho (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Lueras (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Edgar Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Stephen Dantzler (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ernie Stoughton (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Steve Chicoine (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Terry Welch (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Ernie Stoughton is called for the reach on William Lueras - foul #2 on Ernie Stoughton, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John McCullars (PF) Steve Chicoine | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | William Lueras drills a floater from the left side | 53-56 |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) John McCullars | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler is hacked by William Lueras - foul #5 on William Lueras, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Strickland (C) William Lueras | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 02:34 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler makes the 2nd free throw | 53-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Edgar Foster takes the ball from Paul Wei | 53-57 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Ernie Stoughton | 53-59 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson loses the dribble to Ernie Stoughton | 53-59 |
| 01:08 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses badly on a floater in the paint | 53-59 |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler grabs the offensive board | 53-59 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Stephen Dantzler misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 53-59 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Glenn Strickland snags the defensive board | 53-59 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | The jump hook by Thomas Jefferson is blocked by Terry Welch | 53-59 |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine grabs the board | 53-59 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine is hacked by Paul Wei in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Wei, team foul #11 | 53-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (C) Terry Welch | |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine makes the 1st free throw | 53-60 |
| 00:42 | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine makes the 2nd free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-61 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Jonathan Thomas misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-61 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster gets the rebound | 53-61 |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 53-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Welch (C) Steve Chicoine | |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton is hacked by Thomas Jefferson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Jefferson, team foul #12 | 53-61 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton misses the 1st free throw | 53-61 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Ernie Stoughton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-62 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's hacked by Edgar Foster - foul #3 on Edgar Foster, team foul #7 | 53-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) Robert Alford | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-62 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Thomas Jefferson makes the 3rd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wei - foul #4 on Paul Wei, team foul #13 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (C) Terry Welch | |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:18 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho is fouled on the floor by Steve Chicoine - foul #1 on Steve Chicoine, team foul #8 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Terry Welch (C) Robert Alford | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Wayne Botelho misses the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Terry Welch pulls down the rebound | 56-63 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Terry Welch is fouled in the backcourt by Paul Wei - foul #5 on Paul Wei, team foul #14 | 56-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Plunkett (PG) Paul Wei | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Alford (PF) Steve Chicoine | |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 1st free throw | 56-64 |
| 00:09 | Northwestern | Terry Welch makes the 2nd free throw | 56-65 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steve Chicoine (PF) Robert Alford | |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Ernie Stoughton picks off the pass by Wayne Botelho | 56-65 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Edgar Foster runs out the clock | 56-65 |