| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos inbounds the ball | 23-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gary Chevalier | 25-30 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones drills a shot from the left block on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 25-32 |
| 19:00 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is hacked by Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 25-32 |
| 18:44 | Northwestern | Howard Jones takes the ball from Nelson Lister | 25-32 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Christopher Heller knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Howard Jones | 25-34 |
| 18:02 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 18:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Heller | 25-34 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Lonnie Townsend | 25-37 |
| 17:32 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister lays it up and in on a great pass from Gary Chevalier | 27-37 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:42 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos clanks a jump hook in the lane | 27-37 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Larry Horne tips it home | 29-37 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne is hacked by Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Larry Horne - foul #2 on Larry Horne, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 15:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Hazley | 29-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Christopher Heller clanks a floater near the basket | 29-39 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Christopher Heller can't tip it in | 29-39 |
| 15:22 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 14:53 | Northwestern | Lonnie Townsend steps in front of the Larry Horne pass | 29-39 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Robert Hazley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mohamed Chadbourne | 29-42 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos clanks a shot in the lane | 29-42 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Robert Hazley grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Melvin King misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-42 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Larry Horne snags the defensive board | 29-42 |
| 13:46 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister loses the ball out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne lays it up and in set up by Howard Jones | 29-44 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-44 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Larry Horne tips it in | 31-44 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Larry Horne is called for the reach on Lonnie Townsend - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #3 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Robert Taylor (SF), Jarrod King (C) Gary Chevalier, Calvin Enos, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 12:26 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #4 | 31-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Melvin King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-44 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro snags the offensive board | 31-44 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Melvin King's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Ronald Stephens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG) Melvin King | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Dikembe Okoro steals the ball from Kenneth Henderson | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Robert Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jarrod King (fresh) C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Edward McCard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro connects on the floater from the left wing | 31-46 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Dwayne Stanhope | 34-46 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Robert Taylor picks off the pass by Charles Gay | 34-46 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the shot from just outside the lane | 34-46 |
| 10:24 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses the floater near the basket | 34-46 |
| 10:04 | Northwestern | Jarrod King pulls down the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 34-46 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Henderson | 34-46 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-46 |
| 09:43 | Iowa | Howard Jones gets the rebound | 34-46 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-46 |
| 09:20 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jarrod King | 34-46 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope can't finish the layup but the foul's on Howard Jones - foul #2 on Howard Jones, team foul #2 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Larry Horne (C) Robert Taylor, Jarrod King, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Robert Hazley (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Howard Jones, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 1st free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 2nd free throw | 34-46 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Christopher Heller | 34-46 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses long on a jumper from the right block | 34-46 |
| 08:54 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 08:41 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson is hacked by Christopher Heller - foul #3 on Christopher Heller, team foul #3 | 34-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Paul Ashmore (C) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 08:24 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Paul Ashmore | 34-46 |
| 08:10 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the 3 from the right corner | 34-46 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Christopher Heller grabs the board | 34-46 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is hacked by Paul Ashmore - foul #2 on Paul Ashmore, team foul #5 | 34-46 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Christopher Heller connects on the driving attempt in the paint set up by Lonnie Townsend | 34-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Ashmore (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #4 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (C) Kenneth Henderson, Paul Ashmore | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the 2nd free throw | 35-48 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Christopher Heller gets the rebound | 35-48 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:46 | Northwestern | Lonnie Townsend blocks the short jumper by Calvin Enos | 35-51 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Jarrod King grabs the offensive rebound | 35-51 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | Melvin King takes the ball from Gary Chevalier | 35-51 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne hits the finger roll on a great pass from Melvin King | 35-53 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos can't throw it down but the foul's on Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #3 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #5 | 35-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 06:25 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Melvin King is hacked by Gary Chevalier in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is hacked by Larry Horne - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #7 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 37-54 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 37-54 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Christopher Heller steals it from Calvin Enos | 37-54 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the wide open 3 from straight away set up by Melvin King | 37-57 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos connects on the jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Gary Chevalier | 39-57 |
| 04:48 | Iowa | Melvin King clanks a 3 from the right corner | 39-57 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister gets the rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is whistled for traveling | 39-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG), Larry Horne (C) Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 39-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Christopher Heller picks off the pass by Kenneth Henderson | 39-60 |
| 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) | |
| 03:18 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 39-63 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Larry Horne (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (tiring) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Christopher Heller (tiring) 11 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) 2 blk. | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #6 | 39-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Nelson Lister (C) Gary Chevalier, Calvin Enos | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Melvin King, Robert Hazley, Mohamed Chadbourne, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope misses the 1st free throw | 39-63 |
| 03:01 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope makes the 2nd free throw | 40-63 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #5 on Larry Horne, team foul #8 | 40-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SF), Jarrod King (PF) Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 1st free throw | 40-64 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 40-65 |
| 02:31 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-65 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro gets the rebound | 40-65 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Howard Jones comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 40-65 |
| 02:06 | Iowa | Charles Gay tips it in | 40-67 |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-67 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Calvin Enos (SF), Dwayne Stanhope (PF) Ronald Stephens, Robert Taylor, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Christopher Heller connects on the floater near the basket on a great pass from Melvin King | 40-69 |
| 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) | |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | The jump hook by Nelson Lister is blocked by Christopher Heller | 40-69 |
| 01:14 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the offensive rebound | 40-69 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 42-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Howard Jones is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Lonnie Townsend | 42-71 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister throws it down | 44-71 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King runs out the clock | 44-71 |