| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) C - Nelson Lister (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) SG - Howard Jones (fresh) SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fresh) C - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses long on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Dwayne Stanhope - foul #1 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | Howard Jones snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Mohamed Chadbourne | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:36 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope tips it in | 2-4 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses short on an open jumpshot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:13 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos banks in the layup | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Christopher Heller makes the jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Melvin King | 4-6 |
| 17:23 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 17:21 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the dunk but the foul's on Nelson Lister - foul #1 on Nelson Lister, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses the 1st free throw | 4-6 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:41 | Northwestern | Lonnie Townsend denies the turnaround by Gary Chevalier | 4-7 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Melvin King gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Howard Jones is hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #1 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #3 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SG) Howard Jones | |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the floater from the right block but he's hacked by Kenneth Henderson - foul #2 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #4 | 4-7 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Taylor (SG) Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 1st free throw | 4-7 |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne makes the 2nd free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:41 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is denied on a dunk by Lonnie Townsend | 4-8 |
| 15:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Melvin King | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fresh) SG - Robert Taylor (fresh) SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Melvin King splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Heller | 4-11 |
| 14:49 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses long on a jumper from the left side | 4-11 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the follow up shot | 6-11 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Melvin King's pass is intercepted by Gary Chevalier in the backcourt | 6-11 |
| 14:42 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope banks in the layup set up by Gary Chevalier | 8-11 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Robert Hazley is hacked by Robert Taylor - foul #1 on Robert Taylor, team foul #5 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF) Dwayne Stanhope | |
| Subs | Iowa | Howard Jones (SG) Robert Hazley | |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Melvin King scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Howard Jones | 8-14 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Melvin King - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #1 | 8-14 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:52 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne loses the dribble to Nelson Lister | 10-14 |
| 13:24 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos loses the dribble to Melvin King | 10-14 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Melvin King throws it down | 10-16 |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gary Chevalier and he's hacked by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #1 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #2 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (C) Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:55 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos makes the free throw | 13-16 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne banks in the layup on a great pass from Howard Jones | 13-18 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Larry Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Calvin Enos - foul #1 on Calvin Enos, team foul #6 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nelson Lister (C) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Robert Hazley (SG) Melvin King, Howard Jones | |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne misses the 2nd free throw | 13-18 |
| 11:43 | Northwestern | Larry Horne pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister misses long on a jumper from the right side | 13-18 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne snags the defensive board | 13-18 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Gary Chevalier (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Calvin Enos (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) C - Nelson Lister (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Gay (fresh) SG - Robert Hazley (fresh) SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #3 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG) Gary Chevalier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Larry Horne clanks a turnaround near the basket | 13-18 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | Edward McCard pulls down the rebound | 13-18 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Edward McCard loses the dribble to Nelson Lister | 13-18 |
| 10:43 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Larry Horne | 16-18 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Larry Horne denies the turnaround by Nathaniel Banks | 16-18 |
| 10:32 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope gets the rebound | 16-18 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is fouled on the floor by Robert Hazley - foul #1 on Robert Hazley, team foul #4 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF), Paul Ashmore (C) Ronald Stephens, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF), Christopher Heller (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Robert Hazley, Nathaniel Banks, Dikembe Okoro, Edward McCard | |
| 09:46 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier is hacked by Mohamed Chadbourne - foul #2 on Mohamed Chadbourne, team foul #5 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| 09:29 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 18-18 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Howard Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Melvin King and he's fouled by Robert Taylor - foul #2 on Robert Taylor, team foul #7 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope (SG) Robert Taylor | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the free throw | 18-20 |
| 09:12 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:57 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 18-20 |
| 08:47 | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Ashmore | 18-20 |
| 08:46 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope pulls down the rebound | 18-20 |
| 08:25 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is hacked by Howard Jones - foul #1 on Howard Jones, team foul #6 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Larry Horne (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Jarrod King, Paul Ashmore | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:06 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side | 18-20 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the offensive rebound | 18-20 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | Nelson Lister is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Nelson Lister, team foul #8 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Jarrod King (C) Gary Chevalier, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (SF) Nathaniel Banks | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Christopher Heller loses the dribble to Larry Horne | 18-20 |
| 07:38 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround near the basket | 20-20 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Christopher Heller jams it set up by Howard Jones and he's hacked by Ronald Stephens - foul #1 on Ronald Stephens, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Edward McCard (C) Howard Jones, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the free throw | 20-22 |
| 07:26 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Jarrod King | 20-22 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SG - Dwayne Stanhope (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Calvin Enos (tiring) 16 pts. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jarrod King (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) SF - Robert Hazley (fresh) PF - Christopher Heller (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Edward McCard (fresh) | |
| 06:58 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos's fadeaway is rejected by Christopher Heller | 20-22 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Edward McCard grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Christopher Heller is fouled on the floor by Jarrod King - foul #1 on Jarrod King, team foul #10 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), Nelson Lister (C) Ronald Stephens, Dwayne Stanhope, Calvin Enos, Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Nathaniel Banks (SF) Melvin King | |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 1st free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Christopher Heller misses the 2nd free throw | 20-22 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | Larry Horne gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Christopher Heller takes the ball from Gary Chevalier | 20-22 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Christopher Heller's fadeaway is rejected by Nelson Lister | 20-22 |
| 05:56 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the board | 20-22 |
| 05:28 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 20-22 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Edward McCard gets the rebound | 20-22 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Gary Chevalier is called for the reach on Robert Hazley - foul #1 on Gary Chevalier, team foul #11 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarrod King (PF) Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Howard Jones (SG), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Lonnie Townsend (C) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks, Christopher Heller, Edward McCard | |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Robert Hazley makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Robert Hazley makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Nelson Lister is denied by Lonnie Townsend | 20-24 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro pulls down the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Howard Jones drills a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Melvin King | 20-27 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses the jumper from the baseline | 20-27 |
| 03:57 | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier tips it back up and in | 22-27 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Jarrod King - foul #2 on Jarrod King, team foul #12 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Stephens (PG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Larry Horne (PF) Gary Chevalier, Robert Taylor, Nelson Lister | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Robert Hazley | |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Mohamed Chadbourne steps in front of the Ronald Stephens pass | 22-29 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Howard Jones lays it up and in on a great pass from Mohamed Chadbourne | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ronald Stephens (fresh) SG - Kenneth Henderson (fairly fresh) SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Horne (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jarrod King (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Howard Jones (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 blk. | |
| 02:48 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson travels with the ball | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF) Jarrod King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (PG), Christopher Heller (PF) Melvin King, Dikembe Okoro | |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Christopher Heller blows the layup | 22-31 |
| 02:26 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Howard Jones can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 22-31 |
| 02:03 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Larry Horne misses the shot from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos snags the offensive board | 22-31 |
| 01:17 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-31 |
| 01:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Calvin Enos | 22-31 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 22-31 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Charles Gay gets the rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Howard Jones is fouled on the floor by Calvin Enos - foul #2 on Calvin Enos, team foul #13 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Chevalier (PG), Robert Taylor (SG), Jarrod King (PF), Nelson Lister (C) Ronald Stephens, Kenneth Henderson, Dwayne Stanhope, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Edward McCard (C) Charles Gay, Christopher Heller, Lonnie Townsend | |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Howard Jones misses the 1st free throw | 22-31 |
| 00:41 | Iowa | Howard Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Melvin King steals the ball from Calvin Enos | 22-32 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Melvin King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 22-32 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos grabs the board | 22-32 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 22-32 |