| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andy Ashbrook (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Donald Logan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Oswaldo Villanueva (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Colin Denison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Dery (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Burke (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Herbert Renken (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Norton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard inbounds the ball | 53-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:58 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #1 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) Abraham Kilgo | |
| 19:39 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva hits a shot from the right wing set up by Colin Denison | 55-43 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Colin Denison is called for the reach on Herbert Renken - foul #2 on Colin Denison, team foul #1 | 55-43 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (SG), Rodney Lee (SF), Leonard Fugate (PF) Donald Logan, Oswaldo Villanueva, Colin Denison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), David Elizondo (SF), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| 19:11 | Northwestern | David Elizondo makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Martin Suggs | 55-45 |
| 19:09 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook is fouled in the backcourt by Martin Suggs - foul #1 on Martin Suggs, team foul #2 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Louis Johnson (C) Gerard Dery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG) Martin Suggs | |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate loses the dribble to James Nichols | 55-45 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | James Nichols throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (PG), Charlie Denniston (SG), Jerry Jackson (SF), Colin Denison (PF) Andy Ashbrook, Mickey Woodside, Rodney Lee, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Gary Norton (C) Jeffrey Gray, David Elizondo, James Nichols, Vernon Corey | |
| 18:14 | Iowa State | Colin Denison comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 18:12 | Northwestern | Gary Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 18:07 | Northwestern | Jerry Jackson steals the ball from James Burke | 55-45 |
| 18:00 | Iowa State | James Burke is called for the reach on Jerry Jackson in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Burke, team foul #3 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Logan (SG), Oswaldo Villanueva (SF), Gerard Dery (C) Charlie Denniston, Jerry Jackson, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Willie Minyard (SF) George Porter, Laurence Wanner | |
| 17:53 | Iowa State | Donald Logan is fouled on the floor by James Burke - foul #3 on James Burke, team foul #4 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook (PG) Nathan Austin | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG) James Burke | |
| 17:41 | Iowa State | Donald Logan is called for 3 seconds | 55-45 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodney Lee (PF) Colin Denison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Elizondo (C) Gary Norton | |
| 17:33 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 17:31 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery snags the defensive board | 55-45 |
| 17:18 | Iowa State | Donald Logan is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Ashbrook | 58-45 |
| 16:58 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by David Elizondo | 58-48 |
| 16:55 | Iowa State | Jeffrey Gray steps in front of the Andy Ashbrook pass in the backcourt | 58-48 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 58-50 |
| 16:32 | Iowa State | Donald Logan is hacked by Martin Suggs - foul #2 on Martin Suggs, team foul #5 | 58-50 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (PG), Mickey Woodside (SG), Charlie Denniston (SF), Leonard Fugate (PF) Andy Ashbrook, Donald Logan, Oswaldo Villanueva, Rodney Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, David Elizondo | |
| 16:26 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate misses the easy open layup | 58-50 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey gets the rebound | 58-50 |
| 16:20 | Northwestern | James Nichols banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeffrey Gray | 58-52 |
| 16:02 | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston hits the finger roll | 60-52 |
| 16:00 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey is fouled in the backcourt by Leonard Fugate - foul #2 on Leonard Fugate, team foul #2 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Jerry Jackson (SF), Colin Denison (PF) Nathan Austin, Gerard Dery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), James Burke (SG), Gary Norton (C) Martin Suggs, Jeffrey Gray, Vernon Corey | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charlie Denniston (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jerry Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colin Denison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Leonard Fugate (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Burke (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Norton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Northwestern | James Burke is hacked by Mickey Woodside - foul #1 on Mickey Woodside, team foul #3 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook (PG), Donald Logan (SG) Mickey Woodside, Charlie Denniston | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), David Elizondo (PF) Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| 15:18 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo connects on the fadeaway from the baseline | 60-54 |
| 15:15 | Iowa State | Willie Minyard is called for the reach on Colin Denison in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Minyard, team foul #6 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva (SF), Louis Johnson (C) Jerry Jackson, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Herbert Renken (PF) Abraham Kilgo, David Elizondo | |
| 15:02 | Iowa State | Colin Denison buries a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Donald Logan | 62-54 |
| 14:44 | Northwestern | Gary Norton connects on the jumper from the right wing | 62-56 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | George Porter is called for the reach on Andy Ashbrook in the backcourt - foul #1 on George Porter, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (SG), Gerard Dery (C) Donald Logan, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Vernon Corey (C) George Porter, Gary Norton | |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 14:41 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 14:15 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 64-56 |
| 14:14 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery gets the rebound | 64-56 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Willie Minyard is called for the reach on Oswaldo Villanueva in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Minyard, team foul #8 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (SG), Leonard Fugate (PF) Nathan Austin, Colin Denison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner (SF), David Elizondo (PF), James Nichols (C) Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Vernon Corey | |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 14:07 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Burke comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Andy Ashbrook - foul #2 on Andy Ashbrook, team foul #4 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston (SG), Jerry Jackson (SF) Andy Ashbrook, Oswaldo Villanueva | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Willie Minyard (SF), Gary Norton (C) Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Burke makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | James Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 66-57 |
| 13:43 | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston gets the rebound | 66-57 |
| 13:17 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 66-57 |
| 13:15 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard snags the defensive board | 66-57 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | James Burke misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 66-57 |
| 13:09 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate pulls down the rebound | 66-57 |
| 12:51 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside is hacked by Abraham Kilgo - foul #4 on Abraham Kilgo, team foul #9 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Logan (SG), Rodney Lee (SF), Colin Denison (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Charlie Denniston, Jerry Jackson, Leonard Fugate, Gerard Dery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), Herbert Renken (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Abraham Kilgo, James Burke, Willie Minyard, Gary Norton | |
| 12:51 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside misses the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | George Porter grabs the board | 66-57 |
| 12:47 | Northwestern | Rodney Lee steals the ball from George Porter in the backcourt | 66-57 |
| 12:35 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside is wide open and slams it home set up by Donald Logan | 68-57 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Herbert Renken makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by George Porter | 68-59 |
| 12:12 | Iowa State | Rodney Lee is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rodney Lee, team foul #5 | 68-59 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (PG), Oswaldo Villanueva (SF) Mickey Woodside, Colin Denison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF), Gary Norton (C) George Porter, David Elizondo, Herbert Renken, Vernon Corey | |
| 11:58 | Northwestern | Gary Norton drills a turnaround near the basket set up by Jeffrey Gray | 68-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Nathan Austin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Logan (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Oswaldo Villanueva (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Rodney Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Louis Johnson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gray (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. SF - Laurence Wanner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gary Norton (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva loses the dribble to Laurence Wanner in the backcourt | 68-61 |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | James Nichols misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 11:28 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs tips it back up and in | 68-63 |
| 11:16 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 11:14 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva grabs the offensive rebound | 68-63 |
| 10:57 | Iowa State | Rodney Lee misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 68-63 |
| 10:55 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Oswaldo Villanueva | 68-63 |
| 10:39 | Iowa State | Martin Suggs is called for the reach on Nathan Austin - foul #3 on Martin Suggs, team foul #10 | 68-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook (PG), Charlie Denniston (SF), Leonard Fugate (PF), Gerard Dery (C) Donald Logan, Oswaldo Villanueva, Rodney Lee, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (PG), Willie Minyard (SF), Herbert Renken (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols, Gary Norton | |
| 10:39 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin makes the 1st free throw | 69-63 |
| 10:39 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 70-63 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 70-63 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate gets the rebound | 70-63 |
| 09:52 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 70-63 |
| 09:50 | Iowa State | The offensive rebound goes to Charlie Denniston | 70-63 |
| 09:33 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate misses the easy layup | 70-63 |
| 09:31 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook pulls down the offensive rebound | 70-63 |
| 09:10 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the right block | 70-63 |
| 09:09 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate grabs the offensive board | 70-63 |
| 09:09 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 70-63 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (SG), Jerry Jackson (SF), Colin Denison (PF) Nathan Austin, Charlie Denniston, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), David Elizondo (SF), Gary Norton (C) George Porter, Willie Minyard, Vernon Corey | |
| 08:57 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Andy Ashbrook | 73-63 |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Gary Norton makes the wide open jumper from the left block | 73-65 |
| 08:23 | Iowa State | Jerry Jackson clanks a jumper from the right wing | 73-65 |
| 08:22 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs snags the defensive board | 73-65 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | David Elizondo misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 08:16 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 07:57 | Iowa State | Jerry Jackson misses the wide open 3pt shot from the right corner | 73-65 |
| 07:55 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook snags the offensive board | 73-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Andy Ashbrook (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mickey Woodside (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Colin Denison (tired) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerard Dery (tired) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Martin Suggs (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - James Burke (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Elizondo (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Herbert Renken (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Norton (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Andy Ashbrook and he's fouled by Gary Norton - foul #3 on Gary Norton, team foul #11 | 75-65 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Logan (SG), Oswaldo Villanueva (SF), Rodney Lee (PF) Mickey Woodside, Jerry Jackson, Colin Denison | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo (PG), Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), James Nichols (PF), Vernon Corey (C) Martin Suggs, James Burke, David Elizondo, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| 07:37 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery makes the free throw | 76-65 |
| 07:22 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey makes the driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from James Nichols | 76-67 |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva is hacked by Laurence Wanner in the backcourt - foul #1 on Laurence Wanner, team foul #12 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Louis Johnson (C) Gerard Dery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 07:19 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Nichols | 76-67 |
| 07:14 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 76-67 |
| 07:13 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva grabs the board | 76-67 |
| 06:56 | Iowa State | Rodney Lee drills a floater in the lane on a great pass from Donald Logan | 78-67 |
| 06:54 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 78-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), David Elizondo (PF) Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, Vernon Corey | |
| 06:43 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva misses the open dunk | 78-67 |
| 06:42 | Northwestern | James Burke snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | James Burke clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Rodney Lee - foul #4 on Rodney Lee, team foul #6 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston (SG) Donald Logan | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | James Burke misses the 1st free throw | 78-67 |
| 06:36 | Northwestern | James Burke misses the 2nd free throw | 78-67 |
| 06:36 | Iowa State | Rodney Lee snags the defensive board | 78-67 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva is fouled on the floor by Willie Minyard - foul #3 on Willie Minyard, team foul #13 | 78-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (SG), Leonard Fugate (C) Charlie Denniston, Louis Johnson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, James Nichols | |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva makes the 1st free throw | 79-67 |
| 06:15 | Iowa State | Oswaldo Villanueva makes the 2nd free throw | 80-67 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | Andy Ashbrook is called for the reach on George Porter in the backcourt - foul #3 on Andy Ashbrook, team foul #7 | 80-67 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Colin Denison (PF) Rodney Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 80-68 |
| 06:13 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 2nd free throw | 80-69 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook is fouled on the floor by George Porter - foul #2 on George Porter, team foul #14 | 80-69 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston (SF) Oswaldo Villanueva | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF) George Porter, Willie Minyard | |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook makes the 1st free throw | 81-69 |
| 05:55 | Iowa State | Andy Ashbrook makes the 2nd free throw | 82-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | David Elizondo can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 82-69 |
| 05:42 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner snags the offensive board | 82-69 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray misses short on an open jumper in the paint but the foul's on Mickey Woodside - foul #2 on Mickey Woodside, team foul #8 | 82-69 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Logan (SG), Oswaldo Villanueva (SF), Rodney Lee (PF), Gerard Dery (C) Andy Ashbrook, Charlie Denniston, Colin Denison, Leonard Fugate | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Herbert Renken (PF), James Nichols (C) David Elizondo, Vernon Corey | |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 1st free throw | 82-70 |
| 05:24 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray makes the 2nd free throw | 82-71 |
| 05:09 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Oswaldo Villanueva | 85-71 |
| 05:04 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses the runner in the lane | 85-71 |
| 05:02 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Rodney Lee | 85-71 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside is hacked by James Nichols in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #15 | 85-71 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Porter (SG), Willie Minyard (SF), Gary Norton (C) Jeffrey Gray, Laurence Wanner, James Nichols | |
| 04:59 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 85-71 |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside makes the 1st free throw | 86-71 |
| 04:59 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside makes the 2nd free throw | 87-71 |
| 04:47 | Northwestern | Abraham Kilgo misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 87-71 |
| 04:45 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard can't tip it in | 87-71 |
| 04:43 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside pulls down the rebound | 87-71 |
| 04:20 | Iowa State | Donald Logan hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Oswaldo Villanueva | 89-71 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Willie Minyard comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 89-71 |
| 04:09 | Northwestern | Gary Norton tips it in | 89-73 |
| 03:46 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery misses the easy open layup | 89-73 |
| 03:44 | Iowa State | Gerard Dery snags the offensive board | 89-73 |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Mickey Woodside (tired) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Logan (tired) 8 pts. 5 ast. SF - Oswaldo Villanueva (tired) 16 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Lee (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Gerard Dery (tired) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Abraham Kilgo (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - George Porter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Willie Minyard (tired) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Herbert Renken (very tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Gary Norton (very tired) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:27 | Iowa State | Herbert Renken steps in front of the Mickey Woodside pass | 89-73 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | George Porter is hacked by Donald Logan - foul #2 on Donald Logan, team foul #9 | 89-73 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (PG), Charlie Denniston (SG), Jerry Jackson (SF), Leonard Fugate (PF), Louis Johnson (C) Mickey Woodside, Donald Logan, Oswaldo Villanueva, Rodney Lee, Gerard Dery | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Burke (SG), Laurence Wanner (SF), David Elizondo (PF), James Nichols (C) Abraham Kilgo, Willie Minyard, Herbert Renken, Gary Norton | |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | George Porter makes the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | George Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 89-74 |
| 03:02 | Iowa State | Louis Johnson pulls down the rebound | 89-74 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on James Burke - foul #4 on James Burke, team foul #16 | 89-74 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Martin Suggs (PG) George Porter | |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin misses the 1st free throw | 89-74 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 90-74 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin makes the 3rd free throw | 91-74 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs is hacked by Nathan Austin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathan Austin, team foul #10 | 91-74 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jeffrey Gray (SG), Vernon Corey (C) James Burke, James Nichols | |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 91-75 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 91-76 |
| 02:14 | Iowa State | Charlie Denniston loses the ball out of bounds | 91-76 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Nichols (PF) David Elizondo | |
| 02:10 | Northwestern | Vernon Corey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 91-76 |
| 01:51 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Leonard Fugate | 93-76 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner comes up short on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Louis Johnson - foul #2 on Louis Johnson, team foul #11 | 93-76 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside (PG), Rodney Lee (SF) Nathan Austin, Jerry Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | David Elizondo (PF) James Nichols | |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner misses the 1st free throw | 93-76 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Laurence Wanner makes the 2nd free throw | 93-77 |
| 01:11 | Iowa State | Leonard Fugate hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charlie Denniston | 95-77 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Mickey Woodside is called for the reach on Martin Suggs - foul #3 on Mickey Woodside, team foul #12 | 95-77 |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Nichols (PF) Laurence Wanner | |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 1st free throw | 95-78 |
| 00:58 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs makes the 2nd free throw | 95-79 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Iowa State | Mickey Woodside blows the wide open layup | 95-79 |
| 00:27 | Northwestern | Martin Suggs snags the defensive board | 95-79 |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | David Elizondo is hacked by Rodney Lee in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rodney Lee, team foul #13 | 95-79 |
| Subs | Iowa State | Nathan Austin (PG) Rodney Lee | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | David Elizondo makes the 1st free throw | 95-80 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | David Elizondo makes the 2nd free throw | 95-81 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Nathan Austin runs out the clock | 95-81 |