| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Toland (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 ast. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Brett Williams (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff inbounds the ball | 38-37 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Gerald Allen hits a runner in the lane set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 38-39 |
| 19:23 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses the floater from close range | 38-39 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Jerome Lane is called for the reach on Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Jerome Lane, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff is denied on a layup by Clifford Hughes | 38-39 |
| 18:51 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes snags the defensive board | 38-39 |
| 18:45 | Northern Illinois University | The short jumper by Henry Roberts is denied by Brett Williams | 38-39 |
| 18:43 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane pulls down the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 18:25 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane is hacked by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 38-39 |
| 18:10 | Northern Illinois University | Brett Williams swats the short shot by Clifford Hughes | 38-39 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the board | 38-39 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Brett Williams knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 38-41 |
| 17:57 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes clanks a floater in the paint | 38-41 |
| 17:56 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:49 | Northern Illinois University | Brett Williams takes the ball from Clifford Hughes | 38-41 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Jerome Lane is called for the reach on Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Jerome Lane, team foul #2 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (PG), Keith Boehm (SG) Jerome Lane, Henry Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), James Diez (C) Carl Stiller, Gerald Allen | |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff hits a jumper from the left block set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 38-43 |
| 17:16 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 38-43 |
| 17:15 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the offensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 17:05 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm loses the dribble to Dikembe Agbayani | 38-43 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff is denied on a layup by Clifford Hughes | 38-43 |
| 16:50 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:44 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-43 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 38-43 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Dikembe Agbayani and he's fouled by Larry Toland - foul #1 on Larry Toland, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG), John Ferraro (SF), James Melton (PF) Keith Boehm, Larry Toland, Joshua Ervin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Stiller (SG), Gerald Allen (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Brett Williams | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the free throw | 38-45 |
| 16:21 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes gets the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:54 | Northern Illinois University | Gerald Allen steps in front of the John Ferraro pass | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Shane Singer (fresh) SG - Henry Roberts (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ferraro (fresh) PF - James Melton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Clifford Hughes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Diez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gerald Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Gerald Allen misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 38-45 |
| 15:37 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 15:30 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes is hacked by James Diez - foul #2 on James Diez, team foul #2 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), Joshua Ervin (PF) Shane Singer, Clifford Hughes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SF) Jeffry Zeliff | |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jackie Gano - foul #2 on Jackie Gano, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 15:22 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | Michael Chicoine misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 14:54 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ervin pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 14:48 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts buries a jumpshot from the left side set up by Jerome Lane | 42-45 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | James Diez drills a driving attempt from close range | 42-47 |
| 14:04 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-47 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Gerald Allen gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Jackie Gano banks in the layup | 42-49 |
| 13:21 | Northern Illinois University | James Melton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Joshua Ervin | 45-49 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | James Diez misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-49 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Gerald Allen pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Gerald Allen comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Joshua Ervin - foul #1 on Joshua Ervin, team foul #4 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (PG), Keith Boehm (SG), Larry Toland (SF), Alan Leonard (PF), Clifford Hughes (C) Jerome Lane, Henry Roberts, John Ferraro, Joshua Ervin, James Melton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Rick Davidson (SG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF), Brett Williams (PF) Jackie Gano, Carl Stiller, Michael Chicoine, James Diez | |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Gerald Allen makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Gerald Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 12:50 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 12:28 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm knocks in the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Toland | 47-50 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 12:06 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland snags the defensive board | 47-50 |
| 12:00 | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Keith Boehm | 50-50 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Gerald Allen is hacked by Clifford Hughes - foul #2 on Clifford Hughes, team foul #5 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), Joshua Ervin (PF) Keith Boehm, Alan Leonard | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Joubert (C) Gerald Allen | |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shane Singer (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Toland (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) 4 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 9 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rick Davidson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Brett Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Joubert (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Brett Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | James Joubert tips it in | 50-52 |
| 11:00 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ervin misses the lay-in | 50-52 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff gets the rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | James Joubert misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 10:35 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland hits a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Shane Singer and the foul's on Jeffry Zeliff - foul #1 on Jeffry Zeliff, team foul #4 | 52-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG) Jerome Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), Tony Rosinski (C) Rick Davidson, Brett Williams | |
| 10:08 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland makes the free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | James Joubert misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Jackie Gano grabs the offensive rebound | 53-52 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Jackie Gano misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 09:23 | Northern Illinois University | The rebound goes to Clifford Hughes | 53-52 |
| 09:16 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts's pass is intercepted by Jackie Gano | 53-52 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Joshua Ervin - foul #2 on Joshua Ervin, team foul #6 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), John Ferraro (SF), James Melton (PF) Shane Singer, Larry Toland, Joshua Ervin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Stiller (SG), Brett Williams (PF), James Diez (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Joubert, Tony Rosinski | |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:49 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-53 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff gets the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Clifford Hughes - foul #3 on Clifford Hughes, team foul #7 | 53-53 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm (SG), Alan Leonard (C) Henry Roberts, Clifford Hughes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Chicoine (SF) Jeffry Zeliff | |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Carl Stiller makes the 1st free throw | 53-54 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Carl Stiller makes the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 08:26 | Northern Illinois University | James Diez steals the ball from James Melton | 53-55 |
| 08:22 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | Carl Stiller gets the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Carl Stiller misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-55 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Brett Williams | 53-55 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Brett Williams misses short on a floater from close range | 53-55 |
| 07:40 | Northern Illinois University | John Ferraro grabs the board | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Keith Boehm (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ferraro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Melton (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Leonard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Carl Stiller (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Chicoine (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brett Williams (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Diez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northern Illinois University | Michael Chicoine takes the ball from Alan Leonard | 53-55 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Brett Williams misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | Brett Williams snags the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | James Diez loses the dribble to Alan Leonard | 53-55 |
| 06:54 | Northern Illinois University | Keith Boehm misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 06:52 | Northern Illinois University | James Melton grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Diez - foul #3 on James Diez, team foul #5 | 53-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG), Larry Toland (SF), Joshua Ervin (PF), Clifford Hughes (C) Keith Boehm, John Ferraro, James Melton, Alan Leonard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Jeffry Zeliff (SF), James Joubert (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Jackie Gano, Carl Stiller, Brett Williams, James Diez | |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 06:46 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | James Joubert comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Clifford Hughes - foul #4 on Clifford Hughes, team foul #8 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Shane Singer (PG) Jerome Lane | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:23 | Iowa | James Joubert makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | James Joubert makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 06:03 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts is hacked by Michael Chicoine - foul #1 on Michael Chicoine, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Rick Davidson (SG) Michael Chicoine | |
| 05:53 | Northern Illinois University | The pull-up jumper by Larry Toland is blocked by Gerald Allen | 54-57 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Gerald Allen gets the rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani is called for 10 seconds | 54-57 |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts is hacked by Jeffry Zeliff - foul #2 on Jeffry Zeliff, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Stiller (SG), Brett Williams (PF) Rick Davidson, James Joubert | |
| 05:30 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the defensive rebound | 54-57 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Brett Williams connects on the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Stiller | 54-59 |
| 05:06 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-59 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the board | 54-59 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Brett Williams knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 54-62 |
| 04:28 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes lays it in on a great pass from Joshua Ervin | 56-62 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane (PG), John Ferraro (SF) Henry Roberts, Larry Toland | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jackie Gano (SG), James Diez (PF), James Joubert (C) Carl Stiller, Brett Williams, Gerald Allen | |
| 03:55 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane misses long on a 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 03:53 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ervin misses the tip | 56-62 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Jerome Lane picks off the pass by Jackie Gano | 56-62 |
| Lineup | Northern Illinois University | PG - Jerome Lane (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shane Singer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Ferraro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Ervin (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Clifford Hughes (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 10 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jackie Gano (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jeffry Zeliff (fresh) 14 pts. 9 reb. PF - James Diez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Joubert (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the easy layup | 59-62 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | James Joubert gets the offensive rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-62 |
| Subs | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts (SG), Larry Toland (SF) Shane Singer, John Ferraro | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Stiller (SG), Brett Williams (PF), Gerald Allen (C) Jackie Gano, James Diez, James Joubert | |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 59-62 |
| 02:42 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane pulls down the rebound | 59-62 |
| 02:21 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts's floater is knocked away by Brett Williams | 59-62 |
| 02:20 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes tips it back up and in | 61-62 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Carl Stiller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-62 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff tips it in | 61-64 |
| 01:45 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-64 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Gerald Allen gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:27 | Iowa | Carl Stiller hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 61-64 |
| 01:26 | Northern Illinois University | Henry Roberts gets the rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:21 | Northern Illinois University | Larry Toland misses short on a floater near the basket | 61-64 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Brett Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 61-64 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff jams it set up by Brett Williams | 61-66 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane is hacked by Carl Stiller - foul #3 on Carl Stiller, team foul #8 | 61-66 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:57 | Northern Illinois University | Jerome Lane makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:37 | Iowa | The short jumper by Carl Stiller is denied by Clifford Hughes | 63-66 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffry Zeliff | 63-66 |
| Game Plan | Northern Illinois University | Northern Illinois University is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff is fouled on the floor by Larry Toland - foul #2 on Larry Toland, team foul #9 | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the 1st free throw | 63-66 |
| 00:32 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes gets the rebound | 63-66 |
| 00:16 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes hits a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from Jerome Lane | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Jerome Lane is called for the reach on Jeffry Zeliff in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerome Lane, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff misses the 2nd free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:13 | Northern Illinois University | Joshua Ervin gets the rebound | 65-67 |
| 00:03 | Northern Illinois University | Clifford Hughes clanks a 3 from the right wing | 65-67 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff grabs the board | 65-67 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Jeffry Zeliff runs out the clock | 65-67 |