| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (fresh) SG - John Slack (fresh) SF - Sidney Walker (fresh) PF - Dikembe Amendola (fresh) C - Robert Bowers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) SF - David Robledo (fresh) PF - Matthew Parrish (fresh) C - Tommie Davis (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sidney Walker wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:45 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola jams it on a great pass from Danny Lebaron | 2-0 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Bowers | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Tommie Davis connects on the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Harrison Griffin | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | John Slack misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 2-2 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Kevin Larson gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish is fouled in the backcourt by John Slack - foul #1 on John Slack, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Tommie Davis drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kevin Larson | 2-4 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Sidney Walker hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tommie Davis | 2-4 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 2-4 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Tommie Davis tips it home | 2-6 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola misses the lay-in | 2-6 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola grabs the offensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | John Slack misses short on a shot from the right block | 2-6 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola grabs the offensive rebound | 2-6 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola loses the dribble to Tommie Davis | 2-6 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish can't connect on a turnaround from the right block | 2-6 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Sidney Walker snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Matthew Parrish is called for the reach on Dikembe Amendola - foul #1 on Matthew Parrish, team foul #1 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Joe Allen (PF), Jonathon Conley (C) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Dikembe Amendola, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, Matthew Parrish, Tommie Davis | |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Joe Allen loses the ball out of bounds | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (PG) Danny Lebaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Carl Stec loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 2-6 |
| 16:10 | Iowa | Spencer Selden can't connect on a turnaround from the left block | 2-6 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | David Robledo gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Spencer Selden picks off the pass by William Pierson | 2-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Slack (tiring) SG - Spencer Selden (fresh) SF - Zachary Roberts (fresh) PF - Joe Allen (fresh) C - Jonathon Conley (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) SG - William Pierson (fresh) SF - David Robledo (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Stec (fresh) C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Joe Allen is fouled on the floor by Carl Stec - foul #1 on Carl Stec, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Sidney Walker (SF) John Slack, Zachary Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 2-6 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick grabs the board | 2-6 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Jonathon Conley denies the turnaround by Matthew Kendrick | 2-6 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Sidney Walker gets the rebound | 2-6 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Sidney Walker misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 2-6 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Robledo | 2-6 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Carl Stec comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Joe Allen - foul #1 on Joe Allen, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Joe Allen, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Dean McCarry (SG), Matthew Parrish (SF), Ray Hood (C) Gregory Vail, William Pierson, David Robledo, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Carl Stec misses the 1st free throw | 2-6 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Carl Stec makes the 2nd free throw | 2-7 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | Matthew Parrish steals the ball from Danny Lebaron | 2-7 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Carl Stec can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 2-7 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish snags the offensive board | 2-7 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Ray Hood misses long on a jumper in the paint | 2-7 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Sidney Walker pulls down the rebound | 2-7 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Sidney Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (PG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Robert Bowers (PF) Danny Lebaron, Spencer Selden, Sidney Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Tommie Davis (SF), Matthew Kendrick (C) Dean McCarry, Carl Stec, Ray Hood | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Slack steals the ball from Kevin Larson | 2-7 |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 2-7 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew Parrish | 2-7 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish is called for 10 seconds | 2-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joe Allen (SF), Jonathon Conley (C) Zachary Roberts, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG) Harrison Griffin | |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Robert Bowers makes the jump hook from the right block | 4-7 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Kevin Larson drills a jumper near the basket set up by Matthew Parrish and he's hacked by Dikembe Amendola - foul #1 on Dikembe Amendola, team foul #3 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Sidney Walker (SF), Paul Mayo (C) Dikembe Amendola, Joe Allen, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Matthew Kendrick | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Kevin Larson makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | John Slack buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 6-10 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tiring) 1 ast. SG - John Slack (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Sidney Walker (tiring) 3 reb. PF - Robert Bowers (tiring) 2 pts. C - Paul Mayo (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Vail (fresh) SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Robledo (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Tommie Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | David Robledo loses the dribble to John Slack in the backcourt | 6-10 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron throws it down on a nice dish by John Slack | 8-10 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Robert Bowers is called for the reach on Gregory Vail in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Bowers, team foul #4 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Dikembe Amendola (PF), Jonathon Conley (C) John Slack, Robert Bowers, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), William Pierson (SG), Ray Hood (C) Gregory Vail, Kevin Larson, Tommie Davis | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Harrison Griffin | 8-12 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | Sidney Walker hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-12 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Ray Hood grabs the defensive rebound | 8-12 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | William Pierson misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 8-12 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | William Pierson snags the offensive board | 8-12 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Jonathon Conley gets the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron misses long on a floater from the right wing | 8-12 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | David Robledo pulls down the rebound | 8-12 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Harrison Griffin, team foul #3 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Joe Allen (SF), Robert Bowers (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Spencer Selden, Sidney Walker, Dikembe Amendola, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick (PF) Matthew Parrish | |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Robert Bowers is whistled for a carry | 8-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola (SG), Sidney Walker (SF) Danny Lebaron, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Robert Bowers is called for the reach on David Robledo - foul #2 on Robert Bowers, team foul #5 | 8-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Paul Mayo (C) Dikembe Amendola, Sidney Walker, Robert Bowers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), Kevin Larson (SG), Tommie Davis (C) Harrison Griffin, William Pierson, Ray Hood | |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Kevin Larson knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Vail | 8-14 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | John Slack misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Gregory Vail - foul #1 on Gregory Vail, team foul #4 | 8-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Sidney Walker (SF), Dikembe Amendola (PF) Danny Lebaron, Zachary Roberts, Joe Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Stec (PF) Matthew Kendrick | |
| 09:40 | Iowa | John Slack makes the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 09:40 | Iowa | John Slack makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Kevin Larson is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Carl Stec tips it home | 10-16 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | John Slack's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Stec | 10-16 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Carl Stec pulls down the rebound | 10-16 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Kevin Larson is hacked by Sidney Walker - foul #1 on Sidney Walker, team foul #6 | 10-16 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Jonathon Conley (C) Spencer Selden, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Dean McCarry (SG), Matthew Parrish (PF) Gregory Vail, Kevin Larson, Carl Stec | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Dean McCarry makes the 3 from the right corner set up by Tommie Davis | 10-19 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | John Slack is whistled for a carry | 10-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joe Allen (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Dikembe Amendola, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Pierson (SG), Matthew Kendrick (C) Dean McCarry, Tommie Davis | |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Joe Allen swats the layup by David Robledo | 10-19 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | David Robledo tips it back up and in | 10-21 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Slack (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Walker (tired) 3 reb. PF - Joe Allen (fresh) C - Paul Mayo (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - William Pierson (fresh) SF - David Robledo (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Iowa | John Slack connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 12-21 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Danny Lebaron takes the ball from David Robledo in the backcourt | 12-21 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 12-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Dikembe Amendola (PF), Jonathon Conley (C) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Joe Allen, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Carl Stec (PF) William Pierson, Matthew Parrish | |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Kevin Larson steals the ball from Zachary Roberts | 12-21 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin can't finish the layup | 12-21 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Zachary Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Spencer Selden throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Sidney Walker (SF) Spencer Selden, Zachary Roberts | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin misses the shot from the free throw line | 12-21 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-21 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin knocks in the jump hook from the right block set up by Matthew Kendrick | 12-23 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Sidney Walker misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 12-23 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Jonathon Conley grabs the offensive board | 12-23 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Sidney Walker misses short on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Stec - foul #2 on Carl Stec, team foul #5 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG), Joe Allen (PF), Paul Mayo (C) Danny Lebaron, Dikembe Amendola, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG), Tommie Davis (SF), Matthew Parrish (PF), Ray Hood (C) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson, David Robledo, Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Sidney Walker makes the 1st free throw | 13-23 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Sidney Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 14-23 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Paul Mayo blocks the short jumper by Gregory Vail | 14-23 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Spencer Selden gets the rebound | 14-23 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | John Slack can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 14-23 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish grabs the board | 14-23 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Tommie Davis knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Gregory Vail | 14-25 |
| 05:03 | Iowa | William Pierson is called for the reach on Spencer Selden - foul #1 on William Pierson, team foul #6 | 14-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Zachary Roberts (SF), Dikembe Amendola (PF) John Slack, Sidney Walker, Joe Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Danny Lebaron connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-25 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Gregory Vail loses the dribble to Zachary Roberts | 17-25 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Tommie Davis is called for the reach on Zachary Roberts - foul #1 on Tommie Davis, team foul #7 | 17-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Jonathon Conley (C) Spencer Selden, Paul Mayo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Kevin Larson (SG), David Robledo (SF) Gregory Vail, William Pierson, Ray Hood | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Zachary Roberts makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Zachary Roberts makes the 2nd free throw | 19-25 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | David Robledo misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 19-25 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | Jonathon Conley grabs the board | 19-25 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | John Slack drills a fadeaway from the right side | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommie Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Zachary Roberts - foul #1 on Zachary Roberts, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sidney Walker (SF), Joe Allen (PF), Robert Bowers (C) Zachary Roberts, Dikembe Amendola, Jonathon Conley | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Stec (PF), Matthew Kendrick (C) David Robledo, Matthew Parrish | |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses the 1st free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Tommie Davis misses the 2nd free throw | 21-25 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick snags the offensive board | 21-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Danny Lebaron (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Slack (tired) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Sidney Walker (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joe Allen (fresh) C - Robert Bowers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Harrison Griffin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Larson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tommie Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Stec (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Kendrick (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Kevin Larson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 21-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG) Danny Lebaron | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Robledo (SF) Tommie Davis | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Robert Bowers blows the layup | 21-25 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Sidney Walker gets the offensive rebound | 21-25 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | John Slack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Danny Lebaron (PG), Dikembe Amendola (PF) Spencer Selden, Joe Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Vail (PG), William Pierson (SG) Harrison Griffin, Kevin Larson | |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Gregory Vail connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Stec | 21-28 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | John Slack snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | John Slack comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 21-28 |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Carl Stec grabs the defensive rebound | 21-28 |
| 01:50 | Illinois | William Pierson is hacked by John Slack in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Slack, team foul #8 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Spencer Selden (SG) John Slack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Harrison Griffin (PG), Matthew Parrish (PF), Ray Hood (C) Gregory Vail, Carl Stec, Matthew Kendrick | |
| 01:50 | Illinois | William Pierson misses the 1st free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Robert Bowers pulls down the rebound | 21-28 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Dikembe Amendola loses the dribble to Ray Hood | 21-28 |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 21-28 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Matthew Parrish snags the offensive board | 21-28 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | William Pierson hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from straight away | 21-28 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | Robert Bowers grabs the board | 21-28 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Sidney Walker buries a shot from the left side | 23-28 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by William Pierson | 23-31 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Ray Hood steals the ball from Sidney Walker | 23-31 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Danny Lebaron is called for the reach on Harrison Griffin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Danny Lebaron, team foul #9 | 23-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Slack (SG), Joe Allen (PF) Spencer Selden, Dikembe Amendola | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Larson (SG), Tommie Davis (SF), Matthew Kendrick (C) William Pierson, David Robledo, Ray Hood | |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 23-31 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 1st free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Harrison Griffin makes the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Matthew Kendrick steals the ball from Sidney Walker | 23-33 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Matthew Kendrick misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 23-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The clock runs out | 23-33 |