| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Joseph Crowe (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harold Ellis (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Yancey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Craig Watchman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Virgil Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Roy Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Craig Watchman inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Edward Yancey misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-29 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Harold Ellis tips it home | 30-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Jerry Prall clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-31 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks gets the rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:57 | Iowa | Roy Duncan is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses short on a jumper in the paint but the foul's on Virgil Brooks - foul #2 on Virgil Brooks, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Edward Yancey hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 31-31 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Craig Watchman snags the offensive board | 31-31 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Edward Yancey loses the dribble to Jerry Prall | 31-31 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 31-31 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks gets the rebound | 31-31 |
| 17:20 | Iowa | Harold Ellis is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 31-31 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | Dennis Oliver snags the defensive board | 31-31 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Craig Watchman - foul #1 on Craig Watchman, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), James Frenette (PF), Travis Childress (C) Kevin Andrews, Joseph Crowe, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Myers (SG), Brian Payne (SF), Ty White (PF) Edward Yancey, Craig Watchman, Virgil Brooks | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman makes the free throw | 34-31 |
| 17:00 | Iowa | Roy Duncan makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Harold Ellis | 34-33 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Jerry Prall | 37-33 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Ty White misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | James Frenette grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses the easy layup | 37-33 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Prall | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 2 pts. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harold Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Barry Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Payne (fresh) PF - Ty White (fresh) 5 reb. C - Roy Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-33 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Ty White pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Jerry Prall is called for the reach on Brian Payne - foul #1 on Jerry Prall, team foul #1 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (PG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), Dennis Oliver (C) Bradley Blakeman, Jerry Prall, Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Yancey (SG) Barry Myers | |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Ty White is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Harold Ellis | 37-35 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | David Baumgartner's pass is intercepted by Harold Ellis | 37-35 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Brian Payne hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 37-35 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite snags the defensive board | 37-35 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses long on a floater from the left side | 37-35 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Roy Duncan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-35 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Harold Ellis clanks a floater from the right wing | 37-35 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Harold Ellis tips it but misses | 37-35 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | James Frenette grabs the board | 37-35 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite jams it and he's hacked by Brian Payne - foul #2 on Brian Payne, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Joseph Crowe (PF), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, James Frenette, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Myers (SG), Craig Watchman (SF), Virgil Brooks (PF), Jermaine Elizondo (C) Edward Yancey, Brian Payne, Ty White, Roy Duncan | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Travis Childress is called for the reach on Craig Watchman - foul #3 on Travis Childress, team foul #2 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks misses long on a floater from the right side | 40-35 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Prall | 40-35 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 13:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Barry Myers | 40-35 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks is fouled on the floor by Joseph Crowe - foul #2 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG) Kevin Andrews | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Yancey (SG) Barry Myers | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Craig Watchman comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but he's hacked by Jerry Prall - foul #2 on Jerry Prall, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dennis Oliver (C) Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Iowa | Roy Duncan (C) Jermaine Elizondo | |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Craig Watchman misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:39 | Iowa | Craig Watchman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 40-36 |
| 12:14 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks grabs the board | 40-36 |
| 11:55 | Iowa | Roy Duncan is fouled on the floor by Dennis Oliver - foul #4 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #5 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite (SF), Travis Childress (PF) Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Fredericksen (PG), Brian Payne (SF), Ty White (PF) Harold Ellis, Craig Watchman, Virgil Brooks | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Travis Childress (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Dennis Oliver (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Fredericksen (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Edward Yancey (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Payne (fresh) PF - Ty White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Brian Payne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Dennis Oliver - foul #5 on Dennis Oliver, team foul #6 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), James Frenette (PF) David Baumgartner, Dennis Oliver | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Myers (SG) Edward Yancey | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Brian Payne misses the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Brian Payne misses the 2nd free throw | 40-36 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Travis Childress gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Travis Childress misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Roy Duncan - foul #2 on Roy Duncan, team foul #4 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (PG) Bradley Blakeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jermaine Elizondo (C) Roy Duncan | |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | Kevin Andrews steals the ball from William Fredericksen in the backcourt | 42-36 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-36 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Jermaine Elizondo gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Brian Payne misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Prall - foul #3 on Jerry Prall, team foul #7 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Joseph Crowe (PF) Matthew Wilhite, James Frenette | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Ellis (PG), Edward Yancey (SG), Virgil Brooks (PF) William Fredericksen, Barry Myers, Ty White | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Brian Payne makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Brian Payne makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe hits the finger roll on a great pass from Travis Childress | 44-38 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Harold Ellis is blocked by Kevin Andrews | 44-38 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe snags the defensive board | 44-38 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman (PG), Matthew Wilhite (SF) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall | |
| Subs | Iowa | Craig Watchman (SF), Roy Duncan (C) Brian Payne, Jermaine Elizondo | |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Edward Yancey can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-38 |
| 09:06 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks grabs the offensive board | 44-38 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Roy Duncan loses the ball out of bounds | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Frenette (PF) Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Myers (SG), Ty White (PF) Edward Yancey, Virgil Brooks | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | James Frenette hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ty White - foul #1 on Ty White, team foul #5 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Prall (SF) Travis Childress | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:33 | Illinois | James Frenette makes the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | James Frenette makes the 2nd free throw | 46-38 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | James Frenette picks off the pass by Roy Duncan | 46-38 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite lays it in | 48-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Baumgartner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - James Frenette (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Matthew Wilhite (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harold Ellis (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Barry Myers (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ty White (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Roy Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Barry Myers can't finish the uncontested layup | 48-38 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jerry Prall clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by Craig Watchman - foul #2 on Craig Watchman, team foul #6 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Travis Childress (C) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Fredericksen (PG), Jermaine Elizondo (C) Harold Ellis, Roy Duncan | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jerry Prall makes the 1st free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Jerry Prall misses the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Travis Childress | 49-38 |
| 07:15 | Illinois | Jerry Prall clanks a 3 from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Travis Childress grabs the offensive board | 49-38 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews's pass is intercepted by Ty White | 49-38 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | James Frenette picks off the pass by Craig Watchman | 49-38 |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Crowe (PF) James Frenette | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Yancey (SG), Brian Payne (SF), Virgil Brooks (PF) Barry Myers, Craig Watchman, Ty White | |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Brian Payne comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 49-38 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Travis Childress | 49-38 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews makes the floater from the right side on a great pass from Bradley Blakeman | 51-38 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Jermaine Elizondo drills a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Virgil Brooks | 51-40 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman drills a floater from the right side set up by Jerry Prall | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Ellis (PG), Craig Watchman (SF), Roy Duncan (C) William Fredericksen, Brian Payne, Jermaine Elizondo | |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Harold Ellis works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Joseph Crowe - foul #3 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #8 | 53-40 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Harold Ellis makes the 1st free throw | 53-41 |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Harold Ellis makes the 2nd free throw | 53-42 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Kevin Andrews hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Bradley Blakeman | 55-42 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Edward Yancey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 55-45 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks pulls down the rebound | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Jerry Prall takes the ball from Roy Duncan | 55-45 |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Kevin Andrews | 57-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Blakeman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kevin Andrews (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Prall (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Joseph Crowe (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Travis Childress (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Harold Ellis (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Yancey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Craig Watchman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Virgil Brooks (fresh) 5 pts. 9 reb. C - Roy Duncan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | The jump hook by Craig Watchman is blocked by Travis Childress | 57-45 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe pulls down the rebound | 57-45 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Joseph Crowe | 59-45 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Baumgartner (SG), Matthew Wilhite (SF), James Frenette (PF) Kevin Andrews, Jerry Prall, Joseph Crowe | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Myers (SG), Brian Payne (SF), Ty White (PF) Edward Yancey, Craig Watchman, Virgil Brooks | |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Harold Ellis is called for the reach on Matthew Wilhite - foul #1 on Harold Ellis, team foul #7 | 59-45 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite misses the 1st free throw | 59-45 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Roy Duncan gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Brian Payne hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 59-45 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Matthew Wilhite gets the rebound | 59-45 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 59-45 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Harold Ellis works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper from the free throw line | 59-47 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Barry Myers is called for the reach on David Baumgartner - foul #1 on Barry Myers, team foul #8 | 59-47 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | David Baumgartner makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 02:07 | Iowa | James Frenette picks off the pass by Roy Duncan | 61-47 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Brian Payne is called for the reach on Travis Childress - foul #3 on Brian Payne, team foul #9 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Andrews (SG), Jerry Prall (SF), Joseph Crowe (PF) David Baumgartner, Matthew Wilhite, James Frenette | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Yancey (SG), Craig Watchman (SF), Virgil Brooks (PF) Barry Myers, Brian Payne, Ty White | |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Travis Childress makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Roy Duncan hits a jump hook from close range | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Joseph Crowe misses the jump hook from the left block | 63-49 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Craig Watchman grabs the defensive rebound | 63-49 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Harold Ellis and he's hacked by Joseph Crowe - foul #4 on Joseph Crowe, team foul #9 | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Virgil Brooks misses the free throw | 63-51 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Crowe | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Edward Yancey steals it from Jerry Prall | 63-51 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Edward Yancey lays it up and in | 63-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bradley Blakeman runs out the clock | 63-53 |