| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Smith (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Anthony Negron (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jaroslav Szczepanski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Mounce (fresh) C - James Page (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Christopher Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Samson (fresh) SF - Boris Raczkowski (fresh) PF - Marlon Leppert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Cassano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski inbounds the ball | 23-17 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-17 |
| 19:41 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis tips it back up and in | 23-19 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Michael Mounce can't connect on a floater from the left block | 23-19 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jaroslav Szczepanski | 23-19 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | James Page makes the floater from the baseline set up by Anthony Negron | 25-19 |
| 18:28 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-19 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski pulls down the rebound | 25-19 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Michael Mounce drills a shot in the paint | 27-19 |
| 17:42 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from John Samson | 27-21 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Christopher Davis is called for the reach on Richard Smith in the backcourt - foul #1 on Christopher Davis, team foul #1 | 27-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Fred Zeh (SG), Herbert Snyder (SF), Steven Abel (PF) Richard Smith, Anthony Negron, Jaroslav Szczepanski, Michael Mounce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), William Migues (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Christopher Davis, John Samson, Marlon Leppert, Eric Cassano | |
| 17:28 | Illinois | James Page's fadeaway is rejected by Zoran Schabowski | 27-21 |
| 17:27 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski gets the rebound | 27-21 |
| 16:58 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski's pass is intercepted by Fred Zeh | 27-21 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Bob Sprague makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Steven Abel | 29-21 |
| 16:00 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-21 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Fred Zeh grabs the board | 29-21 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bob Sprague (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Fred Zeh (fresh) SF - Herbert Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Steven Abel (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Page (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roberto Costa (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Boris Raczkowski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - William Migues (fresh) 3 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 15:42 | Illinois | James Page knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 31-21 |
| 15:22 | Iowa State | Herbert Snyder picks off the pass by Roberto Costa | 31-21 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | James Page drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Steven Abel and he's fouled by Roberto Costa - foul #3 on Roberto Costa, team foul #2 | 33-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Smith (PG), Anthony Negron (SG), Jaroslav Szczepanski (SF), Michael Mounce (PF) Bob Sprague, Fred Zeh, Herbert Snyder, Steven Abel | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Davis (PG), John Samson (SG), Michael Gill (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF), Eric Cassano (C) Charles Hamilton, Roberto Costa, Boris Raczkowski, William Migues, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | James Page makes the free throw | 34-21 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 14:33 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert misses short on a jumper near the basket | 34-21 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski snags the defensive board | 34-21 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Michael Gill - foul #2 on Michael Gill, team foul #3 | 34-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | Graig Gilliland (C) James Page | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski makes the 1st free throw | 35-21 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski misses the 2nd free throw | 35-21 |
| 14:10 | Iowa State | Michael Gill snags the defensive board | 35-21 |
| 14:08 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Negron - foul #1 on Anthony Negron, team foul #1 | 35-21 |
| 14:00 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #2 on Richard Smith, team foul #2 | 35-21 |
| 14:00 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis makes the 1st free throw | 35-22 |
| 14:00 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 35-23 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Anthony Negron is fouled on the floor by John Samson - foul #3 on John Samson, team foul #4 | 35-23 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Anthony Negron is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Anthony Negron, team foul #3 | 35-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 12:54 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 35-23 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski grabs the board | 35-23 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Anthony Negron drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Richard Smith | 37-23 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 12:07 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis hits a wide open jump hook from the left block set up by John Samson | 37-25 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Anthony Negron hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-25 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski tips it in | 39-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Negron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jaroslav Szczepanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Mounce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Christopher Davis (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Samson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Gill (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Eric Cassano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-25 |
| 11:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Mounce | 39-25 |
| 11:00 | Illinois | Anthony Negron misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-25 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | Richard Smith tips it home | 41-25 |
| 10:32 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis is fouled on the floor by Michael Mounce - foul #2 on Michael Mounce, team foul #4 | 41-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Fred Zeh (SG), Herbert Snyder (SF), Steven Abel (PF), James Page (C) Richard Smith, Anthony Negron, Jaroslav Szczepanski, Michael Mounce, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Boris Raczkowski (SF), William Migues (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Christopher Davis, John Samson, Michael Gill, Marlon Leppert, Eric Cassano | |
| 10:09 | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-25 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Page | 41-25 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Bob Sprague hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 41-25 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Bob Sprague makes the 1st free throw | 42-25 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Bob Sprague makes the 2nd free throw | 43-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 09:28 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-28 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | James Page hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 43-28 |
| 09:04 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski grabs the board | 43-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:46 | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Roberto Costa | 43-30 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Fred Zeh is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #4 on Roberto Costa, team foul #6 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Smith (PG), Anthony Negron (SG), Jaroslav Szczepanski (SF), Michael Mounce (PF) Bob Sprague, Fred Zeh, Herbert Snyder, Steven Abel | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), John Samson (SG), Eric Cassano (C) Charles Hamilton, Roberto Costa, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski is fouled on the floor by William Migues - foul #2 on William Migues, team foul #7 | 43-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert (PF) William Migues | |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski misses the 1st free throw | 43-30 |
| 08:05 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Marlon Leppert | 43-30 |
| 07:48 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski hits a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from John Samson | 43-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Negron (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. SF - Jaroslav Szczepanski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Mounce (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Page (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Rodolfo Perez (fresh) SG - John Samson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Raczkowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Eric Cassano (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski buries a fadeaway from the right block set up by Anthony Negron | 45-32 |
| 07:25 | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez double dribbles in the backcourt | 45-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Graig Gilliland (C) James Page | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Davis (PG), Michael Gill (SF) Rodolfo Perez, Boris Raczkowski | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Anthony Negron hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Jaroslav Szczepanski | 47-32 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 06:51 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses short on a runner near the basket but he's hacked by Graig Gilliland - foul #1 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #5 | 47-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Fred Zeh (SG), Herbert Snyder (SF), Steven Abel (PF) Richard Smith, Anthony Negron, Jaroslav Szczepanski, Michael Mounce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Roberto Costa (SG), William Migues (PF) John Samson, Marlon Leppert | |
| 06:51 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano makes the 1st free throw | 47-33 |
| 06:51 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano misses the 2nd free throw | 47-33 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the defensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Christopher Davis denies the turnaround by Bob Sprague | 47-33 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Herbert Snyder gets the offensive rebound | 47-33 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland loses the dribble to Christopher Davis | 47-33 |
| 06:04 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis lays it in | 47-35 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | The short jumper by Graig Gilliland is denied by Eric Cassano | 47-35 |
| 05:46 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano pulls down the rebound | 47-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis connects on the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Roberto Costa and the foul's on Herbert Snyder - foul #4 on Herbert Snyder, team foul #6 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Mounce (PF), James Page (C) Steven Abel, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski (SF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Michael Gill, Eric Cassano | |
| 05:41 | Iowa State | Christopher Davis makes the free throw | 47-38 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Zoran Schabowski is called for the reach on Michael Mounce - foul #2 on Zoran Schabowski, team foul #8 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Smith (PG), Anthony Negron (SG), Jaroslav Szczepanski (SF) Bob Sprague, Fred Zeh, Herbert Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton (PG), John Samson (SG) Christopher Davis, Roberto Costa | |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Michael Mounce makes the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Michael Mounce misses the 2nd free throw | 48-38 |
| 05:12 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the defensive rebound | 48-38 |
| 04:52 | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Smith - foul #3 on Richard Smith, team foul #7 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert (PF) William Migues | |
| 04:52 | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 04:52 | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Anthony Negron knocks in the shot in the lane on a great pass from Jaroslav Szczepanski | 50-40 |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Jaroslav Szczepanski - foul #2 on Jaroslav Szczepanski, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG), Steven Abel (PF) Jaroslav Szczepanski, Michael Mounce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 04:18 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Anthony Negron scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Smith | 53-42 |
| 03:35 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski misses short on an open 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-42 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Steven Abel grabs the board | 53-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Fred Zeh (fresh) SF - Anthony Negron (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steven Abel (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Page (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Samson (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Raczkowski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Marlon Leppert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Zoran Schabowski (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Anthony Negron misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-42 |
| 03:07 | Iowa State | John Samson gets the rebound | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:03 | Iowa State | John Samson travels with the ball | 53-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Herbert Snyder (SF), Michael Mounce (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Richard Smith, Fred Zeh, Steven Abel, James Page | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Rodolfo Perez (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), William Migues (PF) Charles Hamilton, John Samson, Boris Raczkowski, Marlon Leppert | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | William Migues is called for the reach on Michael Mounce - foul #3 on William Migues, team foul #9 | 53-42 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Michael Mounce misses the 1st free throw | 53-42 |
| 02:39 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Zoran Schabowski | 53-42 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:29 | Iowa State | Roberto Costa buries a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rodolfo Perez | 53-45 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG), Jaroslav Szczepanski (SF), Steven Abel (PF), James Page (C) Anthony Negron, Herbert Snyder, Michael Mounce, Graig Gilliland | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Davis (PG), John Samson (SG), Boris Raczkowski (SF), Eric Cassano (C) Rodolfo Perez, Roberto Costa, Michael Gill, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Steven Abel | 55-45 |
| 02:00 | Iowa State | Eric Cassano hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 55-45 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Page | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | William Migues steals it from Steven Abel | 55-45 |
| 01:43 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski can't finish the layup | 55-45 |
| 01:42 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski grabs the offensive board | 55-45 |
| 01:31 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski hits a floater from the left side | 55-47 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Smith (PG), Anthony Negron (SG), Michael Mounce (PF) Bob Sprague, Fred Zeh, Steven Abel | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Marlon Leppert (PF) William Migues | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Eric Cassano swats the short shot by Jaroslav Szczepanski | 55-47 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Michael Mounce pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski connects on the jumper from the baseline and the foul's on Boris Raczkowski - foul #1 on Boris Raczkowski, team foul #10 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Charles Hamilton (PG), Roberto Costa (SG), Michael Gill (SF), William Migues (PF), Zoran Schabowski (C) Christopher Davis, John Samson, Boris Raczkowski, Marlon Leppert, Eric Cassano | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Jaroslav Szczepanski misses the free throw | 57-47 |
| 00:50 | Iowa State | William Migues grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa State | Anthony Negron steals it from Michael Gill in the backcourt | 57-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Anthony Negron is fouled on the floor by Roberto Costa - foul #5 on Roberto Costa, team foul #11 | 57-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Steven Abel (PF) Richard Smith, Michael Mounce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Samson (SG) Roberto Costa | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Anthony Negron makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Anthony Negron misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 00:47 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski grabs the board | 58-47 |
| 00:43 | Iowa State | Michael Gill's pass is intercepted by James Page in the backcourt | 58-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Bob Sprague misses short on a floater from the left block | 58-47 |
| 00:15 | Iowa State | Zoran Schabowski pulls down the rebound | 58-47 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | Anthony Negron is called for the reach on John Samson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Negron, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Smith (PG), Michael Mounce (PF) Bob Sprague, Steven Abel | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:13 | Iowa State | John Samson makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Anthony Negron is fouled in the backcourt by John Samson - foul #4 on John Samson, team foul #12 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bob Sprague (PG), Steven Abel (PF) Richard Smith, Michael Mounce | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Christopher Davis (PG), Boris Raczkowski (SF), Marlon Leppert (PF), Eric Cassano (C) Charles Hamilton, Michael Gill, William Migues, Zoran Schabowski | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Anthony Negron makes the 1st free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Anthony Negron makes the 2nd free throw | 60-49 |
| 00:09 | Iowa State | Boris Raczkowski loses the dribble to Bob Sprague in the backcourt | 60-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Bob Sprague runs out the clock | 60-49 |