| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David White (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tom Echols (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Matthew Feagin (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Bruner (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - William Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the defensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Richard Kruse clanks a floater from the right side but the foul's on William Booth - foul #4 on William Booth, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bob Langevin (C) William Booth | |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Tom Echols misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 33-30 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the board | 33-30 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | David White is called for the reach on Brian Shea - foul #1 on David White, team foul #2 | 33-30 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits a shot from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | David White is hacked by James Wager - foul #2 on James Wager, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 17:52 | Iowa | Tom Echols misses the jumper from the free throw line | 35-30 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Richard Kruse gets the rebound | 35-30 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | James Wager shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right side | 35-30 |
| 17:43 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Joseph Little | 35-30 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Joseph Little comes up short on the shot from the left side | 35-30 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | James Allen tips it in | 37-30 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | James Allen steals it from David White | 37-30 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | James Allen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 37-30 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the offensive board | 37-30 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses the fadeaway from the left side | 37-30 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Bob Langevin | 37-30 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Tom Echols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Joseph Little - foul #2 on Joseph Little, team foul #2 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Lance Sanders (PF), Arthur Drown (C) James Wager, Richard Kruse, James Allen, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Raul Gomez (C) David White, Bob Langevin | |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Tom Echols makes the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:28 | Iowa | Tom Echols misses the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Shelton Davis snags the defensive board | 37-31 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Brian Shea can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 37-31 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Raul Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Tom Echols is fouled on the floor by Arthur Drown - foul #1 on Arthur Drown, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Little (C) Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fresh) PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) SG - Tom Echols (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Matthew Feagin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Bruner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Raul Gomez (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from David Lee | 37-34 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Joseph Little banks in the layup on a nice dish by Brian Shea | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Tom Echols snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 14:13 | Iowa | Tom Echols hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 39-34 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Tom Echols snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Richard Kruse (SF), James Allen (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Shelton Davis, Lance Sanders, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Iowa | David White (PG), Bob Langevin (C) David Lee, Raul Gomez | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Bob Langevin pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Tom Echols makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from David White | 39-36 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton can't connect on a runner from close range | 39-36 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Tom Echols pulls down the rebound | 39-36 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Bob Langevin comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 39-36 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Allen | 39-36 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | James Wager shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Timothy Hamilton | 41-36 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Tom Echols can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Richard Kruse snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Richard Kruse knocks in the shot from the left wing | 43-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 12 pts. PF - James Allen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David White (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Tom Echols (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SF - Matthew Feagin (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - William Bruner (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Bob Langevin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Timothy Hamilton steps in front of the William Bruner pass | 43-36 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Richard Kruse can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 43-36 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | William Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin connects on the floater from the baseline | 43-38 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton misses long on a turnaround from close range | 43-38 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Timothy Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 43-38 |
| 10:26 | Iowa | Bob Langevin gets the rebound | 43-38 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | Tom Echols buries a shot from the right side set up by David White | 43-40 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Allen misses short on a turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bob Langevin - foul #1 on Bob Langevin, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Christopher John (SG), Shelton Davis (SF), Joseph Little (C) James Wager, Timothy Hamilton, Richard Kruse, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), William Booth (C) David White, Matthew Feagin, William Bruner, Bob Langevin | |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 1st free throw | 44-40 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | James Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Tom Echols double dribbles | 45-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lance Sanders (PF) James Allen | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Brian Shea is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Tom Echols | 45-40 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Tom Echols misses the shot from the free throw line | 45-40 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Shelton Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 45-40 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Robby Bohn takes the ball from Joseph Little | 45-40 |
| 08:53 | Iowa | Tom Echols lays it up and in on a great pass from Robby Bohn | 45-42 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Joseph Little drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Brian Shea | 47-42 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Brian Shea steals it from David Lee in the backcourt | 47-42 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Brian Shea banks in the layup | 49-42 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Tom Echols is fouled on the floor by Shelton Davis - foul #2 on Shelton Davis, team foul #4 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Richard Kruse (SF) Christopher John, Shelton Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | David White (PG), Matthew Feagin (SF), Bob Langevin (C) Tom Echols, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin can't finish the layup | 49-42 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Brian Shea grabs the board | 49-42 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Richard Kruse hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-42 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Joseph Little tips it back up and in | 51-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wager (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Kruse (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Lance Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David White (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - David Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Matthew Feagin (fairly fresh) 13 pts. PF - William Booth (fresh) 2 pts. 4 pf. C - Bob Langevin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Iowa | David White buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 51-44 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Joseph Little clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | James Wager snags the offensive board | 51-44 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Joseph Little is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Richard Kruse tips it in | 53-44 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Bob Langevin is fouled on the floor by Joseph Little - foul #3 on Joseph Little, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shelton Davis (SF), James Allen (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Richard Kruse, Lance Sanders, Joseph Little | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tom Echols (SG), Raul Gomez (PF) David Lee, Bob Langevin | |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Arthur Drown steps in front of the David White pass | 53-44 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Arthur Drown is called for 5 seconds | 53-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bruner (PF) William Booth | |
| 05:02 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by David White | 53-47 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Brian Shea shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | David White grabs the board | 53-47 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | James Wager picks off the pass by William Bruner | 53-47 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | James Allen is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-47 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Tom Echols's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Timothy Hamilton (SG), Joseph Little (C) James Wager, Brian Shea, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Lee (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Bob Langevin (C) David White, Matthew Feagin, William Bruner | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Raul Gomez is called for the reach on Richard Kruse - foul #2 on Raul Gomez, team foul #4 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bruner (PF) Raul Gomez | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Richard Kruse buries a 3 from the left wing | 58-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Timothy Hamilton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Shelton Davis (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Allen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Little (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - David Lee (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tom Echols (fairly fresh) 20 pts. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) PF - William Bruner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Bob Langevin (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Tom Echols can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #1 on Richard Kruse, team foul #6 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher John (PG), Lance Sanders (PF) Shelton Davis, James Allen | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Booth (PF) William Bruner | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Tom Echols makes the 1st free throw | 58-48 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Tom Echols makes the 2nd free throw | 58-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Joseph Little is hacked by William Booth - foul #5 on William Booth, team foul #5 | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bruner (PF) William Booth | |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Joseph Little's floater is tipped away by William Bruner | 58-49 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Tom Echols pulls down the rebound | 58-49 |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wager (PG), Brian Shea (SG), James Allen (PF) Christopher John, Timothy Hamilton, Lance Sanders | |
| Subs | Iowa | David White (PG), Matthew Feagin (SF) David Lee, Robby Bohn | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Tom Echols buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David White | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the turnaround from the baseline | 58-52 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | William Bruner grabs the board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Tom Echols buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from David White | 58-54 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Joseph Little slams it home | 60-54 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Tom Echols makes the 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David White | 60-57 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Richard Kruse is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Richard Kruse, team foul #7 | 60-57 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David White and the foul's on Richard Kruse - foul #3 on Richard Kruse, team foul #8 | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Matthew Feagin misses the free throw | 60-59 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | James Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 60-59 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | James Allen lays it in set up by Joseph Little | 62-59 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | David White hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Joseph Little - foul #4 on Joseph Little, team foul #9 | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | David White misses the free throw | 62-61 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Allen | 62-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | James Allen is hacked by David White in the backcourt - foul #2 on David White, team foul #6 | 62-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joseph Little is fouled on the floor by Bob Langevin - foul #2 on Bob Langevin, team foul #7 | 62-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joseph Little makes the 1st free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Joseph Little misses the 2nd free throw | 63-61 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Bob Langevin gets the rebound | 63-61 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Tom Echols misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 63-61 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | James Wager snags the defensive board | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Wager is hacked by David White in the backcourt - foul #3 on David White, team foul #8 | 63-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Wager makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | James Wager makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Tom Echols comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 65-61 |