| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chong Xiao (fresh) SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) PF - Boris Zwart (fresh) C - Hai Wang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Hai Wang wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is fouled on the floor by Dikembe Abdula - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdula, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Chong Xiao steals it from Christopher Rossetti | 0-0 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Chong Xiao lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier clanks a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Chong Xiao is whistled for a carry | 0-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Edwin McConnell - foul #1 on Edwin McConnell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 1st free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski makes the shot from the left block | 2-4 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Mile Golaszewski steals the ball from Micheal Fortier | 2-4 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Ryan Corl buries a fadeaway from the left side set up by Floyd Higley | 2-6 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 5-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Floyd Higley (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) C - Mile Golaszewski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell misses short on a floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski grabs the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's fouled by Christopher Rossetti - foul #1 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #1 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Patrick Anderson (PF) Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell | |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski misses the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 15:10 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Berdy Zaidel steps in front of the Marlon Everhart pass | 5-7 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Ryan Corl blows the layup | 5-7 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-7 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Marlon Everhart steps in front of the Berdy Zaidel pass | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart banks in the layup | 7-7 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski can't finish the layup | 7-7 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel hits the follow up shot | 7-9 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | William Houston hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Christopher Rossetti and the foul's on Ryan Corl - foul #1 on Ryan Corl, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SF), William Reid (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Patrick Anderson, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 13:36 | Illinois | William Houston makes the free throw | 10-9 |
| 13:14 | Iowa | Floyd Higley hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Chong Xiao | 10-12 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | William Reid loses the ball out of bounds | 10-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF) Zachery Baker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), James Haugen (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF) Chong Xiao, Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas, Boris Zwart | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Ryan Corl drills a floater from the right wing | 10-14 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | William Reid makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Hai Wang - foul #1 on Hai Wang, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marlon Everhart (SF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Robert Hale, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Berdy Zaidel (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Patrick Anderson (C) Ryan Corl, James Haugen, Dikembe Abdula, Hai Wang | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | William Reid misses the free throw | 12-14 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Edwin McConnell | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | William Reid swats the short shot by Edwin McConnell | 12-14 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | William Houston pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - William Reid (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chong Xiao (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Thomas (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) C - Patrick Anderson (fresh) | |
| 11:13 | Illinois | William Reid scores on a jumper from the baseline set up by Keith Zhanel | 14-14 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel's pass is intercepted by Keith Zhanel | 14-14 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | William Reid misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 14-14 |
| 10:35 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti tips it home | 16-14 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 16-14 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 16-14 |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Berdy Zaidel is called for the reach on Keith Zhanel - foul #1 on Berdy Zaidel, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Robert Hale (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) William Houston, Marlon Everhart, William Reid, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) Chong Xiao, Berdy Zaidel, Richard Thomas, Edwin McConnell, Patrick Anderson | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-14 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Boris Zwart buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Ryan Corl | 16-16 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a floater in the lane set up by Robert Hale and he's fouled by Floyd Higley - foul #1 on Floyd Higley, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale | |
| Subs | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski (C) Hai Wang | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the free throw | 18-16 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Boris Zwart | 18-16 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski can't finish the layup | 18-16 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | William Houston knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-16 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses the lay-in but the foul's on Marlon Everhart - foul #1 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #2 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti (C) Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Hai Wang (C) Floyd Higley, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Ryan Corl makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Ryan Corl makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by Boris Zwart - foul #1 on Boris Zwart, team foul #7 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (PG), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Ryan Corl, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 07:23 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 21-18 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Haugen (fresh) SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) C - Mile Golaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | William Houston grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Zachery Baker hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 22-18 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Edwin McConnell grabs the board | 22-18 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Dikembe Abdula loses the ball out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF) William Houston, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) James Haugen, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Edwin McConnell, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Zachery Baker is fouled on the floor by Chong Xiao - foul #1 on Chong Xiao, team foul #8 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ryan Corl (PG) Chong Xiao | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Hai Wang gets the rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Floyd Higley misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-18 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Zachery Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 22-18 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Zachery Baker scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Hale | 25-18 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Zachery Baker - foul #1 on Zachery Baker, team foul #3 | 25-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Robert Hale, William Reid, Christopher Rossetti | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF), Edwin McConnell (PF), Mile Golaszewski (C) Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas, Boris Zwart, Hai Wang | |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ryan Corl misses the 1st free throw | 25-18 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | Ryan Corl makes the 2nd free throw | 25-19 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | William Houston drills a turnaround from close range set up by Kevin Leonardo | 27-19 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-22 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart scores on a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Keith Zhanel | 30-22 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Ryan Corl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Leonardo | 30-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ryan Corl (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Berdy Zaidel (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdula (fresh) PF - Edwin McConnell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Mile Golaszewski (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart can't connect on a floater from the right side | 30-22 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Mile Golaszewski gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Ryan Corl is fouled on the floor by Micheal Fortier - foul #1 on Micheal Fortier, team foul #4 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Robert Hale (SF), William Reid (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) William Houston, Marlon Everhart, Micheal Fortier, Kevin Leonardo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Chong Xiao (PG), Floyd Higley (SG), Richard Thomas (SF), Boris Zwart (PF), Hai Wang (C) Ryan Corl, Berdy Zaidel, Dikembe Abdula, Edwin McConnell, Mile Golaszewski | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Boris Zwart scores on a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Floyd Higley | 30-24 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the turnaround from the baseline set up by Robert Hale | 32-24 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Robert Hale steals it from Floyd Higley | 32-24 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-24 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Hale grabs the offensive board | 32-24 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Richard Thomas - foul #1 on Richard Thomas, team foul #9 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Micheal Fortier (PF) Keith Zhanel, William Reid | |
| Subs | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel (SG), Dikembe Abdula (SF) Floyd Higley, Richard Thomas | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Boris Zwart can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Berdy Zaidel grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |