| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) PF - Sam Long (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:31 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-26 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Michael Heavner takes the ball from William Barton in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson scores on a jumper in the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 38-26 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it in | 38-28 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 38-28 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 38-28 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the defensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-28 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the offensive rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 38-28 |
| 17:48 | Illinois | William Barton gets the rebound | 38-28 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | William Barton knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Sam Long | 38-31 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-31 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | William Barton clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-31 |
| 16:42 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the defensive rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Anthony Williams is fouled on the floor by Austin Coward - foul #3 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), David Nguyen (SF), Matt Henton (PF), Stanford Price (C) Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Christopher Wilburn (C) Austin Coward, Robert Summers | |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Stanford Price drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Matt Henton and he's hacked by Sam Long - foul #2 on Sam Long, team foul #2 | 40-31 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the free throw | 41-31 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | William Barton misses the lay-in | 41-31 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 41-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) SF - David Nguyen (fresh) PF - Matt Henton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Glenn Best's pass is intercepted by Sam Long | 41-31 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn is hacked by David Nguyen - foul #3 on David Nguyen, team foul #1 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Philip Booker | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | William Barton makes the turnaround from the left block set up by Carl Hartsock | 41-33 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Carl Hartsock - foul #3 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #3 | 41-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Robert Summers (C) Leroy Dickens, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the 2nd free throw | 42-33 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Robert Summers snags the defensive board | 42-33 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | William Barton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-33 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Glenn Best | 42-33 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the jump hook near the basket | 42-33 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hartsock | 42-33 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Anthony Williams is called for the reach on Robert Summers - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #2 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) Glenn Best, David Nguyen, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| 13:58 | Illinois | Robert Summers drills a shot from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Sam Long - foul #3 on Sam Long, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Nguyen (SF) Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Philip Booker scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | David Nguyen tips it home | 45-37 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Anthony Williams is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #4 on Anthony Williams, team foul #3 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matt Henton (PF) Anthony Williams, David Nguyen, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (PF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Austin Coward, Sam Long, Robert Summers | |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 12:04 | Illinois | William Barton tips it but misses | 45-37 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the lay-in | 45-37 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the offensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Henton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher Wilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by William Barton | 45-40 |
| 11:11 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), David Nguyen (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF) Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Matt Henton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Robert Summers (C) William Barton, Carl Hartsock | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Glenn Best - foul #2 on Glenn Best, team foul #4 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Matt Henton (PF) David Nguyen, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | The short jumper by Matt Henton is denied by Philip Booker | 45-42 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Christopher Wilburn denies the turnaround by Alvin Peterson | 45-42 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn misses the lay-in | 45-42 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn tips it in | 45-44 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Summers | 45-44 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn grabs the defensive rebound | 45-44 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | The short jumper by Robert Summers is denied by Alvin Peterson | 45-44 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Christopher Wilburn hits the follow up shot | 45-46 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Philip Booker steps in front of the Glenn Best pass | 45-46 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Matt Henton steals the ball from Robert Summers | 45-46 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-46 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 45-46 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Glenn Best (fairly fresh) SF - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matt Henton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Dickens (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Booker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Christopher Wilburn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), David Nguyen (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble, Matt Henton, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Barton (PG), Dikembe Abu (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF) Leroy Dickens, Austin Coward, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 07:02 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | David Nguyen grabs the defensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | David Nguyen misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-46 |
| 06:43 | Iowa | David Nguyen gets the offensive rebound | 45-46 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Michael Heavner knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Stanford Price | 47-46 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Abu knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 47-48 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | David Nguyen misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-48 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 47-48 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | Anthony Williams steals the ball from Christopher Wilburn | 47-48 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Anthony Williams double dribbles | 47-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alvin Peterson (C) Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Dikembe Abu, Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | William Barton hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Austin Coward | 47-51 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is fouled on the floor by Austin Coward - foul #4 on Austin Coward, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF) David Nguyen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 47-51 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 47-51 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Sam Long knocks in the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Philip Booker and the foul's on Matthew Rainey - foul #1 on Matthew Rainey, team foul #6 | 47-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Nguyen (SF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Sam Long misses the free throw | 47-53 |
| 04:05 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Stanford Price scores on a turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Michael Heavner | 49-53 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | William Barton is whistled for traveling | 49-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) David Nguyen, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Peterson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Barton (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Sam Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Anthony Williams can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-53 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 49-53 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | William Barton drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Austin Coward | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Michael Heavner makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-56 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | William Barton misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-56 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Michael Heavner gets the rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:12 | Iowa | Austin Coward is called for the reach on Michael Heavner - foul #5 on Austin Coward, team foul #6 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Nguyen (SF), Matt Henton (PF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Christopher Wilburn (C) Austin Coward, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Michael Heavner buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Stanford Price | 55-56 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Alvin Peterson (C) David Nguyen, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (SF), Robert Summers (C) Carl Hartsock, Christopher Wilburn | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-56 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:34 | Iowa | Anthony Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 55-56 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey snags the offensive board | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Philip Booker - foul #2 on Philip Booker, team foul #7 | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Leroy Dickens | 55-58 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Anthony Williams knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Alvin Peterson | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Robert Summers blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 57-58 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the offensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Philip Booker picks off the pass by Gerald Stroble | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Anthony Williams is called for the reach on Robert Summers in the backcourt - foul #5 on Anthony Williams, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey gets the rebound | 57-58 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Michael Heavner comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 57-58 |