| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 3 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 18-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses short on a shot from the right wing | 18-29 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 18-29 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Zachary Hall misses the floater from the free throw line | 18-29 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the defensive rebound | 18-29 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz connects on the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 20-29 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Charles Douglas's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick | |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Robert Ross is called for the reach on Michael Santacruz - foul #1 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 20-29 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Terry Freeman connects on the floater from close range and the foul's on Stanley Fries - foul #1 on Stanley Fries, team foul #2 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Richard Shorts (C) Gregg Curry, Wayne Alford | |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Terry Freeman makes the free throw | 23-29 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Don McCredie's pass is intercepted by Richard Burns | 23-29 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Richard Shorts takes the ball from Terry Freeman | 23-29 |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Zachary Hall connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Ross | 23-32 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Zachary Hall steals the ball from Michael Santacruz | 23-32 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Zachary Hall knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 23-34 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is called for a charge - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Roger Maciel (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Michael Santacruz, Richard Burns, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Shannon Renick (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Richard Shorts | |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Daniel Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Daniel Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Charles Douglas clanks a shot from the free throw line | 23-34 |
| 15:54 | Iowa | Shannon Renick tips it in | 23-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Timmons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Maciel (fresh) PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) SG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Daniel Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Edward Schrader knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Roger Maciel | 26-36 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Daniel Carter is fouled on the floor by Johnny Boone as he's doubleteamed - foul #1 on Johnny Boone, team foul #2 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Freeman (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Johnny Boone, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG) Gregg Curry | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the finger roll on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 26-38 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Zachary Hall is called for the reach on Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Zachary Hall, team foul #3 | 26-38 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Terry Freeman buries a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Timmons | 28-38 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | Shannon Renick is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Shannon Renick, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Edward Schrader, Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (PF) Shannon Renick | |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Terry Freeman can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-38 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Zachary Hall grabs the board | 28-38 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Charles Douglas - foul #4 on Gary Bradley, team foul #3 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG), Edward Trynowski (C) James Timmons, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shannon Renick (PF) Stanley Fries | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Zachary Hall evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-40 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski blows the layup | 28-40 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Carter | 28-40 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Daniel Carter is hacked by Terry Freeman - foul #1 on Terry Freeman, team foul #4 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Johnny Boone (PF) Richard Burns, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanley Fries (PF) Shannon Renick | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Johnny Boone steps in front of the Stanley Fries pass | 28-40 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-40 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Stanley Fries gets the rebound | 28-40 |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses short on a floater from the left side | 28-40 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Stanley Fries grabs the offensive board | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roger Maciel (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Zachary Hall - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #5 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Terry Freeman (PF) Michael Santacruz, Edward Schrader, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Shannon Renick (PF), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Stanley Fries, Wayne Alford | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Gregg Curry connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Robert Ross | 28-43 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is called for traveling | 28-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Gregg Curry, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts | |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Daniel Carter knocks in the floater from the left block on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 28-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski scores on a jump hook near the basket | 30-45 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Daniel Carter hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #6 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Richard Shorts (C) Charles Douglas, Wayne Alford | |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Daniel Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 30-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Terry Freeman clanks a floater from the left block | 30-46 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the tip | 30-46 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Daniel Carter pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Daniel Carter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | James Timmons clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 30-46 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | Shannon Renick grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Richard Shorts is fouled on the floor by Roger Maciel - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #7 | 30-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Kwabena Abdel (SF), Johnny Boone (C) James Timmons, Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Gregg Curry (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Robert Ross, Zachary Hall, Daniel Carter, Shannon Renick | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Richard Shorts misses the 1st free throw | 30-46 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Edward Schrader grabs the board | 30-46 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-46 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Stanley Fries gets the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | Gregg Curry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-46 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Edward Schrader pulls down the rebound | 30-46 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 32-46 |
| 08:00 | Iowa | Don McCredie's pass is intercepted by Michael Santacruz | 32-46 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Edward Schrader clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-46 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz snags the offensive board | 32-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Freeman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Johnny Boone (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gregg Curry (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Stanley Fries (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Shorts (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Charles Douglas is called for the reach on Michael Santacruz - foul #2 on Charles Douglas, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Edward Trynowski (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Terry Freeman, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Iowa | Zachary Hall (SG), Daniel Carter (SF), Shannon Renick (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Gregg Curry, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries, Richard Shorts | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Richard Burns is called for traveling | 32-46 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the contested turnaround from the baseline | 32-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 06:45 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG) Charles Douglas | |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 32-48 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Richard Burns is hacked by Daniel Carter - foul #2 on Daniel Carter, team foul #6 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Michael Santacruz | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG) Robert Ross | |
| 06:12 | Illinois | James Timmons can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 32-48 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 32-48 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Zachary Hall comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-48 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns pulls down the rebound | 32-48 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Daniel Carter - foul #3 on Daniel Carter, team foul #7 | 32-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG), Terry Freeman (PF) Edward Schrader, Edward Trynowski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Stanley Fries (PF) Charles Douglas, Shannon Renick | |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 33-48 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Gary Bradley is called for the reach on Zachary Hall - foul #5 on Gary Bradley, team foul #8 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Edward Trynowski (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG) Robert Ross | |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Zachary Hall makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 34-50 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 34-50 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Wayne Alford loses the ball out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Gregg Curry (SF), Shannon Renick (PF) Charles Douglas, Daniel Carter, Stanley Fries | |
| 04:11 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG) James Timmons | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Zachary Hall works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 34-50 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Terry Freeman grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Michael Santacruz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-50 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Terry Freeman tips it in | 36-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Santacruz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Roger Maciel (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Terry Freeman (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Edward Trynowski (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Zachary Hall (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Curry (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Shannon Renick (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Edward Schrader steals it from Robert Ross | 36-50 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Wayne Alford - foul #1 on Wayne Alford, team foul #8 | 36-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF), Johnny Boone (PF) Michael Santacruz, Terry Freeman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Daniel Carter (SF), Stanley Fries (PF) Robert Ross, Gregg Curry, Shannon Renick | |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | Wayne Alford can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 37-50 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Daniel Carter misses the tip | 37-50 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Edward Trynowski is whistled for a carry | 37-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Timmons (PG) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Wayne Alford is hacked by Johnny Boone - foul #2 on Johnny Boone, team foul #9 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Shannon Renick (PF) Daniel Carter, Stanley Fries | |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 1st free throw | 37-51 |
| 02:25 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-52 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | James Timmons buries a 3 from the right wing | 40-52 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | Don McCredie blows the layup | 40-52 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Roger Maciel snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Don McCredie gets the rebound | 40-52 |
| 01:30 | Iowa | Wayne Alford knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Zachary Hall | 40-54 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is hacked by Zachary Hall - foul #2 on Zachary Hall, team foul #9 | 40-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Santacruz (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Terry Freeman (PF) James Timmons, Richard Burns, Johnny Boone | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Carter (SF) Don McCredie | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 1st free throw | 40-54 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Wayne Alford pulls down the rebound | 40-54 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Shannon Renick misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 40-54 |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits the follow up shot | 40-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Terry Freeman hits a shot in the lane on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Zachary Hall travels with the ball | 42-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Terry Freeman misses the jumpshot from the left side | 42-56 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Trynowski | 42-56 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is fouled on the floor by Shannon Renick - foul #4 on Shannon Renick, team foul #10 | 42-56 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader makes the 1st free throw | 43-56 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas runs out the clock | 43-56 |