| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Joseph Foster inbounds the ball | 27-28 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Joseph Foster scores on a floater from the left side | 27-30 |
| 19:13 | Iowa | Aaron Olsen doubles Leonard Edwards and is called for the reach - foul #1 on Aaron Olsen, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:54 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-30 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Brian Canfield grabs the offensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug is fouled on the floor by Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 27-30 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen hits a floater near the basket on a great pass from Joseph Foster | 27-32 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Michael Noack misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-32 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards gets the offensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from William Alley | 29-32 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Joseph Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| 16:36 | Iowa | William Alley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Joseph Foster grabs the board | 29-32 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-32 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Michael Clark hits the follow up shot | 29-34 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-34 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Brian Canfield snags the offensive board | 29-34 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-34 |
| 15:31 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Noack | 29-34 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 15:16 | Illinois | Michael Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 29-34 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Leonard Edwards - foul #1 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #1 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Leonard Edwards - foul #2 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the offensive board | 29-35 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled on the floor by Michael Noack - foul #2 on Michael Noack, team foul #3 | 29-35 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Lamont McElpraug is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion - foul #1 on Lamont McElpraug, team foul #4 | 29-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG) Bradly Carrion | |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 29-38 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-38 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Michael Clark grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Michael Laird | 29-41 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards is denied on a layup by Arnold Mueller | 29-41 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Vernon Williams snags the defensive board | 29-41 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Brian Canfield - foul #1 on Brian Canfield, team foul #5 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-41 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 11:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante blows the layup | 29-41 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the rebound | 29-41 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses long on a jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Leonard Edwards - foul #3 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #6 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Harry Thornton (PF) Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams | |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 29-42 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Leonard Edwards out of a doubleteam | 32-42 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled on the floor by Leonard Edwards - foul #4 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #7 | 32-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Patrick Sullins (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Andrew Irons, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (PF) Harry Thornton | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 32-43 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | William Alley comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 32-44 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez pulls down the rebound | 32-44 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Aaron Olsen | 32-47 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Brian Canfield clanks a jump hook from the left block | 32-47 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Joseph Foster gets the rebound | 32-47 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Canfield - foul #2 on Brian Canfield, team foul #8 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF) Joseph Walker, Patrick Sullins | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Vernon Williams (PF) Aaron Olsen, Michael Clark | |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 32-48 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 32-49 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Brian Canfield | 32-49 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Brian Canfield buries a floater from the right block set up by Michael Noack and the foul's on Vernon Williams - foul #1 on Vernon Williams, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Bustamante (PF) Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Brian Canfield makes the free throw | 35-49 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller's pass is intercepted by Lamont McElpraug | 35-49 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | William Alley banks in the layup on a great pass from Lamont McElpraug | 37-49 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Vernon Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Lucien Conti (C) William Alley, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Laird (SF), Michael Clark (C) Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Michael Laird (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Michael Laird is called for the reach on Lamont McElpraug - foul #1 on Michael Laird, team foul #4 | 37-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) Lucien Conti | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Bradly Carrion | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Michael Laird - foul #2 on Michael Laird, team foul #5 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Laird, Michael Clark | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug makes the free throw | 40-49 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez blows the layup | 40-49 |
| 06:49 | Iowa | Michael Noack snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Michael Noack comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 06:20 | Illinois | Vernon Williams pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 40-49 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards gets the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Vernon Williams is called for the reach on Leonard Edwards - foul #2 on Vernon Williams, team foul #6 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Patrick Sullins (SF), Brian Canfield (C) Andrew Irons, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Michael Clark (PF) Aaron Olsen, Vernon Williams | |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards banks in the layup and he's hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards makes the free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Sullins - foul #2 on Patrick Sullins, team foul #9 | 43-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Michael Laird (SF), Harry Thornton (C) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 04:29 | Iowa | William Alley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-51 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Michael Clark knocks in the floater from close range and he's hacked by Brian Canfield - foul #3 on Brian Canfield, team foul #10 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (PF) Joseph Walker, Patrick Sullins, Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Joseph Foster (SF), Vernon Williams (PF) Aaron Olsen, Michael Laird, Harry Thornton | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Michael Clark makes the free throw | 46-54 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | William Alley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 7 reb. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Vernon Williams misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 46-54 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Williams | 46-54 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-54 |
| 03:01 | Illinois | Joseph Foster tips it in | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Arnold Mueller takes the ball from William Alley | 46-56 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF) William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Michael Clark | |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Brian Canfield blocks the short jumper by Frank Narvaez | 46-56 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Brian Canfield grabs the board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:07 | Iowa | Michael Noack connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from William Alley | 49-56 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Vernon Williams makes the runner in the lane set up by Joseph Foster | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 49-58 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Joseph Foster | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | William Alley is called for the reach on Joseph Foster in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Alley, team foul #11 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Clark (C) Frank Narvaez | |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Michael Noack throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG), Joseph Walker (SG), Patrick Sullins (SF), William Bustamante (PF), Lucien Conti (C) William Alley, Michael Noack, Lamont McElpraug, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Irons - foul #1 on Andrew Irons, team foul #12 | 49-60 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 1st free throw | 49-61 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Joseph Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Joseph Foster throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Narvaez (C) Michael Clark | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Joseph Foster - foul #1 on Joseph Foster, team foul #8 | 49-62 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the 1st free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Narvaez | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez steps out of bounds on the sideline | 49-62 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Andrew Irons misses long on a halfcourt shot | 49-62 |