| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wesley Prado (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) PF - Todd Raub (fresh) 5 pts. C - Jie Huang (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Michael Brown inbounds the ball | 27-24 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:57 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Robertson - foul #3 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #1 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Thomas Hawkes, Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Walter Dillard makes the wide open turnaround from close range | 29-24 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Keith Jones blows the dunk | 29-24 |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Walter Dillard gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Jie Huang swats the layup by Richard Lawson | 29-24 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Walter Dillard pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-24 |
| 18:29 | Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Michael Brown is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. His finger is completely bent. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Jerry Miner, Richard Lawson, Michael Brown, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb's pass is intercepted by Keith Jones | 29-24 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Wesley Prado misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 29-24 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert gets the rebound | 29-24 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Walter Dillard (PF), Charles Blair (C) Ronald Cribb, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Reed Phillips (SF) Keith Jones, Joshua Robertson | |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Walter Dillard - foul #1 on Walter Dillard, team foul #1 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Lawson (SG), Shane Neal (SF), Edward Gilbert (C) Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Jason Collier (SF), Ronald Cribb (PF) Samuel Holcomb, Richard Lawson, Shane Neal, Walter Dillard | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is hacked by Wesley Prado in the backcourt - foul #1 on Wesley Prado, team foul #2 | 29-24 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Todd Raub - foul #3 on Todd Raub, team foul #3 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Charles Blair (C) Jerry Miner, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | Jason Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Jie Huang gets the rebound | 30-24 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Charles Blair - foul #3 on Charles Blair, team foul #2 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Richard Lawson (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Walter Dillard (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Jason Collier, Ronald Cribb, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 30-24 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Walter Dillard grabs the board | 30-24 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Richard Lawson is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-24 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jie Huang | 30-24 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Reed Phillips hits a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Keith Jones | 30-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Lawson (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Walter Dillard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Wesley Prado (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Todd Raub (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Keith Jones steals the ball from Michael Brown in the backcourt | 30-26 |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses the easy layup | 30-26 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Michael Brown's pass is intercepted by Wesley Prado | 30-26 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 30-28 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | The jump hook by Edward Gilbert is blocked by Jie Huang | 30-28 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | Reed Phillips gets the rebound | 30-28 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Richard Lawson - foul #1 on Richard Lawson, team foul #3 | 30-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF), Jason Collier (C) Jerry Miner, Richard Lawson, Walter Dillard, Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub, Jie Huang | |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson makes the shot from the right block set up by Eric Thomas | 30-30 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Cribb | 32-30 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-30 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Hawkes | 32-30 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Joshua Robertson steps in front of the Ronald Cribb pass | 32-30 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Eric Thomas banks in the layup set up by Joshua Robertson | 32-32 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Eric Thomas steals it from Ronald Cribb in the backcourt | 32-32 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Eric Thomas lays it up and in | 32-34 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb lays it up and in set up by Thomas Hawkes | 34-34 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Antonio Stack buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Eric Thomas | 34-36 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Jason Collier is denied on a layup by William Roberts | 34-36 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Samuel Holcomb (fairly fresh) SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Jason Collier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Huff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Antonio Stack (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Eric Thomas drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-39 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Jason Collier is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Jason Collier, team foul #4 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Todd Raub (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub connects on the jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Keith Jones | 34-41 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 34-41 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Reed Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 34-41 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Reed Phillips's layup is rejected by Edward Gilbert | 34-41 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Michael Brown grabs the board | 34-41 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub misses short on a turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Kris Barnes (C) Keith Jones, Reed Phillips, Jie Huang | |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 1st free throw | 36-42 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Todd Raub makes the 2nd free throw | 36-43 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Samuel Holcomb | 38-43 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Wesley Prado is hacked by Thomas Hawkes - foul #2 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #6 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Shane Neal (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Joshua Robertson (SF), William Roberts (C) Wesley Prado, Richard Chiaramonte, Kris Barnes | |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Todd Raub scores on a runner in the paint on a great pass from William Roberts | 38-45 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Shane Neal clanks a shot from the left block | 38-45 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the defensive rebound | 38-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Shane Neal (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronald Cribb (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Todd Raub (tiring) 11 pts. 3 pf. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 38-45 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Joshua Robertson can't tip it in | 38-45 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | William Roberts blows the layup | 38-45 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert pulls down the rebound | 38-45 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from Jerry Miner | 40-45 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | William Roberts travels with the ball | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Thomas Hawkes (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Walter Dillard (PF) Jerry Miner, Jason Collier, Shane Neal, Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF), Jie Huang (C) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff, Joshua Robertson, Todd Raub, William Roberts | |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Michael Brown is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Blair (C) Edward Gilbert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Antonio Stack hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jie Huang | 40-47 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Walter Dillard hits a jumper from close range set up by Michael Brown | 42-47 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Reed Phillips scores on a driving attempt near the basket | 42-49 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes is fouled on the floor by Keith Jones - foul #2 on Keith Jones, team foul #4 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (SG), Ronald Cribb (PF), Edward Gilbert (C) Samuel Holcomb, Thomas Hawkes, Walter Dillard, Charles Blair | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Robertson (SF), Kris Barnes (PF) Reed Phillips, Antonio Stack | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert drills a jumper from the left block on a great pass from Jerry Miner and he's hacked by Kris Barnes - foul #1 on Kris Barnes, team foul #5 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes (SG) Ronald Cribb | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Stanley Huff (SG) Keith Jones, Wesley Prado | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Edward Gilbert makes the free throw | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jerry Miner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Thomas Hawkes (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Brown (tiring) 11 pts. PF - Jason Collier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Gilbert (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joshua Robertson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kris Barnes (fresh) C - Jie Huang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Eric Thomas buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jie Huang | 45-52 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Jason Collier hits a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Edward Gilbert and he's hacked by Joshua Robertson - foul #4 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #6 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Holcomb (PG), Ronald Cribb (PF) Jerry Miner, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Raub (PF), William Roberts (C) Kris Barnes, Jie Huang | |
| 02:45 | Iowa | Jason Collier makes the free throw | 48-52 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG), Wesley Prado (SG) Eric Thomas, Stanley Huff | |
| 02:25 | Illinois | William Roberts banks in the layup on a great pass from Wesley Prado | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Joshua Robertson picks off the pass by Michael Brown in the backcourt | 48-54 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | William Roberts knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Joshua Robertson is called for the reach on Thomas Hawkes - foul #5 on Joshua Robertson, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jerry Miner (PG), Jason Collier (SF) Samuel Holcomb, Michael Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reed Phillips (SF), Jie Huang (C) Joshua Robertson, William Roberts | |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Thomas Hawkes makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips comes up short on the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Jason Collier - foul #2 on Jason Collier, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Brown (SF) Jason Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb pulls down the rebound | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Jie Huang is called for the reach on Michael Brown - foul #2 on Jie Huang, team foul #8 | 50-56 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Michael Brown makes the 1st free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Michael Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Todd Raub grabs the board | 51-56 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Reed Phillips drills a runner in the paint on a great pass from Keith Jones | 51-58 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Wesley Prado steals it from Michael Brown | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Jerry Miner is called for the reach on Keith Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jerry Miner, team foul #8 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Wesley Prado, Reed Phillips, Todd Raub | |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Keith Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:42 | Iowa | Jerry Miner knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-60 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Stanley Huff is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Hawkes - foul #3 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #9 | 54-60 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Stanley Huff makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Jerry Miner clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Ronald Cribb pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Jerry Miner misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-62 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gilbert | 54-62 |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Jerry Miner misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-62 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Stanley Huff grabs the defensive rebound | 54-62 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 54-62 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Jerry Miner is called for the reach on Richard Chiaramonte in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jerry Miner, team foul #10 | 54-62 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the 1st free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 54-63 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Jerry Miner makes the 3pt attempt from straight away | 57-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Thomas Hawkes is called for the reach on Antonio Stack in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Hawkes, team foul #11 | 57-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Keith Jones | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 1st free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Antonio Stack makes the 2nd free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Jerry Miner is whistled for a carry | 57-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Jones (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Jones runs out the clock | 57-65 |