| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matt Henton (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey inbounds the ball | 22-35 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:52 | Iowa | Matt Henton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-35 |
| 19:50 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble tips it but misses | 22-35 |
| 19:49 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frank St. Thomas | 22-35 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #1 | 22-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG) Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Tomas Wilde swats the short shot by Matt Henton | 22-35 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas tips it in | 24-35 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the jumper from the right side | 24-35 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it home | 24-37 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Anthony Williams is called for a charge - foul #3 on Anthony Williams, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips's fadeaway is rejected by Frank St. Thomas | 24-37 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Glenn Best gets the rebound | 24-37 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the floater from the right block | 27-39 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Glenn Best buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Sam Long | 30-42 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey's pass is intercepted by Tomas Wilde | 30-42 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Sam Long and he's fouled by Matthew Rainey - foul #1 on Matthew Rainey, team foul #2 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Nelson Boyer (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Sam Long, Terrance Riccio | |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the free throw | 30-45 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Matt Henton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Austin Coward is hacked by Dwight Rhoton - foul #1 on Dwight Rhoton, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matthew Rainey (SF) Roman Zamora, Dwight Rhoton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Wayne Foster | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Austin Coward is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Austin Coward, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matt Henton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 5 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas dunks the ball | 32-45 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 32-48 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Anthony Williams drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Gerald Stroble | 35-48 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey can't connect on a floater from the left block | 35-48 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the board | 35-48 |
| 14:15 | Iowa | Nelson Boyer takes the ball from Gerald Stroble | 35-48 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips banks in the layup | 35-50 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey drills a runner from the baseline | 37-50 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 37-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 12:59 | Iowa | Stanford Price drills a floater from the left side | 39-50 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio is fouled on the floor by Anthony Williams - foul #4 on Anthony Williams, team foul #4 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matthew Rainey (SF) Anthony Williams, Dwight Rhoton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (SG) Edward Fox | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-50 |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Stanford Price pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-50 |
| 12:11 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 39-50 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 39-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matt Henton (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Stanford Price jams it on a nice dish by Glenn Best and he's hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #3 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG) Wayne Foster | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the free throw | 41-53 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Sam Long pulls down the rebound | 41-53 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Roman Zamora is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #1 on Roman Zamora, team foul #5 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matthew Rainey (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Gerald Stroble, Dwight Rhoton, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Roman Zamora steals it from Edward Fox | 41-53 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Matt Henton slams it home on a nice dish by Glenn Best and the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #4 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF) Roman Zamora, Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Sam Long, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 10:32 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a floater from the right side | 44-53 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips tips it back up and in | 44-55 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Dwight Rhoton | 46-55 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey travels with the ball | 46-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matthew Rainey (SF) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Dwight Rhoton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:42 | Iowa | Robert Fisher is called for the reach on Glenn Best - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #5 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG) Roman Zamora, Glenn Best | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble's floater is tipped away by Robert Fisher | 46-55 |
| 09:21 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble gets the offensive rebound | 46-55 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-55 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer gets the rebound | 46-55 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Rainey - foul #2 on Matthew Rainey, team foul #6 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Glenn Best (SG) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Andrew Bailey | |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 46-57 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Matt Henton tips it but misses | 46-57 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 46-57 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 46-60 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey is fouled on the floor by Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #6 | 46-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Stanford Price (C) Roman Zamora, Glenn Best, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Stanford Price dunks the ball | 48-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matt Henton (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the fadeaway in the lane | 48-62 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 48-62 |
| 07:14 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the dunk | 48-62 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio hits the follow up shot | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-64 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Matt Henton gets the offensive rebound | 48-64 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is called for traveling | 48-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (SF) Dwight Rhoton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SF) Sam Long | |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas connects on the shot from the right wing | 50-64 |
| 05:40 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-64 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Matt Henton pulls down the rebound | 50-64 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Anthony Williams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-64 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 50-64 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the easy layup | 50-64 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Anthony Williams | 50-64 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Anthony Williams makes the shot from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 52-64 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-64 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 52-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:26 | Iowa | Glenn Best loses the dribble to Edward Fox | 52-64 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer lays it in on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 52-66 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey can't finish the layup | 52-66 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the defensive board | 52-66 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Nelson Boyer | 52-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | The jump hook by Matt Henton is blocked by Tomas Wilde | 52-69 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer grabs the board | 52-69 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Glenn Best (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Matt Henton (tired) 3 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Dwight Rhoton (SF), Travis Tucker (PF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Matthew Rainey, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Wayne Foster (SG), Sam Long (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Nelson Boyer, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 03:02 | Iowa | Wayne Foster steals it from Stanford Price | 52-69 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Sam Long clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-69 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | Glenn Best gets the rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-69 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 52-69 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-69 |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton misses the tip | 52-69 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the board | 52-69 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the driving attempt from the right block set up by Wayne Foster and he's hacked by Dwight Rhoton - foul #2 on Dwight Rhoton, team foul #7 | 52-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG) Thomas Johnson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Wayne Foster | |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the free throw | 52-72 |
| 01:57 | Iowa | Glenn Best hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 52-72 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 52-72 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey jams it on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 52-74 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Roman Zamora | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 01:07 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's layup is rejected by Travis Tucker | 52-74 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 52-74 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Dwight Rhoton misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the offensive rebound | 52-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 52-74 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Sam Long gets the rebound | 52-74 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Stanford Price - foul #1 on Stanford Price, team foul #8 | 52-74 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 52-75 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Stanford Price | 52-75 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Travis Tucker is whistled for a carry | 52-75 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips runs out the clock | 52-75 |