| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. PF - John Campbell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Dan Calles inbounds the ball | 27-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Mathew Warren connects on the floater from the right wing on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 29-37 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Frederick Turner's floater is tipped away by Dan Calles | 29-37 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Ryan Church tips it home | 29-39 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Mathew Warren scores on a jump hook from the baseline set up by Dan Calles out of the doubleteam and he's fouled by John Campbell - foul #1 on John Campbell, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| 18:59 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | John Campbell is hacked by Mathew Warren - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Ryan Church | 32-41 |
| 18:06 | Iowa | Alex Martell is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-41 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | Alex Martell steals it from Frederick Turner | 35-41 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Mathew Warren buries a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 37-41 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | John Campbell buries a shot from the baseline set up by Jan Tarver | 37-43 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the offensive rebound | 37-43 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold is fouled on the floor by Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Paul Weber (SG), John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, Ryan Church, Edward Scheiber | |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Tom Jones | 39-43 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | John Campbell is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Boyd (fresh) PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-43 |
| 15:28 | Iowa | Dan Calles grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Dan Calles is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-43 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | John Campbell grabs the defensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 39-46 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Lawrence Lamar steps in front of the Alex Martell pass | 39-46 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-46 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 39-46 |
| 14:26 | Iowa | Dan Calles banks in the layup set up by Tom Jones | 41-46 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | John Campbell blows the layup | 41-46 |
| 14:17 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the offensive board | 41-46 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | A charge is called on John Campbell - foul #2 on John Campbell, team foul #3 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-46 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 41-46 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ryan Church hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Mathew Warren - foul #3 on Mathew Warren, team foul #2 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SF) Arthur Arnold, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the free throw | 41-49 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the easy layup | 41-49 |
| 12:44 | Illinois | David Williams gets the rebound | 41-49 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | David Williams scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Ryan Church | 41-51 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Tom Jones is fouled on the floor by Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Folse (SG), Dan Calles (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Alex Martell, Jonathan Polasky, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PF) David Williams | |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-51 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Scheiber | 41-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Huynh (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SG - Joseph Folse (fresh) SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. PF - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Illinois | Tom Jones swats the dunk try by Frederick Turner | 41-51 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | Ryan Church makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Frederick Turner | 41-54 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-54 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar pulls down the rebound | 41-54 |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-54 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Michael Huynh grabs the board | 41-54 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Dan Calles is fouled on the floor by Ryan Church - foul #1 on Ryan Church, team foul #5 | 41-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Alex Martell (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Paul Simoneaux (C) Michael Huynh, Joseph Folse, Dan Calles, Geoffrey Parker, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SG), John Boyd (SF), John Campbell (PF), David Williams (C) Jan Tarver, Frederick Turner, Ryan Church, Edward Scheiber | |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on John Campbell - foul #3 on John Campbell, team foul #6 | 41-54 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the 2nd free throw | 42-54 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Campbell | 42-54 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Campbell misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Alex Martell - foul #4 on Alex Martell, team foul #3 | 42-54 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Campbell makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | John Campbell misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Mathew Warren blows the dunk | 42-55 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | John Campbell snags the defensive board | 42-55 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 42-58 |
| 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 (+1) | |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 42-58 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | David Williams grabs the board | 42-58 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | David Williams is denied on a layup by Paul Simoneaux | 42-58 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the defensive rebound | 42-58 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #4 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dan Calles (SF), Tom Jones (C) Jonathan Polasky, Paul Simoneaux | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Ryan Church (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF) Lawrence Lamar, Paul Weber, John Boyd, John Campbell | |
| 08:18 | Illinois | David Williams loses the dribble to Tom Jones | 42-58 |
| 08:04 | Iowa | Dan Calles is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker (PF) Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the layup | 42-58 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber can't tip it in | 42-58 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber tips it in | 42-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ryan Church (fresh) 13 pts. 6 ast. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 42-60 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Ryan Church gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Ryan Church is fouled on the floor by Tom Jones - foul #2 on Tom Jones, team foul #5 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SG), Mathew Warren (PF) Alex Martell, Geoffrey Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Campbell (PF) David Williams | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the fadeaway near the basket | 42-60 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Tom Jones gets the rebound | 42-60 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Michael Huynh misses short on a floater from the right block but he's hacked by Frederick Turner - foul #3 on Frederick Turner, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Folse (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF) Arthur Arnold, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Frederick Turner | |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 06:19 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the 2nd free throw | 44-60 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-60 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Ryan Church misses the tip | 44-60 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | John Campbell can't tip it in | 44-60 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Tom Jones snags the defensive board | 44-60 |
| 05:46 | Iowa | Tom Jones loses the dribble to Edward Scheiber | 44-60 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 44-63 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Mathew Warren's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), Dan Calles (SF), Paul Simoneaux (C) Joseph Folse, Jonathan Polasky, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), David Williams (C) Ryan Church, Edward Scheiber | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Jan Tarver is fouled on the floor by Mathew Warren - foul #4 on Mathew Warren, team foul #6 | 44-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Geoffrey Parker (PF) Michael Huynh, Mathew Warren | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG) Jan Tarver, John Boyd | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | John Campbell hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 44-63 |
| 04:47 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker snags the defensive board | 44-63 |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 44-63 |
| 04:23 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold hits the follow up shot | 46-63 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-63 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | John Campbell tips it back up and in | 46-65 |
| 04:06 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 49-65 |
| 03:42 | Illinois | David Williams can't finish the layup | 49-65 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Dan Calles grabs the board | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Alex Martell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) C - Paul Simoneaux (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 12 pts. PF - John Campbell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - David Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the contested jumpshot from the left side | 51-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | David Williams buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Paul Weber | 51-67 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Dan Calles evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook in the paint | 51-67 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Alex Martell snags the offensive board | 51-67 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux loses the dribble to John Campbell | 51-67 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | David Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Paul Simoneaux - foul #3 on Paul Simoneaux, team foul #7 | 51-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (PG), Joseph Folse (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (PG), Ryan Church (SG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, John Campbell | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 1st free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | David Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 51-67 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber gets the offensive rebound | 51-67 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber is alone and drills a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Ryan Church | 51-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Michael Huynh makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 53-69 |
| 01:33 | Illinois | David Williams can't finish the layup | 53-69 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Michael Huynh pulls down the rebound | 53-69 |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Michael Huynh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Paul Simoneaux | 55-69 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), John Campbell (PF) John Boyd, David Williams | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Michael Huynh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 55-69 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Paul Simoneaux tips it back up and in | 57-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | John Campbell hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Jan Tarver | 57-71 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Edward Scheiber is called for the reach on Jonathan Polasky - foul #3 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #8 | 57-71 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky makes the 1st free throw | 58-71 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-71 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jan Tarver runs out the clock | 59-71 |