| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski inbounds the ball | 34-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the floater from the free throw line | 34-25 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Thomas Sims gets the rebound | 34-25 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled on the floor by Clarence McCarthy - foul #3 on Clarence McCarthy, team foul #1 | 34-25 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Brandon Lee comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-25 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski snags the defensive board | 34-25 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-25 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it home | 36-25 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | Clarence McCarthy takes the ball from George Williams | 36-25 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits a jumper from the left wing | 38-25 |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Andrei Palczewski steals the ball from George Williams | 38-25 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | George Williams is called for the reach on James Jackowski - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #1 | 38-25 |
| 17:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski is whistled for traveling | 38-25 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses the floater from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-25 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the offensive rebound | 38-25 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | George Williams is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 38-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Gary Lemus (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Van Miller's pass is intercepted by Randy Darby | 38-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 38-25 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Denis Banks gets the rebound | 38-25 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't finish the layup | 38-25 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | Denis Banks tips it home | 40-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Gary Lemus hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 40-25 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Randy Darby tips it home | 40-27 |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits a jumper from the left block set up by James Aguon and he's fouled by Efrain Mahlum - foul #1 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #3 | 42-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Steven Snyder, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Robert Winfrey, Gary Lemus, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 14:46 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Brandon Lee jams it | 43-29 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-29 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Justin Bell pulls down the rebound | 43-29 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Justin Bell loses the dribble to Clarence McCarthy | 43-29 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski lays it in set up by Clarence McCarthy | 45-29 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Brandon Lee misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-29 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Scott Dollard snags the defensive board | 45-29 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Justin Bell steps in front of the Thomas Wainwright pass | 45-29 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | George Williams can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #2 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| 13:15 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | George Williams misses the 2nd free throw | 45-30 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 45-30 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the floater in the lane set up by Clarence McCarthy | 47-30 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Brandon Lee loses the dribble to James Jackowski | 47-30 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Brandon Lee steals it from Andrei Palczewski | 47-30 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Thomas Sims throws it down set up by Brandon Lee | 47-32 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-32 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Thomas Sims grabs the defensive rebound | 47-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Steven Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Iowa | George Williams misses the lay-in | 47-32 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 47-32 |
| 11:20 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the board | 47-32 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Daniel Walter comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 47-32 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Thomas Sims tips it in | 47-34 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 47-34 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the tip | 47-34 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Thomas Sims | 47-34 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | George Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 47-34 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Thomas Sims can't tip it in | 47-34 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Snyder | 47-34 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | James Jackowski scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Andrei Palczewski | 50-34 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 50-34 |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Steven Snyder pulls down the rebound | 50-34 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Clarence McCarthy | 53-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:43 | Iowa | George Williams scores on a jumper from the left side set up by Thomas Sims | 53-36 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | James Jackowski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 53-36 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 53-36 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #3 | 53-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Thomas Wainwright, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Gary Lemus (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 53-37 |
| 09:02 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 53-38 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Van Miller and he's hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #2 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:46 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the board | 55-38 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Gary Lemus is fouled on the floor by James Aguon - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #4 | 55-38 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Van Miller - foul #2 on Van Miller, team foul #5 | 55-38 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the 1st free throw | 55-38 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 2nd free throw | 55-39 |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Scott Dollard connects on the jump hook from the left block | 57-39 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Denis Banks - foul #2 on Denis Banks, team foul #6 | 57-39 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 57-40 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 07:44 | Illinois | Van Miller connects on the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Denis Banks | 60-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Lemus (fresh) SF - Randy Darby (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is hacked by Van Miller - foul #3 on Van Miller, team foul #7 | 60-41 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 60-42 |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 60-43 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | James Aguon misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 60-43 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the offensive board | 60-43 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Denis Banks comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 60-43 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Scott Dollard hits the follow up shot | 62-43 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-43 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Gary Lemus tips it home | 62-45 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-45 |
| 06:29 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the offensive board | 62-45 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Denis Banks steals the ball from Daniel Walter | 62-45 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a runner near the basket | 62-45 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Van Miller can't tip it in | 62-45 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Justin Bell (PF) Robert Winfrey, Gary Lemus, Randy Darby, Daniel Walter | |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the fadeaway from the right side | 62-45 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits the follow up shot | 62-47 |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Steven Snyder misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 62-47 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 62-47 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 62-47 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits the follow up shot | 62-49 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 62-49 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum grabs the defensive rebound | 62-49 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-49 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the tip | 62-49 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Thomas Sims tips it back up and in | 62-51 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright's floater is tipped away by Justin Bell | 62-51 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Steven Snyder tips it home | 64-51 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the easy layup | 64-51 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 64-51 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | James Jackowski buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Clarence McCarthy | 67-51 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | George Williams misses long on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #8 | 67-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| 03:59 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 1st free throw | 67-52 |
| 03:59 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 67-53 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:31 | Illinois | James Jackowski loses the dribble to George Williams | 67-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 3 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 67-53 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Steven Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 67-53 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy is fouled on the floor by Brandon Lee - foul #1 on Brandon Lee, team foul #5 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Steven Snyder, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (PG), Gary Lemus (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter, Justin Bell | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Gerald Lucas - foul #1 on Gerald Lucas, team foul #6 | 67-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 1st free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:46 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the 2nd free throw | 68-53 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas snags the defensive board | 68-53 |
| 02:32 | Iowa | Randy Darby can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 68-53 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the rebound | 68-53 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits a floater in the paint | 70-53 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey is fouled on the floor by Denis Banks - foul #3 on Denis Banks, team foul #9 | 70-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 1st free throw | 70-54 |
| 01:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | James Jackowski is hacked by Robert Winfrey - foul #3 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #7 | 70-55 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:35 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Lucas | 70-55 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Wainwright - foul #3 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #10 | 70-55 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the 1st free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum makes the 2nd free throw | 70-57 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 72-57 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Andrei Palczewski picks off the pass by Robert Winfrey | 72-57 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | James Jackowski can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 72-57 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the offensive rebound | 72-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy drills a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright and the foul's on Gary Lemus - foul #1 on Gary Lemus, team foul #8 | 74-57 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses the free throw | 74-57 |
| 00:16 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas gets the rebound | 74-57 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Randy Darby is whistled for traveling | 74-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Jackowski runs out the clock | 74-57 |