| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 stl. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 37-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:57 | Iowa | Frank Steiner steals the ball from Herschel Lucky in the backcourt | 37-25 |
| 19:55 | Illinois | Charles Turner lays it in on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 37-27 |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 37-27 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Donald Hadley pulls down the rebound | 37-27 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Dusty Beeler | 37-30 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Gary Marion buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 40-32 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 42-32 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus is hacked by Luis Theriot - foul #1 on Luis Theriot, team foul #1 | 42-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Charles Jones (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Michael Jenson (SG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Frank Steiner, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses the shot from close range but he's hacked by Charles Jones - foul #2 on Charles Jones, team foul #2 | 42-32 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 42-33 |
| 17:36 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Robert Casanova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Dicus (C) Dusty Beeler | |
| 16:58 | Illinois | James Byers blocks the short jumper by Reuben Thompson | 42-34 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | Robert Casanova grabs the board | 42-34 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Robert Casanova buries a floater from the right side set up by Richard O'Bannon | 44-34 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus hits the finger roll | 44-36 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Robert Casanova is fouled on the floor by Reuben Thompson - foul #2 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #1 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Joseph Northcutt (SF), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter, Frederick Dicus | |
| 16:04 | Iowa | Luis Theriot clanks a jump hook from close range | 44-36 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves grabs the board | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 10 pts. 3 stl. SF - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Turner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. | |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson lays it in set up by Christopher Goncalves | 44-38 |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Scott Fischer lays it up and in | 46-38 |
| 15:02 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses long on an open runner in the paint | 46-38 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky banks in the layup | 48-38 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Gary Marion steals it from Christopher Goncalves in the backcourt | 48-38 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses short on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Reuben Thompson - foul #3 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #2 | 48-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Joseph Northcutt, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG), Ricky Winter (SF), Dusty Beeler (PF), Frederick Dicus (C) Frank Steiner, Charles Turner, Reuben Thompson, Christopher Goncalves | |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 48-38 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Scott Fischer - foul #1 on Scott Fischer, team foul #3 | 49-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Byers (PF) Scott Fischer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses the 2nd free throw | 49-39 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus gets the offensive rebound | 49-39 |
| 14:00 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 49-41 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | David Bradley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-41 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Michael Jenson gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Michael Jenson is fouled in the backcourt by Richard O'Bannon - foul #2 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #4 | 49-41 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-41 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Fred Reichert pulls down the rebound | 49-41 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Fred Reichert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (SG) Richard O'Bannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF) Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Joseph Northcutt is called for the reach on Frederick Dicus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Northcutt, team foul #5 | 49-41 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Charles Turner drills a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Frank Steiner and he's hacked by David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #6 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), Charles Jones (C) Robert Casanova, David Bradley, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses the free throw | 49-43 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | James Byers pulls down the rebound | 49-43 |
| 12:58 | Iowa | Gary Marion comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 49-43 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the board | 49-43 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Charles Turner misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 49-43 |
| 12:31 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Mathew Ricca | 49-43 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Joseph Northcutt | 51-43 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #3 on Charles Jones, team foul #7 | 51-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), David Bradley (SF), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, Gary Marion, Mathew Ricca, James Byers, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Reuben Thompson (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 51-44 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard O'Bannon (fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | David Bradley misses the dunk attempt | 51-45 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler gets the rebound | 51-45 |
| 11:35 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Scott Fischer buries a shot from the left block on a great pass from Richard O'Bannon | 53-45 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Richard O'Bannon is called for the reach on Michael Jenson - foul #3 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #8 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Ricca (SF), Fred Reichert (PF) David Bradley, Scott Fischer | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Turner (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Dusty Beeler, Ricky Winter | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Mathew Ricca | 56-47 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Charles Turner's pass is intercepted by Mathew Ricca | 56-47 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Luis Theriot loses the dribble to Michael Jenson | 56-47 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Herschel Lucky steps in front of the Christopher Goncalves pass in the backcourt | 56-47 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Fred Reichert scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Theriot and he's fouled by Reuben Thompson - foul #4 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #3 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Joseph Northcutt (SF), Scott Fischer (PF) Herschel Lucky, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Michael Jenson, Christopher Goncalves, Reuben Thompson | |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the free throw | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-47 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Fred Reichert snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 08:59 | Iowa | Scott Fischer blows the layup | 59-47 |
| 08:58 | Iowa | Gary Marion tips it back up and in | 61-47 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the jumper near the basket and the foul's on Scott Fischer - foul #2 on Scott Fischer, team foul #9 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF), James Byers (PF), Charles Jones (C) Gary Marion, Scott Fischer, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (SF) Charles Turner | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler makes the free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | David Bradley misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-50 |
| 08:31 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus gets the rebound | 61-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Charles Jones is called for the reach on Donald Hadley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Charles Jones, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mathew Ricca (SG), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Reuben Thompson (SF) Frederick Dicus | |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the board | 61-50 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Ricky Winter - foul #3 on Ricky Winter, team foul #4 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 62-50 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson misses the tip | 63-50 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler grabs the offensive board | 63-50 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the shot from the left side | 63-50 |
| 07:53 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 63-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Northcutt (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mathew Ricca (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Byers (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Donald Hadley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Reuben Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Winter (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Luis Theriot's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Winter | 63-50 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Reuben Thompson snags the defensive board | 63-50 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler misses long on an open shot from the right wing | 63-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler tips it back up and in | 63-52 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | David Bradley comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Reuben Thompson - foul #5 on Reuben Thompson, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Scott Fischer (PF) Joseph Northcutt, Mathew Ricca, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Donald Hadley, Reuben Thompson, Ricky Winter | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | David Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 64-52 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | David Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-52 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (SF), Charles Jones (C) David Bradley, James Byers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Scott Fischer is whistled for traveling | 65-52 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Jenson is hacked by Herschel Lucky - foul #1 on Herschel Lucky, team foul #11 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF) Herschel Lucky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 1st free throw | 65-53 |
| 06:27 | Illinois | Michael Jenson makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Robert Casanova is hacked by Michael Jenson - foul #3 on Michael Jenson, team foul #6 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon (SG), Fred Reichert (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Gary Marion, Scott Fischer, Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (SG), Ricky Winter (PF) Michael Jenson, Dusty Beeler | |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Fred Reichert is fouled on the floor by Charles Turner - foul #1 on Charles Turner, team foul #7 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Mathew Ricca (SF) Robert Casanova, David Bradley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Fred Reichert misses the 1st free throw | 65-54 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus grabs the defensive rebound | 65-54 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Donald Hadley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-54 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Frederick Dicus hits the follow up shot | 65-56 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 65-56 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Fred Reichert tips it back up and in | 67-56 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled in the backcourt by Richard O'Bannon - foul #4 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #12 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), James Byers (PF) Herschel Lucky, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 67-57 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 67-58 |
| 05:29 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon lays it up and in | 69-58 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Charles Turner clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 69-58 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | James Byers gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:09 | Iowa | James Byers misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 69-58 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Donald Hadley gets the rebound | 69-58 |
| 04:49 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Donald Hadley | 69-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | James Byers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ricky Winter - foul #4 on Ricky Winter, team foul #8 | 69-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), David Bradley (SF), Fred Reichert (C) Joseph Northcutt, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Dusty Beeler (PF) Donald Hadley, Christopher Goncalves, Ricky Winter | |
| 04:42 | Iowa | James Byers misses the 1st free throw | 69-60 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Gary Marion is called for the reach on Michael Jenson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gary Marion, team foul #13 | 70-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Fischer (PF) James Byers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Michael Jenson misses the 1st free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Michael Jenson misses the 2nd free throw | 70-60 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Scott Fischer pulls down the rebound | 70-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses badly on a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Michael Jenson - foul #4 on Michael Jenson, team foul #9 | 70-60 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 71-60 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler travels with the ball | 72-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG) Robert Casanova | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 72-60 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Scott Fischer hits the follow up shot | 74-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 13 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 4 stl. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Fred Reichert (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Michael Jenson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SG - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Turner (tiring) 8 pts. PF - Dusty Beeler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Frederick Dicus (tiring) 14 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (SF), Charles Jones (C) David Bradley, Fred Reichert | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Michael Jenson | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Charles Jones loses the ball out of bounds | 74-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Byers (C) Charles Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Donald Hadley connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 74-63 |
| 02:41 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-63 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Scott Fischer gets the offensive rebound | 74-63 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 74-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, James Byers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Jenson (PG), Christopher Goncalves (SF), Ricky Winter (C) Donald Hadley, Charles Turner, Frederick Dicus | |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Luis Theriot can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 74-63 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to David Bradley | 74-63 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Scott Fischer comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Dusty Beeler - foul #1 on Dusty Beeler, team foul #10 | 74-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Frank Steiner | |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 1st free throw | 75-63 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is hacked by Richard O'Bannon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #14 | 76-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Charles Turner (SF), Frederick Dicus (C) Donald Hadley, Michael Jenson, Ricky Winter | |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 76-63 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 76-64 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:37 | Iowa | David Bradley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 76-64 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves grabs the defensive rebound | 76-64 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Dusty Beeler connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Frank Steiner | 76-66 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | David Bradley is whistled for a carry | 76-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Hadley (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is fouled in the backcourt by Herschel Lucky - foul #2 on Herschel Lucky, team foul #15 | 76-66 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Donald Hadley makes the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Donald Hadley misses the 2nd free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Scott Fischer gets the rebound | 76-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Donald Hadley is called for the reach on Scott Fischer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Hadley, team foul #11 | 76-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Joseph Northcutt (SG), James Byers (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Luis Theriot | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Scott Fischer misses the 1st free throw | 76-67 |
| 00:55 | Iowa | Scott Fischer makes the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Charles Turner loses the dribble to Joseph Northcutt in the backcourt | 77-67 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | David Bradley is fouled on the floor by Charles Turner - foul #2 on Charles Turner, team foul #12 | 77-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Theriot (C) Scott Fischer | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | David Bradley misses the 1st free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | David Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 77-67 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dusty Beeler | 77-67 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Donald Hadley is open and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Charles Turner | 77-70 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 77-70 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Steiner - foul #2 on Frank Steiner, team foul #13 | 77-70 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 77-70 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 78-70 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | James Byers steps in front of the Charles Turner pass | 78-70 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Robert Casanova is hacked by Donald Hadley in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Hadley, team foul #14 | 78-70 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 79-70 |
| 00:34 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 80-70 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | David Bradley swats the dunk try by Charles Turner | 80-70 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 80-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Robert Casanova runs out the clock | 80-70 |