| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Frye (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jacob Poarch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | David Porter inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:44 | Illinois | David Porter clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-25 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | William Frye tips it home | 27-25 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum makes the shot from the right side and he's hacked by Scott Weber - foul #2 on Scott Weber, team foul #1 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Hector Miranda (SF) Jacob Poarch, Michael Frazier | |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | David Porter evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-27 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum grabs the defensive rebound | 27-27 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Hector Miranda lays it in | 27-29 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | William Frye connects on the open jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by a doubleteamed David Porter | 29-29 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Jason Fraley misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Frye | 29-29 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | David Porter shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot in the paint but he's fouled by Louis Taber - foul #1 on Louis Taber, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Shawn Ferland (C) Louis Taber, Jason Fraley, Andrew Gillum | |
| 17:44 | Illinois | David Porter makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | David Porter misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-29 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Hector Miranda steals it from David Porter out of a doubleteam | 30-29 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland double dribbles | 30-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Jason Fraley (SG), Michael Frazier (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF) Jacob Poarch, Ronald Pagan, Hector Miranda, Troy Robey | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | David Porter buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 15:57 | Iowa | Jason Fraley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 15:56 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Shawn Ferland | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 ast. SF - David Porter (fresh) 14 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 4 reb. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Louis Taber (fresh) SG - Jason Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ted Simmonds (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Clayton Jeon steps in front of the Jason Fraley pass | 33-29 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Scott Weber misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland grabs the board | 33-29 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | Louis Taber is fouled on the floor by Trevor Davis - foul #1 on Trevor Davis, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG), Jeremy Clark (PF) Trevor Davis, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Hector Miranda (SF), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Louis Taber, Jason Fraley, Michael Frazier, Ted Simmonds, Shawn Ferland | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | David Porter steals it from Hector Miranda | 33-29 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | William Frye lays it up and in on a nice dish by Scott Weber | 35-29 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 35-29 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 35-29 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Jacob Poarch takes the ball from Jeremy Clark | 35-29 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Keith Bell is called for the reach on Ronald Pagan - foul #1 on Keith Bell, team foul #3 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Clayton Jeon (PF) Scott Weber, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Fraley (SG), Michael Frazier (SF) Ronald Pagan, Hector Miranda | |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Troy Robey can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Clayton Jeon - foul #3 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Keith Bell connects on the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by William Frye | 37-31 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Troy Robey buries a floater from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | William Frye clanks a floater from the baseline | 37-33 |
| 11:38 | Iowa | Michael Frazier pulls down the rebound | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Frye (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jacob Poarch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Frazier (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Gillum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 37-33 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the board | 37-33 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Keith Bell makes the shot from the left side set up by David Porter | 39-33 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Jacob Poarch is fouled on the floor by Trevor Davis - foul #2 on Trevor Davis, team foul #5 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Keith Bell, William Frye | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Hector Miranda (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jacob Poarch, Jason Fraley, Michael Frazier, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| 10:11 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland drills a shot from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Scott Weber is fouled on the floor by Ronald Pagan - foul #2 on Ronald Pagan, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Fraley (SG), Michael Frazier (SF), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Louis Taber, Ronald Pagan, Ted Simmonds, Shawn Ferland | |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 39-35 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Jason Fraley grabs the board | 39-35 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Hector Miranda throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (SF), Jeremy Clark (PF) David Porter, Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG) Jason Fraley, Michael Frazier | |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Scott Weber hits a shot from the free throw line | 41-35 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum misses badly on a driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Jeremy Clark - foul #1 on Jeremy Clark, team foul #6 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Fraley (SG), Michael Frazier (SF), Ted Simmonds (PF) Jacob Poarch, Ronald Pagan, Troy Robey | |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark snags the defensive board | 41-36 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 43-36 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Jeremy Clark steals it from Hector Miranda | 43-36 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Trevor Davis is hacked by Hector Miranda - foul #2 on Hector Miranda, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF), Clayton Jeon (PF), William Frye (C) Keith Bell, Jeremy Clark, Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Troy Robey (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jason Fraley, Michael Frazier, Ted Simmonds, Andrew Gillum | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | David Porter shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Trevor Davis | 45-36 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Scott Weber - foul #3 on Scott Weber, team foul #7 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Trevor Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Jason Fraley (SG) Jacob Poarch, Ronald Pagan | |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | William Frye grabs the board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Keith Bell (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Weber (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Porter (fairly fresh) 16 pts. PF - Clayton Jeon (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Frye (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Louis Taber (fresh) SG - Jason Fraley (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hector Miranda (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Robey (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Illinois | William Frye is open and buries a floater from the left side on a great pass from Scott Weber | 47-37 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland is whistled for traveling | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Michael Frazier (SF), Andrew Gillum (C) Louis Taber, Jason Fraley, Shawn Ferland | |
| 06:34 | Illinois | William Frye misses the floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Keith Bell tips it back up and in | 49-37 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | David Porter denies the turnaround by Troy Robey | 49-37 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Keith Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | David Porter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a runner in the paint | 49-37 |
| 05:45 | Iowa | Michael Frazier pulls down the rebound | 49-37 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Andrew Gillum is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Andrew Gillum, team foul #4 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Trevor Davis (PG), Dikembe Arboleda (C) Scott Weber, William Frye | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Jason Fraley (SG), Ted Simmonds (PF), Shawn Ferland (C) Jacob Poarch, Michael Frazier, Troy Robey, Andrew Gillum | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda is whistled for a carry | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pagan (SG), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Jason Fraley, Ted Simmonds, Shawn Ferland | |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses short on a jump hook in the paint but the foul's on Clayton Jeon - foul #4 on Clayton Jeon, team foul #8 | 49-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Clark (PF) Clayton Jeon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Jason Fraley (SG), Shawn Ferland (C) Louis Taber, Ronald Pagan, Andrew Gillum | |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Troy Robey misses the 1st free throw | 49-37 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Troy Robey makes the 2nd free throw | 49-38 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Keith Bell can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Troy Robey pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Troy Robey clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jeremy Clark | 49-38 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Jeremy Clark knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Dikembe Arboleda | 51-38 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Jason Fraley makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Hector Miranda | 51-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Trevor Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Keith Bell (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Porter (tiring) 16 pts. 2 blk. PF - Jeremy Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dikembe Arboleda (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jacob Poarch (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Fraley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hector Miranda (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Troy Robey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Shawn Ferland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Ferland - foul #2 on Shawn Ferland, team foul #5 | 51-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Weber (SG), William Frye (SF), Clayton Jeon (PF) Keith Bell, David Porter, Jeremy Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Taber (PG), Ronald Pagan (SG), Ted Simmonds (PF) Jacob Poarch, Jason Fraley, Troy Robey | |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda misses the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Hector Miranda is fouled on the floor by William Frye - foul #1 on William Frye, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Hector Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 52-42 |
| 02:42 | Iowa | Hector Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 52-43 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 02:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 52-43 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda hits the follow up shot | 54-43 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds blows the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Arboleda - foul #2 on Dikembe Arboleda, team foul #10 | 54-43 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Ted Simmonds makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Arboleda can't finish the layup | 54-45 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Shawn Ferland grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Porter (SF) Dikembe Arboleda | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jacob Poarch (PG), Jason Fraley (SG), Michael Frazier (SF), Troy Robey (PF), Andrew Gillum (C) Louis Taber, Ronald Pagan, Hector Miranda, Ted Simmonds, Shawn Ferland | |
| 01:35 | Iowa | Jason Fraley scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:20 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Jason Fraley grabs the defensive rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Jacob Poarch is whistled for traveling | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | David Porter is hacked by Jacob Poarch in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jacob Poarch, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Bell (PG) Trevor Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Michael Frazier is called for the reach on Clayton Jeon - foul #1 on Michael Frazier, team foul #7 | 54-48 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 1st free throw | 55-48 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | Clayton Jeon makes the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:43 | Iowa | Jason Fraley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 56-48 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | William Frye gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | William Frye is hacked by Jacob Poarch in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jacob Poarch, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | William Frye makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:37 | Iowa | Jacob Poarch clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 58-48 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Jason Fraley gets the offensive rebound | 58-48 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Troy Robey comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-48 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Troy Robey grabs the offensive board | 58-48 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Michael Frazier can't finish the layup | 58-48 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | William Frye snags the defensive board | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Keith Bell runs out the clock | 58-48 |