| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) C - John Leblanc (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) SG - Gary Marion (fresh) SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - David Dossantos (fresh) C - James McCubrey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Dossantos wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Iowa | Edward Collins is fouled on the floor by John Leblanc - foul #1 on John Leblanc, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Gary Marion buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Robert Casanova | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Frank Steiner's fadeaway is rejected by David Dossantos | 0-3 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Frank Steiner tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Gary Marion loses the ball out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Edward Collins - foul #1 on Edward Collins, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 3-3 |
| 18:20 | Iowa | Edward Collins is hacked by John Leblanc - foul #2 on John Leblanc, team foul #2 | 3-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Gary Marion can't connect on a jump hook in the lane | 3-3 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves grabs the defensive rebound | 3-3 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Jamie Morris throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 3-3 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Gary Marion buries a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Casanova | 3-6 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | David Dossantos steals the ball from Richard Nash | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Iowa | Gary Marion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Ricky Winter pulls down the rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Christopher Goncalves takes the ball from Robert Casanova | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Ricky Winter misses short on a fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by David Dossantos - foul #1 on David Dossantos, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Dwain Landy (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Jamie Morris, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Frederick Higgins (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Edward Collins, David Dossantos, James McCubrey | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Ricky Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Ricky Winter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Louis Cochran (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) SG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) SF - Fred Reichert (fresh) PF - James Byers (fresh) C - Luis Theriot (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Fred Reichert's pass is intercepted by Bryan Pavlosky | 7-6 |
| 15:21 | Illinois | Dwain Landy scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Winter | 10-6 |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Luis Theriot hits a jumper in the lane set up by Joseph Northcutt | 10-8 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 10-8 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Luis Theriot | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses long on a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Joshua Zeno - foul #1 on Joshua Zeno, team foul #3 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Richard Nash (C) Joshua Zeno, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Arena (SF), James McCubrey (C) Fred Reichert, Luis Theriot | |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses the 1st free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Louis Cochran grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 14:29 | Illinois | James Byers steps in front of the Dwain Landy pass in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Terry Arena drills a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Richard Nash - foul #1 on Richard Nash, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Dossantos (PF) James Byers | |
| 14:17 | Iowa | Terry Arena makes the free throw | 10-11 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | James McCubrey is called for the reach on Bryan Pavlosky in the backcourt - foul #1 on James McCubrey, team foul #3 | 10-11 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Joseph Northcutt is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Joseph Northcutt, team foul #4 | 10-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Bryan Pavlosky, Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, James McCubrey | |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 10-11 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Richard Nash tips it back up and in | 12-11 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Terry Arena drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-13 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves clanks a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Dossantos - foul #2 on David Dossantos, team foul #5 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF) Robert Casanova, Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena, David Dossantos | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 13-13 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the board | 13-13 |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Fred Reichert can't throw it down | 13-13 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 13-13 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-13 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Ricky Winter tips it in | 15-13 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Fred Reichert lays it up and in set up by Luis Theriot and he's hacked by Bryan Pavlosky - foul #1 on Bryan Pavlosky, team foul #5 | 15-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Dwain Landy (SG), Louis Cochran (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Iowa | James McCubrey (C) Luis Theriot | |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Richard Nash is called for traveling | 15-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG) Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Edward Collins (SF) Joseph Northcutt, Fred Reichert | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) PF - Louis Cochran (fresh) C - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - James Byers (fresh) C - James McCubrey (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Gary Marion clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-16 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | James Byers tips it home | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James McCubrey - foul #2 on James McCubrey, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Ricky Winter (PF) Joshua Zeno, Bryan Pavlosky | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (SG), Luis Theriot (C) Gary Marion, James McCubrey | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Luis Theriot is fouled on the floor by Frank Steiner - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #6 | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Nash (C) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Arena (SF), Fred Reichert (PF) Edward Collins, James Byers | |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins is called for traveling | 15-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Frank Steiner, Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG) Robert Casanova | |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Jamie Morris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Christopher Goncalves | 17-18 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Luis Theriot buries a jumper from the left block set up by Terry Arena | 17-20 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Jamie Morris comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 17-20 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the board | 17-20 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Zeno - foul #2 on Joshua Zeno, team foul #7 | 17-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Dwain Landy (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Joshua Zeno, Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), James Woolfolk (SF), James Byers (PF) Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena, Fred Reichert | |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Bryan Pavlosky | 17-21 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is fouled in the backcourt by James Woolfolk - foul #1 on James Woolfolk, team foul #7 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG) Joseph Northcutt | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky misses the 1st free throw | 17-21 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the board | 17-21 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Gary Marion connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Robert Casanova | 17-23 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky is fouled on the floor by James Woolfolk - foul #2 on James Woolfolk, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SF) James Woolfolk | |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky misses the 1st free throw | 17-23 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the board | 17-23 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Luis Theriot misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Louis Cochran - foul #1 on Louis Cochran, team foul #8 | 17-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF), Richard Nash (C) Dwain Landy, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 1st free throw | 17-24 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the 2nd free throw | 17-25 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Robert Casanova steps in front of the Christopher Goncalves pass in the backcourt | 17-25 |
| 08:32 | Iowa | Robert Casanova lays it in | 17-27 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Frank Steiner | 19-27 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Robert Casanova hits the finger roll set up by James Byers | 19-29 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 19-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Frederick Higgins (SG) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion | |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses the floater from the right wing | 19-29 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Frederick Higgins | 19-29 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | The jumper by Luis Theriot is denied by Ricky Winter | 19-29 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Jamie Morris gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Bryan Pavlosky | 21-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ricky Winter (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Nash (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frederick Higgins (fairly fresh) SF - Edward Collins (fairly fresh) PF - James Byers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Luis Theriot (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | James Byers banks in the layup set up by Luis Theriot and he's fouled by Ricky Winter - foul #1 on Ricky Winter, team foul #9 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Louis Cochran (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Terry Arena (SF), Fred Reichert (C) Joseph Northcutt, Frederick Higgins, Edward Collins, Luis Theriot | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | James Byers misses the free throw | 21-31 |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Gary Marion grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Casanova and the foul's on Louis Cochran - foul #2 on Louis Cochran, team foul #10 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ricky Winter (PF) Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the free throw | 21-34 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Ricky Winter loses the dribble to James Byers | 21-34 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | James Byers misses long on a floater from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Terry Arena | 21-34 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses the turnaround from close range | 21-34 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Fred Reichert can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is called for traveling | 21-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Louis Cochran (PF), John Leblanc (C) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, Richard Nash | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Frederick Higgins (SG), David Dossantos (PF), James McCubrey (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Terry Arena, James Byers | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses the shot in the paint but he's fouled by John Leblanc - foul #3 on John Leblanc, team foul #11 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jamie Morris (SF) John Leblanc | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Woolfolk (SF) Fred Reichert | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | David Dossantos makes the 1st free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses the 2nd free throw | 21-35 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Louis Cochran | 21-35 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Jamie Morris is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jamie Morris, team foul #12 | 21-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Jamie Morris, Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:02 | Iowa | David Dossantos scores on a fadeaway in the paint | 21-37 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is open but comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 21-37 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | James McCubrey snags the defensive board | 21-37 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the jumpshot from the left side | 21-39 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Frank Steiner knocks in the shot from the left side | 23-39 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | James McCubrey can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 23-39 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the defensive rebound | 23-39 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a floater from the left block and he's hacked by Frederick Higgins - foul #1 on Frederick Higgins, team foul #9 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Jamie Morris (SF), Dwain Landy (PF), Richard Nash (C) Joshua Zeno, Bryan Pavlosky, Ricky Winter, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Edward Collins (SF) Joseph Northcutt, Frederick Higgins, James Woolfolk | |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the free throw | 25-39 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James McCubrey | 25-39 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Jamie Morris snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Steiner (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dwain Landy (fresh) 3 pts. C - Richard Nash (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - David Dossantos (tiring) 3 pts. C - James McCubrey (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Illinois | Frank Steiner double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Louis Cochran (C) Frank Steiner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fred Reichert (PF), Luis Theriot (C) David Dossantos, James McCubrey | |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Gary Marion hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-39 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Richard Nash grabs the board | 25-39 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Dwain Landy travels in the backcourt | 25-39 |
| 02:44 | Iowa | Gary Marion's pass is intercepted by Jamie Morris | 25-39 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-39 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Luis Theriot snags the defensive board | 25-39 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Robert Casanova is hacked by Richard Nash - foul #2 on Richard Nash, team foul #13 | 25-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG) Dwain Landy | |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Arena (SF), James Byers (PF), James McCubrey (C) Edward Collins, Fred Reichert, Luis Theriot | |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 25-40 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 25-41 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Jamie Morris connects on the turnaround from the right block | 27-41 |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Gary Marion knocks in the floater from close range set up by James McCubrey and the foul's on Louis Cochran - foul #3 on Louis Cochran, team foul #14 | 27-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Ricky Winter (PF) Christopher Goncalves, Jamie Morris, Louis Cochran | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), David Dossantos (PF) Robert Casanova, James McCubrey | |
| 01:32 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the free throw | 27-44 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Frank Steiner banks in the wide open layup | 29-44 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | James Byers clanks a runner from the right block | 29-44 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt grabs the offensive rebound | 29-44 |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Frank Steiner takes the ball from Terry Arena | 29-44 |
| 00:28 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the runner in the lane | 31-44 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | James Byers connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from David Dossantos | 31-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses the halfcourt shot | 31-47 |