| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 5 reb. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gerald Schacher (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Johnson inbounds the ball | 51-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Iowa | David Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 51-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Scott Zelkind, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Mathew Warren - foul #1 on Mathew Warren, team foul #1 | 51-39 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the 1st free throw | 52-39 |
| 19:26 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 52-39 |
| 19:26 | Iowa | Mathew Warren snags the defensive board | 52-39 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Mathew Warren comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-39 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 52-39 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | John Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Steve Collado, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-39 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 52-39 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Robert Peters is called for the reach on John Boyd - foul #2 on Robert Peters, team foul #2 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert drills a shot from the right wing | 54-39 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 54-39 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker grabs the offensive rebound | 54-39 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Mathew Warren misses the shot in the lane | 54-39 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker snags the offensive board | 54-39 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Paul Weber picks off the pass by Robert Peters | 54-39 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits the finger roll | 56-39 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | David Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 56-39 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-39 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | David Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 56-39 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker clanks a 3 from the right corner | 56-39 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Mathew Warren can't tip it in | 56-39 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 56-39 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber banks in the layup set up by John Boyd and the foul's on David Johnson - foul #3 on David Johnson, team foul #3 | 58-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) John Boyd, Steve Collado, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Eric Bloom (PF), Elbert Oliver (C) Robert Peters, Gerald Schacher, David Johnson, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the free throw | 58-39 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Paul Weber grabs the offensive rebound | 58-39 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Frederick Turner | 61-39 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Eric Bloom misses the floater in the paint | 61-39 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Harold Barnes snags the offensive board | 61-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 17 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Bush (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Eric Bloom (fresh) 2 pts. C - Elbert Oliver (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver double dribbles | 61-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Elbert Oliver takes the ball from Frederick Turner | 61-39 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky connects on the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Harold Barnes | 61-41 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Frederick Turner clanks a jumper from the right side | 61-41 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the tip | 61-41 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Harold Barnes grabs the board | 61-41 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | Shane Garrison is fouled on the floor by Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #1 | 61-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Shane Garrison makes the 3 from the right wing | 61-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 61-44 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | Eric Bloom grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses long on a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Frederick Turner - foul #2 on Frederick Turner, team foul #2 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, Terrance Roberts, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG), David Johnson (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Jonathan Polasky, Harold Barnes, Eric Bloom, Elbert Oliver | |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Shane Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 61-45 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Shane Garrison steals the ball from Jerry Hebert | 61-45 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Shane Garrison banks in the layup | 61-47 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Mathew Warren is called for the reach on Jerry Hebert - foul #2 on Mathew Warren, team foul #4 | 61-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG) Shane Garrison | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 61-47 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Mathew Warren pulls down the rebound | 61-47 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Robert Peters hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Gerald Schacher | 61-50 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Jerry Hebert and he's fouled by Robert Peters - foul #3 on Robert Peters, team foul #5 | 64-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the free throw | 65-50 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Robert Peters misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-50 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert grabs the board | 65-50 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 65-50 |
| 12:28 | Iowa | David Johnson pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Mathew Warren travels with the ball | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG), Edward Scheiber (C) Lawrence Lamar, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (SG), Harold Barnes (SF) Gerald Schacher, David Johnson | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the floater from the left block | 65-50 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 65-50 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Paul Weber (tiring) 17 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Bush (tiring) 2 pts. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Harold Barnes (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Harold Barnes can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 11:29 | Illinois | Paul Weber pulls down the rebound | 65-50 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | John Boyd misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-50 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Harold Barnes gets the rebound | 65-50 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | John Boyd takes the ball from Harold Barnes | 65-50 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | John Boyd lays it up and in on a nice dish by Paul Weber and he's fouled by Geoffrey Parker - foul #3 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #6 | 67-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG), Gerald Schacher (SG), David Johnson (SF), Eric Bloom (C) Robert Peters, Shane Garrison, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| 10:42 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the free throw | 68-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 10:27 | Iowa | Harold Barnes hits a fadeaway from the right side | 68-52 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | John Boyd connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 71-52 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | John Boyd pulls down the rebound | 71-52 |
| 09:35 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 71-52 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert tips it but misses | 71-52 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Eric Bloom snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Harold Barnes misses short on a shot from close range | 71-52 |
| 09:18 | Illinois | Paul Weber snags the defensive board | 71-52 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 71-52 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher grabs the board | 71-52 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Umi Sow drills a floater from just outside the lane set up by Eric Bloom | 71-54 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber is fouled on the floor by David Johnson - foul #4 on David Johnson, team foul #7 | 71-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Scott Zelkind (SG), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), Shane Garrison (SG), Jonathan Polasky (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Geoffrey Parker (C) Umi Sow, Gerald Schacher, David Johnson, Harold Barnes, Eric Bloom | |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the 1st free throw | 71-54 |
| 08:40 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 71-54 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Robert Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-54 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Mathew Warren tips it home | 71-56 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Geoffrey Parker swats the layup by Frederick Turner | 71-56 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 71-56 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Shane Garrison buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Geoffrey Parker | 71-58 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 71-58 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert gets the offensive rebound | 71-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Zelkind (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Paul Weber (tiring) 17 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Terry Bush (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Shane Garrison (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Jonathan Polasky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 14 pts. 13 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Bush | 73-58 |
| 07:12 | Iowa | Shane Garrison misses the jumper from the right wing | 73-58 |
| 07:10 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker tips it in | 73-60 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Zelkind | 76-60 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Shane Garrison comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 76-60 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 76-60 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Polasky - foul #1 on Jonathan Polasky, team foul #8 | 76-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SF), Edward Scheiber (C) Frederick Turner, Paul Weber, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Schacher (SG), David Johnson (SF), Harold Barnes (PF), Eric Bloom (C) Robert Peters, Jonathan Polasky, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind makes the 1st free throw | 77-60 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Scott Zelkind makes the 2nd free throw | 78-60 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | David Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 78-60 |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Eric Bloom snags the offensive board | 78-60 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher blows the layup but he's hacked by Terry Bush - foul #2 on Terry Bush, team foul #3 | 78-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terrance Roberts (PF) Scott Zelkind, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Umi Sow (PG) Shane Garrison | |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher makes the 1st free throw | 78-61 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher misses the 2nd free throw | 78-61 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the board | 78-61 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | John Boyd hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 80-61 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | David Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 80-61 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 80-61 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar lays it up and in on a nice dish by Terrance Roberts | 82-61 |
| 05:17 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 82-61 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar grabs the board | 82-61 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by David Johnson - foul #5 on David Johnson, team foul #9 | 82-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF), Edward Scheiber (C) Terrance Roberts, Terry Bush | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Peters (PG), Jonathan Polasky (SF), Mathew Warren (PF) Umi Sow, David Johnson, Harold Barnes | |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 83-61 |
| 04:59 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 84-61 |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #3 on John Boyd, team foul #4 | 84-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) John Boyd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker (C) Eric Bloom | |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky makes the 1st free throw | 84-62 |
| 04:43 | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky makes the 2nd free throw | 84-63 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber slams it home and the foul's on Geoffrey Parker - foul #4 on Geoffrey Parker, team foul #10 | 86-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shane Garrison (SF) Jonathan Polasky | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber makes the free throw | 87-63 |
| 04:08 | Iowa | Geoffrey Parker clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 87-63 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | John Boyd snags the defensive board | 87-63 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the jumper from the left wing | 87-63 |
| 03:58 | Iowa | Shane Garrison grabs the board | 87-63 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Shane Garrison can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 87-63 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Mathew Warren | 87-63 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | John Boyd picks off the pass by Gerald Schacher | 87-63 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert lays it up and in set up by John Boyd | 89-63 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 21 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Boyd (fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Paul Weber (tiring) 19 pts. 6 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (tiring) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Peters (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Gerald Schacher (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Shane Garrison (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) 14 pts. 14 reb. C - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Iowa | Gerald Schacher throws a bad pass out of bounds | 89-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terry Bush (C) Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jonathan Polasky (SG), Harold Barnes (SF), Eric Bloom (PF), Elbert Oliver (C) Robert Peters, Gerald Schacher, Mathew Warren, Geoffrey Parker | |
| 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 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | John Boyd misses badly on a shot from the right side | 89-63 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Hebert | 89-63 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Shane Garrison - foul #2 on Shane Garrison, team foul #11 | 89-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terrance Roberts (PF) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 90-63 |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 91-63 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Frederick Turner steals the ball from Jonathan Polasky | 91-63 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts misses the lay-in | 91-63 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar misses the tip | 91-63 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Terry Bush tips it back up and in | 93-63 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | Harold Barnes loses the ball out of bounds | 93-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Zelkind (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF) Frederick Turner, Terrance Roberts | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Paul Weber hits a jumper from close range set up by Lawrence Lamar | 95-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Shane Garrison is hacked by Paul Weber - foul #3 on Paul Weber, team foul #5 | 95-63 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Shane Garrison clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 95-63 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Shane Garrison | 95-63 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Elbert Oliver drills a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 95-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Paul Weber connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Terry Bush | 97-65 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Harold Barnes comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 97-65 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Eric Bloom tips it home | 97-67 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar runs out the clock | 97-67 |