| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Wilson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) 7 pts. PF - William Burns (fresh) C - Richard Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Steiner (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Leon Eldredge (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Banks (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner inbounds the ball | 22-25 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:58 | Illinois | Kenneth McRenolds is called for the reach on David Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Matthew Bronk (PF) Ted Lynch, William Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses long on a jumper from the right side | 22-25 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Edward Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Sean Tobar is called for the reach on Edward Collins - foul #2 on Sean Tobar, team foul #1 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Lynch (SF) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:06 | Iowa | Richard Fisher clanks a floater from the right wing | 22-25 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk grabs the offensive rebound | 22-25 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Sean Tobar steals it from Kenneth McRenolds | 22-25 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is hacked by Edward Collins - foul #3 on Edward Collins, team foul #2 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SG), Frederick Higgins (SF) Edward Collins, Ted Lynch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:05 | Illinois | David Smith misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 22-25 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to David Smith | 22-25 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 22-27 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Richard Fisher can't finish the layup | 22-27 |
| 17:29 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 22-27 |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Matthew Bronk takes the ball from David Smith in the backcourt | 22-27 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Sean Tobar steals it from Kenneth McRenolds | 22-27 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | David Smith hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 22-27 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | David Smith misses the tip | 22-27 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits the follow up shot | 22-29 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 22-29 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk can't tip it in | 22-29 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Charles Banks grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Frank Steiner slams it home on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 22-31 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the board | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Higgins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Bronk (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Fisher (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Charles Banks is open and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-33 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Richard Fisher misses the turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #3 on Charles Banks, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), William Burns (PF) Daniel Wilson, Frederick Higgins, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), James Barnett (SF), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Frank Steiner, Leon Eldredge, Charles Banks | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Richard Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Richard Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 23-33 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt snags the defensive board | 23-33 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Kenneth McRenolds picks off the pass by Charles Pierce in the backcourt | 23-33 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 14:51 | Iowa | William Burns tips it in | 25-33 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by Edward Collins - foul #4 on Edward Collins, team foul #3 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SG), Matthew Bronk (C) Edward Collins, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Charles Pierce | 25-35 |
| 14:07 | Iowa | William Burns makes the turnaround from the left block | 27-35 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt misses short on a shot from the left side | 27-35 |
| 13:43 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk is whistled for traveling | 27-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Richard Fisher (C) Kenneth McRenolds, William Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Frank Steiner (SF), Leon Eldredge (PF), Charles Banks (C) Charles Pierce, James Barnett, Timothy McDeavitt, Stanford Fay | |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by Daniel Wilson - foul #3 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #4 | 27-35 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Matthew Bronk - foul #4 on Matthew Bronk, team foul #5 | 27-35 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 1st free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 2nd free throw | 27-35 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the offensive rebound | 27-35 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | Frank Steiner comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk grabs the board | 27-35 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Dario Maguire drills a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Richard Fisher | 29-35 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Dario Maguire steps in front of the Sean Tobar pass in the backcourt | 29-35 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Dario Maguire lays it up and in | 31-35 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is fouled on the floor by Ted Lynch - foul #1 on Ted Lynch, team foul #6 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (PG), Kyle Gay (SF), William Burns (PF) Dario Maguire, Ted Lynch, Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SG), Stanford Fay (C) Sean Tobar, Charles Banks | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | David Smith scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Frank Steiner | 31-38 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Wilson (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kyle Gay (fresh) PF - William Burns (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Fisher (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SG - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 31-38 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Kyle Gay grabs the offensive board | 31-38 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Richard Fisher hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Daniel Wilson | 33-38 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Frank Steiner hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Stanford Fay | 33-40 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Kyle Gay misses the shot from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | David Smith snags the defensive board | 33-40 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner is hacked by Kyle Gay in the backcourt - foul #1 on Kyle Gay, team foul #7 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Lynch (SF), Matthew Bronk (C) Kyle Gay, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), Sean Tobar (SG), Timothy McDeavitt (PF), Charles Banks (C) David Smith, James Barnett, Leon Eldredge, Stanford Fay | |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by Charles Banks - foul #4 on Charles Banks, team foul #3 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Kenneth McRenolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk makes the 1st free throw | 34-42 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt loses the ball out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (PG) Dario Maguire | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Eldredge (PF) Frank Steiner | |
| 09:12 | Iowa | William Burns can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-42 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Charles Banks gets the rebound | 35-42 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled on the floor by Daniel Wilson - foul #4 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #8 | 35-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Richard Fisher (C) Kenneth McRenolds, William Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:56 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 35-42 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 1st free throw | 35-43 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Sean Tobar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-44 |
| 08:31 | Iowa | Richard Fisher banks in the layup set up by Frederick Higgins | 37-44 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Charles Banks is open but misses the lay-in but the foul's on Richard Fisher - foul #3 on Richard Fisher, team foul #9 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (PG), William Burns (PF) Frederick Higgins, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (PF) Sean Tobar, Leon Eldredge | |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the 1st free throw | 37-45 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Charles Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds buries a driving attempt near the basket | 39-46 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Charles Banks hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 39-46 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | William Burns grabs the board | 39-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Daniel Wilson (tired) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ted Lynch (tiring) 7 pts. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bronk (tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SG - Charles Pierce (fresh) 3 ast. SF - James Barnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Stanford Fay (fresh) 3 reb. C - Charles Banks (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds is fouled on the floor by Charles Pierce - foul #2 on Charles Pierce, team foul #4 | 39-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Richard Fisher (C) Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson, William Burns | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG), Sean Tobar (SG) Timothy McDeavitt, Charles Pierce | |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Dario Maguire knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Edward Collins and he's hacked by Charles Banks - foul #5 on Charles Banks, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Steiner (SF) Charles Banks | |
| 06:43 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the free throw | 42-46 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Sean Tobar can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Stanford Fay hits the follow up shot | 42-48 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Dario Maguire misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 42-48 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Richard Fisher pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Steiner | 42-48 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | David Smith is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 42-51 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (PG), Daniel Wilson (SF), William Burns (PF) Dario Maguire, Ted Lynch, Richard Fisher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), Leon Eldredge (PF), Timothy McDeavitt (C) David Smith, Stanford Fay, James Barnett | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Sean Tobar hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Charles Pierce | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:25 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner misses long on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Daniel Wilson - foul #5 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #10 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Gay (SF) Daniel Wilson | |
| Subs | Illinois | David Smith (PG) Sean Tobar | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 42-54 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Edward Collins connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth McRenolds | 45-55 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Charles Pierce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ted Lynch (SF) Kyle Gay | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Charles Pierce | |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Ted Lynch drills a floater from just outside the lane | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edward Collins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Ted Lynch (tiring) 9 pts. PF - William Burns (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Bronk (very tired) 4 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - David Smith (fresh) 16 pts. SG - Sean Tobar (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Steiner (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leon Eldredge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Timothy McDeavitt (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 47-55 |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Edward Collins grabs the board | 47-55 |
| 03:02 | Iowa | The pull-up jumper by Ted Lynch is blocked by Leon Eldredge | 47-55 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Timothy McDeavitt | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Illinois | David Smith hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Sean Tobar | 47-58 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | William Burns misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-58 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt snags the defensive board | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:00 | Illinois | David Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-58 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge grabs the offensive rebound | 47-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Kenneth McRenolds is called for the reach on Leon Eldredge - foul #3 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #11 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Fisher (C) Matthew Bronk | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Pierce (PG), James Barnett (SF), Stanford Fay (C) David Smith, Sean Tobar, Frank Steiner | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge misses the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Leon Eldredge makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 47-59 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | James Barnett grabs the board | 47-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Barnett is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McRenolds - foul #4 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #12 | 47-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sean Tobar (SG) Leon Eldredge | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Barnett misses the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | James Barnett makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Richard Fisher is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Richard Fisher, team foul #13 | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Charles Pierce is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 47-60 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | William Burns grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Edward Collins drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Ted Lynch | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Sean Tobar is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McRenolds - foul #5 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #14 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG) Kenneth McRenolds | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the 1st free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Sean Tobar misses the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 01:04 | Iowa | Richard Fisher gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Edward Collins misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-60 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Stanford Fay | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt clanks a turnaround from the right block | 49-60 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Fisher | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Ted Lynch's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy McDeavitt | 49-60 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Timothy McDeavitt gets the rebound | 49-60 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Charles Pierce runs out the clock | 49-60 |