| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fresh) SG - John Cooper (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (fresh) PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) C - Lester Lewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gonzalo Martin (fresh) SG - Donald Bucy (fresh) SF - John Webb (fresh) PF - Kenneth Sawyer (fresh) C - Saul Vasquez (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa State | Iowa State is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #1 on Donald Bucy, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:50 | Illinois State | Brian Swofford can't connect on an uncontested pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:48 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is hacked by Donald Bucy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Bucy, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman (SG) Donald Bucy | |
| 19:11 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin is fouled in the backcourt by Danny Lambert - foul #1 on Danny Lambert, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:53 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:48 | Illinois State | Gonzalo Martin picks off the pass by Brian Swofford in the backcourt | 0-2 |
| 18:33 | Iowa State | John Webb loses the dribble to Shawn Stephenson | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson banks in the layup | 2-2 |
| 18:11 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman is open and lays it up and in set up by John Webb | 2-4 |
| 17:45 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 2-4 |
| 17:44 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:28 | Iowa State | Brian Swofford picks off the pass by John Webb | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | John Cooper clanks a fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Douglas Foreman - foul #1 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #3 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Brian Swofford, Danny Lambert, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Joseph Stalvey (SG), Robert Szklarski (SF), Terry Pitts (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) Gonzalo Martin, Douglas Foreman, John Webb, Kenneth Sawyer, Saul Vasquez | |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 17:12 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 17:07 | Iowa State | Lee Labarge denies the turnaround by Robert Szklarski | 2-4 |
| 17:06 | Illinois State | John Cooper grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 16:47 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola banks in the layup set up by Paul Allen | 4-4 |
| 16:38 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (SG) John Cooper | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 16:22 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell misses short on an open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 16:21 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Samuel Sharpe | 4-4 |
| 16:17 | Iowa State | Bryan Hollowell takes the ball from Samuel Sharpe in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Gerald White can't connect on a fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Robert Szklarski - foul #1 on Robert Szklarski, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF) Paul Allen, Leon Mazzola, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman (SG), John Webb (SF), Saul Vasquez (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Robert Szklarski, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:02 | Illinois State | Gerald White makes the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Bryan Hollowell (fairly fresh) SG - Herbert Jones (fresh) SF - Brian Swofford (tiring) PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) C - Gerald White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Joseph Stalvey (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Foreman (tiring) 2 pts. SF - John Webb (tiring) PF - Terry Pitts (fairly fresh) C - Saul Vasquez (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa State | John Webb clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-4 |
| 15:36 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Gerald White | 6-4 |
| 15:10 | Illinois State | Terry Pitts is called for the reach on Bryan Hollowell - foul #1 on Terry Pitts, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Paul Allen (SG), Lester Lewis (C) Bryan Hollowell, Herbert Jones, Brian Swofford | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin (PG), Kenneth Sawyer (PF) John Webb, Saul Vasquez | |
| 14:55 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Danny Lambert (PF) Gerald White, Frank Arnette | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski (SF) Douglas Foreman | |
| 14:31 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski blows the layup | 6-4 |
| 14:30 | Illinois State | Lester Lewis gets the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:26 | Illinois State | Joseph Stalvey is called for the reach on John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Stalvey, team foul #6 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Douglas Foreman (SG), Saul Vasquez (C) Gonzalo Martin, Joseph Stalvey, Terry Pitts | |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Paul Allen can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Alejandro Aguilar - foul #1 on Alejandro Aguilar, team foul #7 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (C) John Cooper, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Webb (SF) Robert Szklarski | |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:10 | Illinois State | Paul Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 6-4 |
| 14:10 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Sawyer | 6-4 |
| 13:51 | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer drills a shot from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 13:40 | Illinois State | Herbert Jones clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-6 |
| 13:39 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:21 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert lays it up and in on a great pass from Gerald White | 8-6 |
| 13:05 | Iowa State | The jumper by Douglas Foreman is denied by Danny Lambert | 8-6 |
| 13:03 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 8-6 |
| 13:01 | Illinois State | Alejandro Aguilar picks off the pass by Herbert Jones in the backcourt | 8-6 |
| 13:00 | Iowa State | John Webb banks in the layup set up by Alejandro Aguilar | 8-8 |
| 12:51 | Illinois State | Gerald White can't connect on a jumper from the right block | 8-8 |
| 12:49 | Illinois State | Paul Allen can't tip it in | 8-8 |
| 12:48 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Danny Lambert | 8-8 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is fouled on the floor by Douglas Foreman - foul #2 on Douglas Foreman, team foul #8 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG), Leon Mazzola (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, Herbert Jones, Danny Lambert, Gerald White | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin (PG), Joseph Stalvey (SG), Robert Szklarski (SF), Terry Pitts (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Douglas Foreman, John Webb, Kenneth Sawyer, Saul Vasquez | |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Paul Allen makes the 1st free throw | 9-8 |
| 12:33 | Illinois State | Paul Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-8 |
| 12:19 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin scores on a jumpshot from the right side | 10-10 |
| 12:05 | Illinois State | John Cooper drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Paul Allen | 13-10 |
| 11:44 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin's pass is intercepted by John Cooper | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Paul Allen (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Cooper (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leon Mazzola (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frank Arnette (fresh) C - Lee Labarge (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gonzalo Martin (tired) 2 pts. SG - Joseph Stalvey (tiring) SF - Robert Szklarski (tiring) PF - Terry Pitts (tiring) C - Samuel Sharpe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette makes the turnaround near the basket set up by John Cooper | 15-10 |
| 11:10 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski tips it in | 15-12 |
| 10:43 | Illinois State | Robert Szklarski steals the ball from Leon Mazzola | 15-12 |
| 10:40 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Herbert Jones (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Paul Allen, John Cooper, Leon Mazzola, Frank Arnette, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), John Webb (SF), Kenneth Sawyer (PF), Saul Vasquez (C) Gonzalo Martin, Robert Szklarski, Terry Pitts, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 10:20 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey misses the wide open shot from close range | 15-12 |
| 10:18 | Iowa State | John Webb gets the offensive rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Danny Lambert - foul #2 on Danny Lambert, team foul #2 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Gerald White (PF) Danny Lambert | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer misses the 1st free throw | 15-12 |
| 10:05 | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer makes the 2nd free throw | 15-13 |
| 09:36 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the left wing | 15-13 |
| 09:34 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar grabs the board | 15-13 |
| 09:27 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), John Cooper (SG), Frank Arnette (PF) Bryan Hollowell, Herbert Jones, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin (PG), Terry Pitts (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Kenneth Sawyer, Saul Vasquez | |
| 09:07 | Illinois State | John Cooper hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Shawn Stephenson | 17-13 |
| 08:46 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 17-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Lester Lewis (C) Gerald White | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski (SF) John Webb | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | Joseph Stalvey is called for the reach on John Cooper in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Stalvey, team foul #9 | 17-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer (PF) Joseph Stalvey | |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:44 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 18-13 |
| 08:44 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Robert Szklarski | 18-13 |
| 08:27 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-13 |
| 08:26 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette pulls down the rebound | 18-13 |
| 08:06 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette is open and scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by John Cooper | 20-13 |
| 07:43 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 20-13 |
| 07:41 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts gets the offensive rebound | 20-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cooper (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Swofford (tired) PF - Frank Arnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lester Lewis (tired) | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Gonzalo Martin (very tired) 2 pts. SG - Terry Pitts (tired) SF - Robert Szklarski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Sawyer (very tired) 3 pts. C - Samuel Sharpe (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Shawn Stephenson - foul #1 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #3 | 20-13 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Gerald White (SF), Leon Mazzola (PF), Lee Labarge (C) John Cooper, Brian Swofford, Frank Arnette, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), John Webb (SF), Saul Vasquez (C) Gonzalo Martin, Robert Szklarski, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 07:29 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts makes the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 07:29 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Stephenson and he's fouled by Kenneth Sawyer - foul #1 on Kenneth Sawyer, team foul #10 | 22-15 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the free throw | 22-15 |
| 07:20 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge snags the offensive board | 22-15 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses short on an open jumper from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Sawyer - foul #2 on Kenneth Sawyer, team foul #11 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski (PF) Kenneth Sawyer | |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 1st free throw | 23-15 |
| 07:12 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 24-15 |
| 07:09 | Iowa State | Herbert Jones steps in front of the John Webb pass in the backcourt | 24-15 |
| 07:08 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson banks in the layup on a great pass from Herbert Jones | 26-15 |
| 07:04 | Iowa State | Shawn Stephenson takes the ball from Alejandro Aguilar in the backcourt | 26-15 |
| 07:03 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola dunks the ball on a nice dish by Shawn Stephenson | 28-15 |
| 06:47 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski buries a 3 from the left corner | 28-18 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is hacked by Terry Pitts - foul #2 on Terry Pitts, team foul #12 | 28-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (PG), Paul Allen (SF) Shawn Stephenson, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Donald Bucy (SG) Terry Pitts | |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 28-18 |
| 06:38 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola makes the 2nd free throw | 29-18 |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Gerald White - foul #1 on Gerald White, team foul #4 | 29-18 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG) Herbert Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 29-19 |
| 06:26 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy makes the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Paul Allen is fouled in the backcourt by John Webb - foul #1 on John Webb, team foul #13 | 29-20 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Paul Allen misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:22 | Illinois State | Paul Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:22 | Iowa State | Saul Vasquez snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 06:06 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 29-20 |
| 06:04 | Illinois State | John Cooper snags the defensive board | 29-20 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | John Cooper is hacked by Saul Vasquez in the backcourt - foul #1 on Saul Vasquez, team foul #14 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), Lester Lewis (C) Bryan Hollowell, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | John Cooper misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 06:02 | Illinois State | John Cooper makes the 2nd free throw | 30-20 |
| 05:47 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy misses the lay-in but he's hacked by John Cooper - foul #1 on John Cooper, team foul #5 | 30-20 |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin (PG), Samuel Sharpe (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Saul Vasquez | |
| 05:47 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:47 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy misses the 2nd free throw | 30-21 |
| 05:47 | Illinois State | Gerald White grabs the defensive rebound | 30-21 |
| 05:26 | Illinois State | Gerald White hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 30-21 |
| 05:24 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe grabs the board | 30-21 |
| 05:22 | Iowa State | John Cooper picks off the pass by Donald Bucy in the backcourt | 30-21 |
| 05:01 | Illinois State | John Cooper knocks in the jumper from close range | 32-21 |
| 04:45 | Iowa State | Donald Bucy is called for a charge - foul #3 on Donald Bucy, team foul #15 | 32-21 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (PG), Bryan Hollowell (SG), Brian Swofford (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Lee Labarge (C) Shawn Stephenson, John Cooper, Paul Allen, Gerald White, Lester Lewis | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG), Douglas Foreman (SG), Saul Vasquez (C) Gonzalo Martin, Donald Bucy, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 04:22 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses long on an open runner in the lane | 32-21 |
| 04:21 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar gets the rebound | 32-21 |
| 04:04 | Iowa State | Robert Szklarski knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Douglas Foreman | 32-23 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette clanks a jumper from the left block but the foul's on Robert Szklarski - foul #2 on Robert Szklarski, team foul #16 | 32-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson (PG), John Cooper (SG), Danny Lambert (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Herbert Jones, Bryan Hollowell, Brian Swofford, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey (SF), Kenneth Sawyer (PF), Samuel Sharpe (C) John Webb, Robert Szklarski, Saul Vasquez | |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:50 | Illinois State | Frank Arnette misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:50 | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 03:33 | Iowa State | Kenneth Sawyer is denied on a layup by Leon Mazzola | 32-23 |
| 03:31 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola grabs the board | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Shawn Stephenson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Cooper (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Frank Arnette (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Danny Lambert (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Mazzola (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa State | PG - Alejandro Aguilar (tired) 2 reb. SG - Douglas Foreman (tiring) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Stalvey (tiring) PF - Kenneth Sawyer (tired) 3 pts. C - Samuel Sharpe (tiring) 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Illinois State | John Cooper loses the ball out of bounds | 32-23 |
| 03:11 | Iowa State | Iowa State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 32-23 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Herbert Jones (SG), Paul Allen (SF), Lee Labarge (C) John Cooper, Frank Arnette, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin (PG), Terry Pitts (C) Alejandro Aguilar, Samuel Sharpe | |
| 03:09 | Iowa State | Shawn Stephenson is called for the reach on Douglas Foreman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Shawn Stephenson, team foul #6 | 32-23 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Lee Labarge - foul #1 on Lee Labarge, team foul #7 | 32-23 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin misses the 1st free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:01 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 32-23 |
| 03:01 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:46 | Illinois State | Lee Labarge misses short on an open fadeaway from the baseline | 32-23 |
| 02:44 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey grabs the defensive rebound | 32-23 |
| 02:24 | Iowa State | Lee Labarge steals it from Joseph Stalvey | 32-23 |
| 02:05 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the left wing | 32-23 |
| 02:03 | Iowa State | Terry Pitts gets the rebound | 32-23 |
| 01:49 | Iowa State | Gonzalo Martin hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-26 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner but he's hacked by Terry Pitts - foul #3 on Terry Pitts, team foul #17 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell (SG), Gerald White (SF), Frank Arnette (PF), Leon Mazzola (C) Herbert Jones, Paul Allen, Danny Lambert, Lee Labarge | |
| Subs | Iowa State | John Webb (SF), Saul Vasquez (C) Gonzalo Martin, Terry Pitts | |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 1st free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-26 |
| 01:38 | Illinois State | Shawn Stephenson makes the 3rd free throw | 34-26 |
| 01:35 | Iowa State | Joseph Stalvey is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 34-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Cooper (SG) Shawn Stephenson | |
| Subs | Iowa State | | |
| 01:28 | Illinois State | Bryan Hollowell is alone and drills a runner from close range on a great pass from John Cooper | 36-26 |
| 01:26 | Iowa State | Frank Arnette steals it from Kenneth Sawyer in the backcourt | 36-26 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola is hacked by John Webb - foul #2 on John Webb, team foul #18 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Paul Allen (PG), Brian Swofford (SF) Bryan Hollowell, Gerald White | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Samuel Sharpe (C) Saul Vasquez | |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 1st free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:01 | Illinois State | Leon Mazzola misses the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 01:01 | Iowa State | The rebound goes to Samuel Sharpe | 36-26 |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Leon Mazzola - foul #1 on Leon Mazzola, team foul #8 | 36-26 |
| Subs | Illinois State | Danny Lambert (PF), Lester Lewis (C) Frank Arnette, Leon Mazzola | |
| Subs | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar (PG) John Webb | |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman makes the 1st free throw | 36-27 |
| 00:41 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman makes the 2nd free throw | 36-28 |
| 00:39 | Illinois State | Alejandro Aguilar takes the ball from Paul Allen in the backcourt | 36-28 |
| 00:21 | Iowa State | Alejandro Aguilar misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-28 |
| 00:20 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 00:03 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert clanks a shot from close range | 36-28 |
| 00:02 | Illinois State | Danny Lambert hits the follow up shot | 38-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa State | Douglas Foreman misses long on a fullcourt shot | 38-28 |