| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 14 pts. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble inbounds the ball | 34-35 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 34-35 |
| 19:44 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't finish the layup | 34-35 |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas gets the rebound | 34-35 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Robert Summers | 34-35 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Matthew Rainey swats the short shot by Robert Summers | 34-35 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Robert Summers - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF) Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble | |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 34-36 |
| 18:33 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 34-37 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Matt Henton grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas's pass is intercepted by Nathaniel Phillips | 34-37 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Edward Fox hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Nathaniel Phillips | 36-37 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Anthony Williams comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-37 |
| 17:39 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Matthew Rainey | 36-37 |
| 17:27 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey's fadeaway is rejected by Tomas Wilde | 36-37 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Matt Henton tips it in | 36-39 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Michael Heavner makes the fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Gerald Stroble and he's fouled by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses the free throw | 36-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Sam Long | 36-41 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 16:08 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses short on a shot from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the offensive board | 36-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Stanford Price (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-41 |
| 15:20 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Gerald Stroble | 36-41 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Michael Heavner makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Anthony Williams | 36-44 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Sam Long comes up short on the runner in the lane | 36-44 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Anthony Williams pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:01 | Iowa | Nathaniel Phillips is called for the reach on Anthony Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey | |
| 14:32 | Iowa | The short jumper by Stanford Price is denied by Edward Fox | 36-44 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Nathaniel Phillips | 36-44 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Michael Heavner - foul #1 on Michael Heavner, team foul #1 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Philip Booker (PF) Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner, Travis Tucker | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Matthew Rainey swats the layup by Robert Summers | 36-44 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 36-44 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-44 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the board | 36-44 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it home | 38-44 |
| 12:56 | Iowa | Glenn Best is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #4 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (SF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-44 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 38-44 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 38-44 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Rainey | 38-44 |
| 11:54 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 38-46 |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Anthony Williams steps in front of the Leroy Dickens pass | 38-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) C - Robert Summers (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Iowa | Anthony Williams misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-46 |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas pulls down the rebound | 38-46 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-46 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses the tip | 38-46 |
| 10:36 | Illinois | Philip Booker grabs the board | 38-46 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Robert Summers is whistled for traveling | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF), Sam Long (C) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde, Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Edward Fox steals it from Michael Heavner | 38-46 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Stanford Price is called for the reach on Terrance Riccio - foul #2 on Stanford Price, team foul #2 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (PF) Travis Tucker | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Fox | 41-46 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 41-46 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the follow up shot | 41-48 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Matt Henton is called for the reach on Carl Hartsock - foul #1 on Matt Henton, team foul #3 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner, Matt Henton, Stanford Price | |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Summers (C) Sam Long | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Stanford Price (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas loses the dribble to Terrance Riccio | 41-48 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Frank St. Thomas is called for the reach on Carl Hartsock - foul #2 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #4 | 41-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Rainey (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Stanford Price, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Tomas Wilde and the foul's on Travis Tucker - foul #1 on Travis Tucker, team foul #5 | 43-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble, Travis Tucker | |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the free throw | 44-48 |
| 07:44 | Iowa | Matt Henton clanks a shot in the paint | 44-48 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Matt Henton denies the turnaround by Terrance Riccio | 44-48 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Matt Henton pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Glenn Best (fresh) SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 blk. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Glenn Best hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #4 on Edward Fox, team foul #5 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:16 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Stanford Price - foul #3 on Stanford Price, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Stanford Price | |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 07:01 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 06:51 | Iowa | Michael Heavner hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-52 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Robert Summers lays it in set up by Austin Coward | 47-52 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey is called for traveling | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (C) Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde, Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Matthew Rainey, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Edward Fox clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 05:56 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Edward Fox travels with the ball | 47-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Terrance Riccio (PF) Austin Coward, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Matt Henton, Stanford Price, Travis Tucker | |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Michael Heavner clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-52 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 47-52 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock tips it in | 49-52 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is hacked by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (SF), Robert Summers (C) Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Robert Summers is called for the reach on Stanford Price - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF) Terrance Riccio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Matthew Rainey | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Philip Booker snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it in | 51-52 |
| 03:46 | Iowa | Matt Henton connects on the jump hook near the basket | 51-54 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. PF - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Stanford Price is fouled on the floor by Philip Booker - foul #1 on Philip Booker, team foul #8 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Terrance Riccio (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Leroy Dickens, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-55 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Stanford Price banks in the layup | 54-57 |
| 02:44 | Illinois | Robert Summers's fadeaway is rejected by Stanford Price | 54-57 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it in | 56-57 |
| 02:24 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey's pass is intercepted by Robert Summers | 56-57 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Robert Summers's pass is intercepted by Matthew Rainey | 56-57 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Glenn Best hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 56-57 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Robert Summers snags the defensive board | 56-57 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Stanford Price | |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses short on a jumper near the basket | 56-57 |
| 01:13 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas misses short on a jump hook in the paint | 56-57 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde gets the rebound | 56-57 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Robert Summers knocks in the floater from the right block on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips | 58-57 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble slams it home on a great pass from Michael Heavner | 58-59 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips knocks in the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 60-59 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-59 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-59 |