| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble inbounds the ball | 29-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (SF) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 1st free throw | 30-37 |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey makes the 2nd free throw | 31-37 |
| 19:28 | Illinois | Edward Fox double dribbles | 31-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Stanford Price (PF) Glenn Best, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:12 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-37 |
| 19:10 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 31-37 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Robert Summers banks in the layup | 31-39 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Nathaniel Phillips, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-39 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips snags the defensive board | 31-39 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 31-39 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Matt Henton pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Stanford Price can't throw it down | 31-39 |
| 17:48 | Iowa | Stanford Price hits the follow up shot | 33-39 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Matt Henton pulls down the rebound | 33-39 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Glenn Best connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by Frank St. Thomas - foul #3 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #1 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Matthew Rainey (PF) Glenn Best, Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Sam Long, Robert Summers | |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Philip Booker clanks a shot from the right side | 36-39 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey grabs the board | 36-39 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 36-39 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Philip Booker is called for the reach on Matthew Rainey - foul #2 on Philip Booker, team foul #3 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Robert Summers (C) Philip Booker, Terrance Riccio | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 36-39 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the rebound | 36-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanford Price (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Tomas Wilde | 36-42 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-42 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the defensive rebound | 36-42 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Austin Coward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #1 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (PF) Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde | |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Robert Summers swats the layup by Matt Henton | 36-44 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Robert Summers pulls down the rebound | 36-44 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Frank St. Thomas - foul #4 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #3 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG) Austin Coward | |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 36-45 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 14:49 | Iowa | Michael Heavner's fadeaway is rejected by Carl Hartsock | 36-46 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble tips it back up and in | 38-46 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Sam Long | 38-49 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Michael Heavner hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 38-49 |
| 14:18 | Iowa | Stanford Price snags the offensive board | 38-49 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Stanford Price knocks in the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Matthew Rainey | 40-49 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips clanks a floater from the left side | 40-49 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the board | 40-49 |
| 13:35 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-49 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Edward Fox snags the defensive board | 40-49 |
| 13:22 | Illinois | Robert Summers scores on a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 40-51 |
| 13:18 | Iowa | Michael Heavner misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-51 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hartsock | 40-51 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is fouled on the floor by Gerald Stroble - foul #1 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #4 | 40-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Matt Henton (SF) Anthony Williams, Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock, Sam Long, Robert Summers | |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips misses the jump hook in the lane | 40-51 |
| 13:01 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey gets the rebound | 40-51 |
| 12:33 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-51 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Tomas Wilde | 40-51 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips snags the offensive board | 40-51 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 40-51 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the tip | 40-51 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matt Henton | 40-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Stanford Price (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Thomas Johnson, Michael Heavner, Matthew Rainey, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Austin Coward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-51 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | Edward Fox tips it home | 40-53 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is fouled on the floor by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #4 | 40-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Glenn Best, Matt Henton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 40-53 |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Robert Summers grabs the board | 40-53 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the lay-in | 40-53 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 40-53 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Michael Heavner makes the jumper in the lane | 42-53 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Robert Summers's floater is tipped away by Travis Tucker | 42-53 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Matthew Rainey pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 09:52 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (SG), Matt Henton (PF), Stanford Price (C) Michael Heavner, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Tomas Wilde (PF) Austin Coward, Sam Long | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF), Terrance Riccio (C) Philip Booker, Robert Summers | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanford Price misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on Tomas Wilde - foul #1 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #5 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Glenn Best (SG), Gerald Stroble (SF) Anthony Williams, Michael Heavner, Matthew Rainey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-53 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Stanford Price makes the 2nd free throw | 44-53 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-53 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Matt Henton snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Stanford Price comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 44-53 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Carl Hartsock | 44-56 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 44-56 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Matt Henton | 44-56 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Stanford Price throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Thomas Johnson, Glenn Best, Matt Henton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (SF), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Carl Hartsock, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Summers clanks a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Stanford Price - foul #3 on Stanford Price, team foul #5 | 44-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matt Henton (SF), Frank St. Thomas (C) Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 44-57 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 44-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Matt Henton (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Frank St. Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Booker (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | The jump hook by Frank St. Thomas is blocked by Robert Summers | 44-58 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Robert Summers snags the defensive board | 44-58 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Austin Coward clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-58 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Frank St. Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Michael Heavner clanks a 3 from the left corner | 44-58 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Philip Booker | 44-58 |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Robert Summers scores on a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Austin Coward and he's fouled by Frank St. Thomas - foul #5 on Frank St. Thomas, team foul #6 | 44-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Matt Henton, Frank St. Thomas | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens | |
| 06:21 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the free throw | 44-61 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Michael Heavner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-61 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-61 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Stanford Price grabs the defensive rebound | 44-61 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Philip Booker is called for the reach on Anthony Williams - foul #3 on Philip Booker, team foul #6 | 44-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (C) Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (PF) Sam Long | |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Anthony Williams | 47-61 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Robert Summers is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Robert Summers, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stanford Price (C) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:07 | Iowa | Stanford Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG) Anthony Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Summers | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Gerald Stroble - foul #2 on Gerald Stroble, team foul #7 | 47-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matt Henton (SF), Travis Tucker (C) Thomas Johnson, Gerald Stroble, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 1st free throw | 47-62 |
| 04:48 | Illinois | Philip Booker makes the 2nd free throw | 47-63 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Michael Heavner connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Anthony Williams | 49-63 |
| 04:01 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the dunk | 49-63 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the defensive board | 49-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Matt Henton is fouled on the floor by Terrance Riccio - foul #1 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #8 | 49-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Gerald Stroble (SF), Stanford Price (C) Anthony Williams, Matthew Rainey, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Sam Long (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Philip Booker, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio | |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 1st free throw | 50-63 |
| 03:49 | Iowa | Matt Henton makes the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Williams (PG), Matthew Rainey (PF) Thomas Johnson, Matt Henton | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Anthony Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Michael Heavner (tiring) 10 pts. SF - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Matthew Rainey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanford Price (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sam Long (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:13 | Iowa | Stanford Price comes up short on the floater from the left side | 51-63 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Carl Hartsock | 51-63 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Austin Coward | 51-65 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Robert Summers picks off the pass by Gerald Stroble | 51-65 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Robert Summers knocks in the jumper from close range set up by Austin Coward | 51-67 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-67 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Gerald Stroble steals the ball from Austin Coward | 53-67 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | Michael Heavner blows the layup | 53-67 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Anthony Williams tips it home | 55-67 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Robert Summers comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 55-67 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the offensive rebound | 55-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 55-67 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Summers tips it in | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Sam Long swats the shot by Michael Heavner | 55-69 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the board | 55-69 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 55-69 |