| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Glenn Koh inbounds the ball | 15-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Iowa | Brian Canfield connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Michael Noack | 17-23 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Bradly Carrion | 17-26 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Michael Noack scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Glenn Koh | 20-26 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Brian Canfield - foul #3 on Brian Canfield, team foul #1 | 20-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Alley (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SG), William Bustamante (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Michael Noack, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez makes the 1st free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the 2nd free throw | 20-27 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 17:59 | Iowa | William Alley clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 20-27 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Joseph Foster scores on a turnaround from close range | 20-29 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | The jumper by William Alley is denied by Frank Narvaez | 20-29 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Glenn Koh gets the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Glenn Koh blows the layup | 20-29 |
| 16:58 | Iowa | William Alley grabs the offensive rebound | 20-29 |
| 16:38 | Iowa | Glenn Koh hits a wide open shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Lamont McElpraug | 22-29 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is called for 10 seconds | 22-29 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Michael Noack (SG) Glenn Koh, Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG), Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF) Eddy Lovett, Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther | |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Michael Noack can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 22-29 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | Vernon Williams grabs the board | 22-29 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez scores on a fadeaway from the baseline | 22-31 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Alley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Michael Noack is whistled for a carry | 22-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (SF), Michael Clark (C) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Vernon Williams is called for traveling | 22-31 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-31 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 22-31 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Vernon Williams's floater is tipped away by Brian Canfield | 22-31 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther tips it in | 22-33 |
| 13:46 | Iowa | William Alley is hacked by Johnny Ginther - foul #3 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #1 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF) Stjepan Palczewski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Vernon Williams, Michael Clark | |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Joseph Foster is called for the reach on Glenn Koh - foul #2 on Joseph Foster, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (PG) Eddy Lovett | |
| 13:15 | Iowa | William Alley is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Bradly Carrion | 22-33 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Glenn Koh - foul #2 on Glenn Koh, team foul #2 | 22-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SG) William Alley, Michael Noack | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Jackson (SG), Vernon Williams (PF) Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Joseph Foster makes the 1st free throw | 22-34 |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lamont McElpraug | 22-34 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 22-34 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Glenn Koh snags the offensive board | 22-34 |
| 12:02 | Iowa | Frank Narvaez steals it from Leonard Edwards out of a doubleteam | 22-34 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 22-34 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Vernon Williams tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Glenn Koh (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Brian Canfield (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Thomas Jackson (fresh) SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Lamont McElpraug | 24-36 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Joseph Foster connects on the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Vernon Williams and the foul's on Glenn Koh - foul #3 on Glenn Koh, team foul #3 | 24-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Noack (SG), William Alley (SF), William Bustamante (C) Glenn Koh, Leonard Edwards, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Thomas Jackson, Vernon Williams | |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Joseph Foster misses the free throw | 24-38 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug pulls down the rebound | 24-38 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | William Alley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Noack | 27-38 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Frank Narvaez | 27-40 |
| 10:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 10:20 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug grabs the offensive board | 27-40 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Michael Noack comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 27-40 |
| 10:07 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther gets the rebound | 27-40 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Bradly Carrion | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Michael Noack's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Koh (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF), Brian Canfield (C) Stjepan Palczewski, Lamont McElpraug, William Bustamante | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett connects on the floater from just outside the lane set up by Vernon Williams | 27-45 |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Michael Noack misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-45 |
| 08:56 | Iowa | William Alley tips it back up and in | 29-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Michael Clark is fouled on the floor by Glenn Koh - foul #4 on Glenn Koh, team foul #4 | 29-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stjepan Palczewski (PG), Lamont McElpraug (SF), William Bustamante (C) William Alley, Glenn Koh, Brian Canfield | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Joseph Foster (SF), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Michael Clark | |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 29-45 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | Vernon Williams swats the layup by Leonard Edwards | 29-45 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez grabs the board | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Stjepan Palczewski (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Noack (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lamont McElpraug (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bustamante (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Mueller (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Vernon Williams (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Frank Narvaez (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-47 |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Eddy Lovett steals it from Stjepan Palczewski in the backcourt | 29-47 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Arnold Mueller drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Foster | 29-50 |
| 06:44 | Iowa | William Bustamante loses the ball out of bounds | 29-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson (PG), William Alley (SG), Randall Dougherty (SF) Stjepan Palczewski, Michael Noack, Leonard Edwards | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Eddy Lovett, Vernon Williams | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 29-50 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the defensive rebound | 29-50 |
| 06:18 | Iowa | William Alley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Lamont McElpraug | 32-50 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Nicholas Johnson takes the ball from Frank Narvaez | 32-50 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | William Alley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-50 |
| 05:29 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 32-50 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty grabs the defensive rebound | 32-50 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | William Alley splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Joseph Foster - foul #3 on Joseph Foster, team foul #3 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddy Lovett (PG), Vernon Williams (PF), Michael Clark (C) Arnold Mueller, Joseph Foster, Frank Narvaez | |
| 04:44 | Iowa | William Alley makes the free throw | 35-50 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Michael Clark throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-50 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty double dribbles | 35-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by William Alley - foul #3 on William Alley, team foul #5 | 35-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther misses the 1st free throw | 35-50 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Johnny Ginther makes the 2nd free throw | 35-51 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Clark - foul #1 on Michael Clark, team foul #4 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Foster (SF) Vernon Williams | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug makes the 1st free throw | 36-51 |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Nicholas Johnson (fresh) SG - William Alley (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 pf. SF - Randall Dougherty (fresh) PF - Lamont McElpraug (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - William Bustamante (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eddy Lovett (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Foster (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Johnny Ginther (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Michael Clark (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Michael Clark lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eddy Lovett | 37-53 |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Randall Dougherty's fadeaway is rejected by Bradly Carrion | 37-53 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Michael Clark pulls down the rebound | 37-53 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is whistled for traveling | 37-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Mueller (SG), Vernon Williams (PF), Frank Narvaez (C) Bradly Carrion, Johnny Ginther, Michael Clark | |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Lamont McElpraug misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-53 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett grabs the board | 37-53 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-53 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | William Alley gets the rebound | 37-53 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | William Alley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-53 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddy Lovett | 37-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett is hacked by Nicholas Johnson - foul #1 on Nicholas Johnson, team foul #6 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (SG), Johnny Ginther (PF) Arnold Mueller, Vernon Williams | |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Frank Narvaez scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Eddy Lovett | 37-56 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:09 | Iowa | William Alley is fouled on the floor by Frank Narvaez - foul #1 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Nicholas Johnson is hacked by Johnny Ginther - foul #4 on Johnny Ginther, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Bustamante misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Narvaez - foul #2 on Frank Narvaez, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 1st free throw | 38-56 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | William Bustamante makes the 2nd free throw | 39-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Randall Dougherty - foul #1 on Randall Dougherty, team foul #7 | 39-56 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Frank Narvaez steals the ball from Nicholas Johnson | 39-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Eddy Lovett runs out the clock | 39-58 |