| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) SG - Paul Boydston (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Garrison (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Owens (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount inbounds the ball | 17-34 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 19:35 | Illinois | John Garrison misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 17-34 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Allen | 17-34 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Graig Gilliland is called for the reach on Philip Jordan in the backcourt - foul #2 on Graig Gilliland, team foul #1 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-34 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | John Garrison gets the rebound | 17-34 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | James Owens misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Sang Zheng - foul #1 on Sang Zheng, team foul #1 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Jordan (SF), John Allen (C) Paul Boydston, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:47 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 18:37 | Iowa | Cory Ashford is called for 10 seconds | 17-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | John Garrison comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 17-36 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Graig Gilliland | 17-36 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | John Garrison misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Philip Jordan, team foul #2 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Paul Boydston (SG) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Clifton Peters, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 17:50 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 17-37 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 17-38 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Paul Boydston drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 20-38 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 20-38 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Jack Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 20-38 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | John Garrison knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ralph Williams | 20-41 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF), Desmond Tobin (C) Matthew Johansson, Boris Zulauf, John Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG) John Garrison | |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Fred Zeh misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 20-41 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci can't tip it in | 20-41 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Logan Powers hits the follow up shot | 20-43 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-43 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci gets the rebound | 20-43 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 20-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fairly fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Logan Powers (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Cory Ashford clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-46 |
| 15:37 | Illinois | Logan Powers pulls down the rebound | 20-46 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Philip Jordan takes the ball from Fred Zeh | 20-46 |
| 14:57 | Iowa | Paul Boydston misses the 3 from the left corner | 20-46 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Logan Powers gets the rebound | 20-46 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Fred Zeh's floater is knocked away by Cory Ashford | 20-46 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci tips it back up and in | 20-48 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Ralph Williams is called for the reach on Philip Jordan - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #2 | 20-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, Desmond Tobin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 20-48 |
| 13:53 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf grabs the offensive rebound | 20-48 |
| 13:38 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by John Denny | 22-48 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland loses the ball out of bounds | 22-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF) Matthew Johansson, John Denny | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:07 | Iowa | Sang Zheng's pass is intercepted by Kenneth Mount in the backcourt | 22-48 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland drills a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Clifton Peters and he's hacked by John Allen - foul #2 on John Allen, team foul #3 | 22-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (SG) John Garrison | |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland misses the free throw | 22-50 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount snags the offensive board | 22-50 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount lays it up and in on a great pass from Fred Zeh | 22-52 |
| 12:10 | Iowa | Philip Jordan buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Sang Zheng | 25-52 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Clifton Peters's pass is intercepted by John Allen | 25-52 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Cory Ashford (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Iowa | Philip Jordan connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul Boydston | 28-52 |
| 11:31 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is whistled for traveling | 28-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (C) Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG) Clifton Peters | |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Boris Zulauf is fouled in the backcourt by Fred Zeh - foul #1 on Fred Zeh, team foul #3 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Allen (C) David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:16 | Iowa | Cory Ashford clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-52 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the defensive rebound | 28-52 |
| 10:48 | Illinois | James Owens is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on James Owens, team foul #4 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG), Philip Jordan (SF), David Kaczynski (C) John Denny, Boris Zulauf, John Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is fouled on the floor by Fred Zeh - foul #2 on Fred Zeh, team foul #5 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG) Fred Zeh | |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Cory Ashford buries a turnaround from the right block | 30-52 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Sang Zheng is called for the reach on John Garrison - foul #2 on Sang Zheng, team foul #4 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Boris Zulauf (SF), John Allen (C) Sang Zheng, Philip Jordan, David Kaczynski | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (SG) John Garrison | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci is fouled on the floor by Cory Ashford - foul #1 on Cory Ashford, team foul #5 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Philip Jordan (SF) Matthew Johansson, Paul Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF) Clifton Peters, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | James Owens misses badly on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Allen - foul #3 on John Allen, team foul #6 | 30-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Boydston (SG) Boris Zulauf | |
| Subs | Illinois | Graig Gilliland (C) Logan Powers | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | James Owens makes the 1st free throw | 30-53 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | James Owens misses the 2nd free throw | 30-53 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Cory Ashford | 30-53 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | James Owens picks off the pass by Sang Zheng in the backcourt | 30-53 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Philip Jordan picks off the pass by Kenneth Mount | 30-53 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Philip Jordan lays it in | 32-53 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | James Owens can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-53 |
| 08:23 | Iowa | John Allen pulls down the rebound | 32-53 |
| 08:16 | Iowa | Philip Jordan misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-53 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | John Allen hits the follow up shot | 34-53 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland buries a jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Mount | 34-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tiring) 3 ast. SG - Paul Boydston (tiring) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Philip Jordan (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Cory Ashford (tired) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - John Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Fred Zeh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Mount (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Owens (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Graig Gilliland (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Paul Boydston loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), John Denny (SG), Boris Zulauf (SF), David Kaczynski (C) Sang Zheng, Paul Boydston, Philip Jordan, John Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), John Garrison (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, Jack Robinson, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| 07:26 | Illinois | John Garrison knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Clifton Peters | 34-57 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses long on an open turnaround from the left block | 34-57 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | David Kaczynski gets the offensive rebound | 34-57 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Cory Ashford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sang Zheng (PG), Desmond Tobin (PF) Matthew Johansson, Cory Ashford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:40 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Clifton Peters | 34-60 |
| 06:27 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin's floater is tipped away by Ralph Williams | 34-60 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 34-60 |
| 06:02 | Illinois | Clifton Peters can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-60 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Jeremy Santucci tips it home | 34-62 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | John Denny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 34-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred Zeh (PG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Clifton Peters, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount is hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #2 on David Kaczynski, team foul #7 | 34-62 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 1st free throw | 34-63 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount makes the 2nd free throw | 34-64 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Sang Zheng is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from David Kaczynski | 37-64 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | James Owens hits a fadeaway in the lane | 37-66 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | John Denny clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-66 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Kenneth Mount grabs the board | 37-66 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | James Owens misses badly on a runner in the lane | 37-66 |
| 04:49 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin grabs the board | 37-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 04:45 | Iowa | John Garrison denies the turnaround by Sang Zheng | 37-66 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Fred Zeh snags the defensive board | 37-66 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | James Owens comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 37-66 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | John Garrison pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-66 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Fred Zeh makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-69 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin is fouled on the floor by James Owens - foul #2 on James Owens, team foul #6 | 37-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clifton Peters (PG), Jack Robinson (SG), Ralph Williams (SF), Jeremy Santucci (PF), Logan Powers (C) Fred Zeh, John Garrison, Kenneth Mount, James Owens, Graig Gilliland | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Sang Zheng (tired) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Boris Zulauf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Kaczynski (tiring) 2 reb. C - Desmond Tobin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clifton Peters (fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Williams (fresh) PF - Jeremy Santucci (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Logan Powers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:32 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the right side | 37-69 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin tips it in | 39-69 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters is hacked by David Kaczynski - foul #3 on David Kaczynski, team foul #8 | 39-69 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters makes the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Clifton Peters misses the 2nd free throw | 39-70 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | David Kaczynski pulls down the rebound | 39-70 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Logan Powers - foul #2 on Logan Powers, team foul #7 | 39-70 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | David Kaczynski misses the 1st free throw | 39-70 |
| 02:55 | Iowa | David Kaczynski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-70 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Logan Powers's pass is intercepted by Desmond Tobin | 40-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Desmond Tobin's floater is tipped away by Logan Powers | 40-70 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Logan Powers snags the defensive board | 40-70 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Clifton Peters knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 40-73 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Jeremy Santucci picks off the pass by Sang Zheng | 40-73 |
| 01:27 | Illinois | Clifton Peters clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-73 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | David Kaczynski grabs the defensive rebound | 40-73 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | David Kaczynski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-73 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Garrison (SG), Kenneth Mount (SF), James Owens (PF), Graig Gilliland (C) Jack Robinson, Ralph Williams, Jeremy Santucci, Logan Powers | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Denny is called for the reach on John Garrison - foul #1 on John Denny, team foul #9 | 40-73 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 1st free throw | 40-74 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | John Garrison makes the 2nd free throw | 40-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Clifton Peters takes the ball from David Kaczynski in the backcourt | 40-75 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Clifton Peters blows the layup | 40-75 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Graig Gilliland grabs the offensive board | 40-75 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | James Owens scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Mount | 40-77 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-77 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Clifton Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 40-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Clifton Peters runs out the clock | 40-77 |