| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - William Booth (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-29 |
| 19:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 28-29 |
| 19:27 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-32 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Brian Shea throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Raul Gomez (PF) Marshall Morrell, Robby Bohn | |
| 18:47 | Iowa | William Booth dunks the ball set up by Willis Davis | 28-34 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Raul Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Raul Gomez can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell snags the defensive board | 28-34 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Willis Davis - foul #3 on Willis Davis, team foul #1 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Robby Bohn (SF) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, Willis Davis | |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 30-34 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Henry Lambright steals the ball from Robby Bohn | 30-34 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Richard Kruse makes the contested 3 pointer from the left corner | 33-34 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea gets the rebound | 33-34 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-34 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | William Booth hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 35-34 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Robby Bohn tips it back up and in | 35-36 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is whistled for a carry | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Rickey Anderson (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Brian Shea, Richard Kruse, Eddie Gerhard, Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Marshall Morrell, Steven Strickland, Raul Gomez | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Staton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) C - William Booth (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Richard Merrell scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 15:23 | Illinois | Arthur Drown travels with the ball | 35-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Willis Davis (PF), Raul Gomez (C) Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson, William Booth | |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Richard Merrell's pass is intercepted by Scott Staton | 35-39 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson lays it up and in on a great pass from Scott Staton | 37-39 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | The short jumper by Robert Super is denied by Ryan Linkous | 37-39 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Arthur Drown pulls down the rebound | 37-39 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Arthur Drown loses the ball out of bounds | 37-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Samuel Birdsell (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Scott Staton, Rickey Anderson, Ryan Linkous, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Booth (C) Raul Gomez | |
| 14:41 | Iowa | William Booth makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Richard Merrell | 37-41 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:24 | Iowa | Willis Davis snags the defensive board | 37-41 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | William Booth denies the turnaround by Eddie Gerhard | 37-41 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | Robby Bohn gets the rebound | 37-41 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-41 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Willis Davis tips it home | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard lays it up and in on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson and he's fouled by Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Shane Ferguson, Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Raul Gomez (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Willis Davis, William Booth | |
| 12:53 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | Brian Shea steals the ball from Raul Gomez | 40-43 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Richard Kruse blows the layup | 40-43 |
| 12:21 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't tip it in | 40-43 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Richard Kruse tips it back up and in | 42-43 |
| 12:11 | Iowa | Arthur Drown steals it from Liu Abdelal | 42-43 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Richard Kruse is fouled on the floor by Raul Gomez - foul #3 on Raul Gomez, team foul #3 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Henry Lambright (C) Richard Kruse, Eddie Gerhard, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF), William Booth (C) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Raul Gomez (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - William Booth (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 11:23 | Illinois | Brian Shea buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-43 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Raul Gomez misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 45-43 |
| 11:02 | Iowa | William Booth grabs the offensive board | 45-43 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-43 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Robby Bohn grabs the offensive rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Richard Merrell makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-46 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous connects on the open fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Shea | 47-46 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous snags the defensive board | 47-46 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 47-46 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 47-46 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | The jumper by Ryan Linkous is denied by Raul Gomez | 47-46 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | William Booth pulls down the rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Robby Bohn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-46 |
| 09:09 | Iowa | Raul Gomez pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Raul Gomez lays it in set up by Richard Merrell | 47-48 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous hits the follow up shot | 49-48 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Robby Bohn connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Richard Merrell | 49-51 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | Brian Shea misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-51 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Robby Bohn grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 07:51 | Iowa | William Booth's dunk attempt is rejected by Samuel Birdsell | 49-51 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the board | 49-51 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell and he's hacked by William Booth - foul #2 on William Booth, team foul #4 | 51-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Kruse (SG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Arthur Drown (C) Scott Staton, Samuel Birdsell, Ryan Linkous, Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Willis Davis (PF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Richard Merrell, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez, William Booth | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Shea (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Kruse (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fresh) C - Arthur Drown (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Super (fresh) SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willis Davis (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) | |
| 07:21 | Iowa | Brian Shea steals it from Nicolas Wesson | 52-51 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Arthur Drown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG) Brian Shea | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Booth (C) Nicolas Wesson | |
| 06:34 | Iowa | William Booth drills a jump hook from close range on a great pass from Willis Davis and he's hacked by Arthur Drown - foul #2 on Arthur Drown, team foul #1 | 52-53 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | William Booth makes the free throw | 52-54 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard dunks the ball | 54-54 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Robert Super misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-54 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Richard Kruse misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-54 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | William Booth misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Arthur Drown - foul #3 on Arthur Drown, team foul #2 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Rickey Anderson, Arthur Drown | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Robby Bohn (SF) Steven Strickland, Liu Abdelal | |
| 05:23 | Iowa | William Booth makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | William Booth misses the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the board | 54-55 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | William Booth blocks the short jumper by Henry Lambright | 54-55 |
| 04:55 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the tip | 54-55 |
| 04:54 | Iowa | William Booth gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Richard Kruse steals the ball from William Booth | 54-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Richard Kruse | 56-55 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is hacked by Richard Kruse - foul #1 on Richard Kruse, team foul #3 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Staton (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Steven Strickland (SG), Raul Gomez (C) Robert Super, Richard Merrell, William Booth | |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Robby Bohn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 56-55 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the defensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Richard Kruse splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 56-55 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Raul Gomez pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Kruse (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Staton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) SG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robby Bohn (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. PF - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Raul Gomez (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:14 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses the driving attempt near the basket | 56-55 |
| 03:13 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Scott Staton misses long on an open floater in the lane | 56-55 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous grabs the offensive rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Richard Kruse shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-55 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Steven Strickland gets the rebound | 56-55 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Raul Gomez knocks in the runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Robby Bohn | 56-57 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Shea (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF) Scott Staton, Ryan Linkous | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Liu Abdelal (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Marshall Morrell, Steven Strickland, Robby Bohn, Raul Gomez | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #1 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #5 | 56-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Robby Bohn (SF), Raul Gomez (C) Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Nicolas Wesson | |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the 2nd free throw | 57-57 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Raul Gomez pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:59 | Iowa | Samuel Birdsell swats the layup by Willis Davis | 57-57 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 57-57 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is open and buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Eddie Gerhard out of a doubleteam | 59-57 |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell drills a pull-up jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Eddie Gerhard | 61-59 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Brian Shea steps in front of the Willis Davis pass | 61-59 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Brian Shea banks in the layup | 63-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Willis Davis connects on the driving attempt from the left block | 63-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Marshall Morrell is called for the reach on Richard Kruse in the backcourt - foul #2 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #6 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Booth (C) Raul Gomez | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #5 on Willis Davis, team foul #7 | 63-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Gomez (PF) Willis Davis | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:18 | Iowa | Raul Gomez is fouled on the floor by Samuel Birdsell - foul #1 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #4 | 65-61 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Richard Merrell double dribbles | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Marshall Morrell is called for the reach on Brian Shea in the backcourt - foul #3 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Brian Shea makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Robby Bohn misses the 3 from the left corner | 67-61 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Birdsell | 67-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Merrell - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (C) Henry Lambright | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 69-61 |