| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) SF - Paul Mena (fresh) PF - James Nichols (fresh) C - Darren Neveu (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) SG - William Henry (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fresh) C - Dishi Xue (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Nichols wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is fouled on the floor by John Dawe - foul #1 on John Dawe, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Melvin Cobb | 3-0 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Bruce Devaughn is called for the reach on William Henry - foul #1 on Bruce Devaughn, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | William Henry throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-0 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Ernest Duvall steps in front of the James Nichols pass | 3-0 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Brian Mak misses the layup against the doubleteam | 3-0 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the offensive board | 3-0 |
| 18:13 | Iowa | Darren Neveu swats the layup by Brian Mak | 3-0 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn pulls down the rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | James Nichols blows the layup | 3-0 |
| 17:53 | Iowa | Dishi Xue grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Dishi Xue's floater is tipped away by James Nichols | 3-0 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 17:35 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 3-0 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Darren Neveu drills a driving attempt in the paint | 5-0 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 5-0 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 5-0 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Ernest Duvall steals the ball from Bruce Devaughn | 5-0 |
| 16:35 | Iowa | John Dawe throws it down set up by Ernest Duvall | 5-2 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Paul Mena shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Brian Mak grabs the board | 5-2 |
| 16:02 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall's floater is tipped away by Darren Neveu | 5-2 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | James Nichols gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Paul Mena (fresh) PF - James Nichols (fresh) C - Darren Neveu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Henry (fresh) SF - Ernest Duvall (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Illinois | Darren Neveu misses the lay-in | 5-2 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Paul Mena tips it in | 7-2 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | William Henry is whistled for a carry | 7-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SG), Dennis Hazelwood (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Melvin Cobb, Bruce Devaughn, James Nichols, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 7-2 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Gary | 7-2 |
| 14:46 | Iowa | John Dawe misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Paul Mena grabs the defensive rebound | 7-2 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 9-2 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Anthony McMaken picks off the pass by Ernest Duvall | 9-2 |
| 14:11 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't connect on a floater in the lane | 9-2 |
| 14:09 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall grabs the board | 9-2 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Brian Mak is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Darren Neveu (SF), James Nichols (PF) Richard Guerrera, Paul Mena, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dishi Xue (C) Donald Gary | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Brian Mak - foul #1 on Brian Mak, team foul #2 | 9-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG) Steven Abbott | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 9-2 |
| 13:33 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 10-2 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | William Henry misses short on a floater from the left wing | 10-2 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall misses the tip | 10-2 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 10-2 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Brian Mak is called for the reach on Bruce Devaughn - foul #2 on Brian Mak, team foul #3 | 10-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (PF) Brian Mak | |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Ernest Duvall steals it from Anthony McMaken | 10-2 |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall hits the finger roll | 10-4 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by Dishi Xue - foul #1 on Dishi Xue, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Richard Guerrera (SF) Melvin Cobb, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gary (C) Dishi Xue | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 12:04 | Iowa | Donald Gary knocks in the shot near the basket on a great pass from William Henry | 12-6 |
| 11:44 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 12-6 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it home | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Greene (fresh) C - Donald Gary (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Iowa | William Henry is open and buries a floater in the lane set up by Ernest Duvall | 14-8 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Mena (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Bruce Devaughn, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Paul Mena - foul #1 on Paul Mena, team foul #2 | 14-8 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) William Henry | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 1st free throw | 14-9 |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the 2nd free throw | 14-10 |
| 10:42 | Illinois | Paul Mena shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Darren Neveu | 17-10 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from John Dawe out of a doubleteam | 17-12 |
| 10:21 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is fouled on the floor by Michael Greene - foul #1 on Michael Greene, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Dishi Xue (C) John Dawe, Donald Gary | |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Paul Mena loses the dribble to Michael Greene | 17-12 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Dishi Xue scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Scott Conner | 17-14 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Paul Mena makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Melvin Cobb | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Dishi Xue clanks a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Dennis Hazelwood - foul #1 on Dennis Hazelwood, team foul #3 | 20-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (PG), Bruce Devaughn (SG), James Nichols (PF) Melvin Cobb, Steven Abbott, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), William Henry (SF), Donald Gary (PF) Scott Conner, Ernest Duvall, Michael Greene | |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses the 1st free throw | 20-14 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Dishi Xue makes the 2nd free throw | 20-15 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | James Nichols blows the dunk | 20-15 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Paul Mena gets the offensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Paul Mena misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-15 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | John Dawe grabs the defensive rebound | 20-15 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | John Dawe is hacked by Richard Guerrera - foul #1 on Richard Guerrera, team foul #4 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony McMaken (C) Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 08:09 | Iowa | Donald Gary banks in the layup | 20-17 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Paul Mena clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-17 |
| 07:52 | Illinois | James Nichols pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-17 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Paul Mena loses the ball out of bounds | 20-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Steven Abbott (SG), Darren Neveu (SF) Richard Guerrera, Bruce Devaughn, Paul Mena | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Michael Greene (PF) Anthony Cook, Dishi Xue | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Melvin Cobb (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Abbott (fresh) SF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Duvall (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Michael Greene (fresh) C - Donald Gary (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall is open and buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by John Dawe out of the doubleteam | 20-19 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Darren Neveu | 23-19 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | William Henry hits a floater from the left wing on a great pass from John Dawe | 23-21 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Melvin Cobb | 25-21 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | James Nichols steals the ball from Donald Gary | 25-21 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | John Dawe takes the ball from Darren Neveu | 25-21 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall blows the dunk | 25-21 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 25-21 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't finish the layup | 25-21 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Michael Greene snags the defensive board | 25-21 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall buries a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by James Nichols - foul #1 on James Nichols, team foul #5 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Paul Mena (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Steven Abbott, James Nichols, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG), Anthony Cook (SG), Brian Mak (PF) John Dawe, William Henry, Michael Greene | |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Ernest Duvall makes the free throw | 25-24 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Paul Mena hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 25-24 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Darren Neveu hits the follow up shot | 27-24 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Darren Neveu blocks the jumper by Ernest Duvall | 27-24 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Paul Mena makes the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Darren Neveu | 30-24 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Darren Neveu takes the ball from Ernest Duvall | 30-24 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is hacked by Scott Conner - foul #1 on Scott Conner, team foul #6 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG), Jerry Young (PF) Melvin Cobb, Darren Neveu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Greene (SF), Dishi Xue (C) Ernest Duvall, Donald Gary | |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn loses the dribble to Scott Conner | 30-24 |
| 04:02 | Iowa | Dishi Xue hits the easy wide open finger roll | 30-26 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Scott Conner - foul #2 on Scott Conner, team foul #7 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), James Nichols (PF) Paul Mena, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), William Henry (SG) Scott Conner, Anthony Cook | |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 31-26 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-26 |
| 03:27 | Iowa | John Dawe misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-26 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | James Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Dawe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Henry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Greene (fresh) PF - Brian Mak (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dishi Xue (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn drills a jumper from the right wing set up by Steven Abbott | 34-26 |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Brian Mak evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by John Dawe and he's hacked by Bruce Devaughn - foul #2 on Bruce Devaughn, team foul #6 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | Melvin Cobb (PG), Paul Mena (SF), Darren Neveu (C) Steven Abbott, Bruce Devaughn, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest Duvall (SF), Donald Gary (C) Michael Greene, Dishi Xue | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the free throw | 34-29 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by James Nichols | 37-29 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak is hacked by Darren Neveu during a doubleteam - foul #1 on Darren Neveu, team foul #7 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Conner (PG) John Dawe | |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Brian Mak makes the 2nd free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb double dribbles | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (SG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Donald Gary is hacked by Paul Mena - foul #2 on Paul Mena, team foul #8 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Young (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Paul Mena, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Cook (SG) William Henry | |
| 01:15 | Iowa | Donald Gary misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 01:01 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 37-31 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | Melvin Cobb can't tip it in | 37-31 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken tips it in | 39-31 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Anthony Cook throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (PF) Melvin Cobb, Darren Neveu, Jerry Young | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Dawe (PG), Dishi Xue (C) Scott Conner, Donald Gary | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | John Dawe is called for the reach on Steven Abbott in the backcourt - foul #2 on John Dawe, team foul #8 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Nichols (PF) Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Dishi Xue gets the rebound | 40-31 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Dishi Xue misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Dennis Hazelwood | 40-31 |