| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 25-33 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the dunk but he's fouled by Robert Ross - foul #2 on Robert Ross, team foul #1 | 25-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF) Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-35 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Ross | 27-35 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3 from straight away set up by Edward Schrader | 27-38 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Richard Burns picks off the pass by Robert Ross | 27-38 |
| 18:40 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the easy layup | 27-38 |
| 18:39 | Iowa | Richard Shorts gets the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:24 | Iowa | Wayne Alford hits a jumper in the paint set up by Robert Ross | 29-38 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Gary Bradley travels with the ball | 29-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:47 | Iowa | Charles Dunn is hacked by Richard Burns - foul #1 on Richard Burns, team foul #1 | 29-38 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert buries a jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Dunn and he's hacked by Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #2 | 31-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert makes the free throw | 32-38 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Richard Burns and the foul's on Stanley Fries - foul #1 on Stanley Fries, team foul #2 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Carl Gilbert, Charles Dunn, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF) Richard Burns | |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the free throw | 32-41 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | Roger Maciel steals it from Don McCredie | 32-41 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Roger Maciel lays it up and in | 32-43 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Mervin Tschida, team foul #3 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Don McCredie, Michael Hibbs, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Raymond Haddix | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses short on a jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by Stanley Fries - foul #2 on Stanley Fries, team foul #4 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Carl Houpt (SF), Charles Dunn (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel | |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 32-44 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Wayne Alford grabs the defensive rebound | 32-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carl Houpt (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Charles Dunn (fresh) C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Charles Douglas loses the dribble to Kwabena Abdel | 32-44 |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel lays it in | 32-46 |
| 15:39 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert clanks a 3 from straight away | 32-46 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel snags the defensive board | 32-46 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel is whistled for traveling | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Don McCredie (SF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Charles Dunn, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the jumpshot from the right side | 32-46 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the defensive rebound | 32-46 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Stanley Fries is called for the reach on Jeffrey Hall - foul #3 on Stanley Fries, team foul #5 | 32-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Robert Ross, Don McCredie, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 14:44 | Illinois | Richard Burns scores on a shot near the basket on a great pass from Gary Bradley | 32-48 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | Wayne Alford's floater is tipped away by Richard Burns | 32-48 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the rebound | 32-48 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Gary Bradley knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Roger Maciel | 32-50 |
| 14:00 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-50 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | Edward Schrader gets the rebound | 32-50 |
| 13:30 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Gary Bradley, team foul #3 | 32-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Stanley Fries comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeffrey Hall - foul #3 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #4 | 32-50 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Stanley Fries makes the 1st free throw | 33-50 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Stanley Fries makes the 2nd free throw | 34-50 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-50 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't tip it in | 34-50 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader tips it but misses | 34-50 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Roger Maciel gets the offensive rebound | 34-50 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Edward Schrader connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-53 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #4 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #5 | 34-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Mervin Tschida, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 35-53 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a runner from the left block set up by Roger Maciel | 36-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Ross (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Houpt (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Wayne Alford (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses badly on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #6 | 36-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG) Robert Ross | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Richard Burns (SF) Roger Maciel, Edward Schrader | |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses the 1st free throw | 36-55 |
| 11:42 | Iowa | Wayne Alford makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Gary Bradley can't connect on a shot from the left side | 37-55 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses the tip | 37-55 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Don McCredie grabs the defensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Charles Douglas scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Mervin Tschida and he's hacked by Kwabena Abdel - foul #1 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #7 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG) Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PF) Clyde Pate | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the free throw | 40-55 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Charles Douglas - foul #4 on Charles Douglas, team foul #6 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (PG), Don McCredie (SF) Charles Douglas, Mervin Tschida | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Gary Bradley | |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 1st free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:01 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | Carl Houpt pulls down the rebound | 40-56 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Wayne Alford misses long on a floater from the right wing | 40-56 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix snags the defensive board | 40-56 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-59 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 43-59 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-59 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Wayne Alford snags the defensive board | 43-59 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Carl Houpt is whistled for a carry | 43-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Mervin Tschida (SG), Richard Shorts (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane | |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edward Schrader | 43-62 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Raymond Haddix steals it from Stanley Fries | 43-62 |
| 08:50 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 43-62 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Richard Shorts snags the defensive board | 43-62 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Robert Ross scores on a shot from the right side | 45-62 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-62 |
| 08:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard Shorts | 45-62 |
| 08:11 | Iowa | Edward Schrader steals it from Mervin Tschida | 45-62 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Edward Schrader lays it up and in | 45-64 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Robert Ross buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Mervin Tschida | 48-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Mervin Tschida (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. SF - Carl Houpt (tiring) 3 pf. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stanley Fries (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Roger Maciel knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Edward Schrader | 48-67 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Roger Maciel is called for the reach on Robert Ross - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #8 | 48-67 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Douglas (PG), Don McCredie (SF), Wayne Alford (C) Mervin Tschida, Richard Shorts, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Gary Bradley | |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 1st free throw | 49-67 |
| 07:16 | Iowa | Robert Ross makes the 2nd free throw | 50-67 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Wayne Alford swats the short shot by Kwabena Abdel | 50-67 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | Wayne Alford gets the rebound | 50-67 |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Jeffrey Hall steals it from Carl Houpt | 50-67 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Matthew Lane buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kwabena Abdel | 50-69 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Carl Houpt comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Clyde Pate - foul #2 on Clyde Pate, team foul #9 | 50-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Gilbert (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF) Robert Ross, Don McCredie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG) Edward Schrader | |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Carl Houpt misses the 1st free throw | 50-69 |
| 05:59 | Iowa | Carl Houpt makes the 2nd free throw | 51-69 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 51-71 |
| 05:18 | Iowa | Matthew Lane steps in front of the Carl Gilbert pass | 51-71 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Roger Maciel buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Jeffrey Hall | 51-74 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Carl Gilbert comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-74 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Mervin Tschida pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-74 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Charles Douglas blows the layup but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #1 on Matthew Lane, team foul #10 | 51-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Don McCredie (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF) Mervin Tschida, Carl Houpt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Charles Douglas makes the 1st free throw | 52-74 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses the 2nd free throw | 52-74 |
| 04:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Wayne Alford | 52-74 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Gary Bradley picks off the pass by Wayne Alford | 52-74 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF) Michael Hibbs | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Charles Douglas connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Don McCredie | 55-74 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Charles Douglas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - Carl Gilbert (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Don McCredie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Shorts (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Wayne Alford (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 25 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 55-74 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Carl Gilbert | 55-74 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Charles Douglas misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 55-74 |
| 02:59 | Iowa | Wayne Alford tips it back up and in | 57-74 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 57-74 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-74 |
| 02:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix throws a bad pass out of bounds | 57-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Ross (SG), Mervin Tschida (SF), Michael Hibbs (PF), Stanley Fries (C) Carl Gilbert, Don McCredie, Richard Shorts, Wayne Alford | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Charles Douglas buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Robert Ross | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Michael Hibbs is called for the reach on Edward Schrader - foul #1 on Michael Hibbs, team foul #7 | 60-74 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Shorts (PF), Wayne Alford (C) Michael Hibbs, Stanley Fries | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Richard Burns (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses the 1st free throw | 60-74 |
| 01:58 | Iowa | Charles Douglas snags the defensive board | 60-74 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Charles Douglas comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 60-74 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Schrader | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Edward Schrader can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-74 |
| 01:09 | Illinois | Roger Maciel snags the offensive board | 60-74 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Roger Maciel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-74 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Robert Ross grabs the board | 60-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Wayne Alford connects on the fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Charles Douglas | 62-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Illinois | Edward Schrader's fadeaway is rejected by Wayne Alford | 62-74 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the offensive rebound | 62-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Roger Maciel runs out the clock | 62-74 |