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Final -
 2/6/2026
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#24 Illinois 36 31 67
Iowa 25 24 49
49
Illinois (21-9, 10-6)
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STARTERS MIN FGM-A FGM3-A FTM-A OFF REB AST TO STL BLK PF PTS
pfRonald Sink 26 2-3 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 1 1 1 3 4
pfJohn Stich 30 8-13 0-0 4-6 3 5 3 1 2 3 1 20
pfJames Young 27 6-9 0-0 4-4 1 5 2 3 1 0 1 16
pgJohn Pledger 28 2-2 2-2 0-0 0 1 5 0 2 0 2 6
pgMatthew McDonald 31 4-8 0-1 3-4 2 6 3 3 0 0 0 11
BENCH MIN FGM-A FGM3-A FTM-A OFF REB AST TO STL BLK PF PTS
cFloyd Kent 21 1-2 0-0 0-0 1 3 0 2 0 1 1 2
pgSebastian Jackson 16 1-2 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 3 3
sfLarry Newell 11 2-3 0-0 1-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5
pgRobert Perham 10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0
Totals 200 26-43 2-3 13-18 8 25 14 12 7 5 11 67
Percentages   .605 .667 .722                

Iowa (4-23, 0-16)
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STARTERS MIN FGM-A FGM3-A FTM-A OFF REB AST TO STL BLK PF PTS
pfAmado Yazzie 25 3-5 0-1 1-2 2 6 0 2 1 2 1 7
pfDonald Gigliotti 12 1-2 0-0 3-4 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 5
sfDomenic Mancini 27 3-5 0-0 2-2 1 4 0 1 0 0 2 8
sgSteven Finney 33 2-5 1-3 0-0 0 1 3 4 3 0 0 5
pgJoseph Williams 29 5-10 1-2 1-2 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 12
BENCH MIN FGM-A FGM3-A FTM-A OFF REB AST TO STL BLK PF PTS
sgRichard Brown 24 1-4 1-3 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 3
sgVirgilio Greco 20 1-5 0-2 1-1 0 1 1 1 1 0 4 3
sfSylvester Davey 16 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 0
cAndre Russo 14 3-4 0-0 0-1 1 3 1 1 0 0 1 6
Totals 200 19-41 3-11 8-12 5 17 10 15 6 2 14 49
Percentages   .463 .273 .667                

UI
36
13-20
1-2
9-12
3
9
9
5
3
2
5
12
9
4
4
7
31
13-23
1-1
4-6
5
16
5
7
4
3
6
18
7
5
0
3
67
26-43
2-3
13-18
8
25
14
12
7
5
11
30
16
9
4
10
POINTS
FIELD GOALS
3-POINT FIELD GOALS
FREE THROWS
OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS
REBOUNDS
ASSISTS
TURNOVERS
STEALS
BLOCKS
PLAYER FOULS
POINTS IN PAINT
POINTS OFF TURNOVERS
SECOND CHANCE POINTS
FAST BREAK POINTS
BENCH POINTS
UI
25
9-19
1-4
6-8
3
8
3
8
1
1
8
10
4
4
0
0
24
10-22
2-7
2-4
2
9
7
7
5
1
6
12
2
2
2
12
49
19-41
3-11
8-12
5
17
10
15
6
2
14
22
6
6
2
12
PLAYER OF THE GAME
pf John Stich Illinois
20 Points, 5 Rebounds, 3 Assists, 2 Steals, 3 Blocks
TimeTeamPlayScore
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh)
 SG - John Pledger (fresh)
 SF - James Young (fresh)
 PF - John Stich (fresh)
 C - Ronald Sink (fresh)
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh)
 SG - Steven Finney (fresh)
 SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh)
 PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh)
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh)
 
20:00IllinoisRonald Sink wins the tip0-0
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) 
19:39IllinoisJohn Stich can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's fouled by Donald Gigliotti - foul #1 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #10-0
19:39IllinoisJohn Stich misses the 1st free throw0-0
19:39IllinoisJohn Stich misses the 2nd free throw0-0
19:39IowaDomenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound0-0
19:25IowaDomenic Mancini can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #10-0
19:25IowaDomenic Mancini makes the 1st free throw0-1
19:25IowaDomenic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw0-2
19:02IllinoisJames Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds0-2
18:38IowaJoseph Williams hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side0-2
18:37IllinoisJames Young grabs the defensive rebound0-2
18:16IllinoisJames Young's pass is off the mark and out of bounds0-2
17:54IowaDonald Gigliotti misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Ronald Sink - foul #1 on Ronald Sink, team foul #20-2
17:54IowaDonald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw0-3
17:54IowaDonald Gigliotti makes the 2nd free throw0-4
17:35IllinoisJames Young makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Ronald Sink2-4
17:07IowaAmado Yazzie lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Williams2-6
16:43IllinoisMatthew McDonald clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing2-6
16:41IowaThe rebound goes to Donald Gigliotti2-6
16:26IowaJohn Stich takes the ball from Steven Finney2-6
15:59IllinoisJohn Stich knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald4-6
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 1 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh)
 SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 2 pts.
 PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 2 pts.
 C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh)
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast.
 SG - Steven Finney (fresh)
 SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts.
 PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 2 pts.
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts.
 
15:38IowaDomenic Mancini hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Williams4-8
15:15IllinoisJohn Stich buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew McDonald6-8
15:08IowaJoseph Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line6-8
15:06IllinoisRonald Sink grabs the board6-8
14:43IllinoisJohn Pledger is hacked by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #26-8
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C)
Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Andre Russo (C)
Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie
 
14:16IllinoisLarry Newell knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by John Stich8-8
13:47IowaSteven Finney makes the 3 pointer from straight away8-11
13:26IllinoisJohn Stich misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #38-11
SubsIllinois 
SubsIowa
Joseph Williams (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Domenic Mancini (SF)
Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Donald Gigliotti
 
13:26IllinoisJohn Stich makes the 1st free throw9-11
13:26IllinoisJohn Stich makes the 2nd free throw10-11
13:06IowaDomenic Mancini travels with the ball10-11
SubsIllinois
Matthew McDonald (PG)
Robert Perham
 
SubsIowa
Amado Yazzie (C)
Andre Russo
 
12:46IllinoisLarry Newell can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #410-11
SubsIllinois
John Pledger (SG), James Young (PF)
Sebastian Jackson, John Stich
 
SubsIowa
Steven Finney (SF)
Domenic Mancini
 
12:46IllinoisLarry Newell misses the 1st free throw10-11
12:46IllinoisLarry Newell makes the 2nd free throw11-11
12:28IowaAmado Yazzie can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing11-11
12:26IllinoisJohn Pledger snags the defensive board11-11
11:57IllinoisJohn Pledger drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Matthew McDonald14-11
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts.
 SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 3 pts.
 PF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts.
 C - Floyd Kent (fresh)
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 ast.
 SG - Richard Brown (fresh)
 SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 3 pts.
 PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh)
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts.
 
11:43IowaJoseph Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds14-11
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (SF)
Larry Newell
 
SubsIowa 
11:23IllinoisMatthew McDonald hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side14-11
11:22IowaSteven Finney snags the defensive board14-11
11:02IowaRichard Brown is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #314-11
SubsIllinois
Ronald Sink (C)
Floyd Kent
 
SubsIowa
Andre Russo (C)
Amado Yazzie
 
10:48IowaRichard Brown misses the floater from the right side14-11
10:47IowaSylvester Davey gets the offensive rebound14-11
10:33IowaSteven Finney knocks in the floater in the lane14-13
10:10IllinoisJames Young comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but he's hacked by Sylvester Davey - foul #1 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #514-13
SubsIllinois
Robert Perham (SG), John Stich (PF)
Matthew McDonald, John Pledger
 
SubsIowa 
10:10IllinoisJames Young makes the 1st free throw15-13
10:10IllinoisJames Young makes the 2nd free throw16-13
09:46IowaAndre Russo hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline16-13
09:45IllinoisRonald Sink snags the defensive board16-13
09:35IllinoisSebastian Jackson buries a jumper from the left side18-13
09:17IowaThe jumper by Sylvester Davey is denied by John Stich18-13
09:16IowaAndre Russo grabs the offensive rebound18-13
09:11IowaJohn Stich steps in front of the Steven Finney pass18-13
08:42IllinoisSylvester Davey is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #2 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #618-13
SubsIllinois
Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), Floyd Kent (C)
Robert Perham, James Young, Ronald Sink
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (SG), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C)
Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Andre Russo
 
08:21IllinoisJohn Stich travels with the ball18-13
07:56IowaSteven Finney clanks a jumper from the left side18-13
07:55IllinoisMatthew McDonald grabs the board18-13
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 3 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts.
 SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts.
 PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl.
 C - Floyd Kent (fresh)
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 2 ast.
 SG - Virgilio Greco (fresh)
 SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 5 pts.
 PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 2 pts.
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts.
 
07:35IllinoisJohn Stich drills a driving attempt from close range20-13
07:09IowaJoseph Williams makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side20-15
06:47IllinoisMatthew McDonald misses badly on a floater from the left side20-15
06:45IllinoisFloyd Kent gets the offensive rebound20-15
06:27IllinoisSteven Finney steals it from Matthew McDonald20-15
06:13IowaDonald Gigliotti double dribbles20-15
SubsIllinois
James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF)
Sebastian Jackson, John Stich
 
SubsIowa
Richard Brown (SG)
Joseph Williams
 
05:44IllinoisThe jumper by Ronald Sink is denied by Amado Yazzie20-15
05:43IllinoisMatthew McDonald tips it home22-15
05:24IowaJohn Pledger picks off the pass by Donald Gigliotti22-15
05:21IllinoisJames Young throws it down set up by John Pledger24-15
05:00IowaDonald Gigliotti buries a fadeaway near the basket24-17
04:34IllinoisJames Young scores on a shot from the right side on a great pass from John Pledger26-17
04:23IowaFloyd Kent blocks the jumper by Donald Gigliotti26-17
04:21IllinoisFloyd Kent gets the rebound26-17
03:59IllinoisRonald Sink throws a bad pass out of bounds26-17
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), John Stich (PF)
Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, Floyd Kent
 
SubsIowa
Joseph Williams (PG), Domenic Mancini (SF), Sylvester Davey (PF), Andre Russo (C)
Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie
 
03:40IowaDomenic Mancini hits the finger roll26-19
LineupIllinois
 PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts.
 SG - Robert Perham (fresh)
 SF - James Young (fresh) 8 pts.
 PF - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl.
 C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast.
 SG - Richard Brown (fresh)
 SF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 6 pts.
 PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh)
 C - Andre Russo (fresh)
 
03:16IllinoisRobert Perham misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing26-19
03:14IllinoisJohn Stich tips it home28-19
03:09IowaJoseph Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #428-19
SubsIllinois
Larry Newell (SF)
James Young
 
SubsIowa 
03:09IowaJoseph Williams misses the 1st free throw28-19
03:09IowaJoseph Williams makes the 2nd free throw28-20
02:55IllinoisJohn Stich is fouled on the floor by Sylvester Davey - foul #3 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #728-20
SubsIllinois 
SubsIowa
Donald Gigliotti (PF)
Sylvester Davey
 
02:55IllinoisJohn Stich makes the 1st free throw29-20
02:55IllinoisJohn Stich makes the 2nd free throw30-20
02:48IowaDonald Gigliotti comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Sebastian Jackson - foul #2 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #530-20
02:48IowaDonald Gigliotti misses the 1st free throw30-20
02:48IowaDonald Gigliotti makes the 2nd free throw30-21
02:25IowaThe refs have stopped play. Donald Gigliotti is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his knee. It doesn't look like he is going to be able to return to the game.30-21
SubsIllinois
Matthew McDonald (PG), Floyd Kent (C)
Robert Perham, Ronald Sink
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (SG), Steven Finney (SF)
Richard Brown, Donald Gigliotti
 
02:19IllinoisFloyd Kent misses short on a jump hook near the basket30-21
02:18IowaAndre Russo pulls down the rebound30-21
01:57IowaJoseph Williams connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Andre Russo30-23
01:51IllinoisLarry Newell scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by John Stich32-23
01:35IowaAndre Russo is whistled for traveling32-23
SubsIllinois
John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF)
Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell
 
SubsIowa
Amado Yazzie (C)
Andre Russo
 
01:18IllinoisJames Young misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing32-23
01:17IowaDomenic Mancini grabs the board32-23
00:58IowaAmado Yazzie's pass is off the mark and out of bounds32-23
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (SF)
John Stich
 
SubsIowa
Richard Brown (SG)
Joseph Williams
 
00:42IllinoisMatthew McDonald buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by James Young34-23
00:26IowaVirgilio Greco misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing34-23
00:24IowaAmado Yazzie tips it back up and in34-25
00:01IllinoisJames Young is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #834-25
SubsIllinois
John Stich (PF), Ronald Sink (C)
Matthew McDonald, Floyd Kent
 
SubsIowa
Joseph Williams (PG)
Virgilio Greco
 
00:01IllinoisJames Young makes the 1st free throw35-25
00:01IllinoisJames Young makes the 2nd free throw36-25
00:00IowaSteven Finney misses short on a fullcourt shot36-25
TimeTeamPlayScore
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast.
 SF - James Young (fresh) 10 pts.
 PF - John Stich (fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl.
 C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 2 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast.
 SG - Richard Brown (fresh)
 SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts.
 PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb.
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 4 pts.
 
20:00IowaSteven Finney inbounds the ball36-25
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) 
19:52IowaJoseph Williams misses long on a shot from the right wing36-25
19:51IllinoisJames Young snags the defensive board36-25
19:27IllinoisJohn Stich can't connect on a floater from the baseline36-25
19:26IowaThe rebound goes to Amado Yazzie36-25
19:10IowaDomenic Mancini lays it in36-27
18:50IllinoisJames Young misses badly on a runner near the basket36-27
18:48IowaAmado Yazzie pulls down the rebound36-27
18:32IowaAmado Yazzie misses the runner in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Sink - foul #2 on Ronald Sink, team foul #136-27
18:32IowaAmado Yazzie misses the 1st free throw36-27
18:32IowaAmado Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw36-28
18:17IllinoisMatthew McDonald buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #138-28
18:17IllinoisMatthew McDonald misses the free throw38-28
18:17IowaAmado Yazzie gets the rebound38-28
17:56IowaJames Young steals the ball from Amado Yazzie38-28
17:35IllinoisSteven Finney steps in front of the James Young pass38-28
17:12IowaSteven Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds38-28
SubsIllinois
Floyd Kent (C)
Ronald Sink
 
SubsIowa 
17:07IllinoisMatthew McDonald is whistled for a carry in the backcourt38-28
SubsIllinois 
SubsIowa
Andre Russo (C)
Amado Yazzie
 
16:52IowaJohn Pledger steals the ball from Joseph Williams38-28
16:40IllinoisMatthew McDonald drills a shot from the left side on a nice dish by John Stich40-28
16:20IowaAndre Russo scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Brown40-30
16:00IllinoisJohn Pledger connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Young43-30
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl.
 SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb.
 PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl.
 C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 2 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast.
 SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 1 ast.
 SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl.
 PF - Domenic Mancini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb.
 C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb.
 
15:51IowaAndre Russo is fouled on the floor by Floyd Kent - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #243-30
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF)
Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Amado Yazzie (C)
Joseph Williams, Richard Brown, Andre Russo
 
15:29IowaJohn Stich swats the layup by Domenic Mancini43-30
15:27IllinoisThe rebound goes to John Stich43-30
15:11IllinoisFloyd Kent is fouled on the floor by Virgilio Greco - foul #2 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #243-30
SubsIllinois
Ronald Sink (PF)
John Stich
 
SubsIowa 
14:47IllinoisVirgilio Greco takes the ball from Sebastian Jackson43-30
14:42IowaVirgilio Greco is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #343-30
SubsIllinois
Matthew McDonald (PG)
Robert Perham
 
SubsIowa
Joseph Williams (PG)
Steven Finney
 
14:25IllinoisJoseph Williams takes the ball from Floyd Kent43-30
14:02IowaVirgilio Greco's floater is knocked away by Ronald Sink43-30
14:00IllinoisMatthew McDonald snags the defensive board43-30
13:31IllinoisSebastian Jackson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side43-30
13:30IllinoisMatthew McDonald grabs the offensive board43-30
13:10IllinoisSebastian Jackson comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Sylvester Davey - foul #4 on Sylvester Davey, team foul #443-30
SubsIllinois
James Young (SF), John Stich (PF)
Larry Newell, Floyd Kent
 
SubsIowa
Richard Brown (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Andre Russo (C)
Virgilio Greco, Sylvester Davey, Amado Yazzie
 
13:10IllinoisSebastian Jackson makes the 1st free throw44-30
13:10IllinoisSebastian Jackson misses the 2nd free throw44-30
13:10IowaAndre Russo pulls down the rebound44-30
12:55IowaJoseph Williams is hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #3 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #344-30
SubsIllinois
John Pledger (SG)
Sebastian Jackson
 
SubsIowa 
12:38IowaJohn Pledger is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #444-30
SubsIllinois
Robert Perham (SG)
Matthew McDonald
 
SubsIowa 
12:22IowaJoseph Williams connects on the shot near the basket on a great pass from Richard Brown44-32
12:02IllinoisRonald Sink is hacked by Andre Russo - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #544-32
SubsIllinois
Sebastian Jackson (SG)
Robert Perham
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (PG)
Joseph Williams
 
11:40IllinoisJohn Stich drills a fadeaway from the baseline46-32
LineupIllinois
 PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl.
 SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf.
 SF - James Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb.
 PF - John Stich (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl.
 C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 2 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 3 pf.
 SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 ast.
 SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl.
 PF - Domenic Mancini (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb.
 C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb.
 
11:15IowaAndre Russo drills a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Steven Finney46-34
11:04IllinoisJames Young buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Pledger48-34
10:38IowaVirgilio Greco misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing48-34
10:36IllinoisRonald Sink snags the defensive board48-34
10:12IllinoisJames Young connects on the runner from the left block on a great pass from John Pledger50-34
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) 
09:57IowaRichard Brown comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner50-34
09:56IowaDomenic Mancini grabs the offensive board50-34
09:51IowaSteven Finney's pass is off the mark and out of bounds50-34
SubsIllinois
Matthew McDonald (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C)
Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Ronald Sink
 
SubsIowa
Joseph Williams (PG), Amado Yazzie (C)
Richard Brown, Andre Russo
 
09:24IllinoisMatthew McDonald misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing but he's hacked by Virgilio Greco - foul #4 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #650-34
SubsIllinois
Robert Perham (SG)
John Pledger
 
SubsIowa
Richard Brown (SG)
Virgilio Greco
 
09:24IllinoisMatthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw51-34
09:24IllinoisMatthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw52-34
09:24IllinoisMatthew McDonald makes the 3rd free throw53-34
09:11IowaJoseph Williams hits a 3 from the right corner53-37
08:46IllinoisLarry Newell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side53-37
08:45IllinoisJohn Stich tips it in55-37
08:20IowaRobert Perham steps in front of the Richard Brown pass55-37
07:55IllinoisLarry Newell's pass is intercepted by Steven Finney55-37
07:51IowaJoseph Williams slams it home set up by Steven Finney55-39
07:24IllinoisJohn Stich can't connect on a turnaround in the lane55-39
07:23IllinoisJohn Stich misses the tip55-39
07:22IllinoisRobert Perham grabs the offensive board55-39
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast.
 SG - Robert Perham (fresh)
 SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 5 pts.
 PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl.
 C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 2 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast.
 SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast.
 SF - Steven Finney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl.
 PF - Domenic Mancini (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb.
 C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb.
 
07:04IllinoisJohn Stich misses long on a jump hook in the lane55-39
07:03IowaDomenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound55-39
06:49IowaDomenic Mancini's floater is tipped away by John Stich55-39
06:47IllinoisMatthew McDonald gets the rebound55-39
06:18IllinoisFloyd Kent scores on a shot in the paint57-39
05:59IowaJoseph Williams misses the shot from the right wing57-39
05:57IllinoisMatthew McDonald gets the rebound57-39
05:57IllinoisIllinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining)57-39
SubsIllinois
John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF)
Robert Perham, Larry Newell, John Stich
 
SubsIowa
Virgilio Greco (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF)
Richard Brown, Steven Finney
 
05:29IllinoisAmado Yazzie picks off the pass by Floyd Kent57-39
05:17IowaAmado Yazzie comes up short on the shot from the right wing57-39
05:16IllinoisFloyd Kent gets the rebound57-39
04:52IllinoisMatthew McDonald's fadeaway is rejected by Amado Yazzie57-39
04:51IowaAmado Yazzie snags the defensive board57-39
04:41IowaJoseph Williams comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner57-39
04:39IllinoisJames Young grabs the board57-39
04:10IllinoisRonald Sink drills a shot from the left side59-39
03:51IowaVirgilio Greco can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner59-39
03:49IowaAmado Yazzie hits the follow up shot59-41
03:30IllinoisMatthew McDonald throws a bad pass out of bounds59-41
SubsIllinois
John Stich (PF)
Floyd Kent
 
SubsIowa
Richard Brown (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Andre Russo (C)
Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini, Amado Yazzie
 
03:12IowaSteven Finney clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner59-41
03:11IllinoisJames Young pulls down the rebound59-41
LineupIllinois
 PG - Matthew McDonald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast.
 SG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl.
 SF - James Young (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb.
 PF - John Stich (fresh) 16 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl.
 C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb.
 
LineupIowa
 PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 4 pf.
 SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 2 ast.
 SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl.
 PF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pf.
 C - Andre Russo (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb.
 
02:54IllinoisJohn Stich comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane59-41
02:53IowaVirgilio Greco grabs the board59-41
02:30IowaRonald Sink steals it from Sylvester Davey59-41
02:09IllinoisJohn Stich buries a jump hook from close range61-41
01:52IowaRichard Brown can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing61-41
01:51IllinoisJohn Stich grabs the defensive rebound61-41
01:22IllinoisRonald Sink lays it up and in set up by John Pledger63-41
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) 
01:07IowaAndre Russo buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Steven Finney and the foul's on John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #563-43
SubsIllinois 
SubsIowa
Domenic Mancini (PF)
Steven Finney
 
01:07IowaAndre Russo misses the free throw63-43
01:07IllinoisRonald Sink grabs the board63-43
00:38IllinoisJohn Stich drills a fadeaway from the left block65-43
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) 
00:32IowaVirgilio Greco makes the floater from just outside the lane set up by Sylvester Davey and he's fouled by Ronald Sink - foul #3 on Ronald Sink, team foul #665-45
00:32IowaVirgilio Greco makes the free throw65-46
Game PlanIllinoisIllinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) 
Game PlanIowaIowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) 
00:11IllinoisJames Young misses the lay-in65-46
00:10IllinoisJames Young hits the follow up shot67-46
00:04IowaRichard Brown hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Virgilio Greco67-49
00:00IllinoisMatthew McDonald runs out the clock67-49