| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fresh) 9 pts. SG - John Bentley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Samuel Smith inbounds the ball | 35-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:49 | Iowa | William Bustamante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-30 |
| 19:29 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #1 | 35-30 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Michael Conger buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 35-32 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Michael Conger steals the ball from Bradly Carrion | 35-32 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Joseph Walker banks in the layup on a great pass from Michael Conger | 35-34 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 18:22 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 18:03 | Iowa | Joseph Walker double dribbles | 35-34 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Joseph Walker picks off the pass by Aaron Olsen | 35-34 |
| 17:33 | Iowa | Lucien Conti is alone and drills a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Conger | 35-36 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Joseph Walker steps in front of the Aaron Olsen pass | 35-36 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses long on a floater from the left side but he's hacked by Kyle Whiddon - foul #4 on Kyle Whiddon, team foul #2 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (SF), Donnell Guarino (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Raul Martinez (PF) Joseph Walker, Samuel Smith, Lucien Conti | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino gets the rebound | 35-37 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Donnell Guarino is hacked by Raul Martinez - foul #1 on Raul Martinez, team foul #1 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Michael Conger | |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Irons - foul #2 on Andrew Irons, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 16:20 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 15:58 | Iowa | Raul Martinez hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - James Werner (fresh) PF - Donnell Guarino (fresh) 2 reb. C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Timothy Bailey (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Raul Martinez (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Bustamante (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen lays it in | 39-37 |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Joseph Walker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony gets the rebound | 39-37 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-37 |
| 14:48 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Bustamante | 39-37 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | James Werner picks off the pass by Raul Martinez | 39-37 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | James Werner gets the offensive rebound | 39-37 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | James Werner makes the jump hook from the left block | 41-37 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey is called for traveling | 41-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Bradly Carrion (SF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Thomas Brown, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Samuel Smith (SF), Lucien Conti (PF), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Timothy Bailey, Raul Martinez, William Bustamante | |
| 13:29 | Illinois | John Bentley connects on the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Aaron Olsen | 43-37 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Joseph Walker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 43-37 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Raymond Avery hits the follow up shot | 43-39 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-39 |
| 12:50 | Iowa | Samuel Smith gets the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Raymond Avery comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 43-39 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron pulls down the rebound | 43-39 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Joseph Walker - foul #1 on Joseph Walker, team foul #3 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF) Aaron Olsen, James Werner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Raymond Avery can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline | 45-39 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Bentley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Bradly Carrion (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 pf. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Conger (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Lucien Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Kyle Whiddon connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 47-39 |
| 10:54 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Bentley | 47-39 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled on the floor by Michael Conger - foul #3 on Michael Conger, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG), Lawrence Anthony (C) John Bentley, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (SF), Raul Martinez (PF), William Bustamante (C) Samuel Smith, Lucien Conti, Raymond Avery | |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 47-39 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | Thomas Brown tips it back up and in | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Lawrence Anthony - foul #1 on Lawrence Anthony, team foul #3 | 49-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Donnell Guarino (PF) Thomas Brown, Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Andrew Irons | |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger misses the 1st free throw | 49-39 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 3rd free throw | 49-41 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen's floater is tipped away by William Bustamante | 49-41 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Michael Conger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-41 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Michael Conger makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-44 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | John Bentley drills a jumper from the right wing | 51-44 |
| 08:37 | Iowa | William Bustamante works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-46 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Raul Martinez - foul #2 on Raul Martinez, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), James Werner (SF), Kyle Whiddon (PF), Johnny Bergeron (C) Aaron Olsen, John Bentley, Donnell Guarino, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG), Lucien Conti (C) Michael Conger, Joseph Walker | |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 52-46 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 07:59 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 53-46 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | William Bustamante grabs the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Raul Martinez travels with the ball | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) Bradly Carrion | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG), John Hardy (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Raul Martinez, Timothy Bailey, William Bustamante | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Aaron Olsen (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Werner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Johnny Bergeron (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joseph Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Hardy (fresh) PF - Lucien Conti (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Avery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled on the floor by Raymond Avery - foul #4 on Raymond Avery, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (SF) John Hardy | |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Brown | 55-46 |
| 06:34 | Iowa | Lucien Conti knocks in the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Irons | 55-48 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-48 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Joseph Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 55-48 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is called for traveling | 55-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradly Carrion (PG), John Bentley (SG), Donnell Guarino (PF), Lawrence Anthony (C) Aaron Olsen, Thomas Brown, Kyle Whiddon, Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Timothy Bailey (SF), Raul Martinez (PF), William Bustamante (C) Joseph Walker, Samuel Smith, Lucien Conti, Raymond Avery | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | John Bentley lays it up and in set up by Donnell Guarino | 57-48 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey blows the layup but he's fouled by Donnell Guarino - foul #2 on Donnell Guarino, team foul #4 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) James Werner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG) Andrew Irons | |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 05:21 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | John Bentley misses long on an open jumper from just outside the lane | 57-49 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Timothy Bailey comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 57-49 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | Michael Conger tips it back up and in | 57-51 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled on the floor by Joseph Walker - foul #2 on Joseph Walker, team foul #7 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF) Aaron Olsen, Donnell Guarino | |
| Subs | Iowa | Samuel Smith (SF), Raymond Avery (C) Michael Conger, Timothy Bailey | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | William Bustamante pulls down the rebound | 58-51 |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Raymond Avery is fouled on the floor by John Bentley - foul #2 on John Bentley, team foul #5 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (SG) Joseph Walker | |
| 03:53 | Iowa | William Bustamante evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Raul Martinez | 58-53 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Andrew Irons - foul #3 on Andrew Irons, team foul #8 | 58-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (SF) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Walker (SG), Lucien Conti (C) Raul Martinez, Raymond Avery | |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradly Carrion (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Brown (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Werner (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kyle Whiddon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 pf. C - Lawrence Anthony (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Andrew Irons (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Walker (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Samuel Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Bustamante (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. C - Lucien Conti (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Lucien Conti hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-53 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion grabs the board | 59-53 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from James Werner | 61-53 |
| 03:00 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Johnny Bergeron (C) Thomas Brown, Lawrence Anthony | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Conger (PG), Raymond Avery (C) Andrew Irons, Lucien Conti | |
| 02:48 | Iowa | Johnny Bergeron is called for the reach on Raymond Avery - foul #2 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #6 | 61-53 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Samuel Smith is hacked by Johnny Bergeron - foul #3 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #7 | 61-53 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Samuel Smith misses the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron gets the rebound | 61-53 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | James Werner is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 61-53 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | Johnny Bergeron can't tip it in | 61-53 |
| 02:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Raymond Avery | 61-53 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Michael Conger knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Samuel Smith | 61-56 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | John Bentley hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:28 | Iowa | William Bustamante's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Aaron Olsen (PG) James Werner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Michael Conger is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Michael Conger, team foul #9 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Raymond Avery grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Kyle Whiddon takes the ball from Michael Conger | 63-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is hacked by Michael Conger in the backcourt - foul #5 on Michael Conger, team foul #10 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Irons (PG) Michael Conger | |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 01:05 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion snags the offensive board | 64-56 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Andrew Irons is called for the reach on Bradly Carrion - foul #4 on Andrew Irons, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion misses the 2nd free throw | 65-56 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Raymond Avery snags the defensive board | 65-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Iowa | Andrew Irons is open and buries a 3pt shot from straight away | 65-59 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion is fouled in the backcourt by Andrew Irons - foul #5 on Andrew Irons, team foul #12 | 65-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Raul Martinez (PG) Andrew Irons | |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 1st free throw | 66-59 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Bradly Carrion makes the 2nd free throw | 67-59 |
| 00:48 | Iowa | Joseph Walker comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 67-59 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | William Bustamante gets the offensive rebound | 67-59 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Raul Martinez is hacked by Johnny Bergeron - foul #4 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #8 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG) Thomas Brown | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Raul Martinez makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Raul Martinez makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Raul Martinez is called for the reach on Aaron Olsen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raul Martinez, team foul #13 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Joseph Walker knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-64 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Joseph Walker is called for the reach on Thomas Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Walker, team foul #14 | 68-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Werner (PF) Kyle Whiddon | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Thomas Brown makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:33 | Illinois | Thomas Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Joseph Walker evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 70-67 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Bentley (SG), Kyle Whiddon (PF) Thomas Brown, James Werner | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen is fouled in the backcourt by Raul Martinez - foul #4 on Raul Martinez, team foul #15 | 70-67 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 1st free throw | 71-67 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen makes the 2nd free throw | 72-67 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Samuel Smith clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | John Bentley grabs the defensive rebound | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Bentley is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Walker - foul #4 on Joseph Walker, team foul #16 | 72-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 73-67 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | John Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Joseph Walker is hacked by Johnny Bergeron - foul #5 on Johnny Bergeron, team foul #9 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony (C) Johnny Bergeron | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Joseph Walker misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lawrence Anthony | 74-67 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony is fouled in the backcourt by Raul Martinez - foul #5 on Raul Martinez, team foul #17 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Brown (SG) John Bentley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Timothy Bailey (PG) Raul Martinez | |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony misses the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Anthony makes the 2nd free throw | 75-67 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Samuel Smith scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-70 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Aaron Olsen runs out the clock | 75-70 |