| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey inbounds the ball | 15-24 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is whistled for traveling | 15-24 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | James Young's layup is rejected by Amado Yazzie | 15-24 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Yazzie | 15-24 |
| 19:22 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti banks in the layup set up by Steven Finney | 17-24 |
| 18:57 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 17-24 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Ronald Sink hits the follow up shot | 17-26 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Joseph Williams misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 17-26 |
| 18:44 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey tips it in | 19-26 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Amado Yazzie is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #3 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #1 | 19-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Russo (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 19-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | Joseph Williams travels with the ball | 19-27 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | James Young comes up short on the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Donald Gigliotti - foul #2 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #3 | 19-27 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 19-28 |
| 16:57 | Iowa | Joseph Williams drills a fadeaway from the left side | 21-28 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | John Stich loses the dribble to Andre Russo | 21-28 |
| 16:23 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 23-28 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | John Pledger drills a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Matthew McDonald | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey comes up short on the floater from the right side | 23-30 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the defensive board | 23-30 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | Ronald Sink buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by James Young | 23-32 |
| 15:05 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 15:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 23-32 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | John Stich makes the floater from the right block | 23-34 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 23-34 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Young | 23-34 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by Steven Finney - foul #1 on Steven Finney, team foul #4 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Domenic Mancini (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney, Donald Gigliotti, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Amado Yazzie takes the ball from Larry Newell | 23-34 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Robert Perham steals the ball from Richard Brown | 23-34 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Robert Perham lays it up and in | 23-36 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 23-36 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 23-36 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson loses the ball out of bounds | 23-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF) Virgilio Greco, Sylvester Davey | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:30 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 23-36 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | John Stich misses the easy layup | 23-36 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 23-36 |
| 11:50 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-36 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | John Stich drills a fadeaway from the left block set up by Sebastian Jackson | 25-38 |
| 11:06 | Iowa | Joseph Williams hits a 3 from the right wing | 28-38 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Stich hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti (PF), Andre Russo (C) Richard Brown, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG), John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Sebastian Jackson, Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 28-39 |
| 10:40 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 10:16 | Iowa | Joseph Williams comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini tips it but misses | 28-40 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it but misses | 28-40 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | John Stich snags the defensive board | 28-40 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Joseph Williams - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #6 | 28-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Sylvester Davey (SF) Joseph Williams, Domenic Mancini | |
| Subs | Illinois | Floyd Kent (C) John Stich | |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 1st free throw | 28-41 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 09:30 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti's layup is rejected by Ronald Sink | 28-42 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Andre Russo | 28-42 |
| 09:12 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 28-42 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Steven Finney pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-42 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Ronald Sink steals the ball from Sylvester Davey | 28-42 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | James Young connects on the shot in the lane on a nice dish by Matthew McDonald | 28-44 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:27 | Iowa | Steven Finney buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Donald Gigliotti | 31-44 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Floyd Kent hits the finger roll on a great pass from John Pledger | 31-46 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Floyd Kent is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #3 on Floyd Kent, team foul #1 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SF) Floyd Kent | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Matthew McDonald (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Pledger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - James Young (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Sink (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Iowa | James Young is called for the reach on Donald Gigliotti - foul #3 on James Young, team foul #2 | 31-46 |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the floater from the right wing | 33-46 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | John Pledger misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 33-46 |
| 06:55 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie grabs the board | 33-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Richard Brown clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-46 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey can't tip it in | 33-46 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Matthew McDonald | 33-46 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson buries a floater from the left wing | 33-48 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the easy layup | 33-48 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 33-48 |
| 05:35 | Illinois | James Young knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by John Pledger | 33-50 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 33-50 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | James Young misses the shot from just outside the lane | 33-50 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie gets the rebound | 33-50 |
| 04:52 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #3 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Joseph Williams, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Perham (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Matthew McDonald, John Pledger, James Young, Ronald Sink | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco is hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini can't throw it down but he's fouled by John Stich - foul #2 on John Stich, team foul #5 | 33-50 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 04:31 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini makes the 2nd free throw | 35-50 |
| 04:05 | Illinois | Domenic Mancini steps in front of the Sebastian Jackson pass | 35-50 |
| 03:39 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Perham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - John Stich (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Floyd Kent buries a driving attempt in the lane and the foul's on Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Virgilio Greco, team foul #7 | 37-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew McDonald (PG) Sebastian Jackson | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the free throw | 37-53 |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini travels with the ball | 37-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF) Steven Finney | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Robert Perham | 37-55 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-55 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | John Stich comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 40-55 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald grabs the offensive board | 40-55 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | John Stich scores on a shot from the right block set up by Matthew McDonald | 40-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Robert Perham is called for the reach on Virgilio Greco - foul #1 on Robert Perham, team foul #6 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti (PF) Sylvester Davey | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (SG), James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (C) Robert Perham, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 01:20 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti hits a shot from the baseline | 42-57 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald is hacked by Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #8 | 42-57 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald misses the 1st free throw | 42-57 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti gets the rebound | 42-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti connects on the jump hook near the basket | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | James Young connects on the jump hook in the paint set up by Ronald Sink | 44-59 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Ronald Sink blocks the short jumper by Andre Russo | 44-59 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Ronald Sink | 44-59 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Matthew McDonald runs out the clock | 44-59 |