| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Julian Nease (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Liu Abdelal (fresh) 3 reb. C - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) PF - Ryan Linkous (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Rickey Anderson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Julian Nease inbounds the ball | 38-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson buries a runner near the basket set up by Richard Merrell | 40-43 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Nicolas Wesson is called for the reach on Eddie Gerhard - foul #1 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Marshall Morrell, Julian Nease, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 19:03 | Illinois | 3 seconds is called on Eddie Gerhard | 40-43 |
| 18:49 | Iowa | Robert Super travels with the ball | 40-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Liu Abdelal (PF) Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson drills a driving attempt in the paint | 40-45 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson snags the defensive board | 40-45 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 17:55 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:44 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll is called for 3 seconds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Robert Super, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (C) Rickey Anderson | |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Curtis Carroll swats the layup by Samuel Birdsell | 40-45 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 17:11 | Iowa | Richard Merrell clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-45 |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll tips it but misses | 40-45 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Nease | 40-45 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 40-45 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Eddie Gerhard | 40-45 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-48 |
| 16:16 | Iowa | Richard Merrell buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Strickland | 43-48 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 43-48 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the offensive board | 43-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SF - Julian Nease (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Carroll (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shane Ferguson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell scores on a jumper from the right side set up by Andrew Lee | 43-50 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson hits the front of the rim on the floater in the lane but the foul's on Samuel Birdsell - foul #2 on Samuel Birdsell, team foul #1 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Liu Abdelal (SG), Robert Super (SF), Willis Davis (C) Steven Strickland, Richard Merrell, Julian Nease, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Michael Zorens (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Samuel Birdsell, Shane Ferguson, Eddie Gerhard, Ryan Linkous, Andrew Lee | |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 1st free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-50 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 43-50 |
| 15:14 | Illinois | Eric Cooper is hacked by Nicolas Wesson - foul #2 on Nicolas Wesson, team foul #2 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG) Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses long on a floater from close range | 43-50 |
| 14:59 | Illinois | Tracy Doby tips it back up and in | 43-52 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Tracy Doby picks off the pass by Willis Davis | 43-52 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Eric Cooper scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Henry Lambright | 43-54 |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 43-54 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 43-54 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Eric Cooper is called for traveling | 43-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SF) Robert Super | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Willis Davis scores on a runner in the lane set up by Richard Merrell and he's fouled by Henry Lambright - foul #4 on Henry Lambright, team foul #2 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Marshall Morrell, Julian Nease, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (C) Henry Lambright | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Willis Davis misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Rickey Anderson | 45-54 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Michael Zorens's layup is rejected by Robert Super | 45-54 |
| 13:05 | Iowa | Willis Davis gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Richard Merrell comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-54 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Willis Davis tips it in | 47-54 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-54 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | Willis Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Steven Strickland clanks a floater from the right wing | 47-54 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| 12:02 | Illinois | Michael Zorens misses the easy layup | 47-54 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Steven Strickland gets the rebound | 47-54 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Strickland (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Super (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Davis (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Rickey Anderson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 8 reb. C - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Robert Super is fouled on the floor by Michael Zorens - foul #1 on Michael Zorens, team foul #3 | 47-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF) Steven Strickland, Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Shane Ferguson (SG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Michael Zorens, Rickey Anderson | |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal knocks in the runner from close range | 49-54 |
| 11:07 | Illinois | Liu Abdelal is called for the reach on Eric Cooper - foul #3 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #3 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Rickey Anderson (C) Andrew Lee | |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Marshall Morrell is called for the reach on Eric Cooper - foul #2 on Marshall Morrell, team foul #4 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG) Richard Merrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 49-56 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Willis Davis's layup is rejected by Rickey Anderson | 49-56 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson snags the defensive board | 49-56 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses short on a shot from the left wing | 49-56 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 49-56 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson banks in the layup | 49-58 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Steven Strickland is hacked by Eric Cooper - foul #1 on Eric Cooper, team foul #4 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Julian Nease, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Eddie Gerhard (SF), Andrew Lee (C) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Richard Merrell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Lee - foul #2 on Andrew Lee, team foul #5 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Julian Nease (SF), Curtis Carroll (PF) Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:07 | Iowa | Willis Davis's layup is rejected by Ryan Linkous | 49-58 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll tips it home | 51-58 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is whistled for a carry | 51-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Julian Nease, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Zorens (SG) Shane Ferguson | |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Richard Merrell drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-58 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 54-58 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | Andrew Lee gets the offensive rebound | 54-58 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 54-58 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Super | 54-58 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson jams it | 56-58 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Super (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Willis Davis (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell travels with the ball | 56-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF) Marshall Morrell, Robert Super, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG), Henry Lambright (C) Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee | |
| 07:06 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-58 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the rebound | 56-58 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Liu Abdelal steals the ball from Henry Lambright | 56-58 |
| 06:40 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 56-58 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Liu Abdelal tips it in | 58-58 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Liu Abdelal - foul #4 on Liu Abdelal, team foul #5 | 58-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Super (SG) Richard Merrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Rickey Anderson (PF) Samuel Birdsell, Eddie Gerhard | |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 1st free throw | 58-59 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous makes the 2nd free throw | 58-60 |
| 06:06 | Iowa | Robert Super scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Steven Strickland | 60-60 |
| 05:41 | Illinois | Eric Cooper is denied on a layup by Liu Abdelal | 60-60 |
| 05:39 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Willis Davis | 60-60 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Steven Strickland double dribbles | 60-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Richard Merrell (SG), Nicolas Wesson (PF) Steven Strickland, Robert Super, Liu Abdelal | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SF) Ryan Linkous | |
| 05:22 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses the jumper from the left side | 60-60 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses the tip | 60-60 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard snags the offensive board | 60-60 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #4 on Willis Davis, team foul #6 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (PG), Robert Super (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF) Marshall Morrell, Julian Nease, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Michael Zorens (SG) Eric Cooper, Shane Ferguson | |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Robert Super steals the ball from Rickey Anderson | 60-60 |
| 04:50 | Iowa | Robert Super lays it up and in | 62-60 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Michael Zorens | 62-62 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Willis Davis - foul #5 on Willis Davis, team foul #7 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Nicolas Wesson (PF), Curtis Carroll (C) Steven Strickland, Robert Super, Liu Abdelal, Willis Davis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Rickey Anderson | |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Nicolas Wesson grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Richard Merrell can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 62-62 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | Curtis Carroll pulls down the offensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Richard Merrell buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 65-62 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-62 |
| 03:37 | Illinois | Michael Zorens misses the tip | 65-62 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it in | 65-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Marshall Morrell (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Merrell (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. SF - Julian Nease (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Nicolas Wesson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Curtis Carroll (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Zorens (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Zorens - foul #2 on Michael Zorens, team foul #6 | 65-64 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Strickland (SG), Robert Super (SF), Liu Abdelal (PF) Richard Merrell, Julian Nease, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (SG) Eddie Gerhard | |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell misses the 1st free throw | 65-64 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell makes the 2nd free throw | 66-64 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Henry Lambright connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 66-66 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | Robert Super knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 69-66 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 69-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Merrell (SG), Curtis Carroll (C) Marshall Morrell, Nicolas Wesson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Michael Zorens, Andrew Lee | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane | 69-66 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard tips it back up and in | 69-68 |
| 02:01 | Iowa | Richard Merrell hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-68 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the floater in the paint on a great pass from Samuel Birdsell | 72-70 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Richard Merrell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 72-70 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell grabs the defensive rebound | 72-70 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Henry Lambright's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marshall Morrell (PG), Julian Nease (SF), Nicolas Wesson (C) Steven Strickland, Robert Super, Curtis Carroll | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:11 | Iowa | Henry Lambright picks off the pass by Richard Merrell | 72-70 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the easy layup | 72-70 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell tips it back up and in | 72-72 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Marshall Morrell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 72-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Julian Nease - foul #1 on Julian Nease, team foul #8 | 72-72 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 1st free throw | 72-73 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard makes the 2nd free throw | 72-74 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 72-74 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Eddie Gerhard swats the short shot by Richard Merrell | 72-74 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the defensive rebound | 72-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson is hacked by Richard Merrell in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Merrell, team foul #9 | 72-74 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson makes the 2nd free throw | 72-76 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Julian Nease comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 72-76 |