| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fresh) 4 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Aguon inbounds the ball | 25-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 25-38 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde tips it in | 25-40 |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 27-40 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Boris Zellous connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from James Aguon | 27-42 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble makes the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Justin Bell | 30-42 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Steven Jones blocks the short jumper by Terrance Riccio | 30-42 |
| 18:36 | Iowa | Justin Bell grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #3 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (SF) Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:25 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the 2nd free throw | 30-42 |
| 18:25 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 30-42 |
| 18:02 | Illinois | Boris Zellous throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Steven Jones (SF) Thomas Johnson, Roman Zamora, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:45 | Iowa | Glenn Best is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Glenn Best, team foul #1 | 30-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Justin Bell (C) Glenn Best, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:26 | Illinois | Boris Zellous scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Aguon | 30-45 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Steven Jones is called for 3 seconds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Thomas Sims (C) Thomas Johnson, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Glenn Best is called for the reach on Edward Fox - foul #4 on Glenn Best, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Justin Bell (C) Glenn Best, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Austin Coward connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Nelson Boyer | 30-47 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Travis Tucker connects on the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 32-47 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Robert Fisher scores on a runner in the lane set up by Nelson Boyer | 32-49 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Virgil Polson (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Austin Coward, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nelson Boyer (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Edward Fox (fresh) PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 32-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 15:27 | Iowa | Travis Tucker scores on a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Steven Jones | 34-51 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio tips it but misses | 34-51 |
| 15:06 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:51 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-51 |
| 14:49 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the board | 34-51 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Travis Tucker is called for the reach on Wayne Foster - foul #3 on Travis Tucker, team foul #3 | 34-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Justin Bell (SF), Stanford Price (C) Gerald Stroble, Steven Jones, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox, Virgil Polson, Terrance Riccio | |
| 14:23 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 34-51 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it home | 34-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Stanford Price is denied on a layup by James Aguon | 34-53 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde grabs the board | 34-53 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Austin Coward's pass is intercepted by Thomas Johnson | 34-53 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson slams it home | 36-53 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | James Aguon misses long on a floater from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Stanford Price gets the rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 36-53 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | James Aguon grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is fouled on the floor by Stanford Price - foul #4 on Stanford Price, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Glenn Best (PG), Gerald Stroble (SG), Steven Jones (SF) Thomas Johnson, Roman Zamora, Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (C) Robert Fisher | |
| 12:46 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #2 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Bailey (PF) Tomas Wilde | |
| 12:28 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-53 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey grabs the board | 36-53 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 36-53 |
| 12:13 | Iowa | Travis Tucker snags the defensive board | 36-53 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-53 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble grabs the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Glenn Best misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-53 |
| 11:58 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Stroble (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a shot from the right side | 36-53 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble pulls down the rebound | 36-53 |
| 11:27 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Glenn Best | 39-53 |
| 11:02 | Illinois | A charge is called on Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Boris Zellous, team foul #3 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (C) Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Terrance Riccio | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble is hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #2 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #4 | 39-53 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Steven Jones drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-53 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey banks in the layup set up by Wayne Foster | 41-55 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Thomas Sims throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Virgil Polson (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Andrew Bailey, Robert Fisher | |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio buries a jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #5 | 41-57 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the free throw | 41-58 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Glenn Best can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nelson Boyer - foul #3 on Nelson Boyer, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 1st free throw | 42-58 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | Glenn Best makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Austin Coward is fouled on the floor by Steven Jones - foul #3 on Steven Jones, team foul #6 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), James Aguon (SF) Nelson Boyer, Edward Fox | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward buries a shot from the right block set up by Boris Zellous and he's fouled by Travis Tucker - foul #4 on Travis Tucker, team foul #7 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (C) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Thomas Sims snags the defensive board | 43-60 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Austin Coward steals it from Gerald Stroble out of a doubleteam | 43-60 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Boris Zellous lays it in on a great pass from Austin Coward | 43-62 |
| 08:13 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 43-62 |
| 08:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 43-62 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Aguon | 43-64 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Glenn Best (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gerald Stroble (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Steven Jones (tiring) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Justin Bell (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Sims (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 16 pts. 6 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Aguon (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 4 pts. C - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:48 | Iowa | Glenn Best comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-64 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Austin Coward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-64 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Austin Coward | 43-66 |
| 07:17 | Iowa | Justin Bell is hacked by Virgil Polson - foul #1 on Virgil Polson, team foul #6 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (PF), Stanford Price (C) Justin Bell, Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Nelson Boyer (SG), Edward Fox (SF), Tomas Wilde (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, Boris Zellous, James Aguon, Virgil Polson, Terrance Riccio | |
| 07:07 | Iowa | Stanford Price is called for a pushoff foul - foul #5 on Stanford Price, team foul #8 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Stanford Price | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wayne Foster | 43-69 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Glenn Best clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-69 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Gerald Stroble misses the tip | 43-69 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde snags the defensive board | 43-69 |
| 06:30 | Illinois | Nelson Boyer buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Robert Fisher | 43-72 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Steven Jones clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Tomas Wilde - foul #5 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #7 | 43-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Johnson (PG), Roman Zamora (SG), Thomas Sims (C) Glenn Best, Gerald Stroble, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Andrew Bailey (PF) Wayne Foster, Tomas Wilde | |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 1st free throw | 44-72 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 45-72 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | Travis Tucker (PF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 45-72 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrew Bailey | 45-72 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher is hacked by Thomas Johnson - foul #2 on Thomas Johnson, team foul #9 | 45-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SF) Edward Fox | |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses the 2nd free throw | 45-73 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the board | 45-73 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | Andrew Bailey steals the ball from Justin Bell | 45-73 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Austin Coward can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-73 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Robert Fisher hits the follow up shot | 45-75 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Travis Tucker loses the ball out of bounds | 45-75 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Terrance Riccio (C) Nelson Boyer, Robert Fisher | |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio connects on the shot from the right side set up by Austin Coward | 45-77 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses long on a 3 from straight away | 45-77 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey pulls down the rebound | 45-77 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 45-77 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey snags the offensive board | 45-77 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio scores on a runner from close range set up by Boris Zellous | 45-79 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Justin Bell loses the dribble to Terrance Riccio | 45-79 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roman Zamora (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Travis Tucker (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Justin Bell (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - James Aguon (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. PF - Andrew Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Edward Fox (SF), Virgil Polson (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Austin Coward, James Aguon, Andrew Bailey, Terrance Riccio | |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #3 on Robert Fisher, team foul #8 | 45-79 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 46-79 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 47-79 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-79 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Travis Tucker | 47-79 |
| 02:39 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson misses the 3 from the left wing | 47-79 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Fox | 47-79 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is hacked by Roman Zamora - foul #1 on Roman Zamora, team foul #10 | 47-79 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SF) Thomas Sims | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 47-80 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 47-81 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Steven Jones connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 49-81 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Wayne Foster connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Boris Zellous | 49-83 |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Roman Zamora scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-83 |
| 01:29 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgil Polson | 52-86 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Edward Fox swats the layup by Steven Jones | 52-86 |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Virgil Polson gets the rebound | 52-86 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Edward Fox is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #9 | 52-86 |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SF) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), James Aguon (SF), Andrew Bailey (PF), Terrance Riccio (C) Wayne Foster, Edward Fox, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Thomas Johnson makes the 3 from straight away | 55-86 |
| 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 man to man (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Travis Tucker is called for the reach on Andrew Bailey - foul #5 on Travis Tucker, team foul #11 | 55-86 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SF) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 55-87 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Andrew Bailey misses the 2nd free throw | 55-87 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio snags the offensive board | 55-87 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Austin Coward runs out the clock | 55-87 |