| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | James Young inbounds the ball | 23-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 23-38 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | James Young snags the offensive board | 23-38 |
| 19:14 | Illinois | Andre Russo steals it from Clarence Maroney | 23-38 |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey's fadeaway is rejected by James Young | 23-38 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 23-38 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ray Breit - foul #3 on Ray Breit, team foul #1 | 23-38 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG) Ray Breit | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 18:31 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on Steven Finney - foul #2 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Andre Russo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Andre Russo, team foul #2 | 23-39 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Ronald Sink's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti can't throw it down | 23-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 17:08 | Illinois | James Dailey double dribbles | 23-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), John Stich (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 23-39 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | John Stich comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by Andre Russo - foul #2 on Andre Russo, team foul #3 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF) Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF) James Young | |
| 16:28 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 23-40 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 23-41 |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Steven Finney comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 23-41 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Larry Newell grabs the board | 23-41 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 23-41 |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson can't tip it in | 23-41 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco pulls down the rebound | 23-41 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Brown (fresh) PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | Steven Finney's fadeaway is rejected by Larry Newell | 23-41 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco grabs the offensive rebound | 23-41 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Steven Finney connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Virgilio Greco | 26-41 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | John Pledger misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-41 |
| 14:43 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the offensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 14:28 | Illinois | Steven Finney steps in front of the John Pledger pass | 26-41 |
| 14:05 | Iowa | Steven Finney comes up short on the floater from the left side | 26-41 |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 26-41 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | John Stich's pass is intercepted by Richard Brown | 26-41 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses short on a 3 from straight away | 26-41 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Stich | 26-41 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | John Stich can't finish the layup but the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #4 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Reginald Phillips (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF), Amado Yazzie (C) Virgilio Greco, Steven Finney, Richard Brown, Domenic Mancini, Andre Russo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), James Young (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell, Ronald Sink | |
| 12:45 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:45 | Illinois | John Stich misses the 2nd free throw | 26-42 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey grabs the defensive rebound | 26-42 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on John Stich - foul #1 on John Stich, team foul #2 | 26-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) John Stich | |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 1st free throw | 27-42 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie makes the 2nd free throw | 28-42 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Reginald Phillips - foul #1 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #5 | 28-42 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 1st free throw | 28-43 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 28-44 |
| 11:40 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG) Reginald Phillips | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:17 | Illinois | John Pledger can't connect on a shot from the right side | 28-44 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive board | 28-44 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Dailey buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Young | 28-46 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:48 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti drills a shot from close range | 30-46 |
| 10:22 | Illinois | Ronald Sink drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Maroney | 30-48 |
| 10:15 | Iowa | Ray Breit is called for traveling | 30-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Finney (SG) Richard Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), John Stich (PF) John Pledger, Ronald Sink | |
| 09:48 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-48 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | James Young tips it back up and in | 30-50 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses long on a runner from close range | 30-50 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti tips it in | 32-50 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | The short jumper by James Dailey is denied by Amado Yazzie | 32-50 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | John Stich tips it home | 32-52 |
| 08:49 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 32-52 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Young gets the rebound | 32-52 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | James Young clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-52 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Finney | 32-52 |
| 08:21 | Iowa | John Stich blocks the short jumper by Donald Gigliotti | 32-52 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney grabs the defensive rebound | 32-52 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | John Stich hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Clarence Maroney | 32-54 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 32-54 |
| 07:45 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 32-54 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney hits a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Steven Finney (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 7 reb. C - Amado Yazzie (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Stich (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. C - James Dailey (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses the fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Sebastian Jackson, team foul #3 | 32-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Virgilio Greco (PG), Richard Brown (SF), Domenic Mancini (PF), Andre Russo (C) Ray Breit, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti, Amado Yazzie | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, James Dailey | |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney makes the 1st free throw | 33-57 |
| 07:19 | Iowa | Steven Finney misses the 2nd free throw | 33-57 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Floyd Kent pulls down the rebound | 33-57 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Floyd Kent is fouled on the floor by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #6 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF) Steven Finney | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sink (PF) Floyd Kent | |
| 06:32 | Illinois | John Pledger is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on John Pledger, team foul #4 | 33-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Floyd Kent (C) Sebastian Jackson, John Stich | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips's floater is tipped away by Floyd Kent | 33-57 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Pledger | 33-57 |
| 05:58 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney scores on a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by John Pledger | 33-59 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco loses the dribble to Clarence Maroney | 33-59 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Domenic Mancini - foul #2 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #7 | 33-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), John Stich (C) Clarence Maroney, Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the 1st free throw | 33-59 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 33-60 |
| 05:08 | Iowa | James Young denies the turnaround by Domenic Mancini | 33-60 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | James Young pulls down the rebound | 33-60 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | James Young buries a jump hook in the paint | 33-62 |
| 04:18 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco's fadeaway is rejected by Sebastian Jackson | 33-62 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the offensive rebound | 33-62 |
| 04:09 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Reginald Phillips | 35-62 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | John Stich clanks a jump hook from close range | 35-62 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it but misses | 35-62 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | Andre Russo gets the rebound | 35-62 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-62 |
| 03:34 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco tips it back up and in | 37-62 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fairly fresh) SF - Reginald Phillips (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - John Stich (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Andre Russo blocks the short jumper by Sebastian Jackson | 37-62 |
| 03:17 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips grabs the defensive rebound | 37-62 |
| 03:13 | Iowa | James Young blocks the jumper by Richard Brown | 37-62 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | James Young snags the defensive board | 37-62 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 37-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | James Young hits the follow up shot | 37-64 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-64 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Ronald Sink dunks the ball on a nice dish by John Pledger and the foul's on Domenic Mancini - foul #3 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #8 | 40-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, John Stich | |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the free throw | 40-67 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Andre Russo | 42-67 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 42-67 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini grabs the defensive rebound | 42-67 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-67 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | John Pledger pulls down the rebound | 42-67 |
| 01:17 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Pledger | 42-70 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-70 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | John Pledger gets the rebound | 42-70 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | John Pledger throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-70 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF) Larry Newell | |
| 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) | |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses short on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #5 | 42-70 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the 1st free throw | 42-70 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 42-70 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the defensive rebound | 42-70 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Ronald Sink's layup is rejected by Andre Russo | 42-70 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it back up and in | 42-72 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses short on a halfcourt shot | 42-72 |