| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fresh) SG - Steven Jones (fresh) SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) C - Travis Tucker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Robert Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:50 | Illinois | Virgil Polson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Roman Zamora knocks in the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Steven Jones | 3-0 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Boris Zellous | 3-3 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Daniel Walter can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 3-3 |
| 19:03 | Iowa | Travis Tucker tips it home | 5-3 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 5-3 |
| 18:49 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright pulls down the offensive rebound | 5-3 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Boris Zellous loses the dribble to Steven Jones | 5-3 |
| 18:30 | Iowa | Steven Jones lays it up and in | 7-3 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses badly on the uncontested jump hook from the baseline | 7-3 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | Daniel Walter grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker comes up short on the jumper from the left side but the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #1 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:58 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 7-6 |
| 17:13 | Iowa | Travis Tucker makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:55 | Illinois | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #1 on Steven Jones, team foul #1 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Anthony Womac | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Scott Dollard can't connect on a shot from the right side | 9-6 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the rebound | 9-6 |
| 16:43 | Iowa | Roman Zamora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 9-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG) Roman Zamora, Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Randy Darby picks off the pass by Andrei Palczewski | 9-6 |
| 16:17 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF) Denis Banks | |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Edward Fox double dribbles | 9-6 |
| 15:35 | Iowa | Randy Darby comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 9-6 |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the defensive rebound | 9-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SF - Randy Darby (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) C - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) SG - James Aguon (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Edward Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG), Steven Jones (SG), Anthony Womac (SF) George Williams, Robert Winfrey, Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski | |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Thomas Wainwright picks off the pass by Travis Tucker | 9-6 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Boris Zellous | 9-9 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Steven Jones double dribbles | 9-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Steven Jones is called for the reach on Boris Zellous - foul #2 on Steven Jones, team foul #2 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG) Steven Jones | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (SG) Boris Zellous | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Travis Tucker - foul #1 on Travis Tucker, team foul #3 | 9-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum (PF) Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski (SF) Virgil Polson | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks misses the 1st free throw | 9-9 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Denis Banks makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Roman Zamora | 12-10 |
| 13:25 | Illinois | Wayne Foster knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Denis Banks | 12-12 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Roman Zamora connects on the shot from the left wing and the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #2 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Randy Darby (SF) Anthony Womac | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Robert Fisher | |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Roman Zamora misses the free throw | 14-12 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 14-12 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 14-12 |
| 12:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Dollard | 14-12 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Randy Darby - foul #1 on Randy Darby, team foul #4 | 14-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Daniel Walter (PF), Justin Bell (C) Roman Zamora, Efrain Mahlum, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG) James Aguon | |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the 1st free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 14-13 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 14-13 |
| 12:16 | Iowa | Randy Darby clanks a 3 from the left corner | 14-13 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Edward Fox gets the rebound | 14-13 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is hacked by Justin Bell - foul #1 on Justin Bell, team foul #5 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Womac (SF) Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Virgil Polson (C) Edward Fox, Denis Banks, Scott Dollard | |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Virgil Polson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 14-13 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Wayne Foster snags the offensive board | 14-13 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright clanks a jumper from the left block | 14-13 |
| 11:32 | Iowa | The rebound goes to George Williams | 14-13 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Virgil Polson (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Anthony Womac misses badly on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrei Palczewski - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #3 | 14-13 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (SG), Travis Tucker (C) Robert Winfrey, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Anthony Womac makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 11:28 | Iowa | Anthony Womac makes the 2nd free throw | 16-13 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the jumper from the right block | 16-15 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | Brandon Lee buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by George Williams | 19-15 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 19-15 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright tips it back up and in | 19-17 |
| 10:21 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses short on a floater from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 19-17 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Virgil Polson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Brandon Lee gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | George Williams misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (SG), Randy Darby (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF), Justin Bell (C) Brandon Lee, Anthony Womac, Daniel Walter, Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Virgil Polson | |
| 09:34 | Iowa | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:34 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Scott Dollard buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Edward Fox | 20-19 |
| 08:53 | Iowa | George Williams drills a driving attempt from the right block | 22-19 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Scott Dollard throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Travis Tucker (C) George Williams, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum can't throw it down but the foul's on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Steven Snyder, team foul #5 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Virgil Polson (SF) Edward Fox, Steven Snyder | |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum misses the 2nd free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:14 | Iowa | Randy Darby snags the offensive board | 22-19 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Travis Tucker misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Wayne Foster grabs the board | 22-19 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits a floater from the right block set up by Wayne Foster and he's fouled by Randy Darby - foul #2 on Randy Darby, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Anthony Womac (SF) Randy Darby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (SF) Scott Dollard | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Virgil Polson makes the free throw | 22-22 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | Roman Zamora's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-22 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Anthony Womac is called for the reach on Steven Snyder - foul #1 on Anthony Womac, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF) Efrain Mahlum | |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Aguon, Denis Banks | |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Steven Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 22-23 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Steven Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roman Zamora (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Anthony Womac (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Travis Tucker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Virgil Polson (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Wayne Foster steals the ball from Anthony Womac | 22-24 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Roman Zamora - foul #1 on Roman Zamora, team foul #8 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Bell (C) Travis Tucker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Dollard (C) Virgil Polson | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 1st free throw | 22-24 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 22-25 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Roman Zamora clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-25 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Steven Snyder gets the rebound | 22-25 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | Boris Zellous hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Wayne Foster | 22-28 |
| 05:48 | Iowa | Roman Zamora is fouled on the floor by Wayne Foster - foul #1 on Wayne Foster, team foul #6 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Brandon Lee (SG), Thomas Sims (SF), Efrain Mahlum (PF) Roman Zamora, Robert Winfrey, Anthony Womac, Daniel Walter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Fox (PG), James Aguon (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Robert Fisher (C) Wayne Foster, Boris Zellous, Steven Snyder, Thomas Wainwright, Scott Dollard | |
| 05:26 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-28 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum hits the follow up shot | 24-28 |
| 05:08 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 24-28 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 24-28 |
| 04:38 | Iowa | George Williams clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-28 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Brandon Lee tips it in | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 26-28 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 04:10 | Illinois | Robert Fisher works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 26-28 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Denis Banks pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Edward Fox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 26-28 |
| 03:40 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | Andrei Palczewski steps in front of the George Williams pass | 26-28 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Efrain Mahlum swats the layup by Robert Fisher | 26-28 |
| 03:05 | Illinois | James Aguon tips it but misses | 26-28 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Brandon Lee gets the rebound | 26-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) PF - Efrain Mahlum (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Fox (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Aguon (fairly fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | George Williams comes up short on the floater from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Fox - foul #1 on Edward Fox, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Jones (SG), Anthony Womac (SF), Daniel Walter (PF), Travis Tucker (C) Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Efrain Mahlum, Justin Bell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Foster (PG), Boris Zellous (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Edward Fox, James Aguon, Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| 02:35 | Iowa | George Williams misses the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | George Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the finger roll set up by Thomas Wainwright | 27-30 |
| 01:45 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses long on a floater near the basket | 27-30 |
| 01:44 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Travis Tucker gets the rebound | 27-30 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Steven Jones scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by Boris Zellous - foul #1 on Boris Zellous, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roman Zamora (PG) George Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the free throw | 30-30 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Wayne Foster is fouled in the backcourt by Roman Zamora - foul #2 on Roman Zamora, team foul #9 | 30-30 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Wayne Foster makes the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Wayne Foster misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Travis Tucker grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:29 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Daniel Walter pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Anthony Womac knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-31 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Wayne Foster can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-31 |