| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Steven Shattuck (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski inbounds the ball | 25-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Marko Mioduszewski | 27-29 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-29 |
| 19:05 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck misses short on a runner from close range | 27-29 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey gets the rebound | 27-29 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Marko Mioduszewski steals it from Sylvester Davey | 27-29 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the shot in the paint on a great pass from Michael Hullinger | 29-29 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Richard Brown hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Randy Demps gets the rebound | 29-29 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | The jump hook by Marko Mioduszewski is blocked by Sylvester Davey | 29-29 |
| 17:51 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney snags the offensive board | 29-29 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but the foul's on Ray Breit - foul #1 on Ray Breit, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 31-29 |
| 17:17 | Iowa | Michael Hullinger is called for the reach on Richard Brown - foul #3 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Clarence Maroney, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:05 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG) Marko Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Randy Demps clanks a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Brown - foul #2 on Richard Brown, team foul #2 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (C) Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Randy Demps makes the 1st free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti pulls down the rebound | 32-29 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Randy Demps - foul #1 on Randy Demps, team foul #2 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Newell (SF), Steven Shattuck (PF) Randy Demps, Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey | |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Ray Breit makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Shattuck | 32-30 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Larry Newell comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 32-30 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck tips it in | 34-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul Cain (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) PF - Steven Shattuck (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - James Dailey (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Evans (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 15:36 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | Paul Cain hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-30 |
| 15:11 | Iowa | Phillip Myers pulls down the rebound | 34-30 |
| 14:56 | Iowa | James Dailey denies the turnaround by Phillip Myers | 34-30 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 34-30 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Larry Newell buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from James Dailey | 36-30 |
| 14:08 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck misses short on a shot from the right side | 36-30 |
| 13:42 | Iowa | Phillip Myers grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Ray Breit misses the 3 from the right corner | 36-30 |
| 13:27 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 13:01 | Illinois | Paul Cain buries a shot from the right side | 38-30 |
| 12:44 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 38-30 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Shattuck | 38-30 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Ray Breit is called for the reach on Larry Newell - foul #2 on Ray Breit, team foul #3 | 38-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Randy Demps (SG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF), Michael Hullinger (C) Sebastian Jackson, Paul Cain, Larry Newell, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Ray Breit, Robert Evans, Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers | |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney scores on a 3 from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 11:44 | Iowa | Lewis Cooper loses the dribble to Steven Shattuck | 41-30 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. PF - Steven Shattuck (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Sylvester Davey steals it from Marko Mioduszewski | 41-30 |
| 11:04 | Iowa | Michael Hullinger denies the turnaround by Donald Gigliotti | 41-30 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski tips it home | 41-32 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck makes the shot from the right wing and he's hacked by Donald Gigliotti - foul #3 on Donald Gigliotti, team foul #4 | 43-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF) Lewis Cooper, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck makes the free throw | 44-32 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Jerrod Okuniewski, team foul #5 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SF) Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Phillip Myers (PF) Reginald Phillips | |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Paul Cain misses short on a driving attempt from close range | 44-32 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Davey | 44-32 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey misses the dunk | 44-32 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Robert Evans tips it back up and in | 44-34 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Randy Demps misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 44-34 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski grabs the offensive board | 44-34 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-34 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Richard Brown makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Sylvester Davey | 46-37 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | Paul Cain lays it in | 48-37 |
| 07:50 | Iowa | The jump hook by Robert Evans is blocked by Michael Hullinger | 48-37 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski gets the rebound | 48-37 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | Randy Demps is fouled on the floor by Robert Evans - foul #3 on Robert Evans, team foul #6 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (PF) Clarence Maroney, Paul Cain, Marko Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Lewis Cooper (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Richard Brown, Robert Evans, Sylvester Davey, Phillip Myers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Dailey (fresh) 1 pts. C - Michael Hullinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lewis Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Reginald Phillips (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the shot from the right block | 48-37 |
| 07:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 48-37 |
| 07:05 | Iowa | James Dailey denies the turnaround by Ray Breit | 48-37 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Dailey | 48-37 |
| 06:41 | Illinois | Randy Demps buries a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Larry Newell | 50-37 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Hullinger - foul #4 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #3 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), Steven Shattuck (PF) Randy Demps, Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG) Lewis Cooper | |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the 2nd free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Shattuck | 50-38 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Larry Newell clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Reginald Phillips - foul #2 on Reginald Phillips, team foul #7 | 50-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Brown (SG) Robert Evans | |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the 1st free throw | 50-38 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 51-38 |
| 05:54 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips drills a jumpshot from the left side set up by Ray Breit | 51-40 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Larry Newell is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Larry Newell, team foul #4 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (PF), Phillip Myers (C) Donald Gigliotti, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 05:16 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Larry Newell pulls down the rebound | 51-40 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | James Dailey misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 51-40 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | James Dailey tips it home | 53-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:41 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 53-40 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Shattuck | 53-40 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Ray Breit takes the ball from Sebastian Jackson | 53-40 |
| 04:19 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips dunks the ball on a great pass from Ray Breit | 53-42 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Paul Cain buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Larry Newell | 56-42 |
| 03:37 | Iowa | Reginald Phillips misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 56-42 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey tips it home | 56-44 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Randy Demps (SG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF), Michael Hullinger (C) Sebastian Jackson, Paul Cain, Larry Newell, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti (PF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Randy Demps (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. PF - James Dailey (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ray Breit (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Brown (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Sylvester Davey (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Gigliotti (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Jerrod Okuniewski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Randy Demps hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Hullinger | 58-44 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Ray Breit - foul #3 on Ray Breit, team foul #8 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SF) James Dailey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG), Robert Evans (SG), Reginald Phillips (SF), Phillip Myers (PF) Ray Breit, Richard Brown, Sylvester Davey, Donald Gigliotti | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney makes the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 02:22 | Iowa | Robert Evans makes the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lewis Cooper | 59-50 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger's fadeaway is rejected by Phillip Myers | 59-50 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 59-50 |
| 02:00 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) Paul Cain | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Breit (PG), Richard Brown (SG), Sylvester Davey (SF), Donald Gigliotti (PF) Lewis Cooper, Robert Evans, Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:39 | Iowa | Ray Breit can't connect on a shot from the left side | 59-50 |
| 01:38 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski misses the lay-in | 59-50 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski grabs the defensive rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Ray Breit is called for the reach on Michael Hullinger in the backcourt - foul #4 on Ray Breit, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Randy Demps, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Sylvester Davey | 60-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Sylvester Davey hits the finger roll | 60-52 |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-52 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is hacked by Ray Breit in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ray Breit, team foul #10 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Evans (SG) Ray Breit | |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 1st free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti gets the rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Paul Cain grabs the defensive rebound | 60-52 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Paul Cain is hacked by Robert Evans in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Evans, team foul #11 | 60-52 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the 1st free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Paul Cain misses the 2nd free throw | 61-52 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jerrod Okuniewski | 61-52 |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Robert Evans comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-52 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski gets the offensive rebound | 61-52 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Jerrod Okuniewski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-52 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Paul Cain is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Evans - foul #5 on Robert Evans, team foul #12 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Lewis Cooper (PG) Robert Evans | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti clanks a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Clarence Maroney - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #5 | 63-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (SG), Steven Shattuck (PF) Paul Cain, James Dailey | |
| Subs | Iowa | Reginald Phillips (SF), Phillip Myers (C) Sylvester Davey, Jerrod Okuniewski | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Donald Gigliotti makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski is hacked by Lewis Cooper in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lewis Cooper, team foul #13 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), James Dailey (PF) Randy Demps, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Sylvester Davey (SF), Jerrod Okuniewski (C) Reginald Phillips, Phillip Myers | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Richard Brown misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 65-54 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Paul Cain pulls down the rebound | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Paul Cain runs out the clock | 65-54 |