| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Ray Thrower (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Young Qian (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Barnes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil inbounds the ball | 14-27 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Patrick McCorrison and the foul's on Ray Thrower - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #1 | 14-29 |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the free throw | 14-30 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower connects on the open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 16-30 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Young Qian is called for the reach on Larry Stanley - foul #1 on Young Qian, team foul #2 | 16-30 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 16-30 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Larry Stanley misses the tip | 16-30 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Robert Moralez tips it in | 16-32 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Young Qian's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 16-32 |
| 18:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall travels with the ball | 16-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG) Leon Hall, Patrick McCorrison | |
| 18:02 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 16-32 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes tips it home | 18-32 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Larry Stanley makes the floater from the baseline | 18-34 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-34 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Young Qian | 18-34 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Larry Stanley - foul #2 on Larry Stanley, team foul #1 | 18-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Leon Skinner (PF), David White (C) Jack Robinson, Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes makes the 1st free throw | 19-34 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes misses the 2nd free throw | 19-34 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison grabs the board | 19-34 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Leon Skinner buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Leon Hall | 19-36 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-36 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Leon Skinner pulls down the rebound | 19-36 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on Leon Skinner - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #3 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Leon Hall connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by David White | 19-39 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 16:12 | Iowa | Patrick McCorrison is called for the reach on John Denny in the backcourt - foul #2 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #2 | 19-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG) Leon Hall, Patrick McCorrison | |
| 16:03 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is denied on a layup by Leon Skinner | 19-39 |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Leon Skinner pulls down the rebound | 19-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Barnes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Huang-fu Xiang (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ernest Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Leon Skinner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Joseph Barnes steps in front of the Ernest Miller pass | 19-39 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | John Denny hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 19-39 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Ernest Miller gets the rebound | 19-39 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | Jack Robinson buries a floater from the left side | 19-41 |
| 14:55 | Iowa | John Denny misses short on a floater from the left side | 19-41 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Jack Robinson snags the defensive board | 19-41 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Jack Robinson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-41 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | David White grabs the offensive rebound | 19-41 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Ernest Miller is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #4 | 19-41 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Ray Thrower (SG), Jose Ponce (SF), William Musson (C) John Denny, Charles Lamar, Young Qian, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Jack Robinson, Scott Blackwell, Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner, David White | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Leon Hall | 19-44 |
| 13:23 | Iowa | Jose Ponce comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 19-44 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses the tip | 19-44 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Robert Moralez gets the rebound | 19-44 |
| 12:55 | Illinois | Larry Stanley drills a fadeaway from the right side set up by Robert Moralez | 19-46 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 19-46 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil pulls down the rebound | 19-46 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Patrick McCorrison and the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #1 on Jose Ponce, team foul #5 | 19-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SG), Larry Carr (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Ray Thrower, Joseph Barnes, William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG) Leon Hall | |
| 12:17 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses the free throw | 19-48 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the board | 19-48 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 19-48 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil grabs the board | 19-48 |
| 11:49 | Illinois | Jack Robinson blows the dunk | 19-48 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Robert Moralez can't tip it in | 19-48 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson pulls down the rebound | 19-48 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) SF - Jose Ponce (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Larry Carr (fresh) C - Huang-fu Xiang (tired) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jack Robinson - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #3 | 19-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 1st free throw | 19-48 |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 20-48 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Ernest Miller is fouled on the floor by Jose Ponce - foul #2 on Jose Ponce, team foul #6 | 20-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Robert Moralez jams it on a nice dish by Ernest Miller and the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #7 | 20-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Skinner (PF) Anthony Golden | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the free throw | 20-50 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the board | 20-50 |
| 10:53 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is called for traveling in the backcourt | 20-50 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Huang-fu Xiang is called for the reach on Robert Moralez - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #8 | 20-50 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 20-50 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Larry Carr grabs the board | 20-50 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Robert Moralez - foul #1 on Robert Moralez, team foul #4 | 20-50 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 21-50 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 22-50 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Robert Moralez drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 22-52 |
| 09:35 | Iowa | Charles Lamar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-52 |
| 09:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Leon Hall | 22-52 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #3 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #9 | 22-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 1st free throw | 22-53 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 2nd free throw | 22-53 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 22-53 |
| 09:05 | Iowa | Jose Ponce hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 22-53 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison grabs the defensive rebound | 22-53 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Jack Robinson and he's fouled by Charles Lamar - foul #2 on Charles Lamar, team foul #10 | 22-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Robert Moralez | |
| 08:42 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison makes the free throw | 22-56 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | William Musson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-56 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | David White pulls down the rebound | 22-56 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Jack Robinson | 22-58 |
| 07:55 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-58 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses badly on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #11 | 22-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (SG) Patrick McCorrison | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 22-59 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 22-60 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Lamar (tiring) SF - Jose Ponce (tiring) 1 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Larry Carr (tiring) 3 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ernest Miller (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Jose Ponce's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 22-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG) Mario Klingbeil | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-60 |
| 07:24 | Illinois | Ernest Miller tips it in | 22-62 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Larry Carr drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from William Musson | 24-62 |
| 06:44 | Illinois | Ernest Miller drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Jack Robinson | 24-65 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is called for the illegal screen - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #12 | 24-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | Young Qian (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Leon Skinner (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Jack Robinson, Patrick McCorrison, Ernest Miller, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell's pass is intercepted by Charles Lamar | 24-65 |
| 05:56 | Iowa | Mario Klingbeil is called for the reach on Larry Carr - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #5 | 24-65 |
| 05:47 | Iowa | Young Qian is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Johansson | 27-65 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Robert Moralez buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Leon Hall | 27-67 |
| 05:12 | Iowa | Young Qian hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane | 27-67 |
| 05:11 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil grabs the board | 27-67 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil lays it in on a great pass from Leon Hall | 27-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Young Qian scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-69 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Leon Skinner double dribbles | 30-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Musson (C) Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Larry Stanley (PF), David White (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Mario Klingbeil, Leon Skinner, Robert Moralez | |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Young Qian is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #2 on Young Qian, team foul #13 | 30-69 |
| 04:12 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison drills a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by David White | 30-71 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Young Qian is called for traveling in the backcourt | 30-71 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | David White loses the ball out of bounds | 30-71 |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Larry Stanley swats the short shot by Larry Carr | 30-71 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Young Qian | 30-71 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Lamar (tired) SF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Larry Carr (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Jack Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 4 reb. SF - Ernest Miller (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | David White blocks the jumper by Charles Lamar | 30-71 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Larry Stanley snags the defensive board | 30-71 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Lamar - foul #3 on Charles Lamar, team foul #14 | 30-71 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Moralez (C) David White | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-72 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-72 |
| 03:07 | Iowa | William Musson pulls down the rebound | 30-72 |
| 02:47 | Iowa | Young Qian misses the wide open 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-72 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Larry Stanley grabs the defensive rebound | 30-72 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Charles Lamar - foul #4 on Charles Lamar, team foul #15 | 30-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Ernest Miller, Larry Stanley | |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jack Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 30-73 |
| 02:17 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-73 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 30-73 |
| 02:03 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the shot from the right side | 32-73 |
| 01:34 | Illinois | Jack Robinson drills a floater in the paint set up by Scott Blackwell | 32-75 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Jack Robinson - foul #2 on Jack Robinson, team foul #6 | 32-75 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, Scott Blackwell, Anthony Golden | |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Young Qian misses long on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #7 | 32-75 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 33-75 |
| 01:14 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 34-75 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison jams it on a great pass from Leon Hall | 34-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang's fadeaway is rejected by Mario Klingbeil | 34-77 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang tips it in | 36-77 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Leon Hall comes up short on the shot from the right block | 36-77 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil gets the offensive rebound | 36-77 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall runs out the clock | 36-77 |