| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) SF - Steven Jones (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Virgil Polson inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Virgil Polson | 29-20 |
| 19:32 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the easy layup | 29-20 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Robert Fisher gets the rebound | 29-20 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Robert Winfrey - foul #3 on Robert Winfrey, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG) Robert Winfrey | |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 1st free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson misses the 2nd free throw | 29-20 |
| 19:09 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Walter | 29-20 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Justin Bell hits a fadeaway in the paint set up by Steven Jones and the foul's on Robert Fisher - foul #2 on Robert Fisher, team foul #1 | 29-22 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses the free throw | 29-22 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the board | 29-22 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright is hacked by George Williams - foul #1 on George Williams, team foul #2 | 29-22 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Robert Fisher scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by Boris Zellous | 31-22 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #2 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #2 | 31-22 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | Daniel Walter misses the 2nd free throw | 31-23 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a floater from the right wing | 31-23 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Daniel Walter snags the defensive board | 31-23 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Daniel Walter makes the jumper in the paint | 31-25 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 31-25 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | George Williams snags the defensive board | 31-25 |
| 17:08 | Iowa | Steven Jones comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block | 31-25 |
| 17:07 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 31-25 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 31-25 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Steven Jones | 31-25 |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Steven Jones scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 16:10 | Illinois | Boris Zellous clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-27 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Boris Zellous | 31-27 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Robert Fisher misses long on a jumper from close range | 31-27 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 31-27 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Sims (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Daniel Walter (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Bell (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Iowa | George Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 31-27 |
| 15:25 | Iowa | Steven Jones tips it but misses | 31-27 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Thomas Wainwright | 31-27 |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright connects on the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Boris Zellous and the foul's on Daniel Walter - foul #1 on Daniel Walter, team foul #3 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Eric Whiteside (PF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter, Justin Bell | |
| 14:56 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright makes the free throw | 34-27 |
| 14:34 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum drills a floater from the right block on a great pass from Brandon Lee | 34-29 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum gets the rebound | 34-29 |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Scott Dollard scores on a driving attempt from close range and he's fouled by Efrain Mahlum - foul #3 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #4 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the free throw | 37-32 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | Steven Jones comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 37-32 |
| 13:09 | Illinois | Denis Banks lays it in on a nice dish by Andrei Palczewski | 39-32 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses short on a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Andrei Palczewski - foul #2 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Walter (PF), Justin Bell (C) Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Steven Jones misses the 1st free throw | 39-32 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Steven Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 39-33 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | James Jackowski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Brandon Lee is fouled on the floor by Denis Banks - foul #2 on Denis Banks, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SF) Robert Winfrey, Steven Jones | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Denis Banks takes the ball from Daniel Walter | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Jackowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Virgil Polson (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Brandon Lee (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Daniel Walter (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Justin Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Virgil Polson buries a 3 from the left corner set up by James Jackowski | 45-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 11:23 | Iowa | George Williams misses the floater from the free throw line | 45-33 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 45-33 |
| 10:58 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Robert Fisher tips it back up and in | 47-33 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Brandon Lee buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Daniel Walter | 47-35 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Boris Zellous knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Denis Banks | 49-35 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Brandon Lee hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 49-38 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Virgil Polson dunks the ball | 51-38 |
| 09:19 | Iowa | Thomas Sims loses the dribble to Robert Fisher | 51-38 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Virgil Polson is whistled for a carry | 51-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Boris Zellous, James Jackowski, Virgil Polson, Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Lemus (PG), Robert Winfrey (SG), Steven Jones (SF), Eric Whiteside (PF), Efrain Mahlum (C) George Williams, Brandon Lee, Thomas Sims, Daniel Walter, Justin Bell | |
| 08:57 | Iowa | Steven Jones can't finish the layup | 51-38 |
| 08:55 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey tips it in | 51-40 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses long on a runner from close range | 51-40 |
| 08:30 | Iowa | Gary Lemus grabs the board | 51-40 |
| 08:06 | Iowa | Steven Jones is hacked by Andrei Palczewski - foul #3 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #5 | 51-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG) Gary Lemus | |
| 07:49 | Iowa | Robert Winfrey's pass is intercepted by James Aguon | 51-40 |
| 07:46 | Illinois | James Aguon dunks the ball | 53-40 |
| 07:23 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum blows the layup | 53-40 |
| 07:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 53-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Aguon (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Dollard (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Winfrey (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Steven Jones (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eric Whiteside (fresh) C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses long on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Efrain Mahlum - foul #4 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #5 | 53-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), James Jackowski (SG), Virgil Polson (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Aguon, Van Miller, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Daniel Walter (PF), Justin Bell (C) Thomas Sims, Eric Whiteside, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the 2nd free throw | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Steven Jones knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-42 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous can't finish the layup but he's fouled by George Williams - foul #2 on George Williams, team foul #6 | 54-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Fisher (C) Scott Dollard | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Sims (SG) Robert Winfrey | |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 1st free throw | 55-42 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Boris Zellous makes the 2nd free throw | 56-42 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Thomas Sims misses the dunk attempt | 56-42 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Virgil Polson snags the defensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous is fouled on the floor by George Williams - foul #3 on George Williams, team foul #7 | 56-42 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the 1st free throw | 56-42 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Robert Fisher snags the offensive board | 56-42 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Denis Banks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (PF) Denis Banks | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Winfrey (SG), Efrain Mahlum (C) Thomas Sims, Justin Bell | |
| 05:15 | Iowa | George Williams is whistled for a carry | 56-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Thomas Wainwright (PF) Boris Zellous, Steven Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG) George Williams | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Brandon Lee steps in front of the James Aguon pass | 56-42 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Virgil Polson denies the turnaround by Efrain Mahlum | 56-42 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Virgil Polson | 56-42 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | James Aguon misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-42 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Steven Jones pulls down the rebound | 56-42 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Efrain Mahlum lays it up and in | 56-44 |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher lays it up and in and he's hacked by Daniel Walter - foul #2 on Daniel Walter, team foul #8 | 58-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Zellous (PG), Denis Banks (PF) James Aguon, Thomas Wainwright | |
| Subs | Iowa | George Williams (PG), Thomas Sims (SG), Justin Bell (PF) Brandon Lee, Robert Winfrey, Daniel Walter | |
| 03:55 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the free throw | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Boris Zellous takes the ball from Steven Jones | 59-44 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Boris Zellous blows the layup | 59-44 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | George Williams gets the rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:26 | Iowa | Justin Bell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 59-44 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Thomas Sims pulls down the offensive rebound | 59-44 |
| 03:20 | Iowa | James Jackowski picks off the pass by Thomas Sims | 59-44 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | James Jackowski misses the lay-in | 59-44 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Steven Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 59-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Boris Zellous (fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgil Polson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Denis Banks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Fisher (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - George Williams (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Sims (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Steven Jones (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Justin Bell (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Efrain Mahlum (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Justin Bell can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 59-44 |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Boris Zellous snags the defensive board | 59-44 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Efrain Mahlum is called for the reach on Robert Fisher - foul #5 on Efrain Mahlum, team foul #9 | 59-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Jackowski, Virgil Polson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Brandon Lee (PG), Randy Darby (SF), Eric Whiteside (PF), Gerald Lucas (C) George Williams, Steven Jones, Justin Bell, Efrain Mahlum | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 1st free throw | 60-44 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Robert Fisher makes the 2nd free throw | 61-44 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 61-44 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Robert Fisher grabs the defensive rebound | 61-44 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Robert Fisher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Denis Banks, Robert Fisher | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Randy Darby hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Brandon Lee | 61-47 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Boris Zellous misses the fadeaway from the right side | 61-47 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Randy Darby | 61-47 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Randy Darby misses short on a shot from the right side | 61-47 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 61-47 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright jams it on a great pass from Van Miller | 63-47 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Randy Darby buries a floater from the right wing | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses short on a floater near the basket | 63-49 |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Gerald Lucas snags the defensive board | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Randy Darby loses the dribble to Van Miller | 63-49 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Boris Zellous runs out the clock | 63-49 |