| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Denny (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Young Qian (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick McCorrison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Moralez (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Ray Thrower inbounds the ball | 16-35 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:55 | Iowa | John Denny is hacked by Larry Stanley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Larry Stanley, team foul #1 | 16-35 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Young Qian knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 19-35 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | John Denny picks off the pass by Mario Klingbeil | 19-35 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 19-35 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Leon Hall grabs the defensive rebound | 19-35 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-35 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | Larry Stanley hits the follow up shot | 19-37 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Young Qian misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Patrick McCorrison - foul #3 on Patrick McCorrison, team foul #2 | 19-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG) Leon Hall | |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 1st free throw | 20-37 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Young Qian makes the 2nd free throw | 21-37 |
| 17:52 | Illinois | Young Qian steals it from Mario Klingbeil | 21-37 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | John Denny is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Stanley - foul #4 on Larry Stanley, team foul #3 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Leon Skinner (PF), David White (C) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| 17:35 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Ernest Miller - foul #1 on Ernest Miller, team foul #4 | 21-37 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Ernest Miller - foul #2 on Ernest Miller, team foul #5 | 21-37 |
| 17:14 | Iowa | William Musson is hacked by Ernest Miller - foul #3 on Ernest Miller, team foul #6 | 21-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| 17:09 | Iowa | John Denny misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-37 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the follow up shot | 23-37 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | Leon Hall connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ernest Miller | 23-40 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | Young Qian is open and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Leon Skinner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 26-40 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | William Musson gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:47 | Iowa | Young Qian misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-40 |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the tip | 26-40 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Leon Skinner gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Denny (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Young Qian (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fairly fresh) SF - Ernest Miller (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Leon Skinner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Leon Hall clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-40 |
| 15:21 | Iowa | Young Qian gets the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is fouled on the floor by Scott Blackwell - foul #1 on Scott Blackwell, team foul #7 | 26-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Anthony Golden (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Ernest Miller, Leon Skinner, David White | |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 15:15 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Jack Robinson | 28-43 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | John Denny double dribbles | 28-43 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Charles Lamar (SF) Matthew Johansson, Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Anthony Golden scores on a fadeaway from the left side set up by Jack Robinson | 28-45 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | John Denny drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 31-45 |
| 13:18 | Illinois | Robert Moralez clanks a jumper from the right side | 31-45 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to John Denny | 31-45 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | John Denny makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 33-45 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Jack Robinson comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-45 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Robert Moralez hits the follow up shot | 33-47 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Mario Klingbeil is called for the reach on Charles Lamar in the backcourt - foul #1 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #8 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ray Thrower (SF), Huang-fu Xiang (PF), William Musson (C) John Denny, Young Qian, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Anthony Golden | |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 1st free throw | 34-47 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Charles Lamar makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jose Ponce - foul #3 on Jose Ponce, team foul #1 | 35-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Robert Moralez | |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Ernest Miller makes the 1st free throw | 35-48 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Ernest Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Charles Lamar is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Lamar, team foul #2 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG) Charles Lamar | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Huang-fu Xiang swats the layup by Larry Stanley | 35-49 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Ray Thrower grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | William Musson is open and lays it up and in | 37-49 |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Leon Hall hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Ernest Miller | 37-51 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Denny (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Thrower (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Musson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Ernest Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Larry Stanley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - David White (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the shot from the left side | 37-51 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell grabs the board | 37-51 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Leon Hall is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Ponce - foul #4 on Jose Ponce, team foul #3 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Young Qian (PF) Jose Ponce, John Denny, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Leon Skinner (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Scott Blackwell, Ernest Miller, Larry Stanley, David White | |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison knocks in the shot from close range on a nice dish by Mario Klingbeil and he's fouled by William Musson - foul #2 on William Musson, team foul #4 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:51 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the free throw | 37-53 |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes snags the defensive board | 37-53 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Charles Lamar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-53 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Leon Skinner is called for traveling | 37-53 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits a wide open jumper from the free throw line | 39-53 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Ray Thrower is called for the reach on Mario Klingbeil - foul #2 on Ray Thrower, team foul #5 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Denny (SG), William Musson (C) Charles Lamar, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Miller (PG), Scott Blackwell (SG), Larry Stanley (PF) Jack Robinson, Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil | |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Ernest Miller can't finish the layup | 39-53 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Leon Skinner tips it home | 39-55 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson is hacked by Larry Stanley - foul #5 on Larry Stanley, team foul #9 | 39-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Young Qian | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG), Anthony Golden (PF), David White (C) Leon Skinner, Larry Stanley, Robert Moralez | |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 09:04 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Leon Hall throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Lamar (SF) Ray Thrower | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil (SF) Scott Blackwell | |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:30 | Iowa | William Musson's pass is intercepted by Mario Klingbeil in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | Leon Hall banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mario Klingbeil | 41-57 |
| 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 fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 08:26 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson travels in the backcourt | 41-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Barnes (C) William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Leon Hall | 41-59 |
| 07:57 | Iowa | John Denny can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Anthony Golden grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses long on a jumper in the paint | 41-59 |
| 07:29 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang snags the defensive board | 41-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Denny (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ernest Miller (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Mario Klingbeil (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Anthony Golden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David White (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:24 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-59 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Ernest Miller grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 06:55 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil misses badly on a runner in the paint | 41-59 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | John Denny grabs the defensive rebound | 41-59 |
| 06:50 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 41-59 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Ernest Miller grabs the board | 41-59 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Anthony Golden is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Anthony Golden, team foul #10 | 41-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Ray Thrower (SF), Young Qian (PF), William Musson (C) Matthew Johansson, Charles Lamar, Huang-fu Xiang, Joseph Barnes | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jack Robinson (PG), Patrick McCorrison (SG), Leon Skinner (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Leon Hall, Ernest Miller, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Jack Robinson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jack Robinson, team foul #11 | 41-59 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the 1st free throw | 41-59 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the 2nd free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Robert Moralez comes up short on the runner in the paint but he's hacked by William Musson - foul #3 on William Musson, team foul #6 | 42-59 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Robert Moralez misses the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Robert Moralez makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower is hacked by Mario Klingbeil in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Klingbeil, team foul #12 | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 1st free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:20 | Iowa | William Musson gets the offensive rebound | 42-60 |
| 06:02 | Iowa | Young Qian can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-60 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | Jose Ponce misses the tip | 42-60 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | Leon Skinner grabs the board | 42-60 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Ray Thrower - foul #3 on Ray Thrower, team foul #7 | 42-60 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 1st free throw | 42-61 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil makes the 2nd free throw | 42-62 |
| 05:41 | Iowa | John Denny's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| 05:21 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil slams it home on a nice dish by Jack Robinson | 42-64 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Ray Thrower drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Jose Ponce | 45-64 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | The pull-up jumper by Patrick McCorrison is blocked by William Musson | 45-64 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison tips it back up and in | 45-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Ray Thrower can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-66 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Robert Moralez grabs the defensive rebound | 45-66 |
| 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) | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jack Robinson is hacked by Jose Ponce - foul #5 on Jose Ponce, team foul #8 | 45-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Johansson (PG), Charles Lamar (SG), Larry Carr (PF), Joseph Barnes (C) Jose Ponce, John Denny, Young Qian, William Musson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Blackwell (SG), Ernest Miller (SF), Anthony Golden (PF) Patrick McCorrison, Mario Klingbeil, Leon Skinner | |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Jack Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 45-66 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Ray Thrower snags the defensive board | 45-66 |
| 03:44 | Iowa | The refs have stopped play. Larry Carr is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's holding his ankle. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 45-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang (PF) Larry Carr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Leon Hall (PG) Jack Robinson | |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Anthony Golden blocks the jumper by Ray Thrower | 45-66 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Ray Thrower tips it in | 47-66 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Matthew Johansson (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Charles Lamar (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ray Thrower (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) 3 reb. C - Joseph Barnes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leon Hall (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Scott Blackwell (fresh) SF - Ernest Miller (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Anthony Golden (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Moralez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Joseph Barnes - foul #1 on Joseph Barnes, team foul #9 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | David White (C) Robert Moralez | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Ernest Miller misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 03:15 | Iowa | Scott Blackwell steps in front of the Charles Lamar pass in the backcourt | 47-66 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Leon Hall clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-66 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Ray Thrower hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 47-66 |
| 02:48 | Illinois | Scott Blackwell pulls down the rebound | 47-66 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Leon Hall scores on a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Scott Blackwell | 47-68 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | Ray Thrower misses the fadeaway from the right side | 47-68 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | Leon Hall pulls down the rebound | 47-68 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Ernest Miller's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-68 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison (SG), Mario Klingbeil (SF), Leon Skinner (PF), Robert Moralez (C) Scott Blackwell, Ernest Miller, Anthony Golden, David White | |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Leon Hall - foul #1 on Leon Hall, team foul #13 | 47-68 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 1st free throw | 48-68 |
| 01:19 | Iowa | Matthew Johansson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-68 |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Patrick McCorrison misses the lay-in | 49-68 |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Mario Klingbeil tips it in | 49-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Joseph Barnes can't connect on a jump hook from close range | 49-70 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Leon Hall snags the defensive board | 49-70 |
| 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) | |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Leon Hall misses badly on a fadeaway from the right wing | 49-70 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Leon Hall can't tip it in | 49-70 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Leon Skinner grabs the offensive rebound | 49-70 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Leon Hall runs out the clock | 49-70 |