| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - George Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Marvin Brown inbounds the ball | 29-38 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Curt Borrego's floater is tipped away by Teddy Legrand | 29-38 |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand grabs the board | 29-38 |
| 19:35 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Brian Obregon | 29-40 |
| 19:23 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 29-40 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 29-40 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Brian Obregon travels with the ball | 29-40 |
| 18:42 | Iowa | Curt Borrego is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Curt Borrego, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Aaron Lemons (PF) Curt Borrego | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Brian Obregon is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brian Obregon, team foul #1 | 29-40 |
| 18:16 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 18:14 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-40 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the defensive rebound | 29-40 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 29-40 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Douglas Vroman tips it back up and in | 29-42 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-42 |
| 17:36 | Iowa | Marvin Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 17:25 | Iowa | Marvin Brown is hacked by Barry Redman - foul #3 on Barry Redman, team foul #2 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Barry Redman | |
| 17:07 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle is hacked by Douglas Vroman - foul #3 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #3 | 29-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SF) Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Francis Saylor (PF) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Luis Massey | |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Freddy Morton | 32-42 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 32-44 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Wilbur Burnside - foul #3 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #2 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Iowa | Marvin Brown (SF), Curt Borrego (PF) Ronald Pyle, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Douglas Vroman (SG), Luis Massey (PF), Barry Redman (C) Johnny Faulkner, Albert Castle, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 2nd free throw | 34-44 |
| 15:55 | Iowa | Marvin Brown gets the rebound | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Freddy Morton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Lemons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Teddy Legrand (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons misses short on a shot near the basket | 34-44 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons gets the offensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Marvin Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Freddy Morton | 37-44 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Luis Massey knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Vroman | 37-47 |
| 14:45 | Iowa | Freddy Morton's floater is knocked away by Luis Massey | 37-47 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons grabs the offensive rebound | 37-47 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside buries a turnaround in the paint | 39-47 |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Luis Massey scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 39-49 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Marvin Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Barry Redman - foul #4 on Barry Redman, team foul #4 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), George Nelson (C) Wilbur Burnside, Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Castle (SF), Mark Weaver (C) Teddy Legrand, Barry Redman | |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Marvin Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 13:49 | Illinois | Brian Obregon connects on the shot from the left wing set up by Mark Weaver | 41-51 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Freddy Morton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-51 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-51 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | George Nelson misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-51 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Mark Weaver grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Luis Massey hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Castle | 41-53 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Freddy Morton misses the 3 from straight away | 41-53 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Mark Weaver gets the rebound | 41-53 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Brian Obregon clanks a 3 from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 12:27 | Iowa | Marvin Brown grabs the board | 41-53 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Curt Borrego lays it up and in and he's fouled by Douglas Vroman - foul #4 on Douglas Vroman, team foul #5 | 43-53 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Eugene Albertson (SF) Freddy Morton, Marvin Brown | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG), Norman Simpson (SF), Francis Saylor (PF) Brian Obregon, Douglas Vroman, Luis Massey | |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Curt Borrego makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | Norman Simpson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 44-53 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Mark Weaver tips it home | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 15 pts. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Albertson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Curt Borrego (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Norman Simpson (fresh) PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle's floater is tipped away by Francis Saylor | 44-55 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Mark Weaver snags the defensive board | 44-55 |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Norman Simpson is hacked by George Nelson - foul #3 on George Nelson, team foul #3 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | Johnny Moberly (PG), Aaron Lemons (PF), Raymond Vasser (C) Ronald Pyle, Curt Borrego, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Teddy Legrand (SF) Albert Castle | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner knocks in the shot from the left side | 44-57 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Saylor | 44-57 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser grabs the offensive board | 44-57 |
| 10:13 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-57 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 47-57 |
| 09:44 | Iowa | Johnny Moberly gets the rebound | 47-57 |
| 09:29 | Iowa | Norman Simpson is called for the reach on Johnny Moberly - foul #1 on Norman Simpson, team foul #6 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), George Nelson (C) Johnny Moberly, Eugene Albertson, Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG), Albert Castle (SG), Luis Massey (PF), Thomas Duerr (C) Johnny Faulkner, Norman Simpson, Francis Saylor, Mark Weaver | |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons clanks a fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #3 on Brian Obregon, team foul #7 | 47-57 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand pulls down the rebound | 48-57 |
| 08:55 | Illinois | Wilbur Burnside is called for the reach on Teddy Legrand - foul #4 on Wilbur Burnside, team foul #4 | 48-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG) Wilbur Burnside | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Freddy Morton steals the ball from Albert Castle | 48-57 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Marvin Brown | 50-57 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | Luis Massey is fouled on the floor by Aaron Lemons - foul #1 on Aaron Lemons, team foul #5 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG), Curt Borrego (PF) Freddy Morton, Aaron Lemons | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG), Barry Redman (C) Teddy Legrand, Thomas Duerr | |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Luis Massey blows the layup | 50-57 |
| 07:38 | Iowa | George Nelson grabs the board | 50-57 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Obregon (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Albert Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Luis Massey (fresh) 20 pts. 6 reb. C - Barry Redman (fresh) 4 pf. | |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Marvin Brown's pass is intercepted by Luis Massey | 50-57 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brian Obregon can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by George Nelson - foul #4 on George Nelson, team foul #6 | 50-57 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (PG), Eugene Albertson (SF), Raymond Vasser (C) Ronald Pyle, Marvin Brown, George Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 50-57 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Brian Obregon makes the 2nd free throw | 50-58 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | Raymond Vasser comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 50-58 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Curt Borrego tips it but misses | 50-58 |
| 06:53 | Illinois | Luis Massey pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-58 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Freddy Morton grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 06:11 | Iowa | Albert Castle steals the ball from Raymond Vasser | 50-58 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Barry Redman's pass is intercepted by Raymond Vasser | 50-58 |
| 05:40 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Luis Massey snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Albert Castle comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 05:25 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Freddy Morton | 50-58 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Eugene Albertson comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-58 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Barry Redman grabs the defensive rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Freddy Morton is called for the reach on Brian Obregon - foul #1 on Freddy Morton, team foul #7 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Pyle (PG), Marvin Brown (SF), Aaron Lemons (PF), George Nelson (C) Freddy Morton, Eugene Albertson, Curt Borrego, Raymond Vasser | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (SG), Teddy Legrand (SF), Francis Saylor (PF), Mark Weaver (C) Douglas Vroman, Albert Castle, Luis Massey, Barry Redman | |
| 04:42 | Illinois | Brian Obregon misses the 1st free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:42 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons snags the defensive board | 50-58 |
| 04:27 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 04:03 | Iowa | George Nelson gets the rebound | 53-58 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle connects on the floater near the basket and the foul's on Brian Obregon - foul #4 on Brian Obregon, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Simpson (SG) Brian Obregon | |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle makes the free throw | 56-58 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Mark Weaver banks in the layup on a nice dish by Norman Simpson and he's fouled by George Nelson - foul #5 on George Nelson, team foul #8 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Iowa | Curt Borrego (PF) George Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas Vroman (SG) Norman Simpson | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the free throw | 56-61 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ronald Pyle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wilbur Burnside (fresh) 18 pts. 4 pf. SF - Marvin Brown (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Curt Borrego (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Aaron Lemons (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Johnny Faulkner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Vroman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Teddy Legrand (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Francis Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Mark Weaver (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons's pass is intercepted by Johnny Faulkner | 56-61 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Marvin Brown - foul #2 on Marvin Brown, team foul #9 | 56-61 |
| Subs | Iowa | Freddy Morton (SG) Wilbur Burnside | |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Redman (C) Mark Weaver | |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 02:52 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:50 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside (SG) Freddy Morton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Luis Massey (PF) Francis Saylor | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle buries a floater from the right wing on a great pass from Marvin Brown | 58-63 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Luis Massey misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 58-63 |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle gets the rebound | 58-63 |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 61-63 |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand travels with the ball | 61-63 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Obregon (PG) Johnny Faulkner | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Teddy Legrand steps in front of the Ronald Pyle pass | 61-63 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | Luis Massey loses the dribble to Ronald Pyle | 61-63 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Marvin Brown can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 61-63 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Luis Massey grabs the board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Luis Massey clanks a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Curt Borrego - foul #4 on Curt Borrego, team foul #10 | 61-63 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 1st free throw | 61-64 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Luis Massey makes the 2nd free throw | 61-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:21 | Iowa | Marvin Brown misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 61-65 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-65 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner and he's fouled by Barry Redman - foul #5 on Barry Redman, team foul #9 | 64-65 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mark Weaver (C) Barry Redman | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Ronald Pyle misses the free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Mark Weaver gets the rebound | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Mark Weaver is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Pyle - foul #1 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #11 | 64-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Mark Weaver misses the 1st free throw | 64-65 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Mark Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 64-66 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons is fouled on the floor by Brian Obregon - foul #5 on Brian Obregon, team foul #10 | 64-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner (PG) Brian Obregon | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons makes the 1st free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Aaron Lemons misses the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Teddy Legrand snags the defensive board | 65-66 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Pyle - foul #2 on Ronald Pyle, team foul #12 | 65-66 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 1st free throw | 65-67 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Johnny Faulkner makes the 2nd free throw | 65-68 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Iowa calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-68 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Wilbur Burnside hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-68 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Luis Massey pulls down the rebound | 65-68 |