| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Cupp (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Daniel Sanborn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Micheal Rose inbounds the ball | 33-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Micheal Rose is fouled on the floor by Shawn Welch - foul #3 on Shawn Welch, team foul #1 | 33-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) Shawn Welch | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on James Cupp - foul #1 on James Cupp, team foul #2 | 33-22 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-22 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer grabs the board | 34-22 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Martin Johnson is called for the reach on William Osborne - foul #1 on Martin Johnson, team foul #1 | 34-22 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Patrick Bond misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 34-22 |
| 18:59 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh pulls down the rebound | 34-22 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-22 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Martin Johnson grabs the offensive board | 34-22 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-22 |
| 18:08 | Iowa | William Osborne travels with the ball | 37-22 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is fouled on the floor by Patrick Bond - foul #3 on Patrick Bond, team foul #3 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eddie Rockwell (SF) Patrick Bond | |
| 17:21 | Illinois | James Cupp steals it from Cruz Hutchens | 37-22 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Martin Johnson - foul #2 on Martin Johnson, team foul #2 | 37-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (SF), Gerald Collar (C) Micheal Rose, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Huffman (SG) James Cupp | |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn makes the 1st free throw | 37-23 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn makes the 2nd free throw | 37-24 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | Devin Green knocks in the fadeaway in the paint set up by Ernest Ward | 39-24 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Eddie Rockwell | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Freddy Walsh, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Waggoner (PG), Kenneth Combs (PF) William Osborne, Daniel Sanborn | |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Gerald Collar double dribbles | 39-24 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens (C) Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Cupp (SG) Henry Huffman | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nolan Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Waggoner (fresh) SG - James Cupp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Rockwell (fresh) PF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 3 reb. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | Iowa | Kenneth Combs drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 39-26 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-26 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-26 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by Eddie Rockwell - foul #1 on Eddie Rockwell, team foul #4 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Freddy Walsh (SG), Martin Johnson (PF) James Wells, Nolan Alexander, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Shawn Welch (SF), George Magruder (C) Eric Waggoner, Eddie Rockwell, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses the 1st free throw | 39-26 |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 40-26 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Shawn Welch is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Shawn Welch, team foul #5 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Rose (SF) Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Bond (SF) Shawn Welch | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's fadeaway is rejected by George Magruder | 40-26 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | James Cupp grabs the defensive rebound | 40-26 |
| 14:11 | Iowa | Devin Green steals it from William Osborne in the backcourt | 40-26 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | George Magruder is called for the reach on Micheal Rose - foul #1 on George Magruder, team foul #6 | 40-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Collar (C) Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Huffman (SG), Daniel Sanborn (PF), Efrain Steinhauer (C) James Cupp, Kenneth Combs, George Magruder | |
| 13:33 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses short on a jumper from the left side | 40-26 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Patrick Bond pulls down the rebound | 40-26 |
| 13:20 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn misses the easy layup | 40-26 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Daniel Sanborn | 40-26 |
| 13:06 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-26 |
| 13:04 | Illinois | Devin Green grabs the board | 40-26 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Micheal Rose travels with the ball | 40-26 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer is fouled on the floor by Martin Johnson - foul #3 on Martin Johnson, team foul #3 | 40-26 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Gerald Collar - foul #1 on Gerald Collar, team foul #4 | 40-28 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG) Devin Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Waggoner (PG) William Osborne | |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn makes the free throw | 40-29 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses short on a shot from the right wing | 40-29 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Martin Johnson pulls down the offensive rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Efrain Steinhauer is called for the reach on Freddy Walsh - foul #1 on Efrain Steinhauer, team foul #7 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Ernest Ward (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Micheal Rose, Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), James Cupp (SG), Kenneth Combs (PF) Eric Waggoner, Henry Huffman, Daniel Sanborn | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 40-29 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | James Cupp snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Gerald Collar (fresh) 3 reb. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Cupp (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Patrick Bond (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Combs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Iowa | William Osborne is hacked by Cruz Hutchens - foul #2 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #5 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nolan Alexander (SG) Freddy Walsh | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Patrick Bond misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-29 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Gerald Collar gets the rebound | 40-29 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Nolan Alexander scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Ernest Ward | 42-29 |
| 10:59 | Iowa | William Osborne loses the dribble to Devin Green in the backcourt | 42-29 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | William Osborne steals it from Ernest Ward | 42-29 |
| 10:34 | Iowa | William Osborne misses the lay-in | 42-29 |
| 10:33 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer tips it in | 42-31 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Devin Green drills a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Gerald Collar and the foul's on William Osborne - foul #3 on William Osborne, team foul #8 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF), Martin Johnson (PF) Nolan Alexander, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Waggoner (PG), Eddie Rockwell (SF), Daniel Sanborn (PF), George Magruder (C) William Osborne, Patrick Bond, Kenneth Combs, Efrain Steinhauer | |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Devin Green makes the free throw | 46-31 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | George Magruder misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Micheal Rose pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 09:22 | Illinois | Micheal Rose's fadeaway is rejected by Daniel Sanborn | 46-31 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh tips it in | 48-31 |
| 09:13 | Iowa | James Cupp clanks a shot from the right side | 48-31 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn snags the offensive board | 48-31 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | James Cupp buries a runner in the lane and the foul's on Freddy Walsh - foul #4 on Freddy Walsh, team foul #6 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Benjamin Wiesner (C) Devin Green, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG), Efrain Steinhauer (C) Eric Waggoner, George Magruder | |
| 08:54 | Iowa | James Cupp misses the free throw | 48-33 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Martin Johnson gets the rebound | 48-33 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh is hacked by Efrain Steinhauer - foul #2 on Efrain Steinhauer, team foul #9 | 48-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Henry Huffman (SG) James Cupp | |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 1st free throw | 49-33 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 50-33 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 50-33 |
| 08:40 | Illinois | Micheal Rose grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Martin Johnson clanks a fadeaway from close range | 50-33 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer grabs the board | 50-33 |
| 07:43 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn misses badly on a floater from close range | 50-33 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Benjamin Wiesner pulls down the rebound | 50-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Wells (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 12 pts. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Johnson (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Benjamin Wiesner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Osborne (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Henry Huffman (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Eddie Rockwell (fresh) PF - Daniel Sanborn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Martin Johnson hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Wells | 52-33 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Henry Huffman is hacked by James Wells - foul #1 on James Wells, team foul #7 | 52-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Nolan Alexander (SG), Ernest Ward (SF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Freddy Walsh, Micheal Rose, Benjamin Wiesner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Shawn Welch (SF), Kenneth Combs (PF) Eddie Rockwell, Daniel Sanborn | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Henry Huffman makes the 1st free throw | 52-34 |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Henry Huffman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson is hacked by Henry Huffman - foul #3 on Henry Huffman, team foul #10 | 52-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Cupp (SG) Henry Huffman | |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 52-35 |
| 07:08 | Illinois | Martin Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 53-35 |
| 06:45 | Iowa | Shawn Welch comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 53-35 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Martin Johnson | 53-35 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens knocks in the runner in the paint | 55-35 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | James Cupp scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-37 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Martin Johnson dunks the ball set up by Nolan Alexander | 57-37 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | James Cupp connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 57-39 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Freddy Walsh (SG), Micheal Rose (SF) Nolan Alexander, Ernest Ward | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn (PF) Kenneth Combs | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Micheal Rose buries a jump hook from close range | 59-39 |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Micheal Rose denies the turnaround by James Cupp | 59-39 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Cruz Hutchens snags the defensive board | 59-39 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | Shawn Welch takes the ball from Martin Johnson | 59-39 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | James Cupp connects on the shot from the free throw line | 59-41 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Devin Green misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-41 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn grabs the board | 59-41 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | James Cupp can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Cruz Hutchens - foul #3 on Cruz Hutchens, team foul #8 | 59-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Ward (PF) Martin Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Eric Waggoner (PG) William Osborne | |
| 03:45 | Iowa | James Cupp misses the 1st free throw | 59-41 |
| 03:45 | Iowa | James Cupp makes the 2nd free throw | 59-42 |
| 03:34 | Illinois | Ernest Ward knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Freddy Walsh | 61-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Devin Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 5 stl. SG - Freddy Walsh (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Micheal Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Ward (fresh) 7 pts. C - Cruz Hutchens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Eric Waggoner (fresh) SG - James Cupp (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SF - Shawn Welch (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Daniel Sanborn (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Efrain Steinhauer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | James Cupp lays it in on a great pass from Eric Waggoner and he's hacked by Micheal Rose - foul #2 on Micheal Rose, team foul #9 | 61-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Wells (PG), Gerald Collar (C) Devin Green, Cruz Hutchens | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:28 | Iowa | James Cupp misses the free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Gerald Collar pulls down the rebound | 61-44 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Daniel Sanborn is called for the reach on Ernest Ward - foul #1 on Daniel Sanborn, team foul #11 | 61-44 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Ernest Ward misses the 1st free throw | 61-44 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Ernest Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 62-44 |
| 02:56 | Iowa | James Cupp misses the 3 from the right corner | 62-44 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Ernest Ward pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 62-44 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Shawn Welch pulls down the rebound | 62-44 |
| 02:11 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James Cupp | 62-47 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Micheal Rose clanks a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Efrain Steinhauer - foul #3 on Efrain Steinhauer, team foul #12 | 62-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Devin Green (PG), Martin Johnson (PF), Cruz Hutchens (C) James Wells, Ernest Ward, Gerald Collar | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Osborne (PG) Eric Waggoner | |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Micheal Rose misses the 1st free throw | 62-47 |
| 01:46 | Illinois | Micheal Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 63-47 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Shawn Welch's layup is rejected by Micheal Rose | 63-47 |
| 01:26 | Illinois | Micheal Rose gets the rebound | 63-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Efrain Steinhauer - foul #4 on Efrain Steinhauer, team foul #13 | 63-47 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh misses the 1st free throw | 63-47 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Freddy Walsh makes the 2nd free throw | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Iowa | Micheal Rose takes the ball from James Cupp | 64-47 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Martin Johnson comes up short on the runner in the paint | 64-47 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | James Cupp pulls down the rebound | 64-47 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Daniel Sanborn clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 64-47 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Shawn Welch grabs the offensive board | 64-47 |
| 00:11 | Iowa | Efrain Steinhauer is called for traveling | 64-47 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Devin Green runs out the clock | 64-47 |