| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 1 ast. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Perry Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman inbounds the ball | 36-31 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 36-31 |
| 19:48 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Apel | 36-31 |
| 19:31 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 38-31 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by William Morris | 38-33 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Byron Jordan clanks a 3 from the left corner | 38-33 |
| 18:51 | Iowa | Charles Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:41 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-33 |
| 18:40 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo grabs the offensive rebound | 38-33 |
| 18:31 | Iowa | Jacob Sharp swats the layup by Kevin Fiorillo | 38-33 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the board | 38-33 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-33 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it home | 40-33 |
| 18:05 | Iowa | Darrel Groesbeck is called for the reach on Kevin Fiorillo - foul #2 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #1 | 40-33 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Perry Wagner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-33 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 40-33 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-33 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | Charles Eiland loses the dribble to Jeffrey Apel | 43-33 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 43-33 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo snags the defensive board | 43-33 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Byron Jordan - foul #2 on Byron Jordan, team foul #2 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), James Joseph (SF), David Reich (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (PG), Paul Terrell (SF) William Morris, Perry Wagner | |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the 1st free throw | 43-33 |
| 16:50 | Iowa | Charles Eiland makes the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani throws it down on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 45-34 |
| 16:33 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-34 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 16:14 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck's pass is intercepted by Kevin Fiorillo | 45-34 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Charles Eiland pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - David Reich (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Terrell (fresh) PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Eiland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero clanks a 3 from the right wing | 45-34 |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Charles Eiland hits the follow up shot | 45-36 |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Dominick Soltero takes the ball from Byron Jordan in the backcourt | 45-36 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach banks in the layup on a great pass from Dominick Soltero | 45-38 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Byron Jordan clanks a 3 from straight away | 45-38 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Charles Eiland grabs the defensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 15:12 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani steals it from Christopher Auerbach | 45-38 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is hacked by Dominick Soltero in the backcourt - foul #2 on Dominick Soltero, team foul #1 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Vule Zimmerman (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Byron Jordan, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Kyle Taylor (SG), Perry Wagner (SF), William Thompson (C) Dominick Soltero, Christopher Auerbach, Paul Terrell, Charles Eiland | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is called for traveling | 45-38 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor travels with the ball | 45-38 |
| 14:15 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-38 |
| 13:56 | Iowa | William Thompson snags the defensive board | 45-38 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Kurt Gardner (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach (SG) Kyle Taylor | |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the easy layup | 45-38 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the offensive rebound | 45-38 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses short on a floater from the left side | 45-38 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | William Thompson gets the rebound | 45-38 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Byron Jordan - foul #3 on Byron Jordan, team foul #3 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF) Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (PG) William Morris | |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach misses the 1st free throw | 45-38 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach makes the 2nd free throw | 45-39 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-39 |
| 12:33 | Illinois | Byron Jordan grabs the offensive rebound | 45-39 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | William Thompson takes the ball from Jeffrey Apel | 45-39 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Fiorillo out of a doubleteam | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Perry Wagner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner is hacked by William Thompson - foul #4 on William Thompson, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (SG), Jacob Sharp (C) Jeffrey Apel, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (SG), Paul Terrell (SF), Charles Eiland (C) Christopher Auerbach, Perry Wagner, William Thompson | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck dunks the ball on a nice dish by James Joseph | 47-42 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #4 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG) Byron Jordan | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG) Dominick Soltero | |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 11:12 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo makes the 2nd free throw | 47-43 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is hacked by Kyle Taylor - foul #1 on Kyle Taylor, team foul #3 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach (SG) Kyle Taylor | |
| 10:25 | Illinois | James Joseph hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 47-43 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the offensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 50-43 |
| 09:47 | Iowa | Charles Eiland makes the driving attempt from close range set up by William Morris | 50-45 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Charles Eiland steps in front of the Jacob Sharp pass | 50-45 |
| 09:28 | Iowa | Paul Terrell misses long on an open jumper from the free throw line | 50-45 |
| 09:26 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 50-45 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Jacob Sharp | 53-45 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | James Joseph steals it from Christopher Auerbach out of a doubleteam | 53-45 |
| 08:21 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 53-45 |
| 08:19 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Charles Eiland | 53-45 |
| 08:05 | Iowa | Jacob Sharp is called for the reach on Paul Terrell - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), James Rochelle (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Vule Zimmerman, James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (PG), Kyle Taylor (SG), Perry Wagner (SF) William Morris, Christopher Auerbach, Paul Terrell | |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero is fouled on the floor by Byron Jordan - foul #4 on Byron Jordan, team foul #6 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Thompson (C) Kevin Fiorillo | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Rochelle (fresh) PF - David Reich (fresh) 4 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Perry Wagner (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Eiland (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. C - William Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the easy layup | 53-45 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Byron Jordan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 56-45 |
| 07:04 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 56-45 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | James Rochelle grabs the board | 56-45 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Charles Eiland denies the turnaround by David Reich | 56-45 |
| 06:37 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive board | 56-45 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | James Rochelle hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-45 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner hits the follow up shot | 58-45 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Charles Eiland can't finish the layup but the foul's on Jeffrey Apel - foul #1 on Jeffrey Apel, team foul #7 | 58-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Rochelle, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG) Dominick Soltero, Kyle Taylor | |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the 1st free throw | 58-45 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Charles Eiland makes the 2nd free throw | 58-46 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 05:36 | Iowa | Charles Eiland pulls down the rebound | 58-46 |
| 05:20 | Iowa | Perry Wagner loses the ball out of bounds | 58-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo (PF) Charles Eiland | |
| 05:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-46 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Perry Wagner grabs the defensive rebound | 58-46 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 58-46 |
| 04:57 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the rebound | 58-46 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 60-46 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| 04:39 | Iowa | Perry Wagner can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-46 |
| 04:38 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp snags the defensive board | 60-46 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 60-46 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it back up and in | 62-46 |
| 04:20 | Iowa | William Thompson is whistled for a carry | 62-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Joseph (SF) Byron Jordan, Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Terrell (SF) Perry Wagner | |
| 04:07 | Illinois | Kevin Fiorillo takes the ball from James Joseph | 62-46 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Paul Terrell connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-48 |
| 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 (+4) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Joseph (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Christopher Auerbach (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Terrell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - William Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 65-48 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 65-50 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), David Reich (C) Vule Zimmerman, James Joseph, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (PG), Perry Wagner (SF) William Morris, Paul Terrell | |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 65-50 |
| 02:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dominick Soltero | 65-50 |
| 02:23 | Iowa | Christopher Auerbach splits the doubleteam and buries a shot from the left side | 65-52 |
| 02:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Kevin Fiorillo - foul #3 on Kevin Fiorillo, team foul #4 | 65-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (SG), Charles Eiland (PF) Christopher Auerbach, Kevin Fiorillo | |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 68-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | William Thompson drills a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Perry Wagner and he's fouled by Kurt Gardner - foul #2 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #8 | 68-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SF), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, David Reich, Kurt Gardner | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Christopher Auerbach (SG), Kevin Fiorillo (PF) Dominick Soltero, Kyle Taylor, Charles Eiland | |
| 01:41 | Iowa | William Thompson makes the free throw | 68-55 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Morris - foul #2 on William Morris, team foul #5 | 68-55 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 69-55 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 70-55 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Jeffrey Apel picks off the pass by Kevin Fiorillo out of a doubleteam | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:37 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't tip it in | 70-55 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo gets the rebound | 70-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo is hacked by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #3 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #9 | 70-55 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the 1st free throw | 70-55 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp grabs the board | 70-55 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 70-55 |
| 00:07 | Iowa | Perry Wagner snags the defensive board | 70-55 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 70-55 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 70-55 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp runs out the clock | 70-55 |