| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) SF - Jason Steller (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) C - Frances Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christopher Caffey (fresh) SG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) SF - Rodney Washington (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Zackery (fresh) C - Marvin Vreeland (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Illinois | Cecil Cook hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:39 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Cecil Cook knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Frances Manning | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | Rodney Washington loses the dribble to Cecil Cook | 3-0 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses the easy layup | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Richard Anderson tips it in | 5-0 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 5-0 |
| 18:45 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery tips it home | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Frances Manning comes up short on the runner from the left block but he's hacked by Dominic Mancini - foul #1 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Jason Steller grabs the offensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:50 | Illinois | Cecil Cook hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jason Steller | 8-2 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Christopher Caffey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 8-2 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 8-2 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses badly on a runner in the paint | 8-2 |
| 17:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Marvin Vreeland | 8-2 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Richard Anderson - foul #1 on Richard Anderson, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Derick Haworth (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Christopher Caffey, Rodney Washington, Swietomierz Zackery, Marvin Vreeland | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini makes the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini misses the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Illinois | Richard Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Richard Anderson misses long on a floater from the baseline | 8-3 |
| 16:26 | Illinois | Richard Anderson snags the offensive board | 8-3 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Arnold Petree throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG) Dominic Mancini | |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Darron Phillips loses the dribble to Arnold Petree in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Cecil Cook banks in the layup on a great pass from Arnold Petree | 10-3 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jason Steller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Frances Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Darron Phillips (fresh) SG - Scott Lawton (fresh) SF - Moshe Gutkowski (fresh) PF - Derick Haworth (fresh) C - Scott Naquin (fresh) | |
| 15:42 | Iowa | Scott Lawton misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 10-3 |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Derick Haworth pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-3 |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Scott Lawton is fouled on the floor by Richard Anderson - foul #2 on Richard Anderson, team foul #2 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF) Jason Steller, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery (PF) Derick Haworth | |
| 15:16 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 10-3 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Scott Naquin snags the offensive board | 10-3 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Darron Phillips scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Scott Lawton | 10-5 |
| 14:47 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw drills a jump hook from the baseline set up by Arnold Petree | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski can't connect on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Cecil Cook - foul #1 on Cecil Cook, team foul #3 | 12-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), William Ross (C) Cecil Cook, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Iowa | Quinton Majors (SG), Derick Haworth (PF), Marvin Vreeland (C) Scott Lawton, Swietomierz Zackery, Scott Naquin | |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski misses the 1st free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski misses the 2nd free throw | 12-5 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Ross | 12-5 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Arnold Petree buries a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Hanshaw | 14-5 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland blows the dunk but he's fouled by Andrew Hanshaw - foul #1 on Andrew Hanshaw, team foul #4 | 14-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SF) William Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Quinton Majors, Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth | |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland makes the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland misses the 2nd free throw | 14-6 |
| 13:45 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Roger Daughtrey | 14-6 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland is hacked by Christian Johnson - foul #1 on Christian Johnson, team foul #5 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Quinton Majors (SG) Scott Lawton | |
| 13:19 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 14-6 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Christian Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 14-6 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (PG), Frances Manning (C) Arnold Petree, Andrew Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Swietomierz Zackery (PF) Quinton Majors, Rodney Washington | |
| 12:35 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland hits the finger roll on a great pass from Scott Lawton | 14-8 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Cecil Cook misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 14-8 |
| 12:15 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery gets the rebound | 14-8 |
| 12:05 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland knocks in the runner from the baseline | 14-10 |
| 12:01 | Illinois | Darron Phillips is called for the reach on Cecil Cook - foul #1 on Darron Phillips, team foul #2 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Caffey (PG), Dominic Mancini (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Darron Phillips, Scott Lawton, Roger Daughtrey, Swietomierz Zackery | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Christian Johnson hits the front of the rim on the runner from the left block but the foul's on Rodney Washington - foul #1 on Rodney Washington, team foul #3 | 14-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Rodney Washington, Marvin Vreeland | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Christian Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 14-10 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Christian Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Cecil Cook (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) SF - Jason Steller (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 1 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christopher Caffey (fresh) SG - Dominic Mancini (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Moshe Gutkowski (fresh) PF - Swietomierz Zackery (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Naquin (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Frances Manning gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Frances Manning lays it up and in on a nice dish by Christian Johnson | 17-10 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Jason Steller gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Cecil Cook scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Frances Manning | 20-10 |
| 09:54 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 20-10 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Frances Manning pulls down the rebound | 20-10 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jason Steller comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Moshe Gutkowski - foul #1 on Moshe Gutkowski, team foul #4 | 20-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Andrew Hanshaw (PF) Larry Lown, Christian Johnson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Scott Lawton (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Marvin Vreeland (C) Christopher Caffey, Dominic Mancini, Moshe Gutkowski, Swietomierz Zackery, Scott Naquin | |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 1st free throw | 20-10 |
| 09:28 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 2nd free throw | 21-10 |
| 09:17 | Iowa | Andrew Hanshaw denies the turnaround by Rodney Washington | 21-10 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland grabs the offensive board | 21-10 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey knocks in the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Rodney Washington and the foul's on Cecil Cook - foul #2 on Cecil Cook, team foul #6 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), William Ross (C) Cecil Cook, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Iowa | Quinton Majors (SG) Scott Lawton | |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey misses the free throw | 21-12 |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw gets the rebound | 21-12 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Jason Steller hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but the foul's on Darron Phillips - foul #2 on Darron Phillips, team foul #5 | 21-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominic Mancini (PG), Derick Haworth (PF) Darron Phillips, Rodney Washington | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 1st free throw | 22-12 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 08:12 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 23-12 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | Larry Lown grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Dominic Mancini is called for the reach on Arnold Petree - foul #2 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #6 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Frances Manning (C) William Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Christopher Caffey (PG), Scott Lawton (SG), Rodney Washington (PF) Dominic Mancini, Quinton Majors, Derick Haworth | |
| 07:31 | Illinois | Rodney Washington picks off the pass by Jason Steller | 23-12 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) SF - Jason Steller (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Hanshaw (fresh) 2 pts. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christopher Caffey (fresh) SG - Scott Lawton (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Rodney Washington (fresh) C - Marvin Vreeland (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Arnold Petree - foul #1 on Arnold Petree, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF) Jason Steller | |
| Subs | Iowa | Quinton Majors (SG) Scott Lawton | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Rodney Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 23-12 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Quinton Majors - foul #1 on Quinton Majors, team foul #7 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery (PF) Rodney Washington | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:59 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Andrew Hanshaw is called for the reach on Swietomierz Zackery - foul #2 on Andrew Hanshaw, team foul #8 | 23-12 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Cook (SG), Richard Anderson (PF) Larry Lown, Andrew Hanshaw | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:32 | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery misses the 1st free throw | 23-12 |
| 06:32 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Cecil Cook can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 23-12 |
| 06:13 | Iowa | Roger Daughtrey grabs the board | 23-12 |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Christopher Caffey scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by Cecil Cook - foul #3 on Cecil Cook, team foul #9 | 23-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG) Cecil Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF) Quinton Majors, Roger Daughtrey, Swietomierz Zackery | |
| 05:53 | Iowa | Christopher Caffey misses the free throw | 23-14 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 23-14 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Arnold Petree drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Larry Lown and the foul's on Moshe Gutkowski - foul #2 on Moshe Gutkowski, team foul #8 | 25-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Quinton Majors (SG), Roger Daughtrey (SF), Derick Haworth (PF) Scott Lawton, Moshe Gutkowski, Rodney Washington | |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the free throw | 26-14 |
| 05:09 | Iowa | Christopher Caffey is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Caffey, team foul #9 | 26-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Swietomierz Zackery (PF) Derick Haworth | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Frances Manning drills a runner from close range on a nice dish by Arnold Petree | 28-14 |
| 04:46 | Iowa | The jump hook by Roger Daughtrey is blocked by Frances Manning | 28-14 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Frances Manning snags the defensive board | 28-14 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Richard Anderson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Christian Johnson | 30-14 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Frances Manning steals the ball from Roger Daughtrey | 30-14 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Arnold Petree misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 30-14 |
| 04:01 | Iowa | Quinton Majors snags the defensive board | 30-14 |
| 03:48 | Iowa | Christopher Caffey misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 30-14 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the board | 30-14 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Arnold Petree scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Larry Lown | 33-14 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Frances Manning (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Christopher Caffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Quinton Majors (fresh) SF - Roger Daughtrey (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Swietomierz Zackery (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Marvin Vreeland (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Quinton Majors loses the ball out of bounds | 33-14 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jason Steller (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF), William Ross (C) Christian Johnson, Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Iowa | Darron Phillips (PG), Dominic Mancini (SG), Moshe Gutkowski (SF), Rodney Washington (PF), Scott Naquin (C) Christopher Caffey, Quinton Majors, Roger Daughtrey, Swietomierz Zackery, Marvin Vreeland | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Andrew Hanshaw misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 33-14 |
| 02:37 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini grabs the board | 33-14 |
| 02:18 | Iowa | Dominic Mancini knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Darron Phillips | 33-17 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Larry Lown is fouled on the floor by Dominic Mancini - foul #3 on Dominic Mancini, team foul #10 | 33-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Lawton (SG), Marvin Vreeland (C) Dominic Mancini, Scott Naquin | |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Larry Lown makes the 1st free throw | 34-17 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Larry Lown makes the 2nd free throw | 35-17 |
| 01:44 | Iowa | Rodney Washington travels with the ball | 35-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Anderson (PF), Frances Manning (C) Andrew Hanshaw, William Ross | |
| Subs | Iowa | Derick Haworth (PF) Rodney Washington | |
| 01:25 | Illinois | Jason Steller's fadeaway is rejected by Marvin Vreeland | 35-17 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland snags the defensive board | 35-17 |
| 01:10 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 35-17 |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Moshe Gutkowski pulls down the offensive rebound | 35-17 |
| 01:03 | Iowa | Jason Steller steals the ball from Derick Haworth | 35-17 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Jason Steller lays it up and in | 37-17 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Richard Anderson - foul #3 on Richard Anderson, team foul #10 | 37-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF), Andrew Hanshaw (PF) Larry Lown, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Rodney Washington (SF), Swietomierz Zackery (PF) Moshe Gutkowski, Derick Haworth | |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland makes the 1st free throw | 37-18 |
| 00:39 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-19 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Frances Manning hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 37-19 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Marvin Vreeland snags the defensive board | 37-19 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Scott Lawton misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 37-19 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Rodney Washington snags the offensive board | 37-19 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The clock runs out | 37-19 |