| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. C - David Reich (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jermaine Evans (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Arthur Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Brown (fresh) 3 pts. C - Jeffrey Komar (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Henry Massey inbounds the ball | 35-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Mo Ross can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 35-34 |
| 19:46 | Iona | Joseph Brown grabs the board | 35-34 |
| 19:41 | Iona | Henry Massey steals it from Eric Gibson | 35-34 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Mo Ross's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-34 |
| 19:11 | Iona | Albert Tittle steals the ball from Jermaine Evans | 35-34 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| 18:48 | Iona | David Reich picks off the pass by Jermaine Evans | 35-34 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Mo Ross is hacked by Arthur Thomas - foul #3 on Arthur Thomas, team foul #1 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Israel Guiterrez (SF) Arthur Thomas | |
| 18:29 | Illinois | David Reich scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Mo Ross | 37-34 |
| 18:25 | Iona | Eric Gibson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 18:15 | Illinois | Mo Ross clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 37-34 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 18:13 | Illinois | David Reich misses the tip | 37-34 |
| 18:12 | Iona | Jermaine Evans pulls down the rebound | 37-34 |
| 18:07 | Iona | Jermaine Evans connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Eric Gibson | 37-37 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | David Reich hits the finger roll | 39-37 |
| 17:21 | Iona | Jermaine Evans blows the layup | 39-37 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Mo Ross pulls down the rebound | 39-37 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Albert Tittle scores on a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Mo Ross | 41-37 |
| 16:55 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 41-37 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | David Reich pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 16:47 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the finger roll set up by Henry Massey | 43-37 |
| 16:33 | Iona | Jermaine Evans can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-37 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the board | 43-37 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Albert Tittle | 46-37 |
| 16:23 | Iona | Eric Gibson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 46-37 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 46-37 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-37 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Albert Tittle tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 16:01 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez grabs the board | 46-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - David Reich (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Eric Gibson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jermaine Evans (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Israel Guiterrez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Komar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Iona | David Reich swats the layup by Joseph Brown | 46-37 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Massey | 46-37 |
| 15:42 | Illinois | Mo Ross knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 49-37 |
| 15:33 | Iona | Jeffrey Komar clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-37 |
| 15:31 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffrey Komar | 49-37 |
| 15:16 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 49-37 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 49-37 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Reich makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Mo Ross and he's hacked by Jeffrey Komar - foul #2 on Jeffrey Komar, team foul #2 | 51-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF) Mo Ross, Henry Massey | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Willett (PG), Isaac Bowers (SG), Arthur Thomas (SF), Robert Gabel (PF), Michael Phillips (C) Eric Gibson, Jermaine Evans, Israel Guiterrez, Joseph Brown, Jeffrey Komar | |
| 14:55 | Illinois | David Reich makes the free throw | 52-37 |
| 14:42 | Iona | Isaac Bowers comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 14:41 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Arthur Thomas | 52-37 |
| 14:36 | Iona | Michael Willett hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-37 |
| 14:35 | Iona | Arthur Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 14:21 | Iona | Isaac Bowers evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 14:19 | Iona | Michael Phillips gets the offensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 14:04 | Iona | The pull-up jumper by Arthur Thomas is blocked by Albert Tittle | 52-37 |
| 14:03 | Iona | Arthur Thomas tips it but misses | 52-37 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-37 |
| 13:51 | Iona | Arthur Thomas gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 13:45 | Iona | A charge is called on Michael Phillips - foul #3 on Michael Phillips, team foul #3 | 52-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jacob Sharp (C) David Reich | |
| Subs | Iona | | |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 52-37 |
| 13:33 | Iona | Robert Gabel snags the defensive board | 52-37 |
| 13:28 | Iona | Michael Willett clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 52-37 |
| 13:27 | Iona | Arthur Thomas hits the follow up shot | 52-39 |
| 13:12 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck knocks in the runner from close range set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 54-39 |
| 13:03 | Iona | Arthur Thomas's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Agbayani | 54-39 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani lays it in | 56-39 |
| 12:31 | Iona | Michael Willett is whistled for traveling | 56-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG) James Rochelle | |
| Subs | Iona | Eric Gibson (PG), Michael Furr (PF), Jeffrey Komar (C) Michael Willett, Robert Gabel, Michael Phillips | |
| 12:14 | Illinois | Mo Ross loses the dribble to Isaac Bowers | 56-39 |
| 12:11 | Iona | Isaac Bowers can't finish the layup | 56-39 |
| 12:10 | Iona | Arthur Thomas tips it in | 56-41 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Michael Furr - foul #1 on Michael Furr, team foul #4 | 56-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Jermaine Evans (SF) Arthur Thomas | |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck misses the 2nd free throw | 57-41 |
| 11:54 | Iona | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Komar | 57-41 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 19 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Albert Tittle (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Bowers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Jermaine Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Furr (fresh) C - Jeffrey Komar (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Iona | Isaac Bowers works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 57-41 |
| 11:43 | Iona | Michael Furr grabs the offensive rebound | 57-41 |
| 11:34 | Iona | Isaac Bowers can't throw it down against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Mo Ross - foul #3 on Mo Ross, team foul #2 | 57-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), David Ridenhour (C) Darrel Groesbeck, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iona | Israel Guiterrez (SF) Jeffrey Komar | |
| 11:34 | Iona | Isaac Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 57-42 |
| 11:34 | Iona | Isaac Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 57-43 |
| 11:18 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 57-43 |
| 11:17 | Iona | Michael Furr grabs the defensive rebound | 57-43 |
| 11:13 | Iona | David Ridenhour blocks the jumper by Eric Gibson | 57-43 |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Henry Massey gets the rebound | 57-43 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 57-43 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the offensive board | 57-43 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani's pass is intercepted by Jermaine Evans | 57-43 |
| 10:29 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez connects on the open pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Eric Gibson | 57-45 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Mo Ross and the foul's on Israel Guiterrez - foul #1 on Israel Guiterrez, team foul #5 | 59-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (PF) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle | |
| Subs | Iona | Robert Gabel (PF), Michael Phillips (C) Isaac Bowers, Michael Furr | |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the free throw | 60-45 |
| 09:58 | Iona | James Rochelle steps in front of the Robert Gabel pass | 60-45 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG), David Reich (PF) Dikembe Agbayani, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Willett (SG), Arthur Thomas (SF), Joseph Brown (PF) Jermaine Evans, Israel Guiterrez, Michael Phillips | |
| 09:28 | Iona | Michael Willett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iona | Isaac Bowers (SG) Eric Gibson | |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Isaac Bowers picks off the pass by Mo Ross | 60-45 |
| 09:05 | Iona | Michael Willett clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-45 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck is fouled on the floor by Arthur Thomas - foul #4 on Arthur Thomas, team foul #6 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Albert Tittle (PF) Mo Ross, Jacob Sharp | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Furr (SF) Arthur Thomas | |
| 08:46 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses the floater from the left side | 60-45 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:24 | Illinois | David Reich misses the floater from the left wing | 60-45 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck gets the offensive rebound | 60-45 |
| 08:14 | Illinois | Joseph Brown steals the ball from Albert Tittle | 60-45 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 08:07 | Iona | Michael Willett is fouled on the floor by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #1 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #3 | 60-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), Mo Ross (SG), David Ridenhour (C) Darrel Groesbeck, James Rochelle, David Reich | |
| Subs | Iona | Eric Gibson (PG), Jermaine Evans (SF), Jeffrey Komar (C) Isaac Bowers, Joseph Brown, Robert Gabel | |
| 07:54 | Iona | Jermaine Evans loses the dribble to Henry Massey | 60-45 |
| 07:51 | Illinois | Henry Massey dunks the ball | 62-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tiring) 22 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SF - Henry Massey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Albert Tittle (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - David Ridenhour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Eric Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Willett (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jermaine Evans (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Michael Furr (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Komar (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Iona | Michael Furr misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 62-45 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani gets the rebound | 62-45 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 62-45 |
| 07:09 | Iona | Jermaine Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 62-45 |
| 07:05 | Iona | Eric Gibson hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Michael Willett | 62-47 |
| 06:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 65-47 |
| 06:45 | Iona | Michael Furr hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 65-47 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Mo Ross grabs the board | 65-47 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Henry Massey comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 65-47 |
| 06:22 | Iona | Jeffrey Komar grabs the defensive rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:18 | Iona | Michael Willett misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #3 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #4 | 65-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), David Reich (PF), Jacob Sharp (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Iona | Arthur Thomas (SF), Joseph Brown (PF), Robert Gabel (C) Eric Gibson, Michael Furr, Jeffrey Komar | |
| 06:18 | Iona | Michael Willett misses the 1st free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:18 | Iona | Michael Willett misses the 2nd free throw | 65-47 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 65-47 |
| 06:11 | Illinois | David Reich connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 67-47 |
| 05:50 | Iona | Michael Willett makes the floater from just outside the lane and he's hacked by David Reich - foul #1 on David Reich, team foul #5 | 67-49 |
| 05:50 | Iona | Michael Willett misses the free throw | 67-49 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp pulls down the rebound | 67-49 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by James Rochelle | 69-49 |
| 05:10 | Iona | Jermaine Evans scores on a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Michael Willett | 69-51 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp drills a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Robert Gabel - foul #1 on Robert Gabel, team foul #7 | 71-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Mo Ross | |
| Subs | Iona | Eric Gibson (PG), Isaac Bowers (SG), Michael Phillips (C) Michael Willett, Jermaine Evans, Robert Gabel | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses the free throw | 71-51 |
| 04:58 | Iona | Joseph Brown pulls down the rebound | 71-51 |
| 04:42 | Iona | James Rochelle picks off the pass by Joseph Brown | 71-51 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | David Reich misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 71-51 |
| 04:22 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it back up and in | 73-51 |
| 04:05 | Iona | Arthur Thomas splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 73-51 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp gets the rebound | 73-51 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp loses the ball out of bounds | 73-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SF), Kurt Gardner (PF), David Ridenhour (C) James Rochelle, Jacob Sharp, David Reich | |
| Subs | Iona | Jesse Klapper (PG), Jermaine Evans (SG), Israel Guiterrez (SF), Robert Gabel (PF) Eric Gibson, Isaac Bowers, Arthur Thomas, Joseph Brown | |
| 03:32 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez clanks a 3 from the right corner | 73-51 |
| 03:30 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (tired) 25 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Kurt Gardner (fresh) C - David Ridenhour (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iona | PG - Jesse Klapper (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Jermaine Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. SF - Israel Guiterrez (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Gabel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Michael Phillips (fresh) 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 73-51 |
| 03:06 | Iona | Robert Gabel grabs the defensive rebound | 73-51 |
| 03:01 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez connects on the jump hook from the right block | 73-53 |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 73-53 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | David Ridenhour pulls down the offensive rebound | 73-53 |
| 02:03 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 75-53 |
| 01:48 | Iona | Jermaine Evans connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 75-56 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Henry Massey connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Israel Guiterrez - foul #2 on Israel Guiterrez, team foul #8 | 77-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner, David Ridenhour | |
| Subs | Iona | Michael Willett (PG) Jesse Klapper | |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Henry Massey makes the free throw | 78-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:15 | Iona | Israel Guiterrez can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 78-56 |
| 01:14 | Iona | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Phillips | 78-56 |
| 00:56 | Iona | Jermaine Evans misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 78-56 |
| 00:55 | Iona | Robert Gabel hits the follow up shot | 78-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani banks in the layup | 80-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Iona | Iona is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:24 | Iona | Michael Willett's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Agbayani in the backcourt | 80-58 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 80-58 |