| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - James Woodley (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders inbounds the ball | 23-23 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Lonnie Townsend blocks the short jumper by John Job | 23-23 |
| 19:39 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber gets the rebound | 23-23 |
| 19:10 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is fouled on the floor by James Woodley - foul #1 on James Woodley, team foul #1 | 23-23 |
| 18:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber throws it down despite the doubleteam set up by Donald Rice | 25-23 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | James Woodley hits a floater in the lane set up by John Job and he's hacked by Jonathan Barber - foul #1 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | James Woodley makes the free throw | 25-26 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber misses the layup against the doubleteam | 25-26 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne tips it back up and in | 27-26 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Timothy Parks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Rice | 27-26 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Melvin King and he's fouled by Timothy Parks - foul #4 on Timothy Parks, team foul #2 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG) Timothy Parks | |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses the free throw | 29-26 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | James Woodley grabs the board | 29-26 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | James Woodley drills a shot from the right side set up by Brian Baker | 29-28 |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Donald Rice hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-28 |
| 16:49 | Illinois | John Job gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Andrew Toney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG) Melvin King | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Robert Hazley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 16:00 | Iowa | Donald Rice grabs the offensive board | 29-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) PF - George Hohl (fresh) C - Jerry Behne (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 29-28 |
| 15:43 | Illinois | Jerry Behne snags the defensive board | 29-28 |
| 15:20 | Illinois | George Hohl hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 29-28 |
| 15:18 | Iowa | Robert Hazley gets the rebound | 29-28 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by Blaine Hackworth - foul #2 on Blaine Hackworth, team foul #3 | 29-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG) Robert Hazley | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Brian Baker knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Job | 31-31 |
| 14:27 | Iowa | Donald Rice knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Melvin King | 33-31 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | John Job misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Lonnie Townsend - foul #2 on Lonnie Townsend, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 13:59 | Illinois | John Job makes the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:59 | Illinois | John Job misses the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 13:59 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | John Job denies the turnaround by Jonathan Barber | 33-32 |
| 13:29 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Andrew Toney clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 13:09 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber grabs the board | 33-32 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | Mohamed Chadbourne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dikembe Okoro (PF), Christopher Heller (C) Lonnie Townsend, Jonathan Barber | |
| Subs | Illinois | Timothy Parks (SG), Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF), Jerry Behne (C) Andrew Toney, Shannon Sanders, John Job, James Woodley | |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 12:16 | Illinois | Brian Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-32 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Timothy Parks is hacked by Dikembe Okoro - foul #1 on Dikembe Okoro, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Hazley (PG), Charles Gay (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF) Melvin King, Donald Rice, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Hazley (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Christopher Heller (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Timothy Parks (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) PF - George Hohl (fresh) C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Brian Baker misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Robert Hazley - foul #1 on Robert Hazley, team foul #4 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF), John Job (PF) Blaine Hackworth, George Hohl | |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 11:27 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-34 |
| 11:08 | Iowa | John Job steps in front of the Robert Hazley pass | 33-34 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Brian Baker makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from John Job | 33-37 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Timothy Parks - foul #5 on Timothy Parks, team foul #4 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Toney (SG), James Woodley (C) Timothy Parks, Jerry Behne | |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | Robert Hazley misses the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:30 | Illinois | Andrew Toney snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | John Job loses the dribble to Donald Rice | 33-37 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Donald Rice hits the finger roll | 35-37 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | John Job buries a runner near the basket | 35-39 |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Andrew Toney takes the ball from Donald Rice | 35-39 |
| 08:48 | Illinois | James Woodley is called for traveling | 35-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | Melvin King (PG), Dikembe Okoro (PF), Jonathan Barber (C) Robert Hazley, Lonnie Townsend, Christopher Heller | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF), George Hohl (PF) Shannon Sanders, John Job | |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Melvin King connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Andrew Toney drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Woodley | 38-42 |
| 07:54 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber is hacked by James Woodley - foul #2 on James Woodley, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Gay (SG), Nathaniel Banks (SF) Donald Rice, Mohamed Chadbourne | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Behne (C) James Woodley | |
| 07:28 | Iowa | Melvin King is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-42 |
| 07:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to George Hohl | 38-42 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Gay (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Nathaniel Banks (fresh) PF - Dikembe Okoro (fresh) C - Jonathan Barber (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (tiring) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Blaine Hackworth (fresh) PF - George Hohl (fresh) C - Jerry Behne (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Melvin King is called for the reach on George Hohl - foul #1 on Melvin King, team foul #5 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend (PF) Dikembe Okoro | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Brian Baker drills a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Blaine Hackworth | 38-45 |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Lonnie Townsend and he's hacked by George Hohl - foul #1 on George Hohl, team foul #6 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Rice (SG), Mohamed Chadbourne (SF) Charles Gay, Nathaniel Banks | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Job (PF), James Woodley (C) George Hohl, Jerry Behne | |
| 06:17 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the free throw | 41-45 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Andrew Toney comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-45 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the board | 41-45 |
| 05:27 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber's fadeaway is rejected by James Woodley | 41-45 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | The rebound goes to James Woodley | 41-45 |
| 05:06 | Illinois | John Job makes the jumper near the basket | 41-47 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Donald Rice drills a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Jonathan Barber out of the doubleteam | 43-47 |
| 04:44 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 43-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shannon Sanders (SF) Blaine Hackworth | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Brian Baker knocks in the shot from the right side | 43-49 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Shannon Sanders - foul #2 on Shannon Sanders, team foul #7 | 43-49 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 1st free throw | 44-49 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | Jonathan Barber makes the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Mohamed Chadbourne swats the shot by James Woodley | 45-49 |
| 03:22 | Iowa | Melvin King pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Melvin King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Rice (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Mohamed Chadbourne (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lonnie Townsend (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Barber (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Brian Baker (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Toney (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Shannon Sanders (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Job (fresh) 12 pts. 7 reb. 3 stl. C - James Woodley (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Iowa | James Woodley swats the short shot by Lonnie Townsend | 45-49 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | John Job gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | John Job drills a turnaround from the right block | 45-51 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Donald Rice misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 45-51 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 45-51 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Jonathan Barber is called for the reach on Andrew Toney - foul #2 on Jonathan Barber, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Jonathan Barber denies the turnaround by John Job | 45-51 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Shannon Sanders hits the follow up shot | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:09 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend is open but comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 45-53 |
| 01:08 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-53 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Melvin King shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Andrew Toney makes the floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Brian Baker | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Melvin King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 48-55 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Andrew Toney gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Donald Rice is called for the reach on Andrew Toney in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donald Rice, team foul #7 | 48-55 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | George Hohl (PF) John Job | |
| 00:24 | Illinois | Andrew Toney misses the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Lonnie Townsend | 48-55 |
| 00:20 | Iowa | Donald Rice loses the ball out of bounds | 48-55 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Donald Rice is called for the reach on George Hohl in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Rice, team foul #8 | 48-55 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | George Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | George Hohl misses the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Lonnie Townsend grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Melvin King hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 48-56 |
| 00:08 | Iowa | Melvin King grabs the offensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Melvin King drills a 3 from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Blaine Hackworth (SF) Shannon Sanders | |
| 00:03 | Illinois | George Hohl is fouled in the backcourt by Melvin King - foul #2 on Melvin King, team foul #9 | 51-56 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | George Hohl makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | George Hohl makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Melvin King misses the halfcourt shot | 51-58 |