| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathon Strong (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Mo Ross (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) C - David Reich (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Henry Massey inbounds the ball | 20-29 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Illinois | Henry Massey misses badly on a floater from the right side | 20-29 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani tips it home | 20-31 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani steals the ball from William Morris in the backcourt | 20-31 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 20-31 |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong grabs the board | 20-31 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | William Morris hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Henry Massey - foul #2 on Henry Massey, team foul #1 | 20-31 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | William Morris misses the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 19:15 | Iowa | William Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Kevin Fiorillo takes the ball from Dikembe Agbayani | 21-31 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | David Reich steals the ball from Kevin Fiorillo | 21-31 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Henry Massey | 21-34 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo is fouled on the floor by David Reich - foul #1 on David Reich, team foul #2 | 21-34 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | Dikembe Agbayani steals the ball from Paul Terrell | 21-34 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 21-34 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | David Reich misses the tip | 21-34 |
| 17:19 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo gets the rebound | 21-34 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Albert Tittle - foul #1 on Albert Tittle, team foul #3 | 21-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG), Dominick Soltero (SG), Kyle Taylor (SF), Charles Eiland (C) William Morris, Paul Terrell, Frederick Lott, Jonathon Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, David Reich | |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the 1st free throw | 21-34 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo makes the 2nd free throw | 22-34 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Cecil Wilbourn - foul #2 on Cecil Wilbourn, team foul #1 | 22-34 |
| Subs | Iowa | Frank Stewart (PF) Kevin Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 22-35 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 22-36 |
| 16:29 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 3rd free throw | 22-37 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Rochelle - foul #1 on James Rochelle, team foul #4 | 22-37 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 23-37 |
| 16:09 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Stewart - foul #3 on Frank Stewart, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 24-38 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Cecil Wilbourn (fresh) SG - Dominick Soltero (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kyle Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frank Stewart (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 stl. SG - James Rochelle (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-39 |
| 15:38 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 24-39 |
| 15:13 | Illinois | Dominick Soltero is called for the reach on James Rochelle - foul #2 on Dominick Soltero, team foul #3 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Frederick Lott (SF), Kevin Fiorillo (PF), Jonathon Strong (C) Cecil Wilbourn, Kyle Taylor, Frank Stewart, Charles Eiland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG), Henry Massey (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, James Rochelle, Jacob Sharp, Kurt Gardner | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Mo Ross hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by David Reich | 24-42 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 24-42 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 24-42 |
| 14:10 | Illinois | Henry Massey drills a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Darrel Groesbeck | 24-45 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:57 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 24-45 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | William Morris tips it home | 26-45 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Henry Massey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Albert Tittle hits the follow up shot | 26-47 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong is hacked by David Reich - foul #2 on David Reich, team foul #5 | 26-47 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Terrell (SG), Charles Eiland (C) Dominick Soltero, Jonathon Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by William Morris | 29-47 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Mo Ross misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Frederick Lott snags the defensive board | 29-47 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Frederick Lott misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 29-47 |
| 12:46 | Iowa | Charles Eiland tips it in | 31-47 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Henry Massey | 31-50 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-50 |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Mo Ross snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | David Reich can't finish the layup | 31-50 |
| 11:59 | Iowa | Frederick Lott snags the defensive board | 31-50 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lott (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 18 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Henry Massey (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reich (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | William Morris evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-50 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani gets the rebound | 31-50 |
| 11:19 | Illinois | David Reich is fouled on the floor by Charles Eiland - foul #1 on Charles Eiland, team foul #4 | 31-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG), Dominick Soltero (SF), Frank Stewart (PF), Jonathon Strong (C) William Morris, Frederick Lott, Kevin Fiorillo, Charles Eiland | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), Jacob Sharp (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Mo Ross, Henry Massey, Albert Tittle, David Reich | |
| 11:04 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dikembe Agbayani | 31-52 |
| 10:49 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor connects on the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-52 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-52 |
| 10:29 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp can't tip it in | 34-52 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #6 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG) Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:56 | Iowa | James Rochelle is called for the reach on Dominick Soltero - foul #2 on James Rochelle, team foul #7 | 34-52 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 35-52 |
| 09:56 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero makes the 2nd free throw | 36-52 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner is fouled on the floor by Cecil Wilbourn - foul #3 on Cecil Wilbourn, team foul #5 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo (PF) Frank Stewart | |
| Subs | Illinois | Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) Jacob Sharp, Kurt Gardner | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Reich misses the jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Jonathon Strong - foul #1 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #6 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG) Cecil Wilbourn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SG) James Rochelle | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 1st free throw | 36-53 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 36-54 |
| 09:22 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 36-54 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero tips it home | 38-54 |
| 09:00 | Illinois | David Reich comes up short on the runner from close range | 38-54 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't tip it in | 38-54 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck tips it back up and in | 38-56 |
| 08:43 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses the fadeaway from the left side | 38-56 |
| 08:41 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Kyle Taylor | 38-56 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-56 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 38-56 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | David Reich misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Jonathon Strong - foul #2 on Jonathon Strong, team foul #7 | 38-56 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Terrell (SG), Frederick Lott (SF), Charles Eiland (C) Dominick Soltero, Kyle Taylor, Jonathon Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (PG) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 08:28 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 1st free throw | 38-57 |
| 08:28 | Illinois | David Reich misses the 2nd free throw | 38-57 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo snags the defensive board | 38-57 |
| 08:15 | Iowa | Charles Eiland loses the ball out of bounds | 38-57 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | David Reich lays it in | 38-59 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frederick Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Charles Eiland (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mo Ross (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Henry Massey (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reich (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 07:41 | Iowa | David Reich blocks the short jumper by William Morris | 38-59 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Mo Ross grabs the defensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck can't connect on a runner near the basket | 38-59 |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Albert Tittle grabs the offensive rebound | 38-59 |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Albert Tittle is fouled on the floor by Paul Terrell - foul #2 on Paul Terrell, team foul #8 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Kyle Taylor (PG), Frank Stewart (PF) William Morris, Kevin Fiorillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG), James Rochelle (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) Henry Massey, Darrel Groesbeck, David Reich | |
| 07:27 | Illinois | Albert Tittle misses the 1st free throw | 38-59 |
| 07:27 | Iowa | Charles Eiland grabs the board | 38-59 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor is hacked by Mo Ross - foul #1 on Mo Ross, team foul #8 | 38-59 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (SG) Paul Terrell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) Albert Tittle | |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 39-59 |
| 07:18 | Iowa | Kyle Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 40-59 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Mo Ross makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 40-62 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #9 | 40-62 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG) Frederick Lott | |
| Subs | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck (SF) James Rochelle | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Charles Eiland misses the 1st free throw | 40-62 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Charles Eiland makes the 2nd free throw | 41-62 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-62 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't tip it in | 41-62 |
| 06:24 | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn pulls down the rebound | 41-62 |
| 06:10 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Frank Stewart | 44-62 |
| 05:44 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the finger roll | 44-64 |
| 05:35 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 44-64 |
| 05:33 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner snags the defensive board | 44-64 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Dikembe Agbayani | 44-66 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Charles Eiland hits a runner from the baseline | 46-66 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-66 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Paul Terrell (SG), Frederick Lott (SF), Kevin Fiorillo (PF), Jonathon Strong (C) Cecil Wilbourn, Dominick Soltero, Kyle Taylor, Frank Stewart, Charles Eiland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Henry Massey (SG), Albert Tittle (PF), David Reich (C) Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp, Kurt Gardner | |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Henry Massey scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Mo Ross | 46-69 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | William Morris makes the contested jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Frederick Lott and he's fouled by Mo Ross - foul #2 on Mo Ross, team foul #10 | 48-69 |
| 04:32 | Iowa | William Morris misses the free throw | 48-69 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Albert Tittle gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 04:15 | Illinois | David Reich misses the lay-in | 48-69 |
| 04:14 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo gets the rebound | 48-69 |
| 03:51 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong works out of a doubleteam and scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Paul Terrell | 50-69 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - William Morris (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Terrell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Frederick Lott (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Kevin Fiorillo (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathon Strong (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Mo Ross (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Henry Massey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. PF - Albert Tittle (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Reich (fresh) 15 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | David Reich comes up short on the floater near the basket | 50-69 |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Jonathon Strong grabs the defensive rebound | 50-69 |
| 03:08 | Iowa | Kevin Fiorillo misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 50-69 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 50-69 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | David Reich hits the front of the rim on the shot in the paint | 50-69 |
| 02:46 | Iowa | Paul Terrell pulls down the rebound | 50-69 |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Frederick Lott drills a shot from close range on a great pass from William Morris and he's fouled by Darrel Groesbeck - foul #1 on Darrel Groesbeck, team foul #11 | 52-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dominick Soltero (SG), Charles Eiland (C) Paul Terrell, Jonathon Strong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani (PG) Mo Ross | |
| 02:36 | Iowa | Frederick Lott makes the free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Reich blows the layup but he's fouled by Charles Eiland - foul #2 on Charles Eiland, team foul #9 | 53-69 |
| Subs | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn (PG), Kyle Taylor (SF) William Morris, Frederick Lott | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Reich misses the 1st free throw | 53-69 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 53-70 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Charles Eiland can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 53-70 |
| 02:14 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 53-70 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Henry Massey drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Cecil Wilbourn misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 53-72 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darrel Groesbeck | 53-72 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Dominick Soltero steals it from Darrel Groesbeck | 53-72 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Henry Massey - foul #3 on Henry Massey, team foul #12 | 53-72 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Morris (PG), Frederick Lott (SF), Jonathon Strong (C) Cecil Wilbourn, Kyle Taylor, Charles Eiland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mo Ross (SG) Darrel Groesbeck | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero makes the 1st free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Dominick Soltero misses the 2nd free throw | 54-72 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the board | 54-72 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani drills a floater from the free throw line set up by Albert Tittle | 54-74 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:22 | Iowa | The short jumper by Frederick Lott is denied by David Reich | 54-74 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Mo Ross snags the defensive board | 54-74 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani runs out the clock | 54-74 |