| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) SG - James Poplawski (fresh) SF - Eugene Prochaska (fresh) PF - George Degnan (fresh) C - Geoffrey Horton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jason Eastridge (fresh) SG - Arturo Rios (fresh) SF - Charles Teske (fresh) PF - Guy Eisenman (fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:48 | Illinois | George Degnan is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:46 | Illinois | James Poplawski hits the follow up shot | 2-0 |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Geoffrey Horton steals it from Jason Eastridge | 2-0 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Guy Eisenman picks off the pass by George Degnan | 2-0 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge misses the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 19:03 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 18:42 | Illinois | James Poplawski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Dallas Antone | 5-0 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman buries a floater from close range and he's hacked by George Degnan - foul #1 on George Degnan, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 5-3 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton tips it home | 7-3 |
| 17:43 | Iowa | Arturo Rios clanks a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-3 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton gets the rebound | 7-3 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Charles Teske steals the ball from Geoffrey Horton in the backcourt | 7-3 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Arturo Rios lays it up and in on a great pass from Charles Teske | 7-5 |
| 17:32 | Illinois | George Degnan throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-5 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Wesley Powell (SF), Marion Merritt (PF), Raymond Green (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Eugene Prochaska, George Degnan, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Raffa (PG), Benjamin Whitehead (SG), Justin Mosier (SF), Cameron Hackman (PF), Kirk Booker (C) Jason Eastridge, Arturo Rios, Charles Teske, Guy Eisenman, Paul Smith | |
| 17:10 | Iowa | Richard Raffa is called for traveling | 7-5 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 7-5 |
| 16:54 | Iowa | Cameron Hackman pulls down the rebound | 7-5 |
| 16:40 | Iowa | Justin Mosier is denied on a layup by Raymond Green | 7-5 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Richard Raffa grabs the offensive board | 7-5 |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Richard Raffa knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 7-7 |
| 16:06 | Illinois | The short jumper by Randall Mendelsohn is denied by Cameron Hackman | 7-7 |
| 16:05 | Iowa | Kirk Booker grabs the board | 7-7 |
| 15:45 | Iowa | Benjamin Whitehead scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 7-9 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) SF - Wesley Powell (fairly fresh) PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Green (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard Raffa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Benjamin Whitehead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Justin Mosier (fairly fresh) PF - Cameron Hackman (fairly fresh) C - Kirk Booker (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn is fouled in the backcourt by Cameron Hackman - foul #1 on Cameron Hackman, team foul #1 | 7-9 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Randall Mendelsohn, John Kelly, Wesley Powell, Marion Merritt, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arturo Rios (SG), Charles Teske (SF), Guy Eisenman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Richard Raffa, Benjamin Whitehead, Cameron Hackman, Kirk Booker | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 7-9 |
| 15:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Guy Eisenman | 7-9 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Paul Smith hits the finger roll on a great pass from Justin Mosier | 7-11 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the easy layup but the foul's on Paul Smith - foul #1 on Paul Smith, team foul #2 | 7-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG) Justin Mosier | |
| 15:08 | Illinois | George Degnan makes the 1st free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:08 | Illinois | George Degnan misses the 2nd free throw | 8-11 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman snags the defensive board | 8-11 |
| 14:54 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 8-11 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton pulls down the rebound | 8-11 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | James Dimarco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Kelly (SG) Dallas Antone | |
| Subs | Iowa | Justin Mosier (PG) Jason Eastridge | |
| 14:20 | Iowa | Arturo Rios is fouled on the floor by George Degnan - foul #2 on George Degnan, team foul #2 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) George Degnan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Richard Raffa (C) Arturo Rios, Paul Smith | |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Marion Merritt takes the ball from Guy Eisenman | 8-11 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton is open and buries a fadeaway near the basket | 10-11 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | The jump hook by Guy Eisenman is blocked by Geoffrey Horton | 10-11 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman tips it home | 10-13 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the easy layup | 10-13 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | Marion Merritt snags the offensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | James Dimarco misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:57 | Iowa | Charles Teske snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 10-13 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton snags the defensive board | 10-13 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Guy Eisenman - foul #1 on Guy Eisenman, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Poplawski (SG), Wesley Powell (PF), Raymond Green (C) James Dimarco, John Kelly, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arturo Rios (SG), Cameron Hackman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Jason Eastridge, Guy Eisenman, Richard Raffa | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 11-13 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 2nd free throw | 12-13 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Raymond Green is called for the reach on Arturo Rios - foul #1 on Raymond Green, team foul #3 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:53 | Iowa | Charles Teske misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 12-13 |
| 11:52 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Raymond Green | 12-13 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Raymond Green misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 12-13 |
| 11:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Paul Smith | 12-13 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dallas Antone (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Poplawski (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wesley Powell (fresh) PF - Marion Merritt (fairly fresh) C - Raymond Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Justin Mosier (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Arturo Rios (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Teske (fairly fresh) PF - Cameron Hackman (fresh) C - Paul Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Justin Mosier can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Dallas Antone - foul #1 on Dallas Antone, team foul #4 | 12-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Guy Eisenman (PF) Cameron Hackman | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Justin Mosier makes the 1st free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Justin Mosier misses the 2nd free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Paul Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:24 | Iowa | Charles Teske clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 12-14 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Marion Merritt grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | James Poplawski misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-14 |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Charles Teske grabs the board | 12-14 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman misses the easy layup | 12-14 |
| 10:57 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Arturo Rios | 12-14 |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Justin Mosier knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Arturo Rios | 12-16 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Wesley Powell is open and scores on a shot in the lane set up by Dallas Antone | 14-16 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Paul Smith misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Marion Merritt - foul #1 on Marion Merritt, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Dimarco (SG), John Kelly (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Cameron Hackman (PF) Charles Teske, Guy Eisenman | |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Paul Smith makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Paul Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | John Kelly clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 14-18 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Cameron Hackman grabs the board | 14-18 |
| 09:42 | Iowa | James Dimarco steals it from Justin Mosier | 14-18 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Marion Merritt is fouled on the floor by Cameron Hackman - foul #2 on Cameron Hackman, team foul #4 | 14-18 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF) James Dimarco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Teske (SF), Guy Eisenman (PF) Justin Mosier, Cameron Hackman | |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-18 |
| 08:53 | Illinois | John Kelly loses the dribble to Arturo Rios | 14-18 |
| 08:39 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge hits a 3 from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 08:32 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton buries a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Eugene Prochaska | 17-21 |
| 08:07 | Iowa | Charles Teske scores on a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from Arturo Rios | 17-23 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 20-23 |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Arturo Rios misses the easy layup | 20-23 |
| 07:40 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman can't tip it in | 20-23 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman tips it in | 20-25 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fairly fresh) SG - John Kelly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Marion Merritt (tired) 2 reb. C - Geoffrey Horton (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jason Eastridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Arturo Rios (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Teske (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Guy Eisenman (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Paul Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), James Dimarco (SG), Wesley Powell (PF), Raymond Green (C) Randall Mendelsohn, John Kelly, Marion Merritt, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Benjamin Whitehead (PG), Justin Mosier (SG), Kirk Booker (PF), Richard Raffa (C) Jason Eastridge, Arturo Rios, Guy Eisenman, Paul Smith | |
| 07:25 | Iowa | Kirk Booker can't connect on a floater from the left side | 20-25 |
| 07:23 | Illinois | Raymond Green snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Charles Teske is called for the reach on Eugene Prochaska in the backcourt - foul #1 on Charles Teske, team foul #5 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arturo Rios (SG) Benjamin Whitehead | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Arturo Rios takes the ball from Dallas Antone | 20-25 |
| 06:58 | Iowa | Arturo Rios lays it up and in | 20-27 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Kirk Booker gets the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:42 | Iowa | Justin Mosier comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Raymond Green pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Dallas Antone's floater is knocked away by Kirk Booker | 20-27 |
| 06:30 | Iowa | Richard Raffa pulls down the rebound | 20-27 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Richard Raffa clanks a driving attempt in the paint | 20-27 |
| 06:22 | Iowa | Kirk Booker hits the follow up shot | 20-29 |
| 06:07 | Illinois | Dallas Antone is fouled on the floor by Justin Mosier - foul #1 on Justin Mosier, team foul #6 | 20-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG), John Kelly (SF) James Dimarco, Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Guy Eisenman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Arturo Rios, Kirk Booker, Richard Raffa | |
| 05:56 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by James Poplawski | 22-29 |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Paul Smith comes up short on the shot from the left block | 22-29 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Dallas Antone gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Raymond Green comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 22-29 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Charles Teske gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 04:59 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Marion Merritt (PF) Wesley Powell | |
| Subs | Iowa | Benjamin Whitehead (PG), Arturo Rios (SG), Cameron Hackman (PF) Jason Eastridge, Charles Teske, Guy Eisenman | |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Arturo Rios misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Raymond Green - foul #2 on Raymond Green, team foul #6 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton (C) Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Guy Eisenman (PF) Benjamin Whitehead, Cameron Hackman | |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Arturo Rios misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Arturo Rios makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | John Kelly is hacked by Justin Mosier - foul #2 on Justin Mosier, team foul #7 | 22-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), James Dimarco (SG) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Teske (SF), Richard Raffa (C) Jason Eastridge, Paul Smith | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 1st free throw | 23-30 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | John Kelly makes the 2nd free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Charles Teske misses the dunk but he's fouled by John Kelly - foul #1 on John Kelly, team foul #7 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska (SF), George Degnan (PF) James Dimarco, Marion Merritt | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Cameron Hackman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Arturo Rios, Guy Eisenman, Richard Raffa | |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Charles Teske makes the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Charles Teske misses the 2nd free throw | 24-31 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton grabs the board | 24-31 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | John Kelly hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 24-31 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn tips it in | 26-31 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Randall Mendelsohn (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Kelly (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Prochaska (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Degnan (fresh) 1 pts. C - Geoffrey Horton (tiring) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jason Eastridge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Justin Mosier (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Teske (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cameron Hackman (fresh) 2 reb. C - Paul Smith (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Iowa | Cameron Hackman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dimarco (SG), Raymond Green (C) John Kelly, Geoffrey Horton | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arturo Rios (SG), Guy Eisenman (PF), Richard Raffa (C) Jason Eastridge, Cameron Hackman, Paul Smith | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dallas Antone (PG), Wesley Powell (SF) Randall Mendelsohn, Eugene Prochaska | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Smith (C) Richard Raffa | |
| 02:40 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Poplawski (SG) James Dimarco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG) Charles Teske | |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Raymond Green connects on the jumper in the lane | 28-31 |
| 02:05 | Iowa | Guy Eisenman misses the easy layup | 28-31 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Wesley Powell grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | James Poplawski can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 01:36 | Iowa | Arturo Rios snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | Arturo Rios loses the dribble to James Poplawski | 28-31 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Dallas Antone misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-31 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge grabs the board | 28-31 |
| 01:12 | Iowa | Jason Eastridge misses the 3 from straight away | 28-31 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wesley Powell | 28-31 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Dallas Antone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randall Mendelsohn (PG), John Kelly (SG), Eugene Prochaska (SF), Geoffrey Horton (C) Dallas Antone, James Poplawski, Wesley Powell, Raymond Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Benjamin Whitehead (PG), Charles Teske (SF), Cameron Hackman (PF), Richard Raffa (C) Jason Eastridge, Arturo Rios, Guy Eisenman, Paul Smith | |
| 00:50 | Iowa | Justin Mosier misses the floater from just outside the lane | 28-31 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Richard Raffa gets the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | Richard Raffa is called for 3 seconds | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Arturo Rios (SG) Benjamin Whitehead | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Geoffrey Horton misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-31 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Richard Raffa gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | Arturo Rios misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | John Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Justin Mosier is called for the reach on Eugene Prochaska in the backcourt - foul #3 on Justin Mosier, team foul #8 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jason Eastridge (PG), Guy Eisenman (PF), Paul Smith (C) Justin Mosier, Cameron Hackman, Richard Raffa | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Eugene Prochaska misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | Charles Teske grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Arturo Rios drills a runner in the paint | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Kelly misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 29-33 |