| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Dean (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Andre Esposito inbounds the ball | 31-41 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Richard Grant drills a floater near the basket set up by Nicholas Drouin | 33-41 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith can't finish the layup | 33-41 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | Marty McClenic pulls down the rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the shot in the lane | 33-41 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 19:05 | Iowa | David Dean misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 19:04 | Iowa | Scott Cooper can't tip it in | 33-41 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Cooper - foul #1 on Scott Cooper, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Gary Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 34-41 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Scott Cooper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-41 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Richard Grant can't connect on a fadeaway from close range | 34-41 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the tip | 34-41 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the follow up shot | 36-41 |
| 18:02 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Emilio Salazar is called for the reach on Marty McClenic - foul #2 on Emilio Salazar, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Andre Esposito's pass is intercepted by Emilio Salazar | 36-41 |
| 17:34 | Iowa | David Dean hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 36-41 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Marty McClenic snags the defensive board | 36-41 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin comes up short on the runner from the right block | 36-41 |
| 17:20 | Illinois | Andre Esposito tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| 17:07 | Iowa | David Dean can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 38-41 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (C) Andre Esposito, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, Emilio Salazar | |
| 16:51 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Richard Grant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 16:28 | Illinois | William Martini misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 38-41 |
| 16:27 | Illinois | Richard Grant hits the follow up shot | 40-41 |
| 16:11 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky hits a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Eccleston | 40-43 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | The rebound goes to David Dean | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Collins (fresh) PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - William Martini (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) SF - David Dean (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Grensky (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith is hacked by Gary Thomas - foul #2 on Gary Thomas, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Andre Esposito (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Edward Kline (SG), Frederick Fahy (SF), Emilio Salazar (C) Thomas Eccleston, Stanley Stanley, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 15:19 | Iowa | Marty McClenic swats the layup by Thomas Grensky | 40-43 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Barry Hoffman | 40-43 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Andre Esposito clanks a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Thomas Grensky - foul #2 on Thomas Grensky, team foul #3 | 40-43 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 41-43 |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Scott Cooper connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Edward Kline | 42-46 |
| 14:34 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-46 |
| 14:33 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Emilio Salazar | 42-46 |
| 14:16 | Iowa | Thomas Collins steals the ball from Scott Cooper | 42-46 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | Andre Esposito knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 44-46 |
| 13:41 | Iowa | Marty McClenic swats the layup by Thomas Grensky | 44-46 |
| 13:39 | Iowa | Edward Kline grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Frederick Fahy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 44-46 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky gets the offensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 13:13 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 44-49 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 12:48 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar snags the defensive board | 44-49 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky blows the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Collins - foul #2 on Thomas Collins, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Gary Thomas (SG), Richard Grant (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Barry Hoffman, William Martini, Thomas Collins, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, Frederick Fahy, Emilio Salazar | |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:42 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Joey Troiano pulls down the rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Joey Troiano's layup is rejected by Jeffrey Smith | 44-50 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | David Dean grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | David Dean buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeffrey Smith and the foul's on Andre Esposito - foul #1 on Andre Esposito, team foul #3 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harris Reynoso (C) Thomas Grensky | |
| 12:07 | Iowa | David Dean makes the free throw | 44-53 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-53 |
| 11:40 | Illinois | Andre Esposito gets the offensive rebound | 44-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 13 pts. 10 reb. C - Joey Troiano (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Thomas Eccleston (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Stanley (fresh) SF - David Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Harris Reynoso (fresh) | |
| 11:20 | Illinois | Gary Thomas is whistled for a carry | 44-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (SF) Andre Esposito | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 44-53 |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin snags the defensive board | 44-53 |
| 10:49 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin makes the jumper from the right block on a great pass from Richard Grant | 46-53 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 10:25 | Illinois | Richard Grant knocks in the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Nicholas Drouin | 48-56 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Stanley Stanley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Collins (SF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scott Cooper (PG), Edward Kline (SG), Emilio Salazar (C) Thomas Eccleston, Stanley Stanley, Harris Reynoso | |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Richard Grant is hacked by Jeffrey Smith - foul #2 on Jeffrey Smith, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Fahy (SF) David Dean | |
| 09:34 | Illinois | Richard Grant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-56 |
| 09:33 | Iowa | Edward Kline snags the defensive board | 48-56 |
| 09:16 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar is whistled for a carry | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Andre Esposito (SF) Nicholas Drouin, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Grensky (PF) Jeffrey Smith | |
| 08:54 | Illinois | Thomas Collins hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 50-56 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Edward Kline knocks in the shot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Scott Cooper | 50-58 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andre Esposito hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Frederick Fahy - foul #1 on Frederick Fahy, team foul #5 | 50-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG) Gary Thomas | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Frederick Fahy, Thomas Grensky | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andre Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Andre Esposito misses the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Thomas Collins gets the offensive rebound | 51-58 |
| 08:06 | Illinois | David Dean picks off the pass by Thomas Collins | 51-58 |
| 07:52 | Iowa | Edward Kline throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Grant (PF) Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Barry Hoffman knocks in the driving attempt from close range | 53-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Barry Hoffman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. SF - Andre Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. C - Thomas Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dean (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-58 |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Richard Grant snags the defensive board | 53-58 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Thomas Collins misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 53-58 |
| 07:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Smith | 53-58 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar drills a fadeaway from the right block set up by Scott Cooper | 53-60 |
| 06:17 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin's floater is tipped away by Emilio Salazar | 53-60 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Richard Grant tips it but misses | 53-60 |
| 06:15 | Iowa | Edward Kline snags the defensive board | 53-60 |
| 05:52 | Iowa | David Dean makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-63 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-63 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Thomas (SG), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, Thomas Collins | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Richard Grant loses the dribble to Emilio Salazar | 53-63 |
| 05:23 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith drills a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Cooper | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 05:06 | Illinois | Marty McClenic misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-66 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Scott Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 53-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:46 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith misses the easy layup | 53-66 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | David Dean can't tip it in | 53-66 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Grant | 53-66 |
| 04:36 | Illinois | Andre Esposito knocks in the jumper near the basket on a great pass from Nicholas Drouin | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 04:16 | Iowa | Scott Cooper clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-66 |
| 04:14 | Illinois | Marty McClenic snags the defensive board | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:58 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 55-66 |
| 03:57 | Iowa | Emilio Salazar pulls down the rebound | 55-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 03:36 | Iowa | David Dean knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 03:23 | Illinois | Marty McClenic scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Drouin (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gary Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Andre Esposito (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Grant (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 13 reb. C - Marty McClenic (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scott Cooper (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Edward Kline (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Dean (fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Emilio Salazar (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith is called for traveling | 58-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Barry Hoffman (PG), Thomas Collins (SF), William Martini (PF), Joey Troiano (C) Nicholas Drouin, Andre Esposito, Richard Grant, Marty McClenic | |
| Subs | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston (PG), Stanley Stanley (SG), Fred Toler (SF), Frederick Fahy (PF), Thomas Grensky (C) Scott Cooper, Edward Kline, David Dean, Jeffrey Smith, Emilio Salazar | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Thomas Eccleston steals it from Gary Thomas | 58-69 |
| 02:54 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston throws it down | 58-71 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin (PG), Richard Grant (PF), Marty McClenic (C) Barry Hoffman, William Martini, Joey Troiano | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Dean (SF), Jeffrey Smith (PF) Fred Toler, Frederick Fahy | |
| 02:40 | Illinois | Gary Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 58-71 |
| 02:38 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky pulls down the rebound | 58-71 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Jeffrey Smith misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-71 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Thomas Grensky hits the follow up shot | 58-73 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Nicholas Drouin loses the dribble to Thomas Grensky | 58-73 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Nicholas Drouin - foul #1 on Nicholas Drouin, team foul #4 | 58-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joey Troiano (PG), Barry Hoffman (SG), William Martini (PF) Nicholas Drouin, Gary Thomas, Richard Grant | |
| Subs | Iowa | Fred Toler (SF), Frederick Fahy (PF) David Dean, Jeffrey Smith | |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston makes the 1st free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston misses the 2nd free throw | 58-74 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Marty McClenic grabs the board | 58-74 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | William Martini buries a jump hook near the basket | 60-74 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Fred Toler can't finish the layup but the foul's on Joey Troiano - foul #1 on Joey Troiano, team foul #5 | 60-74 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Fred Toler makes the 1st free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Fred Toler misses the 2nd free throw | 60-75 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Thomas Collins grabs the board | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Illinois | Thomas Grensky steals the ball from Marty McClenic | 60-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Iowa | Thomas Collins is called for the reach on Fred Toler - foul #3 on Thomas Collins, team foul #6 | 60-75 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Thomas Eccleston runs out the clock | 60-75 |