| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Chamness (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Glovinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 4 reb. C - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | John Chamness inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-26 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Scott Rennick pulls down the rebound | 34-26 |
| 19:19 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 34-26 |
| 19:17 | Iowa | Louis Fox snags the defensive board | 34-26 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | Jon Charles takes the ball from John Chamness | 34-26 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Scott Rennick lays it up and in set up by Jon Charles | 34-28 |
| 18:47 | Iowa | William Espinosa connects on the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Chris Dubois | 36-28 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun's floater is tipped away by Louis Fox | 36-28 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Jacob Huber can't tip it in | 36-28 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Louis Fox pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 18:10 | Iowa | John Chamness misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-28 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Scott Rennick snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Jacob Huber's floater is tipped away by Harry Glovinsky | 36-28 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Louis Fox snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:40 | Iowa | Louis Fox misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:22 | Illinois | Jon Charles clanks a floater from the left side | 36-28 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jon Charles | 36-28 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun snags the offensive board | 36-28 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | Harry Glovinsky denies the turnaround by Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | 36-28 |
| 17:03 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | James Kiely throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (SF), Rich Starner (PF) John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) Jacob Huber, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Clifton Snow clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-28 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | Scott Rennick gets the rebound | 36-28 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Rich Starner blocks the short jumper by Scott Rennick | 36-28 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | Rich Starner pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Rich Starner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Fox (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Francisco Juarez (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Louis Fox misses long on a turnaround from the right block | 36-28 |
| 15:38 | Iowa | Clifton Snow gets the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:32 | Iowa | William Espinosa misses badly on a shot from the baseline | 36-28 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez pulls down the rebound | 36-28 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Scott Rennick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, Rich Starner, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| 15:02 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky's layup is rejected by Jacob Huber | 36-28 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Jacob Huber snags the defensive board | 36-28 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Andrew Trego - foul #3 on Andrew Trego, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Roderick Melson makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Roderick Melson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:37 | Iowa | John Chamness clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-30 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Roberto Greco makes the 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jacob Huber | 36-33 |
| 14:01 | Iowa | Roberto Greco steals the ball from John Chamness | 36-33 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Roberto Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Louis Fox (C) Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Scott Rennick (SF) Roberto Greco, Allan Brown, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Roderick Melson swats the shot by James Nygaard | 36-33 |
| 13:30 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | James Nygaard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-33 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky snags the offensive board | 36-33 |
| 13:04 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 13:02 | Illinois | Scott Rennick snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Scott Rennick misses the 3 from the right wing | 36-33 |
| 12:55 | Iowa | Andrew Trego snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 12:36 | Iowa | Andrew Trego hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Louis Fox | 39-33 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Andrew Trego steals it from Jacob Huber | 39-33 |
| 12:00 | Iowa | John Chamness's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-33 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), William Espinosa (SG), Clifton Snow (SF), Rich Starner (PF) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego, John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Jacob Huber | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Clifton Snow (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Rich Starner (fresh) 2 reb. C - Louis Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:44 | Illinois | James Kiely comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-33 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Louis Fox | 39-33 |
| 11:14 | Iowa | Louis Fox dunks the ball set up by William Espinosa | 41-33 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Roderick Melson misses the lay-in | 41-33 |
| 10:57 | Illinois | Roderick Melson tips it home | 41-35 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | Chris Dubois knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by William Espinosa | 44-35 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Scott Rennick drills a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | 44-37 |
| 10:12 | Iowa | Chris Dubois knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Rich Starner | 46-37 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Jon Charles buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 46-40 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Rich Starner slams it home on a great pass from Chris Dubois | 48-40 |
| 09:33 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-40 |
| 09:32 | Iowa | Louis Fox pulls down the rebound | 48-40 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Rich Starner clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Scott Rennick - foul #1 on Scott Rennick, team foul #1 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Chamness (SF) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), Dallas Stewart (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, Roderick Melson | |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Rich Starner makes the 1st free throw | 49-40 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | Rich Starner makes the 2nd free throw | 50-40 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Roberto Greco misses the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 09:03 | Iowa | Clifton Snow gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 09:01 | Iowa | Allan Brown takes the ball from Chris Dubois in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Allan Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 08:50 | Iowa | William Espinosa pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 08:33 | Iowa | Chris Dubois is fouled on the floor by Roberto Greco - foul #2 on Roberto Greco, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Louis Fox (C) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, Rich Starner, Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Louis Fox comes up short on the floater from the right block | 50-40 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Roberto Greco grabs the board | 50-40 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Allan Brown clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | Jacob Huber grabs the offensive board | 50-40 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Harry Glovinsky is called for the reach on Jacob Huber - foul #2 on Harry Glovinsky, team foul #2 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (C) Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Kiely (PG), Jon Charles (SG), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (SF) Roberto Greco, Allan Brown, Dallas Stewart | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Nygaard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Trego (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Chamness (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Glovinsky (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Snow (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jon Charles (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. PF - Jacob Huber (fresh) 7 reb. C - Francisco Juarez (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Illinois | Jon Charles misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 07:32 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun misses the tip | 50-40 |
| 07:30 | Iowa | Andrew Trego pulls down the rebound | 50-40 |
| 07:28 | Iowa | James Kiely is called for the reach on James Nygaard in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Kiely, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), William Espinosa (SG) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:05 | Iowa | Chris Dubois is fouled on the floor by James Kiely - foul #4 on James Kiely, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Rennick (SF), Roderick Melson (C) Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, Francisco Juarez | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Chris Dubois misses long on a floater from the right wing but he's hacked by Scott Rennick - foul #2 on Scott Rennick, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (PF) Jacob Huber | |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Chris Dubois makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 06:24 | Illinois | Scott Rennick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-40 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun steps in front of the Clifton Snow pass | 52-40 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | Jon Charles makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-43 |
| 05:34 | Iowa | John Chamness knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by William Espinosa | 55-43 |
| 05:15 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 55-43 |
| 05:13 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Clifton Snow | 55-43 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 55-43 |
| 05:04 | Iowa | Clifton Snow grabs the offensive rebound | 55-43 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | John Chamness misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 55-43 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Jon Charles clanks a 3 from the right corner | 55-43 |
| 04:17 | Iowa | Clifton Snow snags the defensive board | 55-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Iowa | John Chamness buries a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Chris Dubois | 57-43 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Jon Charles | 57-46 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Chris Dubois (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 7 ast. SG - William Espinosa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Chamness (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Harry Glovinsky (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Clifton Snow (fairly fresh) 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Kiely (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jon Charles (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Rennick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. C - Roderick Melson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:59 | Iowa | John Chamness hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 57-46 |
| 02:58 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to John Chamness | 57-46 |
| 02:43 | Iowa | James Kiely is called for the reach on William Espinosa - foul #5 on James Kiely, team foul #6 | 57-46 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), Paul Jaco (SF), Rich Starner (PF) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, John Chamness, Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roberto Greco (PG), Allan Brown (SG), Dallas Stewart (SF), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) James Kiely, Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun, Roderick Melson | |
| 02:28 | Iowa | James Nygaard can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 02:27 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Francisco Juarez | 57-46 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Dallas Stewart can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-46 |
| 01:51 | Illinois | John Allen lays it up and in | 57-48 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-48 |
| Subs | Iowa | Chris Dubois (PG), William Espinosa (SG), John Chamness (SF), Harry Glovinsky (PF), Louis Fox (C) James Nygaard, Andrew Trego, Paul Jaco, Rich Starner, Clifton Snow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jon Charles (SG), Scott Rennick (SF), Jacob Huber (PF), Roderick Melson (C) Allan Brown, Dallas Stewart, John Allen, Francisco Juarez | |
| 01:22 | Iowa | Jon Charles steals the ball from William Espinosa | 57-48 |
| 01:19 | Illinois | Jon Charles misses the lay-in | 57-48 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Scott Rennick can't tip it in | 57-48 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Scott Rennick tips it back up and in | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:00 | Iowa | John Chamness misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 57-50 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Huber | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Jon Charles clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-50 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky is hacked by Jon Charles in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jon Charles, team foul #7 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Clifton Snow (SF) John Chamness | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky makes the 1st free throw | 58-50 |
| 00:52 | Iowa | Harry Glovinsky makes the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Roberto Greco clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-50 |
| 00:44 | Illinois | Scott Rennick snags the offensive board | 59-50 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Jacob Huber's pass is intercepted by Clifton Snow | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Louis Fox is hacked by Roberto Greco in the backcourt - foul #3 on Roberto Greco, team foul #8 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Jaco (SF) Harry Glovinsky | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Louis Fox makes the 1st free throw | 60-50 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Louis Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 61-50 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Scott Rennick is hacked by William Espinosa - foul #2 on William Espinosa, team foul #3 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Nygaard (PG), Andrew Trego (SG), Rich Starner (PF) Chris Dubois, William Espinosa, Louis Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Allan Brown (SG), Xi-Wang Xaimoungkhoun (SF), John Allen (PF), Francisco Juarez (C) Jon Charles, Scott Rennick, Jacob Huber, Roderick Melson | |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Francisco Juarez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-50 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Rich Starner | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | James Nygaard runs out the clock | 61-50 |