| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roy Harmon (fresh) SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) SF - David Gagne (fresh) PF - Matthew Valentine (fresh) C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) SF - Brian Paras (fresh) PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Roy Harmon double dribbles | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Stephen Bigelow - foul #1 on Stephen Bigelow, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Iowa | Douglas Collier buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Roy Harmon | 3-2 |
| 18:52 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine gets the rebound | 3-2 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Douglas Collier's floater is tipped away by Brian Paras | 3-2 |
| 18:37 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:11 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Franklin Slater | 3-4 |
| 17:57 | Iowa | Douglas Collier hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-4 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Brian Paras snags the defensive board | 3-4 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | Douglas Collier steals the ball from Ivan Orduna | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Larry Cheatham - foul #1 on Larry Cheatham, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine makes the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | David Gagne swats the dunk try by Larry Cheatham | 5-4 |
| 16:57 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits the follow up shot | 5-6 |
| 16:48 | Iowa | David Gagne misses the jump hook from the baseline | 5-6 |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:32 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza misses badly on a shot from the right block | 5-6 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | Roy Harmon pulls down the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Roy Harmon misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jose Mendoza - foul #1 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Michael Kitt (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Matthew Valentine, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Roy Harmon makes the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 16:26 | Iowa | Roy Harmon makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Brian Paras comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | Michael Kitt gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer blows the layup | 7-6 |
| 15:50 | Iowa | Michael Kitt grabs the offensive rebound | 7-6 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Roy Harmon (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) SF - Michael Brimmer (fresh) PF - Michael Kitt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Curtis Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:26 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 10-6 |
| 14:58 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits a jump hook from the baseline | 10-8 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Michael Kitt hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 10-8 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Roy Harmon can't tip it in | 10-8 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the board | 10-8 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Brian Paras misses the shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Kitt - foul #1 on Michael Kitt, team foul #2 | 10-8 |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), Matthew Valentine (PF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Roy Harmon, Michael Brimmer, Michael Kitt, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SG), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Larry Cheatham, Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 1st free throw | 10-9 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Brian Paras makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| 13:55 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow buries a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 12-10 |
| 13:53 | Illinois | John Davis is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 12-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG) Dallas Whipkey | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) Brian Paras | |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Douglas Collier is fouled on the floor by John Chapman - foul #1 on John Chapman, team foul #3 | 12-10 |
| 13:17 | Iowa | Richard Bernardi steals the ball from Stephen Bigelow | 12-10 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the easy layup | 12-10 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | John Chapman tips it home | 12-12 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | John Davis steals it from David Gagne | 12-12 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses the 3 from the left corner | 12-12 |
| 12:09 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| 11:56 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG) Adam Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Brian Paras (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, John Chapman, Gregg Clawson, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow gets the rebound | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gagne (fresh) PF - Matthew Valentine (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Larry Cheatham (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's hacked by Ivan Orduna - foul #1 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #4 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roy Harmon (PG), Michael Kitt (C) Dallas Whipkey, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:21 | Iowa | Matthew Valentine misses the 2nd free throw | 13-12 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna can't connect on a shot in the lane | 13-12 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham tips it back up and in | 13-14 |
| 10:44 | Iowa | Jose Mendoza picks off the pass by Michael Kitt | 13-14 |
| 10:27 | Illinois | Brian Paras is hacked by Matthew Valentine - foul #1 on Matthew Valentine, team foul #3 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Curtis Byrd (C) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Matthew Valentine | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 10:19 | Iowa | Michael Kitt grabs the board | 13-14 |
| 10:08 | Iowa | Michael Kitt misses long on a jump hook near the basket | 13-14 |
| 10:06 | Iowa | Roy Harmon pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Michael Kitt can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Jose Mendoza - foul #2 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow (C) Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (C) Jose Mendoza | |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Michael Kitt misses the 1st free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:00 | Iowa | Michael Kitt misses the 2nd free throw | 13-14 |
| 10:00 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi snags the defensive board | 13-14 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna drills a jumper from just outside the lane | 13-16 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer misses the 3 from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 09:24 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna snags the defensive board | 13-16 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | Franklin Slater hits a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 08:52 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 08:51 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi grabs the board | 13-19 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Dallas Whipkey takes the ball from Brian Paras | 13-19 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | Michael Kitt loses the ball out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), Matthew Valentine (PF) Roy Harmon, Michael Brimmer, Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), Frank Gates (C) Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses short on a jump hook from close range but he's fouled by David Gagne - foul #1 on David Gagne, team foul #4 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF) Larry Cheatham, Brian Paras | |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 08:03 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 13-21 |
| 07:47 | Iowa | David Gagne misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 13-21 |
| 07:46 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow gets the offensive rebound | 13-21 |
| 07:31 | Iowa | John Davis is called for the reach on David Gagne - foul #1 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 13-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Curtis Byrd (C) Dallas Whipkey, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Orduna (PF) Frank Gates | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Adam Chase (fresh) SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 3 pts. SF - David Gagne (fresh) PF - Matthew Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Curtis Byrd (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - John Chapman (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd scores on a floater from the left block on a great pass from David Gagne | 15-21 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Richard Bernardi, team foul #7 | 15-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roy Harmon (PG) Adam Chase | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Brian Paras (SF), Frank Gates (C) John Davis, John Chapman, Gregg Clawson, Richard Bernardi | |
| 06:38 | Iowa | Douglas Collier comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 15-21 |
| 06:36 | Iowa | Douglas Collier gets the offensive rebound | 15-21 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd drills a jumper from the baseline set up by Matthew Valentine | 17-21 |
| 06:00 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Kitt (PF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Matthew Valentine, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:52 | Iowa | Douglas Collier buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Stephen Bigelow | 19-21 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the lay-in | 19-21 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | Michael Kitt pulls down the rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Roy Harmon can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 19-21 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham grabs the defensive rebound | 19-21 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham makes the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Orduna | 19-24 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Douglas Collier hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Franklin Slater - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #8 | 19-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Matthew Valentine (PF) Roy Harmon, David Gagne, Michael Kitt | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (PF) Ivan Orduna | |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Douglas Collier makes the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Douglas Collier misses the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:45 | Illinois | Frank Gates gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Franklin Slater loses the ball out of bounds | 20-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (SG) Douglas Collier | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF) Franklin Slater, Brian Paras | |
| 04:11 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer is whistled for a carry | 20-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG), Kenneth Topete (C) Larry Cheatham, Frank Gates | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | John Chapman's pass is intercepted by Dallas Whipkey | 20-24 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow drills a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Matthew Valentine and he's fouled by Richard Bernardi - foul #2 on Richard Bernardi, team foul #9 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Brian Paras (SF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Chapman, Gregg Clawson, Kenneth Topete | |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow misses the free throw | 22-24 |
| 03:29 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jose Mendoza | 22-24 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Adam Chase (fresh) SF - Michael Brimmer (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Valentine (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brian Paras (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Illinois | John Davis can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 22-24 |
| 03:23 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Valentine | 22-24 |
| 03:04 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Paras | 22-24 |
| 03:03 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow tips it home | 24-24 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Franklin Slater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Roy Harmon (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), Michael Kitt (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Dallas Whipkey, Adam Chase, Michael Brimmer, Matthew Valentine, Stephen Bigelow | |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Cheatham (PG), Ivan Orduna (PF) John Davis, Richard Bernardi | |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Ivan Orduna is called for the reach on Curtis Byrd - foul #2 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #10 | 24-24 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:21 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 02:01 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Franklin Slater | 26-24 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Michael Kitt is called for the reach on Jose Mendoza - foul #2 on Michael Kitt, team foul #5 | 26-24 |
| 01:43 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the floater from the left block | 26-24 |
| 01:41 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd grabs the board | 26-24 |
| 01:37 | Iowa | Douglas Collier clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 26-24 |
| 01:36 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the defensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:24 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 26-24 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Brian Paras pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-24 |
| 01:10 | Illinois | Franklin Slater makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Larry Cheatham | 26-27 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Jose Mendoza steals it from Douglas Collier | 26-27 |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Larry Cheatham is called for traveling in the backcourt | 26-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Valentine (PF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Michael Kitt, Curtis Byrd | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF) Franklin Slater, Brian Paras | |
| 00:36 | Iowa | David Gagne misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-27 |
| 00:35 | Iowa | Roy Harmon tips it in | 28-27 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 28-27 |
| 00:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Valentine | 28-27 |
| 00:05 | Iowa | Jose Mendoza takes the ball from Douglas Collier | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Matthew Valentine | 28-27 |