| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Greg Kelly (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Harold Bradley inbounds the ball | 27-33 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:50 | Iowa | Robert Nichols clanks a jumper from the right side | 27-33 |
| 19:49 | Iowa | Greg Kelly tips it back up and in | 27-35 |
| 19:27 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 27-35 |
| 19:25 | Iowa | Harold Bradley gets the rebound | 27-35 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Donald Benton hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Nichols | 27-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stuart Moritz and the foul's on Bernard Ward - foul #2 on Bernard Ward, team foul #1 | 29-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the free throw | 30-37 |
| 18:35 | Iowa | Harold Bradley double dribbles | 30-37 |
| 18:18 | Illinois | Michael Sison lays it in | 32-37 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Harold Bradley | 32-40 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is denied on a layup by Greg Kelly | 32-40 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | James Bianco picks off the pass by Robert Nichols | 32-40 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan jams it | 34-40 |
| 16:45 | Iowa | Greg Kelly misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | James Bianco drills a fadeaway from the left side | 36-40 |
| 16:13 | Iowa | Harold Bradley is hacked by Stuart Moritz - foul #1 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Scot Williams (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Donald Benton, Harold Bradley, Robert Nichols, Greg Kelly | |
| 16:03 | Iowa | James Odom picks off the pass by Bernard Ward | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ralph Williams (fresh) SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Scot Williams (fresh) PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Peter Threlkeld (fresh) | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Odom can't connect on a driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Patrick Parks - foul #1 on Patrick Parks, team foul #2 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Washington (SF) Bernard Ward | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 15:48 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Scot Williams clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Peter Threlkeld | 38-40 |
| 15:17 | Iowa | Ralph Williams's floater is tipped away by Phillip Schwier | 38-40 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | James Odom gets the rebound | 38-40 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Ralph Williams steps in front of the James Odom pass | 38-40 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Scot Williams slams it home set up by Ralph Williams | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Washington - foul #2 on Ronald Washington, team foul #3 | 38-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bernard Ward (SG), Harold Bradley (SF), Robert Nichols (PF) Scot Williams, Ronald Washington, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 1st free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 2nd free throw | 38-42 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Patrick Parks snags the defensive board | 38-42 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Patrick Parks knocks in the turnaround from close range and he's fouled by Michael Sison - foul #3 on Michael Sison, team foul #2 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG) Joe Bowen, Andrew Meehan | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Greg Kelly (C) Ralph Williams, Robert Nichols | |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Patrick Parks misses the free throw | 38-44 |
| 14:19 | Illinois | Michael Sison snags the defensive board | 38-44 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 13:48 | Iowa | Patrick Parks comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses the tip | 38-44 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 38-44 |
| 13:42 | Illinois | Donald Benton takes the ball from James Bianco in the backcourt | 38-44 |
| 13:40 | Iowa | Harold Bradley hits the finger roll on a great pass from Donald Benton | 38-46 |
| 13:17 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz can't connect on a floater from the free throw line | 38-46 |
| 13:15 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 13:11 | Iowa | Stuart Moritz is called for the reach on Donald Benton - foul #2 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #3 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Nichols (PF) Patrick Parks | |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Greg Kelly scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bernard Ward | 38-49 |
| 12:51 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane | 38-49 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Benton | 38-49 |
| 12:21 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-49 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the board | 38-49 |
| 11:59 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses short on a jumper in the paint | 38-49 |
| 11:57 | Iowa | Robert Nichols grabs the board | 38-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Harold Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Greg Kelly (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Greg Kelly drills a driving attempt from the right block set up by Donald Benton | 38-51 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Kevin Blaski | 41-51 |
| 11:10 | Iowa | Donald Benton connects on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-53 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | James Bianco clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-53 |
| 11:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Harold Bradley | 41-53 |
| 10:37 | Iowa | Donald Benton hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Nichols | 41-56 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Bianco | 43-56 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Greg Kelly is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Greg Kelly, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Scot Williams (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Donald Benton, Bernard Ward, Harold Bradley, Robert Nichols, Greg Kelly | |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Scot Williams steals it from Phillip Schwier | 43-56 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld misses short on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Phillip Schwier - foul #1 on Phillip Schwier, team foul #4 | 43-56 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld makes the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld makes the 2nd free throw | 43-58 |
| 09:09 | Illinois | Patrick Parks steals the ball from Dikembe Diop | 43-58 |
| 08:51 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld loses the ball out of bounds | 43-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Meehan (SG) Dikembe Diop | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Nichols (PF) Peter Threlkeld | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Scot Williams is called for the reach on Andrew Meehan - foul #2 on Scot Williams, team foul #5 | 43-58 |
| 08:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan clanks a floater from the baseline | 43-58 |
| 08:28 | Iowa | Ralph Williams pulls down the rebound | 43-58 |
| 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 (+2) | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Scot Williams loses the dribble to Mojiesz Zutell | 43-58 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | James Odom blows the layup | 43-58 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | James Odom can't tip it in | 43-58 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan tips it back up and in | 45-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Odom (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ralph Williams (fresh) 2 reb. SG - Scot Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Washington (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Parks (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:26 | Iowa | Patrick Parks double dribbles | 45-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Jeremy Kimball (C) James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bernard Ward (SG), Harold Bradley (SF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Scot Williams, Ronald Washington, Patrick Parks | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Jeremy Kimball buries a shot in the paint | 47-58 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | Robert Nichols knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Bernard Ward | 47-60 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Joe Bowen | 50-60 |
| 06:28 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ralph Williams | 50-62 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is fouled on the floor by Harold Bradley - foul #2 on Harold Bradley, team foul #6 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Dikembe Diop, Jeremy Kimball | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Patrick Parks (PF), Greg Kelly (C) Ralph Williams, Robert Nichols, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 05:57 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Bianco | 52-62 |
| 05:38 | Iowa | James Bianco steals the ball from Donald Benton | 52-62 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | James Bianco lays it up and in | 54-62 |
| 05:14 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz gets the rebound | 54-62 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-62 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz tips it home | 56-62 |
| 04:37 | Iowa | Bernard Ward buries a fadeaway in the lane set up by Harold Bradley | 56-64 |
| 04:13 | Illinois | James Bianco knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Andrew Meehan | 59-64 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Harold Bradley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 59-64 |
| 03:53 | Iowa | Patrick Parks tips it back up and in | 59-66 |
| 03:31 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-66 |
| 03:29 | Iowa | Greg Kelly pulls down the rebound | 59-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Harold Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Patrick Parks (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Greg Kelly (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Iowa | Harold Bradley clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-66 |
| 03:11 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the defensive rebound | 59-66 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski is whistled for a carry | 59-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Dikembe Diop (SG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Andrew Meehan, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Scot Williams (SG), Ronald Washington (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Donald Benton, Bernard Ward, Harold Bradley, Patrick Parks, Greg Kelly | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Ronald Washington loses the dribble to Dikembe Diop | 59-66 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop lays it in | 61-66 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Dikembe Diop, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Bernard Ward (SG), Greg Kelly (C) Scot Williams, Ronald Washington, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 02:28 | Iowa | Ralph Williams is whistled for a carry | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Harold Bradley (SF) Ralph Williams | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Michael Sison connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by James Bianco and he's hacked by Greg Kelly - foul #2 on Greg Kelly, team foul #7 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) James Odom | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Michael Sison makes the free throw | 64-66 |
| 01:50 | Iowa | Robert Nichols hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Benton | 64-69 |
| 01:48 | Illinois | Donald Benton picks off the pass by James Bianco in the backcourt | 64-69 |
| 01:46 | Iowa | Robert Nichols lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Benton | 64-71 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Greg Kelly is called for the reach on Michael Sison - foul #3 on Greg Kelly, team foul #8 | 64-71 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses the 1st free throw | 64-71 |
| 01:23 | Iowa | Robert Nichols snags the defensive board | 64-71 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | Robert Nichols connects on the jumper from close range set up by Bernard Ward | 64-73 |
| 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 and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Kevin Blaski | 67-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Andrew Meehan is called for the reach on Robert Nichols in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #5 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (SF) Harold Bradley | |
| 00:47 | Iowa | Greg Kelly is fouled on the floor by Michael Sison - foul #4 on Michael Sison, team foul #6 | 67-73 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Kevin Blaski is called for the reach on Robert Nichols - foul #1 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #7 | 67-73 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Robert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 67-74 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Robert Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Andrew Meehan, team foul #8 | 67-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Bernard Ward is fouled in the backcourt by James Bianco - foul #3 on James Bianco, team foul #9 | 67-75 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Bernard Ward makes the 1st free throw | 67-76 |
| 00:33 | Iowa | Bernard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 67-77 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski buries a jump hook from close range | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Donald Benton is hacked by James Bianco in the backcourt - foul #4 on James Bianco, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 1st free throw | 69-78 |
| 00:25 | Iowa | Donald Benton makes the 2nd free throw | 69-79 |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Donald Benton steps in front of the Stuart Moritz pass | 69-79 |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Bernard Ward hits the finger roll set up by Donald Benton | 69-81 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James Bianco | 72-81 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Bernard Ward is hacked by James Bianco in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Bianco, team foul #11 | 72-81 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG) James Bianco | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses the 1st free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:09 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 72-81 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Sison | 72-81 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz loses the dribble to Bernard Ward | 72-81 |
| 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) | |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Donald Benton runs out the clock | 72-81 |