| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 8 pts. SF - David Gagne (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Michael Kitt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Gagne inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:43 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow comes up short on the jump hook from close range | 28-30 |
| 19:41 | Iowa | Michael Kitt gets the offensive rebound | 28-30 |
| 19:24 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-30 |
| 19:08 | Illinois | Michael Kitt swats the shot by Gerald Taylor | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | Iowa | David Gagne grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 19:02 | Iowa | Douglas Collier is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Douglas Collier, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-30 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 18:28 | Iowa | David Gagne misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-30 |
| 18:27 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey tips it home | 28-32 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson lays it in | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-32 |
| 18:00 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey grabs the defensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow hits a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Douglas Collier and he's hacked by Jose Mendoza - foul #1 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Byrd (PF) Michael Kitt | |
| 17:42 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Curtis Byrd steps in front of the Gerald Taylor pass | 30-35 |
| 16:59 | Iowa | Douglas Collier hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 30-35 |
| 16:58 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the defensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 16:48 | Illinois | Franklin Slater throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Michael Brimmer (PF) Dallas Whipkey, Stephen Bigelow | |
| 16:29 | Iowa | Douglas Collier loses the ball out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Paul Magnuson (PG), Carlos Nutting (SF) Douglas Collier, David Gagne | |
| 16:13 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi misses badly on a runner in the paint | 30-35 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | John Chapman grabs the offensive rebound | 30-35 |
| 15:58 | Illinois | Frank Gates is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Frank Gates, team foul #2 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | John Sheridan (PF) Paul Magnuson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Adam Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carlos Nutting (fresh) SF - Michael Brimmer (fresh) PF - John Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Byrd (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:34 | Iowa | Adam Chase's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Carlos Nutting, Michael Brimmer, Curtis Byrd | |
| 15:17 | Illinois | John Davis scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 33-35 |
| 15:04 | Iowa | Adam Chase is hacked by Franklin Slater - foul #2 on Franklin Slater, team foul #3 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Gregg Clawson (SF) John Davis, John Chapman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG) Adam Chase | |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Dallas Whipkey | 33-37 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna can't connect on a jump hook from the right block | 33-37 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ivan Orduna | 33-37 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson's fadeaway is rejected by Stephen Bigelow | 33-37 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey snags the defensive board | 33-37 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by David Gagne | 33-39 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits the finger roll | 35-39 |
| 13:36 | Iowa | Douglas Collier hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 35-41 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Dallas Whipkey - foul #2 on Dallas Whipkey, team foul #2 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SG), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Curtis Byrd (C) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Stephen Bigelow | |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:26 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Curtis Byrd | 36-41 |
| 13:12 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey hits the finger roll | 36-43 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | John Davis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG) Gregg Clawson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Kitt (PF) Dallas Whipkey, John Sheridan | |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer misses the floater from just outside the lane | 36-43 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | Michael Kitt misses the tip | 36-43 |
| 12:51 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 12:29 | Iowa | Adam Chase travels with the ball | 36-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG) Thomas Perkins | |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF) Carlos Nutting, Michael Brimmer | |
| 12:13 | Illinois | John Davis scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Franklin Slater | 38-43 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from David Gagne | 38-45 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi is fouled on the floor by Michael Kitt - foul #1 on Michael Kitt, team foul #3 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Chapman, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), John Sheridan (PF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Adam Chase, Michael Kitt, Curtis Byrd | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gagne (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - John Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Franklin Slater connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Gerald Taylor | 41-45 |
| 11:15 | Iowa | David Gagne is hacked by Ivan Orduna - foul #3 on Ivan Orduna, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Douglas Collier is hacked by Franklin Slater - foul #3 on Franklin Slater, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Chapman (SG) Franklin Slater | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:47 | Iowa | Douglas Collier can't connect on a runner near the basket | 41-45 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Stephen Bigelow | 41-45 |
| 10:32 | Iowa | John Sheridan misses the easy layup | 41-45 |
| 10:30 | Iowa | David Gagne tips it in | 41-47 |
| 10:16 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SG) John Chapman | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), Michael Kitt (PF) Douglas Collier, David Gagne, John Sheridan | |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer can't finish the layup but the foul's on John Davis - foul #2 on John Davis, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG) John Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer misses the 1st free throw | 41-47 |
| 10:03 | Iowa | Michael Brimmer makes the 2nd free throw | 41-48 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Franklin Slater buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Taylor | 44-48 |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Adam Chase misses the floater from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 44-48 |
| 08:57 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 44-48 |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 46-48 |
| 08:38 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Adam Chase | 46-51 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Iowa | Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), John Sheridan (PF), Curtis Byrd (C) Dallas Whipkey, Michael Brimmer, Michael Kitt, Stephen Bigelow | |
| 08:03 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 46-51 |
| 07:35 | Iowa | Curtis Byrd grabs the board | 46-51 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 stl. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Adam Chase (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gagne (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. PF - John Sheridan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Curtis Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:22 | Iowa | Douglas Collier scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Gagne | 46-54 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | John Chapman scores on a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Frank Gates | 49-54 |
| 06:53 | Iowa | John Sheridan scores on a floater from the left block | 49-56 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi scores on a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Thomas Perkins | 51-56 |
| 06:21 | Iowa | Douglas Collier misses the easy layup | 51-56 |
| 06:19 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi gets the rebound | 51-56 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Frank Gates buries a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by John Davis and the foul's on Curtis Byrd - foul #1 on Curtis Byrd, team foul #4 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Franklin Slater (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, Thomas Perkins, John Chapman, Richard Bernardi | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Stephen Bigelow (C) Adam Chase, Curtis Byrd | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the free throw | 53-56 |
| 06:01 | Iowa | John Sheridan grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | John Sheridan is hacked by Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ivan Orduna (PF) Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 05:50 | Iowa | John Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:50 | Iowa | John Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | John Sheridan blocks the short jumper by Ivan Orduna | 53-58 |
| 05:34 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna tips it back up and in | 55-58 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gerald Taylor - foul #2 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #8 | 55-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Kitt (PF) John Sheridan | |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 55-59 |
| 05:22 | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 55-60 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Douglas Collier takes the ball from Gerald Taylor | 55-60 |
| 04:45 | Iowa | Douglas Collier can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 55-60 |
| 04:44 | Iowa | Michael Kitt tips it back up and in | 55-62 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Franklin Slater drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 58-62 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | David Gagne buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 58-64 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gerald Taylor | 61-64 |
| 03:28 | Iowa | Douglas Collier scores on a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Dallas Whipkey | 61-66 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregg Clawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. 3 pf. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dallas Whipkey (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 ast. SG - Douglas Collier (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Gagne (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. PF - Michael Kitt (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Stephen Bigelow (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Michael Kitt - foul #2 on Michael Kitt, team foul #5 | 61-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (C) Gerald Taylor, Gregg Clawson, Jose Mendoza | |
| Subs | Iowa | Adam Chase (PG), Carlos Nutting (SG), Michael Brimmer (SF), John Sheridan (PF) Dallas Whipkey, Douglas Collier, David Gagne, Michael Kitt | |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 03:17 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 2nd free throw | 63-66 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Carlos Nutting loses the ball out of bounds | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), Frank Gates (C) Franklin Slater, Ivan Orduna | |
| Subs | Iowa | Curtis Byrd (C) Stephen Bigelow | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dallas Whipkey (PG), Douglas Collier (SG), David Gagne (SF), Stephen Bigelow (C) Adam Chase, Carlos Nutting, Michael Brimmer, Curtis Byrd | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Chapman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Gagne - foul #2 on David Gagne, team foul #6 | 63-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) John Davis | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 1st free throw | 64-66 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 65-66 |
| 02:20 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 65-66 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | The rebound goes to John Chapman | 65-66 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson makes the shot from the right block set up by Ivan Orduna | 67-66 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | John Sheridan can't connect on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Franklin Slater - foul #4 on Franklin Slater, team foul #9 | 67-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG) John Chapman | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:47 | Iowa | John Sheridan makes the 1st free throw | 67-67 |
| 01:47 | Iowa | John Sheridan makes the 2nd free throw | 67-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza is hacked by Stephen Bigelow - foul #3 on Stephen Bigelow, team foul #7 | 67-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza makes the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza makes the 2nd free throw | 69-68 |
| 01:06 | Iowa | John Sheridan knocks in the fadeaway in the paint | 69-70 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 69-70 |
| 00:46 | Iowa | David Gagne snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:19 | Iowa | Stephen Bigelow clanks a floater near the basket | 69-70 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson snags the defensive board | 69-70 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Gregg Clawson | 71-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:08 | Iowa | The short jumper by David Gagne is denied by Ivan Orduna | 71-70 |
| 00:06 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Dallas Whipkey | 71-70 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | David Gagne misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 71-70 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | John Sheridan snags the offensive board | 71-70 |