Belt game 1,731 · January 7, 2006
Iowa take the belt
Iowa beat Illinois 63–48 at home to start reign 483 of the College Basketball belt, the 8th for the program.
Illinois had held it since November 29, 2005, with 9 defenses over 39 days.
Iowa held it for 14 days and 2 defenses, then lost it to Michigan State on January 21, 2006.
483Reign number
8Team's reign
2Defenses
14Days held
Box score
Iowa
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Horner | 36 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4-14 | 1-6 | 7-8 |
| Adam Haluska | 35 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 2-3 | 9-10 |
| Mike Henderson | 30 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 |
| Greg Brunner | 31 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-0 | 2-4 |
| Erek Hansen | 21 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| Doug Thomas | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
| Alex Thompson | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Justin Wieck | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Seth Gorney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Tony Freeman | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Carlton Reed | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Illinois
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Augustine | 25 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 |
| Jamar Smith | 20 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 |
| Shaun Pruitt | 27 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 |
| Dee Brown | 39 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2-13 | 1-10 | 1-2 |
| Brian Randle | 25 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Rich McBride | 28 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 |
| Warren Carter | 14 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Chester Frazier | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| Marcus Arnold | 11 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.