| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fresh) PF - Terrance Riccio (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brewer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | James Milton inbounds the ball | 25-22 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | James Milton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-22 |
| 19:23 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips makes the contested 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Fox | 28-22 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | John Brewer comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 28-22 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the board | 28-22 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't connect on a shot from close range | 28-22 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 28-22 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Robert Summers banks in the layup on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 30-22 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Steven Leonard | 30-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Steven Leonard - foul #3 on Steven Leonard, team foul #1 | 30-25 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (PG) Steven Leonard | |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 31-25 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by John Brewer | 32-27 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Michael Goodman - foul #2 on Michael Goodman, team foul #2 | 32-27 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:30 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio misses the 2nd free throw | 33-27 |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle grabs the defensive rebound | 33-27 |
| 17:08 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman buries a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Kal Lawson | 33-29 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Kal Lawson is called for the reach on Nathaniel Phillips - foul #1 on Kal Lawson, team foul #3 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF), Gilbert Coffin (PF) James Milton, Michael Goodman | |
| 16:46 | Illinois | Robert Summers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-29 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski's pass is intercepted by Robert Summers | 33-29 |
| 16:08 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Edward Fox buries a runner from close range and he's hacked by Kal Lawson - foul #2 on Kal Lawson, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard (PG), James Milton (SF), Michael Goodman (PF), Levi Knauer (C) Kal Lawson, Claud Matelski, Gilbert Coffin, Jack Finkle | |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Levi Knauer grabs the board | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Levi Knauer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 35-29 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | James Milton can't tip it in | 35-29 |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | John Brewer hits the follow up shot | 35-31 |
| 14:51 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is hacked by James Milton - foul #2 on James Milton, team foul #5 | 35-31 |
| 14:41 | Illinois | Edward Fox is hacked by John Brewer - foul #3 on John Brewer, team foul #6 | 35-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle (C) Levi Knauer | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Edward Fox grabs the offensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses short on a jumper from the right side | 35-31 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle grabs the board | 35-31 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Sam Long snags the defensive board | 35-31 |
| 13:14 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 35-31 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-31 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Sam Long grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Steven Leonard steps in front of the Tomas Wilde pass | 35-31 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by James Milton | 35-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is hacked by James Milton - foul #3 on James Milton, team foul #7 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Philip Booker (PF), Robert Summers (C) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Terrance Riccio, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (SG), Claud Matelski (SF), Gilbert Coffin (PF), Levi Knauer (C) John Brewer, James Milton, Michael Goodman, Jack Finkle | |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Austin Coward (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Leroy Dickens (fresh) SF - Tomas Wilde (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) C - Robert Summers (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kal Lawson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Matelski (fresh) PF - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 4 pts. C - Levi Knauer (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | The jumper by Levi Knauer is denied by Philip Booker | 37-34 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Robert Summers gets the rebound | 37-34 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers can't throw it down but he's hacked by Levi Knauer - foul #1 on Levi Knauer, team foul #8 | 37-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-34 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin can't connect on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Austin Coward - foul #2 on Austin Coward, team foul #1 | 38-34 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 38-35 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 38-36 |
| 10:09 | Illinois | Leroy Dickens misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 38-36 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Philip Booker hits the follow up shot | 40-36 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock gets the rebound | 40-36 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Austin Coward misses the 3 from the left wing | 40-36 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Claud Matelski | 40-36 |
| 09:33 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-36 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | Robert Summers snags the defensive board | 40-36 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock blows the layup but he's fouled by Steven Leonard - foul #4 on Steven Leonard, team foul #9 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Michael Goodman (PF), Jack Finkle (C) Steven Leonard, Gilbert Coffin, Levi Knauer | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Carl Hartsock makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski is fouled on the floor by Carl Hartsock - foul #1 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #2 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Riccio (PF) Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Claud Matelski | |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle is whistled for traveling | 42-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (PG) Kal Lawson | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Fox drills a floater from the left side set up by Robert Summers and the foul's on John Brewer - foul #4 on John Brewer, team foul #10 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (SG) John Brewer | |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Edward Fox makes the free throw | 45-36 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Edward Fox - foul #2 on Edward Fox, team foul #3 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman makes the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 45-37 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio grabs the defensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Terrance Riccio clanks a runner from the baseline | 45-37 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman snags the defensive board | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Tomas Wilde (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terrance Riccio (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Sam Long (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) SG - Kal Lawson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-37 |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the offensive rebound | 45-37 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses short on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Tomas Wilde - foul #2 on Tomas Wilde, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Philip Booker (PF), Robert Summers (C) Terrance Riccio, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard (PG), John Brewer (SG), Claud Matelski (SF), Gilbert Coffin (PF) Elijah Genovese, Kal Lawson, James Milton, Michael Goodman | |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses the 1st free throw | 45-37 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 2nd free throw | 45-38 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker knocks in the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Nathaniel Phillips and he's fouled by Gilbert Coffin - foul #2 on Gilbert Coffin, team foul #11 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Hartsock (SF) Tomas Wilde | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Philip Booker misses the free throw | 47-38 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin grabs the defensive rebound | 47-38 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 47-41 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the dunk attempt | 47-41 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle gets the rebound | 47-41 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | John Brewer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Austin Coward (PG), Leroy Dickens (SG), Terrance Riccio (PF) Nathaniel Phillips, Edward Fox, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF), Michael Goodman (PF), Levi Knauer (C) Claud Matelski, Gilbert Coffin, Jack Finkle | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the dunk but he's fouled by Levi Knauer - foul #2 on Levi Knauer, team foul #12 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF) Carl Hartsock | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Robert Summers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-41 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | John Brewer drills a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Steven Leonard and the foul's on Terrance Riccio - foul #3 on Terrance Riccio, team foul #5 | 49-43 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the free throw | 49-44 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Steven Leonard is called for the reach on Austin Coward - foul #5 on Steven Leonard, team foul #13 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sam Long (C) Robert Summers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (PG), Jack Finkle (C) Steven Leonard, Levi Knauer | |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Austin Coward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | James Milton hits a jumpshot from the right wing | 51-46 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Austin Coward buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Terrance Riccio | 54-46 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kal Lawson | 54-48 |
| 03:38 | Illinois | Austin Coward loses the ball out of bounds | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips (PG), Edward Fox (SG), Carl Hartsock (SF), Philip Booker (PF), Robert Summers (C) Austin Coward, Leroy Dickens, Tomas Wilde, Terrance Riccio, Sam Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Carl Hartsock - foul #2 on Carl Hartsock, team foul #6 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF) James Milton | |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nathaniel Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edward Fox (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Carl Hartsock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Philip Booker (fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Summers (fresh) 16 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kal Lawson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Claud Matelski (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Robert Summers hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Nathaniel Phillips and the foul's on Jack Finkle - foul #1 on Jack Finkle, team foul #14 | 56-49 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Robert Summers misses the free throw | 56-49 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman pulls down the rebound | 56-49 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-49 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | John Brewer snags the offensive board | 56-49 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Tomas Wilde (SF), Terrance Riccio (PF) Carl Hartsock, Philip Booker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Claud Matelski | |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | John Brewer is hacked by Edward Fox - foul #3 on Edward Fox, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 56-50 |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Edward Fox misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 56-51 |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | John Brewer pulls down the rebound | 56-51 |
| 01:36 | Wisconsin | John Brewer hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-51 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Nathaniel Phillips works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle snags the defensive board | 56-51 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | James Milton is fouled on the floor by Robert Summers - foul #2 on Robert Summers, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | James Milton makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | James Milton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Kal Lawson steals the ball from Robert Summers | 56-53 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | John Brewer lays it in on a great pass from Kal Lawson | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde is fouled on the floor by Kal Lawson - foul #3 on Kal Lawson, team foul #15 | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Tomas Wilde makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle buries a jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Goodman | 57-57 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Summers is open and scores on a floater in the paint | 59-57 |