| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Lawless (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski inbounds the ball | 36-22 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:53 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 36-22 |
| 19:51 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Dan Gavinski | 36-22 |
| 19:39 | Illinois State | John Nichols picks off the pass by Tommie Delucia | 36-22 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | John Nichols lays it up and in | 38-22 |
| 19:30 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 38-22 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Travis King | 40-22 |
| 19:07 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 40-22 |
| 19:05 | Illinois State | The offensive rebound goes to Jeff Renn | 40-22 |
| 18:47 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 40-22 |
| 18:45 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn gets the offensive rebound | 40-22 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #1 | 40-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), Scott Yawn (C) John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Tommie Delucia, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 1st free throw | 40-23 |
| 18:26 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 40-24 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Travis King comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 40-24 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the offensive rebound | 40-24 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Atkison - foul #2 on Michael Atkison, team foul #1 | 40-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), Troy Pendergast (SG) Travis King, George Hawkins | |
| Subs | Illinois State | John Stahl (C) Augustus Bienkowski | |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 41-24 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 42-24 |
| 17:28 | Illinois State | Scott Yawn is called for the reach on Dexter Sellers - foul #2 on Scott Yawn, team foul #2 | 42-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Nichols (SF), Joshua George (C) Merle Buchanan, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 17:19 | Illinois State | The pull-up jumper by James Varley is blocked by Joshua George | 42-24 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joshua George | 42-24 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Joshua George connects on the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by John Stahl - foul #3 on John Stahl, team foul #2 | 44-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers (PF) Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Cusack (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) James Varley, Dexter Sellers, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses the free throw | 44-24 |
| 16:56 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 16:37 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-24 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | Joshua George gets the rebound | 44-24 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | John Nichols hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joshua George | 46-24 |
| 16:07 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski travels with the ball | 46-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), George Hawkins (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (C) Derrick Morgan, Troy Pendergast, John Nichols, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (SG) James Cusack | |
| 15:48 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan misses the dunk attempt | 46-24 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Holloway | 46-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Chad Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn (C) Jimmie Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), James Cusack (SF), John Stahl (C) Tommie Delucia, Dan Gavinski, Kyle Lawless | |
| 15:33 | Illinois State | Scott Yawn blocks the short jumper by John Stahl | 46-24 |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Travis King pulls down the rebound | 46-24 |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Jeff Renn is called for the reach on Chad Holloway - foul #3 on Jeff Renn, team foul #3 | 46-24 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | Jeff Renn takes the ball from Travis King | 46-24 |
| 15:03 | Illinois State | James Varley hits a shot from the free throw line | 46-26 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Travis King is fouled in the backcourt by James Varley - foul #1 on James Varley, team foul #4 | 46-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (C) Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Neil Adkins (PF) James Varley, James Cusack, Jeff Renn | |
| 14:54 | Wisconsin | Joshua George scores on a runner from the right block on a great pass from Merle Buchanan | 48-26 |
| 14:42 | Illinois State | Joshua George swats the shot by Dexter Sellers | 48-26 |
| 14:41 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins tips it back up and in | 48-28 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Joshua George is wide open but clanks a shot in the lane | 48-28 |
| 14:17 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 14:04 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins buries a turnaround from the right block | 48-30 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway from the baseline | 48-30 |
| 13:47 | Wisconsin | Joshua George gets the offensive rebound | 48-30 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Joshua George drills a jump hook from the left block set up by George Hawkins | 50-30 |
| 13:28 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers loses the dribble to Travis King in the backcourt | 50-30 |
| 13:27 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins jams it on a nice dish by Travis King | 52-30 |
| 13:12 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses short on a fadeaway from the left block | 52-30 |
| 13:11 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Hawkins | 52-30 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Neil Adkins is called for the reach on Joshua George - foul #3 on Neil Adkins, team foul #5 | 52-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), Troy Pendergast (SG), John Nichols (SF), Jimmie Rogers (PF), Chad Holloway (C) Travis King, George Hawkins, Merle Buchanan, Scott Yawn, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), James Varley (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, Augustus Bienkowski, Michael Atkison, Neil Adkins, John Stahl | |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-30 |
| 12:24 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-33 |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 52-33 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers tips it but misses | 52-33 |
| 12:02 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 11:44 | Illinois State | James Varley buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Derrick Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Troy Pendergast (fresh) SF - John Nichols (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Chad Holloway (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Varley (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeff Renn (fresh) 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | John Nichols misses the jumper in the lane | 52-36 |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 52-36 |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan connects on the open pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 54-36 |
| 11:00 | Illinois State | James Varley is fouled on the floor by Troy Pendergast - foul #2 on Troy Pendergast, team foul #3 | 54-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF), Scott Yawn (C) John Nichols, Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SG) James Varley | |
| 10:50 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski drills a jump hook from the baseline | 54-38 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (C) Jimmie Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 10:27 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is hacked by Troy Pendergast - foul #3 on Troy Pendergast, team foul #4 | 54-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (SG) Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Dan Gavinski | |
| 10:14 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 54-38 |
| 10:12 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-38 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:57 | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 54-40 |
| 09:40 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses the driving attempt near the basket | 54-40 |
| 09:39 | Illinois State | The rebound goes to Tommie Delucia | 54-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 09:18 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Tommie Delucia, team foul #6 | 54-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Edwin Oliver (SG), John Nichols (SF), Jimmie Rogers (PF), Chad Holloway (C) Derrick Morgan, George Hawkins, Troy Pendergast, Scott Yawn, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), John Stahl (C) Tommie Delucia, James Cusack, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Travis King loses the dribble to Dan Gavinski in the backcourt | 54-40 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | John Stahl misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Chad Holloway - foul #1 on Chad Holloway, team foul #5 | 54-40 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 1st free throw | 54-41 |
| 09:08 | Illinois State | John Stahl makes the 2nd free throw | 54-42 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | John Nichols hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Jimmie Rogers | 56-42 |
| 08:31 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 56-42 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-42 |
| 08:14 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski grabs the defensive rebound | 56-42 |
| 07:54 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski makes the shot from the free throw line | 56-44 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Dan Gavinski steals it from John Nichols | 56-44 |
| 07:31 | Illinois State | James Varley lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dan Gavinski | 56-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Oliver (fairly fresh) SF - John Nichols (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Augustus Bienkowski (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dan Gavinski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Stahl (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Michael Atkison (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Travis King and he's fouled by Dan Gavinski - foul #2 on Dan Gavinski, team foul #7 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), George Hawkins (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Joshua George (C) Travis King, Edwin Oliver, John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), James Cusack (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Neil Adkins (C) James Varley, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, John Stahl, Michael Atkison | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the free throw | 59-46 |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn hits a driving attempt near the basket and the foul's on Chad Holloway - foul #2 on Chad Holloway, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn (PF) Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois State | | |
| 06:51 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn makes the free throw | 59-49 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-49 |
| 06:33 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia snags the defensive board | 59-49 |
| 06:28 | Illinois State | Joshua George swats the short shot by Neil Adkins | 59-49 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Joshua George pulls down the rebound | 59-49 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Sellers - foul #3 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF) James Cusack | |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 61-49 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Scott Yawn - foul #3 on Scott Yawn, team foul #7 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Kyle Lawless (C) Jeff Renn | |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 1st free throw | 61-50 |
| 06:13 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia makes the 2nd free throw | 61-51 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 61-51 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Joshua George can't tip it in | 61-51 |
| 05:52 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins pulls down the rebound | 61-51 |
| 05:32 | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia hits a 3pt shot from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Joshua George drills a turnaround from the right block | 63-54 |
| 04:57 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan travels in the backcourt | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Troy Pendergast (SG), John Nichols (SF), Jimmie Rogers (PF), Chad Holloway (C) Derrick Morgan, George Hawkins, Merle Buchanan, Scott Yawn, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), James Cusack (SG), Michael Atkison (SF), Jeff Renn (PF) Tommie Delucia, Dexter Sellers, Dan Gavinski, Neil Adkins | |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison is fouled on the floor by John Nichols - foul #2 on John Nichols, team foul #8 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG) Kyle Lawless | |
| 04:38 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | James Varley is called for the reach on Travis King in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Varley, team foul #9 | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 04:36 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn grabs the board | 63-57 |
| 04:21 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 63-57 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | John Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses short on a shot in the lane | 63-57 |
| 04:12 | Illinois State | James Cusack pulls down the rebound | 63-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski is whistled for a carry | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski (SF), John Stahl (C) James Cusack, Michael Atkison | |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Pendergast | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:35 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn drills a shot in the lane set up by Augustus Bienkowski | 65-59 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Chad Holloway and he's fouled by John Stahl - foul #4 on John Stahl, team foul #10 | 67-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), George Hawkins (SG), Joshua George (C) Travis King, John Nichols, Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG), Kyle Lawless (C) Augustus Bienkowski, John Stahl | |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers misses the free throw | 67-59 |
| 03:16 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn gets the rebound | 67-59 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Derrick Morgan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Troy Pendergast (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois State | PG - Tommie Delucia (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Varley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Dan Gavinski (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jeff Renn (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kyle Lawless (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Troy Pendergast - foul #4 on Troy Pendergast, team foul #9 | 67-59 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski makes the 1st free throw | 67-60 |
| 03:05 | Illinois State | Dan Gavinski makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers is whistled for traveling | 67-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF) Troy Pendergast | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Michael Atkison (SF) Dan Gavinski | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:33 | Illinois State | James Varley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Joshua George snags the defensive board | 67-61 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), John Nichols (SF), Chad Holloway (PF) Derrick Morgan, Merle Buchanan, Jimmie Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers (SG), Neil Adkins (PF), John Stahl (C) Tommie Delucia, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | John Stahl is called for the reach on George Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on John Stahl, team foul #11 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Cusack (SF) John Stahl | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 02:08 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 69-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn (C) Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Tommie Delucia (PG) James Varley | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the runner from the baseline set up by Chad Holloway | 71-61 |
| 01:35 | Illinois State | Dexter Sellers can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 71-61 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | Michael Atkison swats the short shot by Chad Holloway | 71-61 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | John Nichols misses the tip | 71-61 |
| 01:08 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison grabs the board | 71-61 |
| 00:57 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 71-63 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers (PF), Joshua George (C) Chad Holloway, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Illinois State | Augustus Bienkowski (SG), Dan Gavinski (SF), Jeff Renn (PF), Kyle Lawless (C) Dexter Sellers, James Cusack, Neil Adkins, Michael Atkison | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Augustus Bienkowski - foul #3 on Augustus Bienkowski, team foul #12 | 71-63 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 72-63 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 73-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Illinois State | Jeff Renn double dribbles | 73-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), Troy Pendergast (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), Scott Yawn (C) Travis King, George Hawkins, John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers, Joshua George | |
| Subs | Illinois State | James Varley (PG), Dexter Sellers (SG), James Cusack (SF), Michael Atkison (PF), Neil Adkins (C) Tommie Delucia, Augustus Bienkowski, Dan Gavinski, Jeff Renn, Kyle Lawless | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn is fouled in the backcourt by Dexter Sellers - foul #4 on Dexter Sellers, team foul #13 | 73-63 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 74-63 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 75-63 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Merle Buchanan - foul #1 on Merle Buchanan, team foul #10 | 75-63 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins makes the 1st free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:45 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the 2nd free throw | 75-64 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 75-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois State | Illinois State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Atkison - foul #3 on Michael Atkison, team foul #14 | 75-64 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 76-64 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan makes the 2nd free throw | 77-64 |
| 00:33 | Illinois State | Michael Atkison misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 77-64 |
| 00:32 | Illinois State | Neil Adkins misses the tip | 77-64 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway snags the defensive board | 77-64 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan runs out the clock | 77-64 |