| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Nichols inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses badly on the uncontested fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-29 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | John Nichols tips it back up and in | 33-31 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Harlan Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Harlan Williams takes the ball from Jimmie Rogers in the backcourt | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Joshua George - foul #1 on Joshua George, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:54 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Theodore Coleman steps in front of the John Nichols pass in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is hacked by Jimmie Rogers - foul #1 on Jimmie Rogers, team foul #2 | 35-31 |
| 18:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Joshua George drills a turnaround in the lane | 35-33 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman buries a runner in the paint set up by Harlan Williams | 37-33 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the wide open jump hook near the basket | 37-35 |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman and the foul's on Jimmie Rogers - foul #2 on Jimmie Rogers, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Harlan Williams, Richard Chiaramonte, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (PG), Troy Pendergast (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), Scott Yawn (C) Travis King, George Hawkins, John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers, Joshua George | |
| 17:10 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan grabs the defensive rebound | 39-35 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Troy Pendergast | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Reed Phillips loses the dribble to Scott Yawn | 39-37 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast is hacked by Roy Pfarr - foul #2 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #1 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (PG) Edwin Oliver | |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway double dribbles | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Theodore Coleman (C) Eric Thomas, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG) Troy Pendergast | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Huff (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Antonio Stack (fresh) 2 reb. C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 4 pts. C - Scott Yawn (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Illinois | Antonio Stack's floater is tipped away by Merle Buchanan | 39-37 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan grabs the board | 39-37 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #3 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #2 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG), Richard Chiaramonte (PF) Roy Pfarr, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Nichols (SF), Joshua George (C) Merle Buchanan, Scott Yawn | |
| 15:04 | Wisconsin | Travis King drills a shot from the right block set up by Chad Holloway | 39-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte misses the lay-in but the foul's on Chad Holloway - foul #1 on Chad Holloway, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast (SG), Jimmie Rogers (PF) George Hawkins, Chad Holloway | |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 1st free throw | 40-39 |
| 14:45 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers steps out of bounds on the baseline | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), William Roberts (C) Nicholas Bachman, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Stanley Huff loses the dribble to Joshua George | 41-39 |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | Travis King is called for traveling | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Antonio Stack (PF) Harlan Williams, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Scott Yawn (C) Travis King, John Nichols, Joshua George | |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Merle Buchanan is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #2 on Merle Buchanan, team foul #5 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (PG), Chad Holloway (C) Edwin Oliver, Scott Yawn | |
| 13:20 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline | 41-39 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio Stack - foul #1 on Antonio Stack, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 41-39 |
| 12:48 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-39 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the tip | 41-39 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 12:19 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses the easy layup | 41-39 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Chad Holloway | 41-39 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Antonio Stack - foul #2 on Antonio Stack, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), William Roberts (C) Eric Thomas, Roy Pfarr, Nicholas Bachman, Antonio Stack, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), John Nichols (SF), Joshua George (C) Troy Pendergast, Merle Buchanan, Chad Holloway | |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 41-40 |
| 12:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Chiaramonte | 41-40 |
| 11:43 | Illinois | Reed Phillips knocks in the runner from close range on a great pass from Harlan Williams | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Harlan Williams (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmie Rogers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | William Roberts grabs the defensive rebound | 43-40 |
| 11:05 | Illinois | Jimmie Rogers blocks the short jumper by Reed Phillips | 43-40 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Nichols | 43-40 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Joshua George is by himself and knocks in the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by John Nichols | 43-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Harlan Williams drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-42 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | Travis King is hacked by Harlan Williams in the backcourt - foul #3 on Harlan Williams, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Theodore Coleman (C) Harlan Williams, Reed Phillips, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast (SG), Chad Holloway (PF) George Hawkins, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Joshua George hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 46-42 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a jumper near the basket | 46-42 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Joshua George pulls down the rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | John Nichols is open but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 46-42 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Travis King pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-42 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | John Nichols double dribbles | 46-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Antonio Stack (PF) Roy Pfarr, Stanley Huff, Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Scott Yawn (C) Travis King, John Nichols, Joshua George | |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-42 |
| 08:58 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman tips it in | 48-42 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Antonio Stack swats the short shot by Chad Holloway | 48-42 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman clanks a fadeaway from close range | 48-42 |
| 08:27 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman hits the follow up shot | 50-42 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway clanks a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Theodore Coleman - foul #1 on Theodore Coleman, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), Richard Chiaramonte (PF), William Roberts (C) Harlan Williams, Nicholas Bachman, Antonio Stack, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), George Hawkins (SG) Edwin Oliver, Troy Pendergast | |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Travis King steals the ball from Eric Thomas in the backcourt | 50-44 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is by himself and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side | 50-46 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | William Roberts loses the ball out of bounds | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Nichols (SF), Joshua George (C) Merle Buchanan, Chad Holloway | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Stanley Huff (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Travis King | 50-48 |
| 06:58 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 50-48 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Joshua George pulls down the rebound | 50-48 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Travis King clanks a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Stanley Huff - foul #1 on Stanley Huff, team foul #7 | 50-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Harlan Williams (SG), Antonio Stack (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Stanley Huff, Roy Pfarr, Richard Chiaramonte, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers (PF) Scott Yawn | |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 1st free throw | 50-48 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #2 on John Nichols, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Scott Yawn (C) Travis King, John Nichols, Joshua George | |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 51-49 |
| 06:16 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 2nd free throw | 52-49 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Bachman picks off the pass by Jimmie Rogers | 52-49 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | Eric Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Nicholas Bachman | 54-49 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast is fouled in the backcourt by Harlan Williams - foul #4 on Harlan Williams, team foul #8 | 54-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Troy Pendergast makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:31 | Illinois | Stanley Huff misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers misses long on a runner from the baseline | 54-51 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan tips it home | 54-53 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Harlan Williams buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Nicholas Bachman | 57-53 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers knocks in the jumper from the baseline | 57-55 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses long on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Scott Yawn - foul #1 on Scott Yawn, team foul #7 | 57-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Thomas (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Reed Phillips (SF), William Roberts (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Harlan Williams, Stanley Huff, Antonio Stack | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), John Nichols (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), Joshua George (C) George Hawkins, Merle Buchanan, Jimmie Rogers, Scott Yawn | |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 1st free throw | 58-55 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Reed Phillips is called for the reach on Joshua George - foul #3 on Reed Phillips, team foul #9 | 59-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (PF) Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 03:44 | Illinois | William Roberts pulls down the rebound | 59-55 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the jumper near the basket | 59-55 |
| 03:19 | Illinois | Eric Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 59-55 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Eric Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Reed Phillips (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Richard Chiaramonte (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - William Roberts (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Troy Pendergast (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joshua George (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-55 |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | John Nichols can't finish the layup | 59-55 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | Joshua George tips it back up and in | 59-57 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG) Eric Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (SG), Jimmie Rogers (PF) Troy Pendergast, Chad Holloway | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | Travis King steals the ball from Roy Pfarr | 59-57 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | John Nichols comes up short on the floater in the paint but the foul's on William Roberts - foul #4 on William Roberts, team foul #10 | 59-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harlan Williams (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | John Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 59-58 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | John Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Reed Phillips is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Reed Phillips, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antonio Stack (PF) Richard Chiaramonte | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | John Nichols is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #3 on John Nichols, team foul #8 | 59-59 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-59 |
| 01:53 | Wisconsin | John Nichols snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | John Nichols is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Nichols, team foul #9 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Antonio Stack, William Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:33 | Illinois | Harlan Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | John Nichols pulls down the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | John Nichols is denied on a dunk by Theodore Coleman | 59-59 |
| 01:15 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Richard Chiaramonte loses the ball out of bounds | 59-59 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Harlan Williams takes the ball from George Hawkins in the backcourt | 59-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Travis King is called for the reach on Reed Phillips - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Reed Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Reed Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Joshua George grabs the board | 60-59 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Travis King is hacked by Harlan Williams in the backcourt - foul #5 on Harlan Williams, team foul #12 | 60-59 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG) Harlan Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | John Nichols makes the runner from the left block and he's fouled by Reed Phillips - foul #5 on Reed Phillips, team foul #13 | 60-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Stanley Huff (SF) Reed Phillips | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | John Nichols makes the free throw | 60-63 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Stanley Huff hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 60-63 |