| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Roeder (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Tracy Doby inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Norman Newton - foul #3 on Norman Newton, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| 19:25 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is called for a backcourt violation | 29-32 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:48 | Illinois | Tracy Doby drills a turnaround from close range set up by Samuel Birdsell | 29-34 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by James Daniels | 32-34 |
| 18:12 | Illinois | Henry Lambright hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-34 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 32-34 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Tracy Doby picks off the pass by Norman Newton | 32-34 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by James Daniels - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #2 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Roeder - foul #3 on Thomas Roeder, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 17:38 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 32-36 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton is whistled for a carry | 32-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Ryan Linkous (PF) Tracy Doby, Andrew Lee | |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Charles Christman denies the turnaround by Henry Lambright | 32-36 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder grabs the board | 32-36 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Shane Ferguson - foul #1 on Shane Ferguson, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-36 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | Tracy Doby knocks in the jumper from the left wing | 34-38 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Jose Martin | 36-38 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard is hacked by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #4 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Carl Hickman (SG) Jose Martin, Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (SG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eddie Gerhard, Tracy Doby, Ryan Linkous, Rickey Anderson | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 3 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is fouled on the floor by Charles Christman - foul #4 on Charles Christman, team foul #5 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Beeson (PF) Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:18 | Illinois | Eric Cooper buries a fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Shane Ferguson | 36-40 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 14:32 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on a jumper in the paint | 39-40 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Andrew Lee hits the follow up shot | 39-42 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder can't finish the layup but the foul's on Henry Lambright - foul #1 on Henry Lambright, team foul #2 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG) Carl Hickman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Ryan Linkous (PF) Shane Ferguson, Eric Cooper, Andrew Lee | |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder makes the 1st free throw | 40-42 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder makes the 2nd free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Ryan Linkous drills a turnaround from close range | 41-44 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Ryan Linkous - foul #1 on Ryan Linkous, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (PF) Thomas Roeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG), Rickey Anderson (C) Samuel Birdsell, Henry Lambright | |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 42-44 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 43-44 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 43-44 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Ryan Linkous | 43-44 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Eric Cooper comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Carl Hickman - foul #2 on Carl Hickman, team foul #6 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Illinois | Andrew Lee (PF) Rickey Anderson | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Eric Cooper makes the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Eric Cooper misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 12:28 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard misses the dunk attempt | 46-45 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-45 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | George Beeson jams it and he's fouled by Tracy Doby - foul #1 on Tracy Doby, team foul #4 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell (PG), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Ryan Linkous | |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | George Beeson misses the free throw | 48-45 |
| 12:20 | Illinois | Henry Lambright snags the defensive board | 48-45 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Jose Martin takes the ball from Samuel Birdsell in the backcourt | 48-45 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Henry Lambright is called for the reach on Norman Newton - foul #2 on Henry Lambright, team foul #5 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG) Jose Martin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | George Beeson blows the layup | 48-45 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Tracy Doby grabs the board | 48-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SF - Carl Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - George Beeson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tracy Doby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell blows the dunk | 48-45 |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Beeson | 48-45 |
| 11:18 | Wisconsin | Henry Lambright steals the ball from Charles Christman | 48-45 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Tracy Doby can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Norman Newton - foul #4 on Norman Newton, team foul #7 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tom Allen (SF), Thomas Roeder (C) Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ryan Linkous (PF) Andrew Lee | |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:03 | Illinois | Tracy Doby misses the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman grabs the board | 48-46 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses long on a floater from close range | 48-46 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Roeder | 48-46 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-46 |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman tips it home | 50-46 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell drills a 3 from the right corner | 50-49 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 50-49 |
| 09:47 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell pulls down the rebound | 50-49 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | James Daniels is called for the reach on Samuel Birdsell - foul #4 on James Daniels, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Carl Hickman (SG) James Daniels, Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Eric Cooper (SG), Andrew Lee (PF) Eddie Gerhard, Tracy Doby, Henry Lambright | |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Thomas Roeder | 50-50 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Jose Martin | 52-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell loses the dribble to Thomas Roeder | 52-50 |
| 08:39 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 52-50 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the tip | 52-50 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson grabs the board | 52-50 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Samuel Birdsell | 52-52 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the jumper from the left side | 54-52 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Thomas Roeder (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Cooper (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ryan Linkous (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is whistled for traveling | 54-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), George Beeson (C) Jose Martin, Tom Allen, Thomas Roeder | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard (SG), Tracy Doby (SF), Rickey Anderson (PF), Henry Lambright (C) Eric Cooper, Samuel Birdsell, Andrew Lee, Ryan Linkous | |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson's pass is intercepted by Norman Newton | 54-54 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | James Daniels hits the finger roll on a great pass from Norman Newton | 56-54 |
| 06:42 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 56-54 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the board | 56-54 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Henry Lambright - foul #3 on Henry Lambright, team foul #6 | 56-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Eric Cooper (PG) Shane Ferguson | |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 06:05 | Illinois | Tracy Doby hits a shot from the left wing on a great pass from Eric Cooper | 58-56 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | James Daniels's pass is intercepted by Tracy Doby | 58-56 |
| 05:43 | Illinois | Tracy Doby throws it down | 58-58 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | George Beeson's floater is tipped away by Rickey Anderson | 58-58 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the follow up shot | 60-58 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson misses long on a floater from close range | 60-58 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Rickey Anderson can't tip it in | 60-58 |
| 04:53 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | George Beeson steps in front of the Henry Lambright pass | 60-58 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Lambright | 60-58 |
| 04:23 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tom Allen (SF), Thomas Roeder (C) Carl Hickman, Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG), Samuel Birdsell (SF), Andrew Lee (PF) Eric Cooper, Tracy Doby, Rickey Anderson | |
| 04:02 | Illinois | Shane Ferguson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the board | 60-58 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Henry Lambright steals it from Norman Newton | 60-58 |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses badly on a shot in the lane | 60-58 |
| 03:27 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell tips it but misses | 60-58 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Beeson | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Beeson (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Shane Ferguson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eddie Gerhard (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Samuel Birdsell (fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Lee (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Lambright (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | George Beeson clanks a fadeaway from the left wing | 60-58 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Henry Lambright pulls down the rebound | 60-58 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Henry Lambright can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 60-58 |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | George Beeson snags the defensive board | 60-58 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder is whistled for a carry | 60-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Christman (PF) George Beeson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tracy Doby (SF) Shane Ferguson | |
| 02:32 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 60-58 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Henry Lambright gets the offensive rebound | 60-58 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Henry Lambright is fouled on the floor by Thomas Roeder - foul #4 on Thomas Roeder, team foul #9 | 60-58 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Henry Lambright makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:18 | Illinois | Henry Lambright misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Charles Christman | 60-59 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:56 | Illinois | Tracy Doby snags the defensive board | 60-59 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 60-59 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Henry Lambright tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is fouled on the floor by Tracy Doby - foul #2 on Tracy Doby, team foul #7 | 60-61 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-61 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 62-61 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Tracy Doby is hacked by James Daniels - foul #5 on James Daniels, team foul #10 | 62-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 1st free throw | 62-62 |
| 01:04 | Illinois | Tracy Doby makes the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Eddie Gerhard grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell misses long on a shot from the left wing | 62-63 |
| 00:15 | Illinois | Henry Lambright can't tip it in | 62-63 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell gets the offensive rebound | 62-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell is hacked by Jose Martin - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #11 | 62-63 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 1st free throw | 62-64 |
| 00:12 | Illinois | Samuel Birdsell makes the 2nd free throw | 62-65 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 62-65 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Andrew Lee pulls down the rebound | 62-65 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Andrew Lee is hacked by Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Jose Martin, team foul #12 | 62-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Shane Ferguson (PG) Tracy Doby | |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 1st free throw | 62-66 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Andrew Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 62-67 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 62-67 |