| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Legrand (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | James Blanks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-26 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Christopher Robinson | 27-26 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | James Blanks comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Darren Neveu grabs the defensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by James Blanks - foul #2 on James Blanks, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) James Blanks, William Legrand, Christopher Robinson | |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 3rd free throw | 30-26 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Mark Nelson blocks the short jumper by Anthony McMaken | 30-29 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Mark Nelson | 30-29 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Kelly Dolphin | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses long on a floater from the right side | 30-32 |
| 17:25 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson grabs the board | 30-32 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 30-32 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson misses the tip | 30-32 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Darren Neveu | 30-32 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Kelly Dolphin is called for the reach on Steven Abbott - foul #1 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SG), William Legrand (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Kelly Dolphin, Mark Nelson, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by William Legrand - foul #3 on William Legrand, team foul #3 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Doug Whitten (PF), James Nichols (C) Bruce Devaughn, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF) William Legrand | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | James Blanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Legrand (PF) Jim Graham | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Legrand (fresh) 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Illinois | William Legrand steals it from Doug Whitten | 32-32 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Jan Tarver, Richard Guerrera, James Nichols | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG) Kenneth Ward | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken can't throw it down but the foul's on James Blanks - foul #3 on James Blanks, team foul #4 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jim Graham (SF) Aaron Mills, Chad Smith | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken misses the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-32 |
| 14:16 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it back up and in | 33-34 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Doug Whitten scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 35-34 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 35-34 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the defensive rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:07 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Steven Abbott | 38-34 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson buries a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward | 38-36 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-36 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | William Legrand gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG), Richard Guerrera (SF), James Nichols (PF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Bruce Devaughn, Doug Whitten, Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Jim Graham, Christopher Robinson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Steven Abbott (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jan Tarver (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 6 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Nichols (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Hazelwood (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Legrand (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera comes up short on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by James Blanks - foul #4 on James Blanks, team foul #5 | 38-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) James Blanks | |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the 1st free throw | 38-36 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 39-36 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jan Tarver - foul #1 on Jan Tarver, team foul #1 | 39-36 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Jan Tarver scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-38 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Chad Smith is denied by Dennis Hazelwood | 42-38 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | William Legrand hits the follow up shot | 42-40 |
| 10:23 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Dennis Hazelwood | 44-40 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | James Nichols is called for the reach on William Legrand - foul #3 on James Nichols, team foul #2 | 44-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Kelly Dolphin | 44-43 |
| 09:10 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Guerrera | 47-43 |
| 08:44 | Wisconsin | William Legrand misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 47-43 |
| 08:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Anthony McMaken | 47-43 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera misses the floater from the left block | 47-43 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it in | 49-43 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - William Legrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 49-46 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the offensive rebound | 49-46 |
| 07:04 | Illinois | Darren Neveu is fouled on the floor by William Legrand - foul #4 on William Legrand, team foul #6 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SG) Kelly Dolphin | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by William Legrand - foul #5 on William Legrand, team foul #7 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jan Tarver (SG) Bruce Devaughn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, William Legrand, Christopher Robinson | |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:43 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 2nd free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson is whistled for traveling | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Deady (SF), James Nichols (C) Darren Neveu, Anthony McMaken | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jim Graham (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Mark Nelson, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols misses long on a shot from close range but he's fouled by Christopher Robinson - foul #3 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF), Dennis Hazelwood (C) Richard Deady, Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson (PF) Jim Graham | |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | James Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson connects on the runner near the basket | 52-48 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | James Nichols scores on a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Richard Guerrera | 54-48 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Dennis Hazelwood steals the ball from Chad Smith | 54-48 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | James Nichols misses the shot in the lane | 54-48 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson grabs the board | 54-48 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by James Nichols - foul #4 on James Nichols, team foul #3 | 54-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn (SG), Doug Whitten (SF), Darren Neveu (PF), Anthony McMaken (C) Steven Abbott, Jan Tarver, James Nichols, Dennis Hazelwood | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Mark Nelson, Christopher Robinson | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the 1st free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 54-48 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Darren Neveu gets the rebound | 54-48 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Darren Neveu comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 54-48 |
| 03:53 | Illinois | Darren Neveu can't tip it in | 54-48 |
| 03:52 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | James Blanks can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 54-48 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Graham | 54-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Guerrera (fresh) 1 pts. 8 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bruce Devaughn (fresh) 19 pts. SF - Doug Whitten (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Darren Neveu (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. C - Anthony McMaken (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:18 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby misses the shot near the basket | 54-48 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Doug Whitten pulls down the rebound | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:55 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn drills a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Doug Whitten | 57-48 |
| 02:36 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-48 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 57-48 |
| 02:29 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera blows the dunk | 57-48 |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Darren Neveu tips it home | 59-48 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith connects on the jumper in the lane on a great pass from James Blanks | 59-50 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Doug Whitten - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #9 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Abbott (PG) Richard Guerrera | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Christopher Robinson (C) Kenneth Ward, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Doug Whitten misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham clanks a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Darren Neveu - foul #2 on Darren Neveu, team foul #4 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Guerrera (SF) Doug Whitten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG) Aaron Mills | |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Anthony McMaken grabs the board | 59-50 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Bruce Devaughn and the foul's on Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #10 | 61-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, James Blanks, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the free throw | 61-50 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | Anthony McMaken swats the layup by Jim Graham | 61-50 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Mark Nelson | 61-50 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby drills a floater from the left wing set up by Aaron Mills | 61-52 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Steven Abbott loses the ball out of bounds | 61-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), James Blanks (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, Mark Nelson, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | James Blanks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera pulls down the rebound | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kenneth Ward is called for the reach on Richard Guerrera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #11 | 61-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Richard Guerrera makes the 2nd free throw | 63-52 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits a runner from the right block | 63-54 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott is hacked by Kenneth Ward in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott misses the 1st free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | Steven Abbott makes the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jim Graham | 64-56 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn is hacked by James Blanks in the backcourt - foul #5 on James Blanks, team foul #13 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) James Blanks | |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 1st free throw | 65-56 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Bruce Devaughn makes the 2nd free throw | 66-56 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Abbott | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Steven Abbott runs out the clock | 66-56 |