| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SF - James Young (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh inbounds the ball | 22-20 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:44 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dingbang Chin and he's fouled by James Dailey - foul #2 on James Dailey, team foul #1 | 24-20 |
| 19:44 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the free throw | 25-20 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Dennis Bloch swats the layup by James Young | 25-20 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh pulls down the rebound | 25-20 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern makes the 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Loyd Reese | 28-20 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | John Pledger hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 28-20 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney grabs the offensive rebound | 28-20 |
| 18:34 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is fouled on the floor by Dingbang Chin - foul #4 on Dingbang Chin, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SG) Dingbang Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:23 | Illinois | James Young scores on a jumper from close range and the foul's on Loyd Reese - foul #1 on Loyd Reese, team foul #2 | 28-22 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | James Young makes the free throw | 28-23 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-23 |
| 17:33 | Illinois | John Pledger makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Clarence Maroney | 28-26 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 28-26 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese tips it back up and in | 30-26 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Ronald Sink scores on a floater from the right side on a nice dish by James Young | 30-28 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 30-28 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits the follow up shot | 32-28 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | James Young is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #2 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Nathan Cole (SF), Edward Walker (PF) Ralph Northern, Earl Marsh, Loyd Reese | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Larry Newell (SF), John Stich (PF), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Young, Ronald Sink, James Dailey | |
| 15:50 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block | 32-28 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Floyd Kent gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Illinois | Andrew Tinsley is called for the reach on Sebastian Jackson - foul #1 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| 15:18 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 15:17 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker gets the rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch is fouled on the floor by John Stich - foul #3 on John Stich, team foul #3 | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh (SF) Nathan Cole | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Ronald Sink (PF) Larry Newell, Floyd Kent | |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | John Stich swats the layup by Earl Marsh | 32-28 |
| 14:44 | Illinois | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 14:22 | Illinois | Ronald Sink comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh scores on a shot from the right block | 34-28 |
| 13:37 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by John Stich | 34-30 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 34-30 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker tips it but misses | 34-30 |
| 13:20 | Illinois | John Stich grabs the board | 34-30 |
| 13:10 | Illinois | John Stich can't connect on a shot from close range | 34-30 |
| 13:09 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 34-30 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh connects on the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Andrew Tinsley | 36-30 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | James Young clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 36-30 |
| 12:39 | Illinois | John Stich misses the tip | 36-30 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Ronald Sink snags the offensive board | 36-30 |
| 12:23 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a shot from the left side | 36-30 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by John Pledger - foul #2 on John Pledger, team foul #4 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Dingbang Chin (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Donald Smith (C) Charles Davis, Andrew Tinsley, Earl Marsh, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, John Stich | |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the 1st free throw | 37-30 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 38-30 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses the dunk | 38-30 |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern gets the rebound | 38-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Walker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - James Dailey (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Dingbang Chin | 41-30 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Pledger clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-30 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 41-30 |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Edward Walker | 44-30 |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Ralph Northern is called for the reach on Ronald Sink - foul #2 on Ralph Northern, team foul #4 | 44-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Nathan Cole, Edward Walker, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), James Young (SF), John Stich (PF) John Pledger, Larry Newell, Ronald Sink | |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney scores on a shot near the basket | 44-32 |
| 09:25 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-32 |
| 09:24 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh tips it back up and in | 46-32 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | John Stich makes the floater in the paint set up by James Dailey and he's hacked by Dennis Bloch - foul #2 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #5 | 46-34 |
| 09:07 | Illinois | John Stich makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Ralph Northern, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Ralph Northern | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Floyd Kent (C) Clarence Maroney, James Dailey | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | Floyd Kent buries a shot from the right wing | 46-37 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 46-37 |
| 07:53 | Illinois | James Young grabs the board | 46-37 |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Floyd Kent drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Sebastian Jackson and he's hacked by Loyd Reese - foul #2 on Loyd Reese, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SG) Charles Davis, Dingbang Chin | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Ronald Sink (PF) John Pledger, John Stich | |
| 07:38 | Illinois | Floyd Kent makes the free throw | 46-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Dennis Bloch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Ronald Sink (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Floyd Kent (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Sebastian Jackson picks off the pass by Ralph Northern in the backcourt | 46-40 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Floyd Kent can't finish the layup | 46-40 |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley grabs the defensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Floyd Kent denies the turnaround by Earl Marsh | 46-40 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley tips it home | 48-40 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | James Young blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the board | 48-40 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Floyd Kent is called for the reach on Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Floyd Kent, team foul #5 | 48-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Andrew Tinsley, Earl Marsh, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Pledger (PG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (C) Sebastian Jackson, James Young, Floyd Kent | |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Dingbang Chin | 50-40 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses short on a shot from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 05:26 | Illinois | Ronald Sink tips it but misses | 50-40 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Ronald Sink grabs the offensive rebound | 50-40 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #8 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Ralph Northern | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Clarence Maroney | |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 1st free throw | 50-41 |
| 05:03 | Illinois | Ronald Sink makes the 2nd free throw | 50-42 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by John Pledger - foul #3 on John Pledger, team foul #6 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese (PF) Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), John Stich (PF) Larry Newell, Ronald Sink | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole misses the easy open layup | 50-42 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | James Dailey pulls down the rebound | 50-42 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | John Pledger misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 50-42 |
| 03:52 | Illinois | James Dailey hits the follow up shot | 50-44 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 50-44 |
| 03:21 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole tips it in | 52-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Pledger (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Sebastian Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Young (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - John Stich (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Dailey (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | Loyd Reese is called for the reach on John Stich - foul #3 on Loyd Reese, team foul #9 | 52-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SG), Earl Marsh (SF), Edward Walker (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Charles Davis, Dingbang Chin, Nathan Cole, Loyd Reese, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (SG), Ronald Sink (PF) Sebastian Jackson, James Dailey | |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 02:57 | Illinois | John Stich makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese (PF) Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Loyd Reese | 54-46 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Ralph Northern steps in front of the John Pledger pass | 54-46 |
| 02:03 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern throws it down | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | James Young is hacked by Loyd Reese - foul #4 on Loyd Reese, team foul #10 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG) Andrew Tinsley | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Dailey (C) John Stich | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | James Young misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Dailey hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Dennis Bloch - foul #3 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #11 | 56-47 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Dailey makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:02 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the 2nd free throw | 56-48 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese pulls down the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | James Dailey is called for the reach on Loyd Reese - foul #3 on James Dailey, team foul #7 | 56-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Walker (C) Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | James Dailey gets the rebound | 56-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-51 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on Edward Walker in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #8 | 56-51 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| 00:46 | Illinois | Loyd Reese steals the ball from James Young | 58-51 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | John Pledger is called for the reach on Earl Marsh in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Pledger, team foul #9 | 58-51 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is fouled in the backcourt by John Pledger - foul #5 on John Pledger, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) John Pledger | |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese pulls down the offensive rebound | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese is hacked by Clarence Maroney - foul #2 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #11 | 61-54 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 1st free throw | 62-54 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 63-54 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-54 |
| 00:24 | Illinois | James Young grabs the offensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-54 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin snags the defensive board | 63-54 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on Dingbang Chin in the backcourt - foul #3 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #12 | 63-54 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses the 2nd free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Ronald Sink gets the rebound | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Illinois | James Young's fadeaway is rejected by Edward Walker | 64-54 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker grabs the board | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern runs out the clock | 64-54 |