| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Colson (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't finish the layup | 24-31 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove snags the offensive board | 24-31 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from David Colson | 27-31 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | David Colson denies the turnaround by Richard Burns | 27-31 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf pulls down the rebound | 27-31 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses long on a shot from the right wing | 27-31 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 27-31 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf grabs the board | 27-31 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | Matthew Lane steps in front of the Ralph Stratton pass | 27-31 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 27-31 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley tips it back up and in | 27-33 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove tips it in | 29-33 |
| 17:16 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf gets the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton makes the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Gilbert Gamble | 32-33 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Richard Burns tips it but misses | 32-33 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ralph Stratton | 32-33 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | David Colson knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Gilbert Gamble | 34-33 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 34-33 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | David Colson gets the rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Colson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christopher Reny (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove makes the jumper from the free throw line | 36-33 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Gary Bradley drills a jumper from the left block | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Matthew Lane steals the ball from Richard Graf | 36-35 |
| 14:31 | Illinois | Gary Bradley hits a turnaround from the right block | 36-37 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | 3 seconds is called on Richard Graf | 36-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Brandon Hargrove, Richard Graf, David Colson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Matthew Lane, Christopher Reny, Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| 14:03 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Gregory Roberts | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by James Young - foul #1 on James Young, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:38 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the defensive rebound | 37-40 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Adam Vanslyke | 37-43 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 37-43 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Li Wang hits the follow up shot | 39-43 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is whistled for a carry | 39-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG) Gilbert Gamble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG) Raymond Haddix | |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton clanks a shot from the left side but he's fouled by Gregory Roberts - foul #2 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #2 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove (SF) Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) James Young | |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses the 1st free throw | 39-43 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:53 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall steps out of bounds on the baseline | 40-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Li Wang (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gregory Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 3 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Adam Vanslyke picks off the pass by Daniel Schumacher | 40-43 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Brandon Hargrove - foul #1 on Brandon Hargrove, team foul #1 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SG), Richard Graf (PF), David Colson (C) Ralph Stratton, Li Wang, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Gregory Roberts, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Richard Burns makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman is hacked by Jeffrey Hall - foul #1 on Jeffrey Hall, team foul #3 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG) Jeffrey Hall | |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman is whistled for traveling | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Matthew Lane | |
| 10:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix's layup is rejected by David Colson | 40-45 |
| 10:16 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 40-45 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Clyde Pate pulls down the rebound | 40-45 |
| 09:36 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses short on a shot from close range | 40-45 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Richard Graf | 40-45 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG), Ralph Stratton (SG), Daniel Schumacher (C) Edmond Hillman, Brandon Hargrove, David Colson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SG), James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Richard Burns, Christopher Reny, Clyde Pate, Gary Bradley | |
| 09:15 | Illinois | Matthew Lane can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf gets the rebound | 40-45 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-45 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf tips it back up and in | 42-45 |
| 08:34 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix makes the contested 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Young | 42-48 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 42-48 |
| 08:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 42-48 |
| 08:00 | Illinois | James Young gets the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | James Young banks in the layup | 42-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Jackson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 reb. C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses short on a floater from the right side | 42-50 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Richard Graf - foul #3 on Richard Graf, team foul #2 | 42-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove (SF), Li Wang (PF), David Colson (C) Gregory Jackson, Richard Graf, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Roberts (PG), Richard Burns (SG), Christopher Reny (SF), Gary Bradley (C) Raymond Haddix, Matthew Lane, James Young, Adam Vanslyke | |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:59 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Li Wang gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-51 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 42-51 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | David Colson steals the ball from Jeffrey Hall | 42-51 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Li Wang knocks in the runner near the basket set up by Brandon Hargrove | 44-51 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Gary Bradley knocks in the driving attempt from close range set up by Richard Burns | 44-53 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Li Wang misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline | 44-53 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Li Wang grabs the offensive board | 44-53 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble connects on the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by Gregory Roberts - foul #3 on Gregory Roberts, team foul #4 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Richard Graf (PF) Ralph Stratton, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Haddix (PG), Matthew Lane (SG) Gregory Roberts, Jeffrey Hall | |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the free throw | 46-53 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Matthew Lane grabs the board | 46-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SG) Gilbert Gamble | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Gary Bradley - foul #3 on Gary Bradley, team foul #5 | 46-53 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Christopher Reny is called for the reach on Brandon Hargrove - foul #3 on Christopher Reny, team foul #6 | 46-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Daniel Schumacher (C) Brandon Hargrove, David Colson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF), Adam Vanslyke (C) Christopher Reny, Gary Bradley | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. SG - Matthew Lane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Adam Vanslyke (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Richard Graf is blocked by Adam Vanslyke | 46-53 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Adam Vanslyke grabs the board | 46-53 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Ralph Stratton - foul #2 on Ralph Stratton, team foul #3 | 46-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Li Wang (PF) Richard Graf | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Young (SF), Jeffrey Hall (PF) Richard Burns, Clyde Pate | |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Matthew Lane makes the free throw | 46-56 |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG), Brandon Hargrove (SF), Richard Graf (PF), David Colson (C) Edmond Hillman, Gregory Jackson, Li Wang, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Reny (SF), Richard Burns (PF), Gary Bradley (C) James Young, Jeffrey Hall, Adam Vanslyke | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Ralph Stratton | 48-56 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | David Colson is called for the reach on Richard Burns - foul #2 on David Colson, team foul #4 | 48-56 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 48-56 |
| 02:04 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-56 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton knocks in the 3 from the right corner | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Gary Bradley is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-56 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the board | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:36 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 51-56 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses short on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Raymond Haddix - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the 1st free throw | 52-56 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the 2nd free throw | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on David Colson - foul #3 on David Colson, team foul #5 | 53-56 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-58 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove snags the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 53-58 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton grabs the offensive board | 53-58 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 53-58 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the defensive rebound | 53-58 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Richard Burns is fouled in the backcourt by Ralph Stratton - foul #3 on Ralph Stratton, team foul #6 | 53-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns runs out the clock | 53-58 |