| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SG - Paul Cain (fresh) SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) PF - James Dailey (fresh) C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) SG - Nathan Cole (fresh) SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Andrew Tinsley is called for the reach on Marko Mioduszewski - foul #1 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Illinois | Marko Mioduszewski comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Andrew Tinsley | 0-2 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Paul Cain clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Nathan Cole - foul #1 on Nathan Cole, team foul #3 | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Paul Cain misses the 1st free throw | 0-2 |
| 18:04 | Illinois | Paul Cain makes the 2nd free throw | 1-2 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the driving attempt from close range set up by Loyd Reese and he's fouled by James Dailey - foul #1 on James Dailey, team foul #1 | 1-4 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 1-5 |
| 17:11 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 1-5 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger tips it home | 3-5 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Nathan Cole | 3-7 |
| 16:30 | Illinois | Loyd Reese swats the layup by Michael Hullinger | 3-7 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the board | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by James Dailey - foul #2 on James Dailey, team foul #2 | 3-7 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) James Dailey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses the 1st free throw | 3-7 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 3-8 |
| 15:41 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger is called for a charge - foul #1 on Michael Hullinger, team foul #3 | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SG - Paul Cain (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) PF - Steven Shattuck (fresh) C - Michael Hullinger (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) SG - Nathan Cole (fresh) SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:22 | Wisconsin | Clarence Maroney is called for the reach on Charles Davis - foul #1 on Clarence Maroney, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis banks in the layup on a great pass from Donald Smith | 3-10 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Loyd Reese is called for the reach on Steven Shattuck - foul #1 on Loyd Reese, team foul #4 | 3-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG), Larry Newell (SF) Clarence Maroney, Marko Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:16 | Illinois | Paul Cain misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 3-10 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck snags the offensive board | 3-10 |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Larry Newell knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #5 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG) Paul Cain | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch (C) Donald Smith | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the free throw | 5-10 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch gets the rebound | 5-10 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 5-10 |
| 13:40 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 5-10 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-10 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF) Sebastian Jackson, Larry Newell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG), Bryan Richards (PF) Nathan Cole, Loyd Reese | |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Bryan Richards | 5-13 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is hacked by Dingbang Chin - foul #1 on Dingbang Chin, team foul #6 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG) Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos (SG) Charles Davis | |
| 12:08 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-13 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 5-13 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley misses short on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Marko Mioduszewski - foul #1 on Marko Mioduszewski, team foul #5 | 5-13 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole (SG), Loyd Reese (PF) Michael Carlos, Bryan Richards | |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley makes the 1st free throw | 5-14 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley makes the 2nd free throw | 5-15 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SG - Paul Cain (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Randy Demps (fresh) PF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) C - Michael Hullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Nathan Cole (fresh) SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) | |
| 11:24 | Illinois | Randy Demps can't throw it down | 5-15 |
| 11:22 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese double dribbles | 5-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Shattuck (PF) Randy Demps | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Andrew Tinsley | |
| 10:31 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney is whistled for a carry | 5-15 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (PG), Larry Newell (SF) Clarence Maroney, Marko Mioduszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 10:12 | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson grabs the board | 5-15 |
| 09:54 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the jumpshot from the left wing | 5-15 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Paul Cain tips it back up and in | 7-15 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Charles Davis and the foul's on Paul Cain - foul #1 on Paul Cain, team foul #6 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (PG) Paul Cain | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF) Dennis Bloch | |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses the free throw | 7-17 |
| 09:31 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Shattuck | 7-17 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Larry Newell is fouled on the floor by Andrew Tinsley - foul #2 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #7 | 7-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Marko Mioduszewski (PF) Sebastian Jackson, Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (PF) Andrew Tinsley | |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 1st free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:05 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the 2nd free throw | 8-17 |
| 09:05 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese pulls down the rebound | 8-17 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-17 |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 8-17 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Hullinger (C) Larry Newell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch (C) Loyd Reese | |
| 08:19 | Illinois | Randy Demps loses the dribble to Nathan Cole | 8-17 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-17 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 8-17 |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-17 |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SG - Randy Demps (fresh) SF - Marko Mioduszewski (fresh) PF - Steven Shattuck (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Hullinger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) | |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Charles Davis picks off the pass by Michael Hullinger | 8-17 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis slams it home | 8-19 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck can't connect on a driving attempt from the baseline | 8-19 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch is whistled for a carry | 8-19 |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Cain (SG), Larry Newell (SF), James Dailey (PF) Clarence Maroney, Marko Mioduszewski, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Donald Smith (C) Dingbang Chin, Nathan Cole, Bryan Richards, Dennis Bloch | |
| 05:45 | Illinois | James Dailey is denied on a layup by Loyd Reese | 8-19 |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 8-19 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses long on a jumper in the lane | 8-19 |
| 05:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Larry Newell | 8-19 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | James Dailey knocks in the shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Randy Demps | 10-19 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Charles Davis | 10-22 |
| 04:18 | Illinois | Larry Newell buries a shot from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 12-22 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese snags the offensive board | 12-22 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses short on a floater from the left wing | 12-22 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Michael Hullinger | 12-22 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #8 | 12-22 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence Maroney (PG), Steven Shattuck (C) Randy Demps, Michael Hullinger | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG), Nathan Cole (SG) Charles Davis, Michael Carlos | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Larry Newell misses the 1st free throw | 12-22 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Larry Newell makes the 2nd free throw | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Clarence Maroney (fresh) SG - Paul Cain (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Newell (fresh) 6 pts. PF - James Dailey (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Shattuck (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nathan Cole (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 13-24 |
| 02:25 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 13-24 |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Steven Shattuck snags the offensive board | 13-24 |
| 02:06 | Illinois | Nathan Cole steals the ball from James Dailey | 13-24 |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin lays it in on a great pass from Nathan Cole | 13-26 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Clarence Maroney misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is called for traveling | 13-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Sebastian Jackson (SG), Marko Mioduszewski (SF) Paul Cain, Larry Newell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Loyd Reese, Donald Smith | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | James Dailey is hacked by Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #9 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Illinois | Randy Demps (SG), Michael Hullinger (C) Sebastian Jackson, Steven Shattuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:13 | Illinois | James Dailey misses the 1st free throw | 13-26 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Dennis Bloch | 13-26 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley misses the easy layup | 13-26 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | Randy Demps snags the defensive board | 13-26 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Michael Hullinger knocks in the floater from the right wing | 15-26 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 15-26 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-26 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch's layup is rejected by Michael Hullinger | 15-26 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Bryan Richards | 15-26 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The clock runs out | 15-26 |