| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Stiff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison inbounds the ball | 30-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison gets the offensive rebound | 30-32 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison is hacked by Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Christopher Goncalves, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison loses the dribble to Christopher Goncalves | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 2nd free throw | 30-32 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison pulls down the rebound | 30-32 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 30-32 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | John Leblanc snags the defensive board | 30-32 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | John Leblanc travels with the ball | 30-32 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff can't connect on a shot from the right block | 30-32 |
| 17:40 | Illinois | John Leblanc gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 17:23 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves hits a wide open driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Jamie Morris | 30-34 |
| 17:08 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones double dribbles | 30-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), James Pate (SF), Minh Hong (PF) Thomas Jones, Eugene Kellison, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Jamie Morris, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Frank Steiner drills a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Dwain Landy | 30-36 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-36 |
| 16:22 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Dan Callas is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #2 on Dan Callas, team foul #2 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Mario Rivera, James Pate, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Jamie Morris (SF) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Craig Stiff (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Minh Hong (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jamie Morris (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Jamie Morris buries a floater from the right wing | 30-38 |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-38 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Louis Cochran grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 15:15 | Illinois | Jamie Morris clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 30-38 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff grabs the defensive rebound | 30-38 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff hits the follow up shot | 32-38 |
| 14:38 | Illinois | Jamie Morris buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-41 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson tips it home | 34-41 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Dwain Landy | 34-44 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff can't finish the layup | 34-44 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Richard Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison grabs the defensive rebound | 34-44 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Dan Callas | 37-44 |
| 12:52 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Dwain Landy | 37-46 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-46 |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Dwain Landy snags the defensive board | 37-46 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Eugene Kellison - foul #3 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #3 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Mario Rivera (SG), James Pate (SF), Jerry Lindquist (C) Dan Callas, Andrew Patterson, Eugene Kellison, Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Ricky Winter (PF), John Leblanc (C) Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Richard Nash, Louis Cochran | |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris misses the 1st free throw | 37-46 |
| 12:00 | Illinois | Jamie Morris makes the 2nd free throw | 37-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pate (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Stiff (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Frank Steiner (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. SF - Jamie Morris (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Winter (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - John Leblanc (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff lays it in | 39-47 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Craig Stiff - foul #1 on Craig Stiff, team foul #4 | 39-47 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 39-48 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | James Pate misses short on a jump hook near the basket | 39-48 |
| 11:08 | Illinois | Frank Steiner grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner blows the layup but he's fouled by Craig Stiff - foul #2 on Craig Stiff, team foul #5 | 39-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SG) Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SF) Jamie Morris | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 1st free throw | 39-49 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Frank Steiner makes the 2nd free throw | 39-50 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff's fadeaway is rejected by John Leblanc | 39-50 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves pulls down the rebound | 39-50 |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Frank Steiner scores on a floater from close range on a great pass from Christopher Goncalves | 39-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | John Leblanc is called for the reach on James Pate - foul #1 on John Leblanc, team foul #2 | 39-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF), Minh Hong (PF) James Pate, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SF) Bryan Pavlosky | |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Andrew Patterson | 42-52 |
| 08:52 | Illinois | Jerry Lindquist swats the dunk try by Frank Steiner | 42-52 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist grabs the board | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 42-52 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the tip | 42-52 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison can't tip it in | 42-52 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Ricky Winter snags the defensive board | 42-52 |
| 08:04 | Illinois | Jerry Lindquist is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #6 | 42-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG), Bryan Pavlosky (SF), Richard Nash (PF), Louis Cochran (C) Christopher Goncalves, Frank Steiner, Ricky Winter, John Leblanc | |
| 07:50 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 42-55 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joshua Zeno (fresh) SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Richard Nash (fresh) C - Louis Cochran (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Mario Rivera | 45-55 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Dwain Landy hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-58 |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-58 |
| 07:03 | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky pulls down the rebound | 45-58 |
| 06:48 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 45-58 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Louis Cochran | 45-58 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Dwain Landy knocks in the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Pavlosky | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Dwain Landy is called for the reach on Mario Rivera - foul #2 on Dwain Landy, team foul #3 | 45-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), James Pate (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Thomas Jones, Mario Rivera, Eugene Kellison, Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves (PG), Frank Steiner (SG), Jamie Morris (SF), Ricky Winter (PF) Joshua Zeno, Dwain Landy, Bryan Pavlosky, Louis Cochran | |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | James Pate misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 45-60 |
| 06:12 | Illinois | Richard Nash grabs the defensive rebound | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves drills a shot from the left side set up by Frank Steiner | 45-62 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Frank Steiner is called for the reach on Dan Callas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Frank Steiner, team foul #4 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Leblanc (C) Ricky Winter | |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Christopher Goncalves steals the ball from Craig Stiff | 45-62 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Dan Callas is called for the reach on Christopher Goncalves - foul #3 on Dan Callas, team foul #7 | 45-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Minh Hong (C) Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Illinois | Bryan Pavlosky (SG), Louis Cochran (PF) Frank Steiner, Richard Nash | |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 1st free throw | 45-63 |
| 04:51 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves makes the 2nd free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:41 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 45-64 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves snags the defensive board | 45-64 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves is fouled on the floor by Andrew Patterson - foul #4 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #8 | 45-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dwain Landy (SG), Richard Nash (C) Jamie Morris, John Leblanc | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Louis Cochran pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-64 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Dwain Landy | 45-66 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff is denied on a layup by Louis Cochran | 45-66 |
| 03:43 | Illinois | Dwain Landy pulls down the rebound | 45-66 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Pate (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 17 pts. 5 reb. C - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Christopher Goncalves (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dwain Landy (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Bryan Pavlosky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Louis Cochran (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Nash (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Christopher Goncalves misses badly on a runner near the basket | 45-66 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff grabs the board | 45-66 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | James Pate scores on a fadeaway from the left block set up by Mario Rivera and he's fouled by Richard Nash - foul #3 on Richard Nash, team foul #5 | 47-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (C) Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joshua Zeno (PG) Christopher Goncalves | |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | James Pate makes the free throw | 48-66 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-66 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist grabs the board | 48-66 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist's pass is intercepted by Dwain Landy | 48-66 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Dwain Landy throws it down | 48-68 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera lays it in set up by Jerry Lindquist | 50-68 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Dwain Landy drills a 3 from straight away | 50-71 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 50-71 |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong tips it home | 52-71 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | Dwain Landy misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 52-71 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Dan Callas | 52-71 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-71 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Nash | 52-71 |
| 00:39 | Illinois | Dwain Landy knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bryan Pavlosky | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera loses the dribble to Bryan Pavlosky | 52-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Illinois | James Pate picks off the pass by Dwain Landy | 52-73 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-73 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Nash | 52-73 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joshua Zeno runs out the clock | 52-73 |