| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. C - Jim Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore inbounds the ball | 28-28 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-28 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Sean Ingalls | 28-28 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart hits a jumpshot from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 18:51 | Illinois | William Nichols hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 28-30 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ikard takes the ball from Andrew Moore | 28-30 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 28-30 |
| 17:56 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Ikard | 28-30 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses long on an open jumpshot from the right wing | 28-30 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 28-30 |
| 17:17 | Illinois | Michael Baker grabs the board | 28-30 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Sean Ingalls is called for the reach on Thomas Ikard - foul #2 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 16:38 | Illinois | William Nichols's layup is rejected by Sean Ingalls | 28-30 |
| 16:36 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Curtis Mancilla | 28-30 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Michael Baker | 30-30 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer knocks in the fadeaway from close range set up by Robert Barnhart and he's fouled by Curtis Mancilla - foul #3 on Curtis Mancilla, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Casanova (PG), Boris Pinkowski (SF), Kesse Azimi (C) Thomas Ikard, William Nichols, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Larry Buttrey (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Andrew Moore, Sean Ingalls | |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer misses the free throw | 30-32 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Casanova (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Boris Pinkowski (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kesse Azimi (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Larry Buttrey - foul #4 on Larry Buttrey, team foul #2 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG) Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SF) Larry Buttrey | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 32-32 |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 32-35 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Corey Johnson is called for the reach on Thomas Ikard - foul #1 on Corey Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SF) Curtis Mancilla | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore (SF) Shaun Archer | |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova is hacked by Ronald Culpepper - foul #2 on Ronald Culpepper, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (PF) Boris Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Sean Ingalls (C) Ronald Culpepper, Randall Leiter | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Michael Baker clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Andrew Moore - foul #2 on Andrew Moore, team foul #5 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla (SG), Jim Rivers (C) Thomas Ikard, Kesse Azimi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SF) Andrew Moore | |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rex Barnhill | 33-38 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | William Nichols is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Nichols, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski (SF) William Nichols | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG), Andrew Skelton (PF) Ronald Culpepper, Corey Johnson | |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Rex Barnhill, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore (SF) Rex Barnhill | |
| 12:24 | Illinois | Michael Baker misses the dunk over the doubleteam | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Boris Pinkowski tips it in | 35-38 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey loses the ball out of bounds | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG), William Nichols (SF) Curtis Mancilla, Boris Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Larry Buttrey, Sean Ingalls | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jim Rivers is denied by Randall Leiter | 35-38 |
| 11:45 | Illinois | Jim Rivers misses the tip | 35-38 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Casanova (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Nichols (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Jim Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:15 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker picks off the pass by Andrew Moore | 35-38 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova can't connect on a floater from the left side | 35-38 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline | 35-38 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | Jim Rivers snags the defensive board | 35-38 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's fouled by Andrew Skelton - foul #3 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #7 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla (SG), Boris Pinkowski (PF), Kesse Azimi (C) Thomas Ikard, Michael Baker, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Larry Buttrey (SF), Corey Johnson (PF), Sean Ingalls (C) Rex Barnhill, Andrew Moore, Andrew Skelton, Randall Leiter | |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova makes the 1st free throw | 36-38 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova makes the 2nd free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Larry Buttrey and the foul's on William Nichols - foul #2 on William Nichols, team foul #3 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG) Raymond Casanova | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls makes the free throw | 37-41 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | William Nichols is fouled on the floor by Corey Johnson - foul #2 on Corey Johnson, team foul #8 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (SF) Shaun Archer | |
| 09:27 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (PF) William Nichols | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:41 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 39-41 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Robert Barnhart and he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #4 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jim Rivers (C) Kesse Azimi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer (SG), Andrew Moore (SF) Larry Buttrey, Rex Barnhill | |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson misses the free throw | 39-43 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 39-43 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Shaun Archer is called for the reach on Curtis Mancilla - foul #2 on Shaun Archer, team foul #9 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Casanova (SF) Boris Pinkowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla makes the 1st free throw | 40-43 |
| 07:58 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla makes the 2nd free throw | 41-43 |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Corey Johnson and the foul's on Raymond Casanova - foul #1 on Raymond Casanova, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | William Nichols (SF) Thomas Ikard | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton (PF) Corey Johnson | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Casanova (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jim Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova misses the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 07:07 | Illinois | Michael Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Raymond Casanova buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart makes the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Shaun Archer | 44-47 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Andrew Moore steals it from Curtis Mancilla | 44-47 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore is hacked by William Nichols - foul #3 on William Nichols, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Ikard (PG), Boris Pinkowski (PF), Kesse Azimi (C) Raymond Casanova, Michael Baker, Jim Rivers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Larry Buttrey (SG), Ronald Culpepper (SF), Corey Johnson (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Shaun Archer, Andrew Moore, Andrew Skelton, Sean Ingalls | |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 44-47 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper gets the offensive rebound | 44-47 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill is hacked by Thomas Ikard - foul #2 on Thomas Ikard, team foul #7 | 44-47 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill misses the 1st free throw | 44-47 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Kesse Azimi gets the rebound | 44-47 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 44-47 |
| 04:32 | Illinois | Kesse Azimi tips it home | 46-47 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rex Barnhill | 46-50 |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard misses the shot from the left side | 46-50 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey gets the rebound | 46-50 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Rex Barnhill | 46-52 |
| 03:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Baker (PF), Jim Rivers (C) Boris Pinkowski, Kesse Azimi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Andrew Moore (SF), Sean Ingalls (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Ronald Culpepper, Randall Leiter | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Ikard (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Curtis Mancilla (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Nichols (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jim Rivers (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Illinois | William Nichols hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Thomas Ikard and he's hacked by Sean Ingalls - foul #3 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #10 | 48-52 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | William Nichols makes the free throw | 49-52 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to William Nichols | 49-52 |
| 02:34 | Illinois | Jim Rivers scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Thomas Ikard | 51-52 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Andrew Moore is blocked by William Nichols | 51-52 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Michael Baker grabs the board | 51-52 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 51-52 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:42 | Wisconsin | Andrew Moore hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 51-52 |
| 01:41 | Illinois | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Michael Baker knocks in the shot from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart loses the dribble to Thomas Ikard in the backcourt | 53-52 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Jim Rivers's pass is intercepted by Robert Barnhart | 53-52 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the wide open shot from just outside the lane | 53-52 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla gets the rebound | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Robert Barnhart is called for the reach on Curtis Mancilla in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Barnhart, team foul #11 | 53-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Curtis Mancilla misses the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jim Rivers - foul #1 on Jim Rivers, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart makes the 2nd free throw | 53-54 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-54 |
| 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 (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard is fouled on the floor by Sean Ingalls - foul #4 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #12 | 53-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Thomas Ikard makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |