| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Foster (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Michaelis (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Fishback (fresh) 2 pts. C - Monroe Pipkin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp inbounds the ball | 30-27 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:57 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-27 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson scores on a 3 from the right wing | 30-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | David Foster is hacked by Monroe Pipkin - foul #2 on Monroe Pipkin, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jasper Buck clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Kenneth Fishback - foul #2 on Kenneth Fishback, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jasper Buck makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Jasper Buck makes the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson's pass is intercepted by Raymond Atherton in the backcourt | 32-30 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton banks in the layup | 34-30 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin makes the fadeaway near the basket and the foul's on Jasper Buck - foul #3 on Jasper Buck, team foul #1 | 34-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ian Doris (PF) Jasper Buck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin misses the free throw | 34-32 |
| 18:46 | Illinois | Ian Doris grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | David Foster can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback snags the defensive board | 34-32 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson buries a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Lester Michaelis | 34-34 |
| 17:59 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Johnny Easterling | 37-34 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback hits a jumper near the basket set up by Lester Michaelis and the foul's on Ian Doris - foul #3 on Ian Doris, team foul #2 | 37-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (PF) Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback makes the free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | David Foster gets the rebound | 37-37 |
| 16:56 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 37-37 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | David Foster misses the tip | 37-37 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton tips it in | 39-37 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson clanks a shot from the free throw line but the foul's on Cecil Edwards - foul #1 on Cecil Edwards, team foul #3 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), James Carpenter (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Cecil Slate (C) Raymond Atherton, Johnny Easterling, Jonathan Slemp, David Foster | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Porter (SG), John Denny (SF), Chris Villela (PF), Christopher Edwards (C) Brian Carter, Lester Michaelis, Kenneth Fishback, Monroe Pipkin | |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 39-38 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 39-39 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Chase Blake can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 16:03 | Illinois | Cecil Slate misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 16:01 | Wisconsin | John Denny gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Chase Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Carpenter (fresh) SF - Richard Hamilton (fresh) PF - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Cecil Slate (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Porter (fresh) SF - John Denny (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Chris Villela (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Chris Villela connects on the runner from close range set up by Eric Johnson | 39-41 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Christopher Edwards takes the ball from Chase Blake | 39-41 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson drills a shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Denny | 39-43 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Chase Blake's dunk attempt is rejected by Christopher Edwards | 39-43 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Edwards grabs the board | 39-43 |
| 14:15 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG), Jonathan Slemp (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Chase Blake, James Carpenter, Richard Hamilton, Cecil Edwards, Cecil Slate | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Carter (SG), Lester Michaelis (SF), Kenneth Fishback (PF), Monroe Pipkin (C) Eric Johnson, John Denny, Chris Villela, Christopher Edwards | |
| 14:01 | Illinois | Jasper Buck's floater is tipped away by Lester Michaelis | 39-43 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Monroe Pipkin | 39-43 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 39-43 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Brian Carter grabs the offensive rebound | 39-43 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin buries a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from James Porter | 39-45 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 39-45 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback loses the dribble to Jasper Buck | 39-45 |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Raymond Atherton and he's hacked by Monroe Pipkin - foul #3 on Monroe Pipkin, team foul #3 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Ian Doris (C) Johnny Easterling, David Foster | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Denny (PG) James Porter | |
| 12:34 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp misses the free throw | 41-45 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Monroe Pipkin | 41-45 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from John Denny | 41-47 |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp hits the finger roll and he's fouled by John Denny - foul #2 on John Denny, team foul #4 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (C) Jasper Buck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chris Villela (PF), Christopher Edwards (C) Kenneth Fishback, Monroe Pipkin | |
| 11:51 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chase Blake (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Denny (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Michaelis (fresh) 15 pts. 2 reb. PF - Chris Villela (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Edwards (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis drills a 3 from the left wing | 44-50 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Chase Blake is hacked by Brian Carter - foul #2 on Brian Carter, team foul #5 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), David Foster (C) Jonathan Slemp, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Anthony Anderson (PG), Joesph Smith (PF) Brian Carter, Lester Michaelis | |
| 10:53 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 44-50 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | John Denny gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Anthony Anderson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-50 |
| 10:46 | Illinois | Ian Doris gets the rebound | 44-50 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Anthony Anderson - foul #1 on Anthony Anderson, team foul #6 | 44-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Carpenter (SF), Jasper Buck (PF) Raymond Atherton, Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson (PG), Lester Michaelis (SF), Kenneth Fishback (PF), Monroe Pipkin (C) Anthony Anderson, Christopher Edwards, Joesph Smith, Chris Villela | |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Chase Blake makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 10:24 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Jasper Buck | 45-50 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | David Foster misses short on a shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Carpenter - foul #1 on James Carpenter, team foul #4 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp (SF) Chase Blake | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Carter (SG) John Denny | |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback makes the 2nd free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp is hacked by Kenneth Fishback - foul #3 on Kenneth Fishback, team foul #7 | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Harry Eure (SG) Johnny Easterling | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp misses the 1st free throw | 45-52 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin grabs the defensive rebound | 45-52 |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson double dribbles | 45-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG), Ian Doris (C) Harry Eure, David Foster | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:56 | Illinois | Jasper Buck throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-52 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Eric Johnson and the foul's on Jonathan Slemp - foul #2 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #5 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Cecil Edwards (C) Jasper Buck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chris Villela (PF) Kenneth Fishback | |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis misses the free throw | 45-54 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| 08:17 | Illinois | Chris Villela picks off the pass by Ian Doris | 45-54 |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-54 |
| 07:47 | Illinois | Cecil Edwards gets the rebound | 45-54 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Carpenter (fairly fresh) SF - Jonathan Slemp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. PF - Ian Doris (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Cecil Edwards (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eric Johnson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Carter (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Michaelis (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 3 reb. PF - Chris Villela (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Monroe Pipkin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton scores on a 3 from the right corner set up by Ian Doris | 48-54 |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Brian Carter travels with the ball | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (PG), Johnny Easterling (SG), Richard Hamilton (SF), Jasper Buck (PF), David Foster (C) Raymond Atherton, James Carpenter, Jonathan Slemp, Ian Doris, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Porter (PG), John Denny (SG), Christopher Edwards (SF), Kenneth Fishback (PF) Eric Johnson, Brian Carter, Lester Michaelis, Monroe Pipkin | |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Jasper Buck snags the offensive board | 48-54 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 48-54 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin | Chris Villela misses long on a runner from the left block | 48-54 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Jasper Buck grabs the board | 48-54 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | David Foster misses the turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Christopher Edwards - foul #2 on Christopher Edwards, team foul #8 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Atherton (PG) Richard Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joesph Smith (SF) Chris Villela | |
| 05:50 | Illinois | David Foster makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 05:50 | Illinois | David Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Johnny Easterling steals the ball from James Porter in the backcourt | 50-54 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 50-54 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling grabs the offensive rebound | 50-54 |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling drills a 3 from the left wing set up by David Foster | 53-54 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | John Denny loses the dribble to Johnny Easterling | 53-54 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Chase Blake misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-54 |
| 04:33 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Johnny Easterling | 53-54 |
| 04:20 | Illinois | Jasper Buck misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 53-54 |
| 04:19 | Illinois | David Foster hits the follow up shot | 55-54 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp (SF) Chase Blake | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson (PG), Brian Carter (SG), Lester Michaelis (SF), Monroe Pipkin (C) James Porter, John Denny, Joesph Smith, Christopher Edwards | |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 55-54 |
| 03:59 | Illinois | Jasper Buck gets the rebound | 55-54 |
| 03:54 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton is whistled for traveling | 55-54 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis misses the fadeaway from the left side | 55-54 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis hits the follow up shot | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Atherton (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Johnny Easterling (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Slemp (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Jasper Buck (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - David Foster (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eric Johnson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Brian Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Michaelis (fresh) 22 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Fishback (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Monroe Pipkin (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-56 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback gets the rebound | 55-56 |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Lester Michaelis is blocked by David Foster | 55-56 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Brian Carter double dribbles | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Chase Blake (SG), Ian Doris (PF), Cecil Edwards (C) Johnny Easterling, Jasper Buck, David Foster | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chris Villela (PF) Kenneth Fishback | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Johnny Easterling (SG), David Foster (C) Chase Blake, Cecil Edwards | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback (PF) Chris Villela | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton is hacked by Brian Carter - foul #3 on Brian Carter, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 57-56 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Brian Carter tips it back up and in | 57-58 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | David Foster blows the layup | 57-58 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback grabs the defensive rebound | 57-58 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Kenneth Fishback | 57-60 |
| 01:16 | Illinois | Jonathan Slemp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Monroe Pipkin pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Raymond Atherton picks off the pass by Eric Johnson | 57-60 |
| 01:06 | Illinois | Ian Doris lays it up and in on a great pass from Raymond Atherton | 59-60 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis throws a bad pass out of bounds | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jasper Buck (PF) Ian Doris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Fishback - foul #4 on Kenneth Fishback, team foul #10 | 59-60 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton misses the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:41 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lester Michaelis | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis can't connect on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Jonathan Slemp - foul #3 on Jonathan Slemp, team foul #6 | 59-60 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Michaelis makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Johnny Easterling hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenneth Fishback | 59-62 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback is hacked by Raymond Atherton in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Atherton, team foul #7 | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback makes the 1st free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Fishback misses the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | David Foster grabs the board | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Raymond Atherton makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 62-63 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Eric Johnson runs out the clock | 62-63 |