| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Fox (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Stuart Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kevin Blaski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Fox inbounds the ball | 33-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the shot in the lane set up by John Guthridge | 35-29 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by John Guthridge - foul #1 on John Guthridge, team foul #1 | 35-29 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:17 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 2nd free throw | 35-30 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston pulls down the rebound | 35-30 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by David Fox | 38-30 |
| 18:30 | Illinois | Michael Sison loses the ball out of bounds | 38-30 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | David Fox clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-30 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Kevin Blaski | 38-30 |
| 18:01 | Illinois | Michael Baker steps in front of the Kevin Blaski pass | 38-30 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kevin Blaski - foul #2 on Kevin Blaski, team foul #1 | 38-30 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the 2nd free throw | 39-30 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | James Bianco can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Stuart Moritz is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #3 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (SG), Vincenzo Gallo (PF), Gregory Simmons (C) John Guthridge, Michael Baker, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | David Fox is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SF) David Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is fouled on the floor by Gregory Simmons - foul #2 on Gregory Simmons, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Padro (SF) Eddie Haynes | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:16 | Illinois | Joe Bowen comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 39-30 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo pulls down the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-30 |
| 15:49 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Paille (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Padro (fresh) PF - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Simmons (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Odom (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vincenzo Gallo - foul #2 on Vincenzo Gallo, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), John Guthridge (SG), David Fox (SF), Gene Bemis (PF), Clarence Boydston (C) Jay Wolf, Jerry Paille, Jay Padro, Vincenzo Gallo, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 1st free throw | 39-31 |
| 15:30 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan makes the 2nd free throw | 39-32 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis is fouled on the floor by Michael Sison - foul #1 on Michael Sison, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SG) Andrew Meehan | |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston is hacked by Stuart Moritz - foul #4 on Stuart Moritz, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (SF) Stuart Moritz | |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston dunks the ball on a great pass from Eddie Haynes and he's hacked by Mojiesz Zutell - foul #1 on Mojiesz Zutell, team foul #5 | 41-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (SF) Mojiesz Zutell | |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the free throw | 42-32 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Eddie Haynes picks off the pass by James Odom | 42-32 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Haynes | 44-32 |
| 13:54 | Illinois | Michael Sison misses short on a shot from the left side | 44-32 |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to David Fox | 44-32 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston clanks a floater in the paint | 44-32 |
| 13:33 | Wisconsin | David Fox gets the offensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis's floater is tipped away by Kevin Blaski | 44-32 |
| 13:21 | Illinois | James Odom grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | James Odom hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on David Fox - foul #1 on David Fox, team foul #4 | 44-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Baker (C) Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Dikembe Diop, Michael Sison | |
| 13:03 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 1st free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:03 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 44-33 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-33 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis's layup is rejected by Kevin Blaski | 44-33 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Phillip Schwier | 44-33 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Joe Bowen is whistled for traveling | 44-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Dikembe Diop (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) James Odom, Kevin Blaski | |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Mojiesz Zutell steals it from Jay Padro | 44-33 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner but the foul's on Jay Padro - foul #1 on Jay Padro, team foul #5 | 44-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Michael Sison (C) Joe Bowen, Phillip Schwier | |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 11:47 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop makes the 3rd free throw | 44-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Paille (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jay Padro (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 3 pts. 9 reb. C - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Diop (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the lane | 44-36 |
| 11:37 | Illinois | Michael Sison gets the rebound | 44-36 |
| 11:30 | Illinois | Dikembe Diop is fouled on the floor by Jay Padro - foul #2 on Jay Padro, team foul #6 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston (C) Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell is whistled for traveling | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), John Guthridge (SG), David Fox (SF), Gene Bemis (PF) Jay Wolf, Jerry Paille, Jay Padro, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Blaski (PF) Mojiesz Zutell | |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | James Bianco takes the ball from John Guthridge | 44-36 |
| 10:43 | Illinois | James Bianco connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-39 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by David Fox | 46-39 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Clarence Boydston takes the ball from Michael Sison | 46-39 |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 46-39 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | James Bianco's pass is intercepted by John Guthridge | 46-39 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | David Fox lays it in on a nice dish by John Guthridge | 48-39 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan is fouled on the floor by John Guthridge - foul #2 on John Guthridge, team foul #7 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (SG), Michael Baker (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) John Guthridge, Gene Bemis, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (PG), James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) James Bianco, Dikembe Diop, Kevin Blaski, Michael Sison | |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan misses the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 09:13 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | James Odom steals the ball from Michael Baker | 48-39 |
| 08:36 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier can't connect on a jump hook from the left block | 48-39 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier tips it but misses | 48-39 |
| 08:33 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan tips it home | 48-41 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Joe Bowen is called for the reach on Jay Wolf - foul #3 on Joe Bowen, team foul #6 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), Jerry Paille (SF) Eddie Haynes, David Fox | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (SG) Andrew Meehan | |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf clanks a shot from the right block | 48-41 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker hits the follow up shot | 50-41 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | John Guthridge steals the ball from Ronald Sikora | 50-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jerry Paille (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Joe Bowen (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Sikora (fresh) SF - James Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Phillip Schwier (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Ronald Sikora - foul #1 on Ronald Sikora, team foul #7 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis (PF) Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Stuart Moritz (SF), Kevin Blaski (PF), Michael Sison (C) James Odom, Mojiesz Zutell, Phillip Schwier | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 51-41 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Joe Bowen hits a 3 from the right wing set up by Stuart Moritz | 52-44 |
| 06:54 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille can't finish the layup | 52-44 |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski gets the rebound | 52-44 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz's pass is intercepted by Gene Bemis | 52-44 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker banks in the layup on a great pass from Jay Wolf and he's hacked by Joe Bowen - foul #4 on Joe Bowen, team foul #8 | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), David Fox (SF), Clarence Boydston (C) Jay Wolf, John Guthridge, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Bianco (PG), Andrew Meehan (SG) Joe Bowen, Ronald Sikora | |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the free throw | 54-44 |
| 06:10 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz grabs the board | 54-44 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Michael Sison can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-44 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski misses the tip | 54-44 |
| 05:51 | Illinois | Stuart Moritz gets the offensive rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 54-44 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 54-44 |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | David Fox's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis (PF) Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (C) Michael Sison | |
| 05:13 | Illinois | Andrew Meehan hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kevin Blaski | 54-46 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 54-46 |
| 04:50 | Illinois | Kevin Blaski pulls down the rebound | 54-46 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | James Odom loses the ball out of bounds | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG) Jerry Paille | |
| Subs | Illinois | Mojiesz Zutell (PF), Phillip Schwier (C) Stuart Moritz, Kevin Blaski | |
| 04:08 | Wisconsin | James Bianco picks off the pass by Clarence Boydston | 54-46 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | John Guthridge takes the ball from James Bianco in the backcourt | 54-46 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis banks in the layup set up by John Guthridge | 56-46 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Gene Bemis is called for the reach on James Bianco - foul #4 on Gene Bemis, team foul #8 | 56-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Baker (C) Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Sison (C) Phillip Schwier | |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 1st free throw | 56-46 |
| 03:47 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 56-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Fox (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. 4 pf. C - Michael Baker (fresh) 7 pts. 12 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Bianco (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Andrew Meehan (fresh) 18 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Odom (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mojiesz Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Sison (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis buries a jumper from close range | 58-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:08 | Illinois | James Odom can't finish the layup | 58-46 |
| 03:07 | Illinois | Michael Sison grabs the offensive board | 58-46 |
| 02:51 | Illinois | Eddie Haynes is called for the reach on James Bianco - foul #1 on Eddie Haynes, team foul #9 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Illinois | Joe Bowen (SG), Dikembe Diop (SF), Phillip Schwier (C) Andrew Meehan, James Odom, Michael Sison | |
| 02:51 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 1st free throw | 58-46 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 58-46 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier snags the defensive board | 58-46 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | James Bianco is hacked by Jerry Paille - foul #1 on Jerry Paille, team foul #10 | 58-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeremy Kimball (C) Mojiesz Zutell | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | James Bianco makes the 1st free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | James Bianco misses the 2nd free throw | 58-47 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker snags the defensive board | 58-47 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Dikembe Diop - foul #1 on Dikembe Diop, team foul #9 | 58-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Odom (SF), Mojiesz Zutell (PF) James Bianco, Jeremy Kimball | |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier's pass is intercepted by Jay Wolf | 60-47 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | James Odom steals the ball from Jerry Paille | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Phillip Schwier's pass is intercepted by Michael Baker | 60-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf is fouled on the floor by Joe Bowen - foul #5 on Joe Bowen, team foul #10 | 60-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Sikora (PG) Joe Bowen | |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses the 1st free throw | 60-47 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf makes the 2nd free throw | 61-47 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Odom misses the easy layup but the foul's on Jay Padro - foul #3 on Jay Padro, team foul #11 | 61-47 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Odom makes the 1st free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | James Odom misses the 2nd free throw | 61-48 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo grabs the board | 61-48 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf runs out the clock | 61-48 |