| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Nadeau (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson inbounds the ball | 38-36 |
| 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 (0) | |
| 19:40 | Illinois | Ashley Nadeau blocks the short jumper by Gerald Taylor | 38-36 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda is denied on a layup by Gregg Clawson | 38-36 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:43 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson is fouled on the floor by Carl Gill - foul #1 on Carl Gill, team foul #1 | 38-36 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem pulls down the rebound | 38-36 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-36 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Christopher Orem - foul #1 on Christopher Orem, team foul #2 | 38-36 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 17:49 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill drills a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Saul Miranda | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Illinois | Saul Miranda steals it from Jose Mendoza | 40-38 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda clanks a 3 pointer from straight away but the foul's on Gerald Taylor - foul #3 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #1 | 40-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble (PF), William Cobble (C) Carl Gill, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 2nd free throw | 42-38 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 3rd free throw | 43-38 |
| 16:44 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG), Carl Gill (PF) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-38 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Richard Bernardi | 43-38 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | John Davis's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-38 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith can't connect on a floater from the right side | 43-38 |
| 15:55 | Illinois | John Davis snags the defensive board | 43-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Johnnie Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Holliday (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Cobble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Gill (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Harold Crumble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) SF - John Chapman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Illinois | John Davis makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Thomas Perkins | 43-40 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Johnnie Smith | 46-40 |
| 15:09 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi comes up short on the floater from close range | 46-40 |
| 15:07 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi grabs the offensive rebound | 46-40 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | John Chapman knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by William Cobble - foul #2 on William Cobble, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Saul Miranda (SF), Robert Bean (PF), Ashley Nadeau (C) Johnnie Smith, Christopher Holliday, William Cobble, Carl Gill, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) John Davis, Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the free throw | 46-43 |
| 14:39 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | John Chapman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on John Wade - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #4 | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | John Chapman misses the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | John Chapman makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Franklin Slater picks off the pass by Robert Bean | 48-44 |
| 13:47 | Illinois | Franklin Slater knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-47 |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau misses long on a driving attempt from the right block but the foul's on Jose Mendoza - foul #1 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #2 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG) John Chapman | |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau misses the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 13:31 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 49-47 |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ashley Nadeau | 49-47 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Christopher Orem | 52-47 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Franklin Slater | 52-49 |
| 12:43 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 52-49 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor snags the defensive board | 52-49 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 52-49 |
| 12:26 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna can't tip it in | 52-49 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 12:11 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Robert Bean is denied by Jose Mendoza | 52-49 |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor pulls down the rebound | 52-49 |
| 11:57 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor scores on a floater from the right side set up by Franklin Slater | 52-51 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bean (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ashley Nadeau (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Franklin Slater (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-51 |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem tips it back up and in | 54-51 |
| 11:16 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-51 |
| 11:15 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't tip it in | 54-51 |
| 11:14 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the offensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | The short jumper by Jose Mendoza is denied by Ashley Nadeau | 54-51 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda can't connect on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Gerald Taylor - foul #4 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #3 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG), Carl Gill (PF), Harold Crumble (C) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Robert Bean, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), John Chapman (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) Gerald Taylor, Franklin Slater, Gregg Clawson, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda misses the 1st free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda misses the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 10:32 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frank Gates | 54-51 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Frank Gates's fadeaway is rejected by Harold Crumble | 54-51 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | John Chapman takes the ball from Saul Miranda | 54-51 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | John Davis can't finish the layup | 54-51 |
| 09:50 | Illinois | Frank Gates tips it home | 54-53 |
| 09:32 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill is fouled on the floor by Thomas Perkins - foul #1 on Thomas Perkins, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Cobble (SF) Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-53 |
| 09:20 | Illinois | Frank Gates gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 09:02 | Illinois | John Chapman connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-55 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 54-55 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | John Davis gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | John Davis misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Johnnie Smith - foul #2 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #5 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Ashley Nadeau (C) Johnnie Smith, Christopher Holliday, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 08:20 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 08:20 | Illinois | John Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill connects on the 3 from the left corner on a great pass from John Wade | 57-57 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Cobble (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Nadeau (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Franklin Slater (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Chapman (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 4 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 57-57 |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza hits the follow up shot | 57-59 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 57-59 |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau tips it but misses | 57-59 |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | William Cobble tips it in | 59-59 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | John Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 59-59 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | John Wade scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by William Cobble | 62-59 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Franklin Slater can't connect on a shot from the right side | 62-59 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | John Davis grabs the offensive board | 62-59 |
| 05:55 | Illinois | John Chapman misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-59 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau grabs the board | 62-59 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau double dribbles | 62-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala (SF), Robert Bean (PF), Harold Crumble (C) William Cobble, Carl Gill, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG), Thomas Perkins (SG), Gregg Clawson (SF), Richard Bernardi (PF), Frank Gates (C) John Davis, Franklin Slater, John Chapman, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 05:14 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Thomas Perkins | 62-61 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Gerald Taylor picks off the pass by John Wade | 62-61 |
| 04:43 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Gerald Taylor | 62-63 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gregg Clawson - foul #2 on Gregg Clawson, team foul #5 | 62-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG), Saul Miranda (SF) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Joseph Sala | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean makes the 1st free throw | 63-63 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean makes the 2nd free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Frank Gates loses the dribble to Robert Bean | 64-63 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-63 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Johnnie Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Christopher Holliday (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. PF - Robert Bean (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Harold Crumble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Gregg Clawson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Bernardi (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Frank Gates (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Gregg Clawson misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 64-63 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda grabs the defensive rebound | 64-63 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble misses short on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Richard Bernardi - foul #2 on Richard Bernardi, team foul #6 | 64-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem (SG) Christopher Holliday | |
| Subs | Illinois | Franklin Slater (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 2nd free throw | 66-63 |
| 03:16 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna's pass is intercepted by Johnnie Smith | 66-63 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 69-63 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Johnnie Smith - foul #3 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #6 | 69-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Carl Gill (PF), Ashley Nadeau (C) Johnnie Smith, Harold Crumble, Robert Bean | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (SF) Gregg Clawson | |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 69-65 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | John Wade scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Saul Miranda | 72-65 |
| 02:05 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna drills a shot from just outside the lane | 72-67 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 72-67 |
| 01:42 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau tips it back up and in | 74-67 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Saul Miranda - foul #1 on Saul Miranda, team foul #7 | 74-67 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregg Clawson (SF) John Davis | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 1st free throw | 74-68 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna makes the 2nd free throw | 74-69 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | John Wade clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 74-69 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Franklin Slater grabs the defensive rebound | 74-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Gerald Taylor and he's fouled by Saul Miranda - foul #2 on Saul Miranda, team foul #8 | 74-71 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza makes the free throw | 74-72 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses short on a shot from the right wing | 74-72 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda misses the tip | 74-72 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau tips it home | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Franklin Slater misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:17 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza pulls down the offensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor is fouled on the floor by John Wade - foul #3 on John Wade, team foul #9 | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau snags the defensive board | 76-72 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau is hacked by Gerald Taylor in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #7 | 76-72 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Davis (PG) Gerald Taylor | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau misses the 1st free throw | 76-72 |
| 00:13 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 76-72 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Franklin Slater clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-72 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ashley Nadeau | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau is fouled in the backcourt by Franklin Slater - foul #1 on Franklin Slater, team foul #8 | 76-72 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | John Davis misses badly on a fullcourt shot | 78-72 |