| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Harold Crumble (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) SF - Frank Gates (fresh) PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Frank Gates inbounds the ball | 37-28 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 37-30 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-30 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Frank Gates loses the ball out of bounds | 40-30 |
| 18:48 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem is fouled on the floor by Jose Mendoza - foul #2 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #1 | 40-30 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 40-30 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble grabs the offensive rebound | 40-30 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Gerald Taylor picks off the pass by Harold Crumble | 40-30 |
| 17:44 | Illinois | Frank Gates scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Gerald Taylor | 40-32 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda is fouled on the floor by Frank Gates - foul #2 on Frank Gates, team foul #2 | 40-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala (SF), Jonathan Winters (C) Saul Miranda, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), Arthur Bowman (SF) Roy Smith, Frank Gates | |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Winters misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 40-32 |
| 17:09 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman gets the rebound | 40-32 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-35 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Gerald Taylor - foul #1 on Gerald Taylor, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday (PG), Joey Jackson (C) John Wade, Carl Gill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Charles Campbell (C) Jose Mendoza | |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem makes the 1st free throw | 41-35 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem makes the 2nd free throw | 42-35 |
| 16:23 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman is called for traveling | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF) Christopher Orem | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG) Gerald Taylor | |
| 16:09 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 42-35 |
| 16:07 | Illinois | Charles Campbell gets the rebound | 42-35 |
| 15:59 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 42-35 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Winters grabs the board | 42-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Christopher Holliday (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joseph Sala (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Roy Smith (fresh) SF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Charles Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Roy Smith - foul #1 on Roy Smith, team foul #4 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble (PF), Melvin Bashir (C) Jonathan Winters, Joey Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (SF), Frank Gates (PF), Kenneth Topete (C) Arthur Bowman, Ivan Orduna, Charles Campbell | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala makes the 1st free throw | 43-35 |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala makes the 2nd free throw | 44-35 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Frank Gates is fouled on the floor by Melvin Bashir - foul #4 on Melvin Bashir, team foul #1 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Carl Gill (PF) Christopher Holliday, Joseph Sala, Melvin Bashir | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG) Roy Smith | |
| 15:06 | Illinois | Carl Gill picks off the pass by Kenneth Topete | 44-35 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Topete - foul #4 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #5 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala (SF) Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Kenneth Topete | |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 1st free throw | 45-35 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 2nd free throw | 46-35 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Christopher Orem is called for the reach on Gerald Taylor - foul #1 on Christopher Orem, team foul #2 | 46-35 |
| 14:20 | Illinois | Roy Smith is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Roy Smith, team foul #6 | 46-35 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill hits a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from John Wade | 48-35 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the lay-in | 48-35 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem snags the defensive board | 48-35 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem is fouled on the floor by Frank Gates - foul #3 on Frank Gates, team foul #7 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF), Jonathan Winters (PF), Joey Jackson (C) Joseph Sala, Carl Gill, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (SG), Ivan Orduna (PF) Roy Smith, Frank Gates | |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem misses the 1st free throw | 48-35 |
| 13:24 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the defensive rebound | 48-35 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor knocks in the floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Richard Bernardi and he's fouled by John Wade - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #3 | 48-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG) John Wade, Christopher Orem | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Bowman (SF) Richard Bernardi | |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor makes the free throw | 48-38 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-38 |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna gets the rebound | 48-38 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna hits a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Gerald Taylor | 48-40 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Holliday | 51-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Johnnie Smith (fresh) SG - Christopher Holliday (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Joey Jackson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman lays it up and in set up by Thomas Perkins and he's hacked by Joey Jackson - foul #1 on Joey Jackson, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Joseph Sala (SF), Carl Gill (PF), Harold Crumble (C) Johnnie Smith, Christopher Holliday, Saul Miranda, Jonathan Winters, Joey Jackson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG), Frank Gates (C) Thomas Perkins, Jose Mendoza | |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the free throw | 51-42 |
| 11:36 | Illinois | Roy Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 51-42 |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Frank Gates hits a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Gerald Taylor | 51-44 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | John Wade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Bernardi (SF) Arthur Bowman | |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Roy Smith hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Ivan Orduna | 51-46 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill gets the offensive rebound | 51-46 |
| 09:59 | Wisconsin | Frank Gates takes the ball from John Wade | 51-46 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses long on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Joseph Sala - foul #1 on Joseph Sala, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF), Jonathan Winters (C) Joseph Sala, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Jose Mendoza (C) Gerald Taylor, Ivan Orduna | |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Frank Gates misses the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 09:41 | Illinois | Frank Gates makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Bernardi - foul #4 on Richard Bernardi, team foul #8 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Bowman (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF) Richard Bernardi, Frank Gates | |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill makes the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | Saul Miranda steals it from Roy Smith | 53-47 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | John Wade lays it up and in set up by Saul Miranda | 55-47 |
| 08:49 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 55-47 |
| 08:47 | Illinois | Roy Smith snags the offensive board | 55-47 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins double dribbles | 55-47 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway near the basket | 55-47 |
| 08:18 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna grabs the board | 55-47 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 55-47 |
| 07:56 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-47 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Ivan Orduna comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-47 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda grabs the defensive rebound | 55-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Orem (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carl Gill (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Jonathan Winters (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Thomas Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Roy Smith (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ivan Orduna (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem throws a bad pass out of bounds | 55-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG), Joseph Sala (SF), Harold Crumble (PF), Melvin Bashir (C) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Saul Miranda, Carl Gill, Jonathan Winters | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frank Gates (SG), Richard Bernardi (SF), Kenneth Topete (PF) Roy Smith, Arthur Bowman, Ivan Orduna | |
| 07:17 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins travels with the ball | 55-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gerald Taylor (PG) Jose Mendoza | |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 58-47 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins drills a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Christopher Holliday - foul #1 on Christopher Holliday, team foul #6 | 58-49 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins makes the free throw | 58-50 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Richard Bernardi swats the layup by Harold Crumble | 58-50 |
| 06:33 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete grabs the defensive rebound | 58-50 |
| 06:28 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor hits a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Topete | 58-52 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-52 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #7 | 61-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Saul Miranda (SF), Carl Gill (PF) Johnnie Smith, Christopher Holliday, Joseph Sala, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Illinois | Arthur Bowman (PF), Jose Mendoza (C) Thomas Perkins, Frank Gates | |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi makes the 1st free throw | 61-53 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | Richard Bernardi makes the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Wade | 64-54 |
| 05:27 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 64-54 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman misses the tip | 64-54 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete gets the offensive rebound | 64-54 |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza's pass is intercepted by Carl Gill | 64-54 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill drills a fadeaway in the paint on a nice dish by John Wade | 66-54 |
| 04:37 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete's layup is rejected by Melvin Bashir | 66-54 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the offensive board | 66-54 |
| 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 (-1) | |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Arthur Bowman banks in the layup | 66-56 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Saul Miranda is denied by Kenneth Topete | 66-56 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to John Wade | 66-56 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 66-56 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda grabs the offensive board | 66-56 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda clanks a 3 from the right corner | 66-56 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza grabs the board | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:42 | Illinois | Gerald Taylor hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 66-56 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill pulls down the rebound | 66-56 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Melvin Bashir (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gerald Taylor (tiring) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Kenneth Topete (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. SF - Richard Bernardi (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Arthur Bowman (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jose Mendoza (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 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) | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda knocks in the jumper from the left side set up by Carl Gill | 68-56 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Jose Mendoza's pass is intercepted by Saul Miranda | 68-56 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda loses the dribble to Arthur Bowman | 68-56 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble (C) Melvin Bashir | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Perkins (PG), Roy Smith (SG), Frank Gates (SF), Ivan Orduna (PF) Gerald Taylor, Kenneth Topete, Richard Bernardi, Arthur Bowman | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 68-56 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill snags the defensive board | 68-56 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jose Mendoza - foul #3 on Jose Mendoza, team foul #9 | 68-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (PG), Christopher Holliday (SG), Joseph Sala (SF), Jonathan Winters (C) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Saul Miranda, Carl Gill | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kenneth Topete (SF), Arthur Bowman (PF), Charles Campbell (C) Roy Smith, Ivan Orduna, Jose Mendoza | |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 1st free throw | 69-56 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble makes the 2nd free throw | 70-56 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Kenneth Topete comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 70-56 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala gets the rebound | 70-56 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Topete is called for the reach on Johnnie Smith - foul #5 on Kenneth Topete, team foul #10 | 70-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Smith (SG) Kenneth Topete | |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith makes the 1st free throw | 71-56 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 72-56 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | Thomas Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 72-56 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Holliday gets the rebound | 72-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala knocks in the floater from the baseline | 74-56 |
| 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) | |
| 00:26 | Illinois | Roy Smith misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 74-56 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Winters grabs the defensive rebound | 74-56 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith runs out the clock | 74-56 |