| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Robert Davis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brandon Mohamed (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Steven Liner (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Chad Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) C - Justin James (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Chad Hitt inbounds the ball | 41-28 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Wisconsin | Steven Liner misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 41-28 |
| 19:43 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell gets the rebound | 41-28 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Joshua Johnson swats the short shot by Carroll Holton | 41-28 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the offensive board | 41-28 |
| 19:11 | Illinois | Chad Hitt is called for the reach on Albert Buckley - foul #2 on Chad Hitt, team foul #1 | 41-28 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Carroll Holton slams it home and he's fouled by Justin James - foul #2 on Justin James, team foul #2 | 43-28 |
| 18:50 | Illinois | Carroll Holton misses the free throw | 43-28 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Justin James grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Steven Liner comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 43-28 |
| 18:38 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 43-28 |
| 18:23 | Illinois | Carroll Holton travels with the ball | 43-28 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Steven Liner scores on a jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Chad Hitt | 43-30 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Albert Buckley drills a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Robert Davis | 45-30 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Joshua Johnson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Brandon Mohamed | 45-32 |
| 17:42 | Illinois | Albert Buckley's pass is intercepted by Steven Liner | 45-32 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Joshua Johnson makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 45-34 |
| 17:13 | Illinois | Carroll Holton is denied on a layup by Joshua Johnson | 45-34 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Chad Hitt gets the rebound | 45-34 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Justin James is hacked by Albert Buckley - foul #1 on Albert Buckley, team foul #1 | 45-34 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Young Huang (SG), Norman Rowland (SF), Joel Taylor (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Leroy Witherell, Robert Davis, Thomas Altman, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill (PG), John Knudtson (SG), Ryan Peters (SF), Mark Winter (PF), Dustin Hunt (C) Brandon Mohamed, Steven Liner, Chad Hitt, Joshua Johnson, Justin James | |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter is whistled for a carry | 45-34 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Robert Davis hits a shot in the paint and the foul's on Michal Harrill - foul #1 on Michal Harrill, team foul #3 | 47-34 |
| 16:11 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the free throw | 48-34 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter banks in the layup | 48-36 |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Joel Taylor knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Robert Davis | 50-36 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. SF - Norman Rowland (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Drew Wilkerson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michal Harrill (fresh) 1 ast. SG - John Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ryan Peters (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mark Winter (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Dustin Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #2 | 50-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Liner (SG) John Knudtson | |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill misses the 1st free throw | 50-36 |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 50-37 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | Robert Davis scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Robert Davis | 53-37 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters misses the 3 from straight away | 53-37 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter tips it but misses | 53-37 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Carroll Holton grabs the defensive rebound | 53-37 |
| 14:14 | Illinois | Norman Rowland clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 53-37 |
| 14:12 | Illinois | Joel Taylor hits the follow up shot | 55-37 |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 55-37 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Norman Rowland grabs the board | 55-37 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Norman Rowland buries a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Robert Davis | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Liner misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 57-37 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Carroll Holton snags the defensive board | 57-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 12:56 | Illinois | Robert Davis is hacked by Mark Winter - foul #1 on Mark Winter, team foul #4 | 57-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Young Huang (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Albert Buckley (PF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Norman Rowland, Joel Taylor, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Mohamed (PG), John Knudtson (SG), Chad Hitt (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Justin James (C) Michal Harrill, Steven Liner, Ryan Peters, Mark Winter, Dustin Hunt | |
| 12:38 | Illinois | Brandon Mohamed is called for the reach on Leroy Witherell - foul #2 on Brandon Mohamed, team foul #5 | 57-37 |
| 12:18 | Illinois | Young Huang scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Altman | 60-37 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Brandon Mohamed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (C) Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Young Huang is fouled on the floor by Brandon Mohamed - foul #3 on Brandon Mohamed, team foul #6 | 60-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carroll Holton (C) Joel Taylor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Thomas Altman knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 62-37 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brandon Mohamed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Knudtson (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Justin James (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | John Knudtson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 62-37 |
| 11:09 | Illinois | Albert Buckley grabs the defensive rebound | 62-37 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Thomas Altman connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Carroll Holton and he's hacked by Chad Hitt - foul #3 on Chad Hitt, team foul #7 | 64-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG) Young Huang | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Liner (SG), Sherman Frison (C) John Knudtson, Justin James | |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Thomas Altman makes the free throw | 65-37 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Chad Hitt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 65-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG), Joel Taylor (PF) Leroy Witherell, Albert Buckley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters (SF), Mark Winter (PF) Chad Hitt, Joshua Johnson | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Thomas Altman comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Ryan Peters - foul #1 on Ryan Peters, team foul #8 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill (PG), Dustin Hunt (C) Brandon Mohamed, Sherman Frison | |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 1st free throw | 65-37 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Thomas Altman misses the 2nd free throw | 65-37 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter pulls down the rebound | 65-37 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill misses long on a floater from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Davis - foul #3 on Robert Davis, team foul #3 | 65-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Norman Rowland (SF), Drew Wilkerson (C) Thomas Altman, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill makes the 1st free throw | 65-38 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill makes the 2nd free throw | 65-39 |
| 09:45 | Illinois | Michal Harrill steps in front of the Robert Davis pass in the backcourt | 65-39 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter misses the fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Joel Taylor - foul #3 on Joel Taylor, team foul #4 | 65-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Knudtson (PG), Justin James (C) Michal Harrill, Dustin Hunt | |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter makes the 1st free throw | 65-40 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter makes the 2nd free throw | 65-41 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Justin James swats the short shot by Joel Taylor | 65-41 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter grabs the board | 65-41 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Justin James drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Steven Liner | 65-44 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Robert Davis clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 65-44 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Justin James snags the defensive board | 65-44 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter slams it home | 65-46 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Norman Rowland is hacked by Ryan Peters - foul #2 on Ryan Peters, team foul #9 | 65-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Leroy Witherell (PG), Young Huang (SG), Albert Buckley (PF), Carroll Holton (C) Robert Davis, Robert Davis, Joel Taylor, Drew Wilkerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Mohamed (PG), Chad Hitt (SF), Joshua Johnson (PF), Dustin Hunt (C) Steven Liner, Ryan Peters, Mark Winter, Justin James | |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Norman Rowland makes the 1st free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Norman Rowland misses the 2nd free throw | 66-46 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Knudtson | 66-46 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Joshua Johnson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 66-46 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Chad Hitt grabs the offensive rebound | 66-46 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Dustin Hunt double dribbles | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Altman (SF) Norman Rowland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill (SG) John Knudtson | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Leroy Witherell (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Albert Buckley (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Carroll Holton (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brandon Mohamed (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Michal Harrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Hitt (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Joshua Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Dustin Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:09 | Illinois | Carroll Holton throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters (SG) Michal Harrill | |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Dustin Hunt drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brandon Mohamed and the foul's on Carroll Holton - foul #2 on Carroll Holton, team foul #5 | 66-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG) Young Huang | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Dustin Hunt makes the free throw | 66-49 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Leroy Witherell, team foul #6 | 66-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Liner (SG), Justin James (C) Ryan Peters, Dustin Hunt | |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Justin James comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-49 |
| 06:09 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell snags the defensive board | 66-49 |
| 05:42 | Illinois | Robert Davis loses the ball out of bounds | 66-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joel Taylor (SF) Thomas Altman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Joshua Johnson misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 66-49 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | Justin James tips it home | 66-51 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Albert Buckley's pass is intercepted by Joshua Johnson | 66-51 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | Chad Hitt misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 66-51 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell grabs the board | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Brandon Mohamed is called for the reach on Leroy Witherell - foul #4 on Brandon Mohamed, team foul #10 | 66-51 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG), Thomas Altman (SF), Norman Rowland (C) Robert Davis, Albert Buckley, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill (PG), John Knudtson (SG), Ryan Peters (SF), Mark Winter (PF), Dustin Hunt (C) Brandon Mohamed, Steven Liner, Chad Hitt, Joshua Johnson, Justin James | |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Leroy Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 67-51 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | John Knudtson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-54 |
| 03:41 | Illinois | Norman Rowland's fadeaway is rejected by Ryan Peters | 67-54 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters grabs the defensive rebound | 67-54 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | John Knudtson comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Young Huang - foul #2 on Young Huang, team foul #7 | 67-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (PG) Leroy Witherell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | John Knudtson makes the 1st free throw | 67-55 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | John Knudtson makes the 2nd free throw | 67-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:15 | Illinois | Young Huang can't connect on a shot from the left side | 67-56 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Norman Rowland tips it back up and in | 69-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Davis (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Young Huang (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. SF - Thomas Altman (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joel Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Norman Rowland (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michal Harrill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Knudtson (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Ryan Peters (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Mark Winter (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. C - Dustin Hunt (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters loses the ball out of bounds | 69-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Davis (SG), Carroll Holton (C) Young Huang, Thomas Altman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Mohamed (PG), Steven Liner (SG) Michal Harrill, John Knudtson | |
| 02:35 | Illinois | The jump hook by Joel Taylor is blocked by Dustin Hunt | 69-56 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Steven Liner grabs the defensive rebound | 69-56 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 69-56 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Norman Rowland snags the defensive board | 69-56 |
| 01:55 | Illinois | Norman Rowland drills a 3 from straight away | 72-56 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters is fouled on the floor by Robert Davis - foul #2 on Robert Davis, team foul #8 | 72-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Young Huang (SG), Drew Wilkerson (C) Robert Davis, Carroll Holton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill (PG), John Knudtson (SG) Brandon Mohamed, Steven Liner | |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters makes the 1st free throw | 72-57 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Mark Winter swats the shot by Robert Davis | 72-58 |
| 01:06 | Wisconsin | Ryan Peters grabs the board | 72-58 |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | Mark Winter makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Ryan Peters | 72-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Dustin Hunt - foul #1 on Dustin Hunt, team foul #11 | 72-60 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Robert Davis misses the 1st free throw | 72-60 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Robert Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 73-60 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Michal Harrill buries a jumper from the right side on a great pass from John Knudtson | 73-62 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Davis runs out the clock | 73-62 |