| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Primmer (fresh) 6 pts. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Harris (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bret Cadogan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dooley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Adams (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. C - James Trollinger (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel inbounds the ball | 30-36 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Illinois | David Primmer's layup is rejected by Brian Adams | 30-36 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | James Trollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 30-36 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-36 |
| 19:16 | Illinois | Michael Lezama snags the defensive board | 30-36 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Brian Adams steals it from Michael Lezama | 30-36 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Ernest Gosser steals it from Bret Cadogan | 30-36 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser lays it in | 32-36 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-36 |
| 18:14 | Illinois | Michael Lezama grabs the defensive rebound | 32-36 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton misses badly on a floater from the right block | 32-36 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Brian Adams | 32-36 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan is fouled on the floor by David Primmer - foul #3 on David Primmer, team foul #1 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG), Matthew Bashir (SF) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Primmer - foul #4 on David Primmer, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), James Joseph (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Michael Lezama, David Primmer, Jacob Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams misses the 1st free throw | 32-36 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 32-37 |
| 16:39 | Illinois | Robert Dixon can't finish the layup | 32-37 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Brian Adams | 32-37 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Ernie Carey - foul #2 on Ernie Carey, team foul #3 | 32-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG) Robert Dixon, James Joseph | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley makes the 1st free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-38 |
| 16:13 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Wayne Kerr | 32-38 |
| 15:50 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), Jacob Bolton (C) Wayne Kerr, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Reese (SF) Daniel Dooley | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Harris (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bret Cadogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Reese (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Brian Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - James Trollinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | James Trollinger's floater is tipped away by Jacob Bolton | 32-38 |
| 15:22 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir grabs the defensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 15:03 | Illinois | Michael Lezama hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 35-38 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Frank Reese | 35-41 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Michael Lezama misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 35-41 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | James Trollinger pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 35-41 |
| 14:02 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Bret Cadogan | 35-41 |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese travels with the ball | 35-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (PG), James Joseph (SF), Ernie Carey (PF) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel, Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley (SG), Charles Snyder (PF), Gene Parker (C) Bret Cadogan, Brian Adams, James Trollinger | |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Michael Lezama hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton hits the follow up shot | 37-41 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese grabs the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley hits a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Kevin Harris | 37-44 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | James Joseph hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 37-44 |
| 12:27 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the offensive board | 37-44 |
| 12:15 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr is fouled on the floor by Kevin Harris - foul #1 on Kevin Harris, team foul #1 | 37-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SG), David Primmer (PF) Michael Lezama, James Joseph, Jacob Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dino Zenzen (PG), Bret Cadogan (SG), Brian Adams (PF) Kevin Harris, Frank Reese, Charles Snyder | |
| 12:04 | Illinois | Ernie Carey makes the jumper in the lane | 39-44 |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley is called for traveling | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Reese (SF), James Trollinger (C) Daniel Dooley, Gene Parker | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Wayne Kerr (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Primmer (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. C - Ernie Carey (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dino Zenzen (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bret Cadogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Frank Reese (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Brian Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - James Trollinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater near the basket but he's fouled by Frank Reese - foul #4 on Frank Reese, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris (PG), Daniel Dooley (SF) Dino Zenzen, Frank Reese | |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 10:45 | Illinois | Brian Adams denies the turnaround by Ernie Carey | 41-47 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the offensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 10:34 | Illinois | James Trollinger takes the ball from Ernie Carey | 41-47 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley is called for traveling | 41-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (PG), Michael Lezama (SG), Matthew Bashir (SF), Jacob Bolton (C) Ernest Gosser, Wayne Kerr, Jeffrey Apel, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dino Zenzen (SG), Charles Snyder (PF), Gene Parker (C) Bret Cadogan, Brian Adams, James Trollinger | |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Dino Zenzen is called for the reach on Michael Lezama - foul #2 on Dino Zenzen, team foul #3 | 41-47 |
| 09:32 | Illinois | Robert Dixon is fouled on the floor by Gene Parker - foul #1 on Gene Parker, team foul #4 | 41-47 |
| 09:13 | Illinois | Daniel Dooley steals the ball from Michael Lezama | 41-47 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Daniel Dooley drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Dino Zenzen | 41-50 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Charles Snyder is called for the reach on Michael Lezama - foul #2 on Charles Snyder, team foul #5 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SF) Robert Dixon, David Primmer | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan (SG), Brian Adams (PF), James Trollinger (C) Kevin Harris, Charles Snyder, Gene Parker | |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir hits a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Lezama and the foul's on Brian Adams - foul #1 on Brian Adams, team foul #6 | 43-50 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Matthew Bashir makes the free throw | 44-50 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 44-50 |
| 08:01 | Illinois | Michael Lezama grabs the defensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel scores on a 3 from the left wing | 47-50 |
| 07:23 | Wisconsin | Dino Zenzen makes the jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Adams | 47-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Ernest Gosser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Bolton (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dino Zenzen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bret Cadogan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Dooley (tiring) 10 pts. 2 stl. PF - Brian Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - James Trollinger (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-52 |
| 07:03 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams pulls down the rebound | 47-52 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-52 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 06:34 | Illinois | Michael Lezama buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Ernest Gosser | 49-52 |
| 06:12 | Wisconsin | Jacob Bolton steals it from James Trollinger | 49-52 |
| 05:54 | Illinois | Michael Lezama comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | James Trollinger grabs the defensive rebound | 49-52 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | David Primmer (PF) Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris (PG), Frank Reese (SF) Bret Cadogan, Daniel Dooley | |
| 05:26 | Wisconsin | David Primmer denies the turnaround by James Trollinger | 49-52 |
| 05:24 | Illinois | David Primmer gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel is hacked by Dino Zenzen - foul #3 on Dino Zenzen, team foul #7 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Wayne Kerr (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Michael Lezama, Jacob Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan (SG), Charles Snyder (PF), Gene Parker (C) Dino Zenzen, Brian Adams, James Trollinger | |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 50-52 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris is hacked by Ernie Carey - foul #3 on Ernie Carey, team foul #4 | 51-52 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese throws a bad pass out of bounds | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Matthew Bashir (SF) Ernest Gosser, Jeffrey Apel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Snyder - foul #3 on Charles Snyder, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Michael Lezama (SG), Jacob Bolton (C) Robert Dixon, Ernie Carey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Wayne Kerr makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris is whistled for traveling | 53-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dino Zenzen (SG), Brian Adams (PF) Bret Cadogan, Charles Snyder | |
| 03:19 | Illinois | David Primmer is wide open and slams it home on a nice dish by Wayne Kerr | 55-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Wayne Kerr (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Lezama (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Bashir (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Primmer (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. C - Jacob Bolton (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Harris (fresh) 21 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Dino Zenzen (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Frank Reese (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Brian Adams (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Gene Parker (fresh) | |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-52 |
| 03:02 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton grabs the defensive rebound | 55-52 |
| 03:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ernest Gosser (PG), Jeffrey Apel (SF) Wayne Kerr, Matthew Bashir | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan (SG), James Trollinger (C) Dino Zenzen, Gene Parker | |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey Apel | 58-52 |
| 02:36 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Harris | 58-54 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | James Trollinger is called for the reach on Jacob Bolton - foul #3 on James Trollinger, team foul #9 | 58-54 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the 1st free throw | 59-54 |
| 02:19 | Illinois | Jacob Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams is hacked by Michael Lezama - foul #3 on Michael Lezama, team foul #5 | 60-54 |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Brian Adams double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 60-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Ernest Gosser | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Kevin Harris is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 63-54 |
| 00:55 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Primmer | 63-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Bret Cadogan is called for the reach on David Primmer in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bret Cadogan, team foul #10 | 63-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Dixon (SG), Wayne Kerr (SF), Ernie Carey (C) Michael Lezama, Jeffrey Apel, Jacob Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the 1st free throw | 64-54 |
| 00:54 | Illinois | David Primmer makes the 2nd free throw | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | James Trollinger is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on James Trollinger, team foul #11 | 65-54 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 00:20 | Illinois | Robert Dixon jams it | 67-54 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Bret Cadogan knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by James Trollinger | 67-56 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Ernest Gosser runs out the clock | 67-56 |