| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Kevin Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Saulsberry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Matthew Tellier (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Michael Vallecillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Miskell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry inbounds the ball | 34-37 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry misses the shot in the lane | 34-37 |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | John Miskell grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo blows the layup | 34-37 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry comes up short on the floater from the right side but the foul's on Michael Vallecillo - foul #3 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (SF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry makes the 1st free throw | 35-37 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Boudreaux - foul #2 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-37 |
| 19:01 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry snags the defensive board | 36-37 |
| 18:55 | Illinois | Henry Thomas's pass is intercepted by John Miskell | 36-37 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Boudreaux - foul #3 on Robert Boudreaux, team foul #2 | 36-37 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 36-37 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic tips it in | 36-39 |
| 18:26 | Illinois | Henry Thomas buries a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Robert Boudreaux | 38-39 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Thomas Saulsberry is called for the reach on Matthew Tellier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Saulsberry, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Hayden (PG), Paul Braggs (SG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier banks in the wide open layup set up by Ognjen Lazarevic | 38-41 |
| 17:39 | Illinois | Paul Braggs throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter (SF) Ognjen Lazarevic | |
| 17:25 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the right side | 38-43 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | Matthew Tellier is called for the reach on Paul Braggs - foul #2 on Matthew Tellier, team foul #2 | 38-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG), Kevin Baxter (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Brandon Hayden, Paul Braggs, Larry Lawlor, James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Ronald Clark buries a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Henry Thomas | 40-43 |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Ronald Clark - foul #3 on Ronald Clark, team foul #4 | 40-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (SG), William Mason (PF) Matthew Tellier, John Miskell | |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins makes the 2nd free throw | 40-45 |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Kevin Baxter, team foul #5 | 40-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG) Keith Watkins | |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw loses the dribble to Thomas Saulsberry | 40-45 |
| 15:53 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry lays it in | 42-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baxter (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Thomas Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ognjen Lazarevic (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fairly fresh) PF - William Mason (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dunn (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter clanks a shot from the right side | 42-45 |
| 15:31 | Illinois | Ronald Clark grabs the board | 42-45 |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry misses short on a floater from the left wing | 42-45 |
| 15:17 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry grabs the offensive rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:10 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux comes up short on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 42-45 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | William Mason gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 42-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Hayden (PG), Paul Braggs (SG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), John Miskell (PF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Shawn Porter, Richard Dunn | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Brandon Hayden connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Calvin Matthews | 45-45 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-45 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | William Mason hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 14:02 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews is hacked by John Miskell - foul #1 on John Miskell, team foul #3 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Henry Thomas (PF) Paul Braggs, James Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Ognjen Lazarevic (SF) Derek Upshaw, John Miskell | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Henry Thomas scores on a runner from close range on a great pass from Raymond Johnson and he's fouled by Matthew Tellier - foul #3 on Matthew Tellier, team foul #4 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Ronald Clark (C) Brandon Hayden, Larry Lawlor, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Miskell (PF) Matthew Tellier | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Henry Thomas makes the free throw | 48-47 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins is fouled on the floor by Raymond Johnson - foul #2 on Raymond Johnson, team foul #6 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn (C) William Mason | |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | John Miskell connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Keith Watkins | 48-50 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Ronald Clark misses the lay-in | 48-50 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Henry Thomas blocks the short jumper by Michael Vallecillo | 48-50 |
| 12:49 | Illinois | Ronald Clark snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Henry Thomas comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo grabs the board | 48-50 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Keith Watkins | 48-53 |
| 12:22 | Illinois | Raymond Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG), Brandon Hayden (SG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Raymond Johnson, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG), William Mason (PF) Ognjen Lazarevic, John Miskell | |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins double dribbles | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (PG) Keith Watkins | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Derek Upshaw - foul #3 on Derek Upshaw, team foul #5 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Miskell (PF) William Mason | |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 49-53 |
| 11:41 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 50-53 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Brandon Hayden (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Larry Lawlor (fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Callahan (fresh) C - Calvin Matthews (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Matthew Tellier (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Miskell (tiring) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Dunn (tiring) 3 pts. | |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses long on a floater in the paint | 50-53 |
| 11:17 | Illinois | James Callahan gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 11:13 | Illinois | Larry Lawlor loses the ball out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Paul Braggs (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Brandon Hayden, Larry Lawlor, James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter (SF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Henry Thomas steals the ball from Richard Dunn | 50-53 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Ronald Clark makes the floater from the right block on a great pass from Paul Braggs | 52-53 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Kevin Baxter picks off the pass by John Miskell in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:20 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter comes up short on the jump hook in the paint | 52-53 |
| 10:19 | Illinois | Paul Braggs tips it but misses | 52-53 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Miskell | 52-53 |
| 10:16 | Wisconsin | Robert Boudreaux steals it from Matthew Tellier in the backcourt | 52-53 |
| 10:15 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux can't finish the layup | 52-53 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Paul Braggs tips it in | 54-53 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier is hacked by Henry Thomas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Henry Thomas, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Hayden (PG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), William Mason (C) Derek Upshaw, Richard Dunn | |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 09:55 | Illinois | Ronald Clark is denied on a dunk by John Miskell | 54-55 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | John Miskell gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:38 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 54-55 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | William Mason grabs the offensive board | 54-55 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | William Mason hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-55 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | William Mason can't tip it in | 54-55 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry gets the rebound | 54-55 |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry scores on a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Paul Braggs and he's fouled by Ognjen Lazarevic - foul #1 on Ognjen Lazarevic, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Kevin Baxter (SG), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Brandon Hayden, Paul Braggs, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Matthew Tellier, Shawn Porter, John Miskell | |
| 09:12 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry makes the free throw | 57-55 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins connects on the 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Ognjen Lazarevic | 57-58 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Callahan is hacked by William Mason - foul #3 on William Mason, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lawlor (SF) Thomas Saulsberry | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | James Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-58 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | William Mason lays it in on a great pass from Michael Vallecillo | 59-60 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's hacked by William Mason - foul #4 on William Mason, team foul #8 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Ronald Clark (C) James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG), John Miskell (PF) Ognjen Lazarevic, William Mason | |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 60-60 |
| 08:13 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses short on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Ronald Clark - foul #4 on Ronald Clark, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG) Raymond Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 61-60 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 61-61 |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kevin Baxter | 63-61 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baxter (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SF - Thomas Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Larry Lawlor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ronald Clark (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Michael Vallecillo (tiring) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Miskell (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Dunn (tired) 4 pts. | |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo clanks a shot near the basket | 63-61 |
| 07:18 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 63-61 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | Ronald Clark connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Kevin Baxter | 65-61 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo is hacked by Larry Lawlor - foul #1 on Larry Lawlor, team foul #9 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Brandon Hayden (SG), Paul Braggs (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Larry Lawlor, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Matthew Tellier (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), William Mason (C) Keith Watkins, Derek Upshaw, John Miskell, Richard Dunn | |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 06:26 | Illinois | Brandon Hayden hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing | 65-63 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Raymond Johnson | 65-63 |
| 06:13 | Illinois | Paul Braggs scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 67-63 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Vallecillo | 67-65 |
| 05:47 | Illinois | James Callahan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 67-65 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Henry Thomas (PF) Raymond Johnson, Paul Braggs, James Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Miskell (PF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 67-65 |
| 05:23 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews grabs the board | 67-65 |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Henry Thomas is denied on a layup by Shawn Porter | 67-65 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | William Mason snags the defensive board | 67-65 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier scores on a floater from just outside the lane | 67-67 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter misses the lay-in but he's fouled by William Mason - foul #5 on William Mason, team foul #9 | 67-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Robert Boudreaux (SG), Ronald Clark (C) Brandon Hayden, Thomas Saulsberry, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Ognjen Lazarevic, Matthew Tellier, Shawn Porter, William Mason | |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn grabs the board | 68-67 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 68-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lawlor (SF) Kevin Baxter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:16 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux scores on a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Larry Lawlor | 70-67 |
| 03:52 | Wisconsin | Henry Thomas steals it from Michael Vallecillo | 70-67 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Henry Thomas is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Henry Thomas, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Paul Braggs (SF), James Callahan (PF) Raymond Johnson, Larry Lawlor, Henry Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG) Derek Upshaw | |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Matthew Tellier | 70-69 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Baxter (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SF - Paul Braggs (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - James Callahan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Clark (tiring) 18 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Matthew Tellier (tiring) 18 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Michael Vallecillo (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - John Miskell (tired) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Richard Dunn (tired) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Callahan scores on a fadeaway in the lane and he's fouled by Keith Watkins - foul #3 on Keith Watkins, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Hayden (PG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Shawn Porter (SF) Keith Watkins, Michael Vallecillo | |
| 02:58 | Illinois | James Callahan makes the free throw | 73-69 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 73-69 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews gets the rebound | 73-69 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 73-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG), Larry Lawlor (SF), Henry Thomas (PF) Paul Braggs, Thomas Saulsberry, James Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG) Matthew Tellier | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:09 | Illinois | Henry Thomas hits the finger roll on a great pass from Robert Boudreaux | 75-69 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 75-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF) Brandon Hayden, Larry Lawlor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo (PF) John Miskell | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 75-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Clark (C) Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Henry Thomas misses long on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Michael Vallecillo - foul #4 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #11 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Matthew Tellier (SG), John Miskell (PF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Derek Upshaw, Shawn Porter | |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Henry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 01:58 | Illinois | Henry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo misses the lay-in | 77-69 |
| 01:37 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter snags the defensive board | 77-69 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:32 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry knocks in the shot from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Baxter | 79-69 |
| 01:19 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier banks in the layup set up by Keith Watkins | 79-71 |
| 00:57 | Illinois | Henry Thomas hits the finger roll set up by Robert Boudreaux | 81-71 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier clanks a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Ronald Clark - foul #5 on Ronald Clark, team foul #11 | 81-71 |
| Subs | Illinois | Calvin Matthews (C) Ronald Clark | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 81-72 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Keith Watkins is called for the reach on Henry Thomas in the backcourt - foul #4 on Keith Watkins, team foul #12 | 81-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (C) Thomas Saulsberry, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Henry Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 82-73 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Henry Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 83-73 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Larry Lawlor is called for the reach on Matthew Tellier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Larry Lawlor, team foul #12 | 83-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Calvin Matthews (C) Larry Lawlor, James Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 1st free throw | 83-74 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 2nd free throw | 83-75 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux is hacked by Keith Watkins in the backcourt - foul #5 on Keith Watkins, team foul #13 | 83-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (C) Thomas Saulsberry, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG) Keith Watkins | |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 84-75 |
| 00:42 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo is fouled on the floor by Larry Lawlor - foul #3 on Larry Lawlor, team foul #13 | 85-75 |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Calvin Matthews (C) Larry Lawlor, James Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo misses the 1st free throw | 85-75 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo makes the 2nd free throw | 85-76 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter is hacked by Ognjen Lazarevic in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ognjen Lazarevic, team foul #14 | 85-76 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (C) Thomas Saulsberry, Calvin Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 86-76 |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 2nd free throw | 87-76 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 87-76 |
| 00:26 | Illinois | James Callahan grabs the board | 87-76 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux runs out the clock | 87-76 |