| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Tellier (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Vallecillo (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Miskell (fresh) 3 reb. C - William Mason (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kevin Baxter (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Thomas Saulsberry (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Henry Thomas (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo inbounds the ball | 17-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Robert Boudreaux picks off the pass by William Mason | 17-36 |
| 19:37 | Illinois | Henry Thomas banks in the layup on a nice dish by Robert Boudreaux | 17-38 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo makes the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Matthew Tellier | 19-38 |
| 19:04 | Illinois | Matthew Tellier steals the ball from Robert Boudreaux | 19-38 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo travels in the backcourt | 19-38 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Ronald Clark hits a jump hook from the baseline set up by Kevin Baxter and he's hacked by Matthew Tellier - foul #2 on Matthew Tellier, team foul #1 | 19-40 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Ronald Clark makes the free throw | 19-41 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Matthew Tellier | 22-41 |
| 18:09 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux clanks a jumper from the right wing | 22-41 |
| 18:08 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter can't tip it in | 22-41 |
| 18:07 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Saulsberry | 22-41 |
| 17:54 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter drills a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Henry Thomas | 22-43 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-43 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | William Mason snags the offensive board | 22-43 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier travels with the ball | 22-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Brandon Hayden (SG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Brandon Hayden hits a fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Raymond Johnson | 22-45 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-45 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | John Miskell grabs the offensive board | 22-45 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins connects on the 3 from the right wing | 25-45 |
| 16:09 | Illinois | Larry Lawlor scores on a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Calvin Matthews | 25-47 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | William Mason drills a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Michael Vallecillo | 27-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Matthew Tellier (tiring) 3 ast. SF - Michael Vallecillo (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - John Miskell (tiring) 4 reb. C - William Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hayden (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Larry Lawlor (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Callahan (fresh) C - Calvin Matthews (fresh) | |
| 15:44 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews is hacked by William Mason - foul #2 on William Mason, team foul #2 | 27-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Keith Watkins, Matthew Tellier, Michael Vallecillo, William Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Paul Braggs (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Raymond Johnson, Larry Lawlor, James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| 15:33 | Illinois | Ronald Clark misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 27-47 |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Richard Dunn | 27-47 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | John Miskell comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-47 |
| 15:00 | Illinois | Paul Braggs snags the defensive board | 27-47 |
| 14:55 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter scores on a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Henry Thomas | 27-49 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from John Miskell | 29-49 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Ronald Clark knocks in the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Brandon Hayden | 29-51 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic hits a wide open floater from the left wing on a great pass from Derek Upshaw | 31-51 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | Henry Thomas is called for traveling | 31-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Matthew Tellier (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Derek Upshaw, Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Robert Boudreaux (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Brandon Hayden, Kevin Baxter, Paul Braggs, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| 13:08 | Wisconsin | James Callahan swats the dunk try by Michael Vallecillo | 31-51 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux grabs the board | 31-51 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Vallecillo - foul #1 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #3 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Mason (PF) John Miskell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry misses the 1st free throw | 31-51 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry makes the 2nd free throw | 31-52 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | James Callahan is called for the reach on Michael Vallecillo - foul #1 on James Callahan, team foul #1 | 31-52 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Michael Vallecillo | 34-52 |
| 12:14 | Illinois | James Callahan misses short on a jumper from the left side | 34-52 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier grabs the defensive rebound | 34-52 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-52 |
| 11:54 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Matthews | 34-52 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry is hacked by Richard Dunn - foul #4 on Richard Dunn, team foul #4 | 34-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Shawn Porter (SF), John Miskell (PF) Keith Watkins, Michael Vallecillo, Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Baxter (SG), Larry Lawlor (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Raymond Johnson, James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 34-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ognjen Lazarevic (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Tellier (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Miskell (tiring) 4 reb. C - William Mason (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Robert Boudreaux (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Baxter (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Saulsberry (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. PF - Larry Lawlor (fresh) 4 pts. C - Ronald Clark (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 34-54 |
| 11:16 | Wisconsin | William Mason grabs the offensive rebound | 34-54 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from John Miskell | 37-54 |
| 10:31 | Illinois | William Mason steals the ball from Ronald Clark | 37-54 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by John Miskell is blocked by Larry Lawlor | 37-54 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter can't tip it in | 37-54 |
| 10:10 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 10:05 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux's floater is knocked away by John Miskell | 37-54 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-54 |
| 09:40 | Illinois | Larry Lawlor loses the ball out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Matthew Tellier, Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Brandon Hayden (SG), Paul Braggs (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Kevin Baxter, Thomas Saulsberry, Larry Lawlor, Ronald Clark | |
| 09:25 | Wisconsin | John Miskell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-54 |
| 09:06 | Illinois | Paul Braggs connects on the driving attempt in the lane | 37-56 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-56 |
| 08:43 | Illinois | Henry Thomas snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 08:37 | Illinois | Raymond Johnson is hacked by John Miskell - foul #3 on John Miskell, team foul #5 | 37-56 |
| 08:23 | Illinois | Henry Thomas is hacked by William Mason - foul #3 on William Mason, team foul #6 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (SF) John Miskell | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 08:15 | Illinois | Henry Thomas knocks in the jumper near the basket set up by Raymond Johnson | 37-58 |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-58 |
| 07:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Henry Thomas | 37-58 |
| 07:39 | Illinois | Henry Thomas can't connect on a floater in the paint | 37-58 |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Henry Thomas grabs the offensive rebound | 37-58 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. SG - Derek Upshaw (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ognjen Lazarevic (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Vallecillo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - William Mason (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hayden (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Braggs (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Henry Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Calvin Matthews (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews double dribbles | 37-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Keith Watkins, Derek Upshaw, William Mason | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG), Kevin Baxter (SG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Raymond Johnson, Brandon Hayden, Paul Braggs, Henry Thomas, Calvin Matthews | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn is open and lays it up and in set up by Matthew Tellier | 39-58 |
| 06:54 | Illinois | Michael Vallecillo blocks the short jumper by Ronald Clark | 39-58 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn gets the rebound | 39-58 |
| 06:33 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic makes the 3 from the left corner | 42-58 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux is hacked by Michael Vallecillo - foul #2 on Michael Vallecillo, team foul #7 | 42-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), John Miskell (PF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Michael Vallecillo | |
| Subs | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Henry Thomas (PF) Larry Lawlor, Ronald Clark | |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 1st free throw | 42-59 |
| 06:15 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux makes the 2nd free throw | 42-60 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Kevin Baxter is called for the reach on Matthew Tellier in the backcourt - foul #2 on Kevin Baxter, team foul #2 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Ronald Clark (C) James Callahan | |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Ronald Clark is called for the reach on Matthew Tellier - foul #3 on Ronald Clark, team foul #3 | 42-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG) Matthew Tellier | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | Thomas Saulsberry steals it from Richard Dunn | 42-60 |
| 05:19 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux hits a jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kevin Baxter | 42-62 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Robert Boudreaux picks off the pass by Keith Watkins in the backcourt | 42-62 |
| 05:16 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux banks in the layup | 42-64 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter clanks a shot in the paint | 42-64 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Ronald Clark snags the defensive board | 42-64 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter is fouled on the floor by Richard Dunn - foul #5 on Richard Dunn, team foul #8 | 42-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG), Ognjen Lazarevic (SF), Michael Vallecillo (PF), William Mason (C) Keith Watkins, Shawn Porter, John Miskell, Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Illinois | Raymond Johnson (PG), Larry Lawlor (SF), James Callahan (PF), Calvin Matthews (C) Robert Boudreaux, Thomas Saulsberry, Henry Thomas, Ronald Clark | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter makes the 1st free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Kevin Baxter misses the 2nd free throw | 42-65 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | William Mason gets the rebound | 42-65 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw is fouled in the backcourt by Kevin Baxter - foul #3 on Kevin Baxter, team foul #4 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Brandon Hayden (SG) Kevin Baxter | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | William Mason misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Calvin Matthews - foul #3 on Calvin Matthews, team foul #5 | 42-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Miskell (PF) Derek Upshaw | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | William Mason makes the 1st free throw | 43-65 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | William Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 44-65 |
| 04:06 | Illinois | Brandon Hayden scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Larry Lawlor | 44-68 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | William Mason lays it in uncontested | 46-68 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:46 | Illinois | Larry Lawlor drills a runner from close range on a great pass from Raymond Johnson | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 46-70 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Larry Lawlor pulls down the rebound | 46-70 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ognjen Lazarevic (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Tellier (tiring) 3 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Vallecillo (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - John Miskell (tired) 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - William Mason (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Raymond Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hayden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Lawlor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Callahan (fairly fresh) C - Calvin Matthews (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:16 | Illinois | John Miskell blocks the short jumper by James Callahan | 46-70 |
| 03:14 | Illinois | Calvin Matthews gets the offensive rebound | 46-70 |
| 02:59 | Illinois | Matthew Tellier steals the ball from James Callahan | 46-70 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Calvin Matthews denies the turnaround by John Miskell | 46-70 |
| 02:49 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Calvin Matthews | 46-70 |
| 02:45 | Illinois | Brandon Hayden is whistled for a carry | 46-70 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Shawn Porter (SF) Ognjen Lazarevic, Matthew Tellier, John Miskell | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux (PG), Kevin Baxter (SG), Thomas Saulsberry (SF), Henry Thomas (PF), Ronald Clark (C) Raymond Johnson, Brandon Hayden, Larry Lawlor, James Callahan, Calvin Matthews | |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw misses the shot from just outside the lane | 46-70 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry gets the rebound | 46-70 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Kevin Baxter | 46-73 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | William Mason's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-73 |
| 01:54 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Boudreaux | 46-75 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | William Mason hits a wide open jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Derek Upshaw | 48-75 |
| 01:35 | Illinois | Thomas Saulsberry misses badly on a shot from the right side | 48-75 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo grabs the board | 48-75 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 48-75 |
| 01:27 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw tips it back up and in | 50-75 |
| 01:13 | Illinois | Henry Thomas hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 50-75 |
| 01:11 | Illinois | Henry Thomas tips it in | 50-77 |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw is whistled for a carry | 50-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier (SG), John Miskell (PF) Derek Upshaw, Shawn Porter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux connects on the shot from the right side on a nice dish by Henry Thomas | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Henry Thomas steals it from William Mason in the backcourt | 50-79 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 50-79 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux tips it back up and in | 50-81 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | John Miskell misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 50-81 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Matthew Tellier tips it back up and in | 52-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Robert Boudreaux runs out the clock | 52-81 |