| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Reese (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Rosenbalm (fresh) PF - Gene Parker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Kennedy (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Vule Zimmerman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani inbounds the ball | 27-34 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a wide open 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Byron Jordan | 27-37 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker travels with the ball | 27-37 |
| 19:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:58 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp tips it but misses | 27-37 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-37 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy grabs the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani snags the defensive board | 27-37 |
| 17:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is fouled on the floor by Ernest Rosenbalm - foul #1 on Ernest Rosenbalm, team foul #1 | 27-37 |
| 17:41 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Valez - foul #3 on Kenneth Valez, team foul #2 | 27-37 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp is called for traveling | 27-37 |
| 17:00 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 27-37 |
| 16:59 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:52 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman hits a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeffrey Apel out of the doubleteam | 27-40 |
| 16:45 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Apel steals it from Steven Kennedy | 27-40 |
| 16:34 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses long on a shot from the free throw line | 27-40 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker snags the defensive board | 27-40 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy misses long on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jacob Sharp - foul #2 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #1 | 27-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Glen Huse (SF), Armando Gomez (PF) Ernest Rosenbalm, Gene Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), David Reich (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Dikembe Agbayani, Vule Zimmerman, Jacob Sharp | |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 27-40 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 28-40 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck lays it up and in on a great pass from James Joseph | 28-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Frank Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Glen Huse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. C - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Reich (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Darrel Groesbeck steals it from Kenneth Valez out of a doubleteam | 28-42 |
| 15:45 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is fouled in the backcourt by Frank Reese - foul #1 on Frank Reese, team foul #3 | 28-42 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is whistled for traveling | 28-42 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 28-42 |
| 15:01 | Illinois | David Reich gets the rebound | 28-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Steven Kennedy - foul #2 on Steven Kennedy, team foul #4 | 28-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gene Parker (PF) Armando Gomez | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, Kurt Gardner | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Byron Jordan misses the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese is hacked by Jacob Sharp - foul #3 on Jacob Sharp, team foul #2 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ernest Rosenbalm (SF) Glen Huse | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Joseph (PG) Byron Jordan | |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | The jumper by Gene Parker is denied by David Reich | 28-43 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker grabs the offensive board | 28-43 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Dikembe Agbayani - foul #1 on Dikembe Agbayani, team foul #3 | 28-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG) James Joseph | |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker makes the 1st free throw | 29-43 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:57 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses short on a 3 from straight away | 30-43 |
| 13:56 | Illinois | Jacob Sharp hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez evades the doubleteam and hits a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 32-45 |
| 13:36 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-45 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Steven Kennedy | 32-45 |
| 13:08 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 32-45 |
| 13:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to David Reich | 32-45 |
| 13:00 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 32-48 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 32-48 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Ernest Rosenbalm gets the offensive rebound | 32-48 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese misses the jumper from the right side | 32-48 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy tips it home | 34-48 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani can't connect on a runner from the left block but the foul's on Ernest Rosenbalm - foul #2 on Ernest Rosenbalm, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler (PG), Billy France (SG), Glen Huse (SF), Carl Briceno (C) Kenneth Valez, Frank Reese, Ernest Rosenbalm, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), James Joseph (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (PF), Kurt Gardner (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, David Reich, Jacob Sharp | |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:12 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani misses the 2nd free throw | 34-49 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker gets the rebound | 34-49 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker lays it up and in against a doubleteam | 36-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Kessler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Billy France (fresh) SF - Glen Huse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Gene Parker (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Carl Briceno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 2 pts. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani's fadeaway is rejected by Glen Huse | 36-49 |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker grabs the defensive rebound | 36-49 |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker is fouled on the floor by Kurt Gardner - foul #3 on Kurt Gardner, team foul #4 | 36-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez (PG), Armando Gomez (PF) Billy France, Gene Parker | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Rochelle (SF) Dikembe Agbayani | |
| 11:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-49 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | James Joseph connects on the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by James Rochelle and the foul's on Carl Briceno - foul #1 on Carl Briceno, team foul #6 | 36-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (PF) James Rochelle | |
| 10:55 | Illinois | James Joseph misses the free throw | 36-51 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Armando Gomez gets the rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 36-51 |
| 10:26 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman pulls down the rebound | 36-51 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman is open and scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Byron Jordan | 36-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 36-54 |
| 09:44 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman grabs the defensive rebound | 36-54 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Byron Jordan knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Vule Zimmerman | 36-57 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-57 |
| 08:59 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner grabs the board | 36-57 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Glen Huse - foul #1 on Glen Huse, team foul #7 | 36-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Reese (SG), Ernest Rosenbalm (SF), Gene Parker (PF), Steven Kennedy (C) Kenneth Valez, Glen Huse, Armando Gomez, Carl Briceno | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel (SG), Dikembe Agbayani (SF), Jacob Sharp (C) James Joseph, Darrel Groesbeck, Vule Zimmerman | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner makes the 1st free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Kurt Gardner misses the 2nd free throw | 36-58 |
| 08:39 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy snags the defensive board | 36-58 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-58 |
| 07:55 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Jeffrey Apel | 38-60 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Kessler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ernest Rosenbalm (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gene Parker (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffrey Apel (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SF - Dikembe Agbayani (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Kurt Gardner (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. C - Jacob Sharp (fresh) 17 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jump hook from the right block | 38-60 |
| 07:35 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jacob Sharp | 38-60 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani is hacked by Ernest Rosenbalm - foul #3 on Ernest Rosenbalm, team foul #8 | 38-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez (PG) Donald Kessler | |
| Subs | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman (SG), David Reich (PF) Byron Jordan, Kurt Gardner | |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 1st free throw | 38-61 |
| 07:20 | Illinois | Dikembe Agbayani makes the 2nd free throw | 38-62 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Jacob Sharp steps in front of the Ernest Rosenbalm pass | 38-62 |
| 06:47 | Illinois | Vule Zimmerman misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-62 |
| 06:46 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel grabs the offensive rebound | 38-62 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Ernest Rosenbalm is called for the reach on Jeffrey Apel - foul #4 on Ernest Rosenbalm, team foul #9 | 38-62 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 1st free throw | 38-63 |
| 06:25 | Illinois | Jeffrey Apel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-64 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from close range but he's fouled by David Reich - foul #2 on David Reich, team foul #5 | 38-64 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker misses the 1st free throw | 38-64 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gene Parker makes the 2nd free throw | 39-64 |
| 05:49 | Illinois | David Reich's layup is rejected by Gene Parker | 39-64 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 39-64 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Valez out of a doubleteam | 41-64 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | Gene Parker is called for the reach on David Reich - foul #1 on Gene Parker, team foul #10 | 41-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler (PG), Glen Huse (SF), Armando Gomez (PF), Carl Briceno (C) Kenneth Valez, Ernest Rosenbalm, Gene Parker, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | Illinois | Byron Jordan (PG), James Joseph (SG), Darrel Groesbeck (SF), James Rochelle (C) Jeffrey Apel, Vule Zimmerman, Dikembe Agbayani, Jacob Sharp | |
| 05:28 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 1st free throw | 41-65 |
| 05:28 | Illinois | David Reich makes the 2nd free throw | 41-66 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler loses the dribble to James Rochelle | 41-66 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Carl Briceno is called for the reach on Darrel Groesbeck - foul #2 on Carl Briceno, team foul #11 | 41-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kurt Gardner (C) James Rochelle | |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 1st free throw | 41-67 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the 2nd free throw | 41-68 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 44-68 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | James Joseph misses short on a floater from the left wing | 44-68 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | David Reich tips it in | 44-70 |
| 04:08 | Wisconsin | David Reich blocks the jumper by Donald Kessler | 44-70 |
| 04:07 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the defensive rebound | 44-70 |
| 03:47 | Illinois | James Joseph is open and scores on a shot from the free throw line | 44-72 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Kessler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Reese (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Glen Huse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Armando Gomez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Carl Briceno (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Byron Jordan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - James Joseph (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Darrel Groesbeck (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David Reich (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Kurt Gardner (fresh) 1 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese lays it up and in on a great pass from Donald Kessler | 46-72 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:28 | Illinois | Frank Reese steals the ball from Byron Jordan in the backcourt | 46-72 |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse lays it up and in on a great pass from Frank Reese | 48-72 |
| 03:10 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-72 |
| 03:08 | Illinois | David Reich grabs the offensive rebound | 48-72 |
| 02:42 | Illinois | Byron Jordan is open and buries a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by James Joseph | 48-74 |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-74 |
| 02:15 | Illinois | Darrel Groesbeck makes the turnaround from the right block set up by David Reich | 50-76 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno hits a shot from the left side | 52-76 |
| 01:22 | Illinois | Byron Jordan makes the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrel Groesbeck | 52-79 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Frank Reese can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-79 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse grabs the offensive board | 52-79 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Armando Gomez buries a floater near the basket | 54-79 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Byron Jordan hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Reich | 54-81 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 57-81 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Byron Jordan runs out the clock | 57-81 |