| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) SG - Victor York (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Mark Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Harry Middleton (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Carl Randolph inbounds the ball | 29-26 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-26 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Victor York comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 29-26 |
| 19:06 | Illinois | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 29-26 |
| 18:53 | Illinois | Arnold Petree drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Frances Manning | 32-26 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Carl Randolph - foul #3 on Carl Randolph, team foul #1 | 32-26 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 32-27 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 32-28 |
| 18:06 | Illinois | Frances Manning hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 32-28 |
| 18:05 | Illinois | Richard Anderson tips it but misses | 32-28 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Victor York hits a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Conrad Dickson | 32-31 |
| 17:28 | Illinois | Frances Manning's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alan Irons (C) Matthew Troxler | |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 32-31 |
| 17:06 | Illinois | Frances Manning gets the rebound | 32-31 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Harry Middleton - foul #2 on Harry Middleton, team foul #1 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh (SG), William Randolph (C) Conrad Dickson, Harry Middleton | |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Frances Manning makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses long on a floater from the right side | 34-31 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Frances Manning | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses short on a shot from the left wing but the foul's on Steven Blubaugh - foul #2 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SF) Mark Mills | |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the offensive board | 34-31 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Victor York - foul #1 on Victor York, team foul #3 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (SG) Jason Steller | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Matthew Troxler (C) Victor York, William Randolph | |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 16:24 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 36-31 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses badly on a runner from close range but the foul's on Christian Johnson - foul #1 on Christian Johnson, team foul #2 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Illinois | Larry Lown (SG), Sterling Berryman (C) Arnold Petree, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Sterling Berryman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:48 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman knocks in the floater near the basket | 38-33 |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee is hacked by Christian Johnson - foul #2 on Christian Johnson, team foul #3 | 38-33 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Victor York (PG), Mark Mills (SF), Harry Middleton (PF) Conrad Dickson, Darrell Follansbee, Alan Irons | |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Victor York scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Harry Middleton | 38-36 |
| 14:53 | Illinois | Carl Randolph misses long on a jumper from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler gets the rebound | 38-36 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh is by himself and knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Victor York out of the doubleteam | 38-38 |
| 14:09 | Illinois | Larry Lown drills a 3 from straight away | 41-38 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills makes the turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Victor York out of a doubleteam and he's fouled by Sterling Berryman - foul #1 on Sterling Berryman, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Frances Manning (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Alan Irons (C) Steven Blubaugh, Matthew Troxler | |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills misses the free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:04 | Illinois | Frances Manning gets the rebound | 41-40 |
| 13:35 | Illinois | Arnold Petree evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 41-40 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Victor York | 41-40 |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | Victor York is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-40 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 12:58 | Illinois | Jason Steller connects on the 3 from the right corner | 44-42 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills is wide open but clanks a floater from the right wing | 44-42 |
| 12:32 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills tips it home | 44-44 |
| 12:13 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is whistled for a carry | 44-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF) Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh (SG), Darrell Follansbee (SF), William Randolph (C) Victor York, Mark Mills, Harry Middleton | |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 44-44 |
| 11:48 | Illinois | Christian Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Christian Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Anthony Birnbaum (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Alan Irons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Illinois | Jason Steller clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 44-44 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | William Randolph grabs the defensive rebound | 44-44 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Conrad Dickson and the foul's on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #1 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #5 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler (C) William Randolph | |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:55 | Illinois | Jason Steller makes the fadeaway from the right side | 46-47 |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons drills a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Anthony Birnbaum - foul #2 on Anthony Birnbaum, team foul #6 | 46-49 |
| Subs | Illinois | Bradley Hunter (PG), Larry Lown (SG), Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF) Arnold Petree, Jason Steller, Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Victor York (PG), Mark Mills (SF) Conrad Dickson, Darrell Follansbee | |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons makes the free throw | 46-50 |
| 10:14 | Illinois | Frances Manning lays it in | 48-50 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Victor York is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-50 |
| 09:52 | Illinois | Carl Randolph gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 09:30 | Illinois | Larry Lown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 09:29 | Illinois | Bradley Hunter grabs the offensive board | 48-50 |
| 09:14 | Illinois | Richard Anderson makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Bradley Hunter | 50-50 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-50 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Frances Manning pulls down the rebound | 50-50 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Richard Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the free throw line | 52-50 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills jams it on a nice dish by Matthew Troxler | 52-52 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | Larry Lown comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 52-52 |
| 08:05 | Illinois | Carl Randolph snags the offensive board | 52-52 |
| 07:43 | Illinois | Alan Irons denies the turnaround by Frances Manning | 52-52 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Richard Anderson tips it back up and in | 54-52 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Bradley Hunter (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Lown (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Randolph (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Frances Manning (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Victor York (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alan Irons (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Matthew Troxler (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Frances Manning swats the shot by Mark Mills | 54-52 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler tips it back up and in | 54-54 |
| 07:10 | Illinois | Matthew Troxler steps in front of the Frances Manning pass | 54-54 |
| 06:50 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills misses the turnaround in the lane | 54-54 |
| 06:49 | Illinois | Carl Randolph snags the defensive board | 54-54 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Carl Randolph is fouled on the floor by Mark Mills - foul #3 on Mark Mills, team foul #4 | 54-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Arnold Petree (PG), Jason Steller (SG), Christian Johnson (SF), Anthony Birnbaum (PF), Sterling Berryman (C) Bradley Hunter, Larry Lown, Carl Randolph, Richard Anderson, Frances Manning | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Darrell Follansbee (SF), Harry Middleton (PF), William Randolph (C) Steven Blubaugh, Mark Mills, Alan Irons, Matthew Troxler | |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Jason Steller is hacked by Darrell Follansbee - foul #1 on Darrell Follansbee, team foul #5 | 54-54 |
| 06:04 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the shot near the basket | 54-54 |
| 06:03 | Illinois | Christian Johnson hits the follow up shot | 56-54 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | Victor York makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing and the foul's on Christian Johnson - foul #3 on Christian Johnson, team foul #7 | 56-56 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | Victor York makes the free throw | 56-57 |
| 05:18 | Illinois | Arnold Petree buries a fadeaway from the left side | 58-57 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Victor York hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 58-57 |
| 04:54 | Illinois | Anthony Birnbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 04:30 | Illinois | Sterling Berryman's pass is intercepted by Harry Middleton | 58-57 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | William Randolph clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Arnold Petree | 58-57 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-57 |
| Subs | Illinois | Carl Randolph (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Frances Manning (C) Christian Johnson, Anthony Birnbaum, Sterling Berryman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh (SG), Mark Mills (SF), Matthew Troxler (C) Victor York, Darrell Follansbee, William Randolph | |
| 03:52 | Illinois | Arnold Petree comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-57 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler misses the dunk | 58-57 |
| 03:33 | Illinois | Frances Manning grabs the defensive rebound | 58-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Arnold Petree (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jason Steller (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Carl Randolph (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Frances Manning (fresh) 8 pts. 11 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Mills (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Harry Middleton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:26 | Illinois | Carl Randolph knocks in the shot from the baseline set up by Jason Steller | 60-57 |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 60-60 |
| 02:50 | Illinois | Frances Manning can't finish the layup | 60-60 |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Mark Mills | 60-60 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 60-60 |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh hits the follow up shot | 60-62 |
| 02:16 | Illinois | Conrad Dickson picks off the pass by Arnold Petree in the backcourt | 60-62 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh slams it home set up by Conrad Dickson | 60-64 |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Frances Manning is hacked by Matthew Troxler - foul #2 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #6 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Victor York (SG), Alan Irons (PF) Steven Blubaugh, Harry Middleton | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Arnold Petree scores on a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Frances Manning and he's hacked by Matthew Troxler - foul #3 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #7 | 62-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton (PF) Alan Irons | |
| 01:52 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the free throw | 63-64 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Conrad Dickson, team foul #8 | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree is hacked by Matthew Troxler - foul #4 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #9 | 63-64 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 64-64 |
| 01:28 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson loses the ball out of bounds | 65-64 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | Mark Mills picks off the pass by Carl Randolph | 65-64 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Matthew Troxler | 65-66 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Arnold Petree splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Matthew Troxler - foul #5 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #10 | 65-66 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alan Irons (C) Matthew Troxler | |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 1st free throw | 66-66 |
| 00:14 | Illinois | Arnold Petree makes the 2nd free throw | 67-66 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons misses long on a shot in the lane | 67-66 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton tips it but misses | 67-66 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills grabs the offensive board | 67-66 |