| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Scott Sargent (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randal Boone (fresh) 2 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Pennington (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 6 pts. PF - David Zinke (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy inbounds the ball | 24-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave lays it up and in on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy | 24-36 |
| 19:22 | Illinois | Greg Mathews hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-36 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro gets the rebound | 24-36 |
| 18:55 | Wisconsin | David Zinke is called for 5 seconds | 24-36 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the fadeaway from close range | 26-36 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | David Zinke drills a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy | 26-38 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Randal Boone hits a floater from close range set up by Scott Sargent and he's fouled by David Zinke - foul #2 on David Zinke, team foul #1 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes (PF), John Lomax (C) David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Randal Boone makes the free throw | 29-38 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave drills a fadeaway from the baseline | 29-40 |
| 17:34 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses the shot from the left block | 29-40 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Gomes | 29-40 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes travels with the ball | 29-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Robert Gomes, John Lomax | |
| 16:36 | Illinois | Robert Pennington steals it from Joseph Cunniff | 29-40 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro banks in the layup | 29-42 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Todd Voss's pass is intercepted by Robert Pennington | 29-42 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Randal Boone (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Zinke (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Wisconsin | David Zinke can't connect on a shot in the lane | 29-42 |
| 15:28 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Randal Boone | 29-42 |
| 15:05 | Illinois | Randal Boone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-42 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Todd Voss, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (PG), Gregory Smith (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), John Lomax (C) Robert Pennington, Eugene Lucy, David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-42 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Scott Sargent grabs the defensive rebound | 29-42 |
| 14:18 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 31-42 |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-42 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin tips it home | 31-44 |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico makes the wide open turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Scott Sargent and he's fouled by Vincent Malave - foul #2 on Vincent Malave, team foul #2 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SG), Eugene Lucy (SF), David Zinke (PF), Lee Peterson (C) Vincent Malave, Gregory Smith, Robert Gomes, John Lomax | |
| 13:44 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico makes the free throw | 34-44 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | David Zinke scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Eugene Lucy | 34-46 |
| 12:57 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses the wide open 3 from the right wing | 34-46 |
| 12:55 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the defensive rebound | 34-46 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-46 |
| 12:36 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Lowell Moreland | 34-46 |
| 12:29 | Illinois | Greg Mathews's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Randal Boone (PF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Scott Sargent, Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Norbert McConnico, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro (C) Lee Peterson | |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Fred King takes the ball from Andrew Austin | 34-46 |
| 11:50 | Illinois | Todd Voss scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-46 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Fred King (fresh) SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SG - Robert Pennington (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SF - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - David Zinke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin scores on a fadeaway from the right wing | 36-48 |
| 11:28 | Illinois | Robert Pennington is called for the reach on Fred King in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Pennington, team foul #3 | 36-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Gregory Smith (SF), Robert Gomes (PF) Robert Pennington, Eugene Lucy, David Zinke | |
| 11:11 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-48 |
| 11:10 | Illinois | Randal Boone tips it home | 38-48 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin buries a runner near the basket | 38-50 |
| 10:44 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie is hacked by Gregory Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gregory Smith, team foul #4 | 38-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Lowell Moreland (SF), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Fred King, Todd Voss, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Lomax (C) Gilberto Navarro | |
| 10:28 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Gregory Davis | 40-50 |
| 10:02 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 40-50 |
| 10:01 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Greg Mathews | 40-50 |
| 09:42 | Illinois | A charge is called on Scott Sargent - foul #2 on Scott Sargent, team foul #1 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (PG), Eugene Lucy (SF), David Zinke (PF) Andrew Austin, Gregory Smith, Robert Gomes | |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-50 |
| 09:25 | Illinois | Norbert McConnico grabs the defensive rebound | 40-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Scott Sargent comes up short on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by David Zinke - foul #3 on David Zinke, team foul #5 | 40-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (SG), Todd Voss (SF), Joseph Cunniff (C) Gregory Davis, Lowell Moreland, Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro (C) John Lomax | |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:04 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | David Zinke pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro is hacked by Joseph Cunniff - foul #2 on Joseph Cunniff, team foul #2 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (PG) Vincent Malave | |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the lay-in | 41-50 |
| 08:25 | Illinois | Scott Sargent snags the defensive board | 41-50 |
| 08:09 | Illinois | Todd Voss clanks a shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 08:08 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington travels with the ball | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG), Gregory Davis (SG), Randal Boone (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Scott Sargent, Fred King, Norbert McConnico, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Smith (SG), Robert Gomes (PF), Lee Peterson (C) Robert Pennington, David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Todd Voss (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Randal Boone (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Greg Mathews (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Austin (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Gregory Smith (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Robert Gomes (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Lee Peterson (fresh) | |
| 07:42 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is hacked by Eugene Lucy in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #6 | 41-50 |
| 07:33 | Illinois | Randal Boone misses the wide open floater in the paint | 41-50 |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-50 |
| 07:05 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie gets the rebound | 41-50 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | Todd Voss's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (SF) Todd Voss | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), John Lomax (C) Andrew Austin, Eugene Lucy, Lee Peterson | |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Robert Pennington is blocked by Lowell Moreland | 41-50 |
| 06:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Douglas McKerlie | 41-50 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Robert Pennington is called for the reach on Douglas McKerlie in the backcourt - foul #4 on Robert Pennington, team foul #7 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Winders (SF), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Gregory Smith, Robert Gomes, John Lomax | |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 06:36 | Illinois | Randal Boone grabs the offensive board | 41-50 |
| 06:23 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-50 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Winders | 41-50 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Greg Mathews picks off the pass by Gilberto Navarro | 41-50 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Greg Mathews is fouled on the floor by Michael Winders - foul #1 on Michael Winders, team foul #8 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Fred King (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF) Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Randal Boone | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (PG), Eugene Lucy (SF) Robert Pennington, Michael Winders | |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Greg Mathews misses the 2nd free throw | 42-50 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | David Zinke gets the rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin drills a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-53 |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Fred King is hacked by Andrew Austin in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Austin, team foul #9 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Cunniff (C) Greg Mathews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Lomax (C) Gilberto Navarro | |
| 05:36 | Illinois | Fred King misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin grabs the board | 42-53 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | John Lomax is hacked by Scott Sargent - foul #3 on Scott Sargent, team foul #3 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | Todd Voss (SF) Lowell Moreland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Smith (SG), Robert Gomes (PF) Vincent Malave, David Zinke | |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Fred King - foul #2 on Fred King, team foul #4 | 42-53 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses the 1st free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses the 2nd free throw | 42-53 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 04:41 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington scores on a jumpshot from the right wing | 42-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the easy layup but he's hacked by John Lomax - foul #1 on John Lomax, team foul #10 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SG), Randal Boone (PF) Fred King, Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Smith (SG), Gilberto Navarro (C) Andrew Austin, John Lomax | |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Scott Sargent makes the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:28 | Illinois | Scott Sargent misses the 2nd free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:28 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses short on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Todd Voss - foul #1 on Todd Voss, team foul #5 | 43-55 |
| Subs | Illinois | Lowell Moreland (SF) Todd Voss | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), David Zinke (PF) Eugene Lucy, Robert Gomes | |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 43-55 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 43-56 |
| 04:00 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is called for traveling in the backcourt | 43-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG) Scott Sargent | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 03:32 | Illinois | Randal Boone pulls down the rebound | 43-56 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Douglas McKerlie (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Gregory Davis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Lowell Moreland (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Randal Boone (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Joseph Cunniff (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. 4 pf. SG - Vincent Malave (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David Zinke (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Navarro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 03:09 | Illinois | Gregory Davis is whistled for traveling | 43-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Scott Sargent (PG), Fred King (SG), Norbert McConnico (PF), Greg Mathews (C) Douglas McKerlie, Gregory Davis, Randal Boone, Joseph Cunniff | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Winders (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), John Lomax (C) Vincent Malave, David Zinke, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington clanks a jumper from the right wing | 43-56 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Greg Mathews gets the rebound | 43-56 |
| 02:26 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Scott Sargent | 46-56 |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 02:04 | Illinois | Greg Mathews grabs the board | 46-56 |
| 01:53 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 46-56 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes pulls down the rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes's fadeaway is rejected by Greg Mathews | 46-56 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Michael Winders gets the offensive rebound | 46-56 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 46-56 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:54 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-56 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Gomes | 46-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Sargent - foul #4 on Scott Sargent, team foul #6 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Gregory Davis (SG), Randal Boone (PF) Fred King, Norbert McConnico | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Scott Sargent is called for the reach on Robert Pennington - foul #5 on Scott Sargent, team foul #7 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie (PG) Scott Sargent | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses the 1st free throw | 46-56 |
| 00:47 | Illinois | Greg Mathews snags the defensive board | 46-56 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Greg Mathews comes up short on the fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Pennington - foul #5 on Robert Pennington, team foul #11 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (PG) Robert Pennington | |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:40 | Illinois | Greg Mathews makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas McKerlie - foul #2 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #8 | 48-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (SF), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Michael Winders, Robert Gomes, John Lomax | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin makes the 1st free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-58 |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 51-58 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro is fouled in the backcourt by Gregory Davis - foul #2 on Gregory Davis, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie connects on the open 3 from the right corner | 54-60 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Douglas McKerlie is called for the reach on David Zinke in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #10 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG) Gregory Smith | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the 2nd free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:21 | Illinois | Randal Boone snags the defensive board | 54-61 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Douglas McKerlie connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Lowell Moreland | 57-61 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Douglas McKerlie is called for the reach on Gilberto Navarro in the backcourt - foul #4 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #11 | 57-61 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes (PF) David Zinke | |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the 2nd free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Randal Boone is called for the reach on Vincent Malave - foul #2 on Randal Boone, team foul #12 | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses the 1st free throw | 57-61 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 57-62 |
| 00:07 | Illinois | Lowell Moreland misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-62 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gilberto Navarro | 57-62 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro is fouled in the backcourt by Douglas McKerlie - foul #5 on Douglas McKerlie, team foul #13 | 57-62 |
| Subs | Illinois | Fred King (PG) Douglas McKerlie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Zinke (PF) Robert Gomes | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 1st free throw | 57-63 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 2nd free throw | 57-64 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Gregory Davis misses the halfcourt shot | 57-64 |