| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Basaldua (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua inbounds the ball | 44-34 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas is hacked by Antone Reynolds - foul #3 on Antone Reynolds, team foul #1 | 44-34 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 44-34 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Brian Munn hits the finger roll and he's fouled by Matthew Huckaby - foul #1 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| 19:12 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the free throw | 47-34 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Roy Pfarr picks off the pass by Joel Schram in the backcourt | 47-34 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses the lay-in | 47-34 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby snags the defensive board | 47-34 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from straight away | 47-37 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a floater from the left block but the foul's on Matthew Huckaby - foul #2 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #2 | 47-37 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF) Edward Khalil, Brian Munn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the 1st free throw | 47-37 |
| 18:35 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 48-37 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Kevin Byas | 48-39 |
| 17:55 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-39 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas grabs the defensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 48-39 |
| 17:27 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr gets the rebound | 48-39 |
| 17:21 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby snags the defensive board | 48-39 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby clanks a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on George Long - foul #1 on George Long, team foul #2 | 48-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), Brian Munn (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Joseph Swan, George Long, Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby makes the 1st free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby misses the 2nd free throw | 48-40 |
| 17:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Theodore Coleman | 48-40 |
| 16:54 | Illinois | Brian Munn blows the layup | 48-40 |
| 16:53 | Illinois | Brian Munn pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-40 |
| 16:42 | Illinois | Brian Munn buries a runner from the baseline | 50-40 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is whistled for traveling | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (PF) Matthew Huckaby | |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Brian Munn is hacked by Joshua George - foul #2 on Joshua George, team foul #3 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | James Trotter (PF) Brian Munn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:01 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a jumpshot from the left side | 50-40 |
| 16:00 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman snags the offensive board | 50-40 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Khalil (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - James Trotter (fresh) C - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joshua George (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:46 | Illinois | Alex Basaldua is called for the reach on Edward Khalil - foul #3 on Alex Basaldua, team foul #4 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF), Antone Reynolds (C) Edward Khalil, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SF), Jimmie Rogers (C) Alex Basaldua, Kevin Byas | |
| 15:26 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds comes up short on the shot from the right block | 50-40 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Joshua George gets the rebound | 50-40 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Brian Munn (PF), George Long (C) James Trotter, Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Nichols (SF) Joel Schram | |
| 14:50 | Illinois | Joseph Swan can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 50-40 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Brian Munn tips it back up and in | 52-40 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers is called for traveling | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) George Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Perez (PG), Alex Basaldua (SF), Matthew Huckaby (PF), Kevin Byas (C) Toni Novak, John Nichols, Joshua George, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 14:29 | Illinois | Kevin Byas swats the short shot by Brian Munn | 52-40 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | Brian Munn tips it but misses | 52-40 |
| 14:26 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman snags the offensive board | 52-40 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the lay-in but the foul's on Alex Basaldua - foul #4 on Alex Basaldua, team foul #5 | 52-40 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Joseph Swan, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steve Makofsky (SG), John Nichols (SF) Forrest Burns, Alex Basaldua | |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Brian Munn makes the 1st free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses the 2nd free throw | 53-40 |
| 14:13 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 53-40 |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-40 |
| 14:05 | Illinois | Edward Khalil snags the offensive board | 53-40 |
| 13:48 | Illinois | Brian Munn misses short on a jumper from close range | 53-40 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas snags the defensive board | 53-40 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Steve Makofsky buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-43 |
| 13:08 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is whistled for a carry | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF) Nicholas Bachman, Rex Reinhardt, Edward Khalil, Brian Munn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Toni Novak (PG), Joel Schram (SG), Alex Basaldua (SF), Joshua George (PF), Jimmie Rogers (C) Felix Perez, Steve Makofsky, John Nichols, Matthew Huckaby, Kevin Byas | |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #3 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #3 | 53-43 |
| Subs | Illinois | Theodore Coleman (C) Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Toni Novak | 53-46 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Joseph Swan connects on the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Martell | 56-46 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Martell steals the ball from Alex Basaldua in the backcourt | 56-46 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Martell blows the layup | 56-46 |
| 12:35 | Illinois | Joseph Swan grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 12:19 | Illinois | Richard Martell can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 56-46 |
| 12:17 | Illinois | George Long grabs the offensive board | 56-46 |
| 12:05 | Illinois | Richard Martell buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by George Long | 59-46 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by George Long - foul #2 on George Long, team foul #4 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby (PF), Kevin Byas (C) Joshua George, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 59-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - George Long (fresh) 3 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | George Long misses long on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Matthew Huckaby - foul #3 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #6 | 59-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF) Joseph Swan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:39 | Illinois | George Long makes the 1st free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:39 | Illinois | George Long misses the 2nd free throw | 60-48 |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas grabs the defensive rebound | 60-48 |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Edward Khalil - foul #1 on Edward Khalil, team foul #5 | 60-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (PG), James Trotter (PF) Richard Martell, George Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 1st free throw | 60-49 |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 2nd free throw | 60-50 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 60-50 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas gets the rebound | 60-50 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas is fouled on the floor by James Trotter - foul #1 on James Trotter, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Joseph Swan (SF), Theodore Coleman (PF) Rex Reinhardt, Edward Khalil, James Trotter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), John Nichols (SF) Joel Schram, Alex Basaldua | |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby lays it up and in | 60-52 |
| 09:58 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds's fadeaway is rejected by Matthew Huckaby | 60-52 |
| 09:57 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds tips it in | 62-52 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | John Nichols is fouled on the floor by Joseph Swan - foul #1 on Joseph Swan, team foul #7 | 62-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roy Pfarr (SG), Brian Munn (PF), George Long (C) Antoine Jensen, Theodore Coleman, Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Perez (PG), Joshua George (PF), Jimmie Rogers (C) Toni Novak, Matthew Huckaby, Kevin Byas | |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | John Nichols misses the 1st free throw | 62-52 |
| 09:43 | Illinois | Joseph Swan pulls down the rebound | 62-52 |
| 09:37 | Illinois | Forrest Burns picks off the pass by George Long | 62-52 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 62-52 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Joshua George tips it back up and in | 62-54 |
| 09:01 | Illinois | George Long travels with the ball | 62-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Edward Khalil (SF) Nicholas Bachman, Joseph Swan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Alex Basaldua (SF) Forrest Burns, John Nichols | |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Felix Perez comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 62-54 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua grabs the offensive rebound | 62-54 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 62-54 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers misses the tip | 62-54 |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Joshua George tips it in | 62-56 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Joel Schram - foul #2 on Joel Schram, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Theodore Coleman (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Roy Pfarr, Brian Munn, George Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Toni Novak (PG), Matthew Huckaby (PF), Kevin Byas (C) Felix Perez, Joshua George, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Edward Khalil misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 08:02 | Illinois | Edward Khalil makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram comes up short on the runner near the basket but he's fouled by Rex Reinhardt - foul #2 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #8 | 63-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF) Edward Khalil | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram makes the 2nd free throw | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Swan (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Theodore Coleman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 14 pts. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Huckaby (tiring) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 07:30 | Illinois | Joseph Swan clanks a jumper from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 07:29 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds tips it home | 65-57 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses short on a jumpshot from the right side | 65-57 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby hits the follow up shot | 65-59 |
| 06:56 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 06:55 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak snags the defensive board | 65-59 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 06:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 65-59 |
| 06:31 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 65-59 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kevin Byas | 65-59 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas is open and buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Joel Schram | 65-61 |
| 05:53 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds can't finish the layup | 65-61 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Joseph Swan tips it in | 67-61 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Toni Novak | 67-64 |
| 05:25 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 67-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), Brian Munn (PF) Richard Martell, Rex Reinhardt, Joseph Swan, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), John Nichols (SF), Joshua George (PF), Jimmie Rogers (C) Joel Schram, Alex Basaldua, Matthew Huckaby, Kevin Byas | |
| 05:09 | Illinois | Brian Munn's fadeaway is rejected by Joshua George | 67-64 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Forrest Burns | 67-64 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is hacked by Brian Munn - foul #1 on Brian Munn, team foul #9 | 67-64 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Brian Munn | 67-64 |
| 04:58 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds connects on the runner in the lane | 69-64 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 69-64 |
| 04:27 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds pulls down the rebound | 69-64 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Jimmie Rogers - foul #1 on Jimmie Rogers, team foul #8 | 69-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | George Long (PF) Brian Munn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Alex Basaldua (SF), Kevin Byas (C) Forrest Burns, John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds misses the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas snags the defensive board | 70-64 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 70-64 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Edward Khalil | 70-64 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Roy Pfarr | 72-64 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Roy Pfarr (tiring) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Edward Khalil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - George Long (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Antone Reynolds (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joshua George (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. 4 blk. | |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is fouled in the backcourt by Roy Pfarr - foul #4 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #10 | 72-64 |
| Subs | Illinois | Joseph Swan (SF), Theodore Coleman (C) Edward Khalil, Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby (PF) Joshua George | |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman can't connect on a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by Joel Schram - foul #3 on Joel Schram, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman misses the 2nd free throw | 72-66 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas snags the defensive board | 72-66 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is fouled on the floor by Nicholas Bachman - foul #3 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #11 | 72-66 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 72-67 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 72-68 |
| 03:04 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr clanks a jumper from the left wing | 72-68 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua pulls down the rebound | 72-68 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 72-68 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Theodore Coleman grabs the board | 72-68 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-68 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Khalil (SF), Brian Munn (PF), Antone Reynolds (C) Joseph Swan, George Long, Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (PF) Matthew Huckaby | |
| 02:28 | Illinois | Brian Munn travels with the ball | 72-68 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Bachman picks off the pass by Toni Novak in the backcourt | 72-68 |
| 02:22 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman banks in the layup | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Brian Munn takes the ball from Joshua George | 74-68 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:02 | Illinois | Toni Novak steals the ball from Antone Reynolds | 74-68 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak banks in the layup | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:47 | Illinois | The short jumper by Antone Reynolds is denied by Kevin Byas | 74-70 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds gets the offensive rebound | 74-70 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 74-70 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua grabs the board | 74-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby (PF) Joshua George | |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is fouled on the floor by Joel Schram - foul #4 on Joel Schram, team foul #10 | 74-70 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr makes the 1st free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr misses the 2nd free throw | 75-70 |
| 01:31 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to Antone Reynolds | 75-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is hacked by Matthew Huckaby - foul #4 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #11 | 75-70 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG), Antoine Jensen (SG), Joseph Swan (SF) Nicholas Bachman, Roy Pfarr, Edward Khalil | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 1st free throw | 76-70 |
| 01:30 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds makes the 2nd free throw | 77-70 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Toni Novak | 77-73 |
| 01:08 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman (PG), Roy Pfarr (SG), Edward Khalil (SF) Richard Martell, Antoine Jensen, Joseph Swan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:53 | Illinois | Roy Pfarr is called for a charge - foul #5 on Roy Pfarr, team foul #12 | 77-73 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG) Roy Pfarr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is hacked by Antone Reynolds in the backcourt - foul #4 on Antone Reynolds, team foul #13 | 77-73 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 77-74 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds is called for traveling | 77-75 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak tips it in | 77-77 |
| 00:05 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Kevin Byas takes the ball from Rex Reinhardt | 77-77 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Nicholas Bachman (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 20 pts. 10 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fresh) 17 pts. 7 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Alex Basaldua (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Kevin Byas (fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 05:00 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds wins the tip | 77-77 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman is fouled on the floor by Matthew Huckaby - foul #5 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #12 | 77-77 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (PF) Matthew Huckaby | |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman makes the 1st free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:47 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman misses the 2nd free throw | 78-77 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | Joshua George gets the rebound | 78-77 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is fouled in the backcourt by Nicholas Bachman - foul #4 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #14 | 78-77 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the 2nd free throw | 78-78 |
| 04:40 | Illinois | Brian Munn grabs the board | 78-78 |
| 04:34 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds clanks a floater near the basket | 78-78 |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas pulls down the rebound | 78-78 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Toni Novak | 78-80 |
| 04:08 | Illinois | Alex Basaldua steals the ball from Rex Reinhardt | 78-80 |
| 04:04 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak can't finish the layup | 78-80 |
| 04:03 | Illinois | Nicholas Bachman grabs the defensive rebound | 78-80 |
| 03:56 | Illinois | Brian Munn loses the dribble to Kevin Byas | 78-80 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua dunks the ball on a great pass from Toni Novak | 78-82 |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 78-82 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kevin Byas | 78-82 |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | Joshua George hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Brian Munn - foul #2 on Brian Munn, team foul #15 | 78-82 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antoine Jensen (SG), Joseph Swan (SF), George Long (PF), Theodore Coleman (C) Rex Reinhardt, Edward Khalil, Brian Munn, Antone Reynolds | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 1st free throw | 78-83 |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 2nd free throw | 78-84 |
| 02:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 1 full remaining) | 78-84 |
| Subs | Illinois | Antone Reynolds (C) Theodore Coleman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Antoine Jensen loses the dribble to Joel Schram | 78-84 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram hits the finger roll | 78-86 |
| 02:30 | Illinois | Joseph Swan misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 78-86 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Joshua George grabs the board | 78-86 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak is hacked by Nicholas Bachman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Nicholas Bachman, team foul #16 | 78-86 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Martell (PG) Nicholas Bachman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmie Rogers (PF) Joshua George | |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 78-87 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the 2nd free throw | 78-87 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the board | 78-87 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Richard Martell connects on the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Antoine Jensen | 81-87 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses long on an open 3 pointer from the left wing | 81-87 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds grabs the board | 81-87 |
| 01:40 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (1 :30 remaining) | 81-87 |
| Subs | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt (SG), Edward Khalil (SF), Brian Munn (PF) Antoine Jensen, Joseph Swan, George Long | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (PF) Jimmie Rogers | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds hits a runner from the baseline | 83-87 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Antone Reynolds blocks the jumper by Toni Novak | 83-87 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses the tip | 83-87 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Brian Munn pulls down the rebound | 83-87 |
| 01:00 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (none remaining) | 83-87 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Richard Martell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Reinhardt (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Khalil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Brian Munn (fresh) 19 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Antone Reynolds (fresh) 22 pts. 12 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fresh) 19 pts. 9 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Alex Basaldua (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Joshua George (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 14 reb. 5 blk. 3 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:43 | Illinois | The jumper by Brian Munn is denied by Joshua George | 83-87 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joshua George | 83-87 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Joshua George is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Martell - foul #2 on Richard Martell, team foul #17 | 83-87 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses the 1st free throw | 83-87 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 2nd free throw | 83-88 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:32 | Illinois | Kevin Byas swats the layup by Brian Munn | 83-88 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Antone Reynolds pulls down the offensive rebound | 83-88 |
| 00:27 | Illinois | Rex Reinhardt misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 83-88 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Joshua George snags the defensive board | 83-88 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Rex Reinhardt is called for the reach on Joshua George in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #18 | 83-88 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG) Joel Schram | |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 1st free throw | 83-89 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 2nd free throw | 83-90 |
| 00:16 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 83-90 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas gets the rebound | 83-90 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 4 full remaining) | 83-90 |
| 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 man to man (+2) | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Joshua George is hacked by Rex Reinhardt in the backcourt - foul #4 on Rex Reinhardt, team foul #19 | 83-90 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Joshua George misses the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:11 | Illinois | Brian Munn pulls down the rebound | 83-91 |
| 00:04 | Illinois | Richard Martell misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 83-91 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas grabs the defensive rebound | 83-91 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 83-91 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas runs out the clock | 83-91 |