| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - David Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jake Worley (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Frederick Evans (fresh) 2 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Reid (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley inbounds the ball | 24-26 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | David Moore connects on the jump hook in the lane | 26-26 |
| 19:07 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart blows the layup | 26-26 |
| 19:06 | Wisconsin | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 26-26 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 26-26 |
| 18:36 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| 18:10 | Illinois | William Houston is hacked by Jake Worley - foul #1 on Jake Worley, team foul #1 | 26-26 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | William Houston drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from William Reid | 26-28 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Moore | 28-28 |
| 17:05 | Illinois | Zachery Baker can't connect on an uncontested jumpshot from the left wing | 28-28 |
| 17:04 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the offensive board | 28-28 |
| 16:41 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti hits a floater from the right block | 28-30 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | David Moore is whistled for a carry | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Henry Blake (PF), Allan Denby (C) David Moore, Frederick Evans, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Kevin Leonardo (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, William Reid, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a floater near the basket but the foul's on Henry Blake - foul #1 on Henry Blake, team foul #2 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie (SF) Jake Worley | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 1st free throw | 28-31 |
| 16:05 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier makes the 2nd free throw | 28-32 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake scores on a jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Isaac Lam and he's hacked by Keith Zhanel - foul #1 on Keith Zhanel, team foul #1 | 30-32 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake makes the free throw | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) SF - Joseph Ogilvie (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Blake (fresh) 3 pts. C - Allan Denby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) SF - Robert Hale (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Micheal Fortier (fresh) 6 pts. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Illinois | Henry Blake takes the ball from Micheal Fortier | 31-32 |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard travels with the ball | 31-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Moore (PG), Jake Worley (SF), Frederick Evans (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Isaac Lam, Joseph Ogilvie, Henry Blake, Allan Denby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) William Houston, Robert Hale, Micheal Fortier, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 14:27 | Illinois | William Reid misses the lay-in but the foul's on Leon Hubbard - foul #2 on Leon Hubbard, team foul #3 | 31-32 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | William Reid misses the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 14:27 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans is denied on a dunk by William Reid | 31-33 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | David Moore tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 13:58 | Illinois | The rebound goes to William Reid | 31-33 |
| 13:32 | Illinois | William Reid misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | David Moore can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Christopher Rossetti - foul #2 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #2 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam (SG) Leon Hubbard | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG), Kevin Leonardo (C) Keith Zhanel, Christopher Rossetti | |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | David Moore makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | David Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 13:15 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo gets the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:54 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 12:53 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 32-33 |
| 12:31 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans buries a jumper from the free throw line | 34-33 |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Zachery Baker knocks in the floater in the lane set up by William Houston | 34-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - David Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake Worley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frederick Evans (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Everhart (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Reid (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Jake Worley | 37-35 |
| 10:56 | Illinois | Zachery Baker connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 37-37 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | David Moore's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Joseph Ogilvie (SF), Henry Blake (PF), Allan Denby (C) David Moore, Jake Worley, Frederick Evans, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG), Robert Hale (SF), Micheal Fortier (PF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Zachery Baker, Marlon Everhart, William Reid, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 10:06 | Illinois | Micheal Fortier misses badly on a jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 10:04 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti tips it back up and in | 37-39 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-39 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Houston hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Henry Blake - foul #2 on Henry Blake, team foul #4 | 37-39 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 09:16 | Illinois | William Houston makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake misses long on a floater from close range | 37-41 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake tips it back up and in | 39-41 |
| 08:35 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti makes the shot from just outside the lane set up by Keith Zhanel | 39-43 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie buries a driving attempt in the lane set up by Leon Hubbard | 41-43 |
| 07:57 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Moore (PG), Jake Worley (SF), Thomas Rogers (PF) Isaac Lam, Joseph Ogilvie, Allan Denby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (PG), Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF) William Houston, Robert Hale, Micheal Fortier | |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake banks in the layup | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - David Moore (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jake Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Blake (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SG - Keith Zhanel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 3 ast. PF - William Reid (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Christopher Rossetti (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Illinois | William Reid connects on the turnaround in the lane on a great pass from Marlon Everhart | 43-45 |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard connects on the 3 from the right corner | 46-45 |
| 06:29 | Illinois | Zachery Baker's pass is intercepted by David Moore | 46-45 |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | David Moore banks in the layup | 48-45 |
| 06:06 | Illinois | William Reid scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Christopher Rossetti | 48-47 |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam (SG), Frederick Evans (PF) Leon Hubbard, Henry Blake | |
| Subs | Illinois | William Houston (PG) Keith Zhanel | |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| 05:37 | Illinois | William Reid pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Jake Worley - foul #2 on Jake Worley, team foul #5 | 48-47 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 1st free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:17 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti misses the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Rogers pulls down the rebound | 48-47 |
| 05:03 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-47 |
| 05:02 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Marlon Everhart | 48-47 |
| 04:39 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kevin Leonardo (C) Christopher Rossetti | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #2 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #3 | 48-47 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Thomas Rogers lays it in on a nice dish by David Moore | 50-47 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | William Houston can't finish the layup | 50-47 |
| 03:48 | Illinois | Zachery Baker pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-47 |
| 03:24 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 50-47 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley gets the rebound | 50-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - David Moore (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jake Worley (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Frederick Evans (fresh) 4 pts. C - Thomas Rogers (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - William Houston (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - Zachery Baker (fresh) 10 pts. 2 stl. SF - Marlon Everhart (fresh) 4 ast. PF - William Reid (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Kevin Leonardo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Zachery Baker - foul #2 on Zachery Baker, team foul #4 | 50-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG) David Moore | |
| Subs | Illinois | Robert Hale (SF), Christopher Rossetti (C) Marlon Everhart, Kevin Leonardo | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 02:58 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti grabs the defensive rebound | 51-47 |
| 02:31 | Illinois | Jake Worley is called for the reach on Christopher Rossetti - foul #3 on Jake Worley, team foul #6 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Henry Blake (C) Frederick Evans | |
| Subs | Illinois | Micheal Fortier (PF) William Reid | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale is fouled on the floor by Jake Worley - foul #4 on Jake Worley, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allan Denby (C) Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) Zachery Baker | |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Illinois | Robert Hale misses the 2nd free throw | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake grabs the defensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake misses the easy open layup | 51-48 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Keith Zhanel | 51-48 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Moore (PG), Frederick Evans (PF), Thomas Rogers (C) Leon Hubbard, Henry Blake, Allan Denby | |
| Subs | Illinois | Zachery Baker (SG), Marlon Everhart (SF), William Reid (PF) Keith Zhanel, Robert Hale, Micheal Fortier | |
| 01:23 | Illinois | William Reid misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-48 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Frederick Evans | 51-48 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans knocks in the floater from the baseline and he's hacked by William Reid - foul #3 on William Reid, team foul #5 | 53-48 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans makes the free throw | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Christopher Rossetti comes up short on the floater in the lane | 54-48 |
| 00:35 | Illinois | William Reid snags the offensive board | 54-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Marlon Everhart buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam is hacked by Zachery Baker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Zachery Baker, team foul #6 | 54-51 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | William Reid is called for the reach on Frederick Evans - foul #4 on William Reid, team foul #7 | 54-51 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley snags the offensive board | 55-51 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley is fouled on the floor by Marlon Everhart - foul #3 on Marlon Everhart, team foul #8 | 55-51 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley makes the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Jake Worley misses the 2nd free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:25 | Illinois | William Reid gets the rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:19 | Illinois | Zachery Baker misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 56-51 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Frederick Evans | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Zachery Baker - foul #4 on Zachery Baker, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie (SF), Henry Blake (C) Jake Worley, Thomas Rogers | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Frederick Evans misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie gets the offensive rebound | 56-51 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Rossetti is called for the reach on Joseph Ogilvie - foul #3 on Christopher Rossetti, team foul #10 | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie misses the 1st free throw | 56-51 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ogilvie makes the 2nd free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:09 | Illinois | Zachery Baker clanks a 3 from the right wing | 57-51 |
| 00:08 | Illinois | William Reid grabs the offensive board | 57-51 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | William Reid is fouled on the floor by Frederick Evans - foul #3 on Frederick Evans, team foul #8 | 57-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jake Worley (SF), Thomas Rogers (C) Joseph Ogilvie, Henry Blake | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 1st free throw | 57-52 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | William Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Zachery Baker is called for the reach on Isaac Lam in the backcourt - foul #5 on Zachery Baker, team foul #11 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Keith Zhanel (SG) Zachery Baker | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam makes the 1st free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam makes the 2nd free throw | 59-53 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | William Houston misses short on a halfcourt shot | 59-53 |