| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Gary Bradley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kula (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Richard Burns inbounds the ball | 32-27 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:45 | Illinois | Roger Maciel makes the wide open 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-27 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Roger Maciel steals the ball from Stanley Weigel | 35-27 |
| 18:56 | Illinois | Gary Bradley lays it in on a nice dish by Richard Burns | 37-27 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #2 on Edward Schrader, team foul #1 | 37-27 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 37-28 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Gary Bradley | 37-28 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 37-28 |
| 18:27 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix tips it but misses | 37-28 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | John Kula pulls down the rebound | 37-28 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble makes the shot from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 17:45 | Illinois | Richard Burns connects on the floater from the left side | 39-30 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-30 |
| 17:18 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 17:00 | Illinois | Gary Bradley travels with the ball | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (SF), Jeffrey Hall (C) Richard Burns, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Gilbert Gamble, John Kula, Richard Graf, Stanley Weigel | |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Raymond Haddix is called for the reach on Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #2 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Illinois | Clyde Pate (PF) Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG) Elwood Catlett | |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Ralph Stratton and the foul's on Clyde Pate - foul #1 on Clyde Pate, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG) Edward Schrader | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman makes the free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:04 | Illinois | Matthew Lane lays it in on a nice dish by Roger Maciel | 41-33 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Clyde Pate (fresh) C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) PF - Carmen Gunn (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:37 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 41-33 |
| 15:35 | Illinois | Clyde Pate snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Edmond Hillman picks off the pass by Kwabena Abdel | 41-33 |
| 15:26 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman banks in the layup | 41-35 |
| 15:11 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall is fouled on the floor by Daniel Schumacher - foul #1 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #1 | 41-35 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane, Clyde Pate, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Gilbert Gamble (SG), John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Edmond Hillman, Ralph Stratton, Gregory Jackson, Carmen Gunn, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 41-35 |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf grabs the defensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | John Kula clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 41-35 |
| 14:35 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix gets the rebound | 41-35 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Edward Schrader hits the finger roll | 43-35 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | John Kula buries a shot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 13:46 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a floater from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Gilbert Gamble steals it from Edward Schrader | 43-37 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Kula and he's fouled by Raymond Haddix - foul #2 on Raymond Haddix, team foul #4 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Kwabena Abdel, Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Daniel Schumacher (C) Gilbert Gamble, Stanley Weigel | |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:37 | Illinois | Richard Burns's pass is intercepted by Ralph Stratton | 43-40 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Graf | 43-43 |
| 11:55 | Illinois | Ralph Stratton steals it from Jeffrey Hall | 43-43 |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton dunks the ball | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Schrader (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Kula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 11:38 | Illinois | Edward Schrader is hacked by Daniel Schumacher - foul #2 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Elwood Catlett, John Kula, Richard Graf, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 11:26 | Illinois | Matthew Lane misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 43-45 |
| 11:25 | Illinois | Gary Bradley grabs the offensive board | 43-45 |
| 11:12 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel clanks a pull-up jumper from the right side | 43-45 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ralph Stratton | 43-45 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Ralph Stratton | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Stanley Weigel - foul #1 on Stanley Weigel, team foul #3 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (SG) Gregory Jackson | |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel misses the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:59 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-47 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 44-47 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carmen Gunn | 44-47 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #3 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), John Kula (SF) Edmond Hillman, Ralph Stratton | |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the 2nd free throw | 44-48 |
| 10:11 | Illinois | Gary Bradley snags the defensive board | 44-48 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-48 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-48 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Richard Burns's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Matthew Lane (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Carmen Gunn, Stanley Weigel | |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | John Kula is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on John Kula, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (PG), Jeffrey Hall (C) Roger Maciel, Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Richard Graf (PF) Gilbert Gamble, Li Wang | |
| 08:39 | Illinois | Richard Burns misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 44-48 |
| 08:38 | Illinois | Edward Schrader tips it home | 46-48 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the right block | 46-48 |
| 08:16 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall gets the rebound | 46-48 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | Richard Burns is open and lays it up and in | 48-48 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 48-48 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Edward Schrader (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Richard Burns (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Haddix (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 07:37 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel's pass is intercepted by Richard Graf | 48-48 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett comes up short on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Kwabena Abdel - foul #4 on Kwabena Abdel, team foul #6 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Illinois | Roger Maciel (PG), Matthew Lane (SF), Clyde Pate (PF), Gary Bradley (C) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (SG), Ralph Stratton (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Edmond Hillman, John Kula, Richard Graf, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 07:12 | Illinois | Gary Bradley gets the rebound | 48-48 |
| 07:00 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-48 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the jumper from close range | 50-48 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 06:08 | Illinois | Matthew Lane is whistled for traveling | 50-50 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Clyde Pate | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG) Elwood Catlett | |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton knocks in the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 50-52 |
| 05:39 | Illinois | Matthew Lane's pass is intercepted by Stanley Weigel | 50-52 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton clanks a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Matthew Lane - foul #2 on Matthew Lane, team foul #7 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Illinois | Richard Burns (SF) Matthew Lane | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF) Gilbert Gamble, Carmen Gunn | |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton makes the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton makes the 2nd free throw | 50-54 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 04:56 | Illinois | Roger Maciel is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Roger Maciel, team foul #8 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall (C) Gary Bradley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SG) Ralph Stratton | |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Hall swats the short shot by Stanley Weigel | 50-54 |
| 04:31 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 50-54 |
| 04:26 | Illinois | Roger Maciel drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf scores on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-56 |
| 03:50 | Illinois | Roger Maciel clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 52-56 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Edward Schrader - foul #3 on Edward Schrader, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel (SG), Matthew Lane (SF), Gary Bradley (PF) Edward Schrader, Richard Burns, Raymond Haddix | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Gilbert Gamble (SG), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Edmond Hillman, John Kula, Richard Graf, Stanley Weigel | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Roger Maciel (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kwabena Abdel (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Matthew Lane (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Gary Bradley (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeffrey Hall (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Li Wang (fresh) C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 03:12 | Illinois | Jeffrey Hall hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 52-58 |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher grabs the defensive rebound | 52-58 |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Roger Maciel steals the ball from Gregory Jackson | 52-58 |
| 02:41 | Illinois | Kwabena Abdel banks in the layup set up by Roger Maciel | 54-58 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Schrader (SG), Richard Burns (SF), Raymond Haddix (PF) Kwabena Abdel, Matthew Lane, Jeffrey Hall | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF) Gregory Jackson, Li Wang | |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Edward Schrader is called for the reach on Gilbert Gamble - foul #4 on Edward Schrader, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | Gary Bradley makes the floater from the left wing set up by Raymond Haddix | 56-59 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the shot from close range but he's fouled by Richard Burns - foul #3 on Richard Burns, team foul #11 | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the 2nd free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:39 | Illinois | Richard Burns grabs the board | 56-59 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Bradley and he's hacked by Gilbert Gamble - foul #2 on Gilbert Gamble, team foul #5 | 58-59 |
| 01:18 | Illinois | Roger Maciel misses the free throw | 58-59 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Kula | 58-59 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf loses the dribble to Edward Schrader | 58-59 |
| 00:48 | Illinois | Richard Burns hits the finger roll set up by Edward Schrader | 60-59 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | John Kula misses long on a turnaround from the baseline | 60-59 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | John Kula tips it back up and in | 60-61 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Raymond Haddix travels with the ball | 60-61 |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | John Kula is fouled in the backcourt by Roger Maciel - foul #4 on Roger Maciel, team foul #12 | 60-61 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | John Kula makes the 1st free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | John Kula misses the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Gary Bradley pulls down the rebound | 60-62 |
| 00:03 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| 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 halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Edward Schrader misses long on a halfcourt shot | 60-62 |