| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fresh) SG - James Friedlander (fresh) SF - Mark Kline (fresh) PF - Joseph Schneider (fresh) C - Donald Daniels (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) SF - Andrei Palczewski (fresh) PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Clarence McCarthy picks off the pass by Joseph Schneider | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the dunk attempt | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | Illinois | Donald Daniels steps in front of the Scott Dollard pass | 2-2 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider connects on the jump hook from close range | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Schneider | 4-2 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 18:03 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Illinois | Donald Daniels is called for the reach on Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #1 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Donald Sao (SF), Patrick Coates (PF), Michael Bard (C) Dave Johnson, James Friedlander, Mark Kline, Joseph Schneider, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 17:46 | Illinois | James Jackowski drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Andrei Palczewski | 4-5 |
| 17:42 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks is whistled for traveling | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright drills a floater from the right side set up by James Jackowski | 4-7 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-7 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates tips it but misses | 4-7 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 4-7 |
| 16:45 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao clanks a 3 from the right corner | 4-10 |
| 16:31 | Illinois | Scott Dollard gets the rebound | 4-10 |
| 16:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 4-10 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski grabs the offensive board | 4-10 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | James Jackowski drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Clarence McCarthy | 4-13 |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | Clarence McCarthy steals the ball from Donald Sao | 4-13 |
| 16:02 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy lays it up and in | 4-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Brooks (fresh) SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) SF - Donald Sao (fresh) PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) C - Michael Bard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:50 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (SG), Mark Kline (SF), Joseph Schneider (PF), Donald Daniels (C) Brian Campbell, Donald Sao, Patrick Coates, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Van Miller (SG), Steven Snyder (SF), Denis Banks (PF) James Jackowski, Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 15:24 | Illinois | James Aguon loses the dribble to Joseph Schneider | 4-15 |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by James Friedlander | 7-15 |
| 14:48 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is fouled on the floor by Donald Daniels - foul #2 on Donald Daniels, team foul #2 | 7-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Donald Sao (SF), Michael Bard (C) Michael Brooks, Mark Kline, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:31 | Illinois | James Friedlander steals the ball from Denis Banks | 7-15 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander loses the ball out of bounds | 7-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG), Patrick Coates (SF) Dave Johnson, Donald Sao | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF) James Aguon, Scott Dollard | |
| 14:07 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski misses the shot from the left side | 7-15 |
| 14:06 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski tips it back up and in | 7-17 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-17 |
| 13:45 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 7-17 |
| 13:39 | Illinois | Michael Bard steals it from Van Miller | 7-17 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander misses short on a jumper from the right side | 7-17 |
| 13:34 | Illinois | Denis Banks grabs the board | 7-17 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Van Miller | 7-19 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider can't connect on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Denis Banks - foul #1 on Denis Banks, team foul #1 | 7-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Michael Brooks (SG), Mark Kline (SF), Donald Sao (C) Paul Duprey, James Friedlander, Patrick Coates, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (SG), Thomas Wainwright (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Van Miller, Denis Banks, Steven Snyder | |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 8-19 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 8-19 |
| 12:59 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 12:41 | Illinois | James Jackowski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 8-19 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Schneider | 8-19 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 8-19 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider tips it in | 10-19 |
| 12:03 | Illinois | James Jackowski can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 10-19 |
| 12:02 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Sao | 10-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fresh) SG - Michael Brooks (fresh) SF - Mark Kline (fresh) PF - Joseph Schneider (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Sao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrei Palczewski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Wainwright (fresh) 2 pts. C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Andrei Palczewski is called for the reach on Donald Sao - foul #1 on Andrei Palczewski, team foul #2 | 10-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (SG), Patrick Coates (C) Dave Johnson, Mark Kline | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG) James Jackowski | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander connects on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 12-19 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski can't connect on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Sao - foul #1 on Donald Sao, team foul #3 | 12-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Mark Kline (SF), Michael Bard (C) Michael Brooks, Donald Sao, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steven Snyder (C) Scott Dollard | |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 1st free throw | 12-20 |
| 11:22 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-21 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson is hacked by Thomas Wainwright - foul #1 on Thomas Wainwright, team foul #3 | 12-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Donald Sao (SF) Dave Johnson, Mark Kline | |
| Subs | Illinois | Denis Banks (PF) Andrei Palczewski | |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks's pass is intercepted by James Aguon | 12-21 |
| 10:52 | Illinois | James Aguon slams it home | 12-23 |
| 10:39 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 10:37 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright snags the defensive board | 12-23 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses long on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Bard - foul #1 on Michael Bard, team foul #4 | 12-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Mark Kline (SF), Patrick Coates (C) Michael Brooks, James Friedlander, Donald Sao, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Van Miller (SG) James Aguon, Clarence McCarthy | |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 1st free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:08 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright misses the 2nd free throw | 12-23 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider pulls down the rebound | 12-23 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 09:39 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright grabs the board | 12-23 |
| 09:17 | Illinois | Van Miller misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 12-23 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline gets the rebound | 12-23 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider lays it in on a great pass from Dave Johnson | 14-23 |
| 08:45 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 14-25 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Coates | 17-25 |
| 08:19 | Illinois | James Jackowski makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Van Miller | 17-28 |
| 08:12 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 17-28 |
| 08:10 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Denis Banks | 17-28 |
| 07:54 | Illinois | Van Miller hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Brian Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Mark Kline (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Schneider (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Patrick Coates (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Van Miller (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Steven Snyder (fairly fresh) PF - Denis Banks (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Thomas Wainwright (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), James Friedlander (SG), Donald Sao (SF), Michael Bard (C) Dave Johnson, Brian Campbell, Mark Kline, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Clarence McCarthy (SG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Scott Dollard (C) James Jackowski, Van Miller, Steven Snyder, Denis Banks | |
| 07:21 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses badly on a jump hook from the baseline | 17-28 |
| 07:19 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright hits the follow up shot | 17-30 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 17-30 |
| 07:06 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Andrei Palczewski | 17-30 |
| 07:02 | Illinois | James Aguon is hacked by Michael Brooks - foul #1 on Michael Brooks, team foul #5 | 17-30 |
| 06:50 | Illinois | Michael Brooks is called for the reach on James Aguon - foul #2 on Michael Brooks, team foul #6 | 17-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG) Michael Brooks | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:39 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski is called for traveling | 17-30 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Donald Sao | 20-30 |
| 06:14 | Illinois | The jump hook by Scott Dollard is blocked by Joseph Schneider | 20-30 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider gets the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-30 |
| 05:52 | Illinois | Andrei Palczewski pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:46 | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 20-30 |
| 05:45 | Illinois | Scott Dollard grabs the offensive rebound | 20-30 |
| 05:38 | Illinois | Scott Dollard is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Scott Dollard, team foul #4 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Kline (SF), Patrick Coates (C) Donald Sao, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Denis Banks (PF) James Aguon, Thomas Wainwright | |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Paul Duprey | 23-30 |
| 05:00 | Illinois | James Jackowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Donald Sao (SF), Michael Bard (C) Paul Duprey, Mark Kline, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | Van Miller (SG) Clarence McCarthy | |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 23-30 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson tips it home | 25-30 |
| 04:24 | Illinois | Denis Banks hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 04:22 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Dave Johnson | 28-30 |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Scott Dollard makes the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Andrei Palczewski and he's fouled by Michael Bard - foul #2 on Michael Bard, team foul #7 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Mark Kline (SF), Patrick Coates (PF), Donald Daniels (C) Dave Johnson, Donald Sao, Joseph Schneider, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Illinois | Clarence McCarthy (SG), Steven Snyder (PF) Andrei Palczewski, Denis Banks | |
| 03:45 | Illinois | Scott Dollard misses the free throw | 28-32 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates pulls down the rebound | 28-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Brooks (fresh) SG - James Friedlander (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Kline (fresh) PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) 3 reb. C - Donald Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - James Jackowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Clarence McCarthy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Van Miller (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Steven Snyder (fresh) C - Scott Dollard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 03:20 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Steven Snyder | 28-32 |
| 03:03 | Illinois | Van Miller knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Clarence McCarthy | 28-35 |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels can't connect on a shot from the left block | 28-35 |
| 02:55 | Illinois | James Jackowski grabs the defensive rebound | 28-35 |
| 02:36 | Illinois | Van Miller hits a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by James Jackowski | 28-38 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Dollard - foul #2 on Scott Dollard, team foul #5 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Donald Sao (SF), Joseph Schneider (PF) James Friedlander, Mark Kline, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Aguon (PG), Andrei Palczewski (SF), Thomas Wainwright (PF) James Jackowski, Van Miller, Scott Dollard | |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 28-38 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 01:57 | Illinois | Thomas Wainwright scores on a jumper in the paint set up by James Aguon | 29-40 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson loses the dribble to Clarence McCarthy in the backcourt | 29-40 |
| 01:47 | Illinois | Steven Snyder scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 29-43 |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Michael Brooks | 31-43 |
| 00:58 | Illinois | James Aguon drills a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Wainwright | 31-46 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | James Aguon is called for the reach on Dave Johnson - foul #1 on James Aguon, team foul #6 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (SG), Mark Kline (SF) Dave Johnson, Donald Sao | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Jackowski (PG), Van Miller (SF), Denis Banks (PF), Scott Dollard (C) Clarence McCarthy, Andrei Palczewski, Thomas Wainwright, Steven Snyder | |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider can't connect on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on James Aguon - foul #2 on James Aguon, team foul #7 | 31-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates (SF) Mark Kline | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 33-46 |
| 00:01 | Illinois | Scott Dollard blows the layup | 33-46 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 33-46 |