| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 3 pf. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd inbounds the ball | 29-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson is denied on a layup by Samuel Hamilton | 29-30 |
| 19:42 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Samuel Hamilton | 29-30 |
| 19:21 | Illinois | Earl Jefferson denies the turnaround by Tony Gerwitz | 29-30 |
| 19:20 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it in | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson tips it but misses | 29-32 |
| 18:39 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols snags the defensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:28 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols travels with the ball | 29-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SG), David McCleveland (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses badly on a floater in the paint | 29-32 |
| 17:58 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:46 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 29-32 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kevin Pickerel | 29-32 |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland can't connect on a jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #3 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG) Ricardo Luna, William Graham | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 17:14 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz banks in the layup | 31-34 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David McCleveland | 33-34 |
| 16:40 | Illinois | James Grubbs loses the ball out of bounds | 33-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SF), Earl Jefferson (C) Grady Byrd, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz | |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Pickerel | 35-34 |
| 15:56 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 35-34 |
| 15:54 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo gets the offensive rebound | 35-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lyle (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols buries a shot in the paint and the foul's on Earl Jefferson - foul #2 on Earl Jefferson, team foul #1 | 35-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF), David McCleveland (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Gary Allshouse, James Grubbs | |
| 15:40 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols makes the free throw | 35-37 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna is whistled for a carry | 35-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), Earl Jefferson (C) Ricardo Luna, William Graham, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (SF) Kelly Nichols | |
| 14:57 | Illinois | Kevin Pickerel is called for the reach on Edward Hohl - foul #4 on Kevin Pickerel, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David McCleveland (PF) Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Illinois | Kelly Nichols (PF) Donald Lyle | |
| 14:42 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the lay-in | 35-37 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Earl Jefferson | 38-37 |
| 14:08 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo is whistled for a carry | 38-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG) Edward Hohl | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Kelly Nichols - foul #3 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #2 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), Earl Jefferson (C) Ricardo Luna, William Graham, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Kelly Nichols | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 1st free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 13:41 | Illinois | James Grubbs snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 13:28 | Illinois | James Grubbs steps out of bounds on the sideline | 39-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SG), Joshua Mondy (PF) James O'Callaghan, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Donald Lyle steps in front of the Grady Byrd pass | 39-37 |
| 12:43 | Illinois | Donald Lyle comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 39-37 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | The offensive rebound goes to James Grubbs | 39-37 |
| 12:32 | Illinois | Donald Lyle misses the lay-in | 39-37 |
| 12:30 | Illinois | Donald Lyle tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | William Graham is hacked by Donald Lyle - foul #1 on Donald Lyle, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), Kevin Pickerel (PF), David McCleveland (C) Carl Burger, William Graham, Joshua Mondy, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo (SG), Kelly Nichols (PF) Tony Gerwitz, Donald Lyle | |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland's fadeaway is rejected by Kelly Nichols | 39-39 |
| 11:42 | Illinois | Gary Allshouse gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ricardo Luna (fresh) SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 4 pf. C - David McCleveland (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Samuel Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Illinois | Kevin Pickerel steals the ball from Samuel Hamilton | 39-39 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), William Graham (SF), Earl Jefferson (C) Ricardo Luna, Grady Byrd, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG) Gary Allshouse | |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on James O'Callaghan - foul #2 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #3 | 39-39 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 39-40 |
| 10:39 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger's layup is rejected by Kelly Nichols | 39-41 |
| 10:13 | Illinois | James Grubbs gets the rebound | 39-41 |
| 09:56 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo misses long on a 3 from straight away | 39-41 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson snags the defensive board | 39-41 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Samuel Hamilton denies the turnaround by Kevin Pickerel | 39-41 |
| 09:38 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton grabs the board | 39-41 |
| 09:23 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols's floater is tipped away by Earl Jefferson | 39-41 |
| 09:21 | Illinois | Domingo Trujillo grabs the offensive board | 39-41 |
| 09:11 | Illinois | Samuel Hamilton comes up short on the floater from the left side | 39-41 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kevin Pickerel | 39-41 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson drills a floater from the left block | 41-41 |
| 08:29 | Illinois | Kevin Pickerel swats the short shot by Samuel Hamilton | 41-41 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 08:08 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger is fouled on the floor by Kelly Nichols - foul #4 on Kelly Nichols, team foul #4 | 41-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF), David McCleveland (C) Carl Burger, William Graham, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Illinois | Gary Allshouse (PG), Tony Gerwitz (SF), Donald Lyle (PF) Edward Hohl, James Grubbs, Kelly Nichols | |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Lyle - foul #2 on Donald Lyle, team foul #5 | 41-41 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 42-41 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 43-41 |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz connects on the jumpshot from the left side set up by Gary Allshouse and he's fouled by Grady Byrd - foul #3 on Grady Byrd, team foul #4 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG) Ricardo Luna | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:25 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz misses the free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:25 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland grabs the board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - David McCleveland (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Gary Allshouse (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Gerwitz (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Donald Lyle (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Hamilton (tiring) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland hits a runner from the baseline set up by Grady Byrd | 45-43 |
| 06:40 | Illinois | Donald Lyle comes up short on the driving attempt from the baseline | 45-43 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger gets the rebound | 45-43 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 45-43 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd tips it home | 47-43 |
| 05:59 | Illinois | David McCleveland blocks the jumper by Tony Gerwitz | 47-43 |
| 05:57 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd grabs the defensive rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd hits a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from David McCleveland | 50-43 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's fouled by David McCleveland - foul #1 on David McCleveland, team foul #5 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SG), Earl Jefferson (C) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | James Grubbs (SF), Kelly Nichols (PF) Domingo Trujillo, Samuel Hamilton | |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 05:10 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the 2nd free throw | 50-45 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 50-45 |
| 04:46 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the defensive rebound | 50-45 |
| 04:29 | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Donald Lyle | 50-47 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-47 |
| 04:09 | Illinois | Donald Lyle grabs the board | 50-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:57 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols hits a jump hook near the basket set up by James Grubbs | 50-49 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-49 |
| 03:36 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the defensive board | 50-49 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Donald Lyle blows the layup but the foul's on William Graham - foul #1 on William Graham, team foul #6 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), James O'Callaghan (SG), David McCleveland (PF) Ricardo Luna, William Graham, Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Illinois | Edward Hohl (PG), Domingo Trujillo (SG) Tony Gerwitz, Gary Allshouse | |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Donald Lyle makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:21 | Illinois | Donald Lyle makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - David McCleveland (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Edward Hohl (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Domingo Trujillo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Grubbs (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Kelly Nichols (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. 4 pf. C - Donald Lyle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Carl Burger | 52-51 |
| 02:39 | Illinois | Donald Lyle can't finish the layup | 52-51 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Donald Lyle snags the offensive board | 52-51 |
| 02:37 | Illinois | Illinois calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SF) David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Illinois | Tony Gerwitz (PG), Gary Allshouse (SG), Samuel Hamilton (C) Edward Hohl, Domingo Trujillo, Donald Lyle | |
| 02:23 | Illinois | The jump hook by James Grubbs is blocked by Kevin Pickerel | 52-51 |
| 02:21 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols grabs the offensive rebound | 52-51 |
| 01:59 | Illinois | James Grubbs is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Grubbs, team foul #6 | 52-51 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Samuel Hamilton - foul #4 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #7 | 52-51 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 01:23 | Illinois | James Grubbs clanks a turnaround in the paint | 54-51 |
| 01:21 | Illinois | James Grubbs tips it home | 54-53 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Samuel Hamilton - foul #5 on Samuel Hamilton, team foul #8 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Donald Lyle (C) Samuel Hamilton | |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs can't finish the layup but the foul's on Grady Byrd - foul #4 on Grady Byrd, team foul #7 | 55-53 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 1st free throw | 55-54 |
| 00:49 | Illinois | James Grubbs makes the 2nd free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd clanks a floater from close range but the foul's on James Grubbs - foul #2 on James Grubbs, team foul #9 | 55-55 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:23 | Illinois | Kelly Nichols connects on the shot from the left wing on a great pass from Tony Gerwitz | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson buries a driving attempt from the left block | 59-57 |
| 00:02 | Illinois | Illinois calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | James Grubbs hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 59-57 |