| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Terry Bush (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills inbounds the ball | 26-31 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 26-31 |
| 19:32 | Illinois | Frederick Turner grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 19:13 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 26-31 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby grabs the defensive rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 26-31 |
| 18:41 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terry Bush | 26-31 |
| 18:29 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), George Ray (PF), William Starr (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, Martin Reed, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | William Starr splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Terrance Roberts - foul #3 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #1 | 26-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, George Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 1st free throw | 27-31 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 28-31 |
| 17:47 | Illinois | Paul Weber is called for traveling | 28-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Paul Weber | |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed is hacked by Edward Scheiber - foul #1 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), George Ray (PF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right side | 28-31 |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | William Starr can't tip it in | 28-31 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills grabs the offensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 16:50 | Illinois | Steve Collado pulls down the rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:35 | Illinois | Steve Collado can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-31 |
| 16:33 | Illinois | Paul Weber tips it back up and in | 28-33 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew can't connect on a runner in the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:12 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Terrance Roberts | 28-33 |
| 15:47 | Illinois | John Boyd misses short on a jump hook from the baseline | 28-33 |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Charles Brew | 28-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) PF - George Ray (fresh) C - William Starr (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - John Boyd (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Steve Collado (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Scheiber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew lays it up and in on a great pass from George Ray and the foul's on Edward Scheiber - foul #2 on Edward Scheiber, team foul #3 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Marc Digennaro, Kenny Zills, George Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Frederick Turner (SG), Terry Bush (C) Steve Collado, Paul Weber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses the free throw | 30-33 |
| 15:24 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 30-33 |
| 15:12 | Illinois | John Boyd is called for traveling | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Reed (SG) Charles Brew | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Terry Bush - foul #1 on Terry Bush, team foul #4 | 30-33 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 31-33 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:37 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber hits the follow up shot | 32-35 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett buries a 3 from the right wing set up by William Starr | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses badly on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Bill Dossett - foul #1 on Bill Dossett, team foul #1 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Jerry Hebert (PF) Terry Bush | |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber misses the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | William Starr snags the defensive board | 35-35 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | William Starr double dribbles | 35-35 |
| 13:19 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 35-38 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed William Starr | 37-38 |
| 12:25 | Illinois | Frederick Turner is fouled on the floor by William Starr - foul #4 on William Starr, team foul #2 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, William Starr | |
| Subs | Illinois | Paul Weber (SF), Terry Bush (C) Frederick Turner, Jerry Hebert | |
| 12:10 | Illinois | Paul Weber misses the turnaround from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 12:09 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it but misses | 37-38 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro grabs the board | 37-38 |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | William Reed is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on William Reed, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, Edward Scheiber, Terry Bush | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Terrance Roberts (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | John Boyd lays it in on a nice dish by Paul Weber and he's hacked by Bill Dossett - foul #2 on Bill Dossett, team foul #4 | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills (SF) Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terry Bush (C) Terrance Roberts | |
| 11:31 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills grabs the board | 37-40 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew drills a runner from the right block set up by Kenny Zills | 39-40 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | John Boyd throws it down | 39-42 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 10:47 | Illinois | Terry Bush grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 10:41 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Charles Brew, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Terrance Roberts is called for the reach on Marc Digennaro - foul #4 on Terrance Roberts, team foul #5 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF) William Reed, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner | |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Charles Brew is denied by Edward Scheiber | 39-42 |
| 10:03 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 09:49 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber blows the layup | 39-42 |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro grabs the board | 39-42 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Lamar - foul #1 on Lawrence Lamar, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (SG), Terry Bush (C) John Boyd, Terrance Roberts | |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | William Reed's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), William Starr (C) William Reed, Bill Dossett, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SF), Jerry Hebert (PF) Paul Weber, Edward Scheiber | |
| 08:58 | Illinois | John Boyd clanks a fadeaway from close range | 39-42 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Kenny Zills | 42-42 |
| 08:08 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 42-42 |
| 08:07 | Illinois | John Boyd hits the follow up shot | 42-44 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | William Starr's floater is knocked away by Terry Bush | 42-44 |
| 07:59 | Illinois | John Boyd grabs the board | 42-44 |
| 07:41 | Illinois | Terry Bush hits a jumper from just outside the lane | 42-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Starr (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Frederick Turner (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jerry Hebert (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. C - Terry Bush (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills hits a turnaround from the left block and he's hacked by John Boyd - foul #1 on John Boyd, team foul #7 | 44-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), William Reed (SG), George Ray (PF) Walter Ferro, Charles Brew, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Steve Collado (SG), Paul Weber (SF), Edward Scheiber (PF), Terrance Roberts (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Jerry Hebert, Terry Bush | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills makes the free throw | 45-46 |
| 06:51 | Illinois | Frederick Turner clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 45-46 |
| 06:50 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Marc Digennaro | 45-46 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | 3 seconds is called on William Reed | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF) William Reed, Kenny Zills, George Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG), John Boyd (SG) Frederick Turner, Steve Collado | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Boyd comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bill Dossett - foul #3 on Bill Dossett, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Reed (SG) Charles Brew | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:01 | Illinois | John Boyd misses the 2nd free throw | 45-47 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | William Starr pulls down the rebound | 45-47 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 45-47 |
| 05:32 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts grabs the board | 45-47 |
| 05:12 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Weber | 45-49 |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 05:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber grabs the defensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 04:52 | Illinois | Paul Weber lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lawrence Lamar | 45-51 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-51 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett tips it back up and in | 47-51 |
| 04:04 | Illinois | Edward Scheiber drills a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Lawrence Lamar | 47-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | William Starr's fadeaway is rejected by Paul Weber | 47-53 |
| 03:39 | Illinois | Terrance Roberts snags the defensive board | 47-53 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Reed (fresh) SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Martin Reed (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Starr (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Lawrence Lamar (fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. SG - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Paul Weber (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Edward Scheiber (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Terrance Roberts (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:22 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro grabs the board | 47-53 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 47-53 |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed tips it in | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:56 | Illinois | Paul Weber comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 49-53 |
| 02:54 | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar tips it in | 49-55 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Paul Weber is called for the reach on Bill Dossett - foul #1 on Paul Weber, team foul #8 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), George Ray (PF) Marc Digennaro, William Reed, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Illinois | Frederick Turner (PG), Steve Collado (SG), Jerry Hebert (PF), Terry Bush (C) Lawrence Lamar, John Boyd, Edward Scheiber, Terrance Roberts | |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 02:24 | Illinois | Walter Ferro steals it from Terry Bush | 51-55 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett snags the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | William Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 51-55 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett grabs the offensive board | 51-55 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Frederick Turner misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Walter Ferro - foul #1 on Walter Ferro, team foul #6 | 54-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Kenny Zills (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Walter Ferro, Bill Dossett, George Ray | |
| Subs | Illinois | Lawrence Lamar (PG) Steve Collado | |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:14 | Illinois | Frederick Turner makes the 2nd free throw | 54-57 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses badly on a shot from the left side | 54-57 |
| 00:59 | Illinois | The rebound goes to Jerry Hebert | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the turnaround in the lane and he's hacked by William Starr - foul #5 on William Starr, team foul #7 | 54-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby (C) William Starr | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 00:38 | Illinois | Paul Weber makes the free throw | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 54-60 |
| 00:31 | Illinois | Terry Bush gets the rebound | 54-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Bush is fouled in the backcourt by Charles Brew - foul #1 on Charles Brew, team foul #8 | 54-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | John Boyd (SG) Lawrence Lamar | |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 1st free throw | 54-61 |
| 00:29 | Illinois | Terry Bush makes the 2nd free throw | 54-62 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Frederick Turner steals the ball from Marc Digennaro | 54-62 |
| 00:18 | Illinois | Jerry Hebert misses the easy layup | 54-62 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills grabs the board | 54-62 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-62 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed grabs the offensive board | 54-62 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is called for traveling | 54-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Illinois | Terrance Roberts (C) Terry Bush | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Frederick Turner runs out the clock | 54-62 |