| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Thurber (fresh) SG - Williams Landry (fresh) SF - Max Zahran (fresh) PF - Ronald Lakes (fresh) C - Homer Moors (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) SF - Jess Lash (fresh) PF - Timothy Hasting (fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Illinois | Daniel Munson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Illinois | Illinois is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Jess Lash misses the turnaround from the baseline but he's hacked by Max Zahran - foul #1 on Max Zahran, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:47 | Illinois | Jess Lash makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Anthony Mouser steals the ball from Ronald Lakes | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | Illinois | Jess Lash can't finish the layup | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | The 3pt attempt by Max Zahran is denied by Daniel Munson | 0-2 |
| 19:09 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the board | 0-2 |
| 18:47 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses long on an open shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 18:45 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting misses the tip | 0-2 |
| 18:44 | Illinois | Jess Lash gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Illinois | Monte Depew can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 17:51 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:25 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes grabs the offensive board | 0-2 |
| 16:42 | Wisconsin | Daniel Munson picks off the pass by Max Zahran out of a doubleteam | 0-2 |
| 16:37 | Illinois | Andrew Thurber is called for the reach on Monte Depew in the backcourt - foul #1 on Andrew Thurber, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne (PG), Herbert Hunter (SG), Michael Springer (SF), Thomas Nelson (PF), Dean Laxton (C) Andrew Thurber, Williams Landry, Max Zahran, Ronald Lakes, Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), John Wethington (SF), Joseph Wigginton (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, Jess Lash, Timothy Hasting, Daniel Munson | |
| 16:18 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 16:17 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman can't tip it in | 0-2 |
| 16:15 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton tips it in | 0-4 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson misses short on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Joseph Wigginton - foul #1 on Joseph Wigginton, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Williams Landry (SG) Herbert Hunter | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson misses the 1st free throw | 0-4 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson misses the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 15:51 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the board | 0-4 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ronald Payne (fresh) SG - Williams Landry (fresh) SF - Michael Springer (fresh) PF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) C - Dean Laxton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Doug Taylor (fresh) SG - Daniel Blaise (fresh) SF - John Wethington (fresh) PF - Joseph Wigginton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Leatherman (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Joseph Wigginton | 0-7 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne is called for traveling | 0-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber (PG), Max Zahran (SF), Ronald Lakes (PF) Ronald Payne, Michael Springer, Thomas Nelson | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 14:52 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-7 |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 0-7 |
| 14:36 | Illinois | John Wethington grabs the defensive rebound | 0-7 |
| 14:33 | Illinois | Doug Taylor loses the dribble to Andrew Thurber in the backcourt | 0-7 |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran misses the lay-in | 0-7 |
| 14:30 | Illinois | Doug Taylor gets the rebound | 0-7 |
| 14:25 | Illinois | Doug Taylor's fadeaway is rejected by Ronald Lakes | 0-7 |
| 14:24 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton tips it home | 0-9 |
| 13:56 | Wisconsin | Dean Laxton loses the dribble to Joseph Wigginton | 0-9 |
| 13:51 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is hacked by Williams Landry in the backcourt - foul #1 on Williams Landry, team foul #3 | 0-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Herbert Hunter (SG), Thomas Nelson (PF), Homer Moors (C) Williams Landry, Ronald Lakes, Dean Laxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Anthony Mouser (SG), Jess Lash (SF), Timothy Hasting (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, Daniel Blaise, John Wethington, Joseph Wigginton, Travis Leatherman | |
| 13:43 | Illinois | Monte Depew buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Anthony Mouser | 0-12 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber is hacked by Daniel Munson - foul #1 on Daniel Munson, team foul #2 | 0-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Springer (SF) Max Zahran | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-12 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson can't tip it in | 0-12 |
| 13:16 | Illinois | Daniel Munson pulls down the rebound | 0-12 |
| 13:11 | Illinois | Monte Depew lays it in | 0-14 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 0-14 |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors tips it in | 2-14 |
| 12:42 | Illinois | Herbert Hunter is called for the reach on Timothy Hasting - foul #1 on Herbert Hunter, team foul #4 | 2-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne (PG), Williams Landry (SG), Max Zahran (SF), Francis Tanner (C) Andrew Thurber, Herbert Hunter, Michael Springer, Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 12:31 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser hits a wide open shot from the right block set up by Monte Depew | 2-16 |
| 12:02 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Williams Landry | 5-16 |
| 11:46 | Illinois | Monte Depew can't finish the uncontested layup | 5-16 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Thomas Nelson | 5-16 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ronald Payne (fresh) SG - Williams Landry (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Max Zahran (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Nelson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Tanner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Anthony Mouser (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jess Lash (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson hits a jump hook from the right block | 7-16 |
| 11:06 | Illinois | Daniel Munson is fouled on the floor by Francis Tanner - foul #1 on Francis Tanner, team foul #5 | 7-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber (PG), Herbert Hunter (SG), Michael Springer (SF), Ronald Lakes (PF), Homer Moors (C) Ronald Payne, Williams Landry, Max Zahran, Thomas Nelson, Francis Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), John Wethington (SF), Joseph Wigginton (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Anthony Mouser, Jess Lash, Timothy Hasting, Daniel Munson | |
| 10:50 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is whistled for traveling | 7-16 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Herbert Hunter | 9-16 |
| 10:02 | Illinois | Doug Taylor can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes grabs the board | 9-16 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Springer misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-16 |
| 09:53 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman gets the rebound | 9-16 |
| 09:51 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton is fouled in the backcourt by Herbert Hunter - foul #2 on Herbert Hunter, team foul #6 | 9-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Williams Landry (SG), Dean Laxton (C) Herbert Hunter, Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 09:46 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton misses short on a shot near the basket | 9-16 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Springer | 9-16 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | Doug Taylor steps in front of the Andrew Thurber pass in the backcourt | 9-16 |
| 09:27 | Illinois | Doug Taylor drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 9-19 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Springer hits a shot from the left wing set up by Williams Landry | 11-19 |
| 08:46 | Illinois | John Wethington misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 11-19 |
| 08:44 | Illinois | Doug Taylor snags the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is fouled on the floor by Williams Landry - foul #2 on Williams Landry, team foul #7 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne (PG), Max Zahran (SF), Francis Tanner (PF), Homer Moors (C) Andrew Thurber, Williams Landry, Ronald Lakes, Dean Laxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG), Jess Lash (SF), Timothy Hasting (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Doug Taylor, John Wethington, Joseph Wigginton, Travis Leatherman | |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:26 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:12 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 14-21 |
| 07:48 | Illinois | Ronald Payne takes the ball from Daniel Munson | 14-21 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Michael Springer hits the finger roll set up by Ronald Payne | 16-21 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ronald Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Springer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Max Zahran (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Francis Tanner (fresh) C - Homer Moors (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hasting (fresh) C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Springer - foul #1 on Michael Springer, team foul #8 | 16-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson (PF) Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 07:40 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise misses the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | Thomas Nelson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Francis Tanner is called for a backcourt violation | 16-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dean Laxton (C) Francis Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (SG) Daniel Blaise | |
| 06:52 | Illinois | Michael Springer swats the shot by Jess Lash | 16-21 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Max Zahran misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 16-21 |
| 06:22 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting snags the defensive board | 16-21 |
| 06:18 | Illinois | Michael Springer steps in front of the Jess Lash pass in the backcourt | 16-21 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Springer double dribbles | 16-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber (PG), Williams Landry (SG), Ronald Lakes (PF), Homer Moors (C) Ronald Payne, Michael Springer, Thomas Nelson, Dean Laxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG), John Wethington (SF), Joseph Wigginton (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Jess Lash, Timothy Hasting, Daniel Munson | |
| 05:48 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman misses the easy layup | 16-21 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors grabs the defensive rebound | 16-21 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | Homer Moors connects on the shot from close range on a great pass from Max Zahran | 18-21 |
| 05:01 | Illinois | Ronald Lakes takes the ball from Doug Taylor | 18-21 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Williams Landry is open but comes up short on the floater from the right side | 18-21 |
| 04:35 | Illinois | John Wethington grabs the board | 18-21 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Andrew Thurber - foul #2 on Andrew Thurber, team foul #9 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne (SF), Francis Tanner (PF), Dean Laxton (C) Max Zahran, Ronald Lakes, Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | Daniel Blaise (SG), Jess Lash (SF), Timothy Hasting (PF), Daniel Munson (C) Anthony Mouser, John Wethington, Joseph Wigginton, Travis Leatherman | |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Doug Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 18-21 |
| 04:25 | Illinois | Doug Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 18-22 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber loses the ball out of bounds | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Herbert Hunter (SG), Thomas Nelson (PF) Williams Landry, Francis Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Monte Depew (PG) Doug Taylor | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses the wide open fadeaway from close range but the foul's on Dean Laxton - foul #1 on Dean Laxton, team foul #10 | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Max Zahran (SF) Andrew Thurber | |
| Subs | Illinois | | |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Daniel Munson misses the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 03:49 | Illinois | Daniel Munson makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Herbert Hunter knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Thomas Nelson | 20-23 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ronald Payne (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Herbert Hunter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Max Zahran (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Thomas Nelson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dean Laxton (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Illinois | PG - Monte Depew (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Daniel Blaise (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jess Lash (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Timothy Hasting (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Daniel Munson (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Monte Depew is fouled on the floor by Max Zahran - foul #2 on Max Zahran, team foul #11 | 20-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Williams Landry (SG), Ronald Lakes (PF), Francis Tanner (C) Ronald Payne, Thomas Nelson, Dean Laxton | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (SG) Daniel Blaise | |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Monte Depew misses the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 03:06 | Illinois | Monte Depew makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Francis Tanner misses long on a runner from the left block | 20-24 |
| 02:43 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the board | 20-24 |
| 02:38 | Illinois | Monte Depew is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-27 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Williams Landry misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 02:10 | Illinois | Timothy Hasting grabs the board | 20-27 |
| 02:07 | Illinois | Francis Tanner steps in front of the Doug Taylor pass in the backcourt | 20-27 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes comes up short on the runner from the right block | 20-27 |
| 01:49 | Illinois | Daniel Munson grabs the defensive rebound | 20-27 |
| 01:45 | Illinois | Monte Depew hits a 3 from the left corner | 20-30 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Jess Lash - foul #1 on Jess Lash, team foul #3 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber (PG), Ronald Payne (SF), Homer Moors (C) Herbert Hunter, Max Zahran, Francis Tanner | |
| Subs | Illinois | Anthony Mouser (PG), Daniel Blaise (SG), John Wethington (SF), Joseph Wigginton (PF), Travis Leatherman (C) Monte Depew, Doug Taylor, Jess Lash, Timothy Hasting, Daniel Munson | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes misses the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Ronald Lakes makes the 2nd free throw | 21-30 |
| 00:56 | Illinois | Daniel Blaise buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from John Wethington | 21-33 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Ronald Payne connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-33 |
| 00:36 | Illinois | Anthony Mouser misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 24-33 |
| 00:34 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman misses the tip | 24-33 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Williams Landry snags the defensive board | 24-33 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Payne and he's fouled by John Wethington - foul #1 on John Wethington, team foul #4 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Springer (SG), Thomas Nelson (PF), Dean Laxton (C) Williams Landry, Ronald Lakes, Homer Moors | |
| Subs | Illinois | Doug Taylor (PG) Daniel Blaise | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Andrew Thurber misses the free throw | 26-33 |
| 00:10 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman grabs the defensive rebound | 26-33 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman is fouled in the backcourt by Dean Laxton - foul #2 on Dean Laxton, team foul #12 | 26-33 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 00:06 | Illinois | Travis Leatherman makes the 2nd free throw | 26-35 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Dean Laxton clanks a shot in the lane | 26-35 |
| 00:00 | Illinois | Joseph Wigginton grabs the defensive rebound | 26-35 |