Big Ten Championship Live Coverage

Team	1st	2nd	SCORE
Big Ten Championship Game - FINAL SCORE
Wisconsin	29	32	61
Illinois	22	26	48

Big Ten Championship Live Coverage Live Play-by-Play Coverage

Commentary in ITALICS

Wisconsin has won the Big Ten Championship, defeating Illinois 61-48

Second Half

0:09: Hicks hits 3-pointer to cut it to 61-48 Wisconsin

0:32: Ball goes out of bounds and Wisconsin trying to run out clock

0:45: Wisconsin empties bench as game is over...

0:49: Wisconsin grabs rebound off miss shot by Illinois

1:11: Krabbenhoft beats shot clock with running lay-up

1:44: Holdren hits a shot for Illinois = Wisconsin up 14

2:15: TIMEOUT ILLINOIS after they make a basket

2:20: Krabbenhoft on a great pass by Bohannon

2:59: Frazier scores for Illinois - 16 point Wisconsin lead

3:21: Turnover by Wisconsin and then foul in transition

3:53: TV TIMEOUT on foul on Flowers = Wisconsin about to wrap it up leading by 18

4:10: Bohannon again for Wisconsin

4:42: Frazier runs it down the floor and scores a lay-up

5:04: Ball out of bounds to Wisconsin

5:20: Jeffrey Jordan his the shot - yep, Michael Jordan's son

5:35: Bohannon hits jumper - it's a 20-point Wisconsin lead

5:57: Missed shot and a foul on Illinois turns the ball over

6:01: Blocking foul on Landry

6:46: Missed shot by Pruitt for Illinois

7:00: Two missed shots by Wisconsin, but they are still working the clock

7:46: TV TIMEOUT: Wisconsin in total control right now 53-35

7:57: Wisconsin misses rare shot, but they grab loose ball, as they've done all game long

8:36: Butch slams it home on a great feed from Bohannon

8:59: Another missed shot by Illinois from way outside

9:08: Randle loses ball but Illinois retains possession

9:23: Butch hits a 3 for Wisconsin: 51-35 lead

9:52: Brock tips home a rebound for Illinois

10:10: Butch hits shot underneath the basket for Wisconsin

10:43: Frazier knocks down a rare Illinois 3-point shot

11:08: 3-point field goal by Bohannon, and Wisconsin is pulling away: 46-30

11:29: TV TIMEOUT

11:38: Missed shot by Bohannon, but then Illinois turns ball over

12:01: Illinois continues to struggle shooting the ball, just 1 for 10 from 3-point range

12:22: Butch called for travelling after Flowers inbounds the ball off of Brock's back

12:28: Meacham misses another shot from outside - out of bounds to Wisconsin

12:58: A rare miss this half for Wisconsin and Illinois rushes up court

13:29: McCamey misses for Illinois - rebound to Wisconsin

13:39: Hughes is fouled in act of shooting and will go to the charity stripe. Makes first and makes second as well = Wisconsin leads 43-30

13:47: Pruitt called for foul to stop the clock

14:12: Pruitt gets fouled by Hughes and they count the basket (goaltending) - bonus free throw is no good= Hughes scored all points in this half for Illinois

14:30: Hughes scores on lay-up = Wisconsin ahead 41-28

15:05: Missed shot by Frazier - rebound to Stiemsma, who calls TIMEOUT before falling out of bounds

15:33: TV TIMEOUT

15:33: Pruitt scores for Illinois and draws the foul

15:40: Landry misses for Wisconsin

16:05: Another missed shot by Illinois - they are really struggling

16:26: TIMEOUT ILLINOIS Wisconsin starts 2nd half outscoring Illinois 10-4

16:30: Flowers hits another 3 and Wisconsin goes up by 13

16:50: Flowers misses shot but Randle misses at other end

17:10: Butch tied up by Pruitt, but ball stays with Wisconsin

17:31: Pruitt scores again, 10 point deficit

17:45: Another shot by Krabbenhoft to put Wisconsiun up 12

18:00: Pruitt scores on lay-up for Illinois

18:25: Krabbenhoft on a lay-up at other end

19:06: missed shot by Wisconsin but Krabbenhoft saves the ball and Landry scores a 3 to give them a 10 point lead

19:44: Illinois turns it over on a travel

Illinois will get the ball first

Halftime

Wisconsin leads Illinois 29-22 at the half

Landry leads Wisconsin in scoring with 7 points, and Hughes and Stiemsma have 4 each.

For Illinois, Brock has 7 points, and Pruitt has scored 6.

More First Half Stats: Wisconsin is 12-25 (47%) from the field and 5 of 8 on 3-pointers. Meanwhile, Illinois is 9-25 (36%) from the field, and just 1 of 6 from beyond the arc.

First Half

0:02: Hughes hits jumper at the end of the half

0:44: Missed shot by Wisconsin and then a travel call against Illinois

1:17: Good defensive series by Illinois there and Pruitt scores at other end

1:54: Another missed 3-pointer by Illinois

2:05: TIMEOUT ILLINOIS = Wisconsin leads 27-20 Largest lead for Badgers at the half

2:08: Hughes scores on quick lay-up

2:17: Missed 3-pointer in the corner

2:42: Landry misses shot - great defense by Brock forcing bad angle shot

3:02: Missed free throw by Brock on 1-and-1

3:02: TV TIMEOUT

3:13: Hughes commits foul on Brock on offensive rebound as Brock falls on top of Flowers

3:49: Jarmusz hits 3 for Wisconsin = 25-20 Badgers

4:05: Randle misses shot but puts rebound home, cuts it to 22-20

4:38: Hughes misses another shot and an offensive foul is called on Butch

5:03: Hughes misses 3-pointer and Illinois misses transition shot at other end

5:35: Wild shot missed by Frazier inside

5:43: OFFICIALS TIMEOUT

5:46: Landry scores on put back

6:10: McCamey hits a big 3-pointer that cuts lead to 2 - TIMEOUT WISCONSIN

6:34: Missed shot inside by illinois

6:50: Great pass to Steimsma inside for easy basket

7:31: Brock steals pass and scores lay-up

7:51: Pruitt misses first shot and makes second: 18-13 Wisconsin leads

7:51: Pruitt gets fouled by Butch - TV TIMEOUT - Wisconsin continues to show patience with the ball at the offensive end, frustrating Illinois, who wants to run and push the action.

8:01: Ball knocked out of bounds but ball stays with Illinois

8:21: A 3-pointer by Butch gives Wisconsin largest lead 18-12

8:37: Brock hits lay-up to stop 11-2 Wisconsin run and cut deficit to 3

9:06: Butch gets shooter's roll on jump hook - Wisconsin lead is 5

9:33: Missed shot and an offensive foul on Pruitt for over-the-back

10:01: Flowers hits 3-pointer to give Wisc 13-10 lead

10:29: Meachem called for offensive foul - charging, his 2nd foul

10:43: Landry misses and ball out of bounds to Illinois - both teams shooting 33% from field

11:13: Illinois shot blocked as a jump ball and on alternate possesion arrow - turnover to Wisconsin

11:40: TV TIMEOUT - Wisconsin is always very deliberate when getting a defensive rebound or defensive turnover forced, they will slow the game down rather than transition into a fast break. Illinois showing why they've pulled two straight upsets in this tournament, with patient shooting and tenacious defense.

11:40: Flowers misses and a foul called for over-the-back, called on Butch of Wisconsin

12:00: Steal by McCamey and he goes all the way to slam it home - tied at 10-10

12:19: Davis misses shot for Illinois - rebound Wisconsin

12:33: Foul by Flowers of Wisconsin

12:50: Jordan is fouled

13:03: Flowers hits 3 after Landry misses, and Wisconsin has first lead at 10-8

13:31: Turnover by Randle and Wiscons takes over

13:58: Landry hits 3 for Wisconsin to cut it to 8-7

14:07: Foul called for reach inon McCamey of Illinois

14:17: Brock makes first shot and then hits second to give Illinois an 8-4 lead

14:17: Brock fouled on lay-up attempt

14:35: Flowers misses lay-up... and then Randle steals the ball

15:05: Brock hits running jumpoer in lane for Illinois

15:13: Stiemsma hits jumper for Wisconsin to tie game at 4-4

15:22: TV TIMEOUT = Illinois leads 4-2 - Both teams struggling with opening game jitters

15:55: Randle had shot blocked after making steal for Illinois - Tremendous block by Landry for Wisconsin

16:33: Missed 3 by Illinois but they grab 2 rebounds and Pruitt puts rebound back = 4-2 ILL

17:02: Landry scores for Wisconsin - tied at 2-2

17:28: Randle scores first basket for Illinois = 2-0 ILL

18:02: Missed shot again by Krabbenhoft

18:47: Back-to-back steals and missed shots at either end - sloppy so far

19:00: Missed shot by Hughes

19:45: Missed shot by Pruitt - rebound to Wisconsin

Opening tip goes to out of bounds - ball to Illinois

Big Ten Championship Live Coverage Bracket

The surprising Fighting Illini, who entered the tournament with a losing record this season, is looking to become the second team to win the championship by winning 4 games in the tournament (Iowa in 2001). They are also looking to not only win an all-time best 3rd tournament title in this the 11th tournament held, but to also avenge thei only championship game loss to Wisconsin in 2004.

2008 Big Ten Tournament Bracket

First round
March 13
Indianapolis, IN

Quarterfinals
March 14
Indianapolis, IN

Semifinals
March 15
Indianapolis, IN

Finals
March 16
Indianapolis, IN