Video of Wisconsin-Milwaukee vs Illinois - 2005 Regional Semifinals
- Final Score: Wisconsin-Milwaukee: 63, Illinois: 77
- NCAA Tournament Game: 2005 Regional Semifinals
- Allstate Arena - Rosemont, Illinois
Top-seeded Illinois knocked the No.12 upstart Wisconsin-Milwaukee Panthers out of the tournament with a 77-63 victory. The Fighting Illini's Deron Williams and Dee Brown led Illinois to victory with a combined 42 points and 10 assists, however, the Panthers' Josh Tucker was the high scorer of the night with an amazing 32 points. Illinois advanced to the Elite Eight where they took on Arizona in an OT thriller.
NCAA Tournament Video Highlights
- Ronald (Boo) Davis gets out front in transition and cuts quick to the basket for a slam dunk. (Ronald (Boo) Davis, Milwaukee)
- Dee Brown drains a three point jumper from far outside the arc to give the Illini an early lead. (Dee Brown, Illinois)
- Ed McCants with an excellent assist from the floor to Joah Tucker who lay it in for the score. (Ed McCants, Milwaukee)
- Illinois on a run. After the turnover, Dee Brown pulls up from three point and sinks it. (Dee Brown, Illinois)
- Deron Williams drains a three point jumper as the Illini pull away with a 14 point . (Deron Williams, Illinois)
- Joah Tucker having a crazy game! Taking it all the way down court and laying it in, plus one, for a 3point play. (Joah Tucker, Milwaukee)
- Ronald Davis, with an amazing athletic effort, gets up high to block the fastbreak shot. (Ronald (Boo) Davis, Milwaukee)