| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Mark Coffield (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Willie Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Veras (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Crider (fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Baney (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Duplessis (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Boston (fresh) PF - Kenny Bordelon (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Daniel Veras inbounds the ball | 25-28 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Johnson | 25-28 |
| 19:31 | Montana | Herman Duplessis pulls down the rebound | 25-28 |
| 19:27 | Montana | George Baney is hacked by Willie Williams in the backcourt - foul #2 on Willie Williams, team foul #1 | 25-28 |
| 19:14 | Montana | Jesse Johnson is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by George Baney | 25-30 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold misses the floater from the left side | 25-30 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider pulls down the offensive rebound | 25-30 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold lays it up and in on a nice dish by Leo Crider | 27-30 |
| 18:28 | Montana | Jeff Boston's 3 pointer is rejected by Leo Crider | 27-30 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold hits the finger roll set up by Leo Crider | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Montana | George Baney misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 29-30 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-30 |
| 17:41 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon gets the rebound | 29-30 |
| 17:35 | Montana | Mark Arnold is called for the reach on Jesse Johnson - foul #2 on Mark Arnold, team foul #2 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields (PG), Maurice Pittman (SG), Lee Anderson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Mark Coffield, Willie Williams, Daniel Veras, Leo Crider, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Underwood (PG), Christopher McCastle (SG), William Prater (SF), Boyce Montgomery (PF), Robert Senecal (C) George Baney, Herman Duplessis, Jeff Boston, Kenny Bordelon, Jesse Johnson | |
| 17:20 | Montana | Robert Senecal banks in the layup and the foul's on Robby Sanmiguel - foul #2 on Robby Sanmiguel, team foul #3 | 29-32 |
| 17:20 | Montana | Robert Senecal makes the free throw | 29-33 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields misses the dunk | 29-33 |
| 17:00 | Montana | Robert Senecal pulls down the rebound | 29-33 |
| 16:43 | Montana | William Prater comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Lee Anderson - foul #1 on Lee Anderson, team foul #4 | 29-33 |
| 16:43 | Montana | William Prater makes the 1st free throw | 29-34 |
| 16:43 | Montana | William Prater makes the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield buries a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Robby Sanmiguel and he's hacked by Boyce Montgomery - foul #2 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #1 | 31-35 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield misses the free throw | 31-35 |
| 16:27 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:58 | Montana | Steven Underwood's pass is intercepted by Larry Wingfield | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Fields (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Maurice Pittman (fresh) SF - Lee Anderson (fairly fresh) PF - Larry Wingfield (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Underwood (fresh) SG - Christopher McCastle (fresh) SF - William Prater (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fairly fresh) C - Robert Senecal (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield can't connect on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Boyce Montgomery - foul #3 on Boyce Montgomery, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield (PG), Willie Williams (SG), Larry Parvin (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Andrew Fields, Maurice Pittman, Lee Anderson, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Montana | George Baney (PG), Herman Duplessis (SG), Jeff Boston (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF), Jesse Johnson (C) Steven Underwood, Christopher McCastle, William Prater, Boyce Montgomery, Robert Senecal | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield makes the 2nd free throw | 33-35 |
| 15:31 | Montana | Mark Coffield picks off the pass by Herman Duplessis in the backcourt | 33-35 |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold drills a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Larry Parvin and the foul's on Kenny Bordelon - foul #2 on Kenny Bordelon, team foul #3 | 35-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Veras (SF) Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 36-35 |
| 15:17 | Montana | George Baney is fouled in the backcourt by Mark Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 36-35 |
| 14:58 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon clanks a fadeaway from the baseline | 36-35 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin grabs the defensive rebound | 36-35 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from Mark Coffield | 39-35 |
| 14:45 | Montana | Mark Coffield is called for the reach on Jesse Johnson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mark Coffield, team foul #6 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leo Crider (PF) Daniel Veras | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 14:23 | Montana | Herman Duplessis misses short on an open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 39-35 |
| 14:21 | Montana | The offensive rebound goes to Jesse Johnson | 39-35 |
| 14:04 | Montana | Herman Duplessis hits a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from George Baney | 39-37 |
| 13:44 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 13:43 | Montana | The rebound goes to Herman Duplessis | 39-37 |
| 13:17 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon's pass is intercepted by Willie Williams | 39-37 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield lays it up and in on a great pass from Willie Williams | 41-37 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Jeff Boston misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Larry Parvin - foul #2 on Larry Parvin, team foul #7 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields (PG), Maurice Pittman (SG), Daniel Veras (SF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Mark Coffield, Willie Williams, Larry Parvin, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Underwood (PG), Christopher McCastle (SG), Boyce Montgomery (PF), Robert Senecal (C) George Baney, Herman Duplessis, Kenny Bordelon, Jesse Johnson | |
| 12:50 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 12:50 | Montana | Jeff Boston makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 12:39 | Montana | The rebound goes to Jeff Boston | 41-39 |
| 12:15 | Montana | Robert Senecal buries a floater from the left side set up by Christopher McCastle | 41-41 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider buries a floater in the paint | 43-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Fields (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Maurice Pittman (fresh) SF - Daniel Veras (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Leo Crider (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - Steven Underwood (fresh) SG - Christopher McCastle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jeff Boston (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Boyce Montgomery (fresh) 3 pf. C - Robert Senecal (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:54 | Montana | Robby Sanmiguel steals it from Christopher McCastle in the backcourt | 43-41 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-41 |
| 11:34 | Montana | The rebound goes to Robert Senecal | 43-41 |
| 11:07 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 43-41 |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider snags the defensive board | 43-41 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Maurice Pittman | 45-41 |
| 10:23 | Montana | Robert Senecal misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-41 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 10:02 | Wisconsin | Maurice Pittman misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 10:01 | Montana | Boyce Montgomery grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 09:32 | Montana | Christopher McCastle can't finish the uncontested layup | 45-41 |
| 09:31 | Montana | Steven Underwood can't tip it in | 45-41 |
| 09:30 | Montana | Steven Underwood hits the follow up shot | 45-43 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Daniel Veras | 47-43 |
| 09:05 | Montana | Andrew Fields is called for the reach on Steven Underwood in the backcourt - foul #2 on Andrew Fields, team foul #8 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield (PG), Willie Williams (SG), Lee Anderson (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Andrew Fields, Maurice Pittman, Daniel Veras, Leo Crider, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Montana | Herman Duplessis (SG), William Prater (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF), Jesse Johnson (C) Christopher McCastle, Jeff Boston, Boyce Montgomery, Robert Senecal | |
| 09:05 | Montana | Steven Underwood makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 09:05 | Montana | Steven Underwood makes the 2nd free throw | 47-45 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold is hacked by Jesse Johnson - foul #2 on Jesse Johnson, team foul #4 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Montana | George Baney (PG) Steven Underwood | |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Jesse Johnson | 47-45 |
| 08:29 | Montana | George Baney is hacked by Larry Wingfield in the backcourt - foul #1 on Larry Wingfield, team foul #9 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin (PF) Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 08:29 | Montana | George Baney makes the 1st free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:29 | Montana | George Baney misses the 2nd free throw | 47-46 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Larry Wingfield | 47-46 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield's floater is tipped away by William Prater | 47-46 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-46 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield is hacked by Kenny Bordelon - foul #3 on Kenny Bordelon, team foul #5 | 47-46 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams's fadeaway is rejected by William Prater | 47-46 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin tips it back up and in | 49-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Mark Coffield (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Willie Williams (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Lee Anderson (fresh) PF - Larry Parvin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Larry Wingfield (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Baney (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herman Duplessis (fresh) 7 pts. SF - William Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kenny Bordelon (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Jesse Johnson (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:50 | Montana | George Baney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold (C) Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 49-46 |
| 07:29 | Montana | The rebound goes to William Prater | 49-46 |
| 07:10 | Montana | Jesse Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 49-46 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold grabs the board | 49-46 |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Kenny Bordelon steals it from Willie Williams | 49-46 |
| 06:20 | Montana | George Baney misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Lee Anderson - foul #2 on Lee Anderson, team foul #10 | 49-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Veras (SF), Larry Wingfield (PF) Lee Anderson, Larry Parvin | |
| Subs | Montana | William Baker (SF) William Prater | |
| 06:20 | Montana | George Baney misses the 1st free throw | 49-46 |
| 06:20 | Montana | George Baney makes the 2nd free throw | 49-47 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield's fadeaway is rejected by Jesse Johnson | 49-47 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield tips it but misses | 49-47 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 49-47 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield can't tip it in | 49-47 |
| 05:35 | Montana | Jesse Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 05:06 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon misses badly on a shot near the basket | 49-47 |
| 05:05 | Montana | William Baker grabs the offensive board | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Willie Williams is called for the reach on Herman Duplessis - foul #3 on Willie Williams, team foul #11 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields (PG), Maurice Pittman (SG), Leo Crider (PF) Mark Coffield, Willie Williams, Larry Wingfield | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Underwood (PG), Boyce Montgomery (PF), Robert Senecal (C) George Baney, Kenny Bordelon, Jesse Johnson | |
| 04:50 | Montana | Herman Duplessis misses the 1st free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:50 | Montana | Herman Duplessis makes the 2nd free throw | 49-48 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Steven Underwood steals it from Mark Arnold | 49-48 |
| 04:33 | Montana | Steven Underwood banks in the layup | 49-50 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 49-50 |
| 04:23 | Montana | The rebound goes to Boyce Montgomery | 49-50 |
| 04:07 | Montana | Robert Senecal misses the easy layup | 49-50 |
| 04:05 | Montana | Robert Senecal hits the follow up shot | 49-52 |
| 03:47 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields is fouled on the floor by Steven Underwood - foul #1 on Steven Underwood, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lee Anderson (SF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Daniel Veras, Mark Arnold | |
| Subs | Montana | George Baney (PG), Christopher McCastle (SG), William Prater (SF), Kenny Bordelon (PF) Steven Underwood, Herman Duplessis, William Baker, Boyce Montgomery | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Fields (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Maurice Pittman (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lee Anderson (fresh) PF - Leo Crider (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana | PG - George Baney (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Christopher McCastle (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Prater (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. PF - Kenny Bordelon (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Senecal (fresh) 11 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 03:25 | Montana | William Prater gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 02:58 | Montana | Robert Senecal misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 49-52 |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin | Maurice Pittman connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Robby Sanmiguel | 52-52 |
| 02:52 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield (PF) Leo Crider | |
| Subs | Montana | Steven Underwood (PG), Boyce Montgomery (PF) George Baney, Kenny Bordelon | |
| 02:47 | Montana | William Prater double dribbles in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Andrew Fields makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from Robby Sanmiguel | 54-52 |
| 02:22 | Montana | Montana calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Coffield (PG) Andrew Fields | |
| Subs | Montana | George Baney (PG), Jeff Boston (SF), Jesse Johnson (C) Steven Underwood, William Prater, Robert Senecal | |
| 02:05 | Montana | Christopher McCastle hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jeff Boston | 54-54 |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Willie Williams (SG), Daniel Veras (SF) Maurice Pittman, Lee Anderson | |
| Subs | Montana | Herman Duplessis (SG), Kenny Bordelon (PF) Christopher McCastle, Boyce Montgomery | |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Larry Wingfield's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leo Crider (PF), Mark Arnold (C) Larry Wingfield, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| Subs | Montana | | |
| 01:29 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Leo Crider - foul #2 on Leo Crider, team foul #12 | 54-54 |
| 01:29 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon makes the 1st free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:29 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon makes the 2nd free throw | 54-56 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Mark Arnold drills a shot from the baseline on a great pass from Mark Coffield | 56-56 |
| 00:52 | Montana | Kenny Bordelon misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 56-56 |
| 00:50 | Montana | George Baney pulls down the offensive rebound | 56-56 |
| 00:24 | Montana | Herman Duplessis misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 56-56 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Leo Crider snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Jesse Johnson denies the turnaround by Mark Arnold | 56-56 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Daniel Veras tips it home | 58-56 |
| 00:03 | Montana | Montana calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Montana | Montana is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Montana | Jeff Boston can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 58-56 |