| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Haight (fresh) PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) C - Alvin Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) SG - John Brewer (fresh) SF - David Schultz (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) C - Jack Finkle (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | David Schultz lays it up and in and he's fouled by Robert Haight - foul #1 on Robert Haight, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:36 | Iowa | James Hampton is hacked by Edward Tripp in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Tripp, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Robert Haight scores on a shot from the right wing | 2-3 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Goodman | 2-5 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Haight | 2-5 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman snags the offensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-5 |
| 17:51 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson snags the defensive board | 2-5 |
| 17:49 | Iowa | Robert Haight is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 2-5 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), David Nguyen (C) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Michael Cardin (PF), Jimmy Long (C) John Brewer, Michael Goodman, Jack Finkle | |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Andrew Parker steals the ball from Michael Cardin | 2-5 |
| 17:32 | Iowa | Andrew Parker jams it | 4-5 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long gets the offensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | David Schultz knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Steven Pelt | 4-7 |
| 16:21 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 4-7 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin grabs the defensive rebound | 4-7 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-7 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long grabs the offensive rebound | 4-7 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott McKneely (fairly fresh) C - David Nguyen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Steven Pelt (fairly fresh) SF - David Schultz (tiring) 5 pts. PF - Michael Cardin (fairly fresh) C - Jimmy Long (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt banks in the layup and he's hacked by David Nguyen - foul #1 on David Nguyen, team foul #2 | 4-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Robert Haight (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Scott McKneely, David Nguyen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Michael Goodman (PF), Jack Finkle (C) Edward Tripp, David Schultz, Jimmy Long | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the free throw | 4-10 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Andrew Parker buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from James Hampton and the foul's on Jack Finkle - foul #1 on Jack Finkle, team foul #2 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG) Steven Pelt | |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Andrew Parker misses the free throw | 6-10 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the board | 6-10 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Parker - foul #1 on Andrew Parker, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Robert Haight is open but comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 6-12 |
| 14:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 14:07 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses short on a floater from the right wing | 6-12 |
| 14:06 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson pulls down the rebound | 6-12 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | James Hampton makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Peterson | 9-12 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | John Brewer connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 13:00 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | James Hampton is called for the reach on John Brewer - foul #1 on James Hampton, team foul #4 | 9-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Scott McKneely (PF) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF), Jimmy Long (C) Michael Cardin, Jack Finkle | |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 9-15 |
| 12:24 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Alvin Peterson | 9-15 |
| 12:19 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 9-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), David Nguyen (C) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | John Brewer's pass is intercepted by Richard Jenkins | 9-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - James Hampton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) SF - Robert Haight (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott McKneely (fresh) C - David Nguyen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (tiring) 2 pts. SG - John Brewer (tiring) 3 pts. SF - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Michael Goodman (tiring) 2 reb. C - Jimmy Long (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Iowa | James Hampton's floater is tipped away by Michael Goodman | 9-15 |
| 11:35 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins hits the follow up shot | 11-15 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp is fouled on the floor by David Nguyen - foul #2 on David Nguyen, team foul #5 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG), Andrew Parker (SF), Alvin Peterson (C) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins, Robert Haight, David Nguyen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Jack Finkle (C) John Brewer, Michael Goodman | |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses the lay-in | 11-15 |
| 10:55 | Iowa | Scott McKneely pulls down the rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:50 | Iowa | Edward Tripp is called for the reach on Andrew Parker - foul #2 on Edward Tripp, team foul #3 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Richard Jenkins (SG), Robert Haight (SF) Bruce Baker, Michael Heavner, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Michael Cardin (PF) Edward Tripp, Jimmy Long | |
| 10:40 | Iowa | Michael Cardin denies the turnaround by Robert Haight | 11-15 |
| 10:39 | Iowa | Robert Haight pulls down the offensive rebound | 11-15 |
| 10:28 | Iowa | James Hampton is called for a charge - foul #2 on James Hampton, team foul #6 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 11-15 |
| 10:04 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson gets the rebound | 11-15 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Michael Cardin - foul #1 on Michael Cardin, team foul #4 | 11-15 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Andrew Parker (SF) Michael Heavner, Robert Haight | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Bruce Baker makes the 1st free throw | 12-15 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Bruce Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 13-15 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Brewer | 13-17 |
| 09:25 | Iowa | Scott McKneely is hacked by Michael Cardin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Cardin, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Haight (SF) Scott McKneely | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF), Jimmy Long (C) Michael Cardin, Jack Finkle | |
| 09:11 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson clanks a floater from the left side | 13-17 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | David Schultz is fouled on the floor by Robert Haight - foul #2 on Robert Haight, team foul #7 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (PG), Scott McKneely (PF) Bruce Baker, Robert Haight | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 08:45 | Iowa | John Brewer steals it from Richard Jenkins in the backcourt | 13-19 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by David Schultz is blocked by Scott McKneely | 13-19 |
| 08:18 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Alvin Peterson | 13-19 |
| 07:58 | Iowa | Andrew Parker is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG) Richard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle (C) Michael Goodman | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 13-19 |
| 07:27 | Wisconsin | David Schultz pulls down the offensive rebound | 13-19 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Heavner (fresh) SF - Andrew Parker (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Scott McKneely (tiring) C - Alvin Peterson (tiring) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Pelt (tiring) 3 pts. SG - John Brewer (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schultz (tiring) 7 pts. PF - Jimmy Long (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | John Brewer is whistled for a carry | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG) Bruce Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF) David Schultz | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Michael Heavner is hacked by Steven Pelt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Steven Pelt, team foul #6 | 13-19 |
| 06:52 | Iowa | Michael Heavner can't connect on an uncontested 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-19 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long grabs the defensive rebound | 13-19 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-19 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG) Michael Heavner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF) Jimmy Long | |
| 06:08 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 13-19 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | David Schultz gets the rebound | 13-19 |
| 05:51 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 13-21 |
| 05:33 | Iowa | Bruce Baker is called for a backcourt violation | 13-21 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 13-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (PG), Robert Haight (SF) Bruce Baker, Andrew Parker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long makes the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Steven Pelt | 13-23 |
| 04:53 | Iowa | Michael Heavner buries a 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Jenkins | 16-23 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 16-23 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle hits the follow up shot | 16-25 |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Robert Haight is hacked by Steven Pelt - foul #2 on Steven Pelt, team foul #7 | 16-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Andrew Parker (PF) Michael Heavner, Scott McKneely | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF) David Schultz | |
| 04:04 | Iowa | Robert Haight misses the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman gets the rebound | 16-25 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses the driving attempt in the paint | 16-25 |
| 03:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Andrew Parker | 16-25 |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Alvin Peterson drills a turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Bruce Baker | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Bruce Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Jenkins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Haight (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Andrew Parker (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Peterson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Pelt (tired) 3 pts. SG - John Brewer (tired) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jimmy Long (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Goodman (tiring) 3 reb. C - Jack Finkle (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 03:09 | Iowa | Andrew Parker gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 03:06 | Iowa | Steven Pelt steps in front of the Bruce Baker pass in the backcourt | 18-25 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt banks in the layup | 18-27 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Steven Pelt - foul #3 on Steven Pelt, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | James Hampton (PG), Scott McKneely (PF), David Nguyen (C) Richard Jenkins, Andrew Parker, Alvin Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG), David Schultz (SF), Michael Cardin (PF) Steven Pelt, Jimmy Long, Michael Goodman | |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 02:49 | Iowa | Bruce Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | John Brewer steps out of bounds on the sideline | 19-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Heavner (SG) Bruce Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long (C) Jack Finkle | |
| 02:04 | Iowa | Michael Heavner can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 02:02 | Iowa | David Nguyen hits the follow up shot | 21-27 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | David Schultz hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by David Nguyen - foul #3 on David Nguyen, team foul #8 | 21-27 |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Jenkins (SG), Alvin Peterson (C) Michael Heavner, David Nguyen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | David Schultz misses the 1st free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 21-28 |
| 01:18 | Iowa | Edward Tripp picks off the pass by Scott McKneely | 21-28 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses long on a floater from the right side | 21-28 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Alvin Peterson | 21-28 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Edward Tripp is called for the reach on Richard Jenkins in the backcourt - foul #3 on Edward Tripp, team foul #9 | 21-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Andrew Parker (PF) Scott McKneely | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF), Jack Finkle (C) David Schultz, Jimmy Long | |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 00:53 | Iowa | Richard Jenkins makes the 2nd free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on James Hampton - foul #3 on James Hampton, team foul #9 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | Bruce Baker (PG), Michael Heavner (SG) James Hampton, Richard Jenkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:32 | Iowa | Andrew Parker pulls down the rebound | 23-29 |
| 00:14 | Iowa | Robert Haight lays it up and in | 25-29 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | John Brewer connects on the 3 from the left wing | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Bruce Baker misses short on a halfcourt shot | 25-32 |