| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Schultz (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Leon Height (fresh) SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Schultz inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle misses the floater from the right block but the foul's on Gary Frase - foul #2 on Gary Frase, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 1st free throw | 25-29 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | John Nordquist clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-29 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | David Schultz grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp makes the contested floater from the left side set up by David Schultz | 28-29 |
| 18:19 | Minnesota | Tony Carey hits a shot in the paint on a great pass from Leon Height | 28-31 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | David Schultz is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the right wing set up by John Brewer | 30-31 |
| 17:39 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 30-31 |
| 17:37 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Tony Carey | 30-31 |
| 17:17 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 17:16 | Minnesota | Gary Frase snags the offensive board | 30-31 |
| 16:51 | Minnesota | John Nordquist buries a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Tony Carey | 30-33 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | David Schultz hits the finger roll set up by Edward Tripp and the foul's on Leon Height - foul #2 on Leon Height, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Michael Cardin (PF), Jimmy Long (C) John Brewer, Michael Goodman, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (SG), Ivan Albritton (SF), Alexander Roop (C) Leon Height, Gary Frase, Tony Carey | |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | David Schultz misses the free throw | 32-33 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to David Padua | 32-33 |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | James Burkhart travels with the ball | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG) John Nordquist | |
| 15:52 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin tips it home | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Steven Pelt (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cardin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jimmy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Baird (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Burkhart (fresh) SF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 8 pts. PF - David Padua (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Minnesota | James Burkhart buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Albritton | 34-35 |
| 15:17 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 15:16 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is hacked by Jimmy Long - foul #2 on Jimmy Long, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Jack Finkle (C) Edward Tripp, David Schultz | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Gary Frase (SF), Tony Carey (C) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Ivan Albritton, David Padua | |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Gary Frase knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by John Nordquist and he's hacked by Michael Cardin - foul #1 on Michael Cardin, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses the free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jimmy Long | 34-37 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on John Nordquist - foul #3 on John Nordquist, team foul #3 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF) Jimmy Long | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 35-37 |
| 14:14 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is fouled on the floor by Michael Goodman - foul #3 on Michael Goodman, team foul #3 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG) Steven Pelt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 14:03 | Minnesota | Gary Frase hits a driving attempt near the basket | 35-39 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 35-39 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to John Brewer | 35-39 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF), Jimmy Long (C) Michael Cardin, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) Alexander Roop | |
| 12:56 | Minnesota | Gary Frase drills a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Nordquist | 35-42 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp works out of a doubleteam and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 37-42 |
| 12:17 | Minnesota | Tony Carey jams it on a great pass from Gary Frase | 37-44 |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | David Schultz knocks in the fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Jimmy Long | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Jimmy Long (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gary Frase (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ivan Albritton (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. C - Tony Carey (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Minnesota | Michael Goodman steals the ball from Ivan Albritton | 39-44 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | David Schultz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Leon Height gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 10:48 | Minnesota | John Brewer is called for the reach on Leon Height - foul #3 on John Brewer, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Michael Cardin (SF), Jack Finkle (C) John Brewer, David Schultz, Michael Goodman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF), Alexander Roop (C) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Gary Frase, Tony Carey | |
| 10:34 | Minnesota | Brian Baird clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 39-44 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp snags the defensive board | 39-44 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | Alexander Roop steals it from Steven Pelt | 39-44 |
| 10:00 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 39-44 |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 39-44 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt tips it home | 41-44 |
| 09:15 | Minnesota | Jack Finkle steals the ball from Brian Baird | 41-44 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt hits a wide open floater from the right side on a great pass from Edward Tripp out of a doubleteam | 43-44 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is fouled on the floor by Jack Finkle - foul #2 on Jack Finkle, team foul #5 | 43-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF) Jimmy Long | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG) Brian Baird, Ivan Albritton | |
| 08:29 | Minnesota | James Burkhart hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 43-44 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin grabs the defensive rebound | 43-44 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt hits a jumper near the basket set up by Michael Cardin | 45-44 |
| 08:19 | Minnesota | James Burkhart makes the runner from the right block set up by Leon Height | 45-46 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Leon Height - foul #3 on Leon Height, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG) Edward Tripp | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Frase (SF) James Burkhart | |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop is open but comes up short on the shot from close range but he's hacked by Steven Pelt - foul #1 on Steven Pelt, team foul #6 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG) Steven Pelt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) David Padua | |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 07:41 | Minnesota | Alexander Roop makes the 2nd free throw | 46-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brewer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Cardin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 7 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Tony Carey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | David Schultz hits the easy wide open finger roll | 48-48 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | John Nordquist hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on John Brewer - foul #4 on John Brewer, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF) Michael Cardin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Ivan Albritton (PF) Alexander Roop | |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | John Nordquist makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:52 | Minnesota | John Nordquist misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp clanks a shot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | John Brewer snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 48-49 |
| 06:09 | Minnesota | Gary Frase snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses badly on a jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by David Schultz - foul #3 on David Schultz, team foul #8 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (PG), Jimmy Long (C) Edward Tripp, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Baird (PG), James Burkhart (SG), David Padua (PF) John Nordquist, Leon Height, Ivan Albritton | |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 1st free throw | 48-50 |
| 05:53 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 2nd free throw | 48-51 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt hits the finger roll | 50-51 |
| 05:12 | Minnesota | Brian Baird is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Tony Carey | 50-53 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Michael Goodman | 53-53 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Steven Pelt steals it from Gary Frase | 53-53 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long hits a turnaround from close range set up by Steven Pelt | 55-53 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Brian Baird's floater is knocked away by Jimmy Long | 55-53 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | John Brewer can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 55-53 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Gary Frase pulls down the rebound | 55-53 |
| 03:47 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG), Michael Cardin (SF), Jack Finkle (C) John Brewer, David Schultz, Jimmy Long | |
| Subs | Minnesota | John Nordquist (PG), Leon Height (SG), Alexander Roop (C) Brian Baird, James Burkhart, Tony Carey | |
| 03:29 | Minnesota | Gary Frase steps out of bounds on the sideline | 55-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Pelt (fresh) 17 pts. 4 reb. SF - Michael Cardin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jimmy Long (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - John Nordquist (fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 3 pf. SG - Leon Height (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Frase (fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Padua (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. C - Alexander Roop (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long banks in the layup on a nice dish by Edward Tripp | 57-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Gary Frase is hacked by Michael Cardin - foul #2 on Michael Cardin, team foul #9 | 57-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG) Steven Pelt | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 02:58 | Minnesota | Gary Frase makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF), Michael Goodman (PF) Michael Cardin, Jimmy Long | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Tony Carey (C) Alexander Roop | |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Leon Height steals it from Jack Finkle | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Tony Carey comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Jack Finkle - foul #3 on Jack Finkle, team foul #10 | 57-55 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Tony Carey misses the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 02:19 | Minnesota | Tony Carey makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by John Brewer | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:34 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-56 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 59-56 |
| 01:09 | Minnesota | John Nordquist gets the rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:03 | Minnesota | David Padua hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jack Finkle | 59-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Tony Carey - foul #2 on Tony Carey, team foul #5 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp makes the free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | John Nordquist hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Tony Carey grabs the offensive board | 62-56 |
| 00:23 | Minnesota | Leon Height is called for traveling | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin is fouled in the backcourt by Leon Height - foul #4 on Leon Height, team foul #6 | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp is hacked by John Nordquist - foul #4 on John Nordquist, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp makes the 1st free throw | 63-56 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp makes the 2nd free throw | 64-56 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | John Brewer is called for the reach on Leon Height - foul #5 on John Brewer, team foul #11 | 64-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Michael Goodman (PF) John Brewer, Michael Cardin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Leon Height makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Leon Height makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Leon Height is called for the reach on Steven Pelt in the backcourt - foul #5 on Leon Height, team foul #8 | 64-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Burkhart (SG) Leon Height | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 1st free throw | 65-58 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 00:07 | Minnesota | Gary Frase misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-58 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin grabs the defensive rebound | 66-58 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 66-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF) Michael Cardin | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp runs out the clock | 66-58 |