| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brad Perkins (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Warwick (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Eric Curtis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Vern Chenier (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Alex Basaldua (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua inbounds the ball | 34-30 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Vern Chenier - foul #2 on Vern Chenier, team foul #1 | 34-30 |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 19:19 | Minnesota | William Warwick clanks a jump hook from close range | 34-32 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Matthew Huckaby | 34-32 |
| 18:57 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is open and buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 18:41 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 18:39 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis tips it in | 36-35 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Alex Basaldua | 36-37 |
| 17:56 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-37 |
| 17:55 | Minnesota | William Warwick hits the follow up shot | 38-37 |
| 17:50 | Wisconsin | Brad Perkins steals it from Alex Basaldua in the backcourt | 38-37 |
| 17:47 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins lays it in | 40-37 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | William Warwick is called for the reach on Alex Basaldua in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Warwick, team foul #2 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Jacob Labrador (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Brad Perkins, Lester Lynn, William Warwick, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 40-37 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador pulls down the rebound | 40-37 |
| 16:58 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond clanks a driving attempt from close range | 40-37 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Toni Novak | 40-37 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Toni Novak | 40-40 |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens banks in the layup set up by Brandon Gentry | 42-40 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua banks in the layup on a great pass from Joel Schram | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Jacob Labrador (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-42 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Yo Yen, Jacob Labrador, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua George (PF) Matthew Huckaby | |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | William Warwick is called for the reach on Alex Basaldua in the backcourt - foul #2 on William Warwick, team foul #3 | 42-42 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Joel Schram | 42-45 |
| 14:48 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 42-45 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas gets the rebound | 42-45 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin | Joshua George is whistled for a carry | 42-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), John Nichols (SF), Jimmie Rogers (C) Joel Schram, Alex Basaldua, Kevin Byas | |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by William Warwick and he's hacked by John Nichols - foul #1 on John Nichols, team foul #1 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador (SG) Lester Lynn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier misses the free throw | 44-45 |
| 14:12 | Minnesota | William Warwick grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 13:51 | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador grabs the offensive rebound | 44-45 |
| 13:28 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis clanks a shot from the right wing | 44-45 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | John Nichols grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the dunk attempt | 44-45 |
| 13:03 | Minnesota | Vern Chenier snags the defensive board | 44-45 |
| 12:42 | Minnesota | John Nichols steals the ball from William Warwick | 44-45 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Joshua George can't connect on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Eric Curtis - foul #1 on Eric Curtis, team foul #4 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Brad Perkins, Jacob Labrador, William Warwick, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Perez (PG), Joel Schram (SG), Alex Basaldua (SF), Kevin Byas (C) Toni Novak, Forrest Burns, John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 1st free throw | 44-46 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Joshua George makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 11:48 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens blows the layup | 44-47 |
| 11:47 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens tips it home | 46-47 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Gentry (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dick Hammond (fresh) 5 pts. C - Bill Stephens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Felix Perez (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joshua George (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Bill Stephens steals it from Alex Basaldua | 46-47 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Joshua George - foul #1 on Joshua George, team foul #2 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Toni Novak (PG), Matthew Huckaby (PF) Felix Perez, Joshua George | |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 47-47 |
| 11:06 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 48-47 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the floater from the left side on a great pass from Joel Schram | 48-49 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond is hacked by Matthew Huckaby - foul #2 on Matthew Huckaby, team foul #3 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (PG), Jacob Labrador (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Joseph Wilson (C) Yo Yen, Lester Lynn, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:05 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 10:03 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | William Warwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-49 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is hacked by Jacob Labrador - foul #1 on Jacob Labrador, team foul #5 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Vern Chenier (C) Eric Curtis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), Jimmie Rogers (C) Joel Schram, Kevin Byas | |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns buries a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Matthew Huckaby | 48-52 |
| 08:47 | Minnesota | William Warwick is fouled on the floor by Alex Basaldua - foul #2 on Alex Basaldua, team foul #4 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), Brandon Gentry (SF), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Brad Perkins, Jacob Labrador, William Warwick, Joseph Wilson, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Perez (PG), John Nichols (SF) Toni Novak, Alex Basaldua | |
| 08:32 | Minnesota | Felix Perez steps in front of the Dick Hammond pass | 48-52 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Felix Perez lays it up and in | 48-54 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn is fouled on the floor by Forrest Burns - foul #2 on Forrest Burns, team foul #5 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Kevin Byas (C) John Nichols, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Yo Yen | 51-54 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Brandon Gentry (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Dick Hammond (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Bill Stephens (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Felix Perez (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joel Schram (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Forrest Burns (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kevin Byas (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Joel Schram is blocked by Bill Stephens | 51-54 |
| 07:16 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-54 |
| 06:51 | Minnesota | Dick Hammond hits the follow up shot | 53-54 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram misses the 3 from the right corner | 53-54 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas tips it home | 53-56 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 53-56 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Bill Stephens snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (PG), Jacob Labrador (SG), William Warwick (SF), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Yo Yen, Lester Lynn, Brandon Gentry, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Toni Novak (PG), Alex Basaldua (SF), Joshua George (PF) Felix Perez, Forrest Burns, Matthew Huckaby | |
| 05:36 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins is hacked by Joel Schram - foul #2 on Joel Schram, team foul #6 | 53-56 |
| 05:14 | Minnesota | William Warwick's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-56 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Joel Schram comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 53-56 |
| 04:53 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis pulls down the rebound | 53-56 |
| 04:48 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-56 |
| 04:46 | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador snags the offensive board | 53-56 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | William Warwick is fouled on the floor by Alex Basaldua - foul #3 on Alex Basaldua, team foul #7 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), Jimmie Rogers (C) Joel Schram, Kevin Byas | |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | William Warwick misses the 1st free throw | 53-56 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Joshua George grabs the defensive rebound | 53-56 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-56 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Jacob Labrador snags the defensive board | 53-56 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | Joshua George is called for the reach on William Warwick - foul #2 on Joshua George, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Yo Yen (PG), Lester Lynn (SG), Dick Hammond (PF), Bill Stephens (C) Brad Perkins, Jacob Labrador, Eric Curtis, Vern Chenier | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Huckaby (PF) Joshua George | |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | William Warwick makes the 1st free throw | 54-56 |
| 03:45 | Minnesota | William Warwick makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Jimmie Rogers | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Yo Yen (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Lester Lynn (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Warwick (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dick Hammond (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Bill Stephens (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Toni Novak (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Forrest Burns (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Alex Basaldua (fairly fresh) 22 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Matthew Huckaby (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Jimmie Rogers (fresh) | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Yo Yen is fouled on the floor by Toni Novak - foul #2 on Toni Novak, team foul #9 | 55-59 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brandon Gentry (SF) William Warwick | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Kevin Byas (C) Forrest Burns, Jimmie Rogers | |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Yo Yen makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 03:03 | Minnesota | Yo Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 57-59 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua is alone and drills a 3 from the left corner set up by Toni Novak | 57-62 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 57-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brad Perkins (PG), Eric Curtis (PF), Vern Chenier (C) Yo Yen, Dick Hammond, Bill Stephens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins is called for traveling | 57-62 |
| Subs | Minnesota | William Warwick (SF) Brandon Gentry | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas connects on the shot near the basket | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 57-64 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas pulls down the rebound | 57-64 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Vern Chenier - foul #3 on Vern Chenier, team foul #6 | 57-64 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas makes the 1st free throw | 57-65 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas makes the 2nd free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:46 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 60-66 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Lester Lynn is called for the reach on Alex Basaldua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester Lynn, team foul #7 | 60-66 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), Joshua George (PF) Joel Schram, Matthew Huckaby | |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 1st free throw | 60-67 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 2nd free throw | 60-68 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:39 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 60-68 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak pulls down the rebound | 60-68 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-68 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Brad Perkins is called for the reach on Toni Novak in the backcourt - foul #1 on Brad Perkins, team foul #8 | 60-68 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 60-69 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 60-70 |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis drills a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Brad Perkins and he's fouled by Joshua George - foul #3 on Joshua George, team foul #10 | 62-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Matthew Huckaby (PF) Forrest Burns, Joshua George | |
| 00:31 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis makes the free throw | 63-70 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Brad Perkins is called for the reach on Alex Basaldua in the backcourt - foul #2 on Brad Perkins, team foul #9 | 63-70 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), Joshua George (PF) Joel Schram, Matthew Huckaby | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 1st free throw | 63-71 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Alex Basaldua makes the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:22 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-72 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas snags the defensive board | 63-72 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-72 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Lynn is called for the reach on Toni Novak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Lynn, team foul #10 | 63-72 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:19 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis pulls down the rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn is fouled on the floor by Joshua George - foul #4 on Joshua George, team foul #11 | 63-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joel Schram (SG), Matthew Huckaby (PF) Forrest Burns, Joshua George | |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn misses the 1st free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn misses the 2nd free throw | 63-72 |
| 00:12 | Minnesota | Eric Curtis pulls down the offensive rebound | 63-72 |
| 00:08 | Minnesota | Lester Lynn evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Eric Curtis | 66-72 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Brad Perkins is called for the reach on Toni Novak in the backcourt - foul #3 on Brad Perkins, team foul #11 | 66-72 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Forrest Burns (SG), Joshua George (PF) Joel Schram, Matthew Huckaby | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 1st free throw | 66-73 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Toni Novak makes the 2nd free throw | 66-74 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | Brad Perkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 66-74 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Kevin Byas grabs the defensive rebound | 66-74 |