| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Howard Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Ropiski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Casady (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tim Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gerald Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Tim Cooper inbounds the ball | 26-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Richard Anderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Kevin Casady can't connect on a fadeaway from the left side | 26-29 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis pulls down the rebound | 26-29 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Kevin Casady steals the ball from Walter Ellis in the backcourt | 26-29 |
| 18:41 | Purdue | Richard Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 26-29 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Steger | 26-29 |
| 18:18 | Purdue | Walter Ellis is called for the reach on Tim Cooper - foul #1 on Walter Ellis, team foul #1 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG) Jeff Sawyer | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Richard Anderson can't throw it down | 26-29 |
| 17:52 | Purdue | David Steger gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 17:28 | Purdue | Leon Ropiski is called for the reach on David Steger - foul #2 on Leon Ropiski, team foul #2 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF) Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Otis Williams is called for the reach on Tim Cooper - foul #1 on Otis Williams, team foul #3 | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG) Otis Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:54 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway loses the ball out of bounds | 26-29 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 29-29 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | David Steger is whistled for traveling | 29-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG), Kyle Dennis (C) Jeff Sawyer, Leon Ropiski | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry misses the floater near the basket but he's hacked by David Steger - foul #3 on David Steger, team foul #1 | 29-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter (PF) Jordan Bentley | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SF), James Barta (C) Tim Cooper, Gerald Galloway | |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry makes the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 15:49 | Purdue | Richard Anderson gets the rebound | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Howard Ford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Kyle Dennis (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Pence (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - James Barta (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Purdue | Howard Ford is called for the reach on Kevin Casady - foul #3 on Howard Ford, team foul #4 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG), Walter Ellis (SF) Howard Ford, Stephen Perry | |
| Subs | Purdue | Micheal Hodges (PF) Kevin Casady | |
| 14:57 | Purdue | James Barta lays it in uncontested set up by David Steger | 30-31 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis is alone and drills a shot from the right block | 32-31 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Joseph Pence can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis grabs the defensive rebound | 32-31 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Richard Anderson picks off the pass by Kyle Dennis | 32-31 |
| 13:38 | Purdue | Joseph Pence hits the finger roll set up by Richard Anderson | 32-33 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | James Barta is called for the reach on Kyle Dennis in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Barta, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Ford (SG), Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Otis Williams, Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter, Kyle Dennis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Casady (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), Gerald Galloway (C) Joseph Pence, Micheal Hodges, James Barta | |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 32-33 |
| 13:17 | Purdue | David Steger grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 13:13 | Purdue | Richard Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 32-33 |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 32-33 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry tips it home | 34-33 |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by David Steger and he's fouled by Stephen Perry - foul #2 on Stephen Perry, team foul #5 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis (SF) Stephen Perry | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 12:22 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Leon Ropiski | 36-36 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Tim Cooper is fouled on the floor by Howard Ford - foul #4 on Howard Ford, team foul #6 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (SG), Frankie Baxter (PF), George Naranjo (C) Howard Ford, Jordan Bentley, Leon Ropiski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Pence (SG), Micheal Hodges (PF), James Barta (C) Kevin Casady, Richard Anderson, Gerald Galloway | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Williams (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - George Naranjo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Cooper (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Barta (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:22 | Purdue | David Steger misses short on an open 3pt shot from the right wing | 36-36 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis gets the rebound | 36-36 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Joseph Pence - foul #2 on Joseph Pence, team foul #3 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Kyle Dennis (C) Walter Ellis, George Naranjo | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF) Tim Cooper | |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams misses the 1st free throw | 36-36 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 37-36 |
| 10:37 | Purdue | Otis Williams steps in front of the Richard Rounds pass | 37-36 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams dunks the ball | 39-36 |
| 10:14 | Purdue | Micheal Hodges misses the jumper from the left block | 39-36 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 39-36 |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 39-36 |
| 09:55 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Barta | 39-36 |
| 09:31 | Purdue | Joseph Pence is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-39 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Rounds - foul #2 on Richard Rounds, team foul #4 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Stephen Perry, Frankie Baxter, Kyle Dennis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Kevin Casady (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), Richard Anderson (PF), Gerald Galloway (C) David Steger, Joseph Pence, Richard Rounds, Micheal Hodges, James Barta | |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 39-39 |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis grabs the offensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:44 | Wisconsin | Tim Cooper steps in front of the Otis Williams pass | 39-39 |
| 08:24 | Purdue | Richard Anderson double dribbles | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Rounds (SF) Tim Cooper | |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis misses long on a shot from the baseline | 39-39 |
| 08:09 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway snags the defensive board | 39-39 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Kevin Casady scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Morton and he's fouled by Otis Williams - foul #2 on Otis Williams, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter (PF) Jordan Bentley | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG), Bob Cole (C) Christopher Morton, Gerald Galloway | |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Kevin Casady makes the free throw | 39-42 |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-42 |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (tired) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Otis Williams (tiring) 7 pts. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 pts. C - Leon Ropiski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - David Steger (tiring) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Casady (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 stl. SF - Richard Rounds (fresh) PF - Richard Anderson (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Bob Cole (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Purdue | Kevin Casady misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 41-42 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis pulls down the rebound | 41-42 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | David Steger steals it from Leon Ropiski | 41-42 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Richard Anderson knocks in the floater from close range | 41-44 |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 05:58 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Kevin Casady's fadeaway is rejected by Leon Ropiski | 41-44 |
| 05:39 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Otis Williams | 41-44 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter grabs the offensive board | 41-44 |
| 04:44 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-44 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Bob Cole grabs the defensive rebound | 41-44 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Ford (SG), Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF), Kyle Dennis (C) Jeff Sawyer, Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter, Leon Ropiski | |
| Subs | Purdue | Christopher Morton (PG), Joseph Pence (SG), Tim Cooper (SF), Micheal Hodges (PF), Gerald Galloway (C) David Steger, Kevin Casady, Richard Rounds, Richard Anderson, Bob Cole | |
| 04:17 | Purdue | Christopher Morton hits a turnaround from the left block | 41-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams is fouled in the backcourt by Christopher Morton - foul #1 on Christopher Morton, team foul #5 | 41-46 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-46 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Otis Williams steals the ball from Joseph Pence | 41-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (tired) 7 pts. 2 stl. SG - Howard Ford (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jordan Bentley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Dennis (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Christopher Morton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Pence (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Micheal Hodges (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gerald Galloway (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford scores on a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Otis Williams | 43-46 |
| 02:59 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 43-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG), Walter Ellis (SF), Frankie Baxter (PF) Otis Williams, Stephen Perry, Jordan Bentley | |
| Subs | Purdue | David Steger (PG), Kevin Casady (SG) Christopher Morton, Joseph Pence | |
| 02:36 | Purdue | David Steger can't connect on a shot from the left side | 43-46 |
| 02:35 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway tips it home | 43-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis knocks in the turnaround near the basket set up by Walter Ellis | 45-48 |
| 01:56 | Purdue | Kevin Casady clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer is whistled for traveling | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski (C) Kyle Dennis | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Anderson (PF) Micheal Hodges | |
| 01:02 | Purdue | David Steger can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis pulls down the rebound | 45-48 |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 45-48 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Gerald Galloway grabs the defensive rebound | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Richard Anderson drills a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by David Steger | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-50 |
| 00:09 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Steger | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+5) | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Jeff Sawyer is called for the reach on David Steger in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jeff Sawyer, team foul #8 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Barta (PF) Richard Anderson | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | David Steger makes the 1st free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | David Steger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski grabs the board | 45-51 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford is hacked by David Steger in the backcourt - foul #4 on David Steger, team foul #6 | 45-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Richard Anderson (PF) James Barta | |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-51 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Richard Anderson pulls down the rebound | 45-51 |