| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Marlon Meader (fresh) SG - William Mills (fresh) SF - John Gammons (fresh) PF - Jason Morgan (fresh) C - John Bourn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (fresh) SG - Howard Ford (fresh) SF - Walter Ellis (fresh) PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) C - Leon Ropiski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski pulls down the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | John Gammons swats the short shot by Frankie Baxter | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | John Gammons gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | John Bourn lays it up and in on a great pass from William Mills and the foul's on Jeff Sawyer - foul #1 on Jeff Sawyer, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | John Bourn makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer connects on the 3 from straight away set up by Howard Ford | 3-3 |
| 18:30 | Notre Dame | John Bourn is open and lays it up and in set up by William Mills | 5-3 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford is hacked by John Bourn - foul #1 on John Bourn, team foul #1 | 5-3 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer double dribbles | 5-3 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader comes up short on the jumper in the lane but he's fouled by Jeff Sawyer - foul #2 on Jeff Sawyer, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (PG) Jeff Sawyer | |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:58 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane | 6-3 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | William Mills gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 17:41 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Marlon Meader is denied by Frankie Baxter | 6-3 |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Walter Ellis | 6-3 |
| 17:19 | Wisconsin | John Gammons steals the ball from Howard Ford | 6-3 |
| 17:05 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan misses badly on a fadeaway from the baseline | 6-3 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-3 |
| 16:51 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan is fouled on the floor by Otis Williams - foul #1 on Otis Williams, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright (SF) John Gammons | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright scores on a floater in the lane on a nice dish by William Mills and he's hacked by Walter Ellis - foul #1 on Walter Ellis, team foul #4 | 10-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF) Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter | |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright makes the free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Otis Williams is blocked by John Bourn | 11-3 |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | John Bourn grabs the defensive rebound | 11-3 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | John Bourn misses the easy layup | 11-3 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley snags the defensive board | 11-3 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-3 |
| 15:57 | Notre Dame | William Mills pulls down the rebound | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Marlon Meader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Mills (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Jesse Wright (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jason Morgan (fairly fresh) C - John Bourn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (fresh) SG - Howard Ford (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) PF - Jordan Bentley (fresh) C - Leon Ropiski (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright loses the dribble to Leon Ropiski | 11-3 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley misses the jumper from the left wing | 11-3 |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader grabs the board | 11-3 |
| 14:52 | Notre Dame | William Mills is hacked by Stephen Perry - foul #1 on Stephen Perry, team foul #5 | 11-3 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Gammons (PG), Willie Rea (SG), Raymond Wilkins (PF), John Cargile (C) Marlon Meader, William Mills, Jason Morgan, John Bourn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis (SF), Frankie Baxter (PF), Kyle Dennis (C) Stephen Perry, Jordan Bentley, Leon Ropiski | |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | Kyle Dennis denies the turnaround by Raymond Wilkins | 11-3 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Willie Rea tips it back up and in | 13-3 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis connects on the jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Frankie Baxter | 13-5 |
| 14:08 | Notre Dame | John Cargile's layup is rejected by Kyle Dennis | 13-5 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Otis Williams | 13-5 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Willie Rea - foul #1 on Willie Rea, team foul #2 | 13-5 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader (PG) Jesse Wright | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford misses the 1st free throw | 13-5 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford makes the 2nd free throw | 13-6 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | John Cargile clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 13-6 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter grabs the defensive rebound | 13-6 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Raymond Wilkins steps in front of the Otis Williams pass | 13-6 |
| 13:06 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader loses the dribble to Otis Williams | 13-6 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Howard Ford | 13-9 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Raymond Wilkins is blocked by Walter Ellis | 13-9 |
| 12:31 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis pulls down the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader grabs the board | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Raymond Wilkins misses the shot from the left wing | 13-9 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Marlon Meader (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Rea (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gammons (fairly fresh) PF - Raymond Wilkins (fairly fresh) C - John Cargile (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Otis Williams (tiring) SG - Howard Ford (tiring) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Kyle Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Mills (PG), Harry Yockey (SG), Jesse Wright (SF), Jason Morgan (PF), John Bourn (C) Marlon Meader, Willie Rea, John Gammons, Raymond Wilkins, John Cargile | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry (SF), Jordan Bentley (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Walter Ellis, Frankie Baxter, Kyle Dennis | |
| 11:27 | Notre Dame | William Mills misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 13-9 |
| 11:26 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey snags the offensive board | 13-9 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Mills and he's fouled by Stephen Perry - foul #2 on Stephen Perry, team foul #6 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis (SF) Stephen Perry | |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright misses the free throw | 15-9 |
| 11:21 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:16 | Notre Dame | John Bourn misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 15-9 |
| 11:15 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-9 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 15-9 |
| 11:03 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Yockey | 15-9 |
| 10:55 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan travels with the ball | 15-9 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by William Mills - foul #1 on William Mills, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley makes the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley makes the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | William Mills can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 15-11 |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Jesse Wright pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-11 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey is hacked by Howard Ford - foul #1 on Howard Ford, team foul #7 | 15-11 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey makes the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 10:01 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford hits a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 17-13 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | John Bourn is open and buries a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jesse Wright | 19-13 |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley is fouled on the floor by Jason Morgan - foul #1 on Jason Morgan, team foul #4 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader (PG) Harry Yockey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter (PF) Jordan Bentley | |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Otis Williams is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Otis Williams, team foul #8 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Willie Rea (SG), John Gammons (SF), Raymond Wilkins (PF), John Cargile (C) William Mills, Jesse Wright, Jason Morgan, John Bourn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer (PG), Kyle Dennis (C) Otis Williams, Leon Ropiski | |
| 08:33 | Notre Dame | Walter Ellis steals the ball from John Cargile | 19-13 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-13 |
| 08:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Wilkins gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | John Gammons buries a 3 from the left corner | 22-13 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter's floater is tipped away by John Gammons | 22-13 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter snags the offensive board | 22-13 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Marlon Meader (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Willie Rea (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Gammons (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Wilkins (fresh) C - John Cargile (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Howard Ford (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Walter Ellis (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kyle Dennis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 22-16 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Kyle Dennis picks off the pass by John Gammons | 22-16 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford clanks a floater from the right side | 22-16 |
| 06:29 | Notre Dame | John Cargile grabs the board | 22-16 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 22-16 |
| 06:24 | Notre Dame | John Cargile tips it but misses | 22-16 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kyle Dennis | 22-16 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter gets the offensive rebound | 22-16 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter is fouled on the floor by John Cargile - foul #1 on John Cargile, team foul #5 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Mills (PG), Harry Yockey (SG), Jesse Wright (SF), Jason Morgan (PF), John Bourn (C) Marlon Meader, Willie Rea, John Gammons, Raymond Wilkins, John Cargile | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Frankie Baxter, Kyle Dennis | |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Walter Ellis buries a 3 from the right corner | 22-19 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Howard Ford is called for the reach on Harry Yockey - foul #2 on Howard Ford, team foul #9 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otis Williams (SG) Howard Ford | |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 05:18 | Notre Dame | Harry Yockey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-19 |
| 04:49 | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley loses the dribble to John Bourn | 24-19 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | John Bourn buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from William Mills | 26-19 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer drills a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-22 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan banks in the layup on a great pass from William Mills and he's fouled by Otis Williams - foul #3 on Otis Williams, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Marlon Meader (PG) Harry Yockey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Ford (SG), Stephen Perry (SF), Frankie Baxter (PF) Otis Williams, Walter Ellis, Jordan Bentley | |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan makes the free throw | 29-22 |
| 03:24 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-22 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-22 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Marlon Meader (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Mills (fresh) 6 ast. SF - Jesse Wright (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Jason Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - John Bourn (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeff Sawyer (tiring) 9 pts. SG - Howard Ford (tired) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephen Perry (fresh) PF - Frankie Baxter (fresh) 4 reb. C - Leon Ropiski (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Stephen Perry | 29-24 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | John Bourn misses long on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Leon Ropiski - foul #1 on Leon Ropiski, team foul #11 | 29-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Naranjo (C) Leon Ropiski | |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | John Bourn makes the 1st free throw | 30-24 |
| 03:02 | Notre Dame | John Bourn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Jeff Sawyer is hacked by William Mills - foul #2 on William Mills, team foul #6 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Willie Rea (SG), John Gammons (SF), Raymond Wilkins (PF), John Cargile (C) William Mills, Jesse Wright, Jason Morgan, John Bourn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis (C) George Naranjo | |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis lays it in | 31-26 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Willie Rea can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from the right block | 31-26 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Stephen Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but the foul's on John Cargile - foul #2 on John Cargile, team foul #7 | 31-26 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Mills (SG), Jesse Wright (SF), Jason Morgan (PF), John Bourn (C) Willie Rea, John Gammons, Raymond Wilkins, John Cargile | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jordan Bentley (PF) Frankie Baxter | |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis makes the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis makes the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | William Mills clanks a floater from the free throw line | 31-28 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan tips it but misses | 31-28 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | John Bourn grabs the offensive rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan is wide open and dunks the ball | 33-28 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Kyle Dennis loses the ball out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Willie Rea (SG) Marlon Meader | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter (PF), Leon Ropiski (C) Jordan Bentley, Kyle Dennis | |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Jason Morgan misses long on a jumper in the lane | 33-28 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter grabs the board | 33-28 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Frankie Baxter can't connect on a fullcourt shot | 33-28 |