| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) SG - George Hawkins (fresh) SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) C - Scott Yawn (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) SF - John Hanger (fresh) PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Rodney Bell snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski buries a jumper in the paint and the foul's on Chad Holloway - foul #1 on Chad Holloway, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Chad Holloway | 0-2 |
| 18:57 | Wisconsin | Travis King hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski grabs the defensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Purdue | Rodney Bell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 0-2 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway can't connect on a shot from the left side | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn tips it back up and in | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett travels with the ball | 2-2 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Travis King is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #1 on Travis King, team foul #2 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Robert Parrish (SF), Jason Thompson (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, John Hanger, Wayne Hayslett, Brent Bailey | |
| 17:22 | Purdue | Robert Parrish can't throw it down | 2-2 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Travis King pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Brent Bailey (C) Joe Poor | |
| 16:37 | Purdue | Tim Johnson misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 2-2 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Chad Holloway | 2-2 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from George Hawkins | 4-2 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is fouled on the floor by Travis King - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #3 | 4-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Rick Williams (SF) Travis King, Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Tim Johnson, Brent Bailey | |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Robert Parrish buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Theodore Burleson | 4-4 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - George Hawkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Edwin Oliver (fresh) SF - Rick Williams (fresh) PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) SG - Robert Parrish (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Theodore Burleson (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Rodney Bell - foul #1 on Rodney Bell, team foul #1 | 4-4 |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 4-4 |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins tips it home | 6-4 |
| 15:26 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is fouled on the floor by Edwin Oliver - foul #1 on Edwin Oliver, team foul #4 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG) Jason Thompson | |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Robert Parrish's pass is intercepted by Scott Yawn | 6-4 |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the easy layup | 6-4 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 14:42 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 6-4 |
| 14:41 | Purdue | Robert Parrish snags the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:33 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is denied on a layup by Scott Yawn | 6-4 |
| 14:32 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett grabs the offensive board | 6-4 |
| 14:27 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is fouled on the floor by Scott Yawn - foul #1 on Scott Yawn, team foul #5 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF) Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), John Hanger (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, Oleg Swatloski, Wayne Hayslett, Theodore Burleson | |
| 14:14 | Purdue | John Hanger comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-4 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway pulls down the rebound | 6-4 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway knocks in the shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Hawkins | 8-4 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 8-4 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan snags the defensive board | 8-4 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver is fouled on the floor by Robert Parrish - foul #1 on Robert Parrish, team foul #2 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Tim Johnson, Jason Thompson, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver connects on the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Merle Buchanan | 10-4 |
| 13:03 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett misses long on a shot from close range | 10-4 |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Wayne Hayslett - foul #1 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #3 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (SG), John Wells (C) Edwin Oliver, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Thompson (SF), Brent Bailey (C) Robert Parrish, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 10-4 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 12:40 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 12:36 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is fouled in the backcourt by George Hawkins - foul #1 on George Hawkins, team foul #6 | 10-4 |
| 12:10 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson is whistled for traveling | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG), John Hanger (PF) Oleg Swatloski, Brent Bailey | |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway is hacked by Theodore Burleson - foul #1 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #4 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF) Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Rodney Bell, Jason Thompson, John Hanger, Theodore Burleson | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Derrick Morgan (fresh) SF - Rick Williams (fresh) PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - John Wells (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Johnson (fresh) SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Wayne Hayslett - foul #2 on Wayne Hayslett, team foul #5 | 10-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Scott Yawn (C) Derrick Morgan, John Wells | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Theodore Burleson (PF) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 1st free throw | 11-4 |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway makes the 2nd free throw | 12-4 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Joe Poor misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 12-4 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn grabs the defensive rebound | 12-4 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver is fouled on the floor by Theodore Burleson - foul #2 on Theodore Burleson, team foul #6 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wells (PF) Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Robert Parrish (SF), John Hanger (PF) Rodney Bell, Joe Poor, Jason Thompson, Theodore Burleson | |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the turnaround near the basket | 12-4 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | John Wells grabs the offensive board | 12-4 |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Rick Williams | 14-4 |
| 10:11 | Purdue | John Hanger loses the ball out of bounds | 14-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF) Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Jason Thompson (SF) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski | |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses short on a shot from just outside the lane | 14-4 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Jason Thompson | 14-4 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Jason Thompson hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 14-4 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Hawkins | 14-4 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 14-4 |
| 09:33 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Robert Parrish | 14-4 |
| 09:17 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 14-4 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan grabs the board | 14-4 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan's pass is intercepted by Rodney Bell | 14-4 |
| 08:41 | Purdue | Robert Parrish can't connect on a jumper from the right side | 14-4 |
| 08:39 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to Jason Thompson | 14-4 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Brent Bailey travels with the ball | 14-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (PG), Chad Holloway (PF), Ben Zieman (C) Edwin Oliver, John Wells, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Joe Poor (SF) Rodney Bell, Robert Parrish, Jason Thompson | |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Oleg Swatloski is called for the reach on Chad Holloway - foul #1 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #7 | 14-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Robert Parrish (SF) Tim Johnson, Joe Poor | |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway misses the 1st free throw | 14-4 |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan pulls down the offensive rebound | 14-4 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan's pass is intercepted by Rodney Bell | 14-4 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Derrick Morgan (fresh) SG - George Hawkins (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Ben Zieman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 2 stl. SG - Oleg Swatloski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Parrish (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Hanger (fairly fresh) C - Brent Bailey (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish buries a jumper from the left side and he's hacked by George Hawkins - foul #2 on George Hawkins, team foul #7 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG) George Hawkins | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Jason Thompson (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF) Rodney Bell, John Hanger, Brent Bailey | |
| 07:40 | Purdue | Robert Parrish misses the free throw | 14-6 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 14-6 |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | Oleg Swatloski picks off the pass by Derrick Morgan | 14-6 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's fouled by Ben Zieman - foul #1 on Ben Zieman, team foul #8 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF) Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Joe Poor (SG), Brent Bailey (C) Tim Johnson, Wayne Hayslett, Robert Parrish | |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski misses the 1st free throw | 14-6 |
| 07:22 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the floater from just outside the lane | 14-7 |
| 07:01 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway can't tip it in | 14-7 |
| 07:00 | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Derrick Morgan - foul #1 on Derrick Morgan, team foul #9 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wells (C) Ben Zieman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Robert Parrish (SF), John Hanger (PF) Joe Poor, Jason Thompson, Brent Bailey | |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses the 1st free throw | 14-7 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 14-8 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-8 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway tips it home | 16-8 |
| 06:19 | Purdue | Tim Johnson drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Oleg Swatloski | 16-11 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway buries a driving attempt in the lane | 18-11 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Rodney Bell drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Tim Johnson | 18-14 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan is hacked by Tim Johnson - foul #1 on Tim Johnson, team foul #8 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Scott Yawn (C) Edwin Oliver, Rick Williams, John Wells | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Brent Bailey (C) Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish, John Hanger, Rodney Bell | |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| 05:33 | Purdue | Brent Bailey snags the defensive board | 19-14 |
| 05:23 | Purdue | Brent Bailey buries a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Joe Poor | 19-16 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 22-16 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Tim Johnson is fouled on the floor by Scott Yawn - foul #2 on Scott Yawn, team foul #10 | 22-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (SG) Derrick Morgan | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG), Robert Parrish (SF) Joe Poor, Jason Thompson, Wayne Hayslett | |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Tim Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 04:54 | Purdue | Tim Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-18 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Travis King hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 04:21 | Purdue | Robert Parrish clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 24-18 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | Brent Bailey tips it home | 24-20 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 24-20 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins pulls down the offensive rebound | 24-20 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF), Wayne Hayslett (PF), Theodore Burleson (C) Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish, Tim Johnson, Brent Bailey | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 2 pts. SG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Rodney Bell (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SG - Joe Poor (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jason Thompson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wayne Hayslett (fresh) C - Theodore Burleson (fresh) | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Rodney Bell is fouled on the floor by Travis King - foul #3 on Travis King, team foul #11 | 24-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG) Travis King | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses the 1st free throw | 24-20 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Rodney Bell makes the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway drills a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 26-21 |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Rodney Bell loses the dribble to Merle Buchanan | 26-21 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Joe Poor is called for the reach on Edwin Oliver - foul #1 on Joe Poor, team foul #9 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF), John Wells (PF) Merle Buchanan, Chad Holloway | |
| Subs | Purdue | Robert Parrish (SG) Rodney Bell | |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 1st free throw | 26-21 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson grabs the board | 26-21 |
| 02:39 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett loses the dribble to Edwin Oliver | 26-21 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Robert Parrish steals the ball from Edwin Oliver | 26-21 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Scott Yawn - foul #3 on Scott Yawn, team foul #12 | 26-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman (C) Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Johnson (PG), Oleg Swatloski (SG) Joe Poor, Jason Thompson | |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson makes the 1st free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson misses the 2nd free throw | 26-22 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ben Zieman | 26-22 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Rick Williams | 29-22 |
| 01:49 | Purdue | Robert Parrish connects on the jumper from just outside the lane | 29-24 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Rick Williams makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Edwin Oliver | 32-24 |
| 01:35 | Purdue | Tim Johnson loses the dribble to John Wells | 32-24 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Rick Williams clanks a 3 from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 01:13 | Purdue | Theodore Burleson pulls down the rebound | 32-24 |
| 01:02 | Purdue | Robert Parrish is whistled for a carry | 32-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (SG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF) Edwin Oliver, Rick Williams, Ben Zieman | |
| Subs | Purdue | Rodney Bell (PG), Joe Poor (SG), John Hanger (SF) Tim Johnson, Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish | |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway clanks a shot from the right side | 32-24 |
| 00:43 | Purdue | John Hanger grabs the board | 32-24 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Joe Poor comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 32-24 |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Rodney Bell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-24 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett is fouled on the floor by Chad Holloway - foul #2 on Chad Holloway, team foul #13 | 32-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ben Zieman (C) John Wells | |
| Subs | Purdue | Oleg Swatloski (SG), Robert Parrish (SF) Joe Poor, John Hanger | |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett misses the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 00:28 | Purdue | Wayne Hayslett makes the 2nd free throw | 32-25 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Oleg Swatloski is called for the reach on Merle Buchanan - foul #2 on Oleg Swatloski, team foul #10 | 32-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joe Poor (SG), Jason Thompson (SF) Oleg Swatloski, Robert Parrish | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan makes the 1st free throw | 33-25 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan makes the 2nd free throw | 34-25 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Rodney Bell misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 34-25 |