| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brown (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 6 pts. C - David Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp inbounds the ball | 27-35 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Brandon Hargrove blocks the short jumper by Leland Bopp | 27-35 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf snags the defensive board | 27-35 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Leland Bopp picks off the pass by Ralph Stratton | 27-35 |
| 19:09 | Northwestern | Brandon Hargrove is called for the reach on Leland Bopp - foul #2 on Brandon Hargrove, team foul #1 | 27-35 |
| 18:55 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses long on a floater from the baseline | 27-35 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble pulls down the rebound | 27-35 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf banks in the layup on a nice dish by David Colson | 27-37 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | John Brown can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 27-37 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton gets the rebound | 27-37 |
| 17:50 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove hits the finger roll | 27-39 |
| 17:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-39 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the turnaround from the baseline | 30-39 |
| 17:00 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by David Colson - foul #1 on David Colson, team foul #2 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Brandon Hargrove, Richard Graf, David Colson | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | James Gregory clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Li Wang - foul #1 on Li Wang, team foul #3 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 16:37 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 31-39 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | The pull-up jumper by Li Wang is blocked by James Gregory | 31-39 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 15:56 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the dribble to Daniel Schumacher | 31-39 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) PF - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - James Gregory (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Li Wang (fresh) 4 pts. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson lays it up and in on a great pass from Gilbert Gamble | 31-41 |
| 15:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right side | 31-41 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson hits the follow up shot | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses badly on a jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Gregory - foul #3 on James Gregory, team foul #1 | 33-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Carter (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez, James Gregory | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Richard Graf (PF), David Colson (C) Gilbert Gamble, Li Wang, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses the 1st free throw | 33-41 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 33-42 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the floater from the right block | 35-42 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 35-42 |
| 13:58 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels pulls down the rebound | 35-42 |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the jump hook from the baseline set up by Matthew Foret and he's hacked by Ralph Stratton - foul #1 on Ralph Stratton, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove (SF) Gregory Jackson | |
| 13:44 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the free throw | 38-42 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Brandon Hargrove | 38-45 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard Graf - foul #1 on Richard Graf, team foul #5 | 38-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:18 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to David Colson | 39-45 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | David Colson is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 39-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), James Gregory (C) Darryl Daniels, James Carter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG) Edmond Hillman | |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-45 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | David Colson gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by George Hutchcraft - foul #1 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #2 | 39-45 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove makes the 1st free throw | 39-46 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove makes the 2nd free throw | 39-47 |
| 12:02 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-47 |
| 12:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret misses the tip | 39-47 |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the board | 39-47 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Brandon Hargrove | 39-50 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - David Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the dribble to Ralph Stratton | 39-50 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove blows the layup | 39-50 |
| 11:08 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 39-50 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses badly on a runner near the basket but the foul's on Richard Graf - foul #2 on Richard Graf, team foul #6 | 39-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), Alphonso Valdez (PF) John Brown, George Hutchcraft, Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Richard Graf, David Colson | |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 1st free throw | 40-50 |
| 11:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory makes the 2nd free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble blows the layup but the foul's on Jonas Richardson - foul #1 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Carter (C) James Gregory | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SF) Brandon Hargrove | |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr is fouled on the floor by Edmond Hillman - foul #1 on Edmond Hillman, team foul #7 | 41-51 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr misses the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson snags the defensive board | 42-51 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Li Wang misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 42-51 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher can't tip it in | 42-51 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Li Wang tips it but misses | 42-51 |
| 09:52 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the board | 42-51 |
| 09:40 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr drills a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Jonas Richardson | 45-51 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Li Wang | 45-53 |
| 09:14 | Northwestern | Daniel Schumacher steals the ball from Lyle Carr | 45-53 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 45-53 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble snags the offensive board | 45-53 |
| 08:44 | Wisconsin | Alphonso Valdez is called for the reach on Gilbert Gamble - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #4 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), John Brown (SG), Matthew Foret (PF), James Gregory (C) Jonas Richardson, Lyle Carr, Alphonso Valdez, James Carter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Brandon Hargrove (SF), Richard Graf (PF), David Colson (C) Gilbert Gamble, Gregory Jackson, Li Wang, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #5 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Leland Bopp | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf connects on the jumpshot from the left side | 45-55 |
| 07:30 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Darryl Daniels | 47-55 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - David Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-55 |
| 07:07 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | Edmond Hillman steps in front of the Darryl Daniels pass in the backcourt | 47-55 |
| 07:03 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman misses the dunk | 47-55 |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the rebound | 47-55 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits the finger roll set up by Matthew Foret | 49-55 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove connects on the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Ralph Stratton | 49-58 |
| 06:23 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 49-58 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | John Brown tips it in | 51-58 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the wide open shot in the paint on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ralph Stratton | 51-60 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Leland Bopp (SF) Darryl Daniels, George Hutchcraft | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG) Edmond Hillman | |
| 05:35 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret can't connect on a runner in the paint | 51-60 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton pulls down the rebound | 51-60 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove is hacked by James Gregory - foul #4 on James Gregory, team foul #6 | 51-60 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble loses the dribble to James Gregory | 51-60 |
| 04:34 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the wide open floater from the left block on a nice dish by John Brown | 53-60 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Jonas Richardson picks off the pass by Richard Graf | 53-60 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 56-60 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 56-60 |
| 03:32 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson snags the defensive board | 56-60 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - John Brown (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 3 pf. PF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - James Gregory (fresh) 9 pts. 9 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - David Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:15 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from John Brown | 59-60 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | John Brown takes the ball from Brandon Hargrove | 59-60 |
| 02:37 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #2 on Jonas Richardson, team foul #7 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez (PF) Matthew Foret | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Brandon Hargrove, Richard Graf, David Colson | |
| 02:35 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (PF) Alphonso Valdez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Brandon Hargrove (SF) Edmond Hillman, Gregory Jackson | |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the left corner | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Li Wang - foul #2 on Li Wang, team foul #8 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Graf (PF) Li Wang | |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 1st free throw | 60-63 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret makes the 2nd free throw | 61-63 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 61-63 |
| 01:37 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret snags the defensive board | 61-63 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is hacked by Gilbert Gamble - foul #1 on Gilbert Gamble, team foul #9 | 61-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the 2nd free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove grabs the defensive rebound | 62-63 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the turnaround near the basket | 62-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:43 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret lays it in on a nice dish by John Brown | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf loses the ball out of bounds | 64-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Jonas Richardson | 66-65 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses the easy layup | 66-65 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the tip | 66-65 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to David Colson | 66-65 |