| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) SF - David Colson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Barnes (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Colson inbounds the ball | 25-25 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Melvin Tsan - foul #1 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #1 | 25-25 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is fouled on the floor by Anthony Stephens - foul #1 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #2 | 25-25 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | David Colson connects on the runner from close range on a nice dish by Richard Behrens and he's fouled by Lenny Akers - foul #2 on Lenny Akers, team foul #3 | 27-25 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the free throw | 27-25 |
| 18:52 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan grabs the board | 27-25 |
| 18:40 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 27-25 |
| 18:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the offensive board | 27-25 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | Ricky Heath can't connect on a floater in the paint | 27-25 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | George Lawson gets the rebound | 27-25 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini drills a jump hook in the paint and he's hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #3 on Lenny Akers, team foul #4 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the free throw | 30-25 |
| 17:42 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-25 |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | David Colson snags the defensive board | 30-25 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | George Lawson misses short on a floater near the basket | 30-25 |
| 17:09 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the board | 30-25 |
| 16:56 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan connects on the turnaround in the lane | 30-27 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines clanks a floater from the right wing | 30-27 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it in | 32-27 |
| 16:20 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan clanks a shot from the right wing | 32-27 |
| 16:19 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan can't tip it in | 32-27 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini pulls down the rebound | 32-27 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini scores on a jumper from the baseline | 34-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Henry Gorman (fresh) PF - Melvin Tsan (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:39 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses the easy layup | 34-27 |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | George Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:20 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the shot from close range | 34-27 |
| 15:18 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Hugh Vicini - foul #3 on Hugh Vicini, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Donald Peoples (SF), Mack Brickner (C) Everett Haines, Richard Behrens, David Colson, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Lenny Akers (SF), James Miles (C) Anthony Stephens, Henry Gorman, Ricky Heath | |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:02 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan misses the 2nd free throw | 34-28 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the defensive rebound | 34-28 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by James Miles - foul #1 on James Miles, team foul #5 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Melvin Tsan | |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 35-28 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | James Miles dunks the ball set up by William Garner and the foul's on Donald Peoples - foul #1 on Donald Peoples, team foul #2 | 35-30 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | James Miles makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini clanks a floater from the free throw line | 35-31 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it home | 37-31 |
| 13:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is fouled on the floor by Donald Peoples - foul #2 on Donald Peoples, team foul #3 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Richard Behrens (SG), David Colson (PF) Richard Moore, Donald Peoples, Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:20 | Purdue | William Garner comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes gets the offensive rebound | 37-31 |
| 13:02 | Purdue | James Miles misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 37-31 |
| 13:00 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Mack Brickner | 37-31 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-31 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | William Garner misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-31 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner pulls down the rebound | 40-31 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills connects on the jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Richard Behrens | 42-31 |
| 11:45 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Lenny Akers | 42-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Ronald Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (tiring) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Miles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples (SF), George Lawson (C) Richard Behrens, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Henry Gorman (SF), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 11:16 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 42-33 |
| 11:14 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills grabs the defensive rebound | 42-33 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Anthony Stephens steps in front of the Everett Haines pass in the backcourt | 42-33 |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Henry Gorman hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 42-35 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ricky Heath - foul #1 on Ricky Heath, team foul #6 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG) Ronald Mills | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the 1st free throw | 42-35 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-35 |
| 10:29 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-35 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it in | 43-37 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | David Colson lays it in set up by Everett Haines | 45-37 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 45-39 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 45-39 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | George Lawson snags the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | David Colson buries a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Richard Behrens | 47-39 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Richard Behrens is called for the reach on Wayne Linder - foul #1 on Richard Behrens, team foul #4 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Hugh Vicini (PF), Mack Brickner (C) Everett Haines, Richard Behrens, David Colson, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SG), Lenny Akers (SF) Wayne Linder, Henry Gorman | |
| 08:39 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits a floater from close range | 47-41 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini connects on the jump hook from the right block and the foul's on Melvin Tsan - foul #2 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #7 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG) Donald Peoples | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), James Miles (PF), Martin Chatfield (C) Anthony Stephens, Melvin Tsan, Ricky Heath | |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the free throw | 50-41 |
| 07:57 | Purdue | The short jumper by William Garner is denied by Hugh Vicini | 50-41 |
| 07:55 | Purdue | Lenny Akers tips it in | 50-43 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Martin Chatfield is called for the reach on Ronald Mills - foul #2 on Martin Chatfield, team foul #8 | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills misses the 1st free throw | 50-43 |
| 07:36 | Purdue | Martin Chatfield snags the defensive board | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Ronald Mills (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Miles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Martin Chatfield (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Purdue | Lenny Akers connects on the floater from the free throw line set up by William Garner | 50-45 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Ronald Mills | 53-45 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Lenny Akers can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Ronald Mills - foul #1 on Ronald Mills, team foul #5 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (SF), George Lawson (C) Richard Behrens, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-46 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the board | 53-46 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the floater near the basket | 53-46 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to George Lawson | 53-46 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the lay-in | 53-46 |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan snags the defensive board | 53-46 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by David Colson - foul #2 on David Colson, team foul #6 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), Mack Brickner (PF) Ronald Mills, Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner pulls down the rebound | 53-47 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | George Lawson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Everett Haines and he's hacked by Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #9 | 55-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Henry Gorman (SF) Lenny Akers | |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | George Lawson makes the free throw | 56-47 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | George Lawson steals the ball from Melvin Tsan | 56-47 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Anthony Stephens steals it from George Lawson | 56-47 |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits a shot from the baseline and he's hacked by David Colson - foul #3 on David Colson, team foul #7 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Hugh Vicini (PF) Everett Haines, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | William Garner (PG), Cecil Barnes (SG), James Miles (PF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Melvin Tsan | |
| 03:57 | Purdue | Ricky Heath makes the free throw | 56-50 |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is hacked by Cecil Barnes - foul #2 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #10 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Henry Gorman | |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 2nd free throw | 57-50 |
| 03:28 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 57-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 15 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - William Garner (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Miles (fresh) 5 pts. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | William Garner misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Hugh Vicini - foul #4 on Hugh Vicini, team foul #8 | 57-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Ronald Mills (SG) Richard Moore, Richard Behrens | |
| Subs | Purdue | Martin Chatfield (C) Ricky Heath | |
| 03:07 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | William Garner makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | David Colson knocks in the floater from the right wing | 59-52 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), George Lawson (C) Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Melvin Tsan (PF), Ricky Heath (C) William Garner, James Miles, Martin Chatfield | |
| 02:31 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 59-52 |
| 02:30 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini pulls down the rebound | 59-52 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | George Lawson buries a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Everett Haines | 61-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:46 | Purdue | Lenny Akers's layup is rejected by George Lawson | 61-52 |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Ricky Heath tips it home | 61-54 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 61-54 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Ricky Heath grabs the defensive rebound | 61-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Lenny Akers drills a turnaround in the lane | 61-56 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Cecil Barnes is called for the reach on Everett Haines in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #11 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF), Mack Brickner (PF) David Colson, Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Lenny Akers knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 62-58 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF) Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is fouled in the backcourt by Cecil Barnes - foul #4 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #12 | 62-58 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 63-58 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 64-58 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-61 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is fouled in the backcourt by Anthony Stephens - foul #2 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #13 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF) David Colson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 1st free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini gets the offensive rebound | 65-61 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Melvin Tsan is called for the reach on Hugh Vicini - foul #3 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #14 | 65-61 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 66-61 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 67-61 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is hacked by Anthony Stephens in the backcourt - foul #3 on Anthony Stephens, team foul #15 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:17 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Hugh Vicini | 68-61 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Lawson (C) Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is hacked by Cecil Barnes in the backcourt - foul #5 on Cecil Barnes, team foul #16 | 68-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG) Cecil Barnes | |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 2nd free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Wayne Linder gets the rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:08 | Purdue | Wayne Linder misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-61 |
| 00:06 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan gets the offensive rebound | 68-61 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | George Lawson snags the defensive board | 68-61 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 68-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines runs out the clock | 68-61 |