| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Colson inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Ed Kuklenski picks off the pass by David Colson | 27-25 |
| 19:16 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro is fouled on the floor by Hugh Vicini - foul #1 on Hugh Vicini, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Richard Behrens - foul #3 on Richard Behrens, team foul #2 | 27-25 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:53 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Leland Bopp is called for the reach on David Colson - foul #2 on Leland Bopp, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | George Hondo is called for the reach on Richard Behrens - foul #4 on George Hondo, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF) George Hondo | |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | David Colson is denied on a layup by Hamisi Asaro | 27-26 |
| 17:52 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer snags the defensive board | 27-26 |
| 17:37 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 27-26 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines hits the follow up shot | 29-26 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Everett Haines picks off the pass by Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt | 29-26 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | David Colson comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Leland Bopp - foul #3 on Leland Bopp, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-26 |
| 16:44 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-26 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-26 |
| 16:18 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the defensive rebound | 31-26 |
| 16:01 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Rines | 31-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - David Colson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fresh) 8 pts. 2 stl. SG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 31-28 |
| 15:37 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Hamisi Asaro | 31-30 |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-30 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp scores on a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Ed Kuklenski | 34-32 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 14:26 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits the finger roll set up by John Rines | 34-34 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is fouled on the floor by Ed Kuklenski - foul #1 on Ed Kuklenski, team foul #4 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Donald Peoples (SF), George Lawson (C) Everett Haines, Richard Behrens, David Colson, Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore misses badly on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Hamisi Asaro - foul #1 on Hamisi Asaro, team foul #5 | 34-34 |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 35-34 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro hits a shot from the free throw line | 35-36 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Leland Bopp picks off the pass by Richard Moore | 35-36 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp scores on a driving attempt from the left block and he's hacked by George Lawson - foul #1 on George Lawson, team foul #3 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), David Colson (PF) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hondo (SG) Hamisi Asaro | |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the free throw | 35-39 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the contested 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Ronald Mills | 38-39 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the fadeaway from close range | 38-41 |
| 11:47 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills can't connect on a shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:46 | Northwestern | George Hondo snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Peoples (fresh) PF - David Colson (fresh) 9 pts. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ed Kuklenski (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hondo (fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:22 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 38-41 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Peoples | 38-41 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 10:25 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski misses long on a floater from the right side | 38-41 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines grabs the board | 38-41 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | George Lawson connects on the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from David Colson and the foul's on Leland Bopp - foul #4 on Leland Bopp, team foul #6 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), Hugh Vicini (PF) Donald Peoples, David Colson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Rines (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF), Steven Mayer (C) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt, James Hawkins | |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | George Lawson makes the free throw | 41-41 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Hugh Vicini steals it from Ed Kuklenski | 41-41 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills's pass is intercepted by John Rines | 41-41 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-41 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Hamisi Asaro blocks the short jumper by Everett Haines | 41-41 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini gets the offensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | George Lawson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block | 41-41 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it back up and in | 43-41 |
| 07:51 | Northwestern | John Rines double dribbles | 43-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), David Colson (SF), Mack Brickner (C) Everett Haines, Ronald Mills, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (PG), Thomas Hunt (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Hamisi Asaro | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | David Colson knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Richard Behrens | 45-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Colson (fresh) 11 pts. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - John Rines (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Northwestern | John Rines misses short on a floater in the paint | 45-41 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the lay-in | 45-41 |
| 06:54 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the tip | 45-41 |
| 06:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Steven Mayer | 45-41 |
| 06:33 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt buries a driving attempt from the left block | 45-43 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 45-43 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp snags the defensive board | 45-43 |
| 05:48 | Northwestern | John Rines knocks in the 3 from straight away | 45-46 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the shot from the left side but the foul's on John Rines - foul #1 on John Rines, team foul #7 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Ronald Mills (SF) Richard Moore, Hugh Vicini | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), James Hawkins (C) John Rines, Steven Mayer | |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens makes the 1st free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Thomas Hunt | 46-46 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski can't connect on a runner near the basket | 46-46 |
| 05:21 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-46 |
| 04:58 | Northwestern | James Hawkins gets the rebound | 46-46 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | David Colson steals it from George Hondo | 46-46 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses badly on a floater from close range | 46-46 |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 46-46 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ronald Mills - foul #1 on Ronald Mills, team foul #4 | 46-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Richard Behrens, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF), Hamisi Asaro (PF) Ed Kuklenski, Thomas Hunt | |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:56 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses the 2nd free throw | 46-47 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini hits a jumper from the left side | 48-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leland Bopp (tiring) 12 pts. 4 pf. SG - George Hondo (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Hamisi Asaro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:07 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp is denied on a layup by Hugh Vicini | 48-47 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Hamisi Asaro tips it home | 48-49 |
| 02:42 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills hits the finger roll | 50-49 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp misses short on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Everett Haines - foul #2 on Everett Haines, team foul #5 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), Mack Brickner (C) David Colson, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt (SG), John Rines (SF) George Hondo, James Hawkins | |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Leland Bopp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-51 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (SF) Ronald Mills | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski (PG), George Hondo (SG) Leland Bopp, Thomas Hunt | |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | John Rines steps in front of the Everett Haines pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 50-51 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Ed Kuklenski hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Rines | 50-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Lawson (C) Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leland Bopp (SF) John Rines | |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer is whistled for traveling | 50-53 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | David Colson banks in the layup set up by George Lawson | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Everett Haines is called for the reach on Ed Kuklenski in the backcourt - foul #3 on Everett Haines, team foul #6 | 52-53 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by David Colson - foul #1 on David Colson, team foul #7 | 52-53 |
| 00:29 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | David Colson is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 52-53 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | George Hondo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-53 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | George Hondo is hacked by Richard Behrens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Behrens, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | George Hondo makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | George Hondo misses the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | George Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | George Lawson comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 52-54 |