| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) PF - Craig Stiff (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Boyd (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison inbounds the ball | 13-25 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Mario Laroche denies the turnaround by Keith Snyder | 13-25 |
| 19:39 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche grabs the defensive rebound | 13-25 |
| 19:29 | Notre Dame | John Boyd blows the layup | 13-25 |
| 19:28 | Notre Dame | John Boyd snags the offensive board | 13-25 |
| 19:15 | Notre Dame | John Boyd clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 13-25 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff snags the defensive board | 13-25 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Keith Snyder, team foul #1 | 13-25 |
| 18:39 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Boyd | 13-27 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff scores on a jumpshot from the right wing and the foul's on Todd Mize - foul #2 on Todd Mize, team foul #1 | 15-27 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the free throw | 16-27 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | David Rooks can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-27 |
| 17:49 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it back up and in | 16-29 |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison's pass is intercepted by David Rooks | 16-29 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is fouled on the floor by Eugene Kellison - foul #2 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #2 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Mario Laroche, team foul #2 | 16-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Carrasco (SG), Charles Aquino (C) Robert Tontarski, Mario Laroche | |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Charles Aquino is called for the reach on Eugene Kellison - foul #2 on Charles Aquino, team foul #3 | 16-29 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison hits a 3pt jumper from straight away | 19-29 |
| 15:44 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco lays it up and in on a great pass from David Rooks | 19-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lindquist (fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Snyder (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Carrasco (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Charles Aquino (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kent Singley | 22-31 |
| 14:53 | Notre Dame | John Boyd is whistled for traveling | 22-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Kent Singley, Eugene Kellison, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski (SG), Mario Laroche (C) William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson connects on the 3 from the right wing | 25-31 |
| 14:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 25-34 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by David Rooks - foul #1 on David Rooks, team foul #4 | 25-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG) Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the 1st free throw | 25-34 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist makes the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 13:48 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 13:47 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it back up and in | 26-36 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-36 |
| 13:18 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mario Laroche | 26-36 |
| 12:57 | Notre Dame | David Rooks drills a 3 from the left wing | 26-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 12:34 | Notre Dame | John Boyd grabs the board | 26-39 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Jerry Lindquist - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #3 | 26-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Keith Snyder (C) Thomas Jones, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), William Carrasco (SF), Charles Aquino (PF) David Rooks, John Boyd, Todd Mize | |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche misses the 1st free throw | 26-39 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche makes the 2nd free throw | 26-40 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder hits a jumper from the left side | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Randy Dulin (fresh) SG - Robert Tontarski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Carrasco (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Aquino (fresh) C - Mario Laroche (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's floater is tipped away by Craig Stiff | 28-40 |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley grabs the defensive rebound | 28-40 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff banks in the layup over the doubleteam | 30-40 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Keith Snyder steals the ball from Randy Dulin | 30-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder is called for traveling | 30-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG) Kent Singley | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Paul Coleman (SF), Ismael Lowe (C) Randy Dulin, Robert Tontarski, Mario Laroche | |
| 10:09 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino's pass is intercepted by Mario Rivera | 30-40 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder jams it | 32-40 |
| 09:26 | Notre Dame | William Carrasco comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino gets the offensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 09:12 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe hits the follow up shot | 32-42 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 32-42 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the tip | 32-42 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera hits the follow up shot | 34-42 |
| 08:18 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by David Rooks | 34-44 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses short on a turnaround from the left block | 34-44 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Ismael Lowe grabs the board | 34-44 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Craig Stiff takes the ball from Charles Aquino | 34-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Patterson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Keith Snyder (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Carrasco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Paul Coleman (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Aquino (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ismael Lowe (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder connects on the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Thomas Jones | 36-44 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino drills a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by David Rooks and he's fouled by Craig Stiff - foul #2 on Craig Stiff, team foul #4 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Mario Rivera, Andrew Patterson, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), John Boyd (SF), Mario Laroche (C) David Rooks, William Carrasco, Paul Coleman, Ismael Lowe | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the free throw | 36-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones is hacked by Randy Dulin - foul #2 on Randy Dulin, team foul #5 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Todd Mize (PF) Charles Aquino | |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from the left corner | 36-47 |
| 06:19 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder tips it home | 38-47 |
| 06:00 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin loses the dribble to Eugene Kellison | 38-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Robert Tontarski - foul #2 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #6 | 38-47 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 05:11 | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin is whistled for traveling | 40-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF) Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG) Randy Dulin | |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 40-47 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:32 | Notre Dame | David Rooks misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 40-47 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder grabs the defensive rebound | 40-47 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Robert Tontarski - foul #3 on Robert Tontarski, team foul #7 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Craig Stiff (PF) Thomas Jones, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the 1st free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to John Boyd | 40-47 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is hacked by Mario Rivera - foul #1 on Mario Rivera, team foul #5 | 40-47 |
| 03:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from straight away | 40-47 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 03:04 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche gets the rebound | 40-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Patterson (tiring) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - David Rooks (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Tontarski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Boyd (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. PF - Todd Mize (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mario Laroche (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Eugene Kellison (SF) Kent Singley, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Dulin (PG), William Carrasco (SG), Charles Aquino (C) David Rooks, Robert Tontarski, Mario Laroche | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:30 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 40-47 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist tips it home | 42-47 |
| 02:28 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG), Andrew Patterson (SF), Keith Snyder (C) Mario Rivera, Eugene Kellison, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Rooks (PG), Robert Tontarski (SG), Mario Laroche (C) Randy Dulin, William Carrasco, Charles Aquino | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Jerry Lindquist - foul #2 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #6 | 42-47 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 02:01 | Notre Dame | John Boyd gets the rebound | 42-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:46 | Notre Dame | David Rooks comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 42-49 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 42-49 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | Todd Mize grabs the defensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Craig Stiff (PF) Kent Singley, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 42-50 |
| 01:12 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 42-51 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Thomas Jones | 45-51 |
| 00:39 | Notre Dame | John Boyd misses short on an open runner in the paint | 45-51 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Mario Laroche tips it back up and in | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #8 | 48-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino (PF) Todd Mize | |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 1st free throw | 48-54 |
| 00:31 | Notre Dame | David Rooks makes the 2nd free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-55 |
| 00:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino pulls down the rebound | 48-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Charles Aquino in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #9 | 48-55 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 1st free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:21 | Notre Dame | Charles Aquino makes the 2nd free throw | 48-57 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson buries a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Mario Rivera | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski is hacked by Mario Rivera in the backcourt - foul #2 on Mario Rivera, team foul #10 | 51-57 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:13 | Notre Dame | Robert Tontarski makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-59 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder grabs the offensive board | 51-59 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Charles Aquino takes the ball from Andrew Patterson | 51-59 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | David Rooks runs out the clock | 51-59 |