| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Stiff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. SF - David Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | David Bradley inbounds the ball | 22-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Iowa | Robert Casanova is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #1 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:19 | Iowa | Keith Snyder is called for the reach on Gary Marion - foul #2 on Keith Snyder, team foul #2 | 22-24 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Gary Marion is fouled on the floor by Craig Stiff - foul #2 on Craig Stiff, team foul #3 | 22-24 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Gary Marion is open and buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 22-27 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Scott Fischer is called for the reach on Craig Stiff in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Fischer, team foul #1 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (PF) Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 22-27 |
| 18:09 | Iowa | Gary Marion pulls down the rebound | 22-27 |
| 17:50 | Iowa | Jerry Lindquist is called for the reach on Scott Fischer - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #4 | 22-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff (PF) Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt misses badly on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Jerry Lindquist - foul #2 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #5 | 22-27 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the 1st free throw | 22-28 |
| 17:37 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses the tip | 22-29 |
| 17:12 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard O'Bannon | 22-29 |
| 16:47 | Iowa | James Byers blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 16:45 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Fred Reichert steals it from Kent Singley in the backcourt | 22-29 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | James Byers's pass is intercepted by Craig Stiff | 22-29 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | James Byers steals the ball from Craig Stiff | 22-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 1 pts. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Craig Stiff (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard O'Bannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) PF - James Byers (fresh) 2 stl. C - Fred Reichert (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Iowa | James Byers scores on a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Mathew Ricca | 22-32 |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Richard O'Bannon - foul #1 on Richard O'Bannon, team foul #2 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Keith Snyder (C) Kent Singley, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), David Bradley (SF), Scott Fischer (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers, Fred Reichert | |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff misses the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the 2nd free throw | 23-32 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Luis Theriot makes the shot near the basket on a great pass from David Bradley and he's hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #2 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #6 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Luis Theriot misses the free throw | 23-34 |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 23-34 |
| 14:28 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 23-34 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky is hacked by Thomas Jones - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #7 | 23-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky misses the 1st free throw | 23-34 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist snags the defensive board | 23-34 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Scott Fischer is called for the reach on Kent Singley in the backcourt - foul #3 on Scott Fischer, team foul #3 | 23-34 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt shot from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 13:49 | Iowa | Gary Marion pulls down the rebound | 23-34 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Gary Marion connects on the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Luis Theriot | 23-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Mario Rivera and he's hacked by Scott Fischer - foul #4 on Scott Fischer, team foul #4 | 25-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Eugene Kellison, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Scott Fischer, Luis Theriot | |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the free throw | 26-36 |
| 12:52 | Iowa | James Byers is open and scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Fred Reichert | 26-39 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley loses the ball out of bounds | 26-39 |
| 12:17 | Iowa | Robert Casanova's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (PF) Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Theriot (C) Fred Reichert | |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Robert Casanova steps in front of the Mario Rivera pass in the backcourt | 26-39 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Andrew Patterson steps in front of the Richard O'Bannon pass | 26-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Snyder (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard O'Bannon (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) 1 ast. PF - James Byers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 26-39 |
| 11:43 | Iowa | James Byers gets the rebound | 26-39 |
| 11:19 | Iowa | Luis Theriot double dribbles | 26-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), David Bradley (SF), Fred Reichert (PF) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers | |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison connects on the 3 from the right wing | 29-39 |
| 10:42 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky travels with the ball | 29-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff (PF) Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Charles Jones (PF) Luis Theriot | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Eugene Kellison and he's fouled by David Bradley - foul #1 on David Bradley, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF) Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luis Theriot (C) Fred Reichert | |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the free throw | 33-39 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | David Bradley makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Luis Theriot | 33-42 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | David Bradley denies the turnaround by Craig Stiff | 33-42 |
| 09:36 | Iowa | Charles Jones snags the defensive board | 33-42 |
| 09:18 | Iowa | David Bradley buries a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Gary Marion | 33-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley is hacked by Herschel Lucky in the backcourt - foul #4 on Herschel Lucky, team foul #6 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF), Jerry Lindquist (C) Andrew Patterson, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), Mathew Ricca (SF), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, David Bradley, Charles Jones, Luis Theriot | |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist makes the turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Kellison | 35-45 |
| 08:34 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-45 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist grabs the board | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff's fadeaway is rejected by Fred Reichert | 35-45 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Richard O'Bannon | 35-45 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Fred Reichert is fouled on the floor by Craig Stiff - foul #3 on Craig Stiff, team foul #8 | 35-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Patterson (SF), Keith Snyder (C) Mario Rivera, Eugene Kellison, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Joseph Northcutt (SF), Scott Fischer (PF) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, Mathew Ricca, James Byers | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the 1st free throw | 35-46 |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Fred Reichert makes the 2nd free throw | 35-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Kent Singley (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lindquist (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Keith Snyder (tiring) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. SF - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Scott Fischer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Fred Reichert (fairly fresh) 10 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Joseph Northcutt takes the ball from Jerry Lindquist in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| 07:33 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt lays it up and in | 35-49 |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses the floater from the right block | 35-49 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Scott Fischer grabs the board | 35-49 |
| 07:11 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Bradley (SF), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, Fred Reichert | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Luis Theriot blocks the short jumper by Keith Snyder | 35-49 |
| 06:50 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley tips it in | 37-49 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky misses long on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jerry Lindquist - foul #3 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #9 | 37-49 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky makes the 1st free throw | 37-50 |
| 06:37 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky makes the 2nd free throw | 37-51 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses the easy layup but the foul's on Scott Fischer - foul #5 on Scott Fischer, team foul #7 | 37-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff (PF) Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), James Byers (PF) Herschel Lucky, Scott Fischer | |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 38-51 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | James Byers is open and lays it up and in set up by Robert Casanova | 39-53 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff clanks a 3 from straight away | 39-53 |
| 05:32 | Iowa | Gary Marion snags the defensive board | 39-53 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Gary Marion is hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #3 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #10 | 39-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Kent Singley, Andrew Patterson, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Mathew Ricca (SF), Charles Jones (PF) Robert Casanova, David Bradley, James Byers | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the 1st free throw | 39-54 |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Gary Marion makes the 2nd free throw | 39-55 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder is alone and drills a jumper from the right block | 41-55 |
| 04:30 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 41-55 |
| 04:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | Gary Marion steps in front of the Mario Rivera pass | 41-55 |
| 03:42 | Iowa | Charles Jones drills a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Marion | 41-57 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Mario Rivera (very tired) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerry Lindquist (tiring) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Snyder (tired) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Herschel Lucky (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SG - Gary Marion (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. SF - Mathew Ricca (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Charles Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Luis Theriot (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Charles Jones - foul #1 on Charles Jones, team foul #8 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG), Craig Stiff (PF) Thomas Jones, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Richard O'Bannon (SG), James Byers (PF), Fred Reichert (C) Herschel Lucky, Gary Marion, Charles Jones, Luis Theriot | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 41-57 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses the 2nd free throw | 41-57 |
| 03:33 | Iowa | Fred Reichert grabs the board | 41-57 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon is fouled on the floor by Jerry Lindquist - foul #4 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #11 | 41-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG) Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (SF) Mathew Ricca | |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon makes the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 03:16 | Iowa | Richard O'Bannon makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | James Byers picks off the pass by Kent Singley | 41-59 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 02:32 | Iowa | James Byers hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-59 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Robert Casanova tips it back up and in | 41-61 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-61 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | James Byers pulls down the rebound | 41-61 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | James Byers misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Thomas Jones - foul #5 on Thomas Jones, team foul #12 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Keith Snyder (C) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Herschel Lucky (PG), Gary Marion (SG), David Bradley (SF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Richard O'Bannon, Joseph Northcutt, Fred Reichert | |
| 01:48 | Iowa | James Byers misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | James Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 41-61 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 01:33 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 01:31 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Herschel Lucky | 41-61 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Jerry Lindquist is called for the reach on James Byers - foul #5 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #13 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff (PF) Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:16 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 1st free throw | 41-62 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | James Byers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-63 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder's floater is tipped away by James Byers | 41-63 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Luis Theriot snags the defensive board | 41-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Iowa | David Bradley buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by James Byers | 41-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-65 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Herschel Lucky runs out the clock | 44-65 |