| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fresh) SG - Graham Halverson (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) PF - Alexander Messer (fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) SF - David Colson (fresh) PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) C - George Lawson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley buries a floater near the basket set up by Brian Hardin and he's hacked by David Colson - foul #1 on David Colson, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't finish the layup | 3-0 |
| 19:06 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't tip it in | 3-0 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer grabs the board | 3-0 |
| 18:46 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is hacked by Richard Behrens - foul #1 on Richard Behrens, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| 18:34 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Graham Halverson | 5-0 |
| 18:32 | Wisconsin | Graham Halverson steals the ball from Everett Haines in the backcourt | 5-0 |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin scores on a 3 from straight away set up by Graham Halverson | 8-0 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Alexander Messer is called for the reach on Everett Haines - foul #1 on Alexander Messer, team foul #1 | 8-0 |
| 17:42 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 8-0 |
| 17:41 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson gets the rebound | 8-0 |
| 17:36 | Minnesota | David Colson steps in front of the Alexander Messer pass | 8-0 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens lays it in set up by David Colson | 8-2 |
| 17:15 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin travels with the ball | 8-2 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini connects on the jump hook from close range set up by Everett Haines | 8-4 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley misses the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by David Colson - foul #2 on David Colson, team foul #3 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF) David Colson | |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 1st free throw | 9-4 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley makes the 2nd free throw | 10-4 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Craig Hargreaves swats the short shot by Richard Behrens | 10-4 |
| 16:18 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves snags the defensive board | 10-4 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't connect on a shot from the right side | 10-4 |
| 15:56 | Wisconsin | George Lawson gets the rebound | 10-4 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (fairly fresh) C - Craig Hargreaves (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ronald Mills (fresh) PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Lawson (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini scores on a jump hook in the paint | 10-6 |
| 15:13 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 10-6 |
| 15:11 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:54 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 10-6 |
| 14:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:36 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is hacked by Richard Behrens - foul #2 on Richard Behrens, team foul #4 | 10-6 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong (C) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SF), Mack Brickner (C) Richard Behrens, George Lawson | |
| 14:28 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Richard Moore | 10-6 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Stanton Oxley steals the ball from Hugh Vicini | 10-6 |
| 14:04 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:41 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanton Oxley | 10-6 |
| 13:20 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses the shot from the left side | 10-6 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the offensive board | 10-6 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 10-6 |
| 12:40 | Minnesota | Alexander Messer pulls down the rebound | 10-6 |
| 12:24 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3 from the left wing | 10-6 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the board | 10-6 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Everett Haines | 10-8 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (tiring) SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Alexander Messer (tiring) 3 reb. C - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (fairly fresh) SF - Richard Moore (fresh) PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and he's hacked by Everett Haines - foul #1 on Everett Haines, team foul #5 | 12-8 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG), Craig Hargreaves (C) Graham Halverson, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples (SF), George Lawson (C) Ronald Mills, Hugh Vicini | |
| 11:46 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin makes the free throw | 13-8 |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Craig Hargreaves swats the layup by George Lawson | 13-8 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Clay Armstrong | 13-8 |
| 11:10 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-8 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore snags the defensive board | 13-8 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Richard Moore is denied by Craig Hargreaves | 13-8 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines tips it home | 13-10 |
| 10:29 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves grabs the offensive rebound | 13-10 |
| 10:06 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves throws it down on a great pass from Brian Hardin | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | George Lawson misses the lay-in but the foul's on Clay Armstrong - foul #1 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #2 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG), Graham Halverson (SG), Alexander Messer (PF) Brian Hardin, Stanton Oxley, Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Hugh Vicini (PF) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | George Lawson misses the 1st free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | George Lawson misses the 2nd free throw | 15-10 |
| 09:41 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 15-10 |
| 09:20 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Graham Halverson | 17-10 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Alexander Messer - foul #2 on Alexander Messer, team foul #3 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF), Clay Armstrong (PF) Wayne Horton, Alexander Messer | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the 2nd free throw | 17-11 |
| 09:04 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Craig Hargreaves | 17-11 |
| 08:44 | Minnesota | Eugene Scott hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 17-11 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | George Lawson pulls down the rebound | 17-11 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines scores on a 3 from the right wing | 17-14 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-14 |
| 08:07 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves can't connect on a jump hook from the left block but the foul's on George Lawson - foul #1 on George Lawson, team foul #6 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Stanton Oxley (SF) Eugene Scott, Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SF), Mack Brickner (C) Donald Peoples, George Lawson | |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 1st free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves misses the 2nd free throw | 17-14 |
| 07:55 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Brian Hardin | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Brian Hardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Graham Halverson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Clay Armstrong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) SF - Richard Moore (fresh) PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Hugh Vicini and he's fouled by Brian Hardin - foul #1 on Brian Hardin, team foul #4 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 06:56 | Minnesota | Stanton Oxley's floater is tipped away by Mack Brickner | 19-17 |
| 06:54 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong tips it home | 21-17 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner is hacked by Clay Armstrong - foul #2 on Clay Armstrong, team foul #5 | 21-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves (C) Clay Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), David Colson (PF) Everett Haines, Hugh Vicini | |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 06:15 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:58 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 21-17 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the board | 21-17 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't finish the layup | 21-17 |
| 05:33 | Minnesota | Craig Hargreaves pulls down the rebound | 21-17 |
| 05:15 | Minnesota | Wayne Horton misses the jumper from the right side | 21-17 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills gets the rebound | 21-17 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Eugene Scott (PG) Brian Hardin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Richard Moore, Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| 04:39 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-17 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is fouled on the floor by Craig Hargreaves - foul #1 on Craig Hargreaves, team foul #6 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SG) Wayne Horton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 24-17 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Stanton Oxley | 24-17 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Graham Halverson is denied on a dunk by George Lawson | 24-17 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | David Colson snags the defensive board | 24-17 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Eugene Scott (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Matthew Brown (fresh) SF - Stanton Oxley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Graham Halverson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Craig Hargreaves (tiring) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Colson (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Graham Halverson steps in front of the Everett Haines pass | 24-17 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Richard Behrens - foul #3 on Richard Behrens, team foul #7 | 24-17 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Brian Hardin (PG), Alexander Messer (PF), Clay Armstrong (C) Eugene Scott, Graham Halverson, Craig Hargreaves | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Mack Brickner (PF) Everett Haines, Richard Behrens, Hugh Vicini | |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 1st free throw | 25-17 |
| 02:43 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 26-17 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the driving attempt from close range | 26-19 |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong is hacked by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #8 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wayne Horton (SG) Matthew Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples (SF) David Colson | |
| 01:55 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | George Lawson snags the defensive board | 26-19 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills is fouled on the floor by Brian Hardin - foul #2 on Brian Hardin, team foul #7 | 26-19 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Matthew Brown (SF) Stanton Oxley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini (PF) George Lawson | |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills misses the 1st free throw | 26-19 |
| 01:26 | Minnesota | Clay Armstrong pulls down the rebound | 26-19 |
| 01:21 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin loses the dribble to Richard Moore in the backcourt | 26-19 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 26-21 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses short on a floater in the paint | 26-21 |
| 00:27 | Minnesota | Matthew Brown gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 00:04 | Minnesota | Brian Hardin's floater is tipped away by Mack Brickner | 26-21 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the defensive board | 26-21 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses short on a fullcourt shot | 26-21 |