| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fresh) SG - Paul McIff (fresh) SF - Joseph Greer (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) C - Bryan Larios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Washington (fresh) SG - Alfred Carr (fresh) SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) PF - Vernon Ray (fresh) C - Carl Fox (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Villanova | Carl Fox wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Villanova | Villanova is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Villanova | Vernon Ray grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Walker | 2-0 |
| 18:22 | Villanova | Vernon Ray buries a runner in the lane set up by Alfred Carr | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer is hacked by Vernon Ray - foul #1 on Vernon Ray, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 17:42 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 17:40 | Villanova | Carl Fox snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:24 | Villanova | Vernon Ray can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 2-2 |
| 17:22 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar snags the defensive board | 2-2 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Justin Kiesel steals the ball from Louis Walker in the backcourt | 2-2 |
| 17:11 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Thomas Frank (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF), Andrew Schalk (C) James Washington, Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray, Carl Fox | |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ognjen Zsohar | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | William Langhorne comes up short on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Joseph Greer - foul #1 on Joseph Greer, team foul #1 | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | William Langhorne misses the 1st free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Villanova | William Langhorne misses the 2nd free throw | 5-2 |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff clanks a 3 from straight away | 5-2 |
| 16:25 | Villanova | William Langhorne pulls down the rebound | 5-2 |
| 16:08 | Villanova | Joseph Greer is called for the reach on Donald Groves - foul #2 on Joseph Greer, team foul #2 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (PF) Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Villanova | Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (PF), Carl Fox (C) William Langhorne, Edwin Buhr, Andrew Schalk | |
| 15:52 | Villanova | Bryan Larios is called for the reach on Carl Fox - foul #1 on Bryan Larios, team foul #3 | 5-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG) Thomas Frank | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) SF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) C - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fresh) SG - Alfred Carr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) PF - Vernon Ray (fresh) 2 pts. C - Carl Fox (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Villanova | Alfred Carr makes the shot from the right block on a great pass from Donald Groves | 5-4 |
| 15:17 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios makes the wide open fadeaway in the paint | 7-4 |
| 14:49 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 7-4 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine snags the defensive board | 7-4 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff is hacked by Alfred Carr in the backcourt - foul #1 on Alfred Carr, team foul #2 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (SF) Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Washington (PG), Thomas Frank (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF) Donald Groves, Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray | |
| 14:30 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the jumpshot from the left wing set up by Paul McIff | 9-4 |
| 14:05 | Villanova | Carl Fox buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Alfred Carr | 9-6 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Frank - foul #1 on Thomas Frank, team foul #3 | 9-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Bryan Larios (C) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Villanova | William Langhorne (SF), Andrew Schalk (C) Alfred Carr, Carl Fox | |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 10-6 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 11-6 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | James Washington blows the layup but the foul's on Bryan Larios - foul #2 on Bryan Larios, team foul #4 | 11-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (C) Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Vernon Ray (PF) Thomas Frank, William Langhorne, Edwin Buhr | |
| 13:38 | Villanova | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 13:38 | Villanova | James Washington makes the 2nd free throw | 11-8 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser is hacked by Vernon Ray in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Ray, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Travis Johnson (PF) Vernon Ray | |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski misses the floater from the left side | 11-8 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar tips it back up and in | 13-8 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | James Washington misses short on a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Hank Glasser - foul #1 on Hank Glasser, team foul #5 | 13-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG) Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Carl Fox (C) Michael Irving, Andrew Schalk | |
| 12:44 | Villanova | James Washington makes the 1st free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:44 | Villanova | James Washington misses the 2nd free throw | 13-9 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar gets the rebound | 13-9 |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | James Washington steals the ball from Louis Walker in the backcourt | 13-9 |
| 12:26 | Villanova | Yuri Schilawski steals the ball from James Washington | 13-9 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses badly on the uncontested jumpshot from the free throw line | 13-9 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine grabs the offensive rebound | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Hinton | 16-9 |
| 11:34 | Villanova | Carl Fox knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Justin Kiesel | 16-11 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Justin Hinton (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yuri Schilawski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 2 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Donald Groves (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - James Washington (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Justin Kiesel (fairly fresh) PF - Travis Johnson (fairly fresh) C - Carl Fox (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 16-11 |
| 11:09 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel grabs the defensive rebound | 16-11 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #6 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG) Justin Hinton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF), Andrew Schalk (C) James Washington, Justin Kiesel, Travis Johnson, Carl Fox | |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:49 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine gets the rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine clanks a shot from close range | 16-12 |
| 10:34 | Villanova | Edwin Buhr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 10:14 | Villanova | Louis Walker steals the ball from Donald Groves | 16-12 |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Edwin Buhr steals the ball from Paul McIff | 16-12 |
| 09:36 | Villanova | Alfred Carr clanks a floater from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:34 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Buhr | 16-12 |
| 09:19 | Villanova | Donald Groves misses the dunk | 16-12 |
| 09:17 | Villanova | Andrew Schalk tips it in | 16-14 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Donald Groves - foul #1 on Donald Groves, team foul #5 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), William Langhorne (SF), Carl Fox (C) Donald Groves, Thomas Frank, Andrew Schalk | |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff is hacked by Alfred Carr - foul #2 on Alfred Carr, team foul #6 | 16-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SG) Louis Walker | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Washington (SG) Alfred Carr | |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar's layup is rejected by Carl Fox | 16-14 |
| 08:46 | Villanova | Carl Fox pulls down the rebound | 16-14 |
| 08:25 | Villanova | Carl Fox dunks the ball on a great pass from Michael Irving | 16-16 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff scores on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-16 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the floater in the paint but he's fouled by Kenneth Perine - foul #1 on Kenneth Perine, team foul #7 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG) Paul McIff | |
| Subs | Villanova | Thomas Frank (SG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Travis Johnson (PF) James Washington, William Langhorne, Edwin Buhr | |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-16 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 1st free throw | 19-17 |
| 07:42 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 19-18 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 19-18 |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton grabs the offensive rebound | 19-18 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Hank Glasser (fresh) SF - Yuri Schilawski (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Ognjen Zsohar (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - Michael Irving (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Thomas Frank (fresh) SF - Justin Kiesel (fresh) PF - Travis Johnson (fresh) C - Carl Fox (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 19-18 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser grabs the offensive board | 19-18 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 19-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Paul McIff (SG) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), Alfred Carr (SG), Vernon Ray (PF) Michael Irving, Thomas Frank, Travis Johnson | |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Donald Groves can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Louis Walker - foul #1 on Louis Walker, team foul #8 | 19-18 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 06:20 | Villanova | Donald Groves makes the 2nd free throw | 19-20 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is called for traveling in the backcourt | 19-20 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Yuri Schilawski - foul #1 on Yuri Schilawski, team foul #9 | 19-20 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Vernon Ray makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 19-21 |
| 05:46 | Villanova | Justin Kiesel grabs the offensive board | 19-21 |
| 05:17 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the runner in the lane on a nice dish by Alfred Carr | 19-23 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 19-23 |
| 04:53 | Villanova | Alfred Carr pulls down the rebound | 19-23 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Carl Fox can't connect on a floater from close range but he's hacked by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #2 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #10 | 19-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Bryan Larios (C) Louis Walker, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Villanova | James Washington (PG), Thomas Frank (SG), William Langhorne (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF) Donald Groves, Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Vernon Ray | |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 1st free throw | 19-23 |
| 04:29 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 2nd free throw | 19-24 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | James Washington steps in front of the Kenneth Perine pass | 19-24 |
| 03:47 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the finger roll | 19-26 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Thomas Frank picks off the pass by Paul McIff in the backcourt | 19-26 |
| 03:42 | Villanova | James Washington blows the layup | 19-26 |
| 03:41 | Villanova | Edwin Buhr tips it back up and in | 19-28 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton makes the 3 from straight away | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Schilawski (tired) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (tired) 3 reb. C - Bryan Larios (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Villanova | PG - James Washington (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Frank (fresh) SF - William Langhorne (fresh) PF - Edwin Buhr (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Carl Fox (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Yuri Schilawski - foul #2 on Yuri Schilawski, team foul #11 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SG), Joseph Greer (SF), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Paul McIff, Yuri Schilawski, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Villanova | Alfred Carr (SG), Vernon Ray (PF) William Langhorne, Edwin Buhr | |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:02 | Villanova | Carl Fox misses the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios gets the rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Thomas Frank is called for the reach on Bryan Larios - foul #2 on Thomas Frank, team foul #7 | 22-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG) Justin Hinton | |
| Subs | Villanova | Michael Irving (PG), Justin Kiesel (SF), Andrew Schalk (C) James Washington, Thomas Frank, Carl Fox | |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:45 | Villanova | Alfred Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 22-29 |
| 02:17 | Villanova | Louis Walker takes the ball from Alfred Carr | 22-29 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser blows the layup | 22-29 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios tips it back up and in | 24-29 |
| 02:03 | Villanova | Alfred Carr connects on the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Vernon Ray | 24-31 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 24-31 |
| 01:44 | Villanova | Alfred Carr gets the rebound | 24-31 |
| 01:26 | Villanova | Vernon Ray misses long on a shot from the left side | 24-31 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Greer | 24-31 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Irving - foul #1 on Michael Irving, team foul #8 | 24-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG) Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Villanova | Donald Groves (PG), James Washington (SG), Thomas Frank (SF), Edwin Buhr (PF) Michael Irving, Alfred Carr, Justin Kiesel, Andrew Schalk | |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 24-31 |
| 01:20 | Villanova | Edwin Buhr snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 00:55 | Villanova | Donald Groves can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block | 24-31 |
| 00:53 | Villanova | The offensive rebound goes to Edwin Buhr | 24-31 |
| 00:30 | Villanova | James Washington clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 24-31 |
| 00:29 | Villanova | Thomas Frank can't tip it in | 24-31 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 24-31 |
| 00:02 | Villanova | James Washington grabs the defensive rebound | 24-31 |
| 00:00 | Villanova | James Washington clanks a fullcourt shot | 24-31 |