| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fresh) SG - Paul McIff (fresh) SF - Joseph Greer (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) C - Bryan Larios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fresh) SG - Robert Friedenthal (fresh) SF - Raymond Hill (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fresh) C - Anthony Dunkelberger (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Robert Friedenthal is called for the reach on Paul McIff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios scores on a floater in the lane on a great pass from Louis Walker and the foul's on Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #1 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Ognjen Zsohar | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses long on an open shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Emmitt Holt - foul #1 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #3 | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 3-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 4-0 |
| 18:43 | Northwestern | Joseph Greer blocks the short jumper by Anthony Dunkelberger | 4-0 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff grabs the defensive rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses long on a fadeaway from close range | 4-0 |
| 18:25 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Ognjen Zsohar steals it from Robert Friedenthal | 4-0 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled on the floor by Raymond Hill - foul #1 on Raymond Hill, team foul #4 | 4-0 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios hits a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Louis Walker | 6-0 |
| 17:38 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the easy layup | 6-0 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the board | 6-0 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Raymond Hill steps in front of the Joseph Greer pass | 6-0 |
| 16:56 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock connects on the jump hook near the basket | 6-2 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock snags the defensive board | 6-2 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock clanks a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Mark Jones (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 15:48 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar can't tip it in | 6-3 |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar grabs the offensive board | 6-3 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 4 reb. C - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fresh) SF - Roy Benninger (fresh) PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Mark Jones (fresh) | |
| 15:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses the wide open 3pt attempt from the left corner | 6-3 |
| 15:35 | Northwestern | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:30 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson clanks a 3 from the right wing | 6-3 |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar snags the defensive board | 6-3 |
| 15:26 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| 15:09 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson hits a jumpshot from the right side | 6-5 |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios travels with the ball | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (SF), Kenneth Perine (C) Joseph Greer, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:43 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Mark Jones | |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is hacked by Ray Anaya in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ray Anaya, team foul #5 | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Bryan Larios (C) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG) Ray Anaya, Jeffrey Johnson | |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Hank Glasser - foul #1 on Hank Glasser, team foul #2 | 6-5 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger misses the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 13:57 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski can't finish the layup | 6-6 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios can't tip it in | 6-6 |
| 13:29 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill pulls down the rebound | 6-6 |
| 13:23 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-8 |
| 13:11 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Kenneth Perine | 8-8 |
| 13:00 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill drills a runner near the basket | 8-10 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the floater from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 12:34 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt makes the turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Raymond Hill | 10-12 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios's floater is tipped away by Anthony Dunkelberger | 10-12 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 10-12 |
| 12:07 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal misses the jumpshot from the right side | 10-12 |
| 12:05 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill can't tip it in | 10-12 |
| 12:04 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Anthony Dunkelberger | 10-12 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 10-12 |
| 11:48 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Seth Weiss | 10-12 |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Hank Glasser steals it from Robert Friedenthal | 10-12 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser hits the finger roll | 12-12 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fairly fresh) SG - Hank Glasser (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Yuri Schilawski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) C - Bryan Larios (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Friedenthal (tiring) SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Weiss (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Raymond Hill | 12-15 |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-15 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Perine | 12-15 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine scores on a shot from the right side set up by Hank Glasser | 14-15 |
| 10:27 | Northwestern | Robert Friedenthal is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Robert Friedenthal, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Paul McIff (SG), Joseph Greer (SF), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser, Yuri Schilawski, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Jeffrey Johnson (SG), Roy Benninger (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Emmitt Holt, Robert Friedenthal, Raymond Hill, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 10:14 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 14-15 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios pulls down the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 14-15 |
| 09:51 | Northwestern | Mark Jones gets the rebound | 14-15 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Paul McIff steps in front of the Frankie Bock pass | 14-15 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer double dribbles in the backcourt | 14-15 |
| 09:23 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock connects on the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Mark Jones | 14-17 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 09:03 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses badly on a jumpshot from the right wing | 14-17 |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker grabs the board | 14-17 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer is hacked by Ray Anaya in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ray Anaya, team foul #7 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (C) Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG) Ray Anaya | |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 08:49 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Mark Jones lays it up and in and the foul's on Ognjen Zsohar - foul #2 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #3 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios (C) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Mark Jones misses the free throw | 15-19 |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-19 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson is hacked by Bryan Larios - foul #1 on Bryan Larios, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF) Roy Benninger | |
| 07:18 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Emmitt Holt | 18-21 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 2 pts. C - Bryan Larios (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Emmitt Holt (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Frankie Bock (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Mark Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 18-21 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock gets the rebound | 18-21 |
| 06:52 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill is whistled for a carry | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SG) Paul McIff | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Raymond Hill, Mark Jones | |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Seth Weiss (PF) Frankie Bock | |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Emmitt Holt and the foul's on Kenneth Perine - foul #1 on Kenneth Perine, team foul #5 | 18-23 |
| 06:24 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss makes the free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is hacked by Emmitt Holt in the backcourt - foul #2 on Emmitt Holt, team foul #8 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG) Emmitt Holt | |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss grabs the defensive rebound | 18-24 |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Kenneth Perine steals the ball from Jeffrey Johnson | 18-24 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 18-24 |
| 05:46 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger snags the defensive board | 18-24 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 18-24 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Louis Walker | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled on the floor by Anthony Dunkelberger - foul #2 on Anthony Dunkelberger, team foul #9 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Paul McIff (SG) Louis Walker, Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Hill (SF), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Roy Benninger, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 1st free throw | 18-24 |
| 05:15 | Northwestern | Mark Jones pulls down the rebound | 18-24 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill blows the dunk but the foul's on Joseph Greer - foul #1 on Joseph Greer, team foul #6 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Ray Anaya | |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill makes the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:54 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Mark Jones steals it from Justin Hinton | 18-25 |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Joseph Greer is called for the reach on Jeffrey Johnson - foul #2 on Joseph Greer, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (SF) Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:19 | Northwestern | Jeffrey Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is called for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Justin Hinton, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Robert Friedenthal (SG), Seth Weiss (PF), Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Jeffrey Johnson, Roy Benninger, Frankie Bock, Mark Jones | |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger can't finish the layup | 18-25 |
| 03:37 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ognjen Zsohar | 18-25 |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 18-25 |
| 03:14 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Paul McIff (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Yuri Schilawski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) 6 reb. C - Kenneth Perine (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Ray Anaya (fresh) SG - Robert Friedenthal (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Raymond Hill (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Seth Weiss (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Anthony Dunkelberger (tiring) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Seth Weiss is whistled for traveling | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Joseph Greer (SF), Bryan Larios (C) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Yuri Schilawski, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Frankie Bock (PF), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Seth Weiss, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled on the floor by Frankie Bock - foul #1 on Frankie Bock, team foul #10 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 1st free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 18-25 |
| 02:45 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock grabs the board | 18-25 |
| 02:40 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt misses the easy layup | 18-25 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer pulls down the rebound | 18-25 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser misses short on a shot from the right side | 18-25 |
| 02:11 | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt grabs the defensive rebound | 18-25 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock banks in the layup set up by Emmitt Holt and the foul's on Ognjen Zsohar - foul #3 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #8 | 18-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Kenneth Perine (PF) Justin Hinton, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ray Anaya (PG), Raymond Hill (SF), Seth Weiss (C) Emmitt Holt, Roy Benninger, Mark Jones | |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 18-27 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Frankie Bock makes the free throw | 18-28 |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker drills a shot from the baseline | 20-28 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Hank Glasser is called for the reach on Raymond Hill - foul #2 on Hank Glasser, team foul #9 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Yuri Schilawski (SF) Hank Glasser, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Anthony Dunkelberger (C) Frankie Bock | |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Raymond Hill misses the 1st free throw | 20-28 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine pulls down the rebound | 20-28 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Paul McIff | 23-28 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kenneth Perine - foul #2 on Kenneth Perine, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG) Louis Walker | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Benninger (SF) Raymond Hill | |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya misses the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 00:57 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Justin Hinton | 25-29 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Ray Anaya double dribbles in the backcourt | 25-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (PF) Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Emmitt Holt (PG), Mark Jones (C) Ray Anaya, Anthony Dunkelberger | |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff clanks a 3 from the right corner | 25-29 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Mark Jones grabs the board | 25-29 |
| 00:11 | Northwestern | Roy Benninger can't throw it down | 25-29 |
| 00:10 | Northwestern | Mark Jones tips it back up and in | 25-31 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SG), Bryan Larios (C) Paul McIff, Yuri Schilawski | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Frankie Bock (PF) Seth Weiss | |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Bryan Larios is called for the reach on Mark Jones - foul #2 on Bryan Larios, team foul #11 | 25-31 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Mark Jones makes the 1st free throw | 25-32 |
| 00:04 | Northwestern | Mark Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 25-33 |