| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fresh) SG - Paul McIff (fresh) SF - Joseph Greer (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) C - Bryan Larios (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Chris McLamb wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:44 | Iowa | Chris McLamb makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Philip Kriner | 0-3 |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker clanks a runner from the baseline | 0-3 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes gets the rebound | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Philip Kriner hits the front of the rim on the shot from the baseline but he's hacked by Paul McIff - foul #1 on Paul McIff, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 19:18 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 2nd free throw | 0-4 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 0-4 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Chris McLamb can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 0-4 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar loses the dribble to Chris McLamb | 0-4 |
| 18:15 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 18:13 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar snags the defensive board | 0-4 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar knocks in the jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Louis Walker and he's hacked by Philip Kriner - foul #1 on Philip Kriner, team foul #1 | 2-4 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the free throw | 3-4 |
| 17:29 | Iowa | Chris McLamb lays it up and in on a great pass from Huang-fu Xiang | 3-6 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the dunk | 3-6 |
| 17:01 | Iowa | Philip Kriner grabs the defensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:53 | Iowa | Philip Kriner hits a floater from just outside the lane set up by Jose Ponce | 3-8 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled on the floor by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #1 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #2 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Ognjen Zsohar | 6-8 |
| 16:14 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 6-8 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the board | 6-8 |
| 15:58 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff is whistled for a carry | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Luke White (fresh) SG - Kevin Winkles (fresh) SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) C - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) | |
| 15:43 | Iowa | 3 seconds is called on Kevin Winkles | 6-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Roman Rodriguez is called for the reach on Joseph Greer - foul #1 on Roman Rodriguez, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Luke White | |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff knocks in the shot from the left side set up by Joseph Greer | 8-8 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo is hacked by Louis Walker - foul #1 on Louis Walker, team foul #2 | 8-8 |
| 15:09 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Jose Ponce | 8-10 |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios's fadeaway is rejected by Oscar Donahue | 8-10 |
| 14:50 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo gets the rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:32 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue's fadeaway is rejected by Ognjen Zsohar | 8-10 |
| 14:31 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo gets the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Paul McIff steals it from Oscar Donahue | 8-10 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer lays it in on a nice dish by Paul McIff | 10-10 |
| 13:50 | Iowa | Joseph Greer picks off the pass by Philip Kriner | 10-10 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker blows the layup | 10-10 |
| 13:44 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:22 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 10-10 |
| 13:21 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo pulls down the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 13:03 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is whistled for traveling | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Yuri Schilawski (SF), Kenneth Perine (PF) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Joseph Greer, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG), Kevin Winkles (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine misses long on a shot from the left side | 10-10 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine grabs the offensive rebound | 10-10 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Huang-fu Xiang steals the ball from Justin Hinton | 10-10 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Kevin Winkles is hacked by Justin Hinton - foul #1 on Justin Hinton, team foul #3 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Paul McIff (SG), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG) Kevin Winkles | |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Luke White misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 10-10 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Paul McIff | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Yuri Schilawski (fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Kenneth Perine (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) SF - Jim Rhodes (fresh) PF - Chris McLamb (fresh) 5 pts. C - Huang-fu Xiang (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Chris McLamb - foul #1 on Chris McLamb, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 12-10 |
| 11:26 | Iowa | Jose Ponce is hacked by Kenneth Perine - foul #1 on Kenneth Perine, team foul #4 | 12-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (SF) Yuri Schilawski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Philip Kriner (SG) Luke White | |
| 11:15 | Iowa | Jose Ponce clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 12-10 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer snags the defensive board | 12-10 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 12-10 |
| 11:00 | Iowa | Philip Kriner pulls down the rebound | 12-10 |
| 10:43 | Iowa | Chris McLamb drills a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Huang-fu Xiang | 12-12 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses short on a shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Huang-fu Xiang - foul #2 on Huang-fu Xiang, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Jim Rhodes, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 1st free throw | 13-12 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 2nd free throw | 14-12 |
| 10:25 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue can't finish the layup | 14-12 |
| 10:23 | Iowa | Jose Ponce gets the offensive rebound | 14-12 |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue scores on a shot from the left block set up by Jose Ponce and he's fouled by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #5 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Bryan Larios (C) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:14 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue makes the free throw | 14-15 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser is whistled for traveling | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (SF) Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:51 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez double dribbles | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (PG) Jose Ponce | |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios banks in the layup on a great pass from Justin Hinton | 16-15 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses short on a turnaround in the lane but the foul's on Yuri Schilawski - foul #1 on Yuri Schilawski, team foul #6 | 16-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Chris McLamb (PF) Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Oscar Donahue | |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez misses the 1st free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:23 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez makes the 2nd free throw | 16-16 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski scores on a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Kenneth Perine | 18-16 |
| 08:44 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine gets the rebound | 18-16 |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski is fouled on the floor by Chris McLamb - foul #2 on Chris McLamb, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Paul McIff (SG), Joseph Greer (SF), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser, Yuri Schilawski, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Philip Kriner (SG), Oscar Donahue (PF), Robert Steib (C) Luke White, Kevin Winkles, Chris McLamb, Roman Rodriguez | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #1 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #7 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF) Jim Rhodes | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 1st free throw | 19-16 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 2nd free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner is fouled on the floor by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #2 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios (C) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the 2nd free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer pulls down the rebound | 20-17 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Bryan Larios (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Philip Kriner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kudyauku Alleruzzo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Oscar Donahue (fresh) 5 pts. C - Robert Steib (fresh) | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios loses the dribble to Oscar Donahue | 20-17 |
| 07:00 | Iowa | Philip Kriner misses the lay-in | 20-17 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 20-17 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Robert Steib gets the rebound | 20-17 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Robert Steib is fouled on the floor by Bryan Larios - foul #1 on Bryan Larios, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jim Rhodes (SF) Kudyauku Alleruzzo | |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Robert Steib makes the 1st free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Iowa | Robert Steib misses the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 06:33 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the board | 20-18 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 06:14 | Iowa | Robert Steib snags the defensive board | 20-18 |
| 06:00 | Iowa | Jose Ponce makes the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jim Rhodes | 20-20 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios drills a runner from close range set up by Paul McIff and he's hacked by Oscar Donahue - foul #2 on Oscar Donahue, team foul #8 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (SF) Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Iowa | Luke White (SG), Roman Rodriguez (PF) Philip Kriner, Oscar Donahue | |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the free throw | 22-20 |
| 05:49 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez pulls down the rebound | 22-20 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Jose Ponce scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Luke White | 22-23 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Luke White steals it from Yuri Schilawski | 22-23 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 22-23 |
| 04:56 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez grabs the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Robert Steib blows the layup | 22-23 |
| 04:35 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes pulls down the offensive rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Roman Rodriguez's layup is rejected by Bryan Larios | 22-23 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski gets the rebound | 22-23 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff connects on the shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Bryan Larios | 24-23 |
| 03:31 | Iowa | Luke White knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jose Ponce | 24-26 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Walker (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Paul McIff (tiring) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yuri Schilawski (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 2 reb. C - Bryan Larios (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Jose Ponce (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Luke White (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Roman Rodriguez (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Steib (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker scores on a 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Kenneth Perine | 27-26 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | Jim Rhodes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SG), Joseph Greer (SF), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Louis Walker, Paul McIff, Yuri Schilawski, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kevin Winkles (PG), Philip Kriner (SG), Kudyauku Alleruzzo (SF), Chris McLamb (PF), Huang-fu Xiang (C) Jose Ponce, Luke White, Jim Rhodes, Roman Rodriguez, Robert Steib | |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses badly on a runner in the lane | 27-26 |
| 02:42 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar snags the offensive board | 27-26 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses short on a fadeaway near the basket but he's fouled by Kudyauku Alleruzzo - foul #1 on Kudyauku Alleruzzo, team foul #9 | 27-26 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Ognjen Zsohar blocks the short jumper by Huang-fu Xiang | 29-26 |
| 02:08 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo gets the offensive rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 29-26 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the turnaround in the lane | 31-26 |
| 01:16 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang is denied on a layup by Bryan Larios | 31-26 |
| 01:15 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Huang-fu Xiang | 31-26 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | Chris McLamb clanks a 3 from straight away | 31-26 |
| 00:59 | Iowa | Huang-fu Xiang hits the follow up shot | 31-28 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton's pass is intercepted by Kevin Winkles | 31-28 |
| 00:28 | Iowa | Kudyauku Alleruzzo hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 31-28 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the board | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is hacked by Philip Kriner - foul #2 on Philip Kriner, team foul #10 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (PG), Paul McIff (SG), Yuri Schilawski (SF), Kenneth Perine (C) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser, Joseph Greer, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Iowa | Jose Ponce (PG), Luke White (SG), Jim Rhodes (SF), Oscar Donahue (PF), Roman Rodriguez (C) Kevin Winkles, Philip Kriner, Kudyauku Alleruzzo, Chris McLamb, Huang-fu Xiang | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the 1st free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the 2nd free throw | 31-28 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue pulls down the rebound | 31-28 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Oscar Donahue misses the halfcourt shot | 31-28 |