| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd inbounds the ball | 31-22 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Grady Byrd | 33-22 |
| 19:17 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the baseline | 33-22 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac gets the offensive rebound | 33-22 |
| 19:05 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac hits a driving attempt near the basket set up by Ken Bowman | 33-24 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the jumper in the lane | 33-24 |
| 18:47 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman snags the defensive board | 33-24 |
| 18:38 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic splits the doubleteam but misses short on a turnaround from close range | 33-24 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Mikel Bosancic steals it from Grady Byrd | 33-24 |
| 17:55 | Notre Dame | Kevin Pickerel blocks the short jumper by Robert Dulac | 33-24 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the offensive board | 33-24 |
| 17:37 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-24 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger pulls down the rebound | 33-24 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket but he's fouled by Mikel Bosancic - foul #2 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #1 | 33-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David McCleveland (PF) Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 34-24 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-24 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | James O'Callaghan is called for the reach on Larry Blough - foul #3 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SF) Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:27 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler's floater is tipped away by David McCleveland | 35-24 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland pulls down the rebound | 35-24 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel is hacked by Bernardo Costa - foul #1 on Bernardo Costa, team foul #2 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (C) Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG) Tommy Schooler | |
| 15:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger is fouled on the floor by Larry Blough - foul #3 on Larry Blough, team foul #3 | 35-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel (SF) William Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - David McCleveland (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SG), Grady Byrd (SF) James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski and he's hacked by David McCleveland - foul #3 on David McCleveland, team foul #2 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Earl Jefferson (C) Carl Burger, Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 15:12 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by David McCleveland is denied by Mikel Bosancic | 35-27 |
| 14:42 | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski grabs the defensive rebound | 35-27 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic knocks in the runner near the basket | 35-29 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | Igor Kosakowski steps in front of the David McCleveland pass | 35-29 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Peter Green hits a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Ken Bowman | 35-32 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-32 |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac gets the rebound | 35-32 |
| 13:15 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic banks in the layup | 35-34 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses short on a fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Mikel Bosancic - foul #3 on Mikel Bosancic, team foul #4 | 35-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Kevin Pickerel (SF) James O'Callaghan, Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG), William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green, Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland makes the 2nd free throw | 37-34 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | William Graham picks off the pass by William Ducksworth | 37-34 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Carl Burger | 39-34 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-34 |
| 11:55 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa tips it home | 39-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - William Graham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 4 pts. PF - David McCleveland (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Earl Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 3 pf. SG - Tommy Schooler (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Ducksworth (fresh) PF - Bernardo Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | William Graham makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Pickerel | 41-36 |
| 11:05 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Larry Blough | 41-39 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 41-39 |
| 10:34 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 10:13 | Notre Dame | Carl Burger picks off the pass by Tommy Schooler | 41-39 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | William Ducksworth steals it from Carl Burger | 41-39 |
| 09:22 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | William Graham snags the defensive board | 41-39 |
| 09:05 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland misses the dunk | 41-39 |
| 09:04 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa pulls down the rebound | 41-39 |
| 08:59 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Larry Blough | 41-42 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger buries a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Earl Jefferson | 44-42 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough is called for traveling | 44-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Grady Byrd (SF), Joshua Mondy (C) William Graham, David McCleveland, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Peter Green (SG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF), Robert Dulac (C) Larry Blough, Tommy Schooler, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 08:26 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-42 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger tips it back up and in | 46-42 |
| 08:04 | Notre Dame | Grady Byrd takes the ball from Robert Dulac | 46-42 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Robert Dulac - foul #2 on Robert Dulac, team foul #5 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Earl Jefferson (C) Carl Burger, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG) Igor Kosakowski | |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 1 pts. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Larry Blough (fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Peter Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Robert Dulac (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac misses long on an open turnaround from the right block | 48-42 |
| 07:14 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic gets the offensive rebound | 48-42 |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman banks in the layup on a great pass from Peter Green and he's hacked by James O'Callaghan - foul #4 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), David McCleveland (PF) Ricardo Luna, Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler (SG) Peter Green | |
| 06:54 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson is hacked by Larry Blough - foul #4 on Larry Blough, team foul #6 | 48-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel (PF) David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan buries a jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Burger and the foul's on Tommy Schooler - foul #1 on Tommy Schooler, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy (C) Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the free throw | 51-45 |
| 05:49 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler loses the dribble to Carl Burger | 51-45 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on Ken Bowman - foul #2 on Ken Bowman, team foul #8 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David McCleveland (PF), Earl Jefferson (C) Kevin Pickerel, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth (SF), Bernardo Costa (PF), Salvatore Esposito (C) Ken Bowman, Mikel Bosancic, Robert Dulac | |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 1st free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the 2nd free throw | 52-45 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Bernardo Costa grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-45 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger grabs the defensive rebound | 52-45 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Tommy Schooler steals it from David McCleveland | 52-45 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough misses the lay-in | 52-45 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth tips it back up and in | 52-47 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | David McCleveland blows the layup | 52-47 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | William Ducksworth gets the rebound | 52-47 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from William Ducksworth and the foul's on James O'Callaghan - foul #5 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SG), Kevin Pickerel (PF) Carl Burger, James O'Callaghan, David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Igor Kosakowski (PG), Ken Bowman (SF), Mikel Bosancic (PF) Larry Blough, William Ducksworth, Bernardo Costa | |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the free throw | 52-50 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Graham | 55-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 1 pts. SG - William Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Grady Byrd (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 6 pts. C - Earl Jefferson (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Igor Kosakowski (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Tommy Schooler (fairly fresh) 15 pts. SF - Ken Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Mikel Bosancic (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Salvatore Esposito (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:22 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd is fouled on the floor by Ken Bowman - foul #3 on Ken Bowman, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), David McCleveland (C) Ricardo Luna, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Peter Green (SG), Robert Dulac (C) Tommy Schooler, Salvatore Esposito | |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 02:55 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 02:34 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left block | 55-53 |
| 02:33 | Notre Dame | Robert Dulac grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic lays it in despite the doubleteam on a great pass from Igor Kosakowski and the foul's on Grady Byrd - foul #2 on Grady Byrd, team foul #5 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (C) David McCleveland | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Larry Blough (PG), Tommy Schooler (SG) Igor Kosakowski, Peter Green | |
| 02:20 | Notre Dame | Mikel Bosancic makes the free throw | 55-56 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Ken Bowman is called for the reach on Carl Burger - foul #4 on Ken Bowman, team foul #10 | 55-56 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 1st free throw | 56-56 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 01:32 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler knocks in the fadeaway from the right side | 57-58 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson is called for a charge - foul #2 on Earl Jefferson, team foul #6 | 57-58 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | William Graham is called for the reach on Tommy Schooler - foul #1 on William Graham, team foul #7 | 57-58 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 1st free throw | 57-59 |
| 01:02 | Notre Dame | Tommy Schooler makes the 2nd free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-60 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman gets the rebound | 57-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is hacked by Carl Burger in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Burger, team foul #8 | 57-60 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 57-60 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel pulls down the rebound | 57-60 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Carl Burger | 59-60 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Carl Burger is called for the reach on Larry Blough in the backcourt - foul #3 on Carl Burger, team foul #9 | 59-60 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 1st free throw | 59-61 |
| 00:11 | Notre Dame | Larry Blough makes the 2nd free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 59-62 |
| 00:06 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman gets the rebound | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman is fouled in the backcourt by William Graham - foul #2 on William Graham, team foul #10 | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman misses the 1st free throw | 59-62 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Ken Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 59-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 59-63 |