| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fresh) SG - Daniel Hoggard (fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) PF - James Bicknell (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Steven Haight (fresh) SG - John Swift (fresh) SF - Hugh Day (fresh) PF - Martin Mulvey (fresh) C - Robert Rockwell (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Arkansas State | Arkansas State is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 0-0 |
| 19:25 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:01 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:55 | Arkansas State | Robert Rockwell is fouled on the floor by Daniel Hoggard - foul #1 on Daniel Hoggard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey scores on a runner from close range and he's hacked by James Bicknell - foul #1 on James Bicknell, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 18:42 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey makes the free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Martin Mulvey steals it from Christopher Stidham | 0-3 |
| 18:02 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight travels with the ball | 0-3 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | David Anderson dunks the ball on a great pass from Christopher Stidham | 2-3 |
| 17:19 | Arkansas State | James Bicknell denies the turnaround by Steven Haight | 2-3 |
| 17:17 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey grabs the offensive board | 2-3 |
| 17:02 | Arkansas State | John Swift's pass is intercepted by David Anderson | 2-3 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham hits the finger roll | 4-3 |
| 16:16 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | David Anderson gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham hits the finger roll set up by James Bicknell and he's hacked by Robert Rockwell - foul #1 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #1 | 6-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Bernard Osborne (SG), Shawn Carter (SF), Jeff Quick (PF), Alfred Fogel (C) Steven Haight, John Swift, Hugh Day, Martin Mulvey, Robert Rockwell | |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham makes the free throw | 7-3 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fresh) SG - Daniel Hoggard (fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Bicknell (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Wendell Keller (fresh) SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) PF - Jeff Quick (fresh) C - Alfred Fogel (fresh) | |
| 15:35 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-3 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell snags the defensive board | 7-3 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Daniel Hoggard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), James Lester (C) Daniel Hoggard, Christopher Stidham, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 14:51 | Arkansas State | Wayne Holloway steals it from Bernard Osborne | 7-3 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | James Lester misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Alfred Fogel - foul #1 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #2 | 7-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox (PF) James Bicknell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Haight (PG), John Swift (SG), Hugh Day (SF), Robert Rockwell (C) Wendell Keller, Bernard Osborne, Shawn Carter, Jeff Quick | |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | James Lester misses the 1st free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | James Lester misses the 2nd free throw | 7-3 |
| 14:35 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Alfred Fogel | 7-3 |
| 14:16 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day buries a fadeaway from the left side | 7-5 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway is fouled on the floor by Steven Haight - foul #1 on Steven Haight, team foul #3 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham (SF), David Anderson (C) Leroy Amador, James Lester | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey (PF) Alfred Fogel | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Martin Mulvey - foul #1 on Martin Mulvey, team foul #4 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Hoggard (SG) Patrick Neal | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 13:41 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 13:29 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight drills a 3 pointer from the left corner | 8-8 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-8 |
| 13:09 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 13:03 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey misses the jump hook from the baseline | 8-8 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham snags the defensive board | 8-8 |
| 12:43 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Bicknell (PF) Lawrence Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (SG), Alfred Fogel (C) John Swift, Robert Rockwell | |
| 12:17 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne's pass is intercepted by Daniel Hoggard | 8-8 |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses the easy layup | 8-8 |
| 11:53 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey gets the rebound | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wayne Holloway (fairly fresh) SG - Daniel Hoggard (fairly fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Bicknell (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Steven Haight (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Bernard Osborne (fresh) SF - Hugh Day (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Mulvey (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alfred Fogel (fresh) | |
| 11:47 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 8-8 |
| 11:45 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight tips it home | 8-10 |
| 11:20 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 8-10 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell grabs the offensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses short on a shot from the right side | 8-10 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | David Anderson misses the tip | 8-10 |
| 10:56 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 8-10 |
| 10:51 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne is hacked by Daniel Hoggard - foul #2 on Daniel Hoggard, team foul #3 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), James Lester (C) Daniel Hoggard, Christopher Stidham, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), John Swift (SG), Jeff Quick (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Steven Haight, Hugh Day, Martin Mulvey, Alfred Fogel | |
| 10:38 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 8-10 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal grabs the board | 8-10 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 10-10 |
| 09:58 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne clanks a jumper in the lane | 10-10 |
| 09:56 | Arkansas State | John Swift snags the offensive board | 10-10 |
| 09:45 | Arkansas State | James Lester is called for the reach on Robert Rockwell - foul #1 on James Lester, team foul #4 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG) Wayne Holloway | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Shawn Carter (SF), Alfred Fogel (PF) Bernard Osborne, Jeff Quick | |
| 09:27 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Shawn Carter | 10-13 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal banks in the layup set up by James Bicknell | 12-13 |
| 09:01 | Arkansas State | John Swift scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 12-15 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | John Hayes is fouled on the floor by Alfred Fogel - foul #2 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #5 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham (SF), Lawrence Fox (PF), David Anderson (C) Leroy Amador, James Bicknell, James Lester | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Haight (PG), Hugh Day (SF), Martin Mulvey (PF) Wendell Keller, Shawn Carter, Alfred Fogel | |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses long on a runner in the paint | 12-15 |
| 08:15 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:10 | Arkansas State | John Swift misses badly on a floater from the right side | 12-15 |
| 08:08 | Wisconsin | John Hayes pulls down the rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham hits a driving attempt from the left block set up by Patrick Neal | 14-15 |
| 07:39 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 14-15 |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | David Anderson grabs the board | 14-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Hayes (fresh) SG - Patrick Neal (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lawrence Fox (fresh) C - David Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Steven Haight (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Swift (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Hugh Day (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Mulvey (fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Rockwell (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses long on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Robert Rockwell - foul #2 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #6 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway (PG) Patrick Neal | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (SG), Jeff Quick (C) John Swift, Robert Rockwell | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham misses the 2nd free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:33 | Arkansas State | Jeff Quick snags the defensive board | 15-15 |
| 07:18 | Arkansas State | Christopher Stidham steals the ball from Jeff Quick | 15-15 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | John Hayes hits a 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Wayne Holloway | 18-15 |
| 06:34 | Arkansas State | Christopher Stidham takes the ball from Martin Mulvey | 18-15 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | David Anderson clanks a shot near the basket | 18-15 |
| 06:13 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 06:09 | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne throws a bad pass out of bounds | 18-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), James Bicknell (PF), James Lester (C) John Hayes, Christopher Stidham, Lawrence Fox, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG) Martin Mulvey | |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 18-15 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-15 |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | James Lester can't finish the layup | 18-15 |
| 05:28 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day grabs the board | 18-15 |
| 05:24 | Arkansas State | Hugh Day makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Jeff Quick | 18-17 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | Leroy Amador clanks a floater from the left block | 18-17 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell snags the offensive board | 18-17 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell misses the runner from the right block | 18-17 |
| 04:51 | Arkansas State | The rebound goes to Jeff Quick | 18-17 |
| 04:26 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Haight, team foul #7 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG), Lawrence Fox (SF), David Anderson (C) Wayne Holloway, Patrick Neal, James Lester | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (PG), Shawn Carter (SF), Christopher Ezell (PF) Steven Haight, Hugh Day, Jeff Quick | |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | David Anderson knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Hayes and he's fouled by Shawn Carter - foul #1 on Shawn Carter, team foul #8 | 20-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham (SF) Lawrence Fox | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Nathan Holley (PG) John Swift | |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | David Anderson makes the free throw | 21-17 |
| 03:56 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-20 |
| 03:37 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham's pass is intercepted by Nathan Holley | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Hayes (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Leroy Amador (fresh) SF - Christopher Stidham (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - James Bicknell (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - David Anderson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Arkansas State | PG - Nathan Holley (fresh) SG - Wendell Keller (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Shawn Carter (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Christopher Ezell (fresh) C - Bernard Osborne (fairly fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Arkansas State | Christopher Ezell clanks a 3 from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Christopher Stidham | 21-20 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Christopher Ezell is called for the reach on Christopher Stidham - foul #1 on Christopher Ezell, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway (PG), Daniel Hoggard (SG) John Hayes, Leroy Amador | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | John Swift (SG), Martin Mulvey (PF), Robert Rockwell (C) Nathan Holley, Christopher Ezell, Bernard Osborne | |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 02:48 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller is hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #5 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Fox (SF), Patrick Neal (PF) Christopher Stidham, James Bicknell | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Steven Haight (PG), Hugh Day (SF) Wendell Keller, Shawn Carter | |
| 02:30 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from John Swift | 23-22 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | David Anderson blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Rockwell - foul #3 on Robert Rockwell, team foul #10 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Alfred Fogel (C) Robert Rockwell | |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | David Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 24-22 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | David Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 01:56 | Arkansas State | John Swift can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-22 |
| 01:55 | Arkansas State | The offensive rebound goes to Martin Mulvey | 25-22 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Wayne Holloway - foul #1 on Wayne Holloway, team foul #6 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Stidham (SF), James Bicknell (PF), James Lester (C) Lawrence Fox, Patrick Neal, David Anderson | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | | |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 1st free throw | 25-23 |
| 01:41 | Arkansas State | John Swift makes the 2nd free throw | 25-24 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Wayne Holloway comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-24 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to James Bicknell | 25-24 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Daniel Hoggard misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-24 |
| 01:09 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey grabs the defensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight buries a jumper from the right side and the foul's on Wayne Holloway - foul #2 on Wayne Holloway, team foul #7 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Hayes (PG) Wayne Holloway | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller (SG), Shawn Carter (SF) John Swift, Hugh Day | |
| 01:02 | Arkansas State | Steven Haight makes the free throw | 25-27 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | James Lester misses the fadeaway near the basket | 25-27 |
| 00:47 | Arkansas State | Martin Mulvey snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 00:39 | Arkansas State | Wendell Keller clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Lester | 25-27 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell connects on the floater from the free throw line and the foul's on Alfred Fogel - foul #3 on Alfred Fogel, team foul #11 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Neal (SG), Leroy Amador (SF), David Anderson (C) Daniel Hoggard, Christopher Stidham, James Lester | |
| Subs | Arkansas State | Bernard Osborne (SG), Christopher Ezell (PF), Jeff Quick (C) Steven Haight, Martin Mulvey, Alfred Fogel | |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell makes the free throw | 28-27 |
| 00:03 | Arkansas State | Jeff Quick misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline | 28-27 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Bicknell | 28-27 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James Bicknell comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 28-27 |