| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates inbounds the ball | 24-27 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses the lay-in | 24-27 |
| 19:40 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 18:48 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is hacked by Jeff Sinegal - foul #3 on Jeff Sinegal, team foul #1 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (PG) Jeff Sinegal | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane but the foul's on James Nickerson - foul #2 on James Nickerson, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 24-29 |
| 18:14 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson is fouled on the floor by Randall Leiter - foul #1 on Randall Leiter, team foul #1 | 24-29 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Terry Carone steals the ball from Jerome Taylor | 24-29 |
| 17:50 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates lays it in set up by Terry Carone | 24-31 |
| 17:21 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the jump hook near the basket | 26-31 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | George Zettel hits the finger roll set up by Terry Carone | 26-33 |
| 16:43 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor hits a floater in the lane | 28-33 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter hits a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Rex Barnhill and he's hacked by James Nickerson - foul #3 on James Nickerson, team foul #3 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF), Harold Wisner (C) Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor, James Nickerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG), Sean Ingalls (PF) Terry Carone, George Zettel | |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter makes the free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Andrew Skelton (C) Rex Barnhill, Randall Leiter | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sydney Collins (fresh) SG - Charles Hamilton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) C - Harold Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper makes the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Louis Frates | 28-39 |
| 15:05 | Notre Dame | Andrew Skelton is called for the reach on Harold Wisner - foul #2 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Jeff Sinegal (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Sydney Collins, Charles Hamilton, Mark Berry, Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Rex Barnhill (SG), George Zettel (PF) Robert Barnhart, Ronald Culpepper, Sean Ingalls | |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Rex Barnhill picks off the pass by Jeff Sinegal | 28-39 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the easy layup | 28-39 |
| 14:45 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Terry Carone picks off the pass by Antonio King in the backcourt | 28-39 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone dunks the ball on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 28-41 |
| 13:52 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Antonio King | 31-41 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-41 |
| 13:22 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal grabs the board | 31-41 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal double dribbles | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Ronald Culpepper (SG), Larry Buttrey (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Terry Carone, Rex Barnhill, Louis Frates, Andrew Skelton | |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | George Zettel travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SF), Harold Wisner (PF) Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls (PF) George Zettel | |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Ronald Culpepper is called for the reach on Mark Berry - foul #1 on Ronald Culpepper, team foul #3 | 31-41 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton travels with the ball | 31-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Rex Barnhill (SG) Ronald Culpepper, Larry Buttrey | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Harold Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone knocks in the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Robert Barnhart | 31-43 |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton scores on a runner near the basket and he's fouled by Terry Carone - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #4 | 33-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Mark Berry, Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SF), George Zettel (PF) Robert Barnhart, Sean Ingalls | |
| 11:13 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Kelly Schellenberge - foul #1 on Kelly Schellenberge, team foul #4 | 34-43 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randall Leiter - foul #2 on Randall Leiter, team foul #5 | 34-45 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates connects on the floater from the left side set up by Terry Carone | 36-47 |
| 09:34 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor is hacked by Randall Leiter - foul #3 on Randall Leiter, team foul #6 | 36-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG), Mark Berry (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Antonio King, Charles Hamilton, James Nickerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Ronald Culpepper (SG), Andrew Skelton (C) Terry Carone, Rex Barnhill, Randall Leiter | |
| 09:14 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing set up by Jerome Taylor | 39-47 |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | George Zettel can't connect on a driving attempt in the lane | 39-47 |
| 08:58 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 39-47 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Harold Wisner (C) Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Sean Ingalls (PF) Robert Barnhart, George Zettel | |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls is called for traveling | 39-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Harold Wisner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Randall Leiter (C) Ronald Culpepper, Andrew Skelton | |
| 07:46 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton can't finish the layup | 39-47 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the board | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) C - James Nickerson (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits the finger roll on a great pass from Louis Frates | 39-49 |
| 06:53 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits a 3 from the left wing | 42-49 |
| 06:33 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill clanks a jumper from the right side | 42-49 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 42-49 |
| 06:20 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 06:15 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Louis Frates | 42-49 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Rex Barnhill | 42-49 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 42-49 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Antonio King | 42-49 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Mark Berry, Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Zettel (PF) Sean Ingalls | |
| 05:22 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge blows the layup | 42-49 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor gets the offensive rebound | 42-49 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton clanks a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Terry Carone - foul #2 on Terry Carone, team foul #7 | 42-49 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 43-49 |
| 04:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | George Zettel hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 44-49 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | George Zettel grabs the offensive board | 44-49 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Jerome Taylor takes the ball from Rex Barnhill | 44-49 |
| 03:41 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-49 |
| 03:40 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - James Nickerson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:21 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor can't finish the layup | 44-49 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone grabs the board | 44-49 |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits a shot from close range on a great pass from Louis Frates | 44-51 |
| 02:48 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 44-51 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates pulls down the rebound | 44-51 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Lawrence Brown (C) Charles Hamilton, James Nickerson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Ronald Culpepper (SG), Andrew Skelton (C) Terry Carone, Rex Barnhill, Randall Leiter | |
| 02:22 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 44-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG) Jeff Sinegal | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:06 | Notre Dame | Antonio King knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 47-51 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Nickerson (C) Lawrence Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Rex Barnhill (SG), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Ronald Culpepper, Andrew Skelton | |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 47-51 |
| 01:24 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is whistled for traveling | 47-51 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | George Zettel comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Charles Hamilton - foul #2 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #5 | 47-51 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | George Zettel makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | George Zettel misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 01:03 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Randall Leiter - foul #4 on Randall Leiter, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | George Zettel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:22 | Notre Dame | Rex Barnhill picks off the pass by Antonio King | 48-52 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill dunks the ball | 48-54 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 48-54 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the board | 48-54 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter is fouled in the backcourt by Antonio King - foul #4 on Antonio King, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG) Rex Barnhill | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is fouled on the floor by Antonio King - foul #5 on Antonio King, team foul #7 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG) Antonio King | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 48-56 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the board | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 48-56 |