| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 5 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. C - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Ernest Mays (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lee Moore inbounds the ball | 36-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre loses the dribble to Louis Frates | 36-36 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates lays it up and in | 38-36 |
| 19:21 | Purdue | Sean Ingalls blocks the jumper by Ernest Mays | 38-36 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Terry Carone | 38-36 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Black steps in front of the Andrew Skelton pass | 38-36 |
| 18:50 | Purdue | Michael Black makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-38 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 38-38 |
| 18:19 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham gets the rebound | 38-38 |
| 18:05 | Purdue | Lee Moore loses the ball out of bounds | 38-38 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 38-38 |
| 17:42 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls tips it home | 40-38 |
| 17:26 | Purdue | Ernest Mays misses long on a fadeaway in the paint | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls pulls down the rebound | 40-38 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | The refs have stopped play. Ronald Culpepper is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. It looks like he got kneed in the thigh. He appears to have just been shaken up and should be able to return. | 40-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG) Ronald Culpepper | |
| Subs | Purdue | Joseph Wisner (C) Ernest Mays | |
| 17:22 | Wisconsin | Michael Lefebvre steals it from Terry Carone in the backcourt | 40-38 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Michael Black hits the finger roll set up by Michael Lefebvre | 40-40 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Terry Carone | 43-40 |
| 16:29 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Lee Moore | 43-42 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates can't connect on a floater from the left side | 43-42 |
| 16:07 | Purdue | Michael Black grabs the defensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 15:43 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline | 43-42 |
| 15:42 | Purdue | Lee Moore grabs the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Louis Frates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Michael Lefebvre (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Black (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joseph Wisner (fresh) | |
| 15:28 | Purdue | Michael Black buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey loses the ball out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Robert Barnhart (SF), George Zettel (PF) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Robert Anselmo (SG), Willis Marshall (SF), Ernest Mays (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Joseph Wisner | |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses short on a shot from the right side | 43-45 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | George Zettel grabs the board | 43-45 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey drills a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Rex Barnhill | 46-45 |
| 13:56 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 46-45 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart gets the rebound | 46-45 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-45 |
| 13:28 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle is fouled on the floor by Andrew Skelton - foul #2 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #1 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Larry Buttrey, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 13:15 | Purdue | George Zettel swats the layup by Ernest Mays | 49-45 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Zettel | 49-45 |
| 12:49 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-45 |
| 12:48 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Stephen Bogle | 49-45 |
| 12:20 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo is fouled on the floor by George Zettel - foul #1 on George Zettel, team foul #2 | 49-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Sean Ingalls (PF) Robert Barnhart, George Zettel | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Joseph Wisner (C) Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall, Ernest Mays, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 12:05 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner knocks in the runner near the basket | 49-47 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Burcham steps in front of the Louis Frates pass | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rex Barnhill (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Joseph Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Randall Leiter - foul #1 on Randall Leiter, team foul #3 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG) Rex Barnhill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG) Stephen Bogle | |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Joseph Wisner makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Moore - foul #1 on Lee Moore, team foul #1 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton (C) Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Ernest Mays (C) Joseph Wisner | |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Michael Black connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Lefebvre | 50-52 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Carone | 53-52 |
| 09:51 | Purdue | Lee Moore buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Michael Lefebvre | 53-54 |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone can't connect on a shot from the left block but the foul's on Michael Lefebvre - foul #1 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #2 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG), Rex Barnhill (SF), George Zettel (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Larry Buttrey, Louis Frates, Sean Ingalls, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG), Stephen Smith (SG), Robert Anselmo (SF), Willis Marshall (PF), Ronnie Steinberg (C) Michael Lefebvre, Michael Black, Lee Moore, Kenneth Burcham, Ernest Mays | |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 55-54 |
| 09:10 | Purdue | Randall Leiter is called for the reach on Ronnie Steinberg - foul #2 on Randall Leiter, team foul #4 | 55-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (SF) Terry Carone | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:59 | Purdue | Stephen Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-54 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Ronald Culpepper | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo blows the layup but the foul's on Robert Barnhart - foul #1 on Robert Barnhart, team foul #5 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SF), Sean Ingalls (PF) Robert Barnhart, George Zettel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Purdue | Robert Anselmo misses the 2nd free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls gets the rebound | 58-54 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Ronald Culpepper | 60-54 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | Sean Ingalls denies the turnaround by Ronnie Steinberg | 60-54 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill grabs the board | 60-54 |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 60-54 |
| 07:27 | Purdue | Ronnie Steinberg grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Stephen Smith (fresh) SF - Robert Anselmo (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Willis Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronnie Steinberg (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:14 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 60-54 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the defensive rebound | 60-54 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls tips it in | 62-54 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Stephen Smith scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 62-57 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | Stephen Smith is called for the reach on Rex Barnhill - foul #2 on Stephen Smith, team foul #3 | 62-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Larry Buttrey (SG), George Zettel (PF), Andrew Skelton (C) Rex Barnhill, Ronald Culpepper, Sean Ingalls, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Black (SG), Lee Moore (SF), Kenneth Burcham (PF), Ernest Mays (C) Stephen Smith, Robert Anselmo, Willis Marshall, Ronnie Steinberg | |
| 05:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Buttrey | 64-57 |
| 05:29 | Purdue | Lee Moore misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 64-57 |
| 05:27 | Purdue | Ernest Mays snags the offensive board | 64-57 |
| 05:19 | Purdue | Lee Moore lays it in on a nice dish by Michael Black | 64-59 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 64-59 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | Michael Black grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| 04:42 | Purdue | Stephen Bogle loses the dribble to Terry Carone | 64-59 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates blows the layup | 64-59 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the tip | 64-59 |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton grabs the offensive board | 64-59 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-59 |
| 04:09 | Purdue | Ernest Mays gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:50 | Purdue | Ernest Mays misses the easy layup | 64-59 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton gets the rebound | 64-59 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG), Sean Ingalls (PF) Larry Buttrey, George Zettel | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 64-59 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham grabs the defensive rebound | 64-59 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 7 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 16 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Stephen Bogle (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. SG - Michael Black (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Lee Moore (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Burcham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ernest Mays (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:06 | Purdue | Ernest Mays hits a shot from the free throw line set up by Lee Moore | 64-61 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stephen Bogle - foul #4 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #4 | 64-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG) Stephen Bogle | |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses the 1st free throw | 64-61 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:50 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Burcham, team foul #5 | 65-61 |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone's pass is intercepted by Michael Black | 65-61 |
| 02:25 | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Culpepper - foul #3 on Ronald Culpepper, team foul #6 | 65-61 |
| 02:15 | Purdue | Lee Moore hits the front of the rim on the wide open shot from the right side | 65-61 |
| 02:13 | Purdue | Ernest Mays tips it home | 65-63 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a 3 from the right corner | 65-63 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton tips it in | 67-63 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Ernest Mays misses the jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Andrew Skelton - foul #3 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #7 | 67-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Bogle (PG) Michael Lefebvre | |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Ernest Mays makes the 1st free throw | 67-64 |
| 01:19 | Purdue | Ernest Mays makes the 2nd free throw | 67-65 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls connects on the shot from the right side | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Ernest Mays is hacked by Andrew Skelton - foul #4 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:48 | Purdue | Ernest Mays misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton is hacked by Stephen Bogle in the backcourt - foul #5 on Stephen Bogle, team foul #6 | 69-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Lefebvre (PG) Stephen Bogle | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is hacked by Kenneth Burcham - foul #2 on Kenneth Burcham, team foul #7 | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 69-65 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham gets the rebound | 69-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Michael Black misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 69-65 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone pulls down the rebound | 69-65 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Black is called for the reach on Terry Carone in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Black, team foul #8 | 69-65 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Michael Black can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 71-65 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls pulls down the rebound | 71-65 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Michael Lefebvre is called for the reach on Sean Ingalls in the backcourt - foul #2 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #9 | 71-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG), Randall Leiter (C) Ronald Culpepper, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls makes the 1st free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the offensive rebound | 72-65 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-65 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter is hacked by Lee Moore - foul #2 on Lee Moore, team foul #10 | 72-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG) Larry Buttrey | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter makes the 2nd free throw | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Purdue | Kenneth Burcham is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Kenneth Burcham, team foul #11 | 74-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Lefebvre - foul #3 on Michael Lefebvre, team foul #12 | 74-65 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 75-65 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:10 | Purdue | Michael Black misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 76-65 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone grabs the board | 76-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 76-65 |