| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 3 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - William Starr (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Kenny Zills - foul #1 on Kenny Zills, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 19:35 | Louisville | Kent Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Charles Brew, team foul #2 | 28-26 |
| 19:15 | Louisville | Gary Sutton's pass is intercepted by Charles Brew in the backcourt | 28-26 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew dunks the ball | 28-28 |
| 18:45 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton lays it up and in on a great pass from Kent Pittman | 30-28 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Malcolm Hamilton swats the short shot by Charles Brew | 30-28 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | William Starr can't tip it in | 30-28 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro grabs the offensive board | 30-28 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses badly on a shot from the left block | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills tips it back up and in | 30-30 |
| 17:39 | Louisville | Martin Reed is called for the reach on Gary Sutton - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #3 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Ray (PF) Martin Reed | |
| 17:23 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Kenny Zills | 30-30 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | George Ray gets the rebound | 30-30 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is hacked by Gary Sutton - foul #2 on Gary Sutton, team foul #1 | 30-30 |
| Subs | Louisville | Jamie Howell (PF) Kenneth Castle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Martin Reed (PF) George Ray | |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed drills a shot from the free throw line set up by William Starr | 30-32 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses short on a floater from close range but the foul's on Kenny Zills - foul #2 on Kenny Zills, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), John Small (SF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, John Tope | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 16:08 | Louisville | Jamie Howell gets the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 15:49 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton's fadeaway is rejected by Kenny Zills | 31-32 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenny Zills | 31-32 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Malcolm Hamilton (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Small (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - William Starr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is whistled for traveling | 31-32 |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Hicks (SG), Kenneth Castle (PF) Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills | |
| 15:01 | Louisville | John Small's fadeaway is rejected by Martin Reed | 31-32 |
| 14:59 | Louisville | John Small pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | The jump hook by John Small is blocked by Bill Dossett | 31-32 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed pulls down the rebound | 31-32 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | William Reed drills a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from William Starr and he's fouled by Dale Hulse - foul #2 on Dale Hulse, team foul #2 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), Kent Pittman (SG), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Paul Hicks, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Kenny Zills (SF), George Ray (PF) Walter Ferro, Bill Dossett, Martin Reed | |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | William Reed makes the free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on George Ray - foul #2 on George Ray, team foul #5 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Martin Reed (PF) William Reed, George Ray | |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 14:00 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 32-38 |
| 13:18 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-38 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Marc Digennaro | 32-38 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing | 32-41 |
| 12:38 | Louisville | Kent Pittman misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Castle | 32-41 |
| 12:11 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle drills a 3pt shot from straight away | 35-41 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 11:43 | Louisville | John Tope snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fairly fresh) 4 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Small (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - William Starr (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 11:14 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle knocks in the shot near the basket on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 37-41 |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Marc Digennaro | 37-44 |
| 10:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Paul Hicks (SG), Malcolm Hamilton (SF), Jamie Howell (PF), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, Kent Pittman, John Small, Kenneth Castle, John Tope | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), George Ray (PF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, Martin Reed | |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the fadeaway in the paint | 37-44 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Jamie Howell snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Jamie Howell is whistled for traveling | 37-44 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), Martin Reed (PF) William Reed, Bill Dossett, George Ray | |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Walter Ferro | 37-46 |
| 09:04 | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi is called for 3 seconds | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kent Pittman (SG) Paul Hicks | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Walter Ferro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills | |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-46 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | William Starr can't tip it in | 37-46 |
| 08:43 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Jamie Howell | 37-46 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton can't finish the layup but he's hacked by William Starr - foul #3 on William Starr, team foul #6 | 37-46 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), George Ray (PF) William Reed, Bill Dossett, Martin Reed | |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:39 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-46 |
| 08:39 | Wisconsin | George Ray grabs the defensive rebound | 38-46 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 38-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:05 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Gary Sutton | 40-49 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | John Tope grabs the board | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:28 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block | 40-49 |
| 07:27 | Wisconsin | William Starr pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Gary Sutton (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jamie Howell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - John Tope (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - George Ray (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Starr (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Gary Sutton - foul #3 on Gary Sutton, team foul #3 | 40-49 |
| Subs | Louisville | John Small (SF), Kenneth Castle (PF) Malcolm Hamilton, Jamie Howell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, George Ray | |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| 06:48 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Gary Sutton | 42-50 |
| 06:19 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Castle blocks the short jumper by William Starr | 42-50 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-50 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Reed | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:38 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 42-53 |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle grabs the offensive rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:26 | Louisville | Kent Pittman comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 42-53 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-53 |
| Subs | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton (SF) John Small | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), Thomas Crosby (C) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, William Starr | |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | John Tope blocks the short jumper by Martin Reed | 42-53 |
| 05:12 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kent Pittman | 42-53 |
| 04:51 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 42-53 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Martin Reed | 42-53 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew connects on the runner near the basket | 42-55 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton connects on the shot in the lane set up by Kent Pittman and he's hacked by Thomas Crosby - foul #1 on Thomas Crosby, team foul #7 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG), Dale Hulse (C) Gary Sutton, John Tope | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Starr (C) Thomas Crosby | |
| 04:21 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton makes the free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills is fouled on the floor by Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #1 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #4 | 45-55 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Dale Hulse - foul #3 on Dale Hulse, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the 1st free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 45-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:25 | Louisville | Dale Hulse misses the jumper in the lane | 45-56 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew snags the defensive board | 45-56 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Kudyauku Albarazi (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kent Pittman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Malcolm Hamilton (fresh) 16 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Dale Hulse (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - William Starr (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Kent Pittman steals the ball from Charles Brew | 45-56 |
| 02:50 | Louisville | Kent Pittman hits the finger roll | 47-56 |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Dale Hulse grabs the board | 47-56 |
| 02:26 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Gary Sutton (PG), John Tope (C) Kudyauku Albarazi, Dale Hulse | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, William Starr | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:03 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 47-56 |
| 02:02 | Louisville | Kent Pittman tips it back up and in | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 49-56 |
| 01:33 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Castle | 49-56 |
| 01:13 | Louisville | John Tope clanks a jumper in the paint | 49-56 |
| 01:11 | Louisville | John Tope tips it home | 51-56 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), William Starr (C) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, Thomas Crosby | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the shot from the right wing | 51-56 |
| 00:41 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Kenneth Castle | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Kent Pittman loses the dribble to William Starr | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Martin Reed in the backcourt - foul #4 on Gary Sutton, team foul #6 | 51-56 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Gary Sutton is called for the reach on Marc Digennaro - foul #5 on Gary Sutton, team foul #7 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Louisville | Kudyauku Albarazi (PG) Gary Sutton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses the 2nd free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | William Starr grabs the offensive rebound | 51-57 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Kent Pittman is called for the reach on William Starr - foul #1 on Kent Pittman, team foul #8 | 51-57 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 1st free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 51-59 |
| 00:19 | Louisville | Kent Pittman can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 51-59 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro grabs the defensive rebound | 51-59 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is fouled in the backcourt by Kudyauku Albarazi - foul #2 on Kudyauku Albarazi, team foul #9 | 51-59 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 1st free throw | 51-60 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 2nd free throw | 51-61 |
| 00:11 | Louisville | Malcolm Hamilton's floater is tipped away by William Starr | 51-61 |
| 00:10 | Louisville | Kenneth Castle pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-61 |
| 00:08 | Louisville | John Tope loses the dribble to Marc Digennaro | 51-61 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro runs out the clock | 51-61 |