| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Corey Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jeffery Abbott (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi inbounds the ball | 24-22 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Julius Harrison connects on the fadeaway from the free throw line set up by Louis Goldfarb and he's fouled by Corey Johnson - foul #2 on Corey Johnson, team foul #1 | 24-24 |
| 19:31 | Columbia | Julius Harrison makes the free throw | 24-25 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Abbott steals it from Sean Ingalls | 24-25 |
| 18:54 | Columbia | Matthew Simmons's floater is tipped away by Andrew Moore | 24-25 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-25 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Roberto Rossi | 24-25 |
| 18:11 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi is called for traveling | 24-25 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson is fouled on the floor by Matthew Simmons - foul #3 on Matthew Simmons, team foul #1 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ralph Lyman (C) Matthew Simmons | |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-25 |
| 17:13 | Columbia | Andrew Moore is called for the reach on Jeffery Abbott - foul #2 on Andrew Moore, team foul #2 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG), Rex Barnhill (SF) Shaun Archer, Andrew Moore | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Jeffery Abbott lays it up and in set up by Julius Harrison and he's fouled by Corey Johnson - foul #3 on Corey Johnson, team foul #3 | 24-27 |
| 16:57 | Columbia | Jeffery Abbott misses the free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 24-27 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey clanks a jumper from the left side but the foul's on Louis Goldfarb - foul #3 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #2 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Columbia | Cecil Robinson (SG), Ricky McGeeney (SF), Leroy Jackson (PF) Louis Goldfarb, Julius Harrison, Jeffery Abbott | |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the 1st free throw | 24-27 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Randall Leiter - foul #2 on Randall Leiter, team foul #4 | 25-27 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman misses the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:11 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-27 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 25-27 |
| 15:46 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi pulls down the rebound | 25-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Cecil Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ricky McGeeney (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Leroy Jackson (fresh) C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:42 | Columbia | Cecil Robinson misses badly on the uncontested pull-up jumper from the right wing | 25-27 |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 15:12 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-27 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey grabs the offensive rebound | 25-27 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the 3 from the right corner | 25-27 |
| 14:45 | Columbia | Leroy Jackson grabs the board | 25-27 |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi connects on the floater in the lane on a nice dish by Cecil Robinson and he's hacked by Randall Leiter - foul #3 on Randall Leiter, team foul #5 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Andrew Moore (SF), Sean Ingalls (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Ronald Culpepper, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Jeffery Abbott (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) Ricky McGeeney, Leroy Jackson, Ralph Lyman | |
| 14:40 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi makes the free throw | 25-30 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer is fouled on the floor by Julius Harrison - foul #1 on Julius Harrison, team foul #3 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton (PF) Corey Johnson | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky McGeeney (SF) Roberto Rossi | |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 25-30 |
| 13:52 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Ricky McGeeney | 25-30 |
| 13:32 | Columbia | Jeffery Abbott's floater is tipped away by Andrew Moore | 25-30 |
| 13:30 | Columbia | Jeffery Abbott hits the follow up shot | 25-32 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Shaun Archer | 28-32 |
| 12:49 | Columbia | Julius Harrison misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 28-32 |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Sean Ingalls | 28-32 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton knocks in the runner from the right block set up by Robert Barnhart | 30-32 |
| 12:23 | Columbia | Cecil Robinson misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-32 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart gets the rebound | 30-32 |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jeffery Abbott - foul #2 on Jeffery Abbott, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SF), Corey Johnson (PF) Andrew Moore, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (PG), Roberto Reyna (SG), Ralph Lyman (PF) Cecil Robinson, Ricky McGeeney, Jeffery Abbott | |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart makes the 1st free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart misses the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 12:00 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 11:53 | Columbia | Matthew Simmons misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-32 |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 10 pts. PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Roberto Reyna (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Julius Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. PF - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 3 reb. C - Matthew Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:08 | Columbia | Shaun Archer picks off the pass by Ralph Lyman | 34-32 |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls is whistled for traveling | 34-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Andrew Moore (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Shaun Archer, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Columbia | Ricky McGeeney (SF), Leroy Jackson (PF) Julius Harrison, Matthew Simmons | |
| 10:34 | Columbia | Larry Buttrey picks off the pass by Ricky McGeeney | 34-32 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-32 |
| 09:53 | Columbia | Leroy Jackson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-32 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter snags the defensive board | 37-32 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 37-32 |
| 09:33 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill grabs the offensive rebound | 37-32 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Roberto Rossi steps in front of the Larry Buttrey pass | 37-32 |
| 09:06 | Columbia | Ricky McGeeney banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi | 37-34 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter lays it up and in | 39-34 |
| 08:14 | Columbia | Ricky McGeeney can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 39-34 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson gets the rebound | 39-34 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Rex Barnhill | 42-34 |
| 07:36 | Columbia | Ralph Lyman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Andrew Skelton (PF), Sean Ingalls (C) Larry Buttrey, Andrew Moore, Corey Johnson, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb (PG), Julius Harrison (SG), Cecil Robinson (SF), Jeffery Abbott (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) Roberto Rossi, Roberto Reyna, Ricky McGeeney, Leroy Jackson, Ralph Lyman | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Barnhart (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Shaun Archer (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Julius Harrison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Cecil Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jeffery Abbott (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Matthew Simmons (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Shaun Archer is called for a charge - foul #3 on Shaun Archer, team foul #6 | 42-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SF) Rex Barnhill | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:48 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb hits a fadeaway from close range | 42-36 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-36 |
| 06:22 | Columbia | Cecil Robinson pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 05:55 | Columbia | Matthew Simmons comes up short on the floater in the paint | 42-36 |
| 05:53 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Jeffery Abbott | 42-36 |
| 05:36 | Columbia | Sean Ingalls takes the ball from Julius Harrison | 42-36 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SF) Ronald Culpepper | |
| Subs | Columbia | Roberto Rossi (SF) Cecil Robinson | |
| 05:00 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the floater near the basket on a great pass from Julius Harrison | 42-38 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey misses the wide open 3 from the left wing | 42-38 |
| 04:30 | Columbia | Matthew Simmons pulls down the rebound | 42-38 |
| 04:11 | Columbia | Jeffery Abbott is called for 3 seconds | 42-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Andrew Moore (SF), Corey Johnson (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Shaun Archer, Andrew Skelton, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Columbia | Cecil Robinson (SG), Leroy Jackson (PF), Ralph Lyman (C) Julius Harrison, Jeffery Abbott, Matthew Simmons | |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 42-38 |
| 03:48 | Columbia | The rebound goes to Roberto Rossi | 42-38 |
| 03:30 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 42-38 |
| 03:29 | Wisconsin | Corey Johnson snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Andrew Moore (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Corey Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Louis Goldfarb (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Cecil Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Roberto Rossi (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Leroy Jackson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ralph Lyman (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Randall Leiter | 45-38 |
| 03:00 | Columbia | Columbia calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG), Shaun Archer (SG), Sean Ingalls (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Columbia | Julius Harrison (SG), Jeffery Abbott (PF), Matthew Simmons (C) Cecil Robinson, Leroy Jackson, Ralph Lyman | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:43 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 02:41 | Columbia | Matthew Simmons can't tip it in | 45-38 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Barnhart | 45-38 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 45-38 |
| 02:20 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 02:03 | Columbia | Julius Harrison can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 45-38 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Sean Ingalls | 45-38 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls banks in the layup over the doubleteam set up by Robert Barnhart | 47-38 |
| 01:19 | Columbia | Roberto Rossi splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket | 47-40 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart is hacked by Julius Harrison in the backcourt - foul #2 on Julius Harrison, team foul #5 | 47-40 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Shaun Archer | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:51 | Columbia | Louis Goldfarb travels in the backcourt | 50-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart is hacked by Louis Goldfarb - foul #4 on Louis Goldfarb, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG), Rex Barnhill (SF), Randall Leiter (C) Shaun Archer, Andrew Moore, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey is hacked by Matthew Simmons - foul #4 on Matthew Simmons, team foul #7 | 50-40 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 1st free throw | 51-40 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the 2nd free throw | 52-40 |
| 00:41 | Columbia | Julius Harrison double dribbles | 52-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 54-40 |
| 00:05 | Columbia | Julius Harrison is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Roberto Rossi | 54-42 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart runs out the clock | 54-42 |