| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) SG - Terry Larson (fresh) SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) C - Brett Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) SF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Brett Potts wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:38 | Iowa | Earl Jefferson is called for the reach on Terry Larson - foul #1 on Earl Jefferson, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski hits a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Terry Larson | 2-0 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Brian Lovern is called for the reach on Kevin Pickerel - foul #1 on Brian Lovern, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger can't finish the layup but he's fouled by John Spriggs - foul #1 on John Spriggs, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Iowa | Brett Potts is called for traveling | 2-2 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Jamie Gizinski swats the layup by James O'Callaghan | 2-2 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel tips it in | 2-4 |
| 17:38 | Iowa | John Spriggs makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Terry Larson | 4-4 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Brett Potts swats the layup by Earl Jefferson | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the board | 4-4 |
| 17:04 | Iowa | Brett Potts's pass is intercepted by James O'Callaghan | 4-4 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan lays it up and in | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Brian Lovern connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by John Spriggs | 7-6 |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | Jamie Gizinski picks off the pass by Kevin Pickerel | 7-6 |
| 16:06 | Iowa | John Spriggs misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 7-6 |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | John Johnson gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 7-6 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson tips it back up and in | 7-8 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Larson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brett Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fresh) | |
| 15:22 | Iowa | Brian Lovern hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 7-8 |
| 15:20 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | John Spriggs steps in front of the Carl Burger pass | 7-8 |
| 15:08 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Spriggs | 9-8 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson lays it in on a nice dish by Carl Burger | 9-10 |
| 14:38 | Iowa | Brett Potts travels with the ball | 9-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson loses the ball out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SG) James O'Callaghan | |
| 13:54 | Iowa | Tomas Morse throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Tijerina (PF) Earl Jefferson | |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger jams it set up by Grady Byrd | 9-12 |
| 13:25 | Iowa | Richard Fortner misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 9-12 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carl Burger | 9-12 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing but he's hacked by Richard Fortner - foul #1 on Richard Fortner, team foul #3 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG) Michael Tijerina | |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 1st free throw | 9-13 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 2nd free throw | 9-14 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd makes the 3rd free throw | 9-15 |
| 12:45 | Iowa | Tomas Morse misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 9-15 |
| 12:43 | Wisconsin | John Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 9-15 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses badly on a driving attempt from the left block | 9-15 |
| 12:37 | Iowa | Francis Causey grabs the board | 9-15 |
| 12:08 | Iowa | Francis Causey comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 9-15 |
| 12:06 | Iowa | John May grabs the offensive board | 9-15 |
| 11:48 | Iowa | Tomas Morse buries a jumpshot from the right wing | 11-15 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - John May (fairly fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan banks in the layup on a nice dish by Grady Byrd and the foul's on Richard Fortner - foul #2 on Richard Fortner, team foul #4 | 11-17 |
| Subs | Iowa | Terry Larson (SG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Richard Fortner, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (PF) Grady Byrd | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the free throw | 11-18 |
| 11:18 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski's floater is tipped away by Earl Jefferson | 11-18 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carl Burger | 11-18 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Brett Potts is called for the reach on Earl Jefferson - foul #1 on Brett Potts, team foul #5 | 11-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) James O'Callaghan, John Johnson | |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:31 | Iowa | Terry Larson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 11-18 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), William Graham (SF) Carl Burger, Kevin Pickerel | |
| 10:14 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Ricardo Luna | 11-21 |
| 09:45 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski is called for traveling | 11-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG) William Graham | |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by John May - foul #1 on John May, team foul #6 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel (SF), John Johnson (C) Ricardo Luna, Joshua Mondy | |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses the 1st free throw | 11-21 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-22 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | Terry Larson makes the floater from the right wing set up by John Spriggs | 13-22 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 13-25 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | John Spriggs's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-25 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) John Spriggs, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG) Grady Byrd | |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Larry Bradford - foul #1 on Larry Bradford, team foul #7 | 13-25 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the 1st free throw | 13-25 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-26 |
| 08:01 | Iowa | Terry Larson is fouled on the floor by James O'Callaghan - foul #1 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #2 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SF), Michael Tijerina (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) Kevin Pickerel, Earl Jefferson, John Johnson | |
| 07:45 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses long on a jumper from the right side | 13-26 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | William Graham gets the rebound | 13-26 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Tomas Morse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Terry Larson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Brian Lovern (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jamie Gizinski (fresh) 4 pts. C - Brett Potts (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 6 pts. SF - William Graham (fresh) PF - Michael Tijerina (fresh) C - Joshua Mondy (fresh) | |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger's fadeaway is rejected by Brian Lovern | 13-26 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Michael Tijerina tips it but misses | 13-26 |
| 07:34 | Iowa | Terry Larson grabs the board | 13-26 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Brian Lovern clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 13-26 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Tomas Morse grabs the offensive rebound | 13-26 |
| 06:41 | Iowa | Tomas Morse is fouled on the floor by Joshua Mondy - foul #1 on Joshua Mondy, team foul #3 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SG), Kevin Pickerel (SF), Earl Jefferson (PF), John Johnson (C) James O'Callaghan, William Graham, Michael Tijerina, Joshua Mondy | |
| 06:12 | Iowa | Carl Burger steps in front of the Larry Bradford pass | 13-26 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses long on a jumper near the basket | 13-26 |
| 05:55 | Iowa | John Spriggs grabs the board | 13-26 |
| 05:31 | Iowa | John Spriggs is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Spriggs, team foul #8 | 13-26 |
| Subs | Iowa | Tomas Morse (PG), Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) John Spriggs, Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG) Grady Byrd | |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson connects on the floater from the left side set up by Carl Burger | 13-28 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | Brian Lovern is whistled for a carry | 13-28 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) Carl Burger, John Johnson | |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | Terry Larson is called for the reach on James O'Callaghan - foul #1 on Terry Larson, team foul #9 | 13-28 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 13-29 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 13-30 |
| 04:15 | Iowa | Brett Potts's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG) Kevin Pickerel | |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 13-30 |
| 03:54 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the defensive rebound | 13-30 |
| 03:36 | Iowa | Terry Larson is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Terry Larson, team foul #10 | 13-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | John Spriggs (PG), Richard Fortner (SG), Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Tomas Morse, Terry Larson, Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), John Johnson (C) Ricardo Luna, Joshua Mondy | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - John Spriggs (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Fortner (fresh) SF - Francis Causey (fresh) PF - John May (fresh) C - Larry Bradford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 7 pts. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson scores on a driving attempt in the paint set up by James O'Callaghan | 13-32 |
| 03:11 | Iowa | Richard Fortner is whistled for a carry | 13-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel (SF), Michael Tijerina (PF) James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses badly on a turnaround from close range | 13-32 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | John Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 13-32 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger connects on the shot from the right block | 13-34 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | Jamie Gizinski misses the jumper from the right side | 13-34 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Tijerina | 13-34 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the runner in the paint on a great pass from Michael Tijerina and he's hacked by Brett Potts - foul #2 on Brett Potts, team foul #11 | 13-36 |
| Subs | Iowa | Francis Causey (SF), John May (PF), Larry Bradford (C) Brian Lovern, Jamie Gizinski, Brett Potts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (PF) Michael Tijerina | |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the free throw | 13-37 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Richard Fortner misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Kevin Pickerel - foul #1 on Kevin Pickerel, team foul #4 | 13-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | Brian Lovern (SF), Jamie Gizinski (PF), Brett Potts (C) Francis Causey, John May, Larry Bradford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Joshua Mondy (C) Grady Byrd, John Johnson | |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Richard Fortner misses the 1st free throw | 13-37 |
| 01:51 | Iowa | Richard Fortner makes the 2nd free throw | 14-37 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson can't connect on a jump hook from the baseline but the foul's on Jamie Gizinski - foul #1 on Jamie Gizinski, team foul #12 | 14-37 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG) Carl Burger | |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 14-38 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses the 2nd free throw | 14-38 |
| 01:43 | Iowa | Brian Lovern snags the defensive board | 14-38 |
| 01:29 | Iowa | John Spriggs loses the dribble to Kevin Pickerel | 14-38 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 14-38 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy tips it back up and in | 14-40 |
| 00:49 | Iowa | Richard Fortner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 14-40 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson grabs the defensive rebound | 14-40 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the driving attempt from the left block | 14-40 |
| 00:27 | Iowa | Brian Lovern grabs the board | 14-40 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Brian Lovern misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 14-40 |
| 00:03 | Iowa | Brett Potts tips it in | 16-40 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna misses the halfcourt shot | 16-40 |