| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Starr (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman inbounds the ball | 29-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 29-33 |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed grabs the defensive rebound | 29-33 |
| 19:22 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-33 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew tips it home | 31-33 |
| 19:04 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski clanks a floater from the baseline | 31-33 |
| 19:02 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 18:49 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan steps out of bounds on the baseline | 31-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Ray (PF), Thomas Crosby (C) Martin Reed, William Starr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro scores on a 3 from the right corner | 34-33 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski double dribbles | 34-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF), William Starr (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, George Ray, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed misses long on a shot from the right side but he's hacked by Oleg Makowski - foul #1 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #1 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Kenny Zills (SF) Walter Ferro, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders is hacked by William Reed - foul #2 on William Reed, team foul #1 | 36-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Charles Brew (SG) Marc Digennaro, William Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 17:16 | Northwestern | The refs have stopped play. Phillip Marker 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. | 36-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Phillip Marker | |
| 17:04 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 36-33 |
| 17:03 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders grabs the offensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski drills a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Guadalupe Espinoza and he's fouled by Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #2 | 36-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Bill Dossett (SF) Walter Ferro, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders | |
| 16:54 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses the open dunk | 36-36 |
| 16:25 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski grabs the defensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from James Homes and the foul's on Charles Brew - foul #1 on Charles Brew, team foul #3 | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Reed (SG), Kenny Zills (SF) Charles Brew, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Whitman (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Oleg Makowski, Michael Morgan | |
| 16:21 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the free throw | 36-39 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed blows the layup but he's fouled by Filip Mrozinski - foul #1 on Filip Mrozinski, team foul #2 | 36-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, William Reed, William Starr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Michael Morgan (C) Stephen Starks | |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed makes the 2nd free throw | 38-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Whitman (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), George Ray (PF), William Starr (C) Walter Ferro, Martin Reed, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG) James Homes | |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is fouled on the floor by Guadalupe Espinoza - foul #3 on Guadalupe Espinoza, team foul #3 | 38-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, George Ray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG), Oleg Makowski (C) Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | William Starr is open but comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski pulls down the rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:51 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Robert Whitman | 38-42 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 38-42 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | William Starr tips it back up and in | 40-42 |
| 14:09 | Northwestern | William Starr picks off the pass by Jarek Zanders | 40-42 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses short on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Oleg Makowski - foul #2 on Oleg Makowski, team foul #4 | 40-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), George Ray (PF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Phillip Marker (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Filip Mrozinski, Oleg Makowski | |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by William Starr - foul #1 on William Starr, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Martin Reed (PF), Thomas Crosby (C) George Ray, William Starr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | James Homes makes the 1st free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | Northwestern | James Homes misses the 2nd free throw | 42-43 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed gets the rebound | 42-43 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Richard Bernhard is called for the reach on Marc Digennaro - foul #3 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #5 | 42-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Starr (C) Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills banks in the layup on a nice dish by Marc Digennaro | 44-43 |
| 12:26 | Northwestern | Marc Digennaro is called for the reach on James Homes - foul #2 on Marc Digennaro, team foul #5 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby (C) William Starr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Phillip Marker | |
| 12:12 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan buries a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 44-45 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby can't connect on a runner from the right block | 44-45 |
| 11:51 | Northwestern | James Homes grabs the defensive rebound | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (tiring) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Starks (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Northwestern | James Homes can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 44-45 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Marc Digennaro | 44-45 |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 44-45 |
| 11:01 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard grabs the board | 44-45 |
| 10:56 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks is hacked by Kenny Zills - foul #1 on Kenny Zills, team foul #6 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Reed (SG), George Ray (PF), William Starr (C) Charles Brew, Martin Reed, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF), Phillip Marker (C) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Stephen Starks, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Kenny Zills - foul #2 on Kenny Zills, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (SG) William Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman misses the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 10:51 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | William Starr hits a jumper in the lane | 46-46 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Oleg Makowski | 46-48 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Oleg Makowski blocks the short jumper by William Starr | 46-48 |
| 09:44 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Oleg Makowski | 46-48 |
| 09:39 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 46-48 |
| 09:38 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew pulls down the rebound | 46-48 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-48 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski misses long on a jumpshot from the right side | 48-48 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | George Ray grabs the board | 48-48 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 08:44 | Northwestern | Phillip Marker grabs the defensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 08:39 | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 08:37 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski tips it but misses | 48-48 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | William Starr snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Whitman takes the ball from Kenny Zills in the backcourt | 48-48 |
| 08:32 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman hits the finger roll | 48-50 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew is called for traveling | 48-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, George Ray | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Richard Bernhard (SG), Stephen Starks (SF), Filip Mrozinski (PF), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Jarek Zanders, Robert Whitman, Oleg Makowski, Phillip Marker | |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 48-50 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett snags the defensive board | 48-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 3 pts. SG - William Reed (fresh) SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Starr (tiring) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Homes (fresh) 1 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Stephen Starks (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Filip Mrozinski (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Michael Morgan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | William Reed can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line | 48-50 |
| 07:46 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan gets the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:42 | Northwestern | James Homes comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-50 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | William Reed pulls down the rebound | 48-50 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | William Reed lays it in on a nice dish by Bill Dossett and he's hacked by Richard Bernhard - foul #4 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #6 | 50-50 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | William Reed makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:11 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski loses the dribble to Walter Ferro | 51-50 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro lays it in | 53-50 |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard is fouled on the floor by Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #8 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills (SF) Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 06:47 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr grabs the board | 53-50 |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | William Starr lays it up and in | 55-50 |
| 06:08 | Northwestern | James Homes scores on a floater from the left block on a nice dish by Richard Bernhard | 55-52 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | William Reed can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 55-52 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan grabs the board | 55-52 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks loses the dribble to William Reed | 55-52 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | William Reed throws it down | 57-52 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Kenny Zills is called for the reach on Stephen Starks - foul #3 on Kenny Zills, team foul #9 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Thomas Crosby (C) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Kenny Zills, William Starr | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza (PG), Jarek Zanders (SG), Robert Whitman (SF), Oleg Makowski (PF) James Homes, Richard Bernhard, Filip Mrozinski, Michael Morgan | |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Stephen Starks makes the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses the 3 from the right wing | 57-54 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby grabs the offensive board | 57-54 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew hits a jump hook from close range set up by Marc Digennaro and the foul's on Jarek Zanders - foul #3 on Jarek Zanders, team foul #7 | 59-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills (SF), William Starr (C) Bill Dossett, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski (PF) Stephen Starks | |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the free throw | 60-54 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | Guadalupe Espinoza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 60-54 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 60-54 |
| 04:11 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman snags the defensive board | 60-54 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski is fouled on the floor by William Starr - foul #2 on William Starr, team foul #10 | 60-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Guadalupe Espinoza, Filip Mrozinski | |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 1st free throw | 60-55 |
| 03:59 | Northwestern | Oleg Makowski makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Bernhard steals it from Kenny Zills | 60-56 |
| 03:35 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Bernhard | 60-58 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenny Zills (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Martin Reed (tired) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - William Starr (tired) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jarek Zanders (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Richard Bernhard (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SF - Robert Whitman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Oleg Makowski (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Jarek Zanders picks off the pass by Kenny Zills in the backcourt | 60-58 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Starr - foul #3 on William Starr, team foul #11 | 60-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett (SF) Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Homes (PG), Filip Mrozinski (PF) Jarek Zanders, Oleg Makowski | |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan makes the 1st free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:20 | Northwestern | Michael Morgan misses the 2nd free throw | 60-59 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Charles Brew | 60-59 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | William Starr scores on a shot near the basket on a nice dish by Marc Digennaro | 62-59 |
| 02:32 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman makes the 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Whitman - foul #2 on Robert Whitman, team foul #8 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Kenny Zills (SF) Marc Digennaro, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gary Tafoya (SG), Phillip Marker (C) Richard Bernhard, Michael Morgan | |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 1st free throw | 63-62 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 2nd free throw | 64-62 |
| 02:13 | Northwestern | Kenny Zills takes the ball from Gary Tafoya | 64-62 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | William Starr knocks in the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Walter Ferro | 66-62 |
| 01:43 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 66-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG) Walter Ferro | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard (SG), Michael Morgan (C) Gary Tafoya, Phillip Marker | |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 66-62 |
| 01:20 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from James Homes | 66-65 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills misses the shot in the lane | 66-65 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Michael Morgan | 66-65 |
| 00:48 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't throw it down | 66-65 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 66-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew hits the finger roll on a great pass from Marc Digennaro | 68-65 |
| 00:17 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 68-65 |
| 00:15 | Northwestern | Robert Whitman grabs the offensive board | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski is fouled on the floor by Charles Brew - foul #2 on Charles Brew, team foul #12 | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 68-65 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 1st free throw | 68-66 |
| 00:08 | Northwestern | Filip Mrozinski makes the 2nd free throw | 68-67 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro is hacked by James Homes in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Homes, team foul #9 | 68-67 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 1st free throw | 69-67 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Kenny Zills is called for the reach on Richard Bernhard - foul #4 on Kenny Zills, team foul #13 | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Northwestern | Richard Bernhard misses the 2nd free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew grabs the board | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew is hacked by Richard Bernhard in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Bernhard, team foul #10 | 70-67 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett (SF), George Ray (PF) Kenny Zills, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jarek Zanders (SG) Richard Bernhard | |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses the 1st free throw | 70-67 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 2nd free throw | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | James Homes misses long on a fullcourt shot | 71-67 |