| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - John Johnson (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Philip Mance (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fresh) 8 pts. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel inbounds the ball | 34-23 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 34-23 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 34-23 |
| 19:21 | Ohio State | Philip Mance buries a 3pt attempt from straight away | 34-26 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses long on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by Robert Tandy - foul #4 on Robert Tandy, team foul #1 | 34-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell (C) Robert Tandy | |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 35-26 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-26 |
| 18:47 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell is hacked by John Johnson - foul #1 on John Johnson, team foul #1 | 36-26 |
| 18:18 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace loses the ball out of bounds | 36-26 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel is fouled on the floor by Jason Wallace - foul #2 on Jason Wallace, team foul #2 | 36-26 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | John Johnson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the tip | 36-26 |
| 17:53 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell gets the rebound | 36-26 |
| 17:27 | Ohio State | James Thompson buries a jump hook from the right block on a nice dish by Jason Wallace | 36-28 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Earl Jefferson is blocked by Patrick Ferrell | 36-28 |
| 17:18 | Ohio State | James Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | James Brown misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but he's hacked by Carl Burger - foul #2 on Carl Burger, team foul #2 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG) Jason Wallace | |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 17:04 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Philip Mance denies the turnaround by Kevin Pickerel | 36-30 |
| 16:49 | Ohio State | James Brown pulls down the rebound | 36-30 |
| 16:24 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Philip Corson | 36-32 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 16:15 | Ohio State | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | James Brown misses short on a jumper from the right wing | 36-32 |
| 15:44 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Jefferson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Philip Mance (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Patrick Ferrell (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Earl Jefferson - foul #2 on Earl Jefferson, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd (SG), Michael Tijerina (PF) James O'Callaghan, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) Philip Corson | |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 15:26 | Ohio State | James Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 36-34 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Philip Mance snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:34 | Ohio State | Philip Mance can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-34 |
| 14:32 | Ohio State | James Thompson snags the offensive board | 36-34 |
| 14:08 | Ohio State | James Thompson can't finish the layup | 36-34 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel snags the defensive board | 36-34 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Carl Burger | 36-34 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-34 |
| 13:45 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses badly on a turnaround from the right block but he's fouled by Michael Tijerina - foul #1 on Michael Tijerina, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Earl Jefferson (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) Grady Byrd, Michael Tijerina, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (SG), Robert Tandy (C) Jason Wallace, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:17 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson gets the rebound | 36-34 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses the easy layup | 36-34 |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger tips it in | 38-34 |
| 12:34 | Ohio State | James O'Callaghan takes the ball from Philip Corson | 38-34 |
| 12:30 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan dunks the ball | 40-34 |
| 12:11 | Ohio State | James Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 40-36 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Philip Corson - foul #4 on Philip Corson, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SF) Carl Burger, Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG) James Brown | |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan misses the 2nd free throw | 41-36 |
| 11:58 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:40 | Ohio State | James Thompson double dribbles | 41-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Johnson (C) Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ricardo Luna (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Grady Byrd (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Jason Wallace (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 41-36 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | James Thompson pulls down the rebound | 41-36 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy blows the layup but he's hacked by John Johnson - foul #2 on John Johnson, team foul #5 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Philip Mance | |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy makes the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy misses the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | John Johnson pulls down the rebound | 41-37 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | James Brown picks off the pass by Earl Jefferson | 41-37 |
| 10:26 | Ohio State | Robert Tandy's pass is intercepted by Ricardo Luna | 41-37 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna banks in the layup | 43-37 |
| 09:56 | Ohio State | James Brown hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-37 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Earl Jefferson | 43-37 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson knocks in the floater in the paint on a great pass from Ricardo Luna and he's hacked by James Thompson - foul #1 on James Thompson, team foul #4 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Kevin Pickerel (SF), Joshua Mondy (C) Ricardo Luna, James O'Callaghan, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Mance (SF), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Philip Corson, James Thompson | |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the free throw | 46-37 |
| 09:32 | Ohio State | Earl Jefferson picks off the pass by Patrick Ferrell | 46-37 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson can't finish the layup | 46-37 |
| 09:19 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Philip Mance | 46-37 |
| 09:01 | Ohio State | James Brown steps out of bounds on the baseline | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Tijerina (PF) Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG) James Brown | |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd misses the 3 from straight away | 46-37 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel tips it but misses | 46-37 |
| 08:39 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Patrick Ferrell | 46-37 |
| 08:19 | Ohio State | Philip Mance makes the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-39 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy loses the ball out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (SG), Earl Jefferson (PF), John Johnson (C) Grady Byrd, Michael Tijerina, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG), James Thompson (PF) Jason Wallace, Patrick Ferrell | |
| 07:38 | Ohio State | James Brown's pass is intercepted by John Johnson | 46-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. PF - Earl Jefferson (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - John Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Philip Corson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 14 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Thompson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 6 reb. C - Robert Tandy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Philip Mance is called for the reach on Earl Jefferson - foul #2 on Philip Mance, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG) Carl Burger | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel is fouled on the floor by Philip Mance - foul #3 on Philip Mance, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Graham (SF) Kevin Pickerel | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by William Graham | 48-39 |
| 06:30 | Ohio State | John Johnson steals the ball from Robert Tandy | 48-39 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson hits a shot from the baseline set up by John Johnson | 50-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the fadeaway from the left wing and the foul's on James O'Callaghan - foul #2 on James O'Callaghan, team foul #6 | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Kevin Pickerel (SF), Michael Tijerina (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) Ricardo Luna, William Graham, Earl Jefferson, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jason Wallace (SG), Patrick Ferrell (PF) Philip Corson, James Thompson | |
| 05:49 | Ohio State | James Brown makes the free throw | 50-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel is hacked by Robert Tandy - foul #5 on Robert Tandy, team foul #7 | 50-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Thompson (PF) Robert Tandy | |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel makes the 1st free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel misses the 2nd free throw | 51-42 |
| 05:29 | Ohio State | James Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:00 | Ohio State | Carl Burger steals it from Philip Mance | 51-42 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger misses the lay-in | 51-42 |
| 04:55 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 51-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:38 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 51-42 |
| 04:36 | Ohio State | Philip Mance tips it in | 51-44 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger can't finish the layup | 51-44 |
| 04:06 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell pulls down the rebound | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:46 | Ohio State | Philip Mance's floater is knocked away by Joshua Mondy | 51-44 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 03:31 | Wisconsin | Kevin Pickerel buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Carl Burger | 53-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Burger (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. SG - James O'Callaghan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - Kevin Pickerel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. PF - Michael Tijerina (fresh) 2 pts. C - Joshua Mondy (fresh) 3 pts. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jason Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Philip Mance (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - James Thompson (tiring) 14 pts. 8 reb. C - Patrick Ferrell (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy snags the defensive board | 53-44 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson (PF), John Johnson (C) Michael Tijerina, Joshua Mondy | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Philip Corson (PG) James Brown | |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-44 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 53-44 |
| 02:23 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace buries a fadeaway from the right side | 53-46 |
| 01:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Burger can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 53-46 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | John Johnson gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson misses long on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by James Thompson - foul #2 on James Thompson, team foul #8 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Brown (PG) Philip Corson | |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Earl Jefferson makes the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | James Brown is whistled for a carry | 55-46 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Ohio State | James Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-46 |
| 00:37 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace grabs the offensive board | 55-46 |
| 00:35 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 3 from the right corner | 55-46 |
| 00:33 | Ohio State | Patrick Ferrell pulls down the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:31 | Ohio State | Philip Mance clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 55-46 |
| 00:29 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace gets the offensive rebound | 55-46 |
| 00:25 | Ohio State | Philip Mance drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Patrick Ferrell | 55-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | James Brown is called for the reach on John Johnson in the backcourt - foul #3 on James Brown, team foul #9 | 55-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Arnold (PG), Grady Byrd (SF) Carl Burger, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | John Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 56-49 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | John Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | James Brown is hacked by Carl Arnold - foul #1 on Carl Arnold, team foul #7 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Burger (PG), Earl Jefferson (PF) Carl Arnold, Grady Byrd | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | James Brown misses the 1st free throw | 57-49 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan pulls down the rebound | 57-49 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan is hacked by Jason Wallace in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Wallace, team foul #10 | 57-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Arnold (SG), William Graham (SF) Carl Burger, Earl Jefferson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 1st free throw | 58-49 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan makes the 2nd free throw | 59-49 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace is hacked by Carl Arnold - foul #2 on Carl Arnold, team foul #8 | 59-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricardo Luna (PG), Grady Byrd (SG), Michael Tijerina (PF), Joshua Mondy (C) James O'Callaghan, Carl Arnold, Kevin Pickerel, John Johnson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Jason Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Grady Byrd pulls down the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy is fouled in the backcourt by James Brown - foul #4 on James Brown, team foul #11 | 59-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan (PG), Carl Arnold (SG), Kevin Pickerel (PF) Ricardo Luna, Grady Byrd, Michael Tijerina | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy misses the 1st free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Joshua Mondy misses the 2nd free throw | 59-50 |
| 00:10 | Ohio State | James Thompson gets the rebound | 59-50 |
| 00:04 | Ohio State | Philip Mance misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 59-50 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan snags the defensive board | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James O'Callaghan runs out the clock | 59-50 |