| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fresh) SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) SF - James Pate (fresh) PF - Giovanni Ferrari (fresh) C - Ivan Topolski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fresh) SF - Ted Lynch (fresh) PF - William Burns (fresh) C - Richard Fisher (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Ivan Topolski wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:47 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:45 | Wisconsin | Ivan Topolski tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Dario Maguire | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Iowa | Ted Lynch hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Richard Fisher | 0-2 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 0-2 |
| 19:00 | Iowa | Ted Lynch gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Iowa | Ted Lynch is hacked by Ivan Topolski - foul #1 on Ivan Topolski, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:32 | Iowa | William Burns misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-2 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | Ivan Topolski snags the defensive board | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Giovanni Ferrari drills a shot from the right block on a nice dish by Andrew Patterson and the foul's on William Burns - foul #1 on William Burns, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Giovanni Ferrari misses the free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | William Burns pulls down the rebound | 2-2 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth McRenolds | 2-4 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Giovanni Ferrari makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Dan Callas | 4-4 |
| 17:06 | Iowa | William Burns is open and buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ted Lynch | 4-6 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Kenneth McRenolds takes the ball from James Pate in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 16:46 | Iowa | Dario Maguire misses the shot from the right side | 4-6 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | James Pate gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | William Burns is called for the reach on James Pate - foul #2 on William Burns, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (PG), Shaun Fazio (SG), Minh Hong (SF), Viktor Zadd (PF) Dan Callas, Andrew Patterson, James Pate, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Daniel Wilson (SF), Matthew Bronk (PF), David Dossantos (C) Dario Maguire, Ted Lynch, William Burns, Richard Fisher | |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 15:59 | Iowa | David Dossantos grabs the board | 4-6 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Mario Rivera (fresh) SG - Shaun Fazio (fresh) SF - Minh Hong (fresh) PF - Viktor Zadd (fresh) C - Ivan Topolski (tiring) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) PF - Matthew Bronk (fresh) C - David Dossantos (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins is fouled on the floor by Ivan Topolski - foul #2 on Ivan Topolski, team foul #2 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shannon Epperson (C) Ivan Topolski | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 15:11 | Iowa | David Dossantos double dribbles | 4-6 |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong's pass is intercepted by Kenneth McRenolds | 4-6 |
| 14:36 | Iowa | Mario Rivera picks off the pass by Frederick Higgins | 4-6 |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera can't finish the layup | 4-6 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd tips it but misses | 4-6 |
| 14:30 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Daniel Wilson | 4-6 |
| 14:02 | Iowa | Shannon Epperson takes the ball from Matthew Bronk | 4-6 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Shaun Fazio misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-6 |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 13:19 | Iowa | David Dossantos's floater is knocked away by Shannon Epperson | 4-6 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera gets the rebound | 4-6 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Daniel Wilson - foul #1 on Daniel Wilson, team foul #3 | 4-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SG), James Pate (SF), Giovanni Ferrari (PF) Shaun Fazio, Minh Hong, Shannon Epperson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), Richard Fisher (C) Frederick Higgins, Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson, David Dossantos | |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 6-6 |
| 12:54 | Iowa | Ted Lynch is whistled for a carry | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG) Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd is open and scores on a shot from the baseline | 8-6 |
| 12:01 | Iowa | Edward Collins is hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #1 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #3 | 8-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF), Edward Wiggin (PF) Ted Lynch, Matthew Bronk | |
| 11:39 | Iowa | Dario Maguire hits a floater from the left side on a great pass from Edward Collins | 8-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Pate (fairly fresh) PF - Giovanni Ferrari (tiring) 4 pts. C - Viktor Zadd (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Edward Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Wilson (fresh) PF - Edward Wiggin (fresh) C - Richard Fisher (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd double dribbles | 8-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shannon Epperson (C) Viktor Zadd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG) Dario Maguire | |
| 10:56 | Iowa | Richard Fisher comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket | 8-8 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Giovanni Ferrari | 8-8 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Dan Callas | 11-8 |
| 10:10 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 11-8 |
| 10:09 | Iowa | Richard Fisher grabs the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Edward Wiggin misses the easy layup | 11-8 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Edward Collins snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 09:38 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Fazio (SG), Minh Hong (SF), Viktor Zadd (C) Andrew Patterson, James Pate, Shannon Epperson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), Matthew Bronk (PF), David Dossantos (C) Frederick Higgins, Edward Collins, Daniel Wilson, Edward Wiggin, Richard Fisher | |
| 09:14 | Iowa | Viktor Zadd swats the layup by David Dossantos | 11-10 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd snags the defensive board | 11-10 |
| 08:44 | Wisconsin | Giovanni Ferrari misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 11-10 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong tips it in | 13-10 |
| 08:20 | Iowa | A charge is called on Ted Lynch - foul #1 on Ted Lynch, team foul #4 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (PG), Shannon Epperson (C) Dan Callas, Giovanni Ferrari | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Matthew Bronk is called for the reach on Minh Hong - foul #1 on Matthew Bronk, team foul #5 | 13-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SG) Shaun Fazio | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF) Ted Lynch | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera scores on a floater from the right block | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Zadd (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Shannon Epperson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Bronk (fairly fresh) C - David Dossantos (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | David Dossantos can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 07:13 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson gets the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 06:57 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 06:56 | Iowa | David Dossantos tips it in | 15-12 |
| 06:50 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses the shot from just outside the lane | 15-12 |
| 06:48 | Iowa | Matthew Bronk gets the rebound | 15-12 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Dario Maguire can't connect on a floater from the right wing but the foul's on Mario Rivera - foul #1 on Mario Rivera, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), James Pate (SF), Giovanni Ferrari (PF) Mario Rivera, Minh Hong, Shannon Epperson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF), William Burns (PF), Edward Wiggin (C) Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson, Matthew Bronk, David Dossantos | |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the 1st free throw | 15-13 |
| 06:25 | Iowa | Dario Maguire makes the 2nd free throw | 15-14 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Ted Lynch steals the ball from James Pate in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 06:04 | Iowa | Edward Collins is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Fazio (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG) Dario Maguire | |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | James Pate throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-14 |
| 05:42 | Iowa | Shaun Fazio takes the ball from Edward Collins | 15-14 |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | Shaun Fazio connects on the open 3pt attempt from the right wing | 18-14 |
| 05:00 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins is hacked by Giovanni Ferrari - foul #1 on Giovanni Ferrari, team foul #5 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Shannon Epperson (C) Dan Callas, Shaun Fazio, Viktor Zadd | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF) Ted Lynch | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Edward Collins is hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #2 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #6 | 18-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shaun Fazio (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG), Richard Fisher (C) Edward Collins, Edward Wiggin | |
| 04:20 | Iowa | William Burns makes the jumper in the lane set up by Frederick Higgins | 18-16 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | James Pate is denied on a layup by William Burns | 18-16 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera grabs the offensive rebound | 18-16 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera is hacked by William Burns - foul #3 on William Burns, team foul #6 | 18-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Minh Hong (SF), Viktor Zadd (PF), Ivan Topolski (C) Mario Rivera, Shaun Fazio, James Pate, Giovanni Ferrari, Shannon Epperson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Dario Maguire (PG), Matthew Bronk (PF), David Dossantos (C) Frederick Higgins, William Burns, Richard Fisher | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong blows the wide open layup | 18-16 |
| 03:18 | Iowa | David Dossantos pulls down the rebound | 18-16 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (tiring) 2 ast. SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Minh Hong (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Viktor Zadd (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ivan Topolski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Dario Maguire (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Kenneth McRenolds (tiring) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Matthew Bronk (fairly fresh) C - David Dossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Iowa | David Dossantos makes the shot from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Ivan Topolski - foul #3 on Ivan Topolski, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shannon Epperson (C) Ivan Topolski | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SG), Ted Lynch (SF) Kenneth McRenolds, Daniel Wilson | |
| 02:58 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses the free throw | 18-18 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd pulls down the rebound | 18-18 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Edward Collins is called for the reach on Dan Callas in the backcourt - foul #1 on Edward Collins, team foul #7 | 18-18 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Dan Callas makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Dan Callas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 02:35 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses short on a floater from the right side | 20-18 |
| 02:34 | Iowa | Ted Lynch grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Ted Lynch is fouled on the floor by Minh Hong - foul #1 on Minh Hong, team foul #8 | 20-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (PG) Dan Callas | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Edward Wiggin (PF), Richard Fisher (C) Dario Maguire, Matthew Bronk, David Dossantos | |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the 1st free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:13 | Iowa | Ted Lynch misses the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-19 |
| 01:48 | Iowa | Ted Lynch grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the runner from the right block set up by Frederick Higgins and the foul's on Shannon Epperson - foul #1 on Shannon Epperson, team foul #9 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pate (SF), Giovanni Ferrari (PF) Minh Hong, Shannon Epperson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Kenneth McRenolds (SG) Edward Collins | |
| 01:25 | Iowa | Ted Lynch makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth McRenolds - foul #1 on Kenneth McRenolds, team foul #8 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Daniel Wilson (SF) Ted Lynch | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson makes the 1st free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 2nd free throw | 21-22 |
| 01:21 | Iowa | Richard Fisher pulls down the rebound | 21-22 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Giovanni Ferrari - foul #2 on Giovanni Ferrari, team foul #10 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), Shaun Fazio (SG) Mario Rivera, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Matthew Bronk (PF) Richard Fisher | |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins makes the 1st free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins misses the 2nd free throw | 21-23 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | Giovanni Ferrari snags the defensive board | 21-23 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd knocks in the fadeaway in the lane | 23-23 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | Daniel Wilson clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 23-23 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Viktor Zadd pulls down the rebound | 23-23 |