| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Chesser (fresh) 6 pts. SF - John Stepp (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Lenny Akers inbounds the ball | 19-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 19-27 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the driving attempt from close range but the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #2 on Ricky Heath, team foul #1 | 19-27 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the 1st free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the 2nd free throw | 19-27 |
| 19:12 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie gets the rebound | 19-27 |
| 18:45 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie jams it set up by Lenny Akers | 19-29 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the jumper from the free throw line | 19-29 |
| 18:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Wayne Linder | 19-29 |
| 18:04 | Purdue | Ricky Heath buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Lenny Akers | 19-31 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy can't connect on a runner in the paint | 19-31 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers hits the follow up shot | 21-31 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on John Stepp - foul #1 on John Stepp, team foul #1 | 21-31 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 1st free throw | 21-32 |
| 17:16 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the 2nd free throw | 21-33 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers is hacked by Lenny Akers - foul #1 on Lenny Akers, team foul #2 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Melvin Tsan (PF) Charles Ritchie | |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser is hacked by Melvin Tsan - foul #2 on Melvin Tsan, team foul #3 | 21-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle (SG) Chad Chesser | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Tuttle | 24-33 |
| 16:08 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Mack Brickner (PF), Michael Kroeker (C) Richard Behrens, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Ricky Heath | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | John Stepp hits a shot from the left block | 26-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) SG - Thomas Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Stepp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mack Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Kroeker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 stl. SF - Cecil Barnes (fresh) PF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-33 |
| 15:31 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan tips it in | 26-35 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Michael Kroeker banks in the layup on a great pass from Richard Moore | 28-35 |
| 15:03 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons comes up short on the shot from the left side | 28-35 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Mack Brickner | 28-35 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner connects on the jumpshot from the left wing | 30-35 |
| 14:24 | Purdue | Lenny Akers misses long on a shot from close range | 30-35 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 30-35 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | John Stepp knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mack Brickner and he's hacked by Albert Hall - foul #2 on Albert Hall, team foul #4 | 32-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), Chad Chesser (SG), John Kennedy (PF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Thomas Tuttle, Mack Brickner, Michael Kroeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | John Stepp makes the free throw | 33-35 |
| 13:26 | Purdue | Ricky Heath comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 33-35 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers grabs the defensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Ricky Heath steals the ball from Chad Chesser | 33-35 |
| 12:35 | Purdue | John Stepp steals the ball from Cecil Barnes | 33-35 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ricky Heath - foul #3 on Ricky Heath, team foul #5 | 33-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle (SF) John Stepp | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Cecil Barnes | |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-35 |
| 11:56 | Purdue | Ricky Heath hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 35-37 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy double dribbles | 35-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Chesser (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Tuttle (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 10 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:21 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-37 |
| 11:20 | Purdue | Lenny Akers tips it but misses | 35-37 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy grabs the defensive rebound | 35-37 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Thomas Tuttle, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| 10:47 | Purdue | Wayne Linder hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 35-40 |
| 10:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the shot from the baseline | 35-40 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers tips it in | 37-40 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers hits a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Charles Ritchie and he's fouled by Thomas Tuttle - foul #3 on Thomas Tuttle, team foul #3 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), John Stepp (SF), Mack Brickner (PF), Michael Kroeker (C) Richard Behrens, Chad Chesser, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the free throw | 37-43 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-43 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner tips it back up and in | 39-43 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Albert Hall | 39-46 |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | John Stepp misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-46 |
| 09:06 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons gets the rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Melvin Tsan clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 39-46 |
| 08:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Kroeker pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore drills a jumper from the right side | 41-46 |
| 08:04 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes lays it in set up by Matthew Clemons | 41-48 |
| 07:41 | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle clanks a jumper from close range | 41-48 |
| 07:39 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Matthew Clemons | 41-48 |
| 07:21 | Purdue | Michael Kroeker picks off the pass by Matthew Clemons | 41-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Tuttle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Stepp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Mack Brickner (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Kroeker (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Albert Hall (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Matthew Clemons (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Cecil Barnes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lenny Akers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Melvin Tsan (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | John Stepp can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | John Stepp misses the tip | 41-48 |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner tips it home | 43-48 |
| 06:56 | Purdue | Cecil Barnes travels with the ball | 43-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), Chad Chesser (SG), John Kennedy (PF), Bennie Numbers (C) Thomas Tuttle, John Stepp, Mack Brickner, Michael Kroeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Charles Ritchie (PF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Cecil Barnes, Lenny Akers, Melvin Tsan | |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers blows the layup | 43-48 |
| 06:26 | Purdue | Wayne Linder snags the defensive board | 43-48 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | Richard Behrens picks off the pass by Matthew Clemons | 43-48 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is called for traveling | 43-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lenny Akers (SF) Matthew Clemons | |
| 05:34 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie makes the shot in the lane | 43-50 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 43-50 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy snags the offensive board | 43-50 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser is whistled for traveling | 43-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SF) John Stepp | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:36 | Purdue | Wayne Linder knocks in the floater from the right side on a nice dish by Anthony Stephens | 43-52 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 46-52 |
| 03:54 | Purdue | Ricky Heath misses badly on a driving attempt in the lane | 46-52 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy snags the defensive board | 46-52 |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-52 |
| 03:26 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie grabs the board | 46-52 |
| 03:11 | Purdue | Ricky Heath buries a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Lenny Akers out of a doubleteam | 46-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Chesser (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Richard Moore (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Anthony Stephens (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Wayne Linder (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lenny Akers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - Charles Ritchie (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. C - Ricky Heath (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Charles Ritchie is called for the reach on John Kennedy - foul #3 on Charles Ritchie, team foul #6 | 46-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle (SG), John Stepp (SF), Mack Brickner (PF), Michael Kroeker (C) Richard Behrens, Chad Chesser, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Purdue | Albert Hall (PG), Matthew Clemons (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF), Dean Fitzgerald (PF), Melvin Tsan (C) Anthony Stephens, Wayne Linder, Lenny Akers, Charles Ritchie, Ricky Heath | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Michael Kroeker drills a floater from the right wing | 48-54 |
| 02:26 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), John Kennedy (PF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner, Michael Kroeker | |
| Subs | Purdue | Anthony Stephens (PG), Wayne Linder (SG), Lenny Akers (SF), Ricky Heath (C) Albert Hall, Matthew Clemons, Cecil Barnes, Dean Fitzgerald | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Bennie Numbers picks off the pass by Ricky Heath | 48-54 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Thomas Tuttle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 48-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser (SG) Thomas Tuttle | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Ritchie (PF) Melvin Tsan | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:31 | Purdue | Lenny Akers scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Anthony Stephens | 48-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | John Stepp misses the dunk but he's fouled by Wayne Linder - foul #1 on Wayne Linder, team foul #7 | 48-56 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | John Stepp makes the 1st free throw | 49-56 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | John Stepp makes the 2nd free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:55 | Purdue | Charles Ritchie is whistled for a carry | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy travels with the ball | 50-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:45 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Behrens - foul #3 on Richard Behrens, team foul #4 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SG) Wayne Linder | |
| 00:43 | Purdue | Richard Behrens is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens - foul #4 on Richard Behrens, team foul #5 | 50-56 |
| 00:40 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is hacked by John Kennedy - foul #2 on John Kennedy, team foul #6 | 50-56 |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Richard Behrens is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens - foul #5 on Richard Behrens, team foul #7 | 50-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG) Richard Behrens | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:38 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens misses the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to John Stepp | 50-56 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | John Stepp scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Richard Moore | 53-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Richard Moore is called for the reach on Anthony Stephens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Moore, team foul #8 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Wayne Linder (SG), Cecil Barnes (SF) Matthew Clemons, Charles Ritchie | |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 53-57 |
| 00:30 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | John Stepp drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 56-58 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Moore - foul #3 on Richard Moore, team foul #9 | 56-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Charles Ritchie (PF) Cecil Barnes | |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 00:22 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | John Stepp misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 56-60 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lenny Akers | 56-60 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Moore - foul #4 on Richard Moore, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Cecil Barnes (SF) Charles Ritchie | |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:15 | Purdue | Lenny Akers makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore is whistled for a carry | 56-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Purdue | Matthew Clemons (SF), Charles Ritchie (C) Cecil Barnes, Ricky Heath | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Chad Chesser is called for the reach on Matthew Clemons in the backcourt - foul #1 on Chad Chesser, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 1st free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:07 | Purdue | Matthew Clemons makes the 2nd free throw | 56-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 59-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Anthony Stephens runs out the clock | 59-64 |