| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jay McRae (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Christenson (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Street (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Kerry Green (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Quimby (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Reginald Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Blansett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo inbounds the ball | 27-23 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 19:33 | Drake | The rebound goes to Reginald Wilkins | 27-23 |
| 19:11 | Drake | Thomas Street is whistled for a carry | 27-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Wilton Zinger | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae is hacked by Thomas Street in the backcourt - foul #2 on Thomas Street, team foul #1 | 27-23 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Steve Blansett takes the ball from Sung Chia | 27-23 |
| 18:25 | Drake | Kerry Green misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 27-23 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | William Christenson hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt from the left block | 27-23 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | William Christenson misses the tip | 27-23 |
| 18:14 | Drake | Stephan Quimby grabs the board | 27-23 |
| 17:52 | Drake | William Christenson steps in front of the Kerry Green pass | 27-23 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses badly on the uncontested floater from close range | 27-23 |
| 17:27 | Drake | Thomas Street grabs the defensive rebound | 27-23 |
| 17:04 | Drake | Stephan Quimby hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-25 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-25 |
| 16:41 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins pulls down the rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:23 | Drake | Kerry Green misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 27-25 |
| 16:21 | Drake | Steve Blansett pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-25 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Steve Blansett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on William Christenson - foul #3 on William Christenson, team foul #1 | 27-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (PG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF) Jay McRae, Jules Russo, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Drake | Booker Walker (PG), Antoine Walsh (SG), Lawrence Larson (SF), Richard Innocent (PF) Thomas Street, Kerry Green, Stephan Quimby, Reginald Wilkins | |
| 16:06 | Drake | Steve Blansett makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Steve Blansett misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 16:06 | Drake | Richard Innocent gets the offensive rebound | 27-26 |
| 15:58 | Drake | Antoine Walsh can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | William Christenson grabs the board | 27-26 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Bobby Gilham (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - William Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Booker Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Antoine Walsh (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lawrence Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Richard Innocent (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Steve Blansett (tiring) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | William Christenson comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Steve Blansett - foul #3 on Steve Blansett, team foul #2 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (SG), Dean Spady (C) Alberto Costa, Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Drake | Gary York (C) Steve Blansett | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 15:16 | Drake | Antoine Walsh is whistled for traveling | 29-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (PG), Bobby Gilham (SF) Robert Bak, Dean Spady | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham is hacked by Lawrence Larson - foul #2 on Lawrence Larson, team foul #3 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG), Dean Spady (C) John Huber, Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 29-26 |
| 14:27 | Drake | The rebound goes to Lawrence Larson | 29-26 |
| 14:05 | Drake | Wilton Zinger steps in front of the Booker Walker pass | 29-26 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger hits the finger roll | 31-26 |
| 13:46 | Drake | Antoine Walsh buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Booker Walker | 31-29 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side | 31-29 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Dean Spady grabs the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | William Christenson banks in the layup | 33-29 |
| 12:42 | Drake | Lawrence Larson is hacked by Wilton Zinger - foul #1 on Wilton Zinger, team foul #2 | 33-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Robert Bak (SG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Sung Chia (PF), Matthew Yother (C) Alberto Costa, Jay McRae, Wilton Zinger, William Christenson, Dean Spady | |
| Subs | Drake | Damian Carlson (PG), Kerry Green (SG), Stephan Quimby (SF), Reginald Wilkins (PF), Pete Sampley (C) Booker Walker, Antoine Walsh, Lawrence Larson, Richard Innocent, Gary York | |
| 12:20 | Drake | Stephan Quimby loses the dribble to Bobby Gilham | 33-29 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | John Huber hits a runner from the left block and he's hacked by Damian Carlson - foul #2 on Damian Carlson, team foul #4 | 35-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jules Russo (SF), William Christenson (C) Bobby Gilham, Matthew Yother | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Street (PG) Damian Carlson | |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the free throw | 35-29 |
| 12:06 | Drake | Stephan Quimby gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 11:49 | Drake | Kerry Green knocks in the jump hook from close range set up by Thomas Street | 35-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bak (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Sung Chia (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Christenson (tiring) 10 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Street (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kerry Green (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stephan Quimby (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Reginald Wilkins (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Pete Sampley (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG) Robert Bak | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 11:28 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF) Jules Russo, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Drake | Steve Blansett (C) Pete Sampley | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Steve Blansett swats the short shot by Wilton Zinger | 35-31 |
| 11:08 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins gets the rebound | 35-31 |
| 10:50 | Drake | Kerry Green loses the ball out of bounds | 35-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Sung Chia (PF) Jay McRae, Bobby Gilham, Wilton Zinger | |
| Subs | Drake | Booker Walker (PG), Damian Carlson (SF) Thomas Street, Stephan Quimby | |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 10:18 | Drake | Booker Walker misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 38-31 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | William Christenson grabs the board | 38-31 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-31 |
| 09:56 | Drake | Steve Blansett connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Booker Walker | 41-34 |
| 09:33 | Wisconsin | Damian Carlson is called for the reach on Jules Russo - foul #3 on Damian Carlson, team foul #5 | 41-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF), Matthew Yother (C) Robert Bak, Jules Russo, Sung Chia, William Christenson | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Street (PG), Antoine Walsh (SG), Stephan Quimby (SF), Richard Innocent (PF), Gary York (C) Booker Walker, Kerry Green, Damian Carlson, Reginald Wilkins, Steve Blansett | |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 41-34 |
| 09:15 | Drake | Richard Innocent snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 08:54 | Drake | Stephan Quimby misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:52 | Drake | Thomas Street misses the tip | 41-34 |
| 08:51 | Drake | The offensive rebound goes to Gary York | 41-34 |
| 08:35 | Drake | Antoine Walsh hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 08:34 | Drake | Richard Innocent gets the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 08:07 | Drake | Antoine Walsh knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Thomas Street | 41-37 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jules Russo (SF), Sung Chia (PF), William Christenson (C) Bobby Gilham, Wilton Zinger, Matthew Yother | |
| Subs | Drake | Booker Walker (PG), Lawrence Larson (SF), Pete Sampley (PF), Steve Blansett (C) Thomas Street, Stephan Quimby, Richard Innocent, Gary York | |
| 07:53 | Drake | Lawrence Larson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 41-37 |
| 07:52 | Drake | Steve Blansett gets the offensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 07:35 | Drake | Pete Sampley hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane | 41-37 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jules Russo | 41-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay McRae (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Sung Chia (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Christenson (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Booker Walker (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Antoine Walsh (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Lawrence Larson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Pete Sampley (fresh) C - Steve Blansett (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo can't tip it in | 41-37 |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae hits the follow up shot | 43-37 |
| 06:50 | Drake | Pete Sampley misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae grabs the defensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae connects on the open shot in the lane set up by Jules Russo | 45-37 |
| 06:01 | Drake | Sung Chia steps in front of the Pete Sampley pass | 45-37 |
| 05:39 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the 3 from the right corner | 45-37 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to William Christenson | 45-37 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses the 3 from the left wing | 45-37 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Antoine Walsh grabs the board | 45-37 |
| 05:21 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (SG), Wilton Zinger (SF), Dean Spady (C) Jay McRae, Jules Russo, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Street (PG), Kerry Green (SG), Stephan Quimby (SF), Reginald Wilkins (PF), Richard Innocent (C) Booker Walker, Antoine Walsh, Lawrence Larson, Pete Sampley, Steve Blansett | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 05:01 | Drake | Richard Innocent is called for 5 seconds | 45-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham (SF) William Christenson | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:41 | Wisconsin | Stephan Quimby steps in front of the Dean Spady pass | 45-37 |
| 04:37 | Drake | Thomas Street knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kerry Green | 45-39 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | John Huber double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (PG), Jay McRae (SG), William Christenson (PF) John Huber, Robert Bak, Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:12 | Drake | Richard Innocent misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Alberto Costa - foul #1 on Alberto Costa, team foul #3 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Bobby Gilham (SF) Alberto Costa, Dean Spady | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 04:12 | Drake | Richard Innocent makes the 1st free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:12 | Drake | Richard Innocent misses the 2nd free throw | 45-40 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Christenson | 45-40 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | John Huber comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-40 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham tips it but misses | 45-40 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger tips it home | 47-40 |
| 03:26 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Street | 47-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay McRae (tiring) 10 pts. 3 reb. SF - Bobby Gilham (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. C - William Christenson (tired) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Drake | PG - Thomas Street (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kerry Green (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stephan Quimby (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Reginald Wilkins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Richard Innocent (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger misses badly on a 3 from the left wing but he's hacked by Reginald Wilkins - foul #1 on Reginald Wilkins, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (PG), Robert Bak (SG), Jules Russo (SF) John Huber, Jay McRae, Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Drake | Booker Walker (PG), Antoine Walsh (SG), Lawrence Larson (SF), Gary York (PF), Steve Blansett (C) Thomas Street, Kerry Green, Stephan Quimby, Reginald Wilkins, Richard Innocent | |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger makes the 1st free throw | 48-43 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger makes the 2nd free throw | 49-43 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger makes the 3rd free throw | 50-43 |
| 02:59 | Drake | Drake calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (SG) Robert Bak | |
| Subs | Drake | Kerry Green (SG), Reginald Wilkins (PF) Antoine Walsh, Gary York | |
| 02:43 | Drake | Booker Walker drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Kerry Green | 50-45 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa clanks a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Lawrence Larson - foul #3 on Lawrence Larson, team foul #7 | 50-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG), Dean Spady (C) John Huber, Jules Russo | |
| Subs | Drake | Stephan Quimby (SF) Lawrence Larson | |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa misses the 2nd free throw | 51-45 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Dean Spady | 51-45 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae double dribbles | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (SG), Sung Chia (PF) Jay McRae, Dean Spady | |
| Subs | Drake | Thomas Street (PG) Booker Walker | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Steve Blansett lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kerry Green and the foul's on William Christenson - foul #4 on William Christenson, team foul #4 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Jay McRae (SG), Jules Russo (SF) Alberto Costa, Robert Bak, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Drake | | |
| 02:08 | Drake | Steve Blansett makes the free throw | 51-48 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | John Huber scores on a 3 from the right wing | 54-48 |
| 01:31 | Drake | Jules Russo steals it from Thomas Street | 54-48 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | John Huber's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 54-48 |
| 01:00 | Drake | Stephan Quimby hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Kerry Green - foul #1 on Kerry Green, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger misses the 2nd free throw | 55-51 |
| 00:36 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins snags the defensive board | 55-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:31 | Drake | Stephan Quimby misses short on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Jules Russo - foul #1 on Jules Russo, team foul #5 | 55-51 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Stephan Quimby makes the 1st free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:31 | Drake | Stephan Quimby makes the 2nd free throw | 55-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Thomas Street is called for the reach on Jay McRae in the backcourt - foul #3 on Thomas Street, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 1st free throw | 56-53 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 2nd free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:22 | Drake | Stephan Quimby misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-53 |
| 00:20 | Drake | Steve Blansett grabs the offensive board | 57-53 |
| 00:18 | Drake | Kerry Green makes the 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Thomas Street is called for the reach on John Huber in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Street, team foul #10 | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | John Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins buries a runner from the right block on a great pass from Thomas Street and he's hacked by Jay McRae - foul #1 on Jay McRae, team foul #6 | 58-58 |
| 00:04 | Drake | Reginald Wilkins makes the free throw | 58-59 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 58-59 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Drake | Drake is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 58-59 |