| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) C - Michael Dampier (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:26 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:06 | Purdue | Jonathan Pantoja steps in front of the Tim Whatley pass | 0-2 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | John Madden takes the ball from Terry Edgerly | 0-2 |
| 18:17 | Purdue | Chad Smith denies the turnaround by Javier Cuevas | 0-2 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:47 | Purdue | Michael Dampier steals the ball from John Madden | 0-2 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Terry Edgerly | 0-4 |
| 17:14 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's floater is tipped away by Jonathan Pantoja | 0-4 |
| 17:13 | Purdue | Mark Zinner gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the board | 0-4 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward scores on a floater from the left side | 0-6 |
| 16:09 | Purdue | Mark Zinner is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Michael Dampier | 0-6 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Terry Edgerly | 0-8 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fresh) SG - Javier Cuevas (fresh) SF - Tim Whatley (fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Dampier (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the layup against the doubleteam but the foul's on Michael Dampier - foul #1 on Michael Dampier, team foul #1 | 0-8 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 1-8 |
| 15:19 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 2-8 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward's pass is intercepted by Javier Cuevas | 2-8 |
| 14:54 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas lays it up and in | 4-8 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier drills a 3 from the left corner | 4-11 |
| 14:07 | Purdue | Mark Zinner jams it set up by Javier Cuevas | 6-11 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 6-11 |
| 13:44 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Tim Whatley | 6-11 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses the lay-in | 6-11 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier grabs the defensive rebound | 6-11 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 6-11 |
| 13:12 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the board | 6-11 |
| 12:52 | Purdue | Mark Zinner misses long on a runner near the basket | 6-11 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 6-11 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (PF), Randolph Conner (C) Anthony Tuck, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:14 | Purdue | Jonathan Pantoja takes the ball from Alvin Baize | 6-11 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Randolph Conner - foul #1 on Randolph Conner, team foul #1 | 6-11 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fairly fresh) SG - Javier Cuevas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) C - Randolph Conner (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Javier Cuevas | 8-13 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 8-13 |
| 10:56 | Purdue | John Madden grabs the defensive rebound | 8-13 |
| 10:28 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #2 | 8-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (SG), Anthony Tuck (PF) Javier Cuevas, Alvin Baize | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Fred Carlson (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Terry Edgerly, Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Michael Dampier | |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the shot from the left wing | 10-13 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is hacked by Randolph Conner - foul #2 on Randolph Conner, team foul #2 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Alvin Baize (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG) Jonathan Pantoja | |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Anthony Tuck - foul #1 on Anthony Tuck, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| Subs | Purdue | Javier Cuevas (SG) John Madden | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 10-14 |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 10-15 |
| 09:04 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-15 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson gets the rebound | 10-15 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 10-18 |
| 08:51 | Purdue | Alvin Baize can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 10-18 |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier grabs the board | 10-18 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Mark Zinner - foul #1 on Mark Zinner, team foul #4 | 10-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SF) Alvin Baize | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Jonathan Pantoja (PF) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, James Blanks, Fred Carlson | |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 10-19 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 10-20 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong splits the doubleteam but misses short on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Terry Edgerly - foul #1 on Terry Edgerly, team foul #3 | 10-20 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:02 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong makes the 2nd free throw | 12-20 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly is hacked by Javier Cuevas - foul #1 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #5 | 12-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG) Kevin Armstrong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - John Madden (fairly fresh) SG - Javier Cuevas (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tim Whatley (fairly fresh) PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses badly on a shot from close range | 12-20 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Tim Whatley snags the defensive board | 12-20 |
| 07:07 | Purdue | Mark Zinner's floater is tipped away by Michael Dampier | 12-20 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith gets the rebound | 12-20 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Terry Edgerly | 12-23 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Mark Zinner works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 12-23 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Dampier | 12-23 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 12-26 |
| 05:31 | Purdue | Kenneth Ward picks off the pass by John Madden | 12-26 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Javier Cuevas - foul #2 on Javier Cuevas, team foul #6 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Kevin Armstrong (SG), Michael Morgan (SF), Alvin Baize (PF) John Madden, Javier Cuevas, Tim Whatley, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), James Blanks (SF), Fred Carlson (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Terry Edgerly, Chad Smith, Jonathan Pantoja, Michael Dampier | |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the 2nd free throw | 12-27 |
| 05:10 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Mark Zinner | 12-27 |
| 04:50 | Purdue | Michael Morgan buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Alvin Baize | 15-27 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | James Blanks comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Alvin Baize pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 04:05 | Purdue | George Carl misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-27 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson pulls down the rebound | 15-27 |
| 03:47 | Wisconsin | James Blanks hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 15-29 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - George Carl (fresh) SG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Alvin Baize (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) SG - Kenneth Ward (tiring) 11 pts. SF - James Blanks (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Fred Carlson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Alvin Baize can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Christopher Robinson - foul #1 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #4 | 15-29 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (PG), Anthony Tuck (PF), Randolph Conner (C) George Carl, Michael Morgan, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Jonathan Pantoja (PF) Aaron Mills, Kenneth Ward, James Blanks, Christopher Robinson | |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Alvin Baize makes the 1st free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:29 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses the 2nd free throw | 16-29 |
| 03:29 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson pulls down the rebound | 16-29 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | John Madden takes the ball from Terry Edgerly | 16-29 |
| 02:54 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-29 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the offensive board | 16-29 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Alvin Baize drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-29 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-29 |
| 02:18 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Anthony Tuck | 19-29 |
| 01:55 | Purdue | Alvin Baize connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Kevin Armstrong | 22-29 |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-29 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson tips it home | 22-31 |
| 01:11 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-31 |
| 00:47 | Purdue | Randolph Conner grabs the defensive rebound | 22-31 |
| 00:18 | Purdue | Alvin Baize misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 22-31 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly snags the defensive board | 22-31 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Randolph Conner is called for the reach on Fred Carlson - foul #3 on Randolph Conner, team foul #7 | 22-31 |
| Subs | Purdue | George Carl (PG), Javier Cuevas (SG), Tim Whatley (SF), Mark Zinner (C) John Madden, Kevin Armstrong, Alvin Baize, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), James Blanks (SF), Michael Dampier (C) Terry Edgerly, Kelly Dolphin, Chad Smith, Jonathan Pantoja | |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 22-32 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 22-33 |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Javier Cuevas hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 22-33 |