| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Dampier (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 36-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 36-26 |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier snags the defensive board | 36-26 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-26 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 36-28 |
| 18:56 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-28 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly is alone and drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Michael Dampier out of a doubleteam | 36-30 |
| 18:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses short on a floater from the right side | 36-30 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the rebound | 36-30 |
| 17:32 | Notre Dame | Michael Dampier steals it from Donald Omar | 36-30 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the floater from the right side set up by Terry Edgerly and he's fouled by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #2 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #3 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses the free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the board | 36-32 |
| 16:37 | Notre Dame | Kenneth Ward steps in front of the Randy Green pass | 36-32 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 36-32 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 36-32 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier pulls down the rebound | 36-32 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 36-32 |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith tips it home | 36-34 |
| 15:27 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Timothy Kelley | 38-34 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 38-37 |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the left side and the foul's on Michael Dampier - foul #2 on Michael Dampier, team foul #1 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:47 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses the free throw | 40-37 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 14:24 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Dusty Grant - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Green (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier hits a driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Edgerly | 40-39 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by John Desrochers | 43-39 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Chad Smith | 43-41 |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Fred Carlson (PF) Terry Edgerly, Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith | |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Douglas Williams steps in front of the Kelly Dolphin pass | 43-41 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't connect on a turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Fred Carlson - foul #4 on Fred Carlson, team foul #2 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Christopher Robinson (C) Fred Carlson, Michael Dampier | |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:37 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | James Blanks comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-41 |
| 12:12 | Notre Dame | Randy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 45-41 |
| 12:05 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 12:03 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, James Blanks, Jonathan Pantoja | |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 47-41 |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Terry Edgerly | 47-41 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby is hacked by Donald Omar - foul #2 on Donald Omar, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier (C) Alvin Willoughby | |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward buries a 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Michael Dampier | 47-44 |
| 10:06 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 47-44 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson drills a runner in the paint and the foul's on Randy Green - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #6 | 47-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) Kenneth Ward | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the free throw | 47-47 |
| 09:31 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 47-47 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier gets the rebound | 47-47 |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #3 on Randy Green, team foul #7 | 47-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SF), Jonathan Pantoja (PF) Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly makes the 2nd free throw | 47-49 |
| 08:48 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is fouled on the floor by Kelly Dolphin - foul #1 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #3 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG) Terry Edgerly | |
| 08:43 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-49 |
| 08:42 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria tips it in | 49-49 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 49-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:23 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-49 |
| 08:22 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley tips it back up and in | 51-49 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses the layup against the doubleteam | 51-49 |
| 07:58 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 1 pts. SF - James Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Dampier (tiring) 13 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is wide open but clanks a 3 from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | James Blanks snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Timothy Kelley - foul #4 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), Chad Smith (SF) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, James Blanks | |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 1st free throw | 51-50 |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the 2nd free throw | 51-51 |
| 06:58 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 51-51 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith pulls down the rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the lay-in | 51-51 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly grabs the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier dunks the ball over the doubleteam and he's fouled by Timothy Kelley - foul #5 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Randy Green (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the free throw | 51-54 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers banks in the layup on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 53-54 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Edgerly and he's hacked by Donald Omar - foul #3 on Donald Omar, team foul #10 | 53-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson (C) Michael Dampier | |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the free throw | 53-57 |
| 05:19 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is called for 10 seconds | 53-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Randy Green (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward loses the dribble to Gary Wells | 53-57 |
| 04:36 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria works out of a doubleteam and scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Gary Wells | 55-57 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson misses the turnaround from the left block | 55-57 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Fred Carlson | 55-57 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-59 |
| 04:05 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Douglas Williams, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier (C) Fred Carlson | |
| 03:46 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly snags the defensive board | 55-59 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 4 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - John Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 55-59 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja gets the offensive rebound | 55-59 |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward | 55-61 |
| 02:56 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria travels in the backcourt | 55-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG) Terry Edgerly | |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | James Blanks buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses long on an open shot from the baseline | 55-63 |
| 02:40 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gavin Fay | 55-63 |
| 02:32 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 55-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) Kenneth Ward | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:30 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin | |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier double dribbles | 55-63 |
| 01:57 | Notre Dame | Chad Smith takes the ball from Richard Peterson | 55-63 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | The pull-up jumper by Michael Dampier is blocked by Richard Peterson | 55-63 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward gets the offensive rebound | 55-63 |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier evades the doubleteam but misses long on a turnaround in the paint | 55-63 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Randy Green gets the rebound | 55-63 |
| 00:52 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 55-63 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pantoja | 55-63 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is hacked by Donald Omar in the backcourt - foul #4 on Donald Omar, team foul #11 | 55-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF) Gavin Fay | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SF) Chad Smith | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 55-64 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 55-65 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Terry Edgerly is called for the reach on Lawrence Sanabria - foul #1 on Terry Edgerly, team foul #4 | 55-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Donald Omar, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF) James Blanks | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Douglas Williams and he's fouled by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #5 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Donald Omar (SG), Randy Green (PF) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:40 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the free throw | 57-65 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the board | 57-65 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is hacked by Donald Omar in the backcourt - foul #5 on Donald Omar, team foul #12 | 57-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SF) Chad Smith | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 1st free throw | 57-66 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 57-67 |
| 00:32 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 57-67 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly snags the defensive board | 57-67 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria - foul #3 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #13 | 57-67 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF) James Blanks | |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 1st free throw | 57-68 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 57-69 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the lay-in | 57-69 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier snags the defensive board | 57-69 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier runs out the clock | 57-69 |