| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. C - Michael Dampier (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 31-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Chad Smith picks off the pass by Lawrence Sanabria | 31-39 |
| 19:29 | Wisconsin | Richard Peterson is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Richard Peterson, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Timothy Kelley, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 31-39 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:46 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 31-39 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses short on an open jumpshot from the right side | 31-39 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Jonathan Pantoja is blocked by John Desrochers | 31-39 |
| 18:01 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar grabs the defensive rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:42 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Ward - foul #2 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #1 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gary Wells, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Randy Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 31-39 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier gets the rebound | 31-39 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Donald Omar - foul #1 on Donald Omar, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly makes the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Randy Green grabs the defensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:56 | Notre Dame | Michael Dampier swats the shot by Lawrence Sanabria | 32-39 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar gets the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 16:35 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses the lay-in over the doubleteam | 32-39 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timothy Kelley | 32-39 |
| 15:43 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 32-39 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the offensive board | 32-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Randy Green (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Notre Dame | Randy Green is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Randy Green, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kelley - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #5 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Donald Omar, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 32-39 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria snags the defensive board | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses the dunk attempt against a doubleteam but he's fouled by Jonathan Pantoja - foul #1 on Jonathan Pantoja, team foul #2 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses the 1st free throw | 32-39 |
| 14:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward clanks a 3 from the left corner | 32-40 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith can't tip it in | 32-40 |
| 14:03 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Randy Green | 32-40 |
| 13:58 | Notre Dame | Terry Edgerly picks off the pass by Douglas Williams | 32-40 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses long on a 3 from straight away | 32-40 |
| 13:32 | Notre Dame | Randy Green gets the rebound | 32-40 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Michael Dampier is called for the reach on Gary Wells - foul #3 on Michael Dampier, team foul #3 | 32-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gary Wells, Randy Green, John Desrochers | |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria's fadeaway is rejected by Jonathan Pantoja | 32-40 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 32-40 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier scores on a turnaround in the lane on a nice dish by Jonathan Pantoja and the foul's on Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier makes the free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-40 |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the board | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Sanabria is called for the reach on Terry Edgerly - foul #2 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #7 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG), Fred Carlson (PF) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Randy Green (PF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:04 | Notre Dame | Randy Green gets the rebound | 35-40 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Kelly Dolphin - foul #1 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #4 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Christopher Robinson (C) Terry Edgerly, Michael Dampier | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Dusty Grant (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 35-41 |
| 11:37 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 35-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Carlson (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:20 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson misses the shot from just outside the lane | 35-42 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | James Blanks grabs the offensive board | 35-42 |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | James Blanks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF) Jonathan Pantoja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, Dusty Grant | |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson buries a floater from the free throw line | 35-44 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 35-44 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the offensive board | 35-44 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson comes up short on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Randy Green - foul #3 on Randy Green, team foul #8 | 35-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), Michael Dampier (C) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), John Desrochers (C) Donald Omar, Randy Green, Richard Peterson | |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria lays it up and in on a great pass from Douglas Williams | 37-46 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-46 |
| 09:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley grabs the board | 37-46 |
| 08:41 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-46 |
| 08:39 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the offensive board | 37-46 |
| 08:27 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers loses the dribble to Michael Dampier | 37-46 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Chad Smith | 40-46 |
| 07:53 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley is open but misses the lay-in | 40-46 |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 40-46 |
| 07:48 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly travels in the backcourt | 40-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Donald Omar (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Randy Green (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, Dusty Grant, John Desrochers | |
| 07:34 | Notre Dame | Randy Green is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Fred Carlson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Dampier (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Omar (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier drills a shot from the right wing | 42-46 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Randy Green works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but the foul's on Terry Edgerly - foul #2 on Terry Edgerly, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG) Terry Edgerly, Kenneth Ward | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Douglas Williams, Gary Wells | |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 1st free throw | 42-47 |
| 06:44 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the 2nd free throw | 42-48 |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | James Blanks loses the dribble to Lawrence Sanabria | 42-48 |
| 06:22 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses the dunk | 42-48 |
| 06:20 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the board | 42-48 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | James Blanks clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-48 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin pulls down the offensive rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-48 |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson misses the tip | 42-48 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 42-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:27 | Notre Dame | Randy Green misses the lay-in | 42-48 |
| 05:26 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 42-48 |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | James Blanks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Dampier | 45-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar is fouled on the floor by Kelly Dolphin - foul #2 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #6 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly (PG), Kenneth Ward (SG), Chad Smith (SF) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin, Michael Dampier | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gary Wells (SF), John Desrochers (C) Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| 04:26 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 45-48 |
| 04:25 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 45-48 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson gets the rebound | 45-48 |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chad Smith | 47-48 |
| 03:17 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Lawrence Sanabria is denied by Jonathan Pantoja | 47-48 |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward pulls down the rebound | 47-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Edgerly (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Fred Carlson (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Donald Omar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Randy Green (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - John Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Pantoja | 49-48 |
| 02:53 | Notre Dame | Randy Green evades the doubleteam and hits a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 49-50 |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Fred Carlson misses the wide open fadeaway from the baseline | 49-50 |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Pantoja | 49-50 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the driving attempt in the lane on a nice dish by Terry Edgerly | 51-50 |
| 02:13 | Notre Dame | Randy Green buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Omar | 51-52 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Terry Edgerly | 53-52 |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Randy Green banks in the layup over the doubleteam and he's hacked by Jonathan Pantoja - foul #2 on Jonathan Pantoja, team foul #7 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier (C) Fred Carlson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gary Wells, John Desrochers | |
| 01:39 | Notre Dame | Randy Green makes the free throw | 53-55 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Dampier can't throw it down | 53-55 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly tips it home | 55-55 |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 55-55 |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley can't tip it in | 55-55 |
| 00:43 | Notre Dame | Randy Green snags the offensive board | 55-55 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses short on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Kenneth Ward - foul #3 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #8 | 55-55 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar misses the 1st free throw | 55-55 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Donald Omar makes the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Randy Green - foul #4 on Randy Green, team foul #9 | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the 2nd free throw | 55-56 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 55-56 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Terry Edgerly drills a jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses short on a fullcourt shot | 57-56 |