| Lineup | Wisconsin, La Crosse | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SG - David Esser (fresh) SF - Gary Weiss (fresh) PF - Herman Strom (fresh) C - Lawrence Batista (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Platteville | PG - Ronald Miller (fresh) SG - Stephen Castleberry (fresh) SF - Bradford Linville (fresh) PF - Richard Schaffner (fresh) C - Carl Shute (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Carl Shute wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Wisconsin, La Crosse is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin, Platteville | Wisconsin, Platteville is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:48 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Bradford Linville | 0-2 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | The offensive rebound goes to Gary Weiss | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser knocks in the jumper from the right side | 2-2 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner hits the follow up shot | 2-4 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 2-4 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner grabs the board | 2-4 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 2-4 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Carl Shute gets the offensive rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Miller | 2-6 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser makes the jumper from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-6 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom makes the turnaround from the left block on a great pass from Gary Weiss | 6-6 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Young - foul #1 on Kenneth Young, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson (PG), David Reiser (SG), Lance Wright (SF), Daniel Collins (PF), John Frith (C) Kenneth Young, David Esser, Gary Weiss, Herman Strom, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison (SF), Donald Cooper (PF) Bradford Linville, Richard Schaffner | |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper is denied on a layup by Daniel Collins | 6-6 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright comes up short on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Shute - foul #1 on Carl Shute, team foul #1 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain (SG) Stephen Castleberry | |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright misses the 1st free throw | 6-6 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright makes the 2nd free throw | 7-6 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison loses the dribble to John Frith | 7-6 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Ronald Miller steps in front of the Daniel Collins pass in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald Miller | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | John Frith misses badly on a floater from the right side but he's hacked by Carl Shute - foul #2 on Carl Shute, team foul #2 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word (PG), Fred Messina (SG), Gary Weiss (SF), Herman Strom (PF) Vince Pearson, David Reiser, Lance Wright, Daniel Collins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello (PF), Jeffrey Kohr (C) Donald Cooper, Carl Shute | |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | John Frith misses the 1st free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | John Frith misses the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain grabs the defensive rebound | 7-8 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller scores on a floater in the paint on a great pass from William Swain | 7-10 |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | William Swain is called for the reach on Fred Messina in the backcourt - foul #1 on William Swain, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista (C) John Frith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry (SG) Ronald Miller | |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kohr - foul #1 on Jeffrey Kohr, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista misses the 2nd free throw | 8-10 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello pulls down the rebound | 8-10 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain is called for a charge - foul #2 on William Swain, team foul #5 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Kenneth Young (PG), David Esser (SG) Perry Word, Fred Messina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller (PG), James Creagh (SG), Bradford Linville (SF), Jerry Ward (PF) William Swain, Stephen Castleberry, Joseph Morrison, Bernard Costello | |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Jeffrey Kohr - foul #2 on Jeffrey Kohr, team foul #6 | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser (SF) Gary Weiss | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper (C) Jeffrey Kohr | |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom makes the 1st free throw | 9-10 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom makes the 2nd free throw | 10-10 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, La Crosse | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SG - David Esser (fresh) 4 pts. SF - David Reiser (fresh) PF - Herman Strom (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Lawrence Batista (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Platteville | PG - Ronald Miller (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Creagh (fresh) SF - Bradford Linville (fairly fresh) PF - Jerry Ward (fresh) C - Donald Cooper (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:52 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller is fouled in the backcourt by Kenneth Young - foul #2 on Kenneth Young, team foul #2 | 10-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Gary Weiss (SF) Kenneth Young | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | | |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Herman Strom swats the short shot by Donald Cooper | 10-10 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom gets the rebound | 10-10 |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-10 |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 10-10 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward tips it home | 10-12 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by James Creagh - foul #1 on James Creagh, team foul #7 | 10-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson (PG), Lance Wright (SF), Daniel Collins (PF), John Frith (C) David Reiser, Gary Weiss, Herman Strom, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry (SG), Joseph Morrison (SF), Richard Schaffner (PF), Bernard Costello (C) James Creagh, Bradford Linville, Jerry Ward, Donald Cooper | |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser makes the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser makes the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison's dunk attempt is rejected by Daniel Collins | 12-12 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | The rebound goes to Daniel Collins | 12-12 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser loses the dribble to Bernard Costello | 12-12 |
| 13:53 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald Miller | 12-15 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Ronald Miller is called for the reach on Vince Pearson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Miller, team foul #8 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina (SG), Gary Weiss (SF), Herman Strom (PF), Lawrence Batista (C) David Esser, Lance Wright, Daniel Collins, John Frith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bradford Linville (SF), Donald Cooper (C) Joseph Morrison, Bernard Costello | |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-15 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Vince Pearson is called for the reach on Bradford Linville in the backcourt - foul #1 on Vince Pearson, team foul #3 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word (PG) Vince Pearson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | | |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper hits the finger roll and he's hacked by Perry Word - foul #1 on Perry Word, team foul #4 | 14-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser (PG) Perry Word | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | | |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper misses the free throw | 14-17 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista grabs the defensive rebound | 14-17 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina is fouled on the floor by Richard Schaffner - foul #1 on Richard Schaffner, team foul #9 | 14-17 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina makes the 2nd free throw | 16-17 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 16-17 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina banks in the layup set up by David Reiser | 18-17 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper is called for traveling | 18-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word (PG), Daniel Collins (SF), John Frith (C) Fred Messina, Gary Weiss, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | James Creagh (SG), Joseph Morrison (SF), Bernard Costello (C) Stephen Castleberry, Bradford Linville, Donald Cooper | |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins is fouled on the floor by Joseph Morrison - foul #1 on Joseph Morrison, team foul #10 | 18-17 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins misses the 1st free throw | 18-17 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins makes the 2nd free throw | 19-17 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller is alone and drills a fadeaway from the left side set up by Joseph Morrison | 19-19 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | James Creagh steals it from Herman Strom | 19-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, La Crosse | PG - Perry Word (fairly fresh) SG - David Reiser (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Daniel Collins (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. PF - Herman Strom (tired) 4 pts. C - John Frith (tiring) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Platteville | PG - Ronald Miller (tired) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Creagh (fairly fresh) SF - Joseph Morrison (tiring) PF - Richard Schaffner (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Costello (tiring) | |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello is hacked by John Frith - foul #1 on John Frith, team foul #5 | 19-19 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Wisconsin, Platteville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson (PG), David Esser (SG), Lance Wright (SF), Lawrence Batista (C) Perry Word, David Reiser, Herman Strom, John Frith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry (SG), Bradford Linville (SF), Jerry Ward (PF), Donald Cooper (C) James Creagh, Joseph Morrison, Richard Schaffner, Bernard Costello | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper hits a turnaround from close range | 19-21 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright lays it in | 21-21 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bradford Linville comes up short on the floater from the right side | 21-21 |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper gets the offensive rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller is fouled on the floor by Vince Pearson - foul #2 on Vince Pearson, team foul #6 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser (PG), Fred Messina (SG), Gary Weiss (SF), Herman Strom (PF) Vince Pearson, David Esser, Lance Wright, Daniel Collins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison (SF), Richard Schaffner (PF) Bradford Linville, Jerry Ward | |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller clanks a floater from the right wing | 21-21 |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom gets the rebound | 21-21 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Fred Messina and the foul's on Ronald Miller - foul #2 on Ronald Miller, team foul #11 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | James Creagh (PG) Ronald Miller | |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista makes the free throw | 24-21 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin, Platteville | James Creagh throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 24-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | John Frith (C) Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | | |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Donald Cooper is called for the reach on David Reiser - foul #1 on Donald Cooper, team foul #12 | 24-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser (SG) Fred Messina | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello (C) Donald Cooper | |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser misses the 2nd free throw | 25-21 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom grabs the offensive rebound | 25-21 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | James Creagh steals it from David Reiser | 25-21 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by John Frith - foul #2 on John Frith, team foul #7 | 25-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista (C) John Frith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper (C) Richard Schaffner | |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison makes the 1st free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison misses the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lawrence Batista grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser misses the shot near the basket | 25-22 |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper misses the jumper in the lane | 25-22 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello tips it back up and in | 25-24 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | James Creagh steps in front of the Gary Weiss pass | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello is fouled on the floor by Herman Strom - foul #1 on Herman Strom, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word (PG), Fred Messina (SG), Daniel Collins (PF), Lance Wright (C) David Reiser, David Esser, Herman Strom, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bradford Linville (SF), Jerry Ward (PF) Joseph Morrison, Donald Cooper | |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello misses the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins snags the defensive board | 25-24 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Gary Weiss comes up short on the shot from close range | 25-24 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins tips it but misses | 25-24 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward pulls down the rebound | 25-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, La Crosse | PG - Perry Word (fresh) SG - Fred Messina (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Weiss (tired) PF - Daniel Collins (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Lance Wright (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Platteville | PG - James Creagh (tiring) 3 stl. SG - Stephen Castleberry (tired) 5 pts. SF - Bradford Linville (tired) PF - Jerry Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bernard Costello (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 25-24 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello gets the offensive rebound | 25-24 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward is fouled on the floor by Gary Weiss - foul #1 on Gary Weiss, team foul #9 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser (PG), David Esser (SG), Lawrence Batista (C) Perry Word, Fred Messina, Gary Weiss | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper (C) Bernard Costello | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 25-26 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser is called for a charge - foul #1 on David Esser, team foul #10 | 25-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner (PF) Jerry Ward | |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Reiser - foul #1 on David Reiser, team foul #11 | 25-26 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry makes the 1st free throw | 25-27 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 25-28 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner misses the easy dunk attempt | 25-28 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner tips it home | 25-30 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Wisconsin, La Crosse calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 25-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word (PG), Fred Messina (SG), Gary Weiss (SF), Herman Strom (PF) David Reiser, David Esser, Daniel Collins, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello (C) Donald Cooper | |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Bernard Costello is called for the reach on Perry Word in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bernard Costello, team foul #13 | 25-30 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word misses the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Stephen Castleberry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-30 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright grabs the board | 25-30 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom lays it up and in set up by Perry Word | 27-30 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Richard Schaffner can't finish the layup | 27-30 |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | The rebound goes to Herman Strom | 27-30 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Perry Word hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Fred Messina | 29-30 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Perry Word steals it from Stephen Castleberry | 29-30 |
| 04:32 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright misses badly on the uncontested runner from the baseline | 29-30 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | The offensive rebound goes to Herman Strom | 29-30 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Gary Weiss misses the easy layup but the foul's on Bradford Linville - foul #1 on Bradford Linville, team foul #14 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Reiser (PG), David Esser (SG), Daniel Collins (PF), Lawrence Batista (C) Perry Word, Fred Messina, Herman Strom, Lance Wright | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller (PG), Joseph Morrison (SF), Jerry Ward (PF), Donald Cooper (C) James Creagh, Bradford Linville, Richard Schaffner, Bernard Costello | |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Gary Weiss makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Gary Weiss makes the 2nd free throw | 31-30 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #2 on Donald Cooper, team foul #15 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Carl Shute (C) Donald Cooper | |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser is hacked by Carl Shute - foul #3 on Carl Shute, team foul #16 | 31-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bernard Costello (C) Carl Shute | |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser makes the 2nd free throw | 33-30 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by David Reiser - foul #2 on David Reiser, team foul #12 | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Kenneth Young (PG), Lance Wright (SF), John Frith (C) David Esser, Gary Weiss, Lawrence Batista | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain (SG), Jeffrey Kohr (C) Stephen Castleberry, Bernard Costello | |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller makes the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Ronald Miller makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, La Crosse | PG - Kenneth Young (fresh) SG - David Reiser (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lance Wright (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Collins (tiring) 1 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - John Frith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin, Platteville | PG - Ronald Miller (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Swain (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Joseph Morrison (tired) 1 pts. PF - Jerry Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Kohr (fresh) | |
| 03:21 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Kenneth Young misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | David Reiser is called for the reach on William Swain in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Reiser, team foul #13 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser (SG) David Reiser | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | | |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain misses the 1st free throw | 33-32 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Kenneth Young throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-33 |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison blows the dunk | 33-33 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | John Frith pulls down the rebound | 33-33 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Lance Wright knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 36-33 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson (PG), Gary Weiss (SF), Herman Strom (PF) Kenneth Young, Lance Wright, Daniel Collins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper (PF) Jerry Ward | |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Herman Strom misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane | 36-33 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jeffrey Kohr grabs the defensive rebound | 36-33 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Ronald Miller and he's hacked by Gary Weiss - foul #2 on Gary Weiss, team foul #14 | 36-35 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Joseph Morrison makes the free throw | 36-36 |
| 01:27 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | The short jumper by Herman Strom is denied by Donald Cooper | 36-36 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Donald Cooper pulls down the rebound | 36-36 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | David Esser is called for the reach on William Swain in the backcourt - foul #2 on David Esser, team foul #15 | 36-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Kenneth Young (PG), Fred Messina (SG), Daniel Collins (SF) Vince Pearson, David Esser, Gary Weiss | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Bradford Linville (SF), Richard Schaffner (PF) Joseph Morrison, Donald Cooper | |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain makes the 1st free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain misses the 2nd free throw | 36-37 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Fred Messina pulls down the rebound | 36-37 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins is open and scores on a floater from the baseline | 38-37 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Kenneth Young is called for the reach on William Swain - foul #3 on Kenneth Young, team foul #16 | 38-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Vince Pearson (PG), David Esser (SG), Lance Wright (SF), Lawrence Batista (C) Kenneth Young, Fred Messina, Herman Strom, John Frith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward (PF) Richard Schaffner | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain misses the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain makes the 2nd free throw | 38-38 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | David Esser travels in the backcourt | 38-38 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin, Platteville | William Swain is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Jerry Ward | 38-40 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin, La Crosse | Daniel Collins misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 38-40 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin, Platteville | Jerry Ward snags the defensive board | 38-40 |