| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 3 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Shute (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. C - Jerry Howie (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gilman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Thompson (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Brainerd (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson inbounds the ball | 28-30 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman misses long on a 3 from straight away | 28-30 |
| 19:29 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh snags the defensive board | 28-30 |
| 19:25 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin is hacked by Charles Gilman - foul #1 on Charles Gilman, team foul #1 | 28-30 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Richard Getz hits a fadeaway from the right wing and he's hacked by Fred Brainerd - foul #2 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #2 | 30-30 |
| 19:07 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the dunk attempt | 31-30 |
| 18:57 | Northwestern | William Shute pulls down the rebound | 31-30 |
| 18:52 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh tips it in | 33-30 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman's pass is intercepted by Jerry Howie in the backcourt | 33-30 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin travels with the ball | 33-30 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (SG), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Michael Norton (C) Thomas Loughlin, William Shute, Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez (C) Fred Brainerd | |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-30 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Casselman | 33-30 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Charles Gilman | 33-32 |
| 17:40 | Northwestern | Richard Getz comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 33-32 |
| 17:39 | Northwestern | Michael Norton hits the follow up shot | 35-32 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is alone and drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carlos Gomez | 35-34 |
| 16:57 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses the dunk attempt | 35-34 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses the tip | 35-34 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 35-34 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr lays it up and in on a nice dish by Thomas Thompson | 35-36 |
| 16:10 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 35-36 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson grabs the defensive rebound | 35-36 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 15:52 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 35-36 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Henson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Jackson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Norton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Gilman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-36 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Kenneth Casselman | 35-36 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Jason Lehr | 35-39 |
| 14:48 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG), Keith Glaze (SF), William Shute (PF), Jerry Howie (C) Brendan Henson, John Ashbaugh, Nicholas Jackson, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Michael Fitzgerald (SF), Fred Brainerd (C) Jason Lehr, Charles Gilman, Thomas Thompson, Carlos Gomez | |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd is fouled on the floor by Richard Getz - foul #1 on Richard Getz, team foul #1 | 35-39 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-39 |
| 14:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin snags the defensive board | 35-39 |
| 13:59 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-39 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Patrick Snead | 35-41 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (PG), Nicholas Jackson (SF), Robert Behrendt (C) Richard Getz, Keith Glaze, Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| 13:08 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward is called for traveling in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 12:56 | Northwestern | Kenneth Casselman is called for the reach on Thomas Loughlin - foul #1 on Kenneth Casselman, team foul #3 | 35-41 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson misses the fadeaway in the lane but he's fouled by Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #4 | 35-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jerry Howie (C) William Shute | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson (SF) Michael Fitzgerald | |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 12:33 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Loughlin - foul #4 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG), John Ashbaugh (SF) Thomas Loughlin, Nicholas Jackson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:09 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the dunk | 37-41 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman tips it home | 37-43 |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Richard Getz knocks in the driving attempt in the paint and he's fouled by Brian Ward - foul #3 on Brian Ward, team foul #5 | 39-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF) Brian Ward, Charles Gilman, Kenneth Casselman | |
| 12:03 | Northwestern | Richard Getz makes the free throw | 40-43 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 40-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tiring) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Henson (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Behrendt (fresh) C - Jerry Howie (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 6 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Fred Brainerd (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:40 | Northwestern | Patrick Snead steals the ball from Richard Getz in the backcourt | 40-45 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez double dribbles | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF), William Shute (PF) John Ashbaugh, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (SF) Thomas Thompson | |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| 10:41 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr connects on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 40-47 |
| 10:22 | Northwestern | Brendan Henson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 40-47 |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 40-47 |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by Charles Gilman | 40-49 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses the 3 from straight away | 40-49 |
| 09:55 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze gets the offensive rebound | 40-49 |
| 09:45 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie knocks in the shot in the paint | 42-49 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 42-49 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze grabs the board | 42-49 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Richard Getz | 44-49 |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is hacked by Keith Glaze in the backcourt - foul #1 on Keith Glaze, team foul #3 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF), Robert Behrendt (C) Keith Glaze, William Shute, Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Kenneth Casselman (PF) Jason Lehr, Charles Gilman, Michael Fitzgerald, Carlos Gomez | |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 08:35 | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 08:29 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson connects on the jump hook from the baseline | 46-49 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-49 |
| 08:04 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh connects on the runner from the left block and the foul's on Thomas Thompson - foul #3 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin (SG), Michael Norton (C) Brendan Henson, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:58 | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh misses the free throw | 48-49 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd is open but comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward hits the follow up shot | 48-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Thomas Loughlin (fresh) 4 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Nicholas Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 6 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tiring) 12 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Fred Brainerd (tired) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin misses badly on a shot from the left side | 48-51 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman snags the defensive board | 48-51 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman connects on the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 48-53 |
| 06:35 | Northwestern | Nicholas Jackson hits a shot from the left block on a great pass from Thomas Loughlin | 50-53 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Brendan Henson (PG), William Shute (PF), Robert Behrendt (C) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh, Michael Norton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG), Michael Fitzgerald (SF), Carlos Gomez (C) Patrick Snead, Thomas Thompson, Fred Brainerd | |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Casselman - foul #2 on Kenneth Casselman, team foul #7 | 50-53 |
| 06:05 | Northwestern | Thomas Loughlin misses the 1st free throw | 50-53 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman gets the rebound | 50-53 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Loughlin - foul #5 on Thomas Loughlin, team foul #4 | 50-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG) Thomas Loughlin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is open and scores on a jump hook from the left block | 50-55 |
| 05:17 | Northwestern | Richard Getz misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-55 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 50-55 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward comes up short on the 3 from the left corner but the foul's on William Shute - foul #1 on William Shute, team foul #5 | 50-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF), Jerry Howie (C) Nicholas Jackson, Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson (SF) Michael Fitzgerald | |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward makes the 1st free throw | 50-56 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 50-57 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward makes the 3rd free throw | 50-58 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze misses the easy layup | 50-58 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward pulls down the rebound | 50-58 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 50-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Fred Brainerd (C) Brian Ward, Carlos Gomez | |
| 04:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Thompson takes the ball from William Shute | 50-58 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd banks in the wide open layup | 50-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 03:45 | Northwestern | Jerry Howie hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline | 50-60 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the board | 50-60 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Ashbaugh (SF), Robert Behrendt (PF), Michael Norton (C) Keith Glaze, William Shute, Jerry Howie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG), Michael Fitzgerald (SF) Charles Gilman, Thomas Thompson | |
| 03:27 | Northwestern | Richard Getz loses the ball out of bounds | 50-60 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez (C) Fred Brainerd | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Richard Getz (very tired) 12 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brendan Henson (tired) 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - John Ashbaugh (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Behrendt (fresh) 2 reb. C - Michael Norton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tired) 16 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Carlos Gomez (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez is fouled on the floor by Robert Behrendt - foul #2 on Robert Behrendt, team foul #6 | 50-60 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr buries a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carlos Gomez | 50-62 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Michael Norton is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Casselman - foul #3 on Kenneth Casselman, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Keith Glaze (SF), Nicholas Jackson (PF) Richard Getz, John Ashbaugh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG) Jason Lehr | |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 1st free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:20 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses the 2nd free throw | 51-62 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman snags the defensive board | 51-62 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead is hacked by Brendan Henson - foul #4 on Brendan Henson, team foul #7 | 51-62 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Getz (PG) Robert Behrendt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG) Kenneth Casselman | |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead makes the 1st free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead misses the 2nd free throw | 51-63 |
| 02:15 | Northwestern | Michael Norton grabs the defensive rebound | 51-63 |
| 02:12 | Northwestern | Richard Getz throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman (PF) Charles Gilman | |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Richard Getz - foul #2 on Richard Getz, team foul #8 | 51-63 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (C) Kenneth Casselman | |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward makes the 1st free throw | 51-64 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 51-65 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Michael Norton is fouled on the floor by Fred Brainerd - foul #3 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #9 | 51-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt (C) Richard Getz | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 1st free throw | 52-65 |
| 01:35 | Northwestern | Michael Norton makes the 2nd free throw | 53-65 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Snead | 53-68 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze clanks a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Fred Brainerd - foul #4 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #10 | 53-68 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze misses the 1st free throw | 53-68 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Keith Glaze makes the 2nd free throw | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 54-68 |
| 00:31 | Northwestern | Robert Behrendt grabs the board | 54-68 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Michael Norton misses the runner from close range | 54-68 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead grabs the board | 54-68 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward runs out the clock | 54-68 |