| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Seth Montford (fresh) 4 pts. C - Joe Hayner (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Williams (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Parvin (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble inbounds the ball | 27-29 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:42 | Purdue | Lee Alvis misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-29 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Larry Parvin | 27-29 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams drills a 3 from the left corner | 27-32 |
| 18:54 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble loses the dribble to Robby Sanmiguel | 27-32 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 27-32 |
| 18:25 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Joe Hayner | 27-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Seth Montford can't connect on a floater in the lane but he's fouled by Larry Parvin - foul #1 on Larry Parvin, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Lee Anderson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Elwood Catlett, Ralph Stratton, Larry Parvin, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 18:10 | Purdue | Seth Montford makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn clanks a floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:54 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 17:50 | Purdue | Seth Montford's pass is intercepted by Edmond Hillman in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Lee Anderson is hacked by Jeffrey Wyble - foul #1 on Jeffrey Wyble, team foul #1 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Jeffrey Wyble, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SG) Willie Williams | |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Lee Anderson | 29-32 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Lee Anderson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-32 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Lee Alvis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Larry Parvin (PF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Edmond Hillman, Carmen Gunn, Stanley Weigel | |
| 16:11 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton is hacked by Larry Parvin - foul #2 on Larry Parvin, team foul #2 | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF) John Graf | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Willie Williams (SG), Ralph Stratton (SF) John Kula, Lee Anderson | |
| 15:44 | Purdue | Ralph Stratton steps in front of the Joe Hayner pass | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Willie Williams (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Larry Parvin (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton loses the ball out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Thomas Hamilton, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SF), Stanley Weigel (C) Ralph Stratton, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| 14:53 | Purdue | James Cross throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) James Cross | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Lee Anderson (SF) Willie Williams, John Kula | |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 29-32 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Larry Parvin | 29-32 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Lee Anderson | 29-34 |
| 13:43 | Purdue | Joshua Brown comes up short on the floater from the left side | 29-34 |
| 13:42 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman gets the rebound | 29-34 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses long on a driving attempt from the right block | 29-34 |
| 13:20 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Lee Alvis | 29-34 |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Seth Montford connects on the pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Lee Alvis and he's fouled by Edmond Hillman - foul #3 on Edmond Hillman, team foul #3 | 31-34 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), John Graf (SF), Salvatore Giordano (C) Lee Alvis, Jeffrey Wyble, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Willie Williams (PG), John Kula (SG), Ralph Stratton (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Elwood Catlett, Edmond Hillman, Lee Anderson, Larry Parvin, Stanley Weigel | |
| 12:53 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the free throw | 31-34 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robby Sanmiguel | 31-34 |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 31-34 |
| 12:26 | Purdue | The rebound goes to James Cross | 31-34 |
| 12:23 | Purdue | John Graf loses the dribble to Ralph Stratton in the backcourt | 31-34 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams lays it up and in on a great pass from Ralph Stratton | 31-36 |
| 12:06 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton buries a shot from the baseline set up by John Graf | 33-36 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Graf (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Seth Montford (tiring) 8 pts. C - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Willie Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Kula (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Carmen Gunn (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Purdue | Seth Montford misses the easy dunk attempt | 33-38 |
| 11:27 | Purdue | John Graf tips it in | 35-38 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams is called for traveling | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), Derick Baker (SF), Joe Hayner (C) Thomas Hamilton, John Graf, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Lee Anderson (SF), Larry Parvin (PF) John Kula, Ralph Stratton, Carmen Gunn | |
| 10:39 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 35-38 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Robby Sanmiguel pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin is hacked by Salvatore Giordano - foul #3 on Salvatore Giordano, team foul #2 | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Joshua Brown (PF) James Cross, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Stanley Weigel (C) Willie Williams, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman is whistled for a carry | 35-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG) Derick Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SG) Edmond Hillman | |
| 09:50 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 35-38 |
| 09:49 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble grabs the offensive board | 35-38 |
| 09:26 | Purdue | Joe Hayner knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Lee Alvis | 37-38 |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Wyble steals it from Larry Parvin | 37-38 |
| 08:55 | Purdue | Joshua Brown lays it up and in on a great pass from Jeffrey Wyble | 39-38 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | Joe Hayner denies the turnaround by Larry Parvin | 39-38 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett grabs the offensive board | 39-38 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin banks in the layup set up by Elwood Catlett and he's hacked by Joshua Brown - foul #4 on Joshua Brown, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (PG), Derick Baker (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Lee Alvis, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Willie Williams (PG), Edmond Hillman (SG), Ralph Stratton (SF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Elwood Catlett, Gregory Jackson, Lee Anderson, Stanley Weigel | |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin makes the free throw | 39-41 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble's layup is rejected by Robby Sanmiguel | 39-41 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 07:27 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 39-41 |
| 07:26 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano grabs the defensive rebound | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - James Cross (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Derick Baker (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hayner (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Willie Williams (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Larry Parvin (tiring) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Robby Sanmiguel (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | James Cross buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 42-41 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-41 |
| 06:45 | Purdue | Derick Baker grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Derick Baker is fouled on the floor by Larry Parvin - foul #3 on Larry Parvin, team foul #4 | 42-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Lee Alvis (PG), John Graf (SF), Seth Montford (PF), Joshua Brown (C) Derick Baker, Jeffrey Wyble, Salvatore Giordano, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Lee Anderson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF) Edmond Hillman, Ralph Stratton, Larry Parvin | |
| 06:13 | Purdue | James Cross knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Lee Alvis | 45-41 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Seth Montford swats the dunk try by Robby Sanmiguel | 45-41 |
| 05:43 | Purdue | Joshua Brown pulls down the rebound | 45-41 |
| 05:24 | Purdue | James Cross misses the floater from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn grabs the board | 45-41 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett is fouled on the floor by Joshua Brown - foul #5 on Joshua Brown, team foul #4 | 45-41 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Joe Hayner (C) James Cross, Joshua Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Stanley Weigel (C) Willie Williams, Lee Anderson, Robby Sanmiguel | |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Carmen Gunn | 45-43 |
| 04:45 | Purdue | John Graf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 45-43 |
| 04:43 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the follow up shot | 47-43 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson is hacked by John Graf - foul #1 on John Graf, team foul #5 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble (SF), Salvatore Giordano (PF) John Graf, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG), Ralph Stratton (SF), Lee Anderson (PF) Elwood Catlett, Gregory Jackson, Carmen Gunn | |
| 03:58 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Thomas Hamilton - foul #2 on Thomas Hamilton, team foul #6 | 47-43 |
| 03:58 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:58 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman misses the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 03:58 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:39 | Purdue | Edmond Hillman takes the ball from Joe Hayner | 47-44 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman misses the easy layup | 47-44 |
| 03:34 | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 03:07 | Purdue | Lee Alvis scores on a 3 from the right wing | 50-44 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Thomas Hamilton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lee Alvis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Jeffrey Wyble (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. PF - Salvatore Giordano (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Joe Hayner (tiring) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - John Kula (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ralph Stratton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. PF - Lee Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. C - Stanley Weigel (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel clanks a shot from the free throw line | 50-44 |
| 02:41 | Purdue | Joe Hayner gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Joe Hayner connects on the open jumper from the right wing | 52-44 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-44 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Seth Montford (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Joe Hayner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), Willie Williams (SG), Carmen Gunn (PF), Robby Sanmiguel (C) Edmond Hillman, John Kula, Ralph Stratton, Stanley Weigel | |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Robby Sanmiguel banks in the layup on a great pass from Elwood Catlett | 52-46 |
| 01:37 | Purdue | James Cross misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 52-46 |
| 01:36 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits the follow up shot | 54-46 |
| 01:36 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 54-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Joe Hayner (C) James Cross, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SF), Larry Parvin (PF) Lee Anderson, Carmen Gunn | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 54-49 |
| 01:18 | Purdue | Joe Hayner's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Robby Sanmiguel blows the layup | 54-49 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin tips it in | 54-51 |
| 00:44 | Purdue | Seth Montford hits a runner in the paint on a nice dish by Lee Alvis | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Larry Parvin buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Elwood Catlett | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:37 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble is hacked by Willie Williams in the backcourt - foul #1 on Willie Williams, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| 00:35 | Purdue | Seth Montford is fouled on the floor by Larry Parvin - foul #4 on Larry Parvin, team foul #6 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG), Salvatore Giordano (PF) Thomas Hamilton, Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | Larry Parvin is called for the reach on James Cross - foul #5 on Larry Parvin, team foul #7 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn (PF) Larry Parvin | |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Cross makes the 1st free throw | 57-53 |
| 00:33 | Purdue | James Cross makes the 2nd free throw | 58-53 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Elwood Catlett | 58-56 |
| 00:27 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton (PG), Seth Montford (PF) James Cross, Salvatore Giordano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Lee Alvis is fouled in the backcourt by Elwood Catlett - foul #1 on Elwood Catlett, team foul #8 | 58-56 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the 1st free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:26 | Purdue | Lee Alvis makes the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 60-56 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn pulls down the offensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Willie Williams misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 60-56 |
| 00:16 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Elwood Catlett is called for the reach on Thomas Hamilton in the backcourt - foul #2 on Elwood Catlett, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Salvatore Giordano (PF) Seth Montford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:14 | Purdue | Thomas Hamilton makes the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Elwood Catlett | 62-59 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble is fouled in the backcourt by Elwood Catlett - foul #3 on Elwood Catlett, team foul #10 | 62-59 |
| Subs | Purdue | James Cross (SG) Thomas Hamilton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:04 | Purdue | Jeffrey Wyble makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses short on a halfcourt shot | 64-59 |