| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Pugh (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen inbounds the ball | 31-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 19:45 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-33 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 19:31 | Louisville | James Daniels picks off the pass by Adam Little | 31-33 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman is fouled on the floor by Robert Beers - foul #1 on Robert Beers, team foul #1 | 31-33 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-33 |
| 18:39 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the contested fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Beers | 31-35 |
| 18:13 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses short on a shot from the left wing | 31-35 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman snags the offensive board | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | James Pugh can't connect on a floater in the lane but the foul's on Troy Barrie - foul #1 on Troy Barrie, team foul #2 | 31-35 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 18:00 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 32-35 |
| 17:44 | Louisville | James Daniels steals it from Robert Beers | 32-35 |
| 17:40 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Daniels | 34-35 |
| 17:25 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman banks in the wide open layup on a nice dish by Adam Little | 34-37 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman's fadeaway is rejected by Adam Little | 34-37 |
| 17:03 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the board | 34-37 |
| 16:44 | Louisville | Donald Charles is hacked by James Pugh - foul #2 on James Pugh, team foul #1 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Carl Hickman (SG) James Daniels, Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF), Ramon Benavidez (C) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers, Jeffry Dickman | |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Oscar Arias - foul #2 on Oscar Arias, team foul #2 | 34-37 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 16:22 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung grabs the offensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:01 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-38 |
| 16:00 | Louisville | Jeffrey Yeung hits the follow up shot | 34-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Oscar Arias (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias is whistled for a charge - foul #3 on Oscar Arias, team foul #3 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Beeson (C) Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Charles (PG), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 15:34 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley is hacked by George Beeson - foul #4 on George Beeson, team foul #4 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG) George Beeson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 15:11 | Louisville | Charles Christman is called for the reach on Adam Little - foul #2 on Charles Christman, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG) Oscar Arias | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 14:55 | Louisville | Norman Newton is called for the reach on Jeffry Dickman - foul #1 on Norman Newton, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| 14:40 | Louisville | Adam Little scores on a floater from close range set up by Donald Charles | 34-42 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | James Daniels throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-42 |
| 13:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the lay-in | 34-42 |
| 13:53 | Louisville | Robert Beers tips it back up and in | 34-44 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Charles Christman, team foul #7 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Tom Allen (SF), Glenn Deal (C) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 13:19 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 34-44 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen snags the defensive board | 34-44 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Ronald Dibiase is called for the reach on Norman Newton - foul #1 on Ronald Dibiase, team foul #3 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG) Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez (C) Jeffry Dickman | |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Oscar Arias | 37-44 |
| 12:21 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-44 |
| 12:19 | Louisville | Ramon Benavidez tips it home | 37-46 |
| 12:10 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen hits a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Carl Hickman | 40-46 |
| 11:56 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase's pass is intercepted by Glenn Deal | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Oscar Arias (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Christman (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Glenn Deal (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramon Benavidez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-46 |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen hits the follow up shot | 42-46 |
| 11:30 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley hits a shot from close range on a nice dish by Dikembe Adi | 42-48 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits a jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Carl Hickman and the foul's on Jeffrey Yeung - foul #1 on Jeffrey Yeung, team foul #4 | 44-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), James Pugh (C) Oscar Arias, Carl Hickman, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF), Jeffry Dickman (C) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung, Ramon Benavidez | |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Daniels - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #8 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SF) Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 2nd free throw | 45-48 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh snags the defensive board | 45-48 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Charles Christman is blocked by Jeffry Dickman | 45-48 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | James Daniels grabs the offensive rebound | 45-48 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman lays it up and in set up by James Pugh | 47-48 |
| 10:02 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Donald Charles | 47-50 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 47-50 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the offensive board | 47-50 |
| 09:18 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the finger roll | 49-50 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't finish the layup but he's hacked by James Daniels - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #9 | 49-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tom Allen (SF), Glenn Deal (PF) Carl Hickman, Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 1st free throw | 49-51 |
| 09:02 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | James Pugh comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 08:47 | Louisville | Donald Charles gets the rebound | 49-52 |
| 08:18 | Louisville | Robert Beers throws a bad pass out of bounds | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (SG) Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | James Daniels comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Troy Barrie - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #5 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), George Beeson (C) Oscar Arias, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Rickey Parsley (SF), Jeffrey Yeung (PF) Troy Barrie, Donald Charles, Adam Little, Robert Beers | |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses the 1st free throw | 49-52 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 50-52 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Glenn Deal (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) SF - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jeffrey Yeung (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:36 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a jumper from the left block | 50-52 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 50-52 |
| 07:19 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley snags the defensive board | 50-52 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase loses the dribble to George Beeson | 50-52 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 50-52 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman tips it back up and in | 52-52 |
| 06:42 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 52-52 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | George Beeson snags the defensive board | 52-52 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen's layup is rejected by Jeffry Dickman | 52-52 |
| 06:33 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman pulls down the rebound | 52-52 |
| 06:15 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 52-52 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Beeson | 52-52 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | James Daniels scores on a floater from the right side on a great pass from Carl Hickman | 54-52 |
| 05:55 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Charles Christman (PF), James Pugh (C) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, Glenn Deal, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Donald Charles (SG), Adam Little (SF), Robert Beers (PF) Dikembe Adi, Ronald Dibiase, Rickey Parsley, Jeffrey Yeung | |
| 05:37 | Louisville | Troy Barrie can't connect on an uncontested fadeaway from just outside the lane | 54-52 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Pugh | 54-52 |
| 05:08 | Wisconsin | James Pugh's fadeaway is rejected by Jeffry Dickman | 54-52 |
| 05:07 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 54-52 |
| 04:39 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 54-52 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Norman Newton | 54-52 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-52 |
| 04:32 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 54-52 |
| 04:13 | Louisville | Donald Charles's floater is tipped away by Charles Christman | 54-52 |
| 04:11 | Louisville | Adam Little tips it home | 54-54 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | James Pugh drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Oscar Arias | 57-54 |
| 03:34 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman buries a fadeaway from close range set up by Donald Charles | 57-56 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Oscar Arias (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Charles (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Robert Beers (fresh) 16 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeffry Dickman (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 57-56 |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman tips it home | 59-56 |
| 02:55 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 59-56 |
| 02:54 | Louisville | Troy Barrie snags the offensive board | 59-56 |
| 02:35 | Louisville | Donald Charles drills a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Beers | 59-59 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 59-59 |
| 02:04 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Tom Allen - foul #1 on Tom Allen, team foul #10 | 59-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG) Oscar Arias | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 2nd free throw | 59-59 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton is fouled on the floor by Donald Charles - foul #1 on Donald Charles, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 59-59 |
| 01:22 | Louisville | Jeffry Dickman gets the rebound | 59-59 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles is hacked by Norman Newton - foul #2 on Norman Newton, team foul #11 | 59-59 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses the 1st free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Donald Charles makes the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 59-60 |
| 00:40 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Robert Beers | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:17 | Louisville | Adam Little is whistled for traveling | 59-60 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the shot from the left side and the foul's on Robert Beers - foul #2 on Robert Beers, team foul #7 | 61-60 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the free throw | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:04 | Louisville | Donald Charles misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 62-60 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+4) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen runs out the clock | 62-60 |