| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) SG - Richard Adams (fresh) SF - Michael Surles (fresh) PF - Carlos Wilson (fresh) C - Peter Green (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Samuel Slack (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | West Virginia | West Virginia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack scores on a turnaround from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 0-2 |
| 19:18 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton gets the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:55 | West Virginia | Daren Singleton is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Daren Singleton, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Lyle Tavares picks off the pass by Richard Adams | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares dunks the ball | 0-4 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 17:59 | West Virginia | Peter Green is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Peter Green, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF), William Stokes (C) Lyle Tavares, Daren Singleton, Samuel Slack | |
| 17:39 | West Virginia | Carlos Wilson blocks the short jumper by Alex Jackson | 3-4 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Surles pulls down the rebound | 3-4 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Milam steals it from Joseph Taylor | 3-4 |
| 17:28 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam hits the finger roll | 3-6 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Peter Green can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 3-6 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Surles pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Lawrence Milam, team foul #2 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Sweet (SG), Brandon Cole (SF), James Evans (PF), Kerry Baudoin (C) Richard Adams, Michael Surles, Carlos Wilson, Peter Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Michael Merrifield (SG) Robert Shumpert, Lawrence Milam | |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor misses the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 16:54 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to William Stokes | 3-6 |
| 16:28 | West Virginia | William Stokes is called for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Manhart (PG) Joseph Taylor | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Daren Singleton (PF), Samuel Slack (C) Michael Merrifield, Alex Jackson, William Stokes | |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Brandon Cole - foul #2 on Daren Singleton, team foul #3 | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Alex Jackson (PF) Daren Singleton | |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Samuel Slack swats the short shot by James Evans | 3-6 |
| 16:13 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the rebound | 3-6 |
| 15:47 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson is by himself and knocks in the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Cory Alarcon | 3-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Manhart (fresh) SG - Scott Sweet (fresh) SF - Brandon Cole (fresh) PF - James Evans (fresh) C - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mario Klima (fairly fresh) SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Alex Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Slack (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Kerry Baudoin is hacked by Lyle Tavares - foul #1 on Lyle Tavares, team foul #4 | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Green (C) Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), William Stokes (PF) Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Peter Green is called for traveling | 3-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Adams (SG), Michael Surles (SF), John Zaragoza (PF) Scott Sweet, Brandon Cole, James Evans | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SF) Lyle Tavares | |
| 14:55 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the lay-in | 3-8 |
| 14:54 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield pulls down the offensive rebound | 3-8 |
| 14:36 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Merrifield | 3-11 |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-11 |
| 14:30 | West Virginia | William Stokes grabs the board | 3-11 |
| 14:24 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 3-11 |
| 14:22 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon tips it in | 3-13 |
| 14:14 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by John Manhart | 6-13 |
| 13:45 | West Virginia | John Zaragoza picks off the pass by William Stokes | 6-13 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | The pull-up jumper by John Manhart is blocked by Michael Merrifield | 6-13 |
| 13:25 | West Virginia | William Stokes snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:04 | West Virginia | Peter Green swats the layup by William Stokes | 6-13 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams grabs the board | 6-13 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | John Zaragoza's pass is intercepted by William Stokes | 6-13 |
| 12:40 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon knocks in the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-15 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Cory Alarcon - foul #1 on Cory Alarcon, team foul #5 | 6-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor (PG), Brandon Cole (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF), Kerry Baudoin (C) John Manhart, Michael Surles, John Zaragoza, Peter Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Alex Jackson (PF) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, William Stokes | |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses the 1st free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses the 2nd free throw | 6-15 |
| 12:21 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the board | 6-15 |
| 12:02 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares hits a shot from the left side on a nice dish by Samuel Slack | 6-17 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 6-17 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Carlos Wilson can't tip it in | 6-17 |
| 11:55 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the rebound | 6-17 |
| 11:33 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares buries a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Shumpert | 6-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Taylor (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard Adams (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Brandon Cole (fresh) PF - Carlos Wilson (fresh) C - Kerry Baudoin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Milam (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Lyle Tavares (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Alex Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Samuel Slack (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Robert Shumpert steals the ball from Joseph Taylor in the backcourt | 6-19 |
| 11:11 | West Virginia | Kerry Baudoin steps in front of the Samuel Slack pass | 6-19 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams can't finish the layup | 6-19 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor grabs the offensive rebound | 6-19 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Samuel Slack is called for the reach on Joseph Taylor - foul #1 on Samuel Slack, team foul #6 | 6-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Sweet (SG), Michael Surles (SF), James Evans (PF), Peter Green (C) Richard Adams, Brandon Cole, Carlos Wilson, Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Mario Klima (SF) Robert Shumpert, Lyle Tavares | |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Peter Green hits a floater from the right wing | 8-19 |
| 10:22 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam is fouled in the backcourt by Scott Sweet - foul #1 on Scott Sweet, team foul #2 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), William Stokes (C) Lawrence Milam, Samuel Slack | |
| 10:07 | West Virginia | Mario Klima misses the shot from the free throw line | 8-19 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Peter Green grabs the board | 8-19 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Surles | 11-19 |
| 09:37 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-19 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | James Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 11-19 |
| 09:29 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield pulls down the rebound | 11-19 |
| 09:10 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane | 11-19 |
| 09:08 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson grabs the offensive board | 11-19 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson blows the layup but he's fouled by James Evans - foul #1 on James Evans, team foul #3 | 11-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brandon Cole (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF), Kerry Baudoin (C) Michael Surles, James Evans, Peter Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG), Lyle Tavares (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Mario Klima, William Stokes | |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 11-20 |
| 08:52 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-21 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor comes up short on the floater from the left wing | 11-21 |
| 08:41 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack gets the rebound | 11-21 |
| 08:39 | West Virginia | Joseph Taylor is called for the reach on Robert Shumpert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Taylor, team foul #4 | 11-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Adams (SG) Scott Sweet | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 08:25 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson lays it in uncontested | 11-23 |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Joseph Taylor | 14-23 |
| 07:52 | West Virginia | Brandon Cole is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam - foul #1 on Brandon Cole, team foul #5 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Manhart (PG), John Zaragoza (C) Joseph Taylor, Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (PG), Mario Klima (SF) Robert Shumpert, Lyle Tavares | |
| 07:28 | West Virginia | John Zaragoza is called for the reach on Samuel Slack - foul #1 on John Zaragoza, team foul #6 | 14-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Sweet (SG), Michael Surles (SF), James Evans (PF) Richard Adams, Brandon Cole, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (SG), William Stokes (PF) Lawrence Milam, Samuel Slack | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Manhart (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Scott Sweet (fresh) SF - Michael Surles (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - James Evans (fresh) C - John Zaragoza (fresh) | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Merrifield (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - William Stokes (fresh) 3 reb. C - Alex Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:02 | West Virginia | John Manhart steals the ball from Michael Merrifield | 14-23 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | John Manhart lays it up and in | 16-23 |
| 06:56 | West Virginia | John Zaragoza steals the ball from Michael Merrifield in the backcourt | 16-23 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | James Evans blows the layup | 16-23 |
| 06:50 | Wisconsin | John Manhart gets the offensive rebound | 16-23 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | James Evans jams it on a nice dish by Scott Sweet and he's hacked by Alex Jackson - foul #1 on Alex Jackson, team foul #7 | 18-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor (PG), Kerry Baudoin (C) John Manhart, John Zaragoza | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Michael Merrifield, Alex Jackson | |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | James Evans makes the free throw | 19-23 |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | William Stokes hits a runner in the paint and the foul's on James Evans - foul #2 on James Evans, team foul #7 | 19-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Adams (SG), Brandon Cole (SF), Peter Green (C) Scott Sweet, Michael Surles, James Evans | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield (PG), Lawrence Milam (SG) Cory Alarcon, Mario Klima | |
| 06:14 | West Virginia | William Stokes makes the free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 19-26 |
| 06:02 | West Virginia | Lyle Tavares grabs the board | 19-26 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Richard Adams is called for the reach on Lawrence Milam in the backcourt - foul #1 on Richard Adams, team foul #8 | 19-26 |
| 06:00 | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam misses the 1st free throw | 19-26 |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kerry Baudoin | 19-26 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor scores on a fadeaway from the left wing and he's fouled by William Stokes - foul #1 on William Stokes, team foul #8 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Wilson (PF) Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:49 | West Virginia | Michael Merrifield is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Adams | 22-26 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 22-26 |
| 05:16 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Michael Merrifield | 22-26 |
| 04:47 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 22-26 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Carlos Wilson pulls down the rebound | 22-26 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams is called for traveling | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Manhart (PG), Scott Sweet (SG), Michael Surles (SF), James Evans (PF), Kerry Baudoin (C) Joseph Taylor, Richard Adams, Brandon Cole, Carlos Wilson, Peter Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Cory Alarcon (SG), Mario Klima (SF), Alex Jackson (PF) Michael Merrifield, Lawrence Milam, Lyle Tavares, Samuel Slack | |
| 04:29 | West Virginia | John Manhart steals it from Mario Klima in the backcourt | 22-26 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | Cory Alarcon steals it from James Evans | 22-26 |
| 04:20 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon lays it in | 22-28 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | James Evans misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 22-28 |
| 04:00 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon grabs the defensive rebound | 22-28 |
| 03:39 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert loses the ball out of bounds | 22-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Zaragoza (PF), Peter Green (C) James Evans, Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Daren Singleton (PF) William Stokes | |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Peter Green misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 03:24 | West Virginia | Alex Jackson gets the rebound | 22-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Manhart (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Scott Sweet (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Surles (tiring) 2 reb. PF - John Zaragoza (fresh) 2 stl. C - Peter Green (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | West Virginia | PG - Robert Shumpert (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Cory Alarcon (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mario Klima (fresh) PF - Daren Singleton (fresh) C - Alex Jackson (tiring) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 02:59 | West Virginia | Peter Green takes the ball from Alex Jackson | 22-28 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Mario Klima swats the short shot by Peter Green | 22-28 |
| 02:37 | West Virginia | The rebound goes to Mario Klima | 22-28 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Scott Sweet is called for the reach on Cory Alarcon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Scott Sweet, team foul #9 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Taylor (PG), Richard Adams (SG), Brandon Cole (SF), Carlos Wilson (PF) John Manhart, Scott Sweet, Michael Surles, Peter Green | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Lawrence Milam (SG), Michael Merrifield (SF), Samuel Slack (C) Robert Shumpert, Mario Klima, Alex Jackson | |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 1st free throw | 22-29 |
| 02:35 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon makes the 2nd free throw | 22-30 |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Brandon Cole | 24-30 |
| 01:58 | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-30 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Brandon Cole grabs the board | 24-30 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Daren Singleton is called for the reach on Carlos Wilson - foul #3 on Daren Singleton, team foul #9 | 24-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Baudoin (C) John Zaragoza | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert (PG), Lyle Tavares (SF), William Stokes (PF) Cory Alarcon, Michael Merrifield, Daren Singleton | |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Carlos Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Carlos Wilson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 01:40 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:16 | West Virginia | Samuel Slack misses the lay-in | 25-30 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Kerry Baudoin gets the rebound | 25-30 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams buries a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Cole | 27-30 |
| 01:09 | West Virginia | William Stokes throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Manhart (PG), Michael Surles (SF), James Evans (PF) Joseph Taylor, Brandon Cole, Carlos Wilson | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Mario Klima (SG), Alex Jackson (C) Lawrence Milam, Samuel Slack | |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Adams is whistled for a carry | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Green (C) Kerry Baudoin | |
| Subs | West Virginia | | |
| 00:40 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert hits the easy wide open finger roll | 27-32 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | James Evans misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 00:12 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert grabs the board | 27-32 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert is hacked by John Manhart in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Manhart, team foul #10 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Sweet (SG), Brandon Cole (SF) Richard Adams, Michael Surles | |
| Subs | West Virginia | Cory Alarcon (SG) Lyle Tavares | |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert makes the 1st free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:09 | West Virginia | Robert Shumpert misses the 2nd free throw | 27-33 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Peter Green grabs the board | 27-33 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James Evans misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 27-33 |