| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jim Graham (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) PF - William Davis (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northern Iowa | Northern Iowa is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:55 | Wisconsin | William Griffin steps in front of the Kenneth Ward pass in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:53 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin lays it up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | William Griffin steals it from Kenneth Ward | 0-2 |
| 19:22 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey makes the floater from the right block on a nice dish by William Griffin | 0-4 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses short on a floater from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 0-4 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith jams it on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 2-4 |
| 18:18 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin can't connect on an uncontested floater from the right side | 2-4 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 2-4 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith tips it back up and in | 4-4 |
| 17:39 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-4 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham hits the finger roll on a great pass from Chad Smith | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses long on a floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #1 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #1 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Chad Farrish (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF) William Griffin, Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams misses the 1st free throw | 6-4 |
| 17:01 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Chad Smith | 8-5 |
| 16:18 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 8-5 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham is whistled for traveling | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG) Darryl Williams | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) C - David Springer (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Northern Iowa | David Springer is hacked by Jim Graham - foul #1 on Jim Graham, team foul #2 | 8-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Johnny Swasey (SF) Chad Farrish, Sylvester Bakos | |
| 15:19 | Northern Iowa | The pull-up jumper by William Griffin is blocked by Jim Graham | 8-5 |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith grabs the board | 8-5 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja knocks in the shot in the paint on a great pass from Christopher Robinson | 10-5 |
| 15:09 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin misses badly on a shot from the right block | 10-5 |
| 15:08 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey grabs the offensive rebound | 10-5 |
| 14:54 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin is open and buries a shot from the left side set up by Robert Hobgood | 10-7 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 14:23 | Northern Iowa | The rebound goes to Johnny Swasey | 10-7 |
| 14:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer connects on the floater from close range | 10-9 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is fouled in the backcourt by William Griffin - foul #1 on William Griffin, team foul #1 | 10-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Cory Poling (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Jim Graham, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), William Davis (PF), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, Loyd Ayer, David Springer | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby snags the offensive board | 10-9 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 10-9 |
| 13:15 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams gets the rebound | 10-9 |
| 12:54 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 10-9 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin snags the defensive board | 10-9 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | James Blanks makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Jonathan Pantoja | 13-9 |
| 11:56 | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish double dribbles | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) James Blanks, Jonathan Pantoja, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF) Robert Hobgood, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #3 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF) Cory Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - William Griffin (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 2 pts. C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 11:18 | Northern Iowa | Kelly Dolphin is called for the reach on Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #4 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG) Chad Farrish | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #2 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #5 | 13-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 1st free throw | 13-10 |
| 11:13 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams makes the 2nd free throw | 13-11 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | William Griffin steps in front of the Chad Smith pass | 13-11 |
| 10:42 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams loses the ball out of bounds | 13-11 |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Chad Smith | 16-11 |
| 10:12 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from close range | 16-13 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 16-13 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Cory Poling (PF) Kenneth Ward, Kelly Dolphin, Jim Graham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (SG), Johnny Swasey (SF), William Davis (PF), David Springer (C) Robert Hobgood, Sylvester Bakos, Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | William Davis clanks a jump hook near the basket but he's hacked by James Blanks - foul #1 on James Blanks, team foul #6 | 16-13 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 1st free throw | 16-14 |
| 09:35 | Northern Iowa | William Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 16-15 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | James Blanks knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Cory Poling | 19-15 |
| 08:53 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin loses the dribble to Chad Smith | 19-15 |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith banks in the layup | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis is hacked by Jonathan Pantoja - foul #1 on Jonathan Pantoja, team foul #7 | 21-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jim Graham (PF) Chad Smith, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer (PG), Darryl Williams (C) William Griffin, David Springer | |
| 08:28 | Northern Iowa | William Davis misses the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Cory Poling | 21-15 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 21-15 |
| 07:58 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer grabs the board | 21-15 |
| 07:40 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by William Davis | 21-18 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is fouled on the floor by Johnny Swasey - foul #1 on Johnny Swasey, team foul #2 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) James Blanks, Cory Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood (SG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), David Springer (PF) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, William Davis | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Loyd Ayer (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Robert Hobgood (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sylvester Bakos (fresh) PF - David Springer (fresh) C - Darryl Williams (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith blows the dunk but he's fouled by Sylvester Bakos - foul #1 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #3 | 21-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG) David Springer | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 22-18 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 23-18 |
| 06:49 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side | 23-18 |
| 06:47 | Northern Iowa | Darryl Williams hits the follow up shot | 23-20 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Kenneth Ward | 25-20 |
| 06:30 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 25-20 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham snags the defensive board | 25-20 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Jonathan Pantoja | 28-20 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Graham - foul #2 on Jim Graham, team foul #8 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Cory Poling (PF) Kenneth Ward, Jonathan Pantoja, Jim Graham | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey (SF), David Springer (C) Loyd Ayer, Darryl Williams | |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the 1st free throw | 28-21 |
| 05:37 | Northern Iowa | Sylvester Bakos makes the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on James Blanks, team foul #9 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Jason Davis (SF) James Blanks, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Justin Olsen (C) Sylvester Bakos | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Mills is called for the reach on Robert Hobgood - foul #1 on Aaron Mills, team foul #10 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | Chad Farrish (PG), William Davis (PF) William Griffin, Justin Olsen | |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 04:52 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood makes the 2nd free throw | 28-23 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Alvin Willoughby is denied by David Springer | 28-23 |
| 04:30 | Northern Iowa | William Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 28-23 |
| 04:17 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey scores on a fadeaway from the right wing set up by Robert Hobgood | 28-25 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Jason Davis misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 28-25 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling can't tip it in | 28-25 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-25 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | David Springer picks off the pass by Jason Davis | 28-25 |
| 03:16 | Northern Iowa | Aaron Mills steps in front of the David Springer pass | 28-25 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Jason Davis (fresh) PF - Cory Poling (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Willoughby (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northern Iowa | PG - Chad Farrish (fresh) SG - Robert Hobgood (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Johnny Swasey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Davis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Springer (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby clanks a jumper near the basket | 28-25 |
| 02:54 | Northern Iowa | William Davis gets the rebound | 28-25 |
| 02:30 | Northern Iowa | Johnny Swasey loses the dribble to Cory Poling | 28-25 |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby misses the lay-in but he's hacked by David Springer - foul #1 on David Springer, team foul #4 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Jim Graham (PF) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, Jason Davis, Cory Poling | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | William Griffin (PG), Sylvester Bakos (SF), Loyd Ayer (PF), Darryl Williams (C) Chad Farrish, Johnny Swasey, William Davis, David Springer | |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 01:51 | Northern Iowa | William Griffin hits a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Sylvester Bakos | 30-27 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is hacked by Sylvester Bakos - foul #2 on Sylvester Bakos, team foul #5 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson (C) Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Northern Iowa | | |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham loses the dribble to William Griffin | 30-27 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer is fouled on the floor by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #11 | 30-27 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 00:57 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | William Griffin takes the ball from Jonathan Pantoja | 30-29 |
| 00:20 | Northern Iowa | Robert Hobgood misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson pulls down the rebound | 30-29 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the runner near the basket | 30-29 |
| 00:00 | Northern Iowa | Loyd Ayer snags the defensive board | 30-29 |