| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (fresh) PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) C - Richard Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) C - David Wooten (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford tips it home | 0-2 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster tips it home | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette clanks a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 1st free throw | 2-3 |
| 18:26 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the 2nd free throw | 2-4 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Jeremy Greaney takes the ball from Travis Brewster | 2-4 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Jonathan Gillette | 2-6 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez comes up short on the shot from the free throw line | 2-6 |
| 17:30 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney snags the defensive board | 2-6 |
| 17:08 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney is fouled on the floor by Thomas Thompson - foul #1 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #2 | 2-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (PF) Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 16:52 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jim Crawford | 2-9 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 4-9 |
| 16:08 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette makes the wide open shot in the lane | 4-11 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 4-11 |
| 15:41 | Notre Dame | David Wooten gets the rebound | 4-11 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Patrick Snead (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (fairly fresh) PF - Fred Brainerd (fresh) C - Richard Rogers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fresh) SF - Jim Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Gillette (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Wooten (fresh) | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney travels with the ball | 4-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF) Patrick Snead, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster is hacked by Jim Crawford - foul #1 on Jim Crawford, team foul #1 | 4-11 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez loses the dribble to Jeremy Greaney | 4-11 |
| 14:25 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown's pass is intercepted by Carlos Gomez | 4-11 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 4-11 |
| 14:09 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette grabs the defensive rebound | 4-11 |
| 14:04 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette is hacked by Carlos Gomez - foul #1 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #3 | 4-11 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown clanks a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Carlos Gomez - foul #2 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #4 | 4-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (PF) Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses the 1st free throw | 4-11 |
| 13:45 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 4-12 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr is hacked by Jeremy Greaney - foul #1 on Jeremy Greaney, team foul #2 | 4-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Headen (C) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd can't finish the layup | 4-12 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson tips it in | 6-12 |
| 12:50 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown's layup is rejected by Keith Headen | 6-12 |
| 12:48 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the tip | 6-12 |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Keith Headen | 6-12 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Gillette - foul #1 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #3 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG) Jason Lehr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers (C) Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Richard Rogers steals the ball from Jeremy Greaney | 6-12 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Jonathan Gillette - foul #2 on Jonathan Gillette, team foul #4 | 6-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Patterson (PG) Travis Brewster | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter (SF), Douglas Frederick (C) Jonathan Gillette, David Wooten | |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 8-12 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - William Patterson (fresh) SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. PF - Fred Brainerd (fairly fresh) C - Richard Rogers (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - Jeremy Greaney (fairly fresh) 2 stl. SF - Ernest Dexter (fresh) PF - Jim Crawford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Douglas Frederick (fresh) | |
| 11:08 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 8-12 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead grabs the board | 8-12 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd can't connect on a shot from the left block | 8-12 |
| 10:40 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers tips it home | 10-12 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter clanks a 3 from straight away | 10-12 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Fred Brainerd | 10-12 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead scores on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter makes the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Arthur Brown | 13-14 |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), Jason Lehr (SG), Keith Headen (C) William Patterson, Patrick Snead, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (PG), David Wooten (C) Arthur Brown, Jim Crawford | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Keith Headen is called for the reach on James Foster - foul #1 on Keith Headen, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| 08:28 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Foster | 13-17 |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd buries a jump hook from the right block and he's hacked by Douglas Frederick - foul #1 on Douglas Frederick, team foul #5 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) Jeremy Greaney | |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the free throw | 16-17 |
| 07:41 | Notre Dame | David Wooten blows the layup | 16-17 |
| 07:40 | Notre Dame | David Wooten hits the follow up shot | 16-19 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd drills a floater from the baseline on a nice dish by Jason Lehr | 18-19 |
| 07:17 | Notre Dame | David Wooten can't finish the layup | 18-19 |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd grabs the defensive rebound | 18-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jason Lehr (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Thompson (tired) 4 pts. PF - Fred Brainerd (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (tiring) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Foster (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Ernest Dexter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Frederick (fairly fresh) C - David Wooten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on David Wooten - foul #1 on David Wooten, team foul #6 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG) Jason Lehr | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford (PF) Douglas Frederick | |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 20-19 |
| 06:49 | Notre Dame | Fred Brainerd swats the shot by David Wooten | 20-19 |
| 06:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd gets the rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses the dunk attempt | 20-19 |
| 06:40 | Notre Dame | David Wooten grabs the defensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Arthur Brown and he's fouled by Patrick Snead - foul #1 on Patrick Snead, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers (C) Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney (SG) Arthur Brown | |
| 06:16 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the free throw | 20-22 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers knocks in the jumper from the right block and he's hacked by David Wooten - foul #2 on David Wooten, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Frederick (C) David Wooten | |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers misses the free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd grabs the offensive rebound | 22-22 |
| 05:26 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster comes up short on the jumper from just outside the lane | 22-22 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Ernest Dexter grabs the board | 22-22 |
| 04:56 | Notre Dame | James Foster misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd gets the rebound | 22-22 |
| 04:32 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-22 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead tips it home | 24-22 |
| 04:14 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney is whistled for a carry | 24-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Reginald Privatsky (SG), Keith Headen (C) Travis Brewster, Patrick Snead, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown (PG) James Foster | |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd comes up short on the runner near the basket | 24-22 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 24-22 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Jeremy Greaney takes the ball from Thomas Thompson | 24-22 |
| 03:20 | Notre Dame | Arthur Brown banks in the layup on a great pass from Jeremy Greaney | 24-24 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 24-24 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford gets the rebound | 24-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Reginald Privatsky (fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (tired) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Fred Brainerd (tired) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Arthur Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeremy Greaney (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Ernest Dexter (tiring) 2 pts. PF - Jim Crawford (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Douglas Frederick (fairly fresh) | |
| 02:35 | Notre Dame | Jeremy Greaney clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-24 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Fred Brainerd | 24-24 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Reginald Privatsky double dribbles | 24-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF), Richard Rogers (C) Jason Lehr, Reginald Privatsky, Fred Brainerd, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Foster (SG), Jonathan Gillette (PF), David Wooten (C) Jeremy Greaney, Ernest Dexter, Douglas Frederick | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster is fouled on the floor by Thomas Thompson - foul #2 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #7 | 24-24 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 1st free throw | 24-25 |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | James Foster makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 24-26 |
| 01:38 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jim Crawford | 24-26 |
| 01:16 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette misses the easy layup | 24-26 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez drills a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Patrick Snead | 27-26 |
| 00:33 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Gillette scores on a runner from the baseline set up by Arthur Brown | 27-28 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 27-28 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jim Crawford | 27-28 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Jim Crawford can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 27-28 |