| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Cory Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley inbounds the ball | 32-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 34-29 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right block | 34-29 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling tips it home | 34-31 |
| 18:57 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-31 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-31 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is fouled on the floor by Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #1 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the left side but the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 17:53 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing | 34-32 |
| 17:51 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles tips it but misses | 34-32 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the board | 34-32 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Jonathan Pantoja | 34-34 |
| 16:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 34-34 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Cory Poling | 34-34 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (PF) Cory Poling | |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 16:32 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Alvin Willoughby is called for the reach on Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #1 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Alvin Willoughby - foul #3 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF) Alvin Willoughby | |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 1st free throw | 35-35 |
| 15:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers makes the 2nd free throw | 36-35 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Dusty Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja splits the doubleteam and buries a runner near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 36-37 |
| 15:15 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley splits the doubleteam and buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Raymond Parsons | 38-37 |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith scores on a fadeaway from close range on a great pass from Jonathan Pantoja | 38-39 |
| 14:37 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses long on a driving attempt near the basket | 38-39 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward | 38-41 |
| 14:14 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers drills a shot from the right wing set up by Dusty Grant | 40-41 |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Dusty Grant is called for the reach on Jim Graham - foul #3 on Dusty Grant, team foul #4 | 40-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the shot from the left wing | 40-43 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson misses the dunk | 40-43 |
| 13:10 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the offensive board | 40-43 |
| 13:02 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is open but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 40-43 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-43 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 40-46 |
| 12:11 | Notre Dame | Chad Smith takes the ball from Dusty Grant | 40-46 |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the layup against the doubleteam | 40-46 |
| 11:53 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson pulls down the rebound | 40-46 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (tiring) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Smith (tiring) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (tiring) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #1 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #3 | 40-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 1st free throw | 41-46 |
| 11:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the dunk attempt but the foul's on John Desrochers - foul #1 on John Desrochers, team foul #5 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 42-47 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kelly Dolphin - foul #2 on Kelly Dolphin, team foul #4 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Davis (SF) Jonathan Pantoja | |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 1st free throw | 43-47 |
| 10:57 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria makes the 2nd free throw | 44-47 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham is hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #2 on Richard Peterson, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Timothy Kelley swats the short shot by Jim Graham | 44-47 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley pulls down the rebound | 44-47 |
| 10:16 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers's dunk attempt is rejected by Alvin Willoughby | 44-47 |
| 10:14 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the follow up shot | 46-47 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby knocks in the turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from James Blanks | 46-49 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kelly Dolphin | 46-49 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 46-49 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the defensive rebound | 46-49 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria | 49-49 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | John Desrochers swats the short shot by Alvin Willoughby | 49-49 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin snags the offensive board | 49-49 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham is hacked by Gavin Fay - foul #2 on Gavin Fay, team foul #7 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin, Jason Davis, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:55 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley gets the rebound | 49-49 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Douglas Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 14 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jim Graham (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley misses short on a 3 from straight away | 49-49 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 49-49 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons grabs the board | 49-49 |
| 06:48 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams double dribbles | 49-49 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Gavin Fay (SF) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cory Poling (PF) Jim Graham | |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-49 |
| 06:06 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is open and scores on a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Sanabria out of a doubleteam | 51-49 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the shot from the baseline | 51-49 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Poling | 51-49 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja evades the doubleteam and hits a runner from close range set up by Chad Smith | 51-51 |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons double dribbles | 51-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Lawrence Sanabria, Gavin Fay, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is by himself and knocks in the runner near the basket on a great pass from Cory Poling | 51-53 |
| 04:35 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams misses short on a floater from the right wing | 51-53 |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the board | 51-53 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Douglas Williams - foul #2 on Douglas Williams, team foul #8 | 51-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, John Desrochers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (PF) Cory Poling | |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 04:15 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson can't finish the uncontested layup | 51-55 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 51-55 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Raymond Parsons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - Dusty Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. PF - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 03:10 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is called for a moving pick - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #9 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SG), John Desrochers (PF) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Jim Graham (PF) Kenneth Ward, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 51-58 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it home | 51-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria hits a shot from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (C) Timothy Kelley, Richard Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:53 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-60 |
| 01:51 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 53-60 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 53-60 |
| 01:13 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 53-60 |
| 01:07 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant travels with the ball | 53-60 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG) James Blanks | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the jumper from the baseline | 53-60 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson gets the rebound | 53-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 53-60 |
| 00:41 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria gets the offensive rebound | 53-60 |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 56-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Sanabria is called for the reach on Christopher Robinson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #10 | 56-60 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 56-61 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 56-62 |
| 00:29 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the offensive rebound | 56-62 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 56-62 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja snags the defensive board | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is hacked by Raymond Parsons in the backcourt - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #11 | 56-62 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SF) Chad Smith | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the 1st free throw | 56-62 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the 2nd free throw | 56-63 |
| 00:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Lawrence Sanabria | 59-63 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #12 | 59-63 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) Jonathan Pantoja | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:08 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is fouled on the floor by Jim Graham - foul #4 on Jim Graham, team foul #5 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Chad Smith (SF) Kelly Dolphin, James Blanks | |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 59-65 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jim Graham | 59-65 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #13 | 59-65 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thad Cox (SG), James Blanks (SF) Jonathan Pantoja, Chad Smith | |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 1st free throw | 59-65 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 59-66 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 59-66 |