| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) SG - Norman Newton (fresh) SF - Tom Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Christman (fresh) C - James Pugh (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) SG - George Graves (fresh) SF - Thomas Lanski (fresh) PF - James Willson (fresh) C - William Williams (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | William Williams wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:47 | Ohio State | George Graves buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 0-2 |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses short on a turnaround in the lane | 0-2 |
| 19:37 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Leroy Wheat | 0-2 |
| 19:17 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski comes up short on the floater from the right side | 0-2 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Charles Christman | 0-2 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Thomas Lanski steals the ball from Norman Newton | 0-2 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the contested shot from the left side on a great pass from William Williams | 0-4 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-4 |
| 18:28 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:59 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat is hacked by James Daniels - foul #1 on James Daniels, team foul #1 | 0-4 |
| 17:43 | Ohio State | James Willson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 0-4 |
| 17:42 | Ohio State | William Williams misses the tip | 0-4 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton pulls down the rebound | 0-4 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Daniels | 3-4 |
| 17:07 | Ohio State | James Willson is called for a charge - foul #1 on James Willson, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) Leroy Wheat, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Charles Owens steals the ball from James Daniels | 3-4 |
| 16:26 | Ohio State | James Pugh steals the ball from Thomas Lanski | 3-4 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | James Daniels steps out of bounds on the baseline | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Carl Hickman (SG), Glenn Deal (PF), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Tom Allen, Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG) Wesley Boyd | |
| 15:46 | Ohio State | David Allen's pass is intercepted by James Pugh | 3-4 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) SF - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Glenn Deal (fresh) C - George Beeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Charles Owens (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal is hacked by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | William Williams (C) David Allen | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 6-4 |
| 15:11 | Ohio State | William Williams is fouled on the floor by Glenn Deal - foul #1 on Glenn Deal, team foul #2 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG) Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Charles Owens | |
| 14:58 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski blows the dunk | 6-4 |
| 14:56 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski tips it back up and in | 6-6 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Thomas Lanski swats the short shot by James Pugh | 6-6 |
| 14:48 | Ohio State | George Graves gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:24 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses the floater from the right wing | 6-6 |
| 14:22 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski gets the offensive rebound | 6-6 |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Willson hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by George Graves and he's fouled by George Beeson - foul #1 on George Beeson, team foul #3 | 6-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF), Charles Christman (PF) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (SF) Leroy Wheat | |
| 14:13 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the free throw | 6-9 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | James Pugh works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 6-9 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the offensive board | 6-9 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Lanski - foul #1 on Thomas Lanski, team foul #3 | 6-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (PG), David Allen (PF) James Willson, William Williams | |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 8-9 |
| 13:22 | Ohio State | Charles Owens knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Wesley Boyd | 8-11 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on Wesley Boyd - foul #1 on Wesley Boyd, team foul #4 | 8-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), Richard Austin (SF) Wesley Boyd, Thomas Lanski | |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 9-11 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 10-11 |
| 12:48 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by George Graves | 10-14 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 13-14 |
| 12:22 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat clanks a shot from the right wing | 13-14 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 13-14 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's hacked by David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #5 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), George Beeson (C) Norman Newton, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), James Willson (PF), William Williams (C) Richard Austin, David Allen, Charles Owens | |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 1st free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the 2nd free throw | 14-14 |
| 12:15 | Ohio State | James Willson gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:52 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-14 |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 3 pts. C - George Beeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 3 pts. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Willson (fresh) 5 pts. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 14-14 |
| 11:25 | Ohio State | George Graves gets the rebound | 14-14 |
| 11:02 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski is hacked by Tom Allen - foul #1 on Tom Allen, team foul #4 | 14-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Glenn Deal (PF) James Daniels, Tom Allen, Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), Charles Owens (SF) Leroy Wheat, George Graves | |
| 10:41 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Wesley Boyd | 14-16 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Wesley Boyd takes the ball from Carl Hickman | 14-16 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | James Willson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but the foul's on Glenn Deal - foul #2 on Glenn Deal, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF), James Pugh (PF) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), Richard Austin (SF) Thomas Lanski, William Williams | |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 10:08 | Ohio State | James Willson makes the 2nd free throw | 14-18 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 14-18 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 14-18 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton grabs the offensive board | 14-18 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | James Pugh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Norman Newton | 16-18 |
| 09:14 | Ohio State | George Graves is fouled on the floor by George Beeson - foul #2 on George Beeson, team foul #6 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Christman (PF) George Beeson | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, James Willson | |
| 08:55 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 16-18 |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh snags the defensive board | 16-18 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman loses the dribble to Charles Owens | 16-18 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | Norman Newton is called for the reach on George Graves - foul #1 on Norman Newton, team foul #7 | 16-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Oscar Arias (SG), Carl Hickman (SF) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF) Charles Owens | |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 08:08 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias's floater is knocked away by Richard Austin | 16-20 |
| 07:55 | Ohio State | Richard Austin pulls down the rebound | 16-20 |
| 07:35 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard Austin | 16-22 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Oscar Arias (fresh) SF - Carl Hickman (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 3 pts. C - James Pugh (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 5 pts. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Thomas Lanski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Richard Austin (fresh) C - William Williams (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman is fouled on the floor by Richard Austin - foul #1 on Richard Austin, team foul #6 | 16-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) Richard Austin | |
| 07:01 | Wisconsin | James Pugh splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 16-22 |
| 07:00 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the defensive rebound | 16-22 |
| 06:35 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 16-22 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the board | 16-22 |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin is called for traveling | 16-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Tom Allen (SF) Jose Martin, Oscar Arias, Carl Hickman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd (SG), David Allen (PF), Charles Owens (C) George Graves, James Willson, William Williams | |
| 05:52 | Ohio State | Charles Owens drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Leroy Wheat | 16-24 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | James Pugh is doubleteamed and throws a bad pass out of bounds | 16-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Austin (SF) Leroy Wheat | |
| 05:03 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Wesley Boyd | 16-26 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 16-26 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the follow up shot | 18-26 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd is hacked by Charles Christman - foul #1 on Charles Christman, team foul #8 | 18-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | George Graves (SG), James Willson (PF) Thomas Lanski, David Allen | |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 04:32 | Ohio State | Wesley Boyd makes the 2nd free throw | 18-28 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | James Pugh is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 18-28 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Richard Austin grabs the defensive rebound | 18-28 |
| 04:03 | Ohio State | George Graves misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 18-28 |
| 04:01 | Ohio State | James Willson grabs the offensive board | 18-28 |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane set up by Wesley Boyd and he's hacked by Norman Newton - foul #2 on Norman Newton, team foul #9 | 18-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal (PF), George Beeson (C) Charles Christman, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat (PG), William Williams (C) Wesley Boyd, Richard Austin | |
| 03:43 | Ohio State | George Graves makes the free throw | 18-31 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by James Daniels | 21-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Glenn Deal (fresh) C - George Beeson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Leroy Wheat (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - George Graves (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Charles Owens (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - James Willson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - William Williams (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:12 | Ohio State | James Daniels steals the ball from Leroy Wheat | 21-31 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | James Daniels can't finish the layup | 21-31 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal grabs the offensive rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal misses the dunk but the foul's on James Willson - foul #2 on James Willson, team foul #7 | 21-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Carl Hickman (SF) James Daniels, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski (SF), David Allen (PF) Charles Owens, James Willson | |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal misses the 1st free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal misses the 2nd free throw | 21-31 |
| 02:59 | Ohio State | David Allen pulls down the rebound | 21-31 |
| 02:55 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat hits a 3 from the left corner set up by David Allen | 21-34 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 02:33 | Ohio State | William Williams pulls down the rebound | 21-34 |
| 02:18 | Ohio State | George Graves's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (SG) Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-34 |
| 02:00 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to William Williams | 21-34 |
| 01:56 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 21-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF) Jose Martin, Oscar Arias | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Charles Owens (PF) David Allen | |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen loses the dribble to Leroy Wheat | 21-34 |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat lays it up and in on a great pass from William Williams and he's fouled by James Daniels - foul #2 on James Daniels, team foul #10 | 21-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG) Carl Hickman | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Willson (PF) William Williams | |
| 01:20 | Ohio State | Leroy Wheat makes the free throw | 21-37 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses the 3 from the right corner | 21-37 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal can't tip it in | 21-37 |
| 00:59 | Ohio State | Charles Owens gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 00:36 | Ohio State | Thomas Lanski misses short on a shot from the right block | 21-37 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen gets the rebound | 21-37 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 23-37 |
| 00:03 | Ohio State | James Willson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 23-37 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal grabs the defensive rebound | 23-37 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 23-37 |