| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Frank Swinehart (fresh) 2 pts. SF - James Milton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | James Milton inbounds the ball | 23-20 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-20 |
| 19:27 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 26-20 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 26-20 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler snags the offensive board | 26-20 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by James Milton is denied by Jeremy Dickerson | 26-20 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the offensive rebound | 26-20 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the floater in the paint set up by James Milton and the foul's on Jeremy Dickerson - foul #3 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #1 | 28-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the free throw | 29-20 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on James Milton - foul #2 on James Milton, team foul #1 | 29-20 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 29-21 |
| 18:07 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 29-22 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 29-22 |
| 17:42 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro gets the rebound | 29-22 |
| 17:33 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Neil Lazaro | 29-25 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Gilbert Coffin, team foul #2 | 29-25 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses the lay-in but the foul's on Wallace Scott - foul #1 on Wallace Scott, team foul #3 | 29-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (SG) Frank Swinehart | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 16:57 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin blows the layup | 29-27 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | James Milton tips it back up and in | 31-27 |
| 16:06 | Dayton | Wallace Scott picks off the pass by Ivan Danowski | 31-27 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler drills a runner in the lane on a nice dish by Wallace Scott | 33-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kal Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Coffin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Chen Xiang comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Kal Lawson - foul #2 on Kal Lawson, team foul #4 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG), Claud Matelski (SF), Lowell Bryant (PF), Jay Saylor (C) Wallace Scott, James Milton, Terry Chandler, Gilbert Coffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG), Michael Marcum (PF), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Ivan Danowski, Neil Lazaro, Dikembe Alvarenga | |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 15:27 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 33-28 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 33-28 |
| 14:57 | Dayton | Michael Marcum snags the defensive board | 33-28 |
| 14:43 | Dayton | Lowell Bryant blocks the short jumper by Derek Garrett | 33-28 |
| 14:42 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson hits the follow up shot | 33-30 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor is called for traveling | 33-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Claud Matelski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (SG), Phillip Blumenstein (PF) Chen Xiang, Derek Garrett | |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Mark Brooks and he's fouled by Jay Saylor - foul #2 on Jay Saylor, team foul #5 | 33-32 |
| 14:07 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson makes the free throw | 33-33 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 13:43 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Michael Marcum | 33-33 |
| 13:14 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson misses the easy layup | 33-33 |
| 13:13 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Jeremy Dickerson | 33-33 |
| 12:53 | Dayton | Eldon Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Terry Chandler (PF), Gilbert Coffin (C) Kal Lawson, Frank Swinehart, Lowell Bryant, Jay Saylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Eldon Fox, Michael Marcum, Phillip Blumenstein | |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | James Milton scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Terry Chandler - foul #2 on Terry Chandler, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Chen Xiang (SG), Derek Garrett (C) Mark Brooks, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 1st free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gilbert Coffin | 35-33 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese misses badly on a shot from the left side | 35-33 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the offensive board | 35-33 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Dikembe Alvarenga - foul #1 on Dikembe Alvarenga, team foul #2 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF) James Milton | |
| Subs | Dayton | | |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Matelski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Chandler (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Derek Garrett (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Dayton | Derek Garrett clanks a 3 from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 11:25 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler grabs the defensive rebound | 37-33 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the free throw line | 37-33 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Gilbert Coffin | 37-33 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Neil Lazaro picks off the pass by Wallace Scott | 37-33 |
| 10:46 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits the finger roll | 37-35 |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler's pass is intercepted by Dikembe Alvarenga | 37-35 |
| 10:06 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the jumpshot from the right side | 37-35 |
| 10:05 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Chen Xiang | 37-35 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga is fouled on the floor by Terry Chandler - foul #3 on Terry Chandler, team foul #7 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG), James Milton (SF), Lowell Bryant (PF), Jay Saylor (C) Elijah Genovese, Claud Matelski, Terry Chandler, Gilbert Coffin | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (SG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Chen Xiang, Neil Lazaro | |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 1st free throw | 37-36 |
| 09:41 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga makes the 2nd free throw | 37-37 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-37 |
| 09:10 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 08:47 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga misses the dunk attempt | 37-37 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart pulls down the rebound | 37-37 |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 37-37 |
| 08:22 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott tips it back up and in | 39-37 |
| 07:59 | Dayton | Mark Brooks drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 39-39 |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Frank Swinehart | 42-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Swinehart (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Lowell Bryant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jay Saylor (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Ivan Danowski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Derek Garrett (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Alvarenga (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson can't connect on a runner from the right block | 42-39 |
| 07:18 | Dayton | Derek Garrett hits the follow up shot | 42-41 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 06:56 | Dayton | The rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 42-41 |
| 06:37 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 42-41 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor grabs the board | 42-41 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Milton | 44-41 |
| 05:51 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Terry Chandler (PF), Gilbert Coffin (C) Wallace Scott, Frank Swinehart, Lowell Bryant, Jay Saylor | |
| Subs | Dayton | Eldon Fox (PG), Chen Xiang (SG), Neil Lazaro (SF), Michael Marcum (PF), Edmund Hagedorn (C) Ivan Danowski, Mark Brooks, Derek Garrett, Dikembe Alvarenga, Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 05:26 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler banks in the layup set up by James Milton | 46-41 |
| 05:10 | Dayton | Chen Xiang clanks a 3 from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 05:08 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin snags the defensive board | 46-41 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Milton | 48-41 |
| 04:32 | Dayton | Eldon Fox makes the 3 from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF) James Milton | |
| Subs | Dayton | Mark Brooks (PG), Jeremy Dickerson (C) Eldon Fox, Edmund Hagedorn | |
| 03:58 | Dayton | Michael Marcum connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin jams it | 50-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kal Lawson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Claud Matelski (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Terry Chandler (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Dayton | PG - Mark Brooks (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Chen Xiang (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Lazaro (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Michael Marcum (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Jeremy Dickerson (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:22 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro misses long on a turnaround near the basket | 50-46 |
| 03:21 | Dayton | Mark Brooks pulls down the offensive rebound | 50-46 |
| 03:09 | Dayton | Chen Xiang's pass is intercepted by Elijah Genovese | 50-46 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 50-46 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin grabs the offensive board | 50-46 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Frank Swinehart (SG), James Milton (SF) Kal Lawson, Elijah Genovese, Claud Matelski | |
| Subs | Dayton | Ivan Danowski (PG), Dikembe Alvarenga (PF) Mark Brooks, Michael Marcum | |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | James Milton clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #4 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #3 | 50-46 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | James Milton makes the 1st free throw | 51-46 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | James Milton makes the 2nd free throw | 52-46 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Frank Swinehart is called for the reach on Chen Xiang - foul #1 on Frank Swinehart, team foul #8 | 52-46 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 52-47 |
| 02:06 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 2nd free throw | 52-48 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin lays it up and in | 54-48 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Chen Xiang is fouled on the floor by Wallace Scott - foul #2 on Wallace Scott, team foul #9 | 54-48 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Chen Xiang makes the 1st free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:32 | Dayton | Chen Xiang misses the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin's layup is rejected by Dikembe Alvarenga | 54-49 |
| 01:01 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski grabs the defensive rebound | 54-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski is fouled on the floor by Wallace Scott - foul #3 on Wallace Scott, team foul #10 | 54-49 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski makes the 1st free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:54 | Dayton | Ivan Danowski misses the 2nd free throw | 54-50 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin grabs the board | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott misses the lay-in | 54-50 |
| 00:25 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson pulls down the rebound | 54-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 00:21 | Dayton | Jeremy Dickerson comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 54-50 |
| 00:19 | Dayton | The offensive rebound goes to Dikembe Alvarenga | 54-50 |
| 00:15 | Dayton | Chen Xiang hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 54-50 |
| 00:13 | Dayton | Dikembe Alvarenga pulls down the offensive rebound | 54-50 |
| 00:10 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Ivan Danowski | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | James Milton is fouled in the backcourt by Ivan Danowski - foul #1 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #4 | 54-53 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | James Milton is fouled on the floor by Jeremy Dickerson - foul #5 on Jeremy Dickerson, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Dayton | Derek Garrett (C) Jeremy Dickerson | |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | James Milton is hacked by Ivan Danowski - foul #2 on Ivan Danowski, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | James Milton is hacked by Chen Xiang - foul #2 on Chen Xiang, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | James Milton misses the 1st free throw | 54-53 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Derek Garrett gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 00:04 | Dayton | Dayton calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Dayton | Dayton is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Dayton | Neil Lazaro comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 54-53 |