| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith inbounds the ball | 18-22 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 18-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, Richard Peterson | |
| 19:18 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers can't finish the uncontested layup | 18-22 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 18-22 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 18-22 |
| 18:51 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles snags the defensive board | 18-22 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley banks in the layup and the foul's on Christopher Robinson - foul #2 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #1 | 18-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Gavin Fay, John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley makes the free throw | 18-25 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is hacked by Timothy Kelley - foul #1 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #1 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay (SF) Timothy Kelley | |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja evades the doubleteam and hits a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Desrochers (PF) Dusty Grant | |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the free throw | 20-25 |
| 17:43 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers snags the defensive board | 20-25 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #3 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #2 | 20-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 17:02 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria connects on the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Raymond Parsons | 20-28 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a runner near the basket | 20-28 |
| 16:41 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dusty Grant | 20-28 |
| 16:18 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Richard Peterson (C) Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant, Dennis Charles | |
| 15:50 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham is whistled for a carry | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson (C) Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG) Gavin Fay | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:21 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-28 |
| 15:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the offensive rebound | 20-28 |
| 15:01 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-28 |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenneth Ward | 20-28 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 20-28 |
| 14:35 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson grabs the board | 20-28 |
| 14:13 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SG), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson double dribbles | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley | |
| 13:31 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #3 | 20-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons | |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is open and buries a jumpshot from the free throw line | 22-28 |
| 12:53 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant is fouled on the floor by Jim Graham - foul #2 on Jim Graham, team foul #3 | 22-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Douglas Williams, Timothy Kelley, Dennis Charles | |
| 12:29 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria works out of a doubleteam and scores on a floater from the right side | 22-30 |
| 12:10 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the dunk | 22-30 |
| 12:08 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant grabs the board | 22-30 |
| 11:44 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 22-30 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 22-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jim Graham (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gavin Fay (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 25-30 |
| 10:48 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 25-30 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 25-30 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja slams it home over the doubleteam set up by Kenneth Ward and the foul's on Raymond Parsons - foul #2 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #4 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Cory Poling (PF) Kenneth Ward, Jim Graham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the free throw | 27-30 |
| 10:24 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers grabs the board | 27-30 |
| 09:55 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG) Douglas Williams | |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 09:27 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley pulls down the rebound | 27-30 |
| 09:08 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay misses the easy layup | 27-30 |
| 09:06 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria tips it home | 27-32 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses long on a jumper from the left side | 27-32 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Cory Poling | 27-32 |
| 08:25 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Dennis Charles - foul #3 on Dennis Charles, team foul #5 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF) James Blanks, Jonathan Pantoja | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), Richard Peterson (C) Gavin Fay, Dennis Charles | |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson hits the finger roll | 29-32 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers hits a jumper from the right block set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 29-34 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-34 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it back up and in | 31-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. PF - Cory Poling (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Desrochers (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Notre Dame | Christopher Robinson picks off the pass by Timothy Kelley | 31-34 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Jim Graham (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kelly Dolphin, Cory Poling, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams (PG), Gavin Fay (SF), Dusty Grant (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Lawrence Sanabria, Timothy Kelley, John Desrochers, Richard Peterson | |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range | 34-34 |
| 05:40 | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant misses the tip | 34-34 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja lays it in on a great pass from Chad Smith | 36-34 |
| 04:57 | Notre Dame | Douglas Williams comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-34 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby pulls down the rebound | 36-34 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #4 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Christopher Robinson (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria (PG), Timothy Kelley (SF), John Desrochers (PF) Douglas Williams, Raymond Parsons, Dusty Grant | |
| 04:04 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 36-34 |
| 04:03 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay grabs the offensive rebound | 36-34 |
| 03:58 | Notre Dame | Gavin Fay's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dusty Grant (PF), Richard Peterson (C) John Desrochers, Dennis Charles | |
| 03:37 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin is fouled on the floor by Timothy Kelley - foul #2 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #6 | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Blanks (fresh) SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Lawrence Sanabria (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Fay (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Timothy Kelley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Dusty Grant (fresh) 3 reb. C - Richard Peterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is alone and drills a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Jim Graham | 39-34 |
| 02:54 | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson is hacked by Christopher Robinson - foul #4 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #5 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (SG), John Desrochers (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Gavin Fay, Dusty Grant, Richard Peterson | |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 39-34 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Jonathan Pantoja | 41-34 |
| 01:55 | Notre Dame | John Desrochers is open and buries a jump hook in the lane | 41-36 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Timothy Kelley - foul #3 on Timothy Kelley, team foul #7 | 41-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Richard Peterson (C) Dennis Charles | |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 41-36 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 42-36 |
| 01:06 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 42-36 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Richard Peterson - foul #3 on Richard Peterson, team foul #8 | 42-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thad Cox (SG), James Blanks (SF) Jonathan Pantoja, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 00:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Timothy Kelley | 42-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:51 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Raymond Parsons | 42-39 |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Chad Smith (SF) Thad Cox, James Blanks | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the contested shot from the right block | 44-39 |
| 00:20 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Lawrence Sanabria | 44-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is hacked by Lawrence Sanabria in the backcourt - foul #1 on Lawrence Sanabria, team foul #9 | 44-42 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons is called for traveling | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG), James Blanks (SF) Jonathan Pantoja, Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is hacked by Raymond Parsons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Raymond Parsons, team foul #10 | 46-42 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses the 1st free throw | 46-42 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | James Blanks makes the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 00:03 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Sanabria evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 47-42 |
| 00:01 | Notre Dame | Timothy Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-42 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | The clock runs out | 47-42 |