| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Steven Finney inbounds the ball | 35-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Iowa | Earl Marsh is called for the reach on Patrick Anderson - foul #2 on Earl Marsh, team foul #1 | 35-24 |
| 19:34 | Iowa | James Haugen misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 35-24 |
| 19:33 | Iowa | Andre Russo tips it back up and in | 35-26 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Ralph Northern and the foul's on Andre Russo - foul #3 on Andre Russo, team foul #1 | 37-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Amado Yazzie (C) Andre Russo | |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the free throw | 37-26 |
| 19:16 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson pulls down the rebound | 37-26 |
| 18:55 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie is called for a charge - foul #2 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #2 | 37-26 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh hits a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Ralph Northern | 39-26 |
| 18:26 | Iowa | Donald Smith is called for the reach on Amado Yazzie - foul #1 on Donald Smith, team foul #2 | 39-26 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | James Haugen can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #3 | 39-26 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 1st free throw | 39-27 |
| 18:12 | Iowa | James Haugen makes the 2nd free throw | 39-28 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from close range | 39-28 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Steven Finney gets the rebound | 39-28 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie drills a floater from the baseline | 39-30 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith is fouled on the floor by Amado Yazzie - foul #3 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #3 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (C) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Domenic Mancini (PF) Amado Yazzie | |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-30 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh tips it but misses | 39-30 |
| 16:52 | Iowa | Steven Finney grabs the board | 39-30 |
| 16:31 | Iowa | James Haugen is fouled on the floor by Ralph Northern - foul #1 on Ralph Northern, team foul #4 | 39-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF) Andrew Tinsley | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Virgilio Greco (SF) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney | |
| 16:20 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the lay-in | 39-30 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Rodger King gets the rebound | 39-30 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Virgilio Greco steals the ball from Dewey Clark | 39-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dewey Clark (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Steven Lord (fresh) SG - James Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Virgilio Greco (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Domenic Mancini (fresh) 2 pts. C - Patrick Anderson (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:46 | Iowa | Ralph Northern steps in front of the Virgilio Greco pass | 39-30 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Rodger King dunks the ball on a nice dish by Ralph Northern | 41-30 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Steven Lord drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Anderson | 41-33 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Rodger King misses badly on the uncontested floater from the right side | 41-33 |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Rodger King pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-33 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 41-33 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | The rebound goes to James Haugen | 41-33 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco's layup is rejected by Earl Marsh | 41-33 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial snags the defensive board | 41-33 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | James Haugen takes the ball from Earl Marsh | 41-33 |
| 13:31 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson connects on the shot from the right wing | 41-35 |
| 13:09 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark misses the runner near the basket | 41-35 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Rodger King tips it but misses | 41-35 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 41-35 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Dewey Clark | 44-35 |
| 12:34 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco loses the ball out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF), Steve Swanson (PF), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Rodger King, Earl Marsh, Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Garf Zegar (SG), Steven Finney (SF), Amado Yazzie (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, James Haugen, Virgilio Greco, Domenic Mancini, Patrick Anderson | |
| 12:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Clarence Marcial - foul #2 on Joseph Williams, team foul #4 | 44-35 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Steve Swanson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG) Clarence Marcial | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Steve Swanson (fresh) C - Donald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Garf Zegar (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie can't connect on a runner from the baseline | 44-35 |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 44-35 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-35 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern tips it in | 46-35 |
| 10:58 | Iowa | Joseph Williams can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-35 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is fouled on the floor by Andre Russo - foul #4 on Andre Russo, team foul #5 | 46-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Rodger King (SG), Earl Marsh (PF) Leon Hubbard, Ralph Northern, Steve Swanson | |
| Subs | Iowa | James Haugen (SG), Domenic Mancini (PF) Garf Zegar, Andre Russo | |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith can't finish the layup | 46-35 |
| 10:02 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Amado Yazzie | 46-35 |
| 09:46 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from Joseph Williams | 46-37 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith is hacked by Amado Yazzie - foul #4 on Amado Yazzie, team foul #6 | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Dewey Clark (C) Andrew Tinsley, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Anderson (C) Amado Yazzie | |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard loses the ball out of bounds | 46-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Steven Lord (PG), Virgilio Greco (SF) Joseph Williams, Steven Finney | |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco knocks in the turnaround from close range set up by James Haugen and he's hacked by Dewey Clark - foul #1 on Dewey Clark, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 08:48 | Iowa | Virgilio Greco misses the free throw | 46-39 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-39 |
| 08:25 | Iowa | Domenic Mancini pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| 08:08 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson comes up short on the floater from the left block | 46-39 |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's fouled by Domenic Mancini - foul #1 on Domenic Mancini, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF) Clarence Marcial, Rodger King | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Williams (PG), Steven Finney (SF), Amado Yazzie (PF), Andre Russo (C) Steven Lord, Virgilio Greco, Domenic Mancini, Patrick Anderson | |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Leon Hubbard (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Dewey Clark (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Amado Yazzie (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:31 | Iowa | James Haugen misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 48-39 |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh hits a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Ralph Northern | 50-39 |
| 06:46 | Iowa | James Haugen knocks in the jumpshot from the left side set up by Joseph Williams | 50-41 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark loses the dribble to Andre Russo | 50-41 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Amado Yazzie hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 50-41 |
| 06:05 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Steven Finney | 50-41 |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Andre Russo misses the easy layup | 50-41 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley grabs the defensive rebound | 50-41 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Donald Smith (C) Leon Hubbard, Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Anderson (PF) Amado Yazzie | |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith jams it set up by Ralph Northern | 52-41 |
| 04:58 | Iowa | The short jumper by Steven Finney is denied by Clarence Marcial | 52-41 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern grabs the offensive board | 52-41 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh (PF) Dewey Clark | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 52-41 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Joseph Williams is called for the reach on Clarence Marcial - foul #3 on Joseph Williams, team foul #8 | 52-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SG) Ralph Northern | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:38 | Iowa | Andre Russo grabs the defensive rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rodger King (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Williams (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - James Haugen (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Finney (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Patrick Anderson (fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. C - Andre Russo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:25 | Iowa | Rodger King steals it from Andre Russo | 52-41 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith clanks a runner in the lane but the foul's on Patrick Anderson - foul #1 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #9 | 52-41 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-41 |
| 02:45 | Iowa | James Haugen hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Andre Russo | 53-44 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Steven Finney swats the short shot by Clarence Marcial | 53-44 |
| 02:27 | Iowa | Joseph Williams grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson loses the dribble to Earl Marsh | 53-44 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh is fouled on the floor by Joseph Williams - foul #4 on Joseph Williams, team foul #10 | 53-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG) Rodger King | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Iowa | Joseph Williams clanks a shot from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 55-44 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the lay-in but the foul's on Patrick Anderson - foul #2 on Patrick Anderson, team foul #11 | 55-44 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | James Haugen hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 57-44 |
| 01:01 | Iowa | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Anderson | 57-44 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | James Haugen misses badly on a shot from the left side | 57-44 |
| 00:54 | Iowa | Patrick Anderson tips it back up and in | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern travels with the ball | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Andrew Tinsley picks off the pass by Joseph Williams | 57-46 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley dunks the ball | 59-46 |
| 00:10 | Iowa | James Haugen misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 59-46 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley snags the defensive board | 59-46 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial runs out the clock | 59-46 |