| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 3 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 5 reb. PF - Jim Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Sam Edinger inbounds the ball | 24-31 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck is open and scores on a jumper from just outside the lane set up by Kevin Armstrong out of the doubleteam | 26-31 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Anthony Tuck picks off the pass by Kenneth Ward | 26-31 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 26-31 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham gets the rebound | 26-31 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 26-33 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is fouled on the floor by Jim Graham - foul #3 on Jim Graham, team foul #1 | 26-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cory Poling (PF) Jim Graham | |
| 17:57 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a great pass from Michael Morgan | 28-33 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #2 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #1 | 28-33 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson clanks a driving attempt near the basket | 28-33 |
| 17:11 | Purdue | Mark Zinner pulls down the rebound | 28-33 |
| 16:46 | Purdue | Michael Morgan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Sam Edinger | 31-33 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja can't finish the layup | 31-33 |
| 16:18 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 15:57 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 15:56 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Cory Poling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Chad Smith | 31-35 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Michael Morgan loses the ball out of bounds | 31-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (PG), John Madden (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Randolph Conner (C) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Morgan, Sam Edinger, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF) Cory Poling | |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the lay-in | 31-35 |
| 14:50 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck snags the defensive board | 31-35 |
| 14:23 | Purdue | John Madden makes the pull-up jumper from the left side | 33-35 |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | John Madden steals the ball from Christopher Robinson | 33-35 |
| 13:54 | Purdue | John Madden banks in the layup | 35-35 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward loses the dribble to Anthony Tuck | 35-35 |
| 13:10 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Michael Morgan (SG), Sam Edinger (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Tim Whatley, John Madden, Michael Dunklin, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:55 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it back up and in | 35-37 |
| 12:33 | Purdue | Jim Graham is called for the reach on Sam Edinger - foul #4 on Jim Graham, team foul #2 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Cory Poling (PF) Kenneth Ward, Jim Graham | |
| 12:12 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Sam Edinger | 38-37 |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 11:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the offensive rebound | 38-37 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) C - Mark Zinner (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Blanks (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Cory Poling (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | James Blanks's pass is intercepted by Kevin Armstrong | 38-37 |
| 11:05 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong scores on a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by Michael Morgan | 41-37 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses long on a floater from the right side | 41-37 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jonathan Pantoja | 41-37 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-37 |
| Subs | Purdue | Tim Whatley (SG), Michael Dunklin (SF), Anthony Tuck (PF) Michael Morgan, Sam Edinger, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Alvin Willoughby (C) Jonathan Pantoja, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 09:45 | Purdue | Michael Dunklin is fouled on the floor by Cory Poling - foul #1 on Cory Poling, team foul #3 | 41-37 |
| 09:20 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-37 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby grabs the board | 41-37 |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin drills a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Kenneth Ward | 41-40 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Mark Zinner comes up short on the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #4 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Sam Edinger (SF) Kevin Armstrong, Michael Dunklin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Kelly Dolphin, James Blanks, Cory Poling | |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 42-40 |
| 08:33 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 43-40 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Jonathan Pantoja | 43-43 |
| 07:47 | Purdue | Michael Morgan clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-43 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Tim Whatley (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Sam Edinger (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Mark Zinner (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 4 reb. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 2 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 43-43 |
| 07:17 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 07:13 | Purdue | Chad Smith steals the ball from Michael Morgan | 43-43 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja lays it up and in on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward and the foul's on Michael Morgan - foul #1 on Michael Morgan, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong (PG), Randolph Conner (C) Tim Whatley, Mark Zinner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (PF) Alvin Willoughby | |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja makes the free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:31 | Purdue | Michael Morgan evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-46 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Anthony Tuck tips it home | 45-46 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Madden (SG), Michael Dunklin (PF) Michael Morgan, Anthony Tuck | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SF), Cory Poling (C) Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 05:44 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by John Madden | 48-46 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja can't connect on a jump hook in the paint | 48-46 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward grabs the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 04:56 | Purdue | Randolph Conner gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 04:34 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong gets the offensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 04:25 | Purdue | Jim Graham is called for the reach on Michael Dunklin - foul #5 on Jim Graham, team foul #5 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Purdue | Michael Morgan (SG), Anthony Tuck (PF) John Madden, Sam Edinger | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Alvin Willoughby (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Kenneth Ward, Jonathan Pantoja, Jim Graham, Cory Poling | |
| 04:01 | Purdue | Kevin Armstrong misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 48-46 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith buries a turnaround from the right block on a great pass from James Blanks | 48-48 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Kevin Armstrong (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Morgan (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - Michael Dunklin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Anthony Tuck (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Randolph Conner (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Blanks (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 3 reb. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Purdue | Michael Morgan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 48-48 |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Christopher Robinson | 48-48 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 48-51 |
| 02:52 | Purdue | Purdue calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | Sam Edinger (SF), Mark Zinner (C) Michael Dunklin, Randolph Conner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Cory Poling (PF) James Blanks, Kelly Dolphin, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 02:29 | Purdue | Michael Morgan buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kevin Armstrong | 51-51 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Anthony Tuck picks off the pass by Christopher Robinson | 51-51 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner blows the dunk but the foul's on Cory Poling - foul #2 on Cory Poling, team foul #6 | 51-51 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 1st free throw | 52-51 |
| 01:57 | Purdue | Mark Zinner makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 01:42 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith drills a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 53-53 |
| 01:23 | Purdue | Michael Morgan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 53-53 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson snags the defensive board | 53-53 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 53-53 |
| 00:56 | Purdue | Mark Zinner grabs the defensive rebound | 53-53 |
| 00:36 | Purdue | Michael Morgan shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Sam Edinger | 56-53 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #3 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #3 | 56-53 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is fouled on the floor by Kevin Armstrong - foul #4 on Kevin Armstrong, team foul #4 | 56-53 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is hacked by Michael Morgan - foul #2 on Michael Morgan, team foul #5 | 56-53 |