| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Roeder (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Adam Little inbounds the ball | 26-28 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:48 | Louisville | Carl Hickman is called for the reach on Ronald Dibiase - foul #1 on Carl Hickman, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the finger roll on a great pass from Troy Barrie and the foul's on Tom Allen - foul #2 on Tom Allen, team foul #2 | 28-28 |
| 19:29 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the free throw | 29-28 |
| 19:06 | Wisconsin | Henry Moritz takes the ball from Tom Allen | 29-28 |
| 18:47 | Louisville | Tom Allen steps in front of the Henry Moritz pass | 29-28 |
| 18:20 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman banks in the layup | 29-30 |
| 17:56 | Louisville | Adam Little hits a jumper in the lane set up by Henry Moritz | 31-30 |
| 17:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 31-30 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder tips it home | 31-32 |
| 17:11 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a shot from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin | Troy Barrie steals the ball from Charles Christman | 31-32 |
| 16:38 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the lay-in | 31-32 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman snags the defensive board | 31-32 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 16:06 | Louisville | Adam Little hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 31-35 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Adam Little grabs the offensive rebound | 31-35 |
| 15:53 | Louisville | Adam Little comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 31-35 |
| 15:52 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Beers (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 31-38 |
| 15:17 | Louisville | Tom Allen steps in front of the Robert Beers pass | 31-38 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen lays it up and in | 31-40 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Charles Christman - foul #2 on Charles Christman, team foul #3 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Dikembe Adi (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF), Rickey Parsley (C) Ronald Dibiase, Adam Little, Henry Moritz, Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG) James Daniels | |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 14:57 | Louisville | Troy Barrie makes the 2nd free throw | 33-40 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses the lay-in | 33-40 |
| 14:45 | Louisville | Troy Barrie grabs the board | 33-40 |
| 14:24 | Louisville | Troy Barrie is hacked by Tom Allen - foul #3 on Tom Allen, team foul #4 | 33-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG) Troy Barrie | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:06 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 33-40 |
| 14:04 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley tips it in | 35-40 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 13:44 | Louisville | Merrill Koga snags the defensive board | 35-40 |
| 13:17 | Louisville | Thomas Downs loses the ball out of bounds | 35-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Adam Little (SF) Thomas Downs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), George Beeson (C) Jose Martin, Thomas Roeder | |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 35-40 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman tips it but misses | 35-40 |
| 12:45 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley pulls down the rebound | 35-40 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley clanks a turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Carl Hickman - foul #2 on Carl Hickman, team foul #5 | 35-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Robert Beers (C) Merrill Koga, Dikembe Adi, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 12:41 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 36-40 |
| 12:12 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| 11:47 | Louisville | Troy Barrie clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 36-40 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | George Beeson pulls down the rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rickey Parsley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Hickman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Charles Christman (tiring) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Robert Beers steals the ball from Carl Hickman | 36-40 |
| 11:31 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley misses the floater from the right block | 36-40 |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | James Daniels hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 36-40 |
| 11:08 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the board | 36-40 |
| 10:52 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-40 |
| 10:50 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the tip | 36-40 |
| 10:49 | Louisville | Rickey Parsley grabs the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Carl Hickman - foul #3 on Carl Hickman, team foul #6 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Dino Winski (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Troy Barrie, Adam Little, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Thomas Roeder (PF) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, Charles Christman | |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 37-40 |
| 10:40 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 2nd free throw | 38-40 |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 38-40 |
| 10:19 | Louisville | Henry Moritz grabs the defensive rebound | 38-40 |
| 10:04 | Louisville | Robert Beers clanks a runner near the basket | 38-40 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Tom Allen | 38-43 |
| 09:24 | Louisville | Robert Beers is whistled for traveling | 38-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Dikembe Adi (SG), Adam Little (SF) Merrill Koga, Ronald Dibiase, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Carl Hickman (SG) Jose Martin, Tom Allen | |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Henry Moritz steps in front of the Norman Newton pass | 38-43 |
| 08:48 | Louisville | Robert Beers connects on the turnaround near the basket set up by Dikembe Adi | 40-43 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | James Daniels is called for traveling | 40-43 |
| Subs | Louisville | Rickey Parsley (C) Robert Beers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Christman (PF) George Beeson | |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Adam Little and the foul's on Norman Newton - foul #1 on Norman Newton, team foul #7 | 42-43 |
| 08:16 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi makes the free throw | 43-43 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder scores on a turnaround from close range | 43-45 |
| 07:48 | Louisville | Troy Barrie misses short on a floater from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 07:46 | Louisville | Dikembe Adi grabs the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dikembe Adi (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Rickey Parsley (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Carl Hickman (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Norman Newton (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Thomas Roeder (tiring) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:37 | Louisville | Adam Little misses short on a floater from the left side | 43-45 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman scores on a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Charles Christman | 43-48 |
| 06:46 | Louisville | Henry Moritz lays it up and in set up by Troy Barrie | 45-48 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Troy Barrie is called for the reach on James Daniels - foul #2 on Troy Barrie, team foul #1 | 45-48 |
| Subs | Louisville | Merrill Koga (PG), Ronald Dibiase (SG), Thomas Downs (SF), Dino Winski (PF), Robert Beers (C) Troy Barrie, Dikembe Adi, Adam Little, Henry Moritz, Rickey Parsley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Tom Allen (SF), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Thomas Roeder | |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | George Beeson lays it in on a great pass from Charles Christman | 45-50 |
| 06:11 | Louisville | Thomas Downs misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-50 |
| 06:09 | Louisville | Robert Beers grabs the offensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 05:42 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase clanks a turnaround from the right block | 45-50 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman grabs the board | 45-50 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 45-50 |
| 05:34 | Louisville | Robert Beers pulls down the rebound | 45-50 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:15 | Louisville | Dino Winski drills a jumper near the basket | 47-50 |
| 04:49 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses short on a runner from the right block | 47-50 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase grabs the board | 47-50 |
| 04:47 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-50 |
| Subs | Louisville | Troy Barrie (PG), Adam Little (SF), Henry Moritz (PF) Merrill Koga, Thomas Downs, Dino Winski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Thomas Roeder (C) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 04:30 | Louisville | Thomas Roeder picks off the pass by Henry Moritz | 47-50 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman lays it up and in on a nice dish by James Daniels | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers can't finish the layup but the foul's on Thomas Roeder - foul #1 on Thomas Roeder, team foul #8 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Beeson (C) Charles Christman | |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Robert Beers makes the 2nd free throw | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Troy Barrie (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Dibiase (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Adam Little (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Henry Moritz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Beers (fresh) 13 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | Robert Beers swats the dunk try by George Beeson | 48-52 |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Adam Little snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 03:06 | Louisville | Henry Moritz comes up short on the shot near the basket | 48-52 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the defensive rebound | 48-52 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | George Beeson can't tip it in | 48-52 |
| 02:38 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Adam Little | 48-52 |
| 02:15 | Louisville | Adam Little makes the floater from the right block | 50-52 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), Charles Christman (PF) Norman Newton, George Beeson | |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Henry Moritz steals it from Tom Allen | 50-52 |
| 01:32 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Troy Barrie | 53-52 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-52 |
| 00:57 | Louisville | Robert Beers misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 53-52 |
| 00:55 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase misses the tip | 53-52 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 53-52 |
| 00:35 | Louisville | Adam Little pulls down the rebound | 53-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Carl Hickman is called for the reach on Adam Little in the backcourt - foul #4 on Carl Hickman, team foul #9 | 53-52 |
| 00:34 | Louisville | Adam Little misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman grabs the board | 53-52 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Henry Moritz steals it from Charles Christman | 53-52 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | James Daniels is called for the reach on Ronald Dibiase in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Daniels, team foul #10 | 53-52 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 1st free throw | 54-52 |
| 00:06 | Louisville | Ronald Dibiase makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-52 |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | James Daniels loses the dribble to Ronald Dibiase | 55-52 |