| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Kula (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft inbounds the ball | 17-31 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Northwestern | Robert Cox travels with the ball | 17-31 |
| 19:25 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 17-31 |
| 19:24 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 17-31 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is by himself and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by George Hutchcraft | 17-34 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 17-34 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | John Kula hits the follow up shot | 19-34 |
| 18:35 | Northwestern | Mike Clark misses long on a shot from the left wing | 19-34 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf gets the rebound | 19-34 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel blows the layup | 19-34 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | John Kula grabs the offensive rebound | 19-34 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Mike Clark steals the ball from Stanley Weigel | 19-34 |
| 17:30 | Northwestern | Robert Cox knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 19-36 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Darryl Daniels - foul #1 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #1 | 19-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Carmen Gunn (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Richard Graf, Stanley Weigel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), James Gregory (PF) George Hutchcraft, Raymond Price | |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 1st free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett misses the 2nd free throw | 19-36 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the defensive board | 19-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Robert Cox clanks a turnaround from close range | 19-36 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses the tip | 19-36 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carmen Gunn | 19-36 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | John Kula is called for traveling | 19-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SF) John Kula | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Alphonso Valdez (C) Mike Clark, Robert Cox | |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson misses the easy layup | 19-36 |
| 16:13 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson tips it back up and in | 19-38 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher double dribbles | 19-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Richard Graf (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Elwood Catlett, Carmen Gunn, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF) Matthew Foret, James Gregory | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) | |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft clanks a shot from the left side | 19-38 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson tips it back up and in | 19-40 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton is hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #2 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #2 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kula (SF) Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Robert Cox (C) Jonas Richardson, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel can't throw it down | 19-40 |
| 14:49 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel can't tip it in | 19-40 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels snags the defensive board | 19-40 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Richard Graf - foul #1 on Richard Graf, team foul #1 | 19-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG) Edmond Hillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 1st free throw | 19-41 |
| 14:35 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 19-42 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-42 |
| 14:00 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels loses the ball out of bounds | 22-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF) George Hutchcraft | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 22-42 |
| 13:40 | Northwestern | Mike Clark grabs the defensive rebound | 22-42 |
| 13:36 | Northwestern | Mike Clark makes the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Matthew Foret | 22-45 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel is called for 5 seconds | 22-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (SG), Carmen Gunn (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Richard Graf, Stanley Weigel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG), James Gregory (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Darryl Daniels, Raymond Price, Robert Cox | |
| 12:51 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret's pass is intercepted by Daniel Schumacher | 22-45 |
| 12:29 | Wisconsin | Malcolm Archer steals the ball from Elwood Catlett | 22-45 |
| 12:13 | Northwestern | Mike Clark knocks in the 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-48 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett is fouled on the floor by Alphonso Valdez - foul #1 on Alphonso Valdez, team foul #3 | 22-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Stanley Weigel (C) Elwood Catlett, John Kula, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Robert Cox (C) Mike Clark, Malcolm Archer, Matthew Foret, James Gregory, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman slams it home on a nice dish by Ralph Stratton | 24-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edmond Hillman (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Carmen Gunn (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. C - Stanley Weigel (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Robert Cox (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:06 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Raymond Price | 24-50 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Raymond Price is called for the reach on Carmen Gunn - foul #4 on Raymond Price, team foul #4 | 24-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Graf (PF) Carmen Gunn | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel drills a runner from the baseline | 26-50 |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft jams it set up by Jonas Richardson and he's hacked by Gregory Jackson - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #2 | 26-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), John Kula (SF) Ralph Stratton, Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), James Gregory (PF) Jonas Richardson, Raymond Price | |
| 10:16 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft misses the free throw | 26-52 |
| 10:16 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf pulls down the rebound | 26-52 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-52 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | John Kula hits the follow up shot | 28-52 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Stanley Weigel - foul #3 on Stanley Weigel, team foul #3 | 28-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson (SG), Daniel Schumacher (C) Edmond Hillman, Stanley Weigel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Malcolm Archer (SG) Darryl Daniels | |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Cox misses the 1st free throw | 28-52 |
| 09:36 | Northwestern | Robert Cox makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Robert Cox steps in front of the Richard Graf pass | 28-53 |
| 08:56 | Northwestern | James Gregory is hacked by Daniel Schumacher - foul #1 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #4 | 28-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG) Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Matthew Foret (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) George Hutchcraft, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| 08:40 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (SG) Malcolm Archer | |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 28-53 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Raymond Price snags the defensive board | 28-53 |
| 07:55 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses short on a shot from the left wing | 28-53 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Mike Clark grabs the offensive rebound | 28-53 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | Mike Clark hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Price | 28-56 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Mike Clark steals the ball from Daniel Schumacher | 28-56 |
| 07:28 | Northwestern | Matthew Foret lays it up and in on a nice dish by Mike Clark | 28-58 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton buries a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Elwood Catlett | 31-58 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Kula (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Price (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) | |
| 06:51 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez is whistled for traveling | 31-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman (PG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Carmen Gunn (PF), Stanley Weigel (C) Elwood Catlett, John Kula, Richard Graf, Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), James Gregory (PF), Robert Cox (C) Mike Clark, Darryl Daniels, Matthew Foret, Raymond Price, Alphonso Valdez | |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel is denied on a layup by James Gregory | 31-58 |
| 06:31 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the board | 31-58 |
| 06:11 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson is open but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 31-58 |
| 06:10 | Northwestern | Robert Cox snags the offensive board | 31-58 |
| 06:00 | Northwestern | James Gregory misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-58 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn gets the rebound | 31-58 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn drills a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Edmond Hillman | 33-58 |
| 05:29 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is wide open but clanks a jump hook near the basket | 33-58 |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn grabs the board | 33-58 |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | Carmen Gunn misses the jump hook from close range | 33-58 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel snags the offensive board | 33-58 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel is denied on a layup by James Gregory | 33-58 |
| 04:53 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 04:41 | Northwestern | Robert Cox shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 33-58 |
| 04:40 | Northwestern | James Gregory gets the offensive rebound | 33-58 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft jams it on a great pass from Jonas Richardson | 33-60 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Edmond Hillman, team foul #5 | 33-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett (PG), John Kula (SF), Richard Graf (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Gregory Jackson, Carmen Gunn, Stanley Weigel | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mike Clark (PG), Darryl Daniels (SG), Matthew Foret (SF), Raymond Price (PF), Alphonso Valdez (C) Jonas Richardson, Malcolm Archer, George Hutchcraft, James Gregory, Robert Cox | |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Daniel Schumacher - foul #2 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #6 | 33-60 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 1st free throw | 33-61 |
| 03:41 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-62 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | John Kula clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-62 |
| 03:21 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez grabs the defensive rebound | 33-62 |
| 03:05 | Northwestern | Alphonso Valdez drills a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Matthew Foret | 33-64 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elwood Catlett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Edmond Hillman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Kula (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Mike Clark (fresh) 18 pts. 6 ast. 3 stl. SG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Matthew Foret (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Alphonso Valdez (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Darryl Daniels - foul #3 on Darryl Daniels, team foul #5 | 33-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Cox (C) Alphonso Valdez | |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman makes the 1st free throw | 34-64 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Edmond Hillman makes the 2nd free throw | 35-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Mike Clark is alone and drills a jumper from the left side set up by Matthew Foret | 35-66 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel connects on the driving attempt from the left block set up by Edmond Hillman | 37-66 |
| 01:52 | Northwestern | Robert Cox is whistled for a carry | 37-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG) Edmond Hillman | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF) Matthew Foret | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Elwood Catlett hits a jump hook near the basket on a nice dish by Stanley Weigel | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:06 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft is open but comes up short on the jumper from the left block | 39-66 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Stanley Weigel misses the lay-in | 39-66 |
| 00:55 | Northwestern | Robert Cox grabs the defensive rebound | 39-66 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft hits the front of the rim on the wide open driving attempt in the paint | 39-66 |
| 00:25 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the offensive rebound | 39-66 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | Mike Clark runs out the clock | 39-66 |