| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fresh) SG - Lawrence Price (fresh) SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Barry Vinton (fresh) SG - Ernest White (fresh) SF - Todd Leger (fresh) PF - Tyler Trojanowski (fresh) C - Mike Irby (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Mike Irby wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-3) | |
| 19:42 | Iowa | Barry Vinton makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Tyler Trojanowski | 0-3 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 0-3 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers tips it home | 2-3 |
| 18:46 | Iowa | Barry Vinton splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 2-3 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Richard Rogers | 2-3 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is fouled in the backcourt by Ernest White - foul #1 on Ernest White, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers hits a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Edmundo Greco | 4-3 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | A charge is called on Mike Irby - foul #1 on Mike Irby, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:54 | Iowa | Barry Vinton pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski misses short on a shot near the basket but he's hacked by Lawrence Price - foul #1 on Lawrence Price, team foul #1 | 4-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), John Cleveland (SG), William Zavitz (SF), Peter Thorne (C) Barry Vinton, Ernest White, Todd Leger, Mike Irby | |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 17:30 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from James McKinney | 7-5 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | William Zavitz clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #1 on Richard Rogers, team foul #2 | 7-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), William Moffat (SF), Michael Fitzgerald (PF), Keith Headen (C) James McKinney, Richard Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Corey Bush (PF) Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 16:49 | Iowa | William Zavitz makes the 1st free throw | 7-6 |
| 16:49 | Iowa | William Zavitz makes the 2nd free throw | 7-7 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen blows the layup | 7-7 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to William Moffat | 7-7 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster connects on the 3 from the right corner | 10-7 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lawrence Price (fairly fresh) SF - William Moffat (fresh) PF - Michael Fitzgerald (fresh) C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joshua Knight (fresh) SG - John Cleveland (fairly fresh) SF - William Zavitz (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Corey Bush (fresh) C - Peter Thorne (fairly fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Iowa | Corey Bush hits the finger roll | 10-9 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 10-9 |
| 15:00 | Iowa | Corey Bush grabs the defensive rebound | 10-9 |
| 14:42 | Iowa | Peter Thorne scores on a shot from the baseline | 10-11 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Richard Rogers (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF), Edmundo Greco (C) Travis Brewster, William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Vinton (PG), Ernest White (SG), Todd Leger (SF), Rodney Ottman (PF), Mike Irby (C) Joshua Knight, John Cleveland, William Zavitz, Corey Bush, Peter Thorne | |
| 13:52 | Iowa | Barry Vinton is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Carlos Gomez | 10-11 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski (PF) Rodney Ottman | |
| 13:34 | Iowa | Barry Vinton evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 10-11 |
| 13:32 | Iowa | Barry Vinton tips it in | 10-13 |
| 13:29 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is fouled in the backcourt by Tyler Trojanowski - foul #1 on Tyler Trojanowski, team foul #3 | 10-13 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers loses the dribble to Todd Leger | 10-13 |
| 12:53 | Iowa | Mike Irby misses long on a jumper from close range | 10-13 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco gets the rebound | 10-13 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | Barry Vinton steps in front of the Lawrence Price pass in the backcourt | 10-13 |
| 12:49 | Iowa | Ernest White lays it up and in set up by Barry Vinton | 10-15 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-15 |
| 12:23 | Iowa | Barry Vinton pulls down the rebound | 10-15 |
| 12:07 | Iowa | Mike Irby hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline | 10-15 |
| 12:05 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 10-15 |
| 11:38 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Price (tiring) SF - Richard Rogers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmundo Greco (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Barry Vinton (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ernest White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Todd Leger (fairly fresh) PF - Tyler Trojanowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Irby (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski is fouled on the floor by Edmundo Greco - foul #1 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #3 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), William Moffat (SF), Michael Fitzgerald (PF), Keith Headen (C) James McKinney, Richard Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Samuel Fowles (SF), Corey Bush (PF), Rodney Ottman (C) Barry Vinton, Todd Leger, Tyler Trojanowski, Mike Irby | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles misses the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on William Moffat - foul #1 on William Moffat, team foul #4 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco (C) Lawrence Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles makes the 1st free throw | 12-16 |
| 11:17 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles makes the 2nd free throw | 12-17 |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald makes the shot from the right block set up by William Moffat | 14-17 |
| 10:36 | Iowa | Ernest White misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 14-17 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 14-17 |
| 10:17 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Travis Brewster | 16-17 |
| 09:53 | Iowa | Ernest White loses the ball out of bounds | 16-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Richard Rogers (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF) William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Vinton (PG), John Cleveland (SG), William Zavitz (SF), Tyler Trojanowski (PF), Peter Thorne (C) Joshua Knight, Ernest White, Samuel Fowles, Corey Bush, Rodney Ottman | |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | James McKinney misses badly on the uncontested floater from the free throw line | 16-17 |
| 09:25 | Wisconsin | James McKinney tips it home | 18-17 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Barry Vinton is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Edmundo Greco - foul #2 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #5 | 18-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (SG), Keith Headen (C) Travis Brewster, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Barry Vinton makes the 1st free throw | 18-18 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Barry Vinton makes the 2nd free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is fouled on the floor by Peter Thorne - foul #1 on Peter Thorne, team foul #4 | 18-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (SF) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Iowa | Todd Leger (SF), Samuel Fowles (PF), Mike Irby (C) John Cleveland, Tyler Trojanowski, Peter Thorne | |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez is open and buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 21-19 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Gomez - foul #1 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #6 | 21-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), William Moffat (SF) James McKinney, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), Ernest White (SG), Corey Bush (PF) Barry Vinton, William Zavitz, Todd Leger | |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles misses the 1st free throw | 21-19 |
| 08:02 | Iowa | Samuel Fowles makes the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 21-20 |
| 07:37 | Iowa | Mike Irby grabs the board | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Price (tired) SF - William Moffat (fresh) PF - Michael Fitzgerald (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Keith Headen (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joshua Knight (fresh) SG - Ernest White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Samuel Fowles (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Corey Bush (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Irby (fresh) | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Corey Bush misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Lawrence Price - foul #2 on Lawrence Price, team foul #7 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Richard Rogers (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF) Lawrence Price, William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Iowa | Todd Leger (SF), Peter Thorne (C) Samuel Fowles, Mike Irby | |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Corey Bush misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Iowa | Corey Bush misses the 2nd free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen snags the defensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez is open and buries a floater from the right side | 23-20 |
| 06:23 | Iowa | Peter Thorne can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 23-20 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | James McKinney is by himself and knocks in the driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Headen | 25-20 |
| 05:37 | Iowa | Peter Thorne hits a turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Ernest White | 25-22 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster clanks a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers tips it but misses | 25-22 |
| 05:19 | Iowa | Corey Bush grabs the board | 25-22 |
| 04:57 | Iowa | Corey Bush makes the jumper from the left block | 25-24 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Travis Brewster and the foul's on Todd Leger - foul #1 on Todd Leger, team foul #5 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Moffat (SG), Michael Fitzgerald (PF) Travis Brewster, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Barry Vinton (PG), John Cleveland (SG), William Zavitz (SF), Tyler Trojanowski (PF), Mike Irby (C) Joshua Knight, Ernest White, Todd Leger, Corey Bush, Peter Thorne | |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers misses the free throw | 27-24 |
| 04:40 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Tyler Trojanowski | 27-24 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Barry Vinton hits a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by John Cleveland | 27-26 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Mike Irby is fouled on the floor by Keith Headen - foul #1 on Keith Headen, team foul #8 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (SG), Edmundo Greco (C) Richard Rogers, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:41 | Iowa | Mike Irby misses the 1st free throw | 30-26 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald gets the rebound | 30-26 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is called for a moving pick in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lawrence Price, team foul #9 | 30-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez (PF) Lawrence Price | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:19 | Iowa | Barry Vinton scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away set up by William Zavitz | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (tiring) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moffat (fresh) SF - Michael Fitzgerald (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (tiring) 8 pts. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Barry Vinton (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Cleveland (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Zavitz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Tyler Trojanowski (fresh) 2 pts. C - Mike Irby (fresh) | |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | William Moffat's pass is intercepted by Mike Irby | 30-29 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | William Moffat is called for the reach on Tyler Trojanowski - foul #2 on William Moffat, team foul #10 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (SG), Richard Rogers (SF) William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ernest White (SG), Samuel Fowles (SF), Rodney Ottman (C) John Cleveland, William Zavitz, Mike Irby | |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski misses the 1st free throw | 30-29 |
| 02:30 | Iowa | Tyler Trojanowski makes the 2nd free throw | 30-30 |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Edmundo Greco | 33-30 |
| 01:40 | Iowa | Ernest White's pass is intercepted by Travis Brewster | 33-30 |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers hits the finger roll set up by Travis Brewster | 35-30 |
| 01:26 | Iowa | Barry Vinton hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 35-30 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 01:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers is hacked by Samuel Fowles in the backcourt - foul #1 on Samuel Fowles, team foul #6 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (PF) Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joshua Knight (PG), John Cleveland (SG), Todd Leger (SF), Peter Thorne (C) Barry Vinton, Ernest White, Samuel Fowles, Tyler Trojanowski | |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | James McKinney's floater is tipped away by Rodney Ottman | 35-30 |
| 01:00 | Iowa | John Cleveland snags the defensive board | 35-30 |
| 00:38 | Iowa | Rodney Ottman misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 35-30 |
| 00:36 | Iowa | John Cleveland snags the offensive board | 35-30 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Peter Thorne is fouled on the floor by Edmundo Greco - foul #3 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #11 | 35-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Moffat (SG), Keith Headen (C) James McKinney, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Iowa | William Zavitz (SG), Samuel Fowles (PF) John Cleveland, Rodney Ottman | |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Peter Thorne makes the 1st free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:30 | Iowa | Peter Thorne misses the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald pulls down the rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers misses the easy layup | 35-31 |
| 00:04 | Iowa | Todd Leger grabs the defensive rebound | 35-31 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Todd Leger misses long on a halfcourt shot | 35-31 |