| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - David Gordon (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Jeff Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 reb. C - Allan Lanham (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lawrence Price (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett inbounds the ball | 37-34 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:58 | Minnesota | David Gordon's pass is intercepted by James McKinney in the backcourt | 37-34 |
| 19:56 | Wisconsin | James McKinney lays it in | 37-36 |
| 19:48 | Minnesota | David Gordon buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Bennie Frost | 39-36 |
| 19:26 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price knocks in the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by James McKinney | 39-38 |
| 19:12 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by David Gordon | 41-38 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers loses the dribble to Michael Bond | 41-38 |
| 18:31 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James McKinney | 41-38 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-38 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco grabs the offensive board | 41-38 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price travels with the ball | 41-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Brown (PF) Michael Bond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (PF), Keith Headen (C) Carlos Gomez, Edmundo Greco | |
| 17:25 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 41-38 |
| 17:23 | Minnesota | Jean Brown gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 17:05 | Minnesota | James McKinney picks off the pass by Allan Lanham | 41-38 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing but he's hacked by Jean Brown - foul #2 on Jean Brown, team foul #1 | 41-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Michael Bond (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) David Gordon, Jeff Burnett, Jean Brown, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), Edmundo Greco (C) James McKinney, Richard Rogers | |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald misses the 1st free throw | 41-38 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 41-39 |
| 16:13 | Minnesota | Michael Young's pass out of the doubleteam is intercepted by Travis Brewster | 41-39 |
| 16:08 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price can't finish the layup | 41-39 |
| 16:07 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| 15:55 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez (PF) Keith Headen | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Price (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Bennie Frost is called for the reach on Lawrence Price - foul #3 on Bennie Frost, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG) Michael Young | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:12 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is hacked by Evan Dauphin - foul #2 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Brown (PF) Michael Bond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Richard Rogers (SF), Keith Headen (C) Travis Brewster, Michael Fitzgerald, Edmundo Greco | |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 41-39 |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-39 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers misses the easy layup but the foul's on Evan Dauphin - foul #3 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #4 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (SF), Allan Lanham (C) Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 14:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 14:29 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham hits a shot from the right block | 43-41 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | James McKinney makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Lawrence Price | 43-43 |
| 13:49 | Minnesota | David Gordon misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-43 |
| 13:47 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen pulls down the rebound | 43-43 |
| 13:42 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen loses the dribble to Jeff Burnett | 43-43 |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | David Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 43-43 |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price snags the defensive board | 43-43 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side but he's hacked by Bennie Frost - foul #4 on Bennie Frost, team foul #5 | 43-43 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Russ Brown (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Michael Bond (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) David Gordon, Bennie Frost, Jeff Burnett, Jean Brown, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), William Moffat (SF), Michael Fitzgerald (PF), Edmundo Greco (C) James McKinney, Richard Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Keith Headen | |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price makes the 1st free throw | 43-44 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price makes the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin's layup is rejected by Edmundo Greco | 43-45 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco snags the defensive board | 43-45 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 43-45 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Jimmie Brown | 43-45 |
| 11:58 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin is open and scores on a jumper in the paint on a great pass from Michael Young | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Russ Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Bond (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lawrence Price (tiring) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Moffat (fresh) PF - Michael Fitzgerald (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Evan Dauphin - foul #4 on Evan Dauphin, team foul #6 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Jeff Burnett (SF), Allan Lanham (C) Michael Young, Evan Dauphin, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG) Travis Brewster | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Russ Brown gets the rebound | 45-46 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Russ Brown scores on a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by David Gordon | 48-46 |
| 11:00 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco misses the jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | James McKinney snags the offensive board | 48-46 |
| 10:39 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers (SF), Carlos Gomez (PF), Keith Headen (C) William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald, Edmundo Greco | |
| 10:20 | Minnesota | Allan Lanham comes up short on the jumper in the paint | 48-46 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carlos Gomez | 48-46 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price double dribbles | 48-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Bennie Frost (SG), Evan Dauphin (SF), Jean Brown (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) David Gordon, Russ Brown, Jeff Burnett, Michael Bond, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (SG) Lawrence Price | |
| 09:30 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Jimmie Brown, team foul #7 | 48-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco (C) Keith Headen | |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Michael Young steals the ball from James McKinney in the backcourt | 48-46 |
| 09:17 | Minnesota | Michael Young is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco gets the rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-46 |
| 08:46 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Michael Young shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 48-46 |
| 08:39 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown misses the tip | 48-46 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster connects on the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Richard Rogers | 48-49 |
| 08:13 | Minnesota | Michael Young splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 48-49 |
| 08:12 | Minnesota | Jean Brown snags the offensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:57 | Minnesota | Michael Young hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | James McKinney grabs the board | 48-49 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jean Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-49 |
| 07:35 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown snags the defensive board | 48-49 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin misses long on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Richard Rogers - foul #2 on Richard Rogers, team foul #1 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Russ Brown (SG), Michael Bond (PF), Allan Lanham (C) Michael Young, Bennie Frost, Jean Brown, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (SG), William Moffat (SF), Michael Fitzgerald (PF), Keith Headen (C) James McKinney, Richard Rogers, Carlos Gomez, Edmundo Greco | |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 07:25 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-49 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen tips it back up and in | 50-51 |
| 06:53 | Minnesota | Russ Brown loses the ball out of bounds | 50-51 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett (SF) Evan Dauphin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 50-51 |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen grabs the offensive rebound | 50-51 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 50-51 |
| 06:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Allan Lanham | 50-51 |
| 06:01 | Minnesota | Lawrence Price picks off the pass by Jeff Burnett | 50-51 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price lays it in | 50-53 |
| 05:47 | Minnesota | Michael Bond lays it up and in | 52-53 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses long on a fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Michael Bond - foul #2 on Michael Bond, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Bennie Frost (SG) Russ Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Richard Rogers (SF), Edmundo Greco (C) Travis Brewster, William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald | |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen makes the 1st free throw | 52-54 |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| 05:13 | Minnesota | Keith Headen picks off the pass by David Gordon | 52-55 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Allan Lanham steals it from Edmundo Greco | 52-55 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | David Gordon is whistled for traveling | 52-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jean Brown (PF), Jimmie Brown (C) Michael Bond, Allan Lanham | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez (PF) Keith Headen | |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | James McKinney throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Young (PG), Evan Dauphin (SF) David Gordon, Jeff Burnett | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), William Moffat (SG) James McKinney, Lawrence Price | |
| 03:57 | Minnesota | Michael Young knocks in the 3 from the left corner | 55-55 |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | William Moffat misses long on a floater from the right side | 55-55 |
| 03:26 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin grabs the defensive rebound | 55-55 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Michael Young (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Bennie Frost (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Evan Dauphin (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jean Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jimmie Brown (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Moffat (fresh) SF - Richard Rogers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Michael Young is hacked by William Moffat - foul #1 on William Moffat, team foul #2 | 55-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Russ Brown (SG) Bennie Frost | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (PF) Carlos Gomez | |
| 03:08 | Minnesota | Evan Dauphin hits the finger roll | 57-55 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 57-55 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Jimmie Brown pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 02:47 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-55 |
| Subs | Minnesota | David Gordon (PG), Bennie Frost (SG), Jeff Burnett (SF), Michael Bond (PF), Allan Lanham (C) Michael Young, Russ Brown, Evan Dauphin, Jean Brown, Jimmie Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Lawrence Price (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF), Keith Headen (C) Travis Brewster, William Moffat, Michael Fitzgerald, Edmundo Greco | |
| 02:33 | Minnesota | David Gordon clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 57-55 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carlos Gomez | 57-55 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 57-55 |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Michael Bond | 57-55 |
| 02:01 | Minnesota | David Gordon hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 57-55 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Keith Headen | 57-55 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers connects on the turnaround in the lane | 57-57 |
| 01:06 | Minnesota | Jeff Burnett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 57-57 |
| 01:05 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:50 | Minnesota | David Gordon misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 57-57 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Michael Bond snags the offensive board | 57-57 |
| 00:43 | Minnesota | Bennie Frost drills a shot from the right block | 59-57 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | James McKinney is whistled for traveling | 59-57 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco (C) Keith Headen | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota 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 (+1) | |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | David Gordon is fouled in the backcourt by James McKinney - foul #2 on James McKinney, team foul #3 | 59-57 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Edmundo Greco is called for the reach on David Gordon - foul #1 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #4 | 59-57 |
| 00:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Price is called for the reach on Allan Lanham - foul #3 on Lawrence Price, team foul #5 | 59-57 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | David Gordon is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gomez - foul #1 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #6 | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | David Gordon is hacked by James McKinney - foul #3 on James McKinney, team foul #7 | 59-57 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | David Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 60-57 |
| 00:11 | Minnesota | David Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 61-57 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota 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 (+1) | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by James McKinney | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | David Gordon is hacked by Lawrence Price in the backcourt - foul #4 on Lawrence Price, team foul #8 | 61-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | David Gordon makes the 1st free throw | 62-60 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | David Gordon makes the 2nd free throw | 63-60 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 63-60 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 63-60 |