| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SG - Gan Yen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Bruce Hightower (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Thomas Walter (fresh) C - Todd Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern hits a shot from the left wing | 30-29 |
| 19:18 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Bruce Hightower | 30-32 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Earl Marsh | 32-32 |
| 18:42 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:40 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter grabs the offensive board | 32-32 |
| 18:19 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-32 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 32-32 |
| 18:14 | Wisconsin | Bruce Hightower is called for the reach on Earl Marsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #1 | 32-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Charles Breen (SF), Douglas Tignor (PF), John Bellard (C) Gan Yen, Bruce Hightower, Thomas Walter, Todd Thompson | |
| 17:51 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh lays it in set up by Charles Davis | 34-32 |
| 17:35 | Western Michigan | Edward Walker picks off the pass by Charles Breen | 34-32 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Dingbang Chin | 36-32 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen misses the jumpshot from the right wing but the foul's on Earl Marsh - foul #1 on Earl Marsh, team foul #1 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Charles Davis, Dingbang Chin, Earl Marsh, Edward Walker, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG), Gan Yen (SG), Michael Johnson (PF) Santos Forgey, Matthew Robinson, John Bellard | |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen makes the 1st free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:52 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen misses the 2nd free throw | 36-33 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley snags the defensive board | 36-33 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Saul Pena is called for the reach on Ralph Northern in the backcourt - foul #1 on Saul Pena, team foul #2 | 36-33 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-33 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch can't tip it in | 36-33 |
| 16:30 | Western Michigan | The rebound goes to Charles Breen | 36-33 |
| 16:12 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Saul Pena | 36-36 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the wide open fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 38-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Saul Pena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gan Yen (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Charles Breen (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Douglas Tignor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:30 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Bruce Hightower (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Gan Yen, Charles Breen, Michael Johnson, Douglas Tignor | |
| 15:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the jumper from the left block on a great pass from Charles Davis and he's hacked by Saul Pena - foul #2 on Saul Pena, team foul #3 | 40-36 |
| 15:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 41-36 |
| 14:58 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-36 |
| 14:57 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson tips it home | 41-38 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Saul Pena picks off the pass by Donald Smith | 41-38 |
| 14:30 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena can't finish the layup | 41-38 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker grabs the defensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 14:19 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is called for 10 seconds | 41-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG), Earl Marsh (SF) Andrew Tinsley, Nathan Cole | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Gan Yen (SG), John Bellard (C) Saul Pena, Matthew Robinson, Todd Thompson | |
| 14:09 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 41-38 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker grabs the board | 41-38 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 41-38 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh gets the offensive rebound | 41-38 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith knocks in the floater from the left side set up by Charles Davis | 43-38 |
| 13:07 | Western Michigan | Earl Marsh steps in front of the Gan Yen pass | 43-38 |
| 12:49 | Wisconsin | John Bellard is called for the reach on Earl Marsh - foul #1 on John Bellard, team foul #4 | 43-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SG), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Charles Davis, Dingbang Chin, Edward Walker, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Matthew Robinson (SG), Charles Breen (SF), Michael Johnson (PF), Douglas Tignor (C) Gan Yen, Bruce Hightower, Thomas Walter, John Bellard | |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 43-38 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese grabs the offensive board | 43-38 |
| 12:02 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh is whistled for traveling | 43-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole (SF) Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG) Santos Forgey | |
| 11:44 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 reb. SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Saul Pena (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Matthew Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Charles Breen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. C - Douglas Tignor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses long on an open jumper from the right wing | 43-40 |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley tips it back up and in | 45-40 |
| 11:09 | Western Michigan | Charles Breen misses long on a driving attempt from close range | 45-40 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch pulls down the rebound | 45-40 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern scores on a 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Loyd Reese | 48-40 |
| 10:27 | Western Michigan | Ralph Northern steals the ball from Matthew Robinson | 48-40 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern lays it up and in | 50-40 |
| 10:03 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Michael Johnson, team foul #5 | 50-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Dingbang Chin (SG), Earl Marsh (SF), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Ralph Northern, Andrew Tinsley, Nathan Cole, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Gan Yen (SG), Bruce Hightower (SF), Thomas Walter (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Saul Pena, Matthew Robinson, Charles Breen, Michael Johnson, Douglas Tignor | |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Bruce Hightower is called for the reach on Charles Davis in the backcourt - foul #2 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #6 | 50-40 |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the floater in the paint set up by Donald Smith and he's fouled by Santos Forgey - foul #1 on Santos Forgey, team foul #7 | 52-40 |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker misses the free throw | 52-40 |
| 09:44 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson snags the defensive board | 52-40 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Charles Davis - foul #1 on Charles Davis, team foul #2 | 52-40 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 1st free throw | 52-41 |
| 09:21 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the 2nd free throw | 52-42 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker is whistled for traveling | 52-42 |
| 08:58 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey makes the contested 3pt shot from the left wing | 52-45 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses short on an open turnaround from the baseline but he's fouled by Bruce Hightower - foul #3 on Bruce Hightower, team foul #8 | 52-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (C) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | John Bellard (C) Todd Thompson | |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 08:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 08:37 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen misses long on an open pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-45 |
| 08:36 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower grabs the offensive board | 54-45 |
| 08:18 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen makes the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Santos Forgey | 54-47 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is wide open but clanks a floater from the left side | 54-47 |
| 07:52 | Western Michigan | John Bellard gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 07:31 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker snags the defensive board | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. PF - Edward Walker (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bruce Hightower (tiring) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Thomas Walter (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - John Bellard (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing set up by Earl Marsh | 57-47 |
| 06:49 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower clanks a 3 from the right corner | 57-47 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the defensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker can't connect on an uncontested runner near the basket | 57-47 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits the follow up shot | 59-47 |
| 06:17 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter is hacked by Edward Walker - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Charles Davis, Earl Marsh, Edward Walker, Andrew Tinsley | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Saul Pena (PG), Matthew Robinson (SG), Charles Breen (SF), Douglas Tignor (PF), Todd Thompson (C) Santos Forgey, Gan Yen, Bruce Hightower, Thomas Walter, John Bellard | |
| 06:10 | Western Michigan | Saul Pena makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 59-50 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole knocks in the jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Saul Pena - foul #3 on Saul Pena, team foul #9 | 61-50 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole makes the free throw | 62-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 05:41 | Western Michigan | Dingbang Chin steals it from Saul Pena in the backcourt | 62-50 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole blows the dunk but the foul's on Todd Thompson - foul #1 on Todd Thompson, team foul #10 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SG) Dingbang Chin | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | | |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole makes the 1st free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole misses the 2nd free throw | 63-50 |
| 05:22 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor grabs the board | 63-50 |
| 05:02 | Western Michigan | Todd Thompson misses long on a runner from the baseline | 63-50 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch gets the rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 63-50 |
| 04:44 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern gets the offensive rebound | 63-50 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern connects on the open 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Loyd Reese | 66-50 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor blows the layup but the foul's on Loyd Reese - foul #2 on Loyd Reese, team foul #4 | 66-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh (SF), Donald Smith (C) Nathan Cole, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey (PG), Gan Yen (SG), Michael Johnson (SF) Saul Pena, Matthew Robinson, Charles Breen | |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor misses the 1st free throw | 66-50 |
| 04:20 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor makes the 2nd free throw | 66-51 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh's floater is tipped away by Douglas Tignor | 66-51 |
| 04:00 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor snags the defensive board | 66-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 03:54 | Western Michigan | Donald Smith denies the turnaround by Douglas Tignor | 66-51 |
| 03:52 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor tips it in | 66-53 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits the easy wide open finger roll on a great pass from Donald Smith | 68-53 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fairly fresh) 16 pts. SG - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. SF - Earl Marsh (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Western Michigan | PG - Santos Forgey (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Gan Yen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Michael Johnson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Douglas Tignor (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Todd Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:14 | Western Michigan | Michael Johnson misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 68-53 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Todd Thompson swats the dunk try by Andrew Tinsley | 68-53 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits the follow up shot | 70-53 |
| 02:29 | Western Michigan | Andrew Tinsley steps in front of the Santos Forgey pass | 70-53 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley banks in the layup | 72-53 |
| 02:00 | Western Michigan | Douglas Tignor makes the wide open shot from the right wing | 72-55 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese is hacked by Douglas Tignor - foul #3 on Douglas Tignor, team foul #11 | 72-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG), Dennis Bloch (C) Andrew Tinsley, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower (SF), Thomas Walter (PF) Michael Johnson, Douglas Tignor | |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 1st free throw | 73-55 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:38 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Santos Forgey | 74-57 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 74-57 |
| 01:12 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower's pass is intercepted by Ralph Northern | 74-57 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin banks in the layup on a nice dish by Ralph Northern | 76-57 |
| 00:54 | Western Michigan | Bruce Hightower is hacked by Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #5 | 76-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Western Michigan | Gan Yen drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Santos Forgey | 76-59 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Western Michigan | Western Michigan is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Santos Forgey is called for the reach on Dennis Bloch - foul #2 on Santos Forgey, team foul #12 | 76-59 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch makes the 1st free throw | 77-59 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch makes the 2nd free throw | 78-59 |
| 00:22 | Western Michigan | Santos Forgey evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 78-59 |
| 00:20 | Western Michigan | Thomas Walter tips it back up and in | 78-61 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern runs out the clock | 78-61 |