| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Neil Yates (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mike Williams (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh inbounds the ball | 21-18 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 21-18 |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese tips it but misses | 21-18 |
| 19:35 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the board | 21-18 |
| 19:21 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the shot in the lane | 21-20 |
| 18:59 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's fouled by Neil Yates - foul #3 on Neil Yates, team foul #1 | 21-20 |
| 18:59 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 18:59 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 18:43 | Columbia | Dennis Bloch blocks the short jumper by Neil Yates | 23-20 |
| 18:42 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits the follow up shot | 23-22 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the left wing | 26-22 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates lays it up and in on a great pass from Eric Skillern and he's hacked by Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #1 | 26-24 |
| 17:50 | Columbia | Neil Yates makes the free throw | 26-25 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh blows the dunk against the doubleteam | 26-25 |
| 17:28 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo snags the defensive board | 26-25 |
| 16:59 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo steps out of bounds on the sideline | 26-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Ralph Northern | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SF) Neil Yates | |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 26-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Edward Walker (PF) Dingbang Chin, Earl Marsh, Loyd Reese | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Williams (PG), Dean Bacchus (SG), William Cantwell (C) Manuel Santoyo, Eric Skillern, Mike Williams | |
| 16:16 | Columbia | James Ham misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-25 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch pulls down the rebound | 26-25 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 26-25 |
| 15:53 | Columbia | The rebound goes to William Cantwell | 26-25 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) SG - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) SF - Nathan Cole (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Edward Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Dean Bacchus (fresh) SF - James Ham (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - William Cantwell (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Columbia | James Ham clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 26-25 |
| 15:23 | Columbia | James Ham tips it in | 26-27 |
| 14:54 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Dennis Bloch and he's hacked by James Williams - foul #2 on James Williams, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (SG), Earl Marsh (SF), Loyd Reese (PF) Charles Davis, Nathan Cole, Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Neil Yates (SF), Mike Williams (C) James Williams, Dean Bacchus, James Ham, Micheal Anderson | |
| 14:54 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley makes the free throw | 29-27 |
| 14:32 | Columbia | Neil Yates can't finish the layup | 29-27 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Earl Marsh | 29-27 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses long on a fadeaway from the right wing | 29-27 |
| 14:08 | Columbia | William Cantwell grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 13:42 | Columbia | Neil Yates hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin is open and buries a shot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Earl Marsh out of a doubleteam | 31-27 |
| 12:52 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo can't connect on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 31-27 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Dingbang Chin | 31-27 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses the shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Eric Skillern - foul #1 on Eric Skillern, team foul #3 | 31-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Andrew Tinsley, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Williams (PG), James Ham (SF), Micheal Anderson (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Neil Yates, William Cantwell | |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses the 1st free throw | 31-27 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin makes the 2nd free throw | 32-27 |
| 12:04 | Columbia | James Ham is denied on a layup by Edward Walker | 32-27 |
| 12:03 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson gets the offensive rebound | 32-27 |
| 11:50 | Columbia | James Ham is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Edward Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Skillern (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith connects on the open shot from the right block on a great pass from Ralph Northern out of a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Eric Skillern blows the layup but he's fouled by Dingbang Chin - foul #3 on Dingbang Chin, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Dingbang Chin, Earl Marsh, Edward Walker, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), Neil Yates (SF), William Cantwell (C) James Williams, James Ham, Mike Williams | |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Eric Skillern makes the 1st free throw | 34-30 |
| 10:56 | Columbia | Eric Skillern makes the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Manuel Santoyo - foul #2 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (SG) Eric Skillern | |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese misses the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the 2nd free throw | 35-31 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's fouled by Ralph Northern - foul #2 on Ralph Northern, team foul #3 | 35-31 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 1st free throw | 35-32 |
| 10:05 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Neil Yates is called for the reach on Nathan Cole - foul #4 on Neil Yates, team foul #5 | 35-33 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole is whistled for a carry | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Dingbang Chin (SG), Earl Marsh (SF) Ralph Northern, Andrew Tinsley, Nathan Cole | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (SG), Mike Williams (C) Neil Yates, Micheal Anderson | |
| 08:58 | Columbia | James Ham misses the runner in the paint | 35-33 |
| 08:57 | Columbia | James Ham hits the follow up shot | 35-35 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-35 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh can't tip it in | 35-35 |
| 08:28 | Columbia | Mike Williams grabs the board | 35-35 |
| 08:15 | Columbia | James Ham misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 35-35 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch gets the rebound | 35-35 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese hits a jumper from the left block | 37-35 |
| 07:29 | Columbia | William Cantwell is fouled on the floor by Loyd Reese - foul #1 on Loyd Reese, team foul #4 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG), Edward Walker (PF), Donald Smith (C) Charles Davis, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Williams (PG), Eric Skillern (SG), Neil Yates (SF), Micheal Anderson (PF) Manuel Santoyo, Dean Bacchus, James Ham, William Cantwell | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Edward Walker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - James Williams (fresh) SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Neil Yates (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Micheal Anderson (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Mike Williams (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:15 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson knocks in the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by James Williams | 37-37 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Mike Williams - foul #2 on Mike Williams, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SG), Nathan Cole (SF) Dingbang Chin, Earl Marsh | |
| Subs | Columbia | | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 06:57 | Columbia | Eric Skillern gets the rebound | 38-37 |
| 06:36 | Columbia | Neil Yates misses short on a shot in the paint | 38-37 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Nathan Cole | 38-37 |
| 06:12 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley clanks a floater from the free throw line | 38-37 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker misses the tip | 38-37 |
| 06:10 | Columbia | Mike Williams snags the defensive board | 38-37 |
| 05:46 | Columbia | Neil Yates's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Smith | 38-37 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker pulls down the rebound | 38-37 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith drills a jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Ralph Northern | 40-37 |
| 05:07 | Columbia | Edward Walker swats the layup by Mike Williams | 40-37 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern gets the rebound | 40-37 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker blows the layup but he's fouled by James Williams - foul #3 on James Williams, team foul #7 | 40-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Dingbang Chin (SG), Earl Marsh (SF), Dennis Bloch (C) Ralph Northern, Andrew Tinsley, Nathan Cole, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo (PG), James Ham (SF), William Cantwell (C) James Williams, Neil Yates, Mike Williams | |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker misses the 1st free throw | 40-37 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Edward Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 41-37 |
| 04:20 | Columbia | Edward Walker is called for the reach on Micheal Anderson - foul #1 on Edward Walker, team foul #5 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese (PF) Edward Walker | |
| Subs | Columbia | Dean Bacchus (SG) Eric Skillern | |
| 04:05 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 41-37 |
| 04:04 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Micheal Anderson - foul #2 on Micheal Anderson, team foul #8 | 41-37 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses the 1st free throw | 41-37 |
| 03:42 | Columbia | William Cantwell grabs the defensive rebound | 41-37 |
| 03:23 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #9 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Eric Skillern (SG) Dean Bacchus | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) SG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Columbia | PG - Manuel Santoyo (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. SG - Eric Skillern (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Ham (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Micheal Anderson (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - William Cantwell (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh is fouled on the floor by Manuel Santoyo - foul #4 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #10 | 41-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Columbia | Neil Yates (SF) James Ham | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 02:58 | Columbia | William Cantwell snags the defensive board | 42-37 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:36 | Columbia | Eric Skillern scores on a shot from the left block on a great pass from William Cantwell | 42-39 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese connects on the open jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Ralph Northern | 44-39 |
| 01:52 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo is open but comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-39 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern pulls down the rebound | 44-39 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh works out of a doubleteam and scores on a jumper near the basket set up by Ralph Northern | 46-39 |
| 01:09 | Columbia | Eric Skillern misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 46-39 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese grabs the board | 46-39 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh's fadeaway is rejected by Neil Yates | 46-39 |
| 00:44 | Columbia | Neil Yates pulls down the rebound | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Columbia | The short jumper by Neil Yates is denied by Loyd Reese | 46-39 |
| 00:36 | Columbia | The offensive rebound goes to Eric Skillern | 46-39 |
| 00:34 | Columbia | Manuel Santoyo throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Columbia | Mike Williams (C) William Cantwell | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is hacked by Manuel Santoyo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Manuel Santoyo, team foul #11 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Walker (C) Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Columbia | James Ham (PG) Manuel Santoyo | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses the 1st free throw | 46-39 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern makes the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:24 | Columbia | James Ham comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 47-39 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the board | 47-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | James Ham is called for the reach on Earl Marsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on James Ham, team foul #12 | 47-39 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 48-39 |
| 00:21 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson pulls down the rebound | 48-39 |
| 00:14 | Columbia | Eric Skillern comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 48-39 |
| 00:12 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the offensive board | 48-39 |
| 00:09 | Columbia | Eric Skillern hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-39 |
| 00:08 | Columbia | Neil Yates grabs the offensive rebound | 48-39 |
| 00:06 | Columbia | Eric Skillern hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Neil Yates | 48-42 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Columbia | Columbia is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh is fouled in the backcourt by Eric Skillern - foul #2 on Eric Skillern, team foul #13 | 48-42 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 1st free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| 00:03 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson snags the defensive board | 49-42 |
| 00:00 | Columbia | Micheal Anderson misses the halfcourt shot | 49-42 |