| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Paul McThune (fresh) 7 pts. C - Elmer Snedeker (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Frank Swinehart (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terry Chandler (fresh) 6 pts. C - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | James Milton inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin is whistled for traveling | 34-33 |
| 19:21 | Northwestern | Frank Swinehart steals it from Elmer Snedeker | 34-33 |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart banks in the layup | 34-35 |
| 19:12 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-35 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin banks in the layup set up by Frank Swinehart | 34-37 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 34-37 |
| 18:19 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't tip it in | 34-37 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott grabs the defensive rebound | 34-37 |
| 18:13 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott is alone and drills a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Gilbert Coffin | 34-39 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Wallace Scott - foul #1 on Wallace Scott, team foul #1 | 34-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Ronald Bastarache, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Lowell Bryant (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Wallace Scott, Frank Swinehart, Terry Chandler, Gilbert Coffin | |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker makes the 1st free throw | 35-39 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker makes the 2nd free throw | 36-39 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | James Milton loses the dribble to Joel Davey | 36-39 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Joel Davey throws a bad pass out of bounds | 36-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG) Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor (C) James Milton | |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-39 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-39 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese hits a pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 16:15 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Rhodes | 38-41 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson is denied on a layup by Daniel Rhodes | 38-41 |
| 15:52 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis grabs the board | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Daniel Rhodes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Genovese (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 5 reb. PF - Lowell Bryant (fairly fresh) C - Jay Saylor (fresh) | |
| 15:47 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung's floater is tipped away by Michael Jackson | 38-41 |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant grabs the defensive rebound | 38-41 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Scott Drees is called for the reach on Michael Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Scott Drees, team foul #1 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), John Humphries (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Paul McThune (C) Leonard Chung, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Frank Swinehart (SG), James Milton (SF), Terry Chandler (PF), Gilbert Coffin (C) Michael Brooks, Elijah Genovese, Michael Jackson, Lowell Bryant, Jay Saylor | |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | James Milton misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 38-41 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:17 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Jonathan Alejo is denied by James Milton | 38-41 |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott snags the defensive board | 38-41 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin double dribbles | 38-41 |
| 14:54 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 40-41 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 40-41 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler tips it in | 40-43 |
| 14:18 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache's fadeaway is rejected by Terry Chandler | 40-43 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gilbert Coffin | 40-43 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler makes the wide open jumper from the right block set up by Wallace Scott | 40-45 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 40-45 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache hits the follow up shot | 42-45 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | James Milton knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Gilbert Coffin | 42-48 |
| 13:21 | Northwestern | Terry Chandler steals the ball from John Humphries | 42-48 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Joshua Glover - foul #2 on Joshua Glover, team foul #2 | 42-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Daniel Rhodes (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Joshua Glover, John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache, Jonathan Alejo, Paul McThune | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Lowell Bryant (PF), Jay Saylor (C) Wallace Scott, Frank Swinehart, James Milton, Terry Chandler, Gilbert Coffin | |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese can't connect on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Scott Drees - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #3 | 42-48 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese misses the 1st free throw | 42-48 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese makes the 2nd free throw | 42-49 |
| 12:43 | Northwestern | Elmer Snedeker buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Leonard Chung | 44-49 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson misses the driving attempt near the basket | 44-49 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis grabs the defensive rebound | 44-49 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis misses short on a floater from the left wing but the foul's on Elijah Genovese - foul #1 on Elijah Genovese, team foul #2 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Jay Saylor | |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 12:14 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson banks in the layup on a nice dish by James Milton and the foul's on Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #4 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Jonathan Alejo (PF) Leonard Chung, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Joel Davey (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Brooks (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Lowell Bryant (fresh) | |
| 11:34 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis makes the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Joshua Glover | 48-52 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | James Milton can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-52 |
| 11:10 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 11:03 | Northwestern | Lowell Bryant denies the turnaround by Wayne Willis | 48-52 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Milton | 48-52 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant is fouled on the floor by Daniel Rhodes - foul #2 on Daniel Rhodes, team foul #5 | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Wayne Willis, Daniel Rhodes, Jonathan Alejo, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Frank Swinehart (SG), Terry Chandler (PF), Gilbert Coffin (C) Michael Brooks, Elijah Genovese, Michael Jackson, Lowell Bryant | |
| 10:14 | Wisconsin | Scott Drees takes the ball from Gilbert Coffin | 48-52 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover double dribbles | 48-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Humphries (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF) Joshua Glover, Scott Drees | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF) James Milton | |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler can't finish the layup | 48-52 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler tips it back up and in | 48-54 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | John Humphries misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 48-54 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler pulls down the rebound | 48-54 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Leonard Chung - foul #3 on Leonard Chung, team foul #6 | 48-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wayne Willis (SG), Scott Drees (SF), Jonathan Alejo (PF), Daniel Rhodes (C) Leonard Chung, Ronald Bastarache, Paul McThune, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (SG), James Milton (SF), Jay Saylor (PF) Frank Swinehart, Claud Matelski, Terry Chandler | |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott makes the 1st free throw | 48-55 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 48-56 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis drills a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Humphries | 51-56 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin buries a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Elijah Genovese | 51-58 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Humphries (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fresh) 2 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Daniel Rhodes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. SG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Jay Saylor (fresh) C - Gilbert Coffin (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:35 | Northwestern | Daniel Rhodes can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-58 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the board | 51-58 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott is fouled in the backcourt by John Humphries - foul #3 on John Humphries, team foul #7 | 51-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joshua Glover (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (C) John Humphries, Scott Drees, Daniel Rhodes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Jay Saylor, Gilbert Coffin | |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott makes the 1st free throw | 51-59 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 51-60 |
| 07:20 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Ronald Bastarache | 54-60 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant scores on a shot from close range set up by Wallace Scott | 54-62 |
| 06:44 | Northwestern | Wallace Scott picks off the pass by Jonathan Alejo | 54-62 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from James Milton | 54-65 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by Ronald Bastarache | 56-65 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott misses short on an open floater from the right side | 56-65 |
| 05:51 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:47 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 56-65 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 56-65 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-65 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SF), Elmer Snedeker (C) Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG), Frank Swinehart (SG), Terry Chandler (PF), Gilbert Coffin (C) Wallace Scott, Elijah Genovese, Lowell Bryant, Michael Jackson | |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Elmer Snedeker picks off the pass by Frank Swinehart in the backcourt | 56-65 |
| 05:26 | Northwestern | Gilbert Coffin steals the ball from Scott Drees | 56-65 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart drills a floater from the left side set up by Gilbert Coffin | 56-67 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Jonathan Alejo misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 56-67 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin pulls down the rebound | 56-67 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses the wide open 3pt shot from straight away | 56-67 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin tips it back up and in | 56-69 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:17 | Northwestern | Scott Drees hits a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Joshua Glover | 59-69 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart connects on the open 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Terry Chandler | 59-72 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Joshua Glover (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wayne Willis (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 stl. PF - Jonathan Alejo (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. C - Elmer Snedeker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Frank Swinehart (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milton (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilbert Coffin (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 3 from the left corner | 59-72 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Wayne Willis hits the follow up shot | 61-72 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | James Milton scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Swinehart | 61-74 |
| 02:54 | Northwestern | Joshua Glover loses the dribble to Terry Chandler | 61-74 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 61-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), John Humphries (SG), Daniel Rhodes (SF), Paul McThune (PF), Joel Davey (C) Joshua Glover, Wayne Willis, Scott Drees, Jonathan Alejo, Elmer Snedeker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (SG), Michael Jackson (SF), Lowell Bryant (PF), Jay Saylor (C) Frank Swinehart, James Milton, Terry Chandler, Gilbert Coffin | |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Lowell Bryant - foul #2 on Lowell Bryant, team foul #3 | 61-74 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 1st free throw | 62-74 |
| 02:23 | Northwestern | Paul McThune makes the 2nd free throw | 63-74 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 63-74 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF) Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG) Michael Brooks | |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese is open and buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Wallace Scott | 63-77 |
| 01:45 | Northwestern | Elijah Genovese steals the ball from John Humphries | 63-77 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese can't finish the layup | 63-77 |
| 01:40 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache grabs the board | 63-77 |
| 01:36 | Northwestern | John Humphries throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-77 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Joel Davey (C) John Humphries, Ronald Bastarache | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (PG) Wallace Scott | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese loses the dribble to Daniel Rhodes | 63-77 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung comes up short on the jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Michael Brooks - foul #1 on Michael Brooks, team foul #4 | 63-77 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 1st free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:13 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 2nd free throw | 63-77 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lowell Bryant | 63-77 |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rhodes steps in front of the Michael Jackson pass | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:41 | Northwestern | Joel Davey can't finish the layup | 63-77 |
| 00:39 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the offensive rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:35 | Northwestern | Paul McThune misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 63-77 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson grabs the board | 63-77 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Scott Drees steals it from Elijah Genovese in the backcourt | 63-77 |
| 00:28 | Northwestern | Paul McThune can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block | 63-77 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor pulls down the rebound | 63-77 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks runs out the clock | 63-77 |