| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Patrick Forsman (fresh) SG - Douglas Jones (fresh) SF - Ron Shiver (fresh) PF - Clyde Arnold (fresh) C - Paul Wittig (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) SF - Tom Allen (fresh) PF - Charles Christman (fresh) C - Thomas Roeder (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | New Orleans | New Orleans is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Tom Allen | 0-0 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block | 0-0 |
| 19:18 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold throws a bad pass out of bounds | 0-0 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder grabs the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Wittig - foul #1 on Paul Wittig, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 17:55 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Patrick Forsman | 3-2 |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the finger roll on a great pass from James Daniels | 3-4 |
| 17:19 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the easy wide open finger roll on a nice dish by James Daniels | 5-6 |
| 16:21 | New Orleans | Thomas Roeder denies the turnaround by Ron Shiver | 5-6 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | James Daniels is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Forsman - foul #1 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer (PF) Clyde Arnold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Oscar Arias (PF), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, Charles Christman, Thomas Roeder | |
| 16:01 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen misses badly on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Patrick Forsman - foul #2 on Patrick Forsman, team foul #3 | 5-6 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG) Patrick Forsman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:01 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 16:01 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fresh) SG - Douglas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ron Shiver (fresh) PF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) C - Paul Wittig (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) SG - Norman Newton (fresh) SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Oscar Arias (fresh) C - George Beeson (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Travis Wilson | 8-8 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Patrick Bauer steals the ball from Norman Newton | 8-8 |
| 15:10 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Paul Wittig, team foul #4 | 8-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SF), Clyde Arnold (PF), Eric Carr (C) Douglas Jones, Ron Shiver, Paul Wittig | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), Thomas Roeder (C) Norman Newton, Tom Allen | |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder blows the dunk | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer grabs the defensive rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 8-8 |
| 14:23 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer tips it home | 10-8 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 10-8 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Anderson (SF) Patrick Bauer | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Charles Christman (PF) Carl Hickman, Thomas Roeder | |
| 14:04 | New Orleans | Eric Carr hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 10-8 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the defensive rebound | 10-8 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the wide open floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Jose Martin | 10-10 |
| 13:20 | New Orleans | Eric Carr drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Travis Wilson | 12-10 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias is fouled on the floor by Eric Carr - foul #1 on Eric Carr, team foul #5 | 12-10 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Douglas Jones (SG), Ron Shiver (SF), James Batz (C) Johnny Taylor, Charles Anderson, Eric Carr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), Tom Allen (SF), Thomas Roeder (C) Oscar Arias, Jose Martin, Charles Christman | |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | George Beeson buries a shot in the paint set up by James Daniels | 12-12 |
| 12:29 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-12 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | George Beeson pulls down the rebound | 12-12 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is hacked by Ron Shiver in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ron Shiver, team foul #6 | 12-12 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer (PF) Clyde Arnold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG) James Daniels | |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Ron Shiver swats the short shot by George Beeson | 12-12 |
| 12:04 | New Orleans | James Batz grabs the board | 12-12 |
| 11:36 | New Orleans | Tom Allen picks off the pass by James Batz | 12-12 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Douglas Jones (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Ron Shiver (fresh) PF - Patrick Bauer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Batz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 pts. PF - George Beeson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | George Beeson lays it in set up by Thomas Roeder and he's hacked by James Batz - foul #1 on James Batz, team foul #7 | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Anderson (PG), Clyde Arnold (PF) Travis Wilson, Patrick Bauer | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Charles Christman (PF) Jose Martin, Thomas Roeder | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | George Beeson misses the free throw | 12-14 |
| 11:13 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 11:04 | New Orleans | Charles Anderson comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 12-14 |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | James Daniels snags the defensive board | 12-14 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Carr (C) James Batz | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:52 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones clanks a 3 from the right wing | 12-14 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | George Beeson pulls down the rebound | 12-14 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-14 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SG) Douglas Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder (C) George Beeson | |
| 10:11 | New Orleans | Charles Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-14 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder dunks the ball on a great pass from James Daniels and he's hacked by Ron Shiver - foul #2 on Ron Shiver, team foul #8 | 12-16 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG), Douglas Jones (SG), James Batz (C) Charles Anderson, Ron Shiver, Eric Carr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG) James Daniels | |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder makes the free throw | 12-17 |
| 09:35 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 12-17 |
| 09:34 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones tips it home | 14-17 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the wide open 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Arias | 14-20 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Carl Hickman - foul #1 on Carl Hickman, team foul #1 | 14-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer (PF), Eric Carr (C) Clyde Arnold, James Batz | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), George Beeson (C) Charles Christman, Thomas Roeder | |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson makes the 1st free throw | 15-20 |
| 08:45 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 16-20 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is hacked by Travis Wilson - foul #1 on Travis Wilson, team foul #9 | 16-20 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Anderson (PG) Travis Wilson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Christman (PF) Oscar Arias | |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 16-21 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 16-22 |
| 08:17 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor's pass is intercepted by Tom Allen | 16-22 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | James Daniels knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by George Beeson | 16-24 |
| 07:42 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones is called for a charge - foul #1 on Douglas Jones, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold (PF), James Batz (C) Johnny Taylor, Eric Carr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (SF), Thomas Roeder (C) Tom Allen, Charles Christman | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Thomas Roeder | 16-27 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Charles Anderson (fairly fresh) SG - Douglas Jones (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Bauer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clyde Arnold (tiring) C - James Batz (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jose Martin (fresh) 1 ast. PF - George Beeson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thomas Roeder (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:08 | New Orleans | George Beeson steals the ball from Patrick Bauer | 16-27 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Patrick Bauer is called for the reach on Jose Martin in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Bauer, team foul #11 | 16-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG) Charles Anderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG), Tom Allen (SF), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses the 2nd free throw | 16-27 |
| 07:06 | New Orleans | The rebound goes to Clyde Arnold | 16-27 |
| 06:47 | New Orleans | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Travis Wilson - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #2 | 16-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Eric Carr (C) James Batz | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Carl Hickman (SG), George Beeson (C) Jose Martin, Norman Newton, Thomas Roeder | |
| 06:32 | New Orleans | Eric Carr lays it in | 18-27 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Douglas Jones is called for the reach on Carl Hickman in the backcourt - foul #2 on Douglas Jones, team foul #12 | 18-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SG) Douglas Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder (C) Charles Christman | |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 1st free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 18-27 |
| 06:30 | New Orleans | Eric Carr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-27 |
| 06:15 | New Orleans | Eric Carr misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 18-27 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | James Daniels grabs the board | 18-27 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman is hacked by Johnny Taylor - foul #1 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #13 | 18-27 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Thomas Roeder | |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 18-28 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 2nd free throw | 18-29 |
| 05:38 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson hits a turnaround from close range | 20-29 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is wide open but clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-29 |
| 05:20 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold gets the rebound | 20-29 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Eric Carr misses the shot from the left block but he's hacked by Jose Martin - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #3 | 20-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Charles Anderson (PG), James Batz (PF) Travis Wilson, Clyde Arnold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Thomas Roeder (C) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Eric Carr makes the 1st free throw | 21-29 |
| 05:13 | New Orleans | Eric Carr makes the 2nd free throw | 22-29 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Johnny Taylor is called for the reach on Tom Allen - foul #2 on Johnny Taylor, team foul #14 | 22-29 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Travis Wilson (PG) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), George Beeson (PF) Norman Newton, Charles Christman | |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 22-30 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 22-31 |
| 04:31 | New Orleans | Charles Anderson hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 25-31 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | Eric Carr steps in front of the James Daniels pass in the backcourt | 25-31 |
| 04:17 | New Orleans | Patrick Bauer comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 25-31 |
| 04:16 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder snags the defensive board | 25-31 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | George Beeson misses the dunk | 25-31 |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder tips it home | 25-33 |
| 03:27 | New Orleans | Charles Anderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-33 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | George Beeson snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| 03:21 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 25-33 |
| 03:20 | New Orleans | Charles Anderson snags the defensive board | 25-33 |
| Lineup | New Orleans | PG - Travis Wilson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Bauer (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Anderson (tiring) 3 pts. PF - James Batz (fairly fresh) C - Eric Carr (tiring) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Carl Hickman (tiring) 8 pts. SF - Tom Allen (tiring) 8 pts. 2 stl. PF - George Beeson (tiring) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Thomas Roeder (tiring) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:01 | New Orleans | Travis Wilson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Patrick Forsman (PG), Johnny Taylor (SG), Ron Shiver (SF), Clyde Arnold (PF), Paul Wittig (C) Travis Wilson, Patrick Bauer, Charles Anderson, James Batz, Eric Carr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Jose Martin (SF), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, Tom Allen, Thomas Roeder | |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman clanks a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Clyde Arnold - foul #1 on Clyde Arnold, team foul #15 | 25-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Douglas Jones (SG) Johnny Taylor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Carl Hickman (SG) Oscar Arias, Norman Newton | |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the 2nd free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:37 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig grabs the board | 25-33 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones misses long on a floater from the baseline but he's fouled by Jose Martin - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #4 | 25-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Tom Allen (SF), Thomas Roeder (C) James Daniels, Jose Martin, George Beeson | |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones misses the 1st free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:17 | New Orleans | Douglas Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 26-33 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman is hacked by Douglas Jones in the backcourt - foul #3 on Douglas Jones, team foul #16 | 26-33 |
| Subs | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor (SG) Douglas Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG) Oscar Arias | |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 26-34 |
| 02:14 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold grabs the board | 26-34 |
| 02:01 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Paul Wittig | 28-34 |
| 01:42 | Wisconsin | Thomas Roeder loses the dribble to Ron Shiver | 28-34 |
| 01:26 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 28-34 |
| 01:25 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-34 |
| 01:11 | New Orleans | Clyde Arnold misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 28-34 |
| 01:09 | New Orleans | Ron Shiver grabs the offensive board | 28-34 |
| 01:00 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-34 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman pulls down the rebound | 28-34 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Clyde Arnold - foul #2 on Clyde Arnold, team foul #17 | 28-34 |
| Subs | New Orleans | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (PG), Norman Newton (SG), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Carl Hickman, Thomas Roeder | |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 1st free throw | 28-35 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 00:41 | New Orleans | Johnny Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 28-36 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | George Beeson gets the rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Paul Wittig blocks the short jumper by Charles Christman | 28-36 |
| 00:24 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig grabs the defensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 00:02 | New Orleans | Paul Wittig hits a jump hook from the left block | 30-36 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses the fullcourt shot | 30-36 |