| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Clint White (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | East Carolina | Gene Reid inbounds the ball | 34-26 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense and a man to man (-5) | |
| 19:47 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-29 |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 19:37 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos hits a 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Charles Davis | 37-29 |
| 19:00 | East Carolina | Clint White is fouled on the floor by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Chuck Duff (PF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 18:49 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff travels with the ball | 37-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson (PF) Chuck Duff | |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range | 37-29 |
| 18:34 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards gets the offensive rebound | 37-29 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos's pass is intercepted by William Adams | 37-29 |
| 18:05 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-29 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bryan Richards | 37-29 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is fouled on the floor by Gene Reid - foul #2 on Gene Reid, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese (PF) Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Terry Schaller (SF), Chuck Duff (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson, William Adams | |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Moulder is called for the reach on Loyd Reese - foul #2 on Michael Moulder, team foul #2 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG), Dennis Bloch (C) Michael Carlos, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), William Adams (C) Michael Moulder, Nenad Zenz | |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Davis | 39-29 |
| 16:54 | East Carolina | Clint White is hacked by Loyd Reese - foul #2 on Loyd Reese, team foul #2 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Gene Reid (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge misses long on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Dingbang Chin - foul #1 on Dingbang Chin, team foul #3 | 39-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (PF) Loyd Reese | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson (PF) Michael Sample | |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 1st free throw | 39-30 |
| 16:34 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge makes the 2nd free throw | 39-31 |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 39-31 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards snags the offensive board | 39-31 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-31 |
| 15:50 | East Carolina | Gene Reid gets the rebound | 39-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Koloski (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:45 | East Carolina | Gene Reid's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Michael Carlos (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Donald Smith (C) Dingbang Chin, John Koloski, Andrew Tinsley, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), James Mack (SF), Michael Sample (PF), William Adams (C) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid, Freddie Gibson, Nenad Zenz | |
| 15:22 | Wisconsin | Clint White steals the ball from Donald Smith | 39-31 |
| 15:03 | East Carolina | James Mack misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 39-31 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos pulls down the rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 39-31 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole gets the offensive rebound | 39-31 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the fadeaway near the basket but he's hacked by William Adams - foul #1 on William Adams, team foul #3 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Loyd Reese (PF) Nathan Cole, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Sample, William Adams | |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-31 |
| 14:26 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz snags the defensive board | 40-31 |
| 14:00 | East Carolina | Loyd Reese picks off the pass by Nenad Zenz | 40-31 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos misses badly on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Gene Reid - foul #3 on Gene Reid, team foul #4 | 40-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Gene Reid | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos makes the 1st free throw | 41-31 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos makes the 2nd free throw | 42-31 |
| 13:27 | East Carolina | Andrew Tinsley steals the ball from Clint White | 42-31 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 45-31 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz can't connect on a runner from the right block but he's hacked by Michael Carlos - foul #2 on Michael Carlos, team foul #4 | 45-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG), Dennis Bloch (C) Michael Carlos, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Michael Sample (PF) Clint White, Freddie Gibson | |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 1st free throw | 45-32 |
| 12:42 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz makes the 2nd free throw | 45-33 |
| 12:19 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-33 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Andrew Tinsley | 45-33 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin evades the doubleteam and hits a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by John Koloski | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Koloski (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Mack (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:47 | East Carolina | James Mack's floater is tipped away by Loyd Reese | 48-33 |
| 11:45 | East Carolina | Nenad Zenz can't tip it in | 48-33 |
| 11:44 | East Carolina | Michael Sample tips it home | 48-35 |
| 11:16 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin is hacked by James Mack - foul #4 on James Mack, team foul #5 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Bryan Richards (PF), Donald Smith (C) Dingbang Chin, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), Freddie Gibson (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Terry Schaller, James Mack, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is hacked by Gene Reid - foul #4 on Gene Reid, team foul #6 | 48-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Terry Schaller (SF) Michael Moulder, Gene Reid | |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | John Koloski hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 48-35 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis tips it in | 50-35 |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson slams it home on a nice dish by Clint White and the foul's on Bryan Richards - foul #2 on Bryan Richards, team foul #5 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Sample (PF) Terry Schaller | |
| 10:31 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson misses the free throw | 50-37 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Donald Smith is blocked by Michael Sample | 50-37 |
| 10:05 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge grabs the board | 50-37 |
| 10:00 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-37 |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Freddie Gibson - foul #1 on Freddie Gibson, team foul #7 | 50-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF) John Koloski, Andrew Tinsley, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Terry Schaller (SF), Chuck Duff (PF) Ronnie Eldridge, Freddie Gibson, Michael Sample | |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-37 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-37 |
| 09:16 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff can't finish the uncontested layup | 52-37 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese gets the rebound | 52-37 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith banks in the layup on a great pass from Charles Davis | 54-37 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 08:38 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-37 |
| 08:36 | East Carolina | Chuck Duff misses the tip | 54-37 |
| 08:34 | East Carolina | Clint White grabs the offensive board | 54-37 |
| 08:20 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller loses the ball out of bounds | 54-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Dennis Bloch (C) Nathan Cole, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (PG), Freddie Gibson (SF), Michael Sample (PF), Nenad Zenz (C) Clint White, Michael Moulder, Chuck Duff, William Adams | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Nenad Zenz steps in front of the Dennis Bloch pass | 54-37 |
| 07:39 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 54-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 ast. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Freddie Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Michael Sample (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Nenad Zenz (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 54-40 |
| 07:16 | East Carolina | Michael Sample gets the rebound | 54-40 |
| 07:11 | East Carolina | Charles Davis steps in front of the Nenad Zenz pass | 54-40 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis buries a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on Ronnie Eldridge - foul #2 on Ronnie Eldridge, team foul #8 | 56-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG), Bryan Richards (PF) Michael Carlos, Loyd Reese | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Clint White (PG), Michael Moulder (SG), Gene Reid (SF), James Mack (PF), William Adams (C) Ronnie Eldridge, Terry Schaller, Freddie Gibson, Michael Sample, Nenad Zenz | |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis makes the free throw | 57-40 |
| 06:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid is whistled for traveling | 57-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge (SG), Nenad Zenz (C) Michael Moulder, William Adams | |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-40 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it back up and in | 59-40 |
| 05:46 | East Carolina | James Mack buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Gene Reid | 59-42 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | James Mack picks off the pass by Dennis Bloch | 59-42 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | James Mack comes up short on the turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Dennis Bloch - foul #1 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #6 | 59-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Smith (C) Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Terry Schaller (SG), William Adams (C) Clint White, Nenad Zenz | |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | James Mack makes the 1st free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:19 | East Carolina | James Mack misses the 2nd free throw | 59-43 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the rebound | 59-43 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith's dunk attempt is rejected by William Adams | 59-43 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits the follow up shot | 61-43 |
| 04:44 | East Carolina | William Adams misses long on a jumper from the right side | 61-43 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the rebound | 61-43 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 61-43 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it home | 63-43 |
| 04:03 | East Carolina | James Mack connects on the jumper near the basket | 63-45 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-45 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith tips it in | 65-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Koloski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 12 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | East Carolina | PG - Ronnie Eldridge (tiring) 10 pts. SG - Terry Schaller (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gene Reid (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - James Mack (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - William Adams (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 03:27 | East Carolina | Terry Schaller works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 03:26 | East Carolina | Gene Reid tips it but misses | 65-45 |
| 03:24 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Smith | 65-45 |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 65-45 |
| 03:03 | East Carolina | Gene Reid grabs the defensive rebound | 65-45 |
| 02:57 | East Carolina | William Adams misses the easy layup | 65-45 |
| 02:55 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 65-45 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin is alone and drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Smith out of a doubleteam | 68-45 |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | William Adams hits a runner in the paint and he's fouled by John Koloski - foul #1 on John Koloski, team foul #7 | 68-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Michael Carlos (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF), Dennis Bloch (C) Dingbang Chin, John Koloski, Andrew Tinsley, Bryan Richards, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | East Carolina | Michael Moulder (SG), Freddie Gibson (PF) Terry Schaller, Gene Reid | |
| 02:12 | East Carolina | William Adams makes the free throw | 68-48 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese buries a fadeaway from the free throw line on a nice dish by Charles Davis | 70-48 |
| 01:25 | East Carolina | Freddie Gibson travels with the ball | 70-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Bryan Richards (PF), Donald Smith (C) Nathan Cole, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | East Carolina | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley drills a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Davis | 72-48 |
| 00:51 | East Carolina | Bryan Richards takes the ball from James Mack | 72-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Bryan Richards | 74-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | East Carolina | East Carolina is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:20 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 74-48 |
| 00:19 | East Carolina | Ronnie Eldridge grabs the offensive rebound | 74-48 |
| 00:15 | East Carolina | The pull-up jumper by James Mack is blocked by Andrew Tinsley | 74-48 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Carlos | 74-48 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis runs out the clock | 74-48 |