| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Jamie Umana (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fresh) SF - Rick Drury (fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (fresh) C - William Lamanna (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Darren Danforth (fresh) SG - Ray Barton (fresh) SF - Thomas Steffan (fresh) PF - Delmer Kiel (fresh) C - Wayne Mota (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | The pull-up jumper by Rick Drury is blocked by Darren Danforth | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Delmer Kiel | 0-0 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel misses the lay-in | 0-0 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Wayne Mota tips it in | 0-2 |
| 19:08 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton knocks in the shot from the right wing | 3-4 |
| 18:45 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana throws a bad pass out of bounds | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Jamie Umana - foul #1 on Jamie Umana, team foul #1 | 3-4 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 3-5 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:58 | Northwestern | William Lamanna buries a runner from close range on a nice dish by Rick Drury | 5-6 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 5-6 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles (PG), Robert Bensen (SG), Michael Briganti (PF), Alan Goble (C) Darren Danforth, Ray Barton, Delmer Kiel, Wayne Mota | |
| 17:46 | Northwestern | Michael Briganti denies the turnaround by Joseph Causey | 5-6 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti grabs the defensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti drills a jumper in the lane on a great pass from Roderick Bowles | 5-8 |
| 17:36 | Northwestern | Roderick Bowles steps in front of the Jamie Umana pass in the backcourt | 5-8 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen lays it in set up by Roderick Bowles | 5-10 |
| 17:18 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 5-10 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan pulls down the rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti clanks a jumper from the free throw line | 5-10 |
| 16:50 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:46 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana is hacked by Roderick Bowles - foul #1 on Roderick Bowles, team foul #1 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Joseph Bond (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Causey, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth (PG), Ray Barton (SG), Delmer Kiel (PF), Blaine Stewart (C) Roderick Bowles, Robert Bensen, Michael Briganti, Alan Goble | |
| 16:35 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the jump hook in the paint | 5-10 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan grabs the board | 5-10 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 5-10 |
| 16:16 | Northwestern | William Lamanna grabs the defensive rebound | 5-10 |
| 16:11 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 5-10 |
| 16:09 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond tips it home | 7-10 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Delmer Kiel in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Bond, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell (SF), Wayne Mota (C) Ray Barton, Delmer Kiel | |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell misses long on a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Rick Drury - foul #1 on Rick Drury, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (fresh) SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Rick Drury (fairly fresh) PF - Joseph Bond (tiring) 2 pts. C - William Lamanna (tiring) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Darren Danforth (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Elwell (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Steffan (tired) PF - Blaine Stewart (fresh) C - Wayne Mota (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:38 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond loses the ball out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles (PG), Delmer Kiel (PF) Darren Danforth, Blaine Stewart | |
| 15:29 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel buries a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Nicholas Elwell and he's fouled by Mitchell Burnett - foul #1 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #4 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alan Goble (C) Wayne Mota | |
| 15:29 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel misses the free throw | 7-14 |
| 15:29 | Northwestern | William Lamanna snags the defensive board | 7-14 |
| 15:24 | Northwestern | Nicholas Elwell steals it from Mitchell Burnett in the backcourt | 7-14 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Gerald Bryant (SF), Joseph Bond (PF) Mitchell Burnett, Rick Drury, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Barton (SG), Michael Briganti (PF) Nicholas Elwell, Delmer Kiel | |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses badly on a turnaround in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Steffan - foul #1 on Thomas Steffan, team foul #2 | 7-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Wayne Mota (C) Roderick Bowles, Alan Goble | |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 8-14 |
| 14:47 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the offensive board | 8-14 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Michael Briganti swats the short shot by Joseph Bond | 8-14 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Wayne Mota | 8-14 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan's pass is intercepted by Jamie Umana in the backcourt | 8-14 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana banks in the layup | 10-14 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Causey is called for the reach on Michael Briganti - foul #1 on Joseph Causey, team foul #5 | 10-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG), Rick Drury (SF), Robert Delany (PF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Joseph Bond, Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth (PG), Blaine Stewart (PF), Alan Goble (C) Robert Bensen, Michael Briganti, Wayne Mota | |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 10-14 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble tips it but misses | 10-14 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton tips it back up and in | 10-16 |
| 13:33 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett is open and scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Mitchell Burnett - foul #2 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #6 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG), Joseph Causey (C) Mitchell Burnett, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles (PG), Nicholas Elwell (SF), Delmer Kiel (PF), Wayne Mota (C) Darren Danforth, Thomas Steffan, Blaine Stewart, Alan Goble | |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton makes the 1st free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton misses the 2nd free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey pulls down the rebound | 13-17 |
| 13:11 | Northwestern | Rick Drury drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 16-17 |
| 12:55 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 16-17 |
| 12:54 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant grabs the board | 16-17 |
| 12:52 | Northwestern | Wayne Mota takes the ball from Rick Drury in the backcourt | 16-17 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles is fouled on the floor by Gerald Bryant - foul #1 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #7 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (PG), Joseph Bond (PF) Jamie Umana, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Alan Goble (C) Ray Barton, Wayne Mota | |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles misses the 1st free throw | 16-17 |
| 12:41 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| 12:19 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is fouled on the floor by Delmer Kiel - foul #1 on Delmer Kiel, team foul #3 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan (SF), Michael Briganti (PF) Nicholas Elwell, Delmer Kiel | |
| 11:59 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 16-17 |
| 11:57 | Northwestern | William Lamanna tips it but misses | 16-17 |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti grabs the defensive rebound | 16-17 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (tiring) SG - Gerald Bryant (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SF - Rick Drury (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Joseph Bond (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - William Lamanna (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Roderick Bowles (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Bensen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Thomas Steffan (very tired) PF - Michael Briganti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Alan Goble (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint | 16-17 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble misses the tip | 16-17 |
| 11:30 | Northwestern | Rick Drury snags the defensive board | 16-17 |
| 11:27 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Alan Goble - foul #1 on Alan Goble, team foul #4 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Robert Delany (PF), Joseph Causey (C) Rick Drury, Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth (PG), Ray Barton (SG), Blaine Stewart (C) Roderick Bowles, Robert Bensen, Alan Goble | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana clanks a shot from the baseline but the foul's on Darren Danforth - foul #1 on Darren Danforth, team foul #5 | 16-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wayne Mota (C) Michael Briganti | |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana makes the 1st free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:17 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana misses the 2nd free throw | 17-17 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | Blaine Stewart grabs the board | 17-17 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth misses badly on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Jamie Umana - foul #2 on Jamie Umana, team foul #8 | 17-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Rick Drury (SF) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 17-18 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 11:04 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is fouled in the backcourt by Darren Danforth - foul #2 on Darren Danforth, team foul #6 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles (PG) Darren Danforth | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but the foul's on Ray Barton - foul #1 on Ray Barton, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell (SF), Delmer Kiel (PF) Thomas Steffan, Wayne Mota | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell is open and scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Roderick Bowles and he's hacked by William Lamanna - foul #1 on William Lamanna, team foul #9 | 19-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG) Ray Barton | |
| 10:34 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 19-21 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell makes the free throw | 19-22 |
| 10:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is open and scores on a driving attempt from close range on a great pass from Leonard Walker | 21-22 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 21-22 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen can't tip it in | 21-22 |
| 10:10 | Northwestern | Rick Drury grabs the defensive rebound | 21-22 |
| 10:06 | Northwestern | Rick Drury scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Leonard Walker | 23-22 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Roderick Bowles | 23-25 |
| 09:50 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-25 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Causey (PF), Robert Delany (C) Joseph Bond, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Barton (SG), Michael Briganti (PF), Alan Goble (C) Robert Bensen, Delmer Kiel, Blaine Stewart | |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti drills a jump hook near the basket on a great pass from Alan Goble | 23-27 |
| 09:17 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 25-27 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell misses long on an open turnaround in the lane | 25-27 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles can't tip it in | 25-27 |
| 08:59 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 25-27 |
| 08:55 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 25-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Thomas Steffan (SF), Blaine Stewart (PF), Wayne Mota (C) Ray Barton, Nicholas Elwell, Michael Briganti, Alan Goble | |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Bond is called for the reach on Robert Bensen - foul #2 on Joseph Bond, team foul #10 | 25-27 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Joseph Bond | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen makes the 1st free throw | 25-28 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 08:17 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey blows the wide open layup | 25-29 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Wayne Mota grabs the defensive rebound | 25-29 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Roderick Bowles | 25-32 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (tired) 2 ast. SG - Gerald Bryant (tired) 7 pts. SF - Rick Drury (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Causey (tired) 4 reb. C - William Lamanna (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Roderick Bowles (tiring) 5 ast. SG - Robert Bensen (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - Thomas Steffan (very tired) PF - Blaine Stewart (fairly fresh) C - Wayne Mota (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey lays it up and in and the foul's on Thomas Steffan - foul #2 on Thomas Steffan, team foul #8 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Delany (C) William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Barton (SG), Nicholas Elwell (SF), Michael Briganti (PF), Alan Goble (C) Robert Bensen, Thomas Steffan, Blaine Stewart, Wayne Mota | |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey makes the free throw | 28-32 |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell banks in the wide open layup set up by Ray Barton | 28-34 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Roderick Bowles is called for the reach on Rick Drury - foul #2 on Roderick Bowles, team foul #9 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Delmer Kiel (PF) Roderick Bowles, Michael Briganti | |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel gets the rebound | 28-34 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Gerald Bryant is called for the reach on Robert Bensen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Gerald Bryant, team foul #11 | 28-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Gerald Bryant | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen misses the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen makes the 2nd free throw | 28-35 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Alan Goble - foul #2 on Alan Goble, team foul #10 | 28-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth (PG), Thomas Steffan (SF) Robert Bensen, Nicholas Elwell | |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | William Lamanna makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:37 | Northwestern | William Lamanna misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble grabs the defensive rebound | 29-35 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Delmer Kiel buries a pull-up jumper from the right side | 29-37 |
| 06:12 | Northwestern | Robert Delany misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 29-37 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble gets the rebound | 29-37 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth is fouled in the backcourt by William Lamanna - foul #2 on William Lamanna, team foul #12 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Joseph Causey (C) Mitchell Burnett, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti (PF) Delmer Kiel | |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 05:53 | Northwestern | Michael Briganti steals it from Rick Drury | 29-39 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble connects on the open jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Darren Danforth | 29-41 |
| 05:22 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #2 on Rick Drury, team foul #13 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SF) Rick Drury | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Delmer Kiel (PF), Blaine Stewart (C) Ray Barton, Michael Briganti, Alan Goble | |
| 05:03 | Wisconsin | Gerald Bryant steps in front of the Delmer Kiel pass | 29-41 |
| 04:57 | Northwestern | Blaine Stewart denies the turnaround by Gerald Bryant | 29-41 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey grabs the offensive board | 29-41 |
| 04:43 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti (PF), Wayne Mota (C) Delmer Kiel, Blaine Stewart | |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth is hacked by Joseph Causey in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Causey, team foul #14 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joseph Bond (PF) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 1st free throw | 29-42 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth makes the 2nd free throw | 29-43 |
| 04:16 | Northwestern | Leonard Walker misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Walker | 29-43 |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-43 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti gets the rebound | 29-43 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Thomas Steffan connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Briganti | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Walker (very tired) 2 ast. SG - Mitchell Burnett (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Gerald Bryant (very tired) 7 pts. PF - Joseph Bond (tired) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Delany (very tired) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Darren Danforth (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Bensen (tiring) 11 pts. SF - Thomas Steffan (very tired) 2 pts. PF - Michael Briganti (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - Wayne Mota (tired) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Mitchell Burnett misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 29-45 |
| 03:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti gets the rebound | 29-45 |
| 03:31 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 29-45 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jamie Umana (PG), Rick Drury (SF), William Lamanna (C) Leonard Walker, Gerald Bryant, Robert Delany | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles (PG), Ray Barton (SG), Nicholas Elwell (SF), Blaine Stewart (PF), Alan Goble (C) Darren Danforth, Robert Bensen, Thomas Steffan, Michael Briganti, Wayne Mota | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles is open but comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-45 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble tips it in | 29-47 |
| 03:08 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 29-47 |
| 02:39 | Northwestern | Jamie Umana knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 31-47 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Alan Goble makes the jump hook in the lane on a nice dish by Nicholas Elwell | 31-49 |
| 02:17 | Northwestern | Nicholas Elwell picks off the pass by Rick Drury in the backcourt | 31-49 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from Ray Barton | 31-52 |
| 02:07 | Northwestern | Ray Barton takes the ball from Jamie Umana in the backcourt | 31-52 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Mitchell Burnett - foul #3 on Mitchell Burnett, team foul #15 | 31-52 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Walker (SG), Joseph Causey (C) Mitchell Burnett, William Lamanna | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen (SG), Thomas Steffan (SF), Delmer Kiel (PF) Ray Barton, Nicholas Elwell, Blaine Stewart | |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 31-53 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles misses the 2nd free throw | 31-53 |
| 01:54 | Northwestern | Joseph Causey snags the defensive board | 31-53 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses long on a shot from the right side | 31-53 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Delmer Kiel | 31-53 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles is hacked by Jamie Umana - foul #3 on Jamie Umana, team foul #16 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant (SG) Jamie Umana | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wayne Mota (C) Alan Goble | |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles makes the 1st free throw | 31-54 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Roderick Bowles makes the 2nd free throw | 31-55 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Steffan - foul #3 on Thomas Steffan, team foul #11 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth (PG), Nicholas Elwell (SF) Roderick Bowles, Thomas Steffan | |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury misses the 1st free throw | 31-55 |
| 01:31 | Northwestern | Rick Drury makes the 2nd free throw | 32-55 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Darren Danforth misses long on an open jumper from the left wing | 32-55 |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Gerald Bryant | 32-55 |
| 00:53 | Northwestern | Joseph Bond is denied on a layup by Wayne Mota | 32-55 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Nicholas Elwell grabs the board | 32-55 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Leonard Walker is called for the reach on Robert Bensen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Walker, team foul #17 | 32-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | William Lamanna (C) Joseph Causey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti (PF), Blaine Stewart (C) Delmer Kiel, Wayne Mota | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen misses the 1st free throw | 32-55 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Bensen makes the 2nd free throw | 32-56 |
| 00:40 | Northwestern | Gerald Bryant is called for 10 seconds | 32-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Barton (SG) Robert Bensen | |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti misses the easy layup | 32-56 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Ray Barton grabs the offensive board | 32-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Briganti can't connect on an uncontested floater in the paint | 32-56 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Blaine Stewart pulls down the offensive rebound | 32-56 |