| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 6 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. C - David Colson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fresh) 3 pf. C - James Hawkins (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer inbounds the ball | 15-22 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:36 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-22 |
| 19:35 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels grabs the offensive board | 15-22 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3 pointer from the right wing | 15-25 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-25 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson pulls down the rebound | 15-25 |
| 18:29 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson buries a 3pt shot from the right corner | 15-28 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove hits a fadeaway from the left side | 17-28 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | James Hawkins misses long on a shot from close range | 17-28 |
| 17:44 | Northwestern | James Hawkins grabs the offensive board | 17-28 |
| 17:26 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 17-28 |
| 17:25 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-28 |
| 17:02 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt pulls down the rebound | 17-28 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 17-28 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove gets the rebound | 17-28 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Brandon Hargrove | 19-28 |
| 16:14 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels banks in the wide open layup | 19-30 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses the easy layup | 19-30 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | David Colson snags the offensive board | 19-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Everett Haines (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - David Colson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Thomas Hunt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Hawkins (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 19-30 |
| 15:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it in | 21-30 |
| 15:28 | Northwestern | James Hawkins makes the fadeaway from close range | 21-32 |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 14:57 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 21-32 |
| 14:50 | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-32 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the defensive board | 21-32 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble knocks in the jump hook from close range on a great pass from Brandon Hargrove | 23-32 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson steps out of bounds on the baseline | 23-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (PG), Gregory Jackson (SG), Richard Graf (SF), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Gilbert Gamble, Everett Haines, Brandon Hargrove, Hugh Vicini, David Colson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, James Hawkins | |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf loses the ball out of bounds | 23-32 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Hunt and he's fouled by Li Wang - foul #1 on Li Wang, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 13:49 | Northwestern | James Carter makes the free throw | 23-35 |
| 13:29 | Wisconsin | Gregory Jackson misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 23-35 |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher tips it in | 25-35 |
| 13:12 | Northwestern | Lyle Carr shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 25-35 |
| 13:10 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer tips it back up and in | 25-37 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket but he's fouled by James Carter - foul #1 on James Carter, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG), Everett Haines (SG), Brandon Hargrove (SF) Ralph Stratton, Gregory Jackson, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Raymond Price (PF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, Thomas Hunt | |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf misses the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 12:45 | Northwestern | James Carter gets the rebound | 26-37 |
| 12:22 | Northwestern | James Carter connects on the runner near the basket set up by Darryl Daniels | 26-39 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 26-39 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove tips it back up and in | 28-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Everett Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. PF - Richard Graf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fresh) 15 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 2 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 28-39 |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gilbert Gamble, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| 10:52 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson works out of a doubleteam and scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Darryl Daniels | 28-41 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-41 |
| 10:21 | Northwestern | James Hawkins snags the defensive board | 28-41 |
| 10:00 | Northwestern | Brandon Hargrove takes the ball from James Hawkins | 28-41 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 28-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Gregory Jackson (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF) Everett Haines, Brandon Hargrove, Richard Graf | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Steven Mayer (SF), James Carter (C) George Hutchcraft, James Hawkins | |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | Gregory Jackson is called for the reach on Steven Mayer - foul #1 on Gregory Jackson, team foul #3 | 28-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Raymond Price (PF) Thomas Hunt | |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Gilbert Gamble - foul #3 on Gilbert Gamble, team foul #4 | 28-41 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 1st free throw | 28-42 |
| 09:01 | Northwestern | Steven Mayer makes the 2nd free throw | 28-43 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Gregory Jackson | 30-43 |
| 08:27 | Northwestern | Jonas Richardson loses the dribble to Ralph Stratton | 30-43 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-43 |
| 08:08 | Northwestern | Raymond Price grabs the board | 30-43 |
| 07:49 | Northwestern | James Carter throws it down on a great pass from Steven Mayer | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) SF - Gregory Jackson (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - David Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Darryl Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jonas Richardson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - Steven Mayer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | David Colson hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on James Carter - foul #2 on James Carter, team foul #2 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (SG), Brandon Hargrove (SF) Gilbert Gamble, Gregory Jackson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF), Thomas Hunt (PF), James Hawkins (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Steven Mayer, Raymond Price, James Carter | |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 07:33 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to James Hawkins | 30-45 |
| 07:21 | Northwestern | Everett Haines steps in front of the Lyle Carr pass | 30-45 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't connect on a floater in the paint | 30-45 |
| 07:04 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 06:43 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft drills a turnaround from the baseline set up by Lyle Carr | 30-47 |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-47 |
| 06:16 | Northwestern | James Hawkins pulls down the rebound | 30-47 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | John Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 30-47 |
| 05:57 | Wisconsin | David Colson gets the rebound | 30-47 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 33-47 |
| 05:36 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-47 |
| 05:34 | Northwestern | Thomas Hunt misses the tip | 33-47 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the defensive rebound | 33-47 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove is hacked by George Hutchcraft - foul #2 on George Hutchcraft, team foul #3 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble (PG), Richard Graf (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Ralph Stratton, Hugh Vicini, David Colson | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Darryl Daniels (PG), Jonas Richardson (SG), Steven Mayer (SF), Raymond Price (PF) John Brown, Lyle Carr, George Hutchcraft, Thomas Hunt | |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Gamble is fouled on the floor by James Hawkins - foul #1 on James Hawkins, team foul #4 | 33-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | John Brown (PG), Malcolm Archer (SG), Leland Bopp (SF), James Carter (C) Darryl Daniels, Jonas Richardson, Steven Mayer, James Hawkins | |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf's floater is tipped away by Leland Bopp | 33-47 |
| 04:33 | Northwestern | John Brown grabs the board | 33-47 |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Gilbert Gamble picks off the pass by John Brown | 33-47 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf makes the shot from close range | 35-47 |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | John Brown hits a jumper from the right block on a great pass from Raymond Price and he's fouled by Gilbert Gamble - foul #4 on Gilbert Gamble, team foul #5 | 35-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton (SG), Li Wang (PF) Everett Haines, Brandon Hargrove | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lyle Carr (SG), George Hutchcraft (SF) Malcolm Archer, Leland Bopp | |
| 03:30 | Northwestern | John Brown misses the free throw | 35-49 |
| 03:30 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher snags the defensive board | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Gilbert Gamble (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Ralph Stratton (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Richard Graf (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Li Wang (fresh) C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - John Brown (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lyle Carr (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Hutchcraft (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Raymond Price (fresh) 3 reb. C - James Carter (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | James Carter takes the ball from Daniel Schumacher | 35-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Lyle Carr and the foul's on Daniel Schumacher - foul #2 on Daniel Schumacher, team foul #6 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 02:47 | Northwestern | John Brown makes the free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-52 |
| 02:27 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Raymond Price | 35-52 |
| 02:21 | Northwestern | John Brown lays it up and in on a nice dish by Lyle Carr | 35-54 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Ralph Stratton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-54 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Graf snags the offensive board | 35-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Li Wang banks in the layup | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:18 | Northwestern | George Hutchcraft throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (SG), Brandon Hargrove (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF) Ralph Stratton, Richard Graf, Li Wang | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | John Brown takes the ball from David Colson | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Northwestern | John Brown comes up short on the jumper from the right side | 37-54 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 37-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Everett Haines | 39-54 |
| 00:00 | Northwestern | John Brown runs out the clock | 39-54 |