| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - James Friedlander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fresh) 8 pts. C - Lowell Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fresh) SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Lowell Bryant - foul #2 on Lowell Bryant, team foul #1 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Michael Jackson (C) Wallace Scott, James Friedlander, Lowell Bryant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 1st free throw | 34-28 |
| 19:45 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald makes the 2nd free throw | 34-29 |
| 19:22 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-29 |
| 19:21 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 19:06 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 34-29 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler misses badly on a fadeaway from the left block | 34-29 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | James Milton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese is fouled on the floor by Walter Sullivan - foul #3 on Walter Sullivan, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), James Friedlander (SG), Lowell Bryant (C) Frank Swinehart, Elijah Genovese, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 18:01 | Wisconsin | Gregory Burkhardt steals it from Lowell Bryant | 34-29 |
| 17:40 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald is fouled on the floor by James Milton - foul #1 on James Milton, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG) James Friedlander | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SF), Michael Yang (PF), Edgar Eichner (C) Dale Anderson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 17:19 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 34-29 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan can't tip it in | 34-29 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler grabs the board | 34-29 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Thompson picks off the pass by Lowell Bryant | 34-29 |
| 16:40 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Glenn Cummings | 34-32 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from James Milton | 36-32 |
| 16:15 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson knocks in the jumper from the left wing set up by Walter Sullivan | 36-34 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 36-34 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to James Milton | 36-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Wallace Scott (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Frank Swinehart (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Michael Yang (fresh) C - Edgar Eichner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | James Milton loses the dribble to Walter Sullivan | 36-34 |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson lays it up and in on a nice dish by Walter Sullivan | 36-36 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler misses long on an open jump hook from the left block | 36-36 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Walter Sullivan | 36-36 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 36-36 |
| 14:41 | Minnesota | Michael Yang gets the offensive rebound | 36-36 |
| 14:18 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 36-38 |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | James Milton's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (PG), James Friedlander (SG), Jay Saylor (PF), Michael Jackson (C) Wallace Scott, Frank Swinehart, Terry Chandler, Lowell Bryant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 13:32 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Lawrence Thompson out of a doubleteam | 36-41 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | James Milton clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-41 |
| 13:05 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gregory Burkhardt | 36-41 |
| 12:47 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 36-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler (PF) Jay Saylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese is hacked by Lawrence Thompson - foul #2 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (SG) Walter Sullivan | |
| 12:10 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander is hacked by Gregory Burkhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Burkhardt, team foul #3 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider (C) James Milton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Michael Yang (PF) Lawrence Thompson | |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 36-41 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson tips it back up and in | 38-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Friedlander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Jackson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Terry Chandler (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Schneider (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Thomas Heald (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dale Anderson (fresh) PF - Michael Yang (fresh) 2 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Michael Yang is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #3 on Michael Jackson, team foul #3 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Joseph Schneider | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 11:07 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Lowell Bryant (C) James Friedlander, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Lawrence Thompson - foul #3 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #4 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG), Michael Jackson (C) Elijah Genovese, Lowell Bryant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG) Glenn Cummings | |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 10:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson can't throw it down | 39-41 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler pulls down the rebound | 39-41 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson slams it home on a great pass from James Milton | 41-41 |
| 09:48 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 09:47 | Minnesota | Edgar Eichner misses the tip | 41-41 |
| 09:45 | Minnesota | Michael Yang grabs the offensive board | 41-41 |
| 09:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 41-41 |
| 09:25 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the defensive rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler's pass is intercepted by Lawrence Thompson | 41-41 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson misses the lay-in | 41-41 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Milton | 41-41 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-41 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam but misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 43-41 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart grabs the board | 43-41 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Yang - foul #2 on Michael Yang, team foul #5 | 43-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (PG), James Friedlander (SG), Michael Brooks (SF), Lowell Bryant (C) Wallace Scott, Frank Swinehart, James Milton, Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings (PG), Thomas Heald (PF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Lawrence Thompson, Michael Yang, Edgar Eichner | |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler makes the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler misses the 2nd free throw | 44-41 |
| 07:53 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald grabs the board | 44-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elijah Genovese (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Friedlander (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Michael Brooks (fresh) PF - Terry Chandler (tiring) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Lowell Bryant (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Glenn Cummings (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Walter Sullivan (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Dale Anderson (tiring) PF - Thomas Heald (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Gregory Burkhardt (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:31 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings is hacked by James Friedlander - foul #1 on James Friedlander, team foul #4 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF), Jay Saylor (PF) Michael Brooks, Terry Chandler | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 07:02 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald scores on a fadeaway from the left side | 44-43 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from James Milton | 47-43 |
| 06:17 | Minnesota | Lowell Bryant blocks the short jumper by Gregory Burkhardt | 47-43 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | James Milton gets the rebound | 47-43 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor is whistled for a carry | 47-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson (SF), Terry Chandler (PF) James Milton, Jay Saylor | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Edgar Eichner (C) Walter Sullivan, Dale Anderson | |
| 05:51 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald's floater is tipped away by Terry Chandler | 47-43 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander pulls down the rebound | 47-43 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson misses the lay-in | 47-43 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson snags the offensive board | 47-43 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Terry Chandler connects on the runner from the left block on a nice dish by Lowell Bryant | 49-43 |
| 04:56 | Minnesota | James Friedlander picks off the pass by Lawrence Thompson out of a doubleteam | 49-43 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese jams it on a great pass from James Friedlander | 51-43 |
| 04:35 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-43 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Glenn Cummings grabs the offensive board | 51-43 |
| 04:24 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Glenn Cummings | 51-45 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Thompson takes the ball from James Friedlander | 51-45 |
| 04:00 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald blows the layup | 51-45 |
| 03:58 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese snags the defensive board | 51-45 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander drills a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Chandler | 54-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Elijah Genovese (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Friedlander (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Terry Chandler (tiring) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Lowell Bryant (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Lawrence Thompson (fairly fresh) 27 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Glenn Cummings (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Thomas Heald (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. PF - Gregory Burkhardt (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Edgar Eichner (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 03:20 | Minnesota | Elijah Genovese steals it from Lawrence Thompson out of a doubleteam | 54-45 |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Frank Swinehart (SG), James Milton (SF), Joseph Schneider (C) Elijah Genovese, James Friedlander, Michael Jackson, Lowell Bryant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan (SG), Dale Anderson (SF), Michael Yang (PF) Lawrence Thompson, Thomas Heald, Gregory Burkhardt | |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott travels with the ball | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (0) | |
| 02:50 | Minnesota | Minnesota calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant (C) Joseph Schneider | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson (PG), Thomas Heald (SF), Gregory Burkhardt (C) Glenn Cummings, Dale Anderson, Edgar Eichner | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | Thomas Heald loses the dribble to James Milton | 54-45 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Thompson is called for the reach on Wallace Scott - foul #4 on Lawrence Thompson, team foul #6 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor (PF), Joseph Schneider (C) Terry Chandler, Lowell Bryant | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Gregory Burkhardt blocks the short jumper by Frank Swinehart | 54-45 |
| 01:56 | Minnesota | Walter Sullivan pulls down the rebound | 54-45 |
| 01:50 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson splits the doubleteam but misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-45 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor grabs the defensive rebound | 54-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | James Milton makes the 3 pointer from straight away set up by Frank Swinehart | 57-45 |
| 01:27 | Minnesota | Lawrence Thompson scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from Walter Sullivan | 57-47 |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott blows the layup | 57-47 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor tips it in | 59-47 |
| 00:45 | Minnesota | Michael Yang's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese (SG), Michael Jackson (SF) Wallace Scott, James Milton | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dale Anderson (SF) Michael Yang | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Elijah Genovese is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Elijah Genovese, team foul #5 | 59-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 2-3 zone (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Frank Swinehart - foul #2 on Frank Swinehart, team foul #6 | 59-47 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:13 | Minnesota | Dale Anderson misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson pulls down the rebound | 59-47 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart runs out the clock | 59-47 |