| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) C - Dennis Charles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) SF - Jim Graham (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Anthony Kunkel (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:46 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 3-0 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger splits the doubleteam and buries a fadeaway from the right side | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner knocks in the runner in the lane set up by Gary Wells | 5-2 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham blows the layup | 5-2 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel hits the follow up shot | 5-4 |
| 18:18 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 5-4 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel grabs the board | 5-4 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel can't finish the layup but the foul's on Dennis Charles - foul #1 on Dennis Charles, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Jeff Boatman (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Charles Tanner, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), David Gibson (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, Jim Graham, Martin Reed | |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 17:34 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses the floater from the right wing | 5-6 |
| 17:33 | Notre Dame | David Sears gets the offensive rebound | 5-6 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | David Sears misses the jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 17:14 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman tips it home | 7-6 |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel can't connect on a floater from the right side | 7-6 |
| 16:54 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith gets the rebound | 7-6 |
| 16:48 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 7-6 |
| 16:47 | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman snags the offensive board | 7-6 |
| 16:20 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF), Robert Bostwick (PF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Martin Reed (PF), John Gibbons (C) Lawrence Hunger, Henry Reynolds, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 7-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles (C) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 7-6 |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Martin Reed | 7-6 |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger is hacked by Dennis Charles - foul #2 on Dennis Charles, team foul #2 | 7-6 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (SG), Charles Tanner (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) David Sears, Jeff Boatman, Dennis Charles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Jim Graham (SF) Walter Ferro, David Gibson | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Graham (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - John Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham banks in the layup | 7-8 |
| 15:04 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner double dribbles | 7-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Jeff Boatman (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons travels with the ball | 7-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Robert Bostwick (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), David Gibson (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, Jim Graham, Martin Reed | |
| 14:32 | Notre Dame | David Gibson is called for the reach on Raymond Parsons - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #1 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner (PF) Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Walter Ferro, Lawrence Hunger, David Gibson, Henry Reynolds | |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 7-8 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger grabs the board | 7-8 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons connects on the fadeaway near the basket set up by Charles Brew | 7-10 |
| 13:50 | Notre Dame | Martin Reed steals it from Leon Carroll | 7-10 |
| 13:33 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew travels with the ball | 7-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Robert Bostwick (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Charles Tanner, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), David Gibson (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, Jim Graham, Martin Reed, John Gibbons | |
| 13:16 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert throws a bad pass out of bounds | 7-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Gibbons (C) Anthony Kunkel | |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | David Gibson misses the shot from the left block | 7-10 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to John Gibbons | 7-10 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | David Gibson pulls down the offensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons is fouled on the floor by Jeffrey Cuthbert - foul #1 on Jeffrey Cuthbert, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Lawrence Hunger, David Gibson, Henry Reynolds, John Gibbons | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger loses the dribble to Gary Wells | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Charles Tanner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Lloyd Greene (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Graham (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Anthony Kunkel (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses short on a floater in the lane but he's hacked by Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #2 | 7-10 |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:30 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel snags the defensive board | 7-10 |
| 11:25 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 11:24 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons comes up short on the fadeaway near the basket but the foul's on Charles Brew - foul #1 on Charles Brew, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Boatman (C) Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 1st free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:17 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Martin Reed | 7-10 |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew clanks a shot from the free throw line | 7-10 |
| 10:51 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells gets the rebound | 7-10 |
| 10:33 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 7-10 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger grabs the board | 7-10 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger is hacked by Jeff Boatman - foul #1 on Jeff Boatman, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | David Sears (SG), Robert Bostwick (PF), Lloyd Greene (C) Leon Carroll, Charles Tanner, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), David Gibson (SF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Jim Graham, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | David Gibson buries a floater from the right side set up by Martin Reed | 7-12 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | David Sears is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on David Sears, team foul #5 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF) Raymond Parsons, Gary Wells, Robert Bostwick | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Jim Graham (SF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, David Gibson, John Gibbons | |
| 09:13 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-12 |
| 09:11 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham snags the offensive board | 7-12 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 7-12 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Leon Carroll (SG), Gary Wells (SF), Robert Bostwick (PF), Jeff Boatman (C) Brad Smith, David Sears, Jeffrey Cuthbert, Charles Tanner, Lloyd Greene | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), David Gibson (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, Jim Graham, Martin Reed, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | David Gibson picks off the pass by Leon Carroll | 7-12 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | David Gibson lays it in | 7-14 |
| 07:52 | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll misses long on a jumper from the left wing | 7-14 |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons grabs the defensive rebound | 7-14 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds throws it down | 7-16 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Leon Carroll (fresh) SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Bostwick (fresh) C - Jeff Boatman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) SG - Lawrence Hunger (fresh) SF - David Gibson (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Henry Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Gibbons (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:08 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Gary Wells | 10-16 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 10-16 |
| 06:41 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells grabs the board | 10-16 |
| 06:35 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells lays it in on a great pass from Raymond Parsons | 12-16 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger's pass is intercepted by Leon Carroll | 12-16 |
| 05:59 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells is hacked by Henry Reynolds - foul #1 on Henry Reynolds, team foul #4 | 12-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Brad Smith (PG), David Sears (SG), Jeffrey Cuthbert (SF), Charles Tanner (PF), Dennis Charles (C) Raymond Parsons, Leon Carroll, Gary Wells, Robert Bostwick, Jeff Boatman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Lawrence Hunger, David Gibson, Henry Reynolds, John Gibbons | |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left side and he's hacked by Jim Graham - foul #1 on Jim Graham, team foul #5 | 14-16 |
| 05:51 | Notre Dame | Jeffrey Cuthbert makes the free throw | 15-16 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-16 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Charles Tanner | 15-16 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | David Sears knocks in the floater from the right block and he's hacked by Harold Dunkelberger - foul #1 on Harold Dunkelberger, team foul #6 | 17-16 |
| 05:15 | Notre Dame | David Sears makes the free throw | 18-16 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 18-16 |
| 04:51 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner snags the defensive board | 18-16 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | David Sears hits a jumper near the basket on a great pass from Brad Smith | 20-16 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 20-16 |
| 04:28 | Notre Dame | Brad Smith pulls down the rebound | 20-16 |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner is hacked by Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #7 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons (PG), Gary Wells (SF) Brad Smith, Jeffrey Cuthbert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds (PF) Martin Reed | |
| 04:06 | Notre Dame | Charles Tanner misses the 1st free throw | 20-16 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham gets the rebound | 20-16 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 20-19 |
| 03:33 | Notre Dame | Jim Graham blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Gary Wells | 20-19 |
| 03:32 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles grabs the offensive rebound | 20-19 |
| 03:15 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Raymond Parsons (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - David Sears (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gary Wells (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Charles Tanner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Charles (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Henry Reynolds (fresh) 2 pts. C - Anthony Kunkel (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew is whistled for a carry | 23-19 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Leon Carroll (SG), Lloyd Greene (PF) David Sears, Charles Tanner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), David Gibson (SF), Martin Reed (PF) Charles Brew, Jim Graham, Henry Reynolds | |
| 02:26 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons drills a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Leon Carroll | 25-19 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed scores on a shot from the right wing set up by Walter Ferro | 25-21 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Raymond Parsons misses long on a jumper in the lane | 25-21 |
| 01:36 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles tips it but misses | 25-21 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Martin Reed | 25-21 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 25-24 |
| 00:49 | Notre Dame | Dennis Charles hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 25-24 |
| 00:48 | Notre Dame | Lloyd Greene tips it in | 27-24 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro drills a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Harold Dunkelberger | 27-26 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Gary Wells clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 27-26 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel gets the rebound | 27-26 |