| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) SG - Alex Martell (fresh) SF - William Perry (fresh) PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) C - Dan Calles (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 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham tips it back up and in | 0-2 |
| 19:11 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses the jumper from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Martin Reed | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Alex Martell - foul #1 on Alex Martell, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 1st free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 0-3 |
| 18:50 | Iowa | Mathew Warren grabs the board | 0-3 |
| 18:21 | Iowa | Alex Martell buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Arthur Arnold | 3-3 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Dan Calles takes the ball from Jim Graham | 3-3 |
| 17:31 | Iowa | Dan Calles's floater is knocked away by Anthony Kunkel | 3-3 |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham snags the defensive board | 3-3 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed clanks a jumper near the basket | 3-3 |
| 17:00 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger tips it back up and in | 3-5 |
| 16:36 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold clanks a jumper from the right wing | 3-5 |
| 16:34 | Iowa | William Perry tips it in | 5-5 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 5-7 |
| 15:51 | Iowa | Dan Calles's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 5-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 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 | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Perry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Mathew Warren (fresh) C - Dan Calles (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) SG - Lawrence Hunger (fresh) SF - David Gibson (fresh) PF - Henry Reynolds (fresh) C - John Gibbons (fresh) | |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Arthur Arnold is called for the reach on Walter Ferro - foul #1 on Arthur Arnold, team foul #2 | 5-7 |
| 15:12 | Wisconsin | Alex Martell steals it from Henry Reynolds | 5-7 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | William Perry can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 5-7 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger snags the defensive board | 5-7 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 5-7 |
| 14:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Perry | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Iowa | Lawrence Hunger steals it from Arthur Arnold in the backcourt | 5-7 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro blows the layup | 5-7 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds can't tip it in | 5-7 |
| 14:19 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold grabs the board | 5-7 |
| 13:58 | Iowa | Mathew Warren double dribbles | 5-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Dewitt (PG), Michael Huynh (SG) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Martin Reed (PF) Lawrence Hunger, Henry Reynolds | |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 5-7 |
| 13:37 | Iowa | The rebound goes to William Perry | 5-7 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | William Perry misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #1 | 5-7 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger (SG), Henry Reynolds (PF) Harold Dunkelberger, Martin Reed | |
| 13:16 | Iowa | William Perry misses the 1st free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:16 | Iowa | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 5-7 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Hunger pulls down the rebound | 5-7 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons makes the floater in the paint and the foul's on Michael Huynh - foul #1 on Michael Huynh, team foul #3 | 5-9 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Martin Reed (PF) Lawrence Hunger, Henry Reynolds | |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | John Gibbons makes the free throw | 5-10 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | William Perry hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by David Gibson - foul #1 on David Gibson, team foul #2 | 5-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Harold Dunkelberger, David Gibson, Martin Reed, John Gibbons | |
| 12:43 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 6-10 |
| 12:43 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the lay-in but the foul's on William Perry - foul #1 on William Perry, team foul #4 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Martin Reed (PF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Lawrence Hunger, Henry Reynolds, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 1st free throw | 7-11 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 7-12 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Dan Calles misses the jumper from the right side but he's hacked by John Gibbons - foul #1 on John Gibbons, team foul #3 | 7-12 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Alex Martell (SG) Joseph Dewitt, Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), David Gibson (SF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Jim Graham, John Gibbons | |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the 1st free throw | 8-12 |
| 11:52 | Iowa | Dan Calles makes the 2nd free throw | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Alex Martell (fresh) 3 pts. SF - William Perry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Mathew Warren (fairly fresh) C - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Gibson (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Anthony Kunkel (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel makes the runner from the baseline set up by David Gibson | 9-14 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Dan Calles comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 9-14 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | David Gibson gets the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel blows the layup | 9-14 |
| 10:46 | Iowa | William Perry pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 10:40 | Iowa | David Gibson swats the layup by Alex Martell | 9-14 |
| 10:38 | Iowa | William Perry tips it back up and in | 11-14 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by David Gibson | 11-17 |
| 09:55 | Iowa | Mathew Warren knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Arthur Arnold | 13-17 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by David Gibson | 13-20 |
| 09:20 | Iowa | William Perry's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Dewitt (PG), Michael Huynh (SG), George Skinner (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF), Tom Jones (C) Arthur Arnold, Alex Martell, William Perry, Mathew Warren, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, David Gibson, Martin Reed, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Geoffrey Parker denies the turnaround by Jim Graham | 13-20 |
| 08:54 | Iowa | Michael Huynh snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:29 | Iowa | The short jumper by Tom Jones is denied by John Gibbons | 13-20 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham snags the defensive board | 13-20 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro is hacked by Joseph Dewitt - foul #1 on Joseph Dewitt, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG) Joseph Dewitt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger (SG), Martin Reed (PF) Lawrence Hunger, Henry Reynolds | |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham hits a jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Walter Ferro | 13-22 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Huynh (fresh) SF - George Skinner (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) C - Tom Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Jim Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - John Gibbons (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #4 | 13-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (SG), Mathew Warren (PF), Dan Calles (C) George Skinner, Geoffrey Parker, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Henry Reynolds (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Harold Dunkelberger, Martin Reed, John Gibbons | |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 14-22 |
| 07:09 | Iowa | Arthur Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds is called for 3 seconds | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | William Perry (SF) Michael Huynh | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger (SG) Lawrence Hunger | |
| 06:23 | Iowa | William Perry is whistled for a carry | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SG) Arthur Arnold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), David Gibson (SF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Jim Graham, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro travels with the ball | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Harold Dunkelberger, David Gibson, John Gibbons | |
| 05:39 | Iowa | Anthony Kunkel blocks the short jumper by William Perry | 15-22 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds grabs the board | 15-22 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by William Perry - foul #2 on William Perry, team foul #6 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Iowa | Arthur Arnold (PG), Tom Jones (C) Michael Huynh, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Lawrence Hunger, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 04:55 | Iowa | William Perry misses the jumper from the left side | 15-24 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham pulls down the rebound | 15-24 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 15-24 |
| 04:28 | Iowa | William Perry grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 04:00 | Iowa | Alex Martell is whistled for a carry | 15-24 |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Huynh (SG), George Skinner (SF), Geoffrey Parker (PF), Dan Calles (C) Alex Martell, William Perry, Mathew Warren, Tom Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), David Gibson (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, Jim Graham, Henry Reynolds, John Gibbons | |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Charles Brew | 15-27 |
| 03:24 | Iowa | Dan Calles connects on the floater near the basket | 17-27 |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Arthur Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Huynh (fresh) SF - George Skinner (fresh) PF - Geoffrey Parker (fresh) C - Dan Calles (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Brew (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Harold Dunkelberger (fresh) 11 pts. SF - David Gibson (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Anthony Kunkel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Huynh steals the ball from Anthony Kunkel | 17-27 |
| 02:57 | Iowa | Michael Huynh lays it up and in | 19-27 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Harold Dunkelberger knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Martin Reed | 19-30 |
| 02:16 | Iowa | Anthony Kunkel is called for the reach on Dan Calles - foul #1 on Anthony Kunkel, team foul #5 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Alex Martell (PG), William Perry (SF), Mathew Warren (PF), Tom Jones (C) Arthur Arnold, George Skinner, Geoffrey Parker, Dan Calles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), John Gibbons (C) Charles Brew, Harold Dunkelberger, David Gibson, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 01:54 | Iowa | William Perry misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline but the foul's on Lawrence Hunger - foul #1 on Lawrence Hunger, team foul #6 | 19-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Anthony Kunkel (C) Walter Ferro, John Gibbons | |
| 01:54 | Iowa | William Perry makes the 1st free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:54 | Iowa | William Perry misses the 2nd free throw | 20-30 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel pulls down the rebound | 20-30 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range but the foul's on William Perry - foul #3 on William Perry, team foul #7 | 20-30 |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Dewitt (PG) William Perry | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Harold Dunkelberger (SG), David Gibson (SF) Charles Brew, Lawrence Hunger, Jim Graham | |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel makes the 1st free throw | 20-31 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | Anthony Kunkel makes the 2nd free throw | 20-32 |
| 01:07 | Iowa | Tom Jones misses the lay-in | 20-32 |
| 01:05 | Iowa | Tom Jones gets the offensive rebound | 20-32 |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Tom Jones connects on the jumper from close range on a nice dish by Mathew Warren and he's fouled by Martin Reed - foul #3 on Martin Reed, team foul #7 | 22-32 |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Brew (PG), Lawrence Hunger (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Henry Reynolds (PF), John Gibbons (C) Walter Ferro, Harold Dunkelberger, David Gibson, Martin Reed, Anthony Kunkel | |
| 00:44 | Iowa | Tom Jones makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham knocks in the driving attempt from the right block set up by Lawrence Hunger | 23-34 |
| 00:02 | Iowa | Henry Reynolds steals the ball from Mathew Warren | 23-34 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Henry Reynolds clanks a fullcourt shot | 23-34 |