| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | David Colson inbounds the ball | 19-29 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Brandon Hargrove | 19-31 |
| 19:05 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane drills a jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Brian Allen | 21-31 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | George Lawson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-31 |
| 18:21 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 21-31 |
| 18:20 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski tips it in | 23-31 |
| 17:59 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 23-31 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines grabs the offensive board | 23-31 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove drills a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 23-34 |
| 17:22 | New Mexico | Fred Ward is called for traveling | 23-34 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is fouled on the floor by Ricky Beane - foul #1 on Ricky Beane, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | David Colson is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on David Colson, team foul #1 | 23-34 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Edward Peterson (C) Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher (C) George Lawson | |
| 16:04 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 25-34 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | David Colson buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Brandon Hargrove out of a doubleteam and the foul's on Richard O'Laughlin - foul #1 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #2 | 25-36 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Kendall Jones (SF), Armand Costa (PF) Brian Allen, Fred Ward, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Li Wang (PF) Hugh Vicini | |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the free throw | 25-37 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Charles Jones (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kendall Jones (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) C - Edward Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 12 pts. 5 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Li Wang (fresh) C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:23 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 15:22 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | Li Wang is hacked by Kendall Jones - foul #1 on Kendall Jones, team foul #3 | 25-37 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski (C) Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF), George Lawson (C) David Colson, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 25-37 |
| 14:36 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski pulls down the rebound | 25-37 |
| 14:10 | New Mexico | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-37 |
| 14:09 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones snags the offensive board | 25-37 |
| 13:55 | New Mexico | Charles Jones works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Armand Costa | 28-37 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Brandon Hargrove | 28-39 |
| 13:05 | New Mexico | Charles Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 28-39 |
| 13:03 | New Mexico | Armand Costa grabs the offensive board | 28-39 |
| 12:40 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin is fouled on the floor by Brandon Hargrove - foul #2 on Brandon Hargrove, team foul #2 | 28-39 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF), Ricky Beane (PF) Richard O'Laughlin, Kendall Jones, Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), David Colson (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Everett Haines, Brandon Hargrove, Li Wang, George Lawson | |
| 12:18 | New Mexico | Charles Jones misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-39 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to David Colson | 28-39 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | David Colson blows the layup | 28-39 |
| 11:47 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski pulls down the rebound | 28-39 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Charles Jones (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Daniel Schumacher (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:43 | New Mexico | Brian Allen comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 28-39 |
| 11:42 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski hits the follow up shot | 30-39 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a great pass from Daniel Schumacher and he's fouled by Fred Ward - foul #1 on Fred Ward, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Edward Peterson (C) Charles Jones, Jurica Kurowski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Brandon Hargrove (SG), George Lawson (C) Richard Moore, Ronald Mills, Daniel Schumacher | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the free throw | 30-41 |
| 11:13 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane gets the rebound | 30-41 |
| 10:50 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-41 |
| 10:19 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Edward Peterson | 30-41 |
| 09:54 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses badly on a floater in the paint | 30-41 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | David Colson grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 09:38 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the jumper from the left wing | 30-41 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove tips it but misses | 30-41 |
| 09:36 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane snags the defensive board | 30-41 |
| 09:18 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 30-41 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | George Lawson grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Ricky Beane blocks the short jumper by David Colson | 30-41 |
| 08:54 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Ricky Beane | 30-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 08:32 | New Mexico | Brian Allen's floater is knocked away by David Colson | 30-41 |
| 08:31 | New Mexico | Fred Ward pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 08:13 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane knocks in the fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brian Allen | 32-41 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-41 |
| 08:02 | New Mexico | Edward Peterson grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 07:34 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 34-41 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ricky Beane (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. C - Edward Peterson (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hargrove (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Colson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Vicini (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lawson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 34-41 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove tips it in | 34-43 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Hugh Vicini - foul #2 on Hugh Vicini, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Charles Jones (PG), Jack Christopher (SG), Armand Costa (PF), Jurica Kurowski (C) Brian Allen, Richard O'Laughlin, Fred Ward, Edward Peterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Li Wang (PF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Everett Haines, Brandon Hargrove, Hugh Vicini, George Lawson | |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses the 1st free throw | 34-43 |
| 06:46 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane makes the 2nd free throw | 35-43 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills scores on a floater from just outside the lane set up by David Colson | 35-45 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 06:20 | New Mexico | Ricky Beane misses short on an open turnaround near the basket | 35-45 |
| 06:19 | Wisconsin | Li Wang grabs the defensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 05:50 | Wisconsin | Li Wang misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 35-45 |
| 05:48 | New Mexico | Charles Jones gets the rebound | 35-45 |
| 05:26 | New Mexico | Jack Christopher's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin (SG), Kendall Jones (SF) Jack Christopher, Ricky Beane | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Brandon Hargrove (SG) Richard Moore, David Colson | |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | Daniel Schumacher misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 35-45 |
| 04:55 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Armand Costa | 35-45 |
| 04:32 | New Mexico | Armand Costa hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from close range | 35-45 |
| 04:30 | New Mexico | Kendall Jones grabs the offensive rebound | 35-45 |
| 04:13 | New Mexico | Charles Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-45 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Brian Allen (PG), Fred Ward (SF) Charles Jones, Kendall Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini (PF) Li Wang | |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the shot from close range set up by Everett Haines and he's fouled by Armand Costa - foul #1 on Armand Costa, team foul #5 | 35-47 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Lawson (C) Daniel Schumacher | |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the free throw | 35-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 03:39 | New Mexico | Brian Allen travels with the ball | 35-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (SF) Ronald Mills | |
| 03:12 | Wisconsin | Brian Allen takes the ball from George Lawson | 35-48 |
| Lineup | New Mexico | PG - Brian Allen (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard O'Laughlin (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Fred Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Armand Costa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jurica Kurowski (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Brandon Hargrove (fresh) 14 pts. 6 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:04 | New Mexico | Brian Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 38-48 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 38-48 |
| 02:39 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Fred Ward | 38-48 |
| 02:22 | New Mexico | David Colson steals the ball from Richard O'Laughlin | 38-48 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | David Colson hits the front of the rim on the floater from close range | 38-48 |
| 01:53 | New Mexico | The rebound goes to Jurica Kurowski | 38-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:45 | New Mexico | Brian Allen buries a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard O'Laughlin | 40-48 |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Richard O'Laughlin steals it from David Colson | 40-48 |
| 01:03 | New Mexico | Richard O'Laughlin misses short on an open floater from just outside the lane | 40-48 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Brandon Hargrove gets the rebound | 40-48 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Armand Costa - foul #2 on Armand Costa, team foul #6 | 40-48 |
| Subs | New Mexico | Ricky Beane (PF) Armand Costa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SG), Ronald Mills (SF), Daniel Schumacher (C) Brandon Hargrove, David Colson, George Lawson | |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills is hacked by Fred Ward - foul #2 on Fred Ward, team foul #7 | 40-48 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 1st free throw | 40-49 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 40-50 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:49 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-50 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore is hacked by Richard O'Laughlin in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard O'Laughlin, team foul #8 | 40-50 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 40-51 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore makes the 2nd free throw | 40-52 |
| 00:43 | New Mexico | Brian Allen hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-52 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the defensive board | 40-52 |
| Game Plan | New Mexico | New Mexico is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-52 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it back up and in | 40-54 |
| 00:04 | New Mexico | Brian Allen misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 40-54 |
| 00:02 | New Mexico | Jurica Kurowski grabs the offensive rebound | 40-54 |
| 00:00 | New Mexico | The clock runs out | 40-54 |