| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Koloski inbounds the ball | 28-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Jerome Taylor - foul #2 on Jerome Taylor, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Jerome Taylor | 29-29 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker loses the ball out of bounds | 29-29 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Louis Frates | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Terry Carone - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 31-30 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 2nd free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits a shot from the right side on a nice dish by Terry Carone | 33-31 |
| 18:07 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is hacked by Terry Carone - foul #2 on Terry Carone, team foul #2 | 33-31 |
| 17:59 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 33-31 |
| 17:57 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark can't tip it in | 33-31 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by John Koloski | 36-31 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor's pass is intercepted by Louis Frates | 36-31 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris lays it in on a great pass from Louis Frates | 38-31 |
| 16:44 | Notre Dame | Louis Frates picks off the pass by Gavin Stryker | 38-31 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-31 |
| 16:19 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig gets the rebound | 38-31 |
| 16:05 | Notre Dame | Terry Carone is called for the reach on Henry Turk - foul #3 on Terry Carone, team foul #3 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, John Koloski, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Eric Depew (SG), William Krolikowski (PF) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, Peter Clark | |
| 15:52 | Notre Dame | Antonio King hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 38-31 |
| 15:50 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew tips it but misses | 38-31 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix pulls down the rebound | 38-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) C - Timothy Wix (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Turk (fresh) 8 pts. PF - William Krolikowski (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:26 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone double dribbles | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Shawn Haddock (C) Henry Turk, Jerome Taylor | |
| 15:14 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Whitworth - foul #1 on Lawrence Whitworth, team foul #4 | 38-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG) Eric Depew | |
| 15:03 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 38-34 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix banks in the layup | 40-34 |
| 14:26 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock hits the finger roll | 40-36 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone buries a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Lester Bryant out of a doubleteam | 42-36 |
| 13:55 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig makes the floater in the paint set up by Gavin Stryker | 42-38 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits a fadeaway from the baseline on a nice dish by Timothy Wix | 44-38 |
| 13:38 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Joel Craig is denied by Timothy Wix | 44-38 |
| 13:36 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Gavin Stryker | 44-38 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker knocks in the 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Antonio King | 44-41 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix loses the ball out of bounds | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), John Koloski (SF), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG), Henry Turk (SF), Peter Clark (PF) Gavin Stryker, Joel Craig, William Krolikowski | |
| 12:52 | Notre Dame | Bryan Richards picks off the pass by Eric Depew | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Shawn Haddock - foul #4 on Shawn Haddock, team foul #2 | 44-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor (C) Shawn Haddock | |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 1st free throw | 44-41 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Antonio King clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Stanley Mantz - foul #1 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #5 | 45-41 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Antonio King makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses short on a fadeaway from the left side | 45-42 |
| 11:58 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor snags the defensive board | 45-42 |
| 11:41 | Notre Dame | Stanley Mantz steals it from Jerome Taylor | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Henry Turk (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 45-42 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 45-42 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bryan Richards | 45-42 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-42 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the board | 45-42 |
| 10:27 | Notre Dame | Eric Depew double dribbles | 45-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG), Joel Craig (SF) Antonio King, Eric Depew | |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is whistled for traveling | 45-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Krolikowski (PF) Peter Clark | |
| 09:46 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-42 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 45-42 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses the shot from the left wing but the foul's on William Krolikowski - foul #2 on William Krolikowski, team foul #3 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SF) John Koloski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 45-42 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 46-42 |
| 08:57 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-42 |
| 08:34 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig gets the rebound | 46-42 |
| 08:30 | Notre Dame | Lester Bryant is called for the reach on Gavin Stryker - foul #2 on Lester Bryant, team foul #6 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Peter Clark (PF) Henry Turk, Jerome Taylor | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from straight away | 46-45 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 46-45 |
| 07:51 | Notre Dame | Antonio King grabs the board | 46-45 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Lester Bryant - foul #3 on Lester Bryant, team foul #7 | 46-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock (C) William Krolikowski | |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark misses the 1st free throw | 46-45 |
| 07:44 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark makes the 2nd free throw | 46-46 |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Terry Carone | 48-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gavin Stryker (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:00 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark blows the layup | 48-46 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 48-46 |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-46 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker is hacked by Louis Frates - foul #2 on Louis Frates, team foul #8 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Henry Turk (PG), William Krolikowski (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF) Antonio King, Joel Craig, Peter Clark | |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker makes the 1st free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:17 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker misses the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the rebound | 51-47 |
| 05:57 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-47 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk knocks in the shot from the right block set up by Gavin Stryker | 54-49 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-49 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the board | 54-49 |
| 04:53 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses short on a jumper from the baseline | 54-49 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | John Koloski snags the defensive board | 54-49 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 54-49 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth tips it home | 56-49 |
| 04:18 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk drills a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 56-52 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (PF) Lester Bryant, Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Joel Craig (SF), Peter Clark (PF) William Krolikowski, Jerome Taylor | |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway from the left wing | 56-52 |
| 03:53 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark snags the defensive board | 56-52 |
| 03:29 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark travels with the ball | 56-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth (C) Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Eric Depew (SG) Gavin Stryker | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Henry Turk (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Eric Depew (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Joel Craig (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Peter Clark (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Shawn Haddock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 56-52 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the offensive board | 56-52 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Terry Carone | 58-52 |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is fouled on the floor by Terry Carone - foul #4 on Terry Carone, team foul #9 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor (C) Shawn Haddock | |
| 02:37 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | John Koloski pulls down the rebound | 58-52 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is fouled on the floor by Peter Clark - foul #1 on Peter Clark, team foul #4 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (C) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker (SG) Eric Depew | |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 58-52 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| 01:27 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses the wide open floater in the paint | 58-52 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates gets the rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is hacked by Henry Turk - foul #1 on Henry Turk, team foul #5 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock (C) Jerome Taylor | |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Henry Turk is called for the reach on Louis Frates - foul #2 on Henry Turk, team foul #6 | 58-52 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 58-52 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates grabs the offensive board | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is hacked by Gavin Stryker - foul #1 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #7 | 58-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF) Terry Carone, John Koloski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 58-52 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 58-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:38 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark loses the dribble to Louis Frates | 58-52 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates banks in the layup | 60-52 |
| 00:30 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 60-52 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk snags the offensive board | 60-52 |
| 00:25 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Gavin Stryker | 60-55 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 60-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Henry Turk is called for the reach on Lester Bryant in the backcourt - foul #3 on Henry Turk, team foul #8 | 60-55 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 61-55 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 62-55 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk is fouled on the floor by Louis Frates - foul #3 on Louis Frates, team foul #10 | 62-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Notre Dame | Henry Turk misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bryan Richards | 62-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is fouled in the backcourt by Gavin Stryker - foul #2 on Gavin Stryker, team foul #9 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SF) John Koloski | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Peter Clark | 62-56 |
| 00:10 | Notre Dame | Gavin Stryker works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:09 | Notre Dame | Peter Clark gets the offensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Joel Craig misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Edward Harris | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is fouled in the backcourt by Henry Turk - foul #4 on Henry Turk, team foul #10 | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock grabs the defensive rebound | 62-56 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Shawn Haddock misses short on a fullcourt shot | 62-56 |