| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fresh) C - Jon Thomas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Friedlander (fresh) SG - Frank Swinehart (fresh) SF - Joseph Schneider (fresh) PF - Michael Jackson (fresh) C - Donald Daniels (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:42 | Northwestern | Donald Daniels steals it from Jon Thomas | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Robert Tapia takes the ball from Joseph Schneider in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:19 | Northwestern | Joseph Schneider is called for the reach on Ronald Bastarache - foul #1 on Joseph Schneider, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 0-0 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider snags the defensive board | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a nice dish by Frank Swinehart | 0-2 |
| 18:18 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the floater from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson hits a jumper in the lane on a nice dish by James Friedlander | 2-4 |
| 17:48 | Northwestern | Joel Davey connects on the shot from the left block | 4-4 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 4-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), David Cork (PF), John Longwell (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Michael Brooks (SG), Donald Sao (SF), Jay Saylor (PF), Lowell Bryant (C) James Friedlander, Frank Swinehart, Joseph Schneider, Michael Jackson, Donald Daniels | |
| 17:35 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-4 |
| 17:24 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Scott Drees | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung blows the layup but the foul's on Donald Sao - foul #1 on Donald Sao, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung misses the 2nd free throw | 5-4 |
| 17:19 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant gets the rebound | 5-4 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott is hacked by Leonard Chung in the backcourt - foul #1 on Leonard Chung, team foul #1 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG) Donald Sao | |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Scott Drees is called for the reach on Frank Swinehart - foul #1 on Scott Drees, team foul #2 | 5-4 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Ernest Thomas, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (PG) Frank Swinehart | |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor lays it in | 5-6 |
| 16:26 | Northwestern | Scott Drees's layup is rejected by Lowell Bryant | 5-6 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor gets the rebound | 5-6 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Jay Saylor is blocked by Joel Davey | 5-6 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant tips it back up and in | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fairly fresh) 1 pts. SG - Scott Drees (fairly fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fairly fresh) PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Cork (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Friedlander (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Wallace Scott (fresh) SF - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) PF - Jay Saylor (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Lowell Bryant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 5-8 |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor grabs the board | 5-8 |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Scott Drees picks off the pass by Lowell Bryant | 5-8 |
| 15:12 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung can't throw it down | 5-8 |
| 15:10 | Northwestern | The offensive rebound goes to Joel Davey | 5-8 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from David Cork | 8-8 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander is fouled on the floor by Leonard Chung - foul #2 on Leonard Chung, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, David Cork | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG), Joseph Schneider (SF), Michael Jackson (PF) James Friedlander, Michael Brooks, Jay Saylor | |
| 14:30 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider can't finish the uncontested layup | 8-8 |
| 14:29 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas pulls down the rebound | 8-8 |
| 14:25 | Northwestern | Frank Swinehart is called for the reach on Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Frank Swinehart, team foul #3 | 8-8 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (PG), Jay Saylor (C) Wallace Scott, Lowell Bryant | |
| 14:14 | Northwestern | Joseph Schneider denies the turnaround by Ernest Thomas | 8-8 |
| 14:13 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley grabs the offensive board | 8-8 |
| 13:55 | Northwestern | John Longwell buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Tapia | 11-8 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Friedlander | 11-11 |
| 13:30 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia misses long on a floater from the free throw line | 11-11 |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas can't tip it in | 11-11 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart is hacked by Robert Tapia in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Tapia, team foul #4 | 11-11 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Dennis Hurley, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Lowell Bryant (C) James Friedlander, Jay Saylor | |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Joel Davey gets the rebound | 11-11 |
| 13:01 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson comes up short on the driving attempt in the lane | 11-11 |
| 12:38 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas pulls down the rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:32 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-11 |
| 12:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Frank Swinehart | 11-11 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 11-11 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant gets the offensive rebound | 11-11 |
| 12:09 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart lays it up and in set up by Joseph Schneider and he's fouled by Robert Tapia - foul #2 on Robert Tapia, team foul #5 | 11-13 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Scott Drees (SG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (C) Ernest Thomas, Robert Tapia, Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (PG), Donald Daniels (C) Wallace Scott, Lowell Bryant | |
| 12:09 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart makes the free throw | 11-14 |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache banks in the layup | 13-14 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) SG - Scott Drees (fresh) SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Friedlander (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Frank Swinehart (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Schneider (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Daniels (fresh) | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander is hacked by Dennis Hurley - foul #1 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #6 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor (C) Donald Daniels | |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson misses short on a jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by John Longwell - foul #1 on John Longwell, team foul #7 | 13-14 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant (C) Jay Saylor | |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 13-15 |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson makes the 2nd free throw | 13-16 |
| 11:14 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is fouled on the floor by Michael Jackson - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) John Longwell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (C) Lowell Bryant | |
| 10:54 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 13-16 |
| 10:53 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels grabs the board | 13-16 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Dennis Hurley picks off the pass by James Friedlander in the backcourt | 13-16 |
| 10:35 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey makes the floater near the basket on a nice dish by Dennis Hurley | 15-16 |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider is hacked by Scott Drees - foul #2 on Scott Drees, team foul #8 | 15-16 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF) Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor (PF), Lowell Bryant (C) Michael Jackson, Donald Daniels | |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | David Cork grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 10:15 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 10:13 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas gets the offensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 09:57 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander grabs the board | 15-17 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Frank Swinehart is blocked by Eddie Sullivan | 15-17 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Dennis Hurley - foul #2 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #9 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Jon Thomas (C) Dennis Hurley, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Sao (SF), Michael Jackson (PF) Joseph Schneider, Jay Saylor | |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander makes the 1st free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander misses the 2nd free throw | 15-18 |
| 09:31 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas grabs the board | 15-18 |
| 09:16 | Northwestern | David Cork comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 15-18 |
| 09:15 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia gets the offensive rebound | 15-18 |
| 09:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 18-18 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's hacked by Ernest Thomas - foul #1 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #10 | 18-18 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache (SF), John Longwell (PF) Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (PG), Joseph Schneider (SF), Jay Saylor (C) James Friedlander, Donald Sao, Lowell Bryant | |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart makes the 1st free throw | 18-19 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart makes the 2nd free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:23 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jon Thomas, team foul #11 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (PG), Donald Daniels (C) Wallace Scott, Michael Jackson | |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander is hacked by Ernest Thomas in the backcourt - foul #2 on Ernest Thomas, team foul #12 | 18-20 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Ernest Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson (PF) Donald Daniels | |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander misses the 1st free throw | 18-20 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander makes the 2nd free throw | 18-21 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Jackson - foul #2 on Michael Jackson, team foul #5 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Joel Davey (PF) Leonard Chung | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Sao (SF), Donald Daniels (C) Joseph Schneider, Michael Jackson | |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 19-21 |
| 08:14 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 20-21 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels comes up short on the floater in the lane | 20-21 |
| 08:02 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache gets the rebound | 20-21 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Frank Swinehart - foul #2 on Frank Swinehart, team foul #6 | 20-21 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott (SG), Joseph Schneider (SF), Lowell Bryant (C) Frank Swinehart, Donald Sao, Donald Daniels | |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 21-21 |
| 07:57 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 22-21 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Leonard Chung (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Robert Tapia (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Bastarache (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Joel Davey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Longwell (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Friedlander (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wallace Scott (fresh) SF - Joseph Schneider (tiring) 3 pts. PF - Jay Saylor (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lowell Bryant (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by James Friedlander | 22-24 |
| 07:16 | Northwestern | Joseph Schneider steals it from Robert Tapia | 22-24 |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses the lay-in | 22-24 |
| 07:12 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Robert Tapia | 22-24 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia comes up short on the jumper near the basket but he's hacked by Joseph Schneider - foul #2 on Joseph Schneider, team foul #7 | 22-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (C) Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Sao (SF), Donald Daniels (C) Joseph Schneider, Lowell Bryant | |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 1st free throw | 23-24 |
| 07:08 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia makes the 2nd free throw | 24-24 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Robert Tapia steps in front of the Donald Sao pass in the backcourt | 24-24 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey is hacked by Donald Sao - foul #2 on Donald Sao, team foul #8 | 24-24 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Scott Drees (SG), Andrew Stalvey (C) Leonard Chung, Robert Tapia | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks (SF) Donald Sao | |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 06:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey makes the 2nd free throw | 26-24 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Michael Brooks and he's fouled by Andrew Stalvey - foul #1 on Andrew Stalvey, team foul #13 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Jon Thomas (C) Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant (C) Donald Daniels | |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor misses the free throw | 26-26 |
| 06:39 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to David Cork | 26-26 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Wallace Scott - foul #1 on Wallace Scott, team foul #9 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Joel Davey (PF) Dennis Hurley, Eddie Sullivan, David Cork | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (C) Lowell Bryant | |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:21 | Northwestern | Scott Drees misses the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 27-26 |
| 06:02 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 27-26 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Scott Drees is hacked by Donald Daniels - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #10 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant (C) Donald Daniels | |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 1st free throw | 28-26 |
| 05:58 | Northwestern | Scott Drees makes the 2nd free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:51 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor hits the front of the rim on the wide open fadeaway in the lane | 29-26 |
| 05:50 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 29-26 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache is fouled on the floor by Jay Saylor - foul #1 on Jay Saylor, team foul #11 | 29-26 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey (C) Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache misses the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 05:44 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache makes the 2nd free throw | 30-26 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-26 |
| 05:23 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey snags the defensive board | 30-26 |
| 05:06 | Northwestern | Joel Davey clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 30-26 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Jay Saylor pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander can't connect on an uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 30-26 |
| 04:46 | Northwestern | Joel Davey pulls down the rebound | 30-26 |
| 04:42 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 32-26 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks is open and scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by James Friedlander | 32-29 |
| 04:08 | Northwestern | Leonard Chung comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 32-29 |
| 04:06 | Northwestern | Andrew Stalvey can't tip it in | 32-29 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks grabs the board | 32-29 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott travels in the backcourt | 32-29 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley (PG), Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), David Cork (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Leonard Chung, Scott Drees, Ronald Bastarache, Joel Davey, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (C) Lowell Bryant | |
| 03:50 | Northwestern | Dennis Hurley knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Tapia | 35-29 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Dennis Hurley (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Tapia (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Eddie Sullivan (fresh) PF - David Cork (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jon Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Friedlander (tired) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Wallace Scott (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Michael Brooks (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jay Saylor (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Donald Daniels (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Wallace Scott misses short on a floater from the right side | 35-29 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas gets the rebound | 35-29 |
| 03:28 | Northwestern | David Cork comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 35-29 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Daniels | 35-29 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander buries a jumpshot from the right side | 35-31 |
| 03:02 | Northwestern | Robert Tapia buries a jumpshot from the left side | 37-31 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | James Friedlander hits a turnaround from the left block | 37-33 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | David Cork connects on the jumper from the right side and he's hacked by James Friedlander - foul #1 on James Friedlander, team foul #12 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas (SF), John Longwell (C) Eddie Sullivan, Jon Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart (SG), Joseph Schneider (SF), Michael Jackson (PF), Lowell Bryant (C) James Friedlander, Wallace Scott, Jay Saylor, Donald Daniels | |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | David Cork makes the free throw | 40-33 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart connects on the open jump hook from the right block on a great pass from Michael Brooks | 40-35 |
| 01:49 | Northwestern | Lowell Bryant swats the short shot by David Cork | 40-35 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider gets the rebound | 40-35 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks is fouled in the backcourt by Dennis Hurley - foul #3 on Dennis Hurley, team foul #14 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Leonard Chung (PG), Ronald Bastarache (SF), Andrew Stalvey (C) Dennis Hurley, Robert Tapia, David Cork | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks makes the 1st free throw | 40-36 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Brooks makes the 2nd free throw | 40-37 |
| 01:26 | Northwestern | Joseph Schneider picks off the pass by Ronald Bastarache | 40-37 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Frank Swinehart lays it up and in set up by Joseph Schneider | 40-39 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Michael Brooks takes the ball from Ernest Thomas | 40-39 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Leonard Chung steals the ball from Joseph Schneider in the backcourt | 40-39 |
| 00:59 | Northwestern | Ernest Thomas misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-39 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Lowell Bryant hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 40-39 |
| 00:37 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache snags the defensive board | 40-39 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Ronald Bastarache can't connect on a shot from the right side | 40-39 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider pulls down the rebound | 40-39 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Ronald Bastarache is called for the reach on Joseph Schneider - foul #1 on Ronald Bastarache, team foul #15 | 40-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Robert Tapia (SG), Eddie Sullivan (SF), Scott Drees (PF), Jon Thomas (C) Ernest Thomas, Ronald Bastarache, John Longwell, Andrew Stalvey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Friedlander (PG), Donald Daniels (C) Michael Brooks, Lowell Bryant | |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 1st free throw | 40-40 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 2nd free throw | 40-41 |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Jon Thomas can't finish the layup | 40-41 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider grabs the defensive rebound | 40-41 |