| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 5 pts. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) SF - James English (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 2 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Ohio State | James English inbounds the ball | 33-18 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:51 | Ohio State | Paul Jones drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-21 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 33-21 |
| 19:25 | Ohio State | Francis Morton gets the rebound | 33-21 |
| 19:11 | Ohio State | Bryan Richards takes the ball from Henry Giannini | 33-21 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris connects on the turnaround from the left block | 35-21 |
| 18:38 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini drills a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Sean Basham | 35-23 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the shot in the lane set up by Louis Frates | 37-23 |
| 18:11 | Ohio State | James English comes up short on the floater from the right side | 37-23 |
| 18:09 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 37-23 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-23 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris tips it in | 39-23 |
| 17:44 | Ohio State | Paul Jones connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Henry Giannini | 39-26 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is fouled on the floor by Francis Morton - foul #2 on Francis Morton, team foul #1 | 39-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Bert Lyon (SF), Jared Potter (C) Paul Jones, James English, Francis Morton | |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 39-26 |
| 17:11 | Ohio State | Jared Potter snags the defensive board | 39-26 |
| 17:05 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from John Yarbro | 39-28 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | John Koloski misses badly on a floater from the left side but the foul's on Sean Basham - foul #2 on Sean Basham, team foul #2 | 39-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Francis Morton (C) Henry Giannini, Sean Basham | |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the 1st free throw | 40-28 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the 2nd free throw | 41-28 |
| 16:20 | Ohio State | Jared Potter hits the finger roll | 41-30 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Stanley Mantz | 44-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Koloski (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Wix (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Yarbro (fresh) SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bert Lyon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Ohio State | John Yarbro misses the jumper from just outside the lane | 44-30 |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix snags the defensive board | 44-30 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | John Yarbro steals the ball from John Koloski | 44-30 |
| 14:55 | Ohio State | Jared Potter blows the layup | 44-30 |
| 14:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Timothy Wix | 44-30 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Lester Bryant, John Koloski, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Sean Basham (PF) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| 14:14 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses long on a jumper from the right side | 44-30 |
| 14:12 | Ohio State | Paul Jones tips it in | 44-32 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane | 44-32 |
| 13:42 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Sean Basham | 44-32 |
| 13:37 | Ohio State | Paul Jones splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 13:35 | Ohio State | James English can't tip it in | 44-32 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone snags the defensive board | 44-32 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is whistled for a carry | 44-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SF) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (C) Francis Morton | |
| 13:07 | Ohio State | James English hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the defensive rebound | 44-32 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 12:43 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini grabs the board | 44-32 |
| 12:24 | Ohio State | Paul Jones is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 44-32 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant gets the rebound | 44-32 |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 44-32 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it in | 46-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Louis Frates (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lester Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Edward Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - James English (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jared Potter (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the wide open fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Henry Giannini and he's fouled by Terry Carone - foul #2 on Terry Carone, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG), John Koloski (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, Lester Bryant, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (PG), Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, James English | |
| 11:26 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the free throw | 46-35 |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | John Koloski hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 46-35 |
| 10:57 | Ohio State | John Yarbro grabs the board | 46-35 |
| 10:53 | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Bert Lyon | 46-38 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 46-38 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix is hacked by Bert Lyon - foul #1 on Bert Lyon, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), Lester Bryant (SG), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Stanley Mantz, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Sean Basham, Jared Potter | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | James English is called for the reach on Louis Frates - foul #3 on James English, team foul #4 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Harris (PF) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| 09:09 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 46-38 |
| 09:07 | Ohio State | Francis Morton grabs the offensive board | 46-38 |
| 09:00 | Ohio State | Paul Jones drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Francis Morton | 46-41 |
| 08:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits the follow up shot | 48-41 |
| 08:34 | Ohio State | Francis Morton connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from John Yarbro | 48-43 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses badly on a shot from close range | 48-43 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it but misses | 48-43 |
| 08:12 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris tips it in | 50-43 |
| 08:01 | Ohio State | 3 seconds is called on Francis Morton | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Stanley Mantz (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, John Koloski, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (PG), Bert Lyon (SF), Sean Basham (PF) Paul Jones, James English, John Yarbro | |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth travels with the ball | 50-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Bishop (PG), Jared Potter (C) Henry Giannini, Francis Morton | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 2 pts. C - Timothy Wix (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - John Bishop (fresh) SG - Jonathan Meacham (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Bert Lyon (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Sean Basham (fresh) 3 reb. C - Jared Potter (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Jared Potter scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jonathan Meacham and he's hacked by Timothy Wix - foul #1 on Timothy Wix, team foul #2 | 50-45 |
| 07:18 | Ohio State | Jared Potter makes the free throw | 50-46 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | John Koloski loses the dribble to Sean Basham | 50-46 |
| 06:29 | Ohio State | Jared Potter splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the defensive board | 50-46 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | John Koloski can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-46 |
| 06:01 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Jared Potter | 50-46 |
| 05:57 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 50-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF), Francis Morton (C) John Bishop, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon, Jared Potter | |
| 05:36 | Ohio State | Bryan Richards steps in front of the Sean Basham pass | 50-46 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 50-46 |
| 05:11 | Ohio State | James English pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 05:05 | Ohio State | Francis Morton's layup is rejected by Edward Harris | 50-46 |
| 05:03 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris pulls down the rebound | 50-46 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the contested 3pt jumper from the right corner | 53-46 |
| 04:34 | Ohio State | Paul Jones evades the doubleteam but misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-46 |
| 04:33 | Ohio State | Francis Morton gets the offensive rebound | 53-46 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Frates - foul #2 on Louis Frates, team foul #3 | 53-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF) Terry Carone, John Koloski | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini makes the 1st free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:19 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini misses the 2nd free throw | 53-47 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 53-47 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-47 |
| 03:49 | Ohio State | Francis Morton snags the defensive board | 53-47 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James English clanks a jump hook from the baseline but he's fouled by Stanley Mantz - foul #3 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #4 | 53-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jared Potter (PF) Sean Basham | |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James English makes the 1st free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:34 | Ohio State | James English misses the 2nd free throw | 53-48 |
| 03:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris pulls down the rebound | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Frates (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. SF - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 12 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 11 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Paul Jones (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Henry Giannini (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - James English (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jared Potter (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. C - Francis Morton (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris drills a floater from close range and he's fouled by Jared Potter - foul #1 on Jared Potter, team foul #5 | 55-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), John Koloski (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (C) Louis Frates, Stanley Mantz, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Ohio State | John Yarbro (SF) James English | |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the free throw | 56-48 |
| 03:07 | Ohio State | Paul Jones hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 56-48 |
| 03:05 | Ohio State | Jared Potter hits the follow up shot | 56-50 |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | John Koloski loses the ball out of bounds | 56-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix (C) Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jonathan Meacham (SG), Bert Lyon (SF), Sean Basham (PF) Paul Jones, Henry Giannini, Francis Morton | |
| 02:46 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 56-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), Bryan Richards (C) Lester Bryant, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Paul Jones (PG), Henry Giannini (SG), James English (SF) John Yarbro, Jonathan Meacham, Bert Lyon | |
| 02:41 | Ohio State | Lawrence Whitworth swats the short shot by Paul Jones | 56-50 |
| 02:39 | Ohio State | Jared Potter misses the tip | 56-50 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth grabs the board | 56-50 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 56-50 |
| 02:08 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to James English | 56-50 |
| 01:58 | Ohio State | James English is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Whitworth - foul #2 on Lawrence Whitworth, team foul #5 | 56-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Harris (PF) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Francis Morton (C) Jared Potter | |
| 01:43 | Ohio State | Paul Jones tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Paul Jones, team foul #6 | 56-50 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone scores on a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by John Koloski and he's hacked by Sean Basham - foul #3 on Sean Basham, team foul #7 | 58-50 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the free throw | 59-50 |
| 01:06 | Ohio State | Terry Carone picks off the pass by Paul Jones | 59-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 59-50 |
| 00:59 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris tips it in | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:54 | Ohio State | Bryan Richards takes the ball from Sean Basham | 61-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-5) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards knocks in the floater in the paint | 63-50 |
| 00:19 | Ohio State | Henry Giannini connects on the open jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Paul Jones | 63-52 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 63-52 |