| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Baskerville (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Commander (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Tom Berry inbounds the ball | 24-29 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:41 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-29 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon pulls down the rebound | 24-29 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston banks in the layup set up by Carl Evans | 24-31 |
| 18:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson blows the layup | 24-31 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans snags the defensive board | 24-31 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Evans | 24-33 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore makes the 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-33 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander knocks in the floater from the free throw line set up by Carl Evans | 27-35 |
| 17:20 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-35 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Justin Garmon | 27-35 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low hits a pull-up jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Carl Evans | 27-37 |
| 16:55 | Northwestern | Robert Commander takes the ball from Alexander Moore | 27-37 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Lee Baskerville swats the layup by Justin Garmon | 27-37 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | Ron Low's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 27-37 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF) Justin Garmon | |
| 15:48 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 27-37 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman grabs the defensive rebound | 27-37 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Berry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Baskerville (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Thomas Thoreson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Commander (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Tom Berry pulls down the rebound | 27-37 |
| 15:01 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-37 |
| 14:40 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman clanks a floater from the left block | 30-37 |
| 14:38 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-37 |
| 14:24 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson drills a driving attempt from the left block | 32-37 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman drills a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Carl Evans | 32-39 |
| 13:43 | Northwestern | The short jumper by Lee Baskerville is denied by Robert Commander | 32-39 |
| 13:42 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the offensive rebound | 32-39 |
| 13:22 | Northwestern | Ron Low steals the ball from Tom Berry | 32-39 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman misses short on a fadeaway in the paint but the foul's on Lee Baskerville - foul #1 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #1 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (PG), Craig Donohoe (SG), William Wallace (SF) Carl Evans, Donald Ormiston, Ron Low | |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 32-40 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 32-41 |
| 12:33 | Northwestern | Tom Berry comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 32-41 |
| 12:32 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander grabs the board | 32-41 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman double dribbles | 32-41 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF), Nathan Cowles (C) Lee Baskerville, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon (PF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| 11:42 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 32-41 |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Nicholas Visnosky (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) C - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeffery Lutz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Craig Donohoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Wallace (fresh) PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 2 pts. 11 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Commander (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | William Wallace hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffery Lutz | 32-43 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles clanks a jumper from close range but the foul's on Robert Commander - foul #4 on Robert Commander, team foul #1 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Lee Baskerville (PF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Alexander Moore, Nicholas Visnosky, Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston (SG), Ron Low (SF) Craig Donohoe, William Wallace | |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 1st free throw | 33-43 |
| 10:50 | Northwestern | Nathan Cowles makes the 2nd free throw | 34-43 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Lee Baskerville is called for the reach on Donald Ormiston - foul #2 on Lee Baskerville, team foul #2 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG) Nathan Cowles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG) Jeffery Lutz | |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander misses long on a runner in the lane | 34-43 |
| 09:56 | Northwestern | Tom Berry gets the rebound | 34-43 |
| 09:34 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is whistled for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF) Alexander Howard, Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Alexander Moore is called for the reach on Donald Ormiston - foul #3 on Alexander Moore, team foul #3 | 34-43 |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans is called for traveling | 34-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Norman Turner (PF) Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:31 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore knocks in the 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Nicholas Visnosky | 37-43 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander clanks a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Norman Turner - foul #2 on Norman Turner, team foul #4 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Tom Berry (SF), Charles Ervin (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe (SG), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Donald Ormiston, Justin Garmon | |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander makes the 1st free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander misses the 2nd free throw | 37-44 |
| 08:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Norman Turner | 37-44 |
| 07:40 | Northwestern | Norman Turner makes the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Alexander Moore | 39-44 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Tom Berry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 pts. C - Charles Ervin (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Craig Donohoe (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Commander (tiring) 7 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | Norman Turner is called for the reach on Craig Donohoe - foul #3 on Norman Turner, team foul #5 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Lee Baskerville (PF) Nathan Cowles, Charles Ervin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Ron Low's fadeaway is rejected by Tom Berry | 39-44 |
| 06:56 | Northwestern | Norman Turner gets the rebound | 39-44 |
| 06:27 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is hacked by Ron Low - foul #2 on Ron Low, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Thomas Thoreson (C) Alexander Moore, Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (PG), Donald Ormiston (SG), William Wallace (SF), Justin Garmon (PF) Carl Evans, Craig Donohoe, Ron Low, Kenneth Bowman | |
| 06:09 | Northwestern | Tom Berry is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Tom Berry, team foul #6 | 39-44 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffery Lutz and he's hacked by Nicholas Visnosky - foul #2 on Nicholas Visnosky, team foul #7 | 39-46 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston makes the free throw | 39-47 |
| 05:18 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon snags the defensive board | 39-47 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side set up by William Wallace | 39-49 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is whistled for traveling | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Nathan Cowles (SG), Norman Turner (PF) Alexander Howard, Nicholas Visnosky, Lee Baskerville | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Ron Low (SF) Jeffery Lutz, William Wallace | |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Tom Berry is called for the reach on Ron Low - foul #3 on Tom Berry, team foul #8 | 39-49 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Charles Ervin (SF) Tom Berry | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 1st free throw | 39-50 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 2nd free throw | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:00 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander gets the rebound | 39-51 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:37 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 03:36 | Northwestern | Norman Turner snags the defensive board | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alexander Moore (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Cowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Charles Ervin (fresh) PF - Norman Turner (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Thomas Thoreson (tiring) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 5 pts. 7 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 2 pts. 12 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Commander (tired) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:12 | Northwestern | Thomas Thoreson scores on a floater from the left block | 41-51 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Norman Turner blocks the jumper by Ron Low | 41-51 |
| 02:46 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin grabs the board | 41-51 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin loses the dribble to Ron Low | 41-51 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Ron Low drills a runner near the basket set up by Carl Evans | 41-53 |
| 02:01 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 44-53 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Alexander Moore is called for the reach on Carl Evans - foul #4 on Alexander Moore, team foul #9 | 44-53 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky (SG), Tom Berry (SF), Lee Baskerville (PF) Nathan Cowles, Charles Ervin, Norman Turner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 01:32 | Northwestern | Lee Baskerville grabs the defensive rebound | 44-54 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Donald Ormiston - foul #3 on Donald Ormiston, team foul #3 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Norman Turner (PF), Charles Ervin (C) Alexander Moore, Tom Berry, Lee Baskerville, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:16 | Northwestern | Nicholas Visnosky misses the 2nd free throw | 45-54 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon grabs the defensive rebound | 45-54 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon misses short on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Norman Turner - foul #4 on Norman Turner, team foul #10 | 45-54 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Moore (PG), Tom Berry (SF), Lee Baskerville (PF), Thomas Thoreson (C) Alexander Howard, Nathan Cowles, Norman Turner, Charles Ervin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon misses the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Alexander Moore drills a fadeaway from the right wing on a nice dish by Thomas Thoreson | 47-55 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston is hacked by Alexander Moore in the backcourt - foul #5 on Alexander Moore, team foul #11 | 47-55 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alexander Howard (PG) Alexander Moore | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas (PF) Justin Garmon | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston makes the 1st free throw | 47-56 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston makes the 2nd free throw | 47-57 |
| 00:38 | Northwestern | Alexander Howard is hacked by Robert Commander - foul #5 on Robert Commander, team foul #4 | 47-57 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Johnson (PG), Nathan Cowles (SF), Norman Turner (PF), Charles Ervin (C) Nicholas Visnosky, Tom Berry, Lee Baskerville, Thomas Thoreson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon (PF), Kenneth Bowman (C) Darrell Rosas, Robert Commander | |
| 00:34 | Northwestern | Norman Turner clanks a jumper from the right side | 47-57 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston grabs the defensive rebound | 47-57 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Nathan Cowles - foul #2 on Nathan Cowles, team foul #12 | 47-57 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 1st free throw | 47-58 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 00:05 | Northwestern | Charles Ervin drills a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Alexander Howard | 50-59 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans runs out the clock | 50-59 |