| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Walker (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Meyer (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Larios (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 reb. C - David Brooks (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards inbounds the ball | 34-28 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Louisville | Richard Sheets hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 34-28 |
| 19:44 | Louisville | Ray Richards tips it back up and in | 34-30 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios lays it up and in set up by Albert Scott and he's fouled by Paul Pierce - foul #2 on Paul Pierce, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the free throw | 36-30 |
| 19:27 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 36-30 |
| 19:12 | Louisville | Ray Richards is hacked by Danny Meyer - foul #2 on Danny Meyer, team foul #1 | 36-30 |
| 18:53 | Louisville | Richard Sheets can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 36-30 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the defensive board | 36-30 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | David Brooks denies the turnaround by Louis Walker | 36-30 |
| 18:32 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 36-30 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't finish the layup but the foul's on Robert Fruge - foul #3 on Robert Fruge, team foul #2 | 36-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (C) Robert Fruge | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 36-31 |
| 18:15 | Louisville | Paul Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #3 on Paul Pierce, team foul #2 | 36-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (PF) Paul Pierce | |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios can't connect on a runner from close range | 36-32 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the offensive board | 36-32 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer connects on the 3 from straight away on a great pass from Albert Scott | 39-32 |
| 17:02 | Louisville | Danny Meyer is called for the reach on Ray Richards - foul #3 on Danny Meyer, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (SF) Danny Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SF) Richard Sheets, Ray Richards | |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #2 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #4 | 39-32 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:45 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios connects on the shot from close range on a nice dish by Albert Scott | 41-34 |
| 16:04 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala misses short on a jumper in the paint | 41-34 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) PF - Bryan Larios (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Donald Portillo (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. C - David Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. | |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott buries a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-34 |
| 15:26 | Louisville | David Brooks knocks in the shot from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott clanks a fadeaway from the right side | 43-36 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker grabs the offensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios can't finish the layup | 43-36 |
| 14:56 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala grabs the board | 43-36 |
| 14:41 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left side | 43-36 |
| 14:39 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the defensive board | 43-36 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | David Brooks is called for the reach on Kenneth Perine - foul #3 on David Brooks, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer (SF), Robert Fruge (C) Kenneth Perine, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Ray Richards (SF), Paul Pierce (PF) Paul Smith, Timothy Marinelli, Rafael Ayala | |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer is denied on a layup by Paul Pierce | 43-36 |
| 14:12 | Louisville | David Brooks gets the rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:43 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 43-36 |
| 13:42 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the defensive rebound | 43-36 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott misses short on a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-36 |
| 13:23 | Louisville | The rebound goes to David Brooks | 43-36 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Donald Portillo clanks a pull-up jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Louis Walker - foul #2 on Louis Walker, team foul #5 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Louis Walker, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Donald Portillo makes the 1st free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:00 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses the 2nd free throw | 43-37 |
| 13:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge gets the rebound | 43-37 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Sheets picks off the pass by Albert Scott in the backcourt | 43-37 |
| 12:36 | Louisville | David Brooks scores on a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by Richard Sheets and the foul's on Robert Fruge - foul #4 on Robert Fruge, team foul #6 | 43-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (SF) Robert Fruge | |
| Subs | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli (SG) Donald Portillo | |
| 12:36 | Louisville | David Brooks makes the free throw | 43-40 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is hacked by Richard Sheets - foul #2 on Richard Sheets, team foul #4 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Smith (SG) David Brooks | |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer is hacked by Paul Pierce - foul #4 on Paul Pierce, team foul #5 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Rafael Ayala (C) Paul Pierce | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fresh) SF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) PF - Danny Meyer (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Ray Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Rafael Ayala (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Paul McIff - foul #2 on Paul Smith, team foul #6 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG) Paul McIff | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 11:28 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Albert Scott | 45-40 |
| 11:01 | Louisville | Paul Smith knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing | 45-42 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott buries a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Perine | 47-42 |
| 10:39 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli throws a bad pass out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Bryan Larios (PF) Albert Scott, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), David Brooks (C) Richard Sheets, Timothy Marinelli | |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (SF) Ray Richards | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala drills a floater in the lane on a nice dish by Paul Smith and he's hacked by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #3 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #7 | 47-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG) Louis Walker | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:57 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala makes the free throw | 47-45 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses badly on a jumper in the lane but he's hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #1 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #7 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG) Justin Hinton | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 2nd free throw | 49-45 |
| 09:06 | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Paul Smith | 49-47 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 49-47 |
| 09:01 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala snags the defensive board | 49-47 |
| 08:34 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala is whistled for traveling | 49-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG) Paul McIff | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SG), Ray Richards (SF) Clifford Jacobs, Paul Smith, Donald Portillo | |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 49-47 |
| 08:22 | Louisville | Rafael Ayala pulls down the rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:10 | Louisville | Bryan Larios blocks the short jumper by David Brooks | 49-47 |
| 08:08 | Louisville | Ray Richards grabs the offensive rebound | 49-47 |
| 08:00 | Louisville | Ray Richards blows the layup | 49-47 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott grabs the board | 49-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Louis Walker (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Danny Meyer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Bryan Larios (tiring) 13 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 6 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Richard Sheets (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Timothy Marinelli (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ray Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Ayala (tiring) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - David Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer buries a fadeaway from the right side | 51-47 |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Ray Richards makes the runner in the lane on a great pass from Rafael Ayala and he's fouled by Danny Meyer - foul #4 on Danny Meyer, team foul #8 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (SG), Kenneth Perine (SF), Robert Fruge (C) Albert Scott, Bryan Larios, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Paul Pierce (PF) Rafael Ayala | |
| 07:15 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the free throw | 51-49 |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer snags the defensive board | 51-49 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker banks in the layup | 53-49 |
| 06:29 | Louisville | Paul Pierce can't throw it down | 53-49 |
| 06:28 | Louisville | Ray Richards tips it back up and in | 53-51 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG), Bryan Larios (PF) Louis Walker, Danny Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | Clifford Jacobs (PG), Paul Smith (SG), Donald Portillo (SF) Richard Sheets, Timothy Marinelli, Ray Richards | |
| 05:52 | Louisville | Donald Portillo scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Clifford Jacobs | 53-54 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott is hacked by Clifford Jacobs - foul #2 on Clifford Jacobs, team foul #8 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (PF) Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 54-54 |
| 05:33 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 54-54 |
| 05:04 | Louisville | Paul Smith loses the dribble to Robert Fruge | 54-54 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge lays it in set up by Ognjen Zsohar | 56-54 |
| 04:34 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the finger roll | 56-56 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar's floater is tipped away by David Brooks | 56-56 |
| 04:24 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the board | 56-56 |
| 04:03 | Louisville | Robert Fruge denies the turnaround by David Brooks | 56-56 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (tiring) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) SF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) PF - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. C - Robert Fruge (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Louisville | PG - Clifford Jacobs (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Smith (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Portillo (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Paul Pierce (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - David Brooks (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 56-56 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge tips it back up and in | 58-56 |
| 03:42 | Louisville | Louisville calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Walker (SG), Danny Meyer (SF), Bryan Larios (PF) Paul McIff, Kenneth Perine, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Louisville | Richard Sheets (PG), Timothy Marinelli (SF), Ray Richards (C) Clifford Jacobs, Donald Portillo, David Brooks | |
| 03:18 | Louisville | Paul Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 58-56 |
| 03:16 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:58 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-56 |
| 02:57 | Louisville | Paul Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 02:33 | Louisville | Ray Richards clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 58-56 |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios snags the defensive board | 58-56 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 58-56 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge tips it but misses | 58-56 |
| 02:09 | Louisville | Paul Pierce grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:49 | Louisville | Timothy Marinelli comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 58-56 |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer knocks in the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 60-56 |
| 00:59 | Louisville | Ray Richards loses the dribble to Albert Scott | 60-56 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | Danny Meyer can't finish the layup | 60-56 |
| 00:54 | Louisville | The rebound goes to Timothy Marinelli | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:49 | Louisville | Paul Smith clanks a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 60-56 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios gets the rebound | 60-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #3 on Richard Sheets, team foul #9 | 60-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | David Brooks (C) Timothy Marinelli | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:44 | Louisville | Paul Pierce snags the defensive board | 61-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:37 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line | 61-56 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge grabs the board | 61-56 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge is fouled in the backcourt by Richard Sheets - foul #4 on Richard Sheets, team foul #10 | 61-56 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge makes the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 63-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:29 | Louisville | Paul Smith buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Ray Richards | 63-59 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Paul Smith is called for the reach on Louis Walker in the backcourt - foul #3 on Paul Smith, team foul #11 | 63-59 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker misses the 1st free throw | 63-59 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 64-59 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Louisville | Louisville is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:23 | Louisville | Richard Sheets scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 64-62 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker is hacked by Richard Sheets in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Sheets, team foul #12 | 64-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Louisville | Donald Portillo (PG) Richard Sheets | |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 1st free throw | 65-62 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Walker makes the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:14 | Louisville | Donald Portillo misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:13 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the offensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Ray Richards is hacked by Danny Meyer - foul #5 on Danny Meyer, team foul #9 | 66-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (SF) Danny Meyer | |
| Subs | Louisville | | |
| 00:09 | Louisville | Ray Richards misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios grabs the board | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios is hacked by Paul Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Paul Smith, team foul #13 | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 1st free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 66-62 |
| 00:07 | Louisville | David Brooks grabs the defensive rebound | 66-62 |
| 00:01 | Louisville | Paul Smith misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-62 |
| 00:00 | Louisville | Paul Pierce pulls down the offensive rebound | 66-62 |