| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Anderson (fresh) PF - George Lindahl (fresh) 2 pts. C - George Swink (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Valparaiso | David Anderson inbounds the ball | 31-29 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:41 | Valparaiso | George Swink works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 31-29 |
| 19:40 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl tips it but misses | 31-29 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 31-29 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 31-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Robert Little (PF) Gary Morgan, David Anderson, George Lindahl | |
| 18:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Little is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Robert Little, team foul #1 | 31-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (SG) Daniel Harris | |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Rex Barnhill | 34-29 |
| 18:07 | Valparaiso | George Zettel is called for the reach on George Swink - foul #3 on George Zettel, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SG) Jason Burton | |
| 17:55 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-29 |
| 17:54 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar tips it but misses | 34-29 |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 17:28 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris snags the defensive board | 34-29 |
| 17:13 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan misses the wide open jumpshot from the right side | 34-29 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Zettel | 34-29 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Little - foul #3 on Robert Little, team foul #2 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), John Koloski (SF), Bryan Richards (PF), Lawrence Whitworth (C) Rex Barnhill, Edward Harris, George Zettel, Ronald Whitaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), David Anderson (SF), David Prescott (C) Gary Morgan, Charles Anwar, Robert Little | |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 35-29 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 36-29 |
| 16:54 | Valparaiso | Bryan Richards takes the ball from George Swink | 36-29 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from John Koloski | 38-29 |
| 16:06 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris makes the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by George Swink out of the doubleteam | 38-32 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | David Anderson steals the ball from Terry Carone | 38-32 |
| 15:41 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris hits the finger roll set up by David Anderson | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Daniel Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. SF - David Anderson (fresh) PF - George Swink (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - David Prescott (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | Daniel Harris steps in front of the Terry Carone pass in the backcourt | 38-34 |
| 15:32 | Valparaiso | David Prescott is called for traveling | 38-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (SF), George Zettel (PF), Ronald Whitaker (C) Terry Carone, Lester Bryant, John Koloski, Bryan Richards, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), Charles Anwar (SG), Robert Little (PF) Jason Burton, David Anderson, David Prescott | |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 38-34 |
| 15:10 | Valparaiso | Robert Little grabs the defensive rebound | 38-34 |
| 14:58 | Valparaiso | George Swink hits a runner from close range | 38-36 |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 41-36 |
| 14:40 | Valparaiso | Robert Little misses badly on a turnaround near the basket | 41-36 |
| 14:39 | Valparaiso | Robert Little tips it in | 41-38 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker makes the pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Rex Barnhill | 43-38 |
| 14:05 | Valparaiso | George Swink scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Robert Little | 43-40 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker is fouled on the floor by George Swink - foul #4 on George Swink, team foul #3 | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Bryan Richards (PF) Louis Frates, George Zettel | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (SG), Matt Underwood (C) Daniel Harris, George Swink | |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 43-40 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 43-40 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker loses the ball out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth (C) Ronald Whitaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF), George Lindahl (PF), George Swink (C) Charles Anwar, Robert Little, Matt Underwood | |
| 12:58 | Valparaiso | George Swink throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), John Koloski (SF) Rex Barnhill, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SF), Robert Little (PF) David Anderson, George Lindahl | |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards banks in the layup | 45-40 |
| 12:18 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan drills a floater from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Bryan Richards - foul #1 on Bryan Richards, team foul #2 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Zettel (PF), Ronald Whitaker (C) Bryan Richards, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar (SG), David Anderson (SF), George Lindahl (PF) Jason Burton, Daniel Harris, Robert Little | |
| 12:18 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan makes the free throw | 45-43 |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | John Koloski is hacked by David Anderson - foul #1 on David Anderson, team foul #4 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Edward Harris (SF) Terry Carone, John Koloski | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SG), Robert Little (PF) David Anderson, George Lindahl | |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Charles Anwar is called for the reach on George Zettel - foul #1 on Charles Anwar, team foul #5 | 45-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Charles Anwar (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Little (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Swink (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 11:20 | Wisconsin | George Swink is called for the reach on Lester Bryant - foul #5 on George Swink, team foul #6 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (SG), David Anderson (SF), Matt Underwood (C) Daniel Harris, Charles Anwar, George Swink | |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | Gary Morgan steals it from Ronald Whitaker | 45-43 |
| 10:59 | Valparaiso | Robert Little blows the layup | 45-43 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 45-43 |
| 10:32 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood pulls down the rebound | 45-43 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Little misses long on a driving attempt from the left block but he's hacked by Ronald Whitaker - foul #2 on Ronald Whitaker, team foul #3 | 45-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF), Bryan Richards (PF), Lawrence Whitworth (C) Rex Barnhill, Lester Bryant, Edward Harris, George Zettel, Ronald Whitaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris (SG), Charles Anwar (SF) Jason Burton, David Anderson | |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Little makes the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:15 | Valparaiso | Robert Little makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 09:46 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses short on a jumper near the basket | 45-45 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth snags the offensive board | 45-45 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 45-45 |
| 09:19 | Valparaiso | The rebound goes to Charles Anwar | 45-45 |
| 08:50 | Valparaiso | Robert Little hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Daniel Harris | 45-47 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Lester Bryant (SG), Edward Harris (SF), George Zettel (PF), Ronald Whitaker (C) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, John Koloski, Bryan Richards, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), George Lindahl (PF) Charles Anwar, Robert Little | |
| 08:01 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton drills a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Gary Morgan | 45-49 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses badly on a jumper from the right block | 45-49 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 6 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Jason Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Gary Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Lindahl (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matt Underwood (fairly fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | George Zettel misses badly on a jumper in the paint but he's fouled by Matt Underwood - foul #4 on Matt Underwood, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar (SG), David Anderson (SF) Jason Burton, Daniel Harris | |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | George Zettel misses the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | George Zettel misses the 2nd free throw | 45-49 |
| 07:20 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood pulls down the rebound | 45-49 |
| 07:03 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris snags the defensive board | 45-49 |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Rex Barnhill | 48-49 |
| 06:37 | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | George Zettel grabs the board | 48-49 |
| 06:12 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-49 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | George Zettel gets the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | George Zettel slams it home on a nice dish by Edward Harris | 50-49 |
| 05:46 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Gary Morgan, team foul #8 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (PF), Lawrence Whitworth (C) George Zettel, Ronald Whitaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG), Daniel Harris (SG), Robert Little (PF) Gary Morgan, David Anderson, George Lindahl | |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards's pass is intercepted by Charles Anwar | 50-49 |
| 05:13 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton misses the lay-in | 50-49 |
| 05:11 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Rex Barnhill | 50-49 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards comes up short on the shot near the basket but he's fouled by Robert Little - foul #4 on Robert Little, team foul #9 | 50-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF) Rex Barnhill, Lester Bryant, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan (PG), David Anderson (SF) Jason Burton, Charles Anwar | |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 1st free throw | 50-49 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 04:44 | Valparaiso | Bryan Richards swats the short shot by Robert Little | 51-49 |
| 04:42 | Wisconsin | John Koloski pulls down the rebound | 51-49 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side and he's fouled by Gary Morgan - foul #4 on Gary Morgan, team foul #10 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker (C) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (SG) David Anderson | |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses the free throw | 53-49 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker grabs the offensive board | 53-49 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 53-49 |
| 04:08 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker tips it home | 55-49 |
| 03:54 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 55-49 |
| 03:53 | Valparaiso | Robert Little tips it but misses | 55-49 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone gets the rebound | 55-49 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by John Koloski | 58-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Valparaiso | PG - Gary Morgan (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Jason Burton (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Daniel Harris (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Little (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. C - Matt Underwood (tiring) 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris misses long on a 3 from straight away | 58-49 |
| 03:06 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood tips it home | 58-51 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 58-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Lester Bryant (SG), Edward Harris (SF), George Zettel (PF) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, John Koloski, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Charles Anwar (SF), George Lindahl (PF) Jason Burton, Robert Little | |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is hacked by Daniel Harris - foul #1 on Daniel Harris, team foul #11 | 58-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | David Anderson (SF) Charles Anwar | |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 59-51 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 60-51 |
| 02:28 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 60-51 |
| 02:26 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood grabs the offensive board | 60-51 |
| 02:08 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 60-54 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the jumper in the paint but he's fouled by George Lindahl - foul #1 on George Lindahl, team foul #12 | 60-54 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 61-54 |
| 01:52 | Valparaiso | Matt Underwood grabs the board | 61-54 |
| 01:48 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan buries a 3pt shot from straight away set up by George Lindahl | 61-57 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris slams it home on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 63-57 |
| 01:16 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris misses the 3 from the right wing | 63-57 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill grabs the defensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | George Zettel throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:39 | Valparaiso | Gary Morgan splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 63-57 |
| 00:38 | Valparaiso | Daniel Harris tips it but misses | 63-57 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the board | 63-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-4) | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Gary Morgan is called for the reach on Edward Harris in the backcourt - foul #5 on Gary Morgan, team foul #13 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Timothy Wix (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Rex Barnhill, George Zettel, Ronald Whitaker | |
| Subs | Valparaiso | Jason Burton (PG) Gary Morgan | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 64-57 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 65-57 |
| 00:31 | Valparaiso | Jason Burton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 65-57 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant grabs the board | 65-57 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 65-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Daniel Harris is called for the reach on Terry Carone in the backcourt - foul #2 on Daniel Harris, team foul #14 | 65-57 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:20 | Valparaiso | George Lindahl hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 67-57 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 67-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Valparaiso | Valparaiso is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 67-57 |