| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Minh Hong (fresh) C - Jerry Lindquist (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - David Dossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James McCubrey (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison inbounds the ball | 26-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones makes the jumpshot from the right wing | 28-24 |
| 19:21 | Iowa | James McCubrey misses badly on a jumper in the paint | 28-24 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson grabs the board | 28-24 |
| 18:55 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Frederick Higgins (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Edward Collins, David Dossantos | |
| 18:33 | Iowa | James Byers's fadeaway is rejected by Jerry Lindquist | 28-24 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist gets the rebound | 28-24 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Minh Hong | 28-24 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist tips it but misses | 28-24 |
| 17:46 | Iowa | Fred Reichert grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 17:24 | Iowa | James McCubrey clanks a jumper from the left side | 28-24 |
| 17:23 | Iowa | James Byers misses the tip | 28-24 |
| 17:22 | Iowa | James McCubrey tips it in | 28-26 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 28-26 |
| 16:56 | Iowa | James Byers snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt connects on the jump hook in the lane set up by Frederick Higgins and he's hacked by Jerry Lindquist - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #1 | 28-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), Mario Rivera (SG), James Pate (SF) Thomas Jones, Andrew Patterson, Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Edward Collins (SF), David Dossantos (PF) Frederick Higgins, Fred Reichert, James Byers | |
| 16:27 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt makes the free throw | 28-29 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Edward Collins - foul #2 on Edward Collins, team foul #1 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Terry Arena (SG) Joseph Northcutt, Gary Marion | |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist makes the 1st free throw | 29-29 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Pate (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Arena (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Collins (fresh) PF - David Dossantos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James McCubrey (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Iowa | James McCubrey drills a runner from close range | 30-31 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | James Pate's pass is intercepted by Terry Arena in the backcourt | 30-31 |
| 15:40 | Iowa | Terry Arena throws it down | 30-33 |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Dan Callas is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Arena - foul #1 on Terry Arena, team foul #2 | 30-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff (PF) Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG) Terry Arena | |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff lays it in on a great pass from Dan Callas | 32-33 |
| 15:14 | Iowa | Edward Collins is fouled on the floor by Mario Rivera - foul #2 on Mario Rivera, team foul #2 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (SG) Gary Marion | |
| 14:47 | Iowa | James McCubrey can't connect on a runner from the left block but he's hacked by Jerry Lindquist - foul #2 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #3 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF) Dan Callas, Mario Rivera, James Pate | |
| Subs | Iowa | Gary Marion (SG), Terry Arena (SF) Robert Casanova, Edward Collins | |
| 14:47 | Iowa | James McCubrey misses the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:47 | Iowa | James McCubrey misses the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Craig Stiff | 32-33 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist buries a shot near the basket set up by Thomas Jones | 34-33 |
| 14:04 | Iowa | Terry Arena buries a turnaround from the right block | 34-35 |
| 13:47 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison is hacked by David Dossantos - foul #1 on David Dossantos, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), James Pate (SF), Minh Hong (C) Andrew Patterson, Eugene Kellison, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Edward Collins (SF), James Byers (PF) Frederick Higgins, Gary Marion, David Dossantos | |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong is whistled for a carry | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Iowa | David Dossantos (PF) James Byers | |
| 12:32 | Iowa | Robert Casanova scores on a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by David Dossantos | 34-37 |
| 12:05 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 12:03 | Iowa | Edward Collins pulls down the rebound | 34-37 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Minh Hong steals the ball from Terry Arena | 34-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Pate (fairly fresh) 1 ast. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Terry Arena (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. SF - Edward Collins (fairly fresh) PF - David Dossantos (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James McCubrey (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff is whistled for traveling | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Jerry Lindquist (C) Dan Callas, Mario Rivera, James Pate, Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Gary Marion (SG), James Byers (PF) Robert Casanova, Terry Arena, David Dossantos | |
| 11:05 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jones - foul #1 on Thomas Jones, team foul #4 | 34-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG), Terry Arena (SF) Gary Marion, Edward Collins | |
| 10:51 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Terry Arena | 34-39 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Frederick Higgins steals the ball from Eugene Kellison | 34-39 |
| 10:18 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins hits the finger roll | 34-41 |
| 10:14 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson is fouled in the backcourt by Frederick Higgins - foul #2 on Frederick Higgins, team foul #4 | 34-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Edward Collins (SF), David Dossantos (PF) Joseph Northcutt, Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena, James Byers | |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson buries a pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Craig Stiff | 36-41 |
| 09:31 | Iowa | Jerry Lindquist steals it from David Dossantos | 36-41 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-41 |
| 09:00 | Iowa | Gary Marion grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:36 | Iowa | David Dossantos is called for a charge - foul #2 on David Dossantos, team foul #5 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), Mario Rivera (SG), James Pate (SF), Minh Hong (C) Thomas Jones, Andrew Patterson, Eugene Kellison, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Terry Arena (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Edward Collins, David Dossantos, James McCubrey | |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff blows the layup | 36-41 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong tips it in | 38-41 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | James Byers misses the floater from the left wing but the foul's on James Pate - foul #1 on James Pate, team foul #5 | 38-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (C) Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG) Terry Arena | |
| 07:56 | Iowa | James Byers misses the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | James Byers misses the 2nd free throw | 38-41 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong pulls down the rebound | 38-41 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | James Pate hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - James Pate (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Minh Hong (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Joseph Northcutt (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Frederick Higgins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Fred Reichert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Byers (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Luis Theriot (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:15 | Iowa | James Byers dunks the ball on a great pass from Fred Reichert | 40-43 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist hits a jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Dan Callas | 42-43 |
| 06:47 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Luis Theriot | 42-46 |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | Dan Callas is hacked by Joseph Northcutt in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Northcutt, team foul #6 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Andrew Patterson (SG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Dan Callas, Mario Rivera, James Pate, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Edward Collins (SF), David Dossantos (PF), James McCubrey (C) Joseph Northcutt, Frederick Higgins, Fred Reichert, James Byers, Luis Theriot | |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison misses long on a runner from the baseline but he's hacked by James McCubrey - foul #3 on James McCubrey, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Terry Arena (SG) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion | |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison makes the 2nd free throw | 44-46 |
| 05:57 | Iowa | Frederick Higgins misses the fadeaway from the right side | 44-46 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Craig Stiff | 44-46 |
| 05:51 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 44-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG) Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena | |
| 05:30 | Iowa | Gary Marion connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-49 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but the foul's on David Dossantos - foul #3 on David Dossantos, team foul #8 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dan Callas (PG), James Pate (SF) Thomas Jones, Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Terry Arena (SG) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion | |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the 3rd free throw | 47-49 |
| 04:41 | Iowa | David Dossantos clanks a jump hook from the right block | 47-49 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Dan Callas loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (C) Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt (PG) Edward Collins | |
| 04:12 | Iowa | Joseph Northcutt hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 47-49 |
| 04:11 | Iowa | David Dossantos misses the tip | 47-49 |
| 04:09 | Wisconsin | Minh Hong snags the defensive board | 47-49 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | James Pate is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Arena - foul #2 on Terry Arena, team foul #9 | 47-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Joseph Northcutt, Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena, David Dossantos, James McCubrey | |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | James Pate makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | James Pate misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 04:07 | Iowa | Luis Theriot grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 03:52 | Iowa | James Pate is called for the reach on Robert Casanova - foul #2 on James Pate, team foul #6 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) James Pate | |
| Subs | Iowa | Edward Collins (SF), David Dossantos (PF), James McCubrey (C) Fred Reichert, James Byers, Luis Theriot | |
| 03:30 | Iowa | Gary Marion scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing set up by Robert Casanova | 48-52 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dan Callas (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. SF - Eugene Kellison (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Minh Hong (tiring) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (tired) 6 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Robert Casanova (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Gary Marion (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Edward Collins (tiring) PF - David Dossantos (tired) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - James McCubrey (very tired) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 48-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Craig Stiff (PF) Dan Callas, Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Iowa | Frederick Higgins (PG), Terry Arena (SG), Fred Reichert (SF), James Byers (PF), Luis Theriot (C) Robert Casanova, Gary Marion, Edward Collins, David Dossantos, James McCubrey | |
| 03:01 | Iowa | Terry Arena is open but comes up short on the jump hook from the left block | 48-52 |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist snags the defensive board | 48-52 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones hits a jumper from the free throw line set up by Craig Stiff | 50-52 |
| 02:10 | Iowa | Fred Reichert misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | James Byers grabs the offensive rebound | 50-52 |
| 02:09 | Iowa | Iowa calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SG), James Pate (SF), Minh Hong (PF) Mario Rivera, Eugene Kellison, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Iowa | Robert Casanova (PG), Gary Marion (SG), Edward Collins (SF), David Dossantos (PF), James McCubrey (C) Frederick Higgins, Terry Arena, Fred Reichert, James Byers, Luis Theriot | |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Robert Casanova hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from David Dossantos and he's hacked by Minh Hong - foul #2 on Minh Hong, team foul #7 | 50-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) James Pate, Minh Hong | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 01:53 | Iowa | Robert Casanova makes the free throw | 50-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 01:42 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Andrew Patterson | 53-55 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | Robert Casanova misses long on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 53-55 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 53-55 |
| 00:45 | Iowa | Robert Casanova grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Iowa | Robert Casanova can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-55 |
| 00:15 | Iowa | Gary Marion grabs the offensive board | 53-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Gary Marion is hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #2 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #8 | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | Iowa | Gary Marion misses the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff gets the rebound | 53-55 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 53-55 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson pulls down the offensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Gary Marion pulls down the rebound | 53-55 |