| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Stepp (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. C - Bennie Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Pleasant (fresh) 8 pts. PF - Joey McGraw (fresh) 9 pts. C - Robert Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Stepp inbounds the ball | 34-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 19:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens loses the dribble to Jason Conklin in the backcourt | 34-33 |
| 19:57 | Houston | Horace Cirillo lays it in set up by Jason Conklin | 34-35 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills misses short on an open runner near the basket | 34-35 |
| 19:29 | Houston | Robert Mayo snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 19:07 | Houston | Steven Pleasant's layup is rejected by Bennie Numbers | 34-35 |
| 19:05 | Houston | Steven Pleasant misses the tip | 34-35 |
| 19:04 | Houston | Horace Cirillo grabs the offensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:47 | Houston | Steven Pleasant can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 34-35 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy snags the defensive board | 34-35 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Robert Mayo can't finish the layup but he's hacked by John Stepp - foul #2 on John Stepp, team foul #1 | 37-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Chad Chesser (SF), George Lawson (PF), Mack Brickner (C) Richard Behrens, John Stepp, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| 17:58 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 1st free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:58 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the 2nd free throw | 37-35 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | George Lawson gets the rebound | 37-35 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser's pass is intercepted by Steven Pleasant in the backcourt | 37-35 |
| 17:47 | Houston | Chad Chesser steals it from Isaac Kinsey | 37-35 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser jams it | 39-35 |
| 17:39 | Houston | Horace Cirillo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-35 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | George Lawson gets the rebound | 39-35 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Isaac Kinsey steps in front of the Richard Moore pass in the backcourt | 39-35 |
| 17:14 | Houston | George Lawson swats the short shot by Robert Mayo | 39-35 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner snags the defensive board | 39-35 |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore misses long on an open floater from the free throw line | 39-35 |
| 17:08 | Houston | The rebound goes to Steven Pleasant | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Joey McGraw hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left block but he's fouled by Chad Chesser - foul #2 on Chad Chesser, team foul #2 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG) Ronald Mills | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) Isaac Kinsey | |
| 17:01 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 39-35 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Lawson | 39-35 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Jason Conklin is called for the reach on Chad Chesser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Jason Conklin, team foul #1 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (SG), Charles Howells (PF) Jason Conklin, Joey McGraw | |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), John Kennedy (PF) Chad Chesser, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), David Johns (SF), David Dana (C) George Baer, Steven Pleasant, Robert Mayo | |
| 16:11 | Houston | Charles Howells misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by John Kennedy - foul #2 on John Kennedy, team foul #3 | 39-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (SG) Horace Cirillo | |
| 16:11 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the 1st free throw | 39-36 |
| 16:11 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the 2nd free throw | 39-37 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens clanks a 3 from the left corner | 39-37 |
| 15:53 | Houston | The rebound goes to Charles Howells | 39-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (fairly fresh) 7 pts. SF - John Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Isaac Kinsey (fresh) 3 stl. SG - George Baer (fresh) SF - David Johns (fresh) PF - Charles Howells (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dana (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:48 | Houston | David Johns is hacked by John Stepp - foul #3 on John Stepp, team foul #4 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | Jason Conklin (SG) George Baer | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Ronald Mills is called for the reach on Isaac Kinsey - foul #2 on Ronald Mills, team foul #5 | 39-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (PG), Joey McGraw (PF) Isaac Kinsey, David Johns | |
| 15:18 | Houston | Joey McGraw loses the dribble to John Stepp | 39-37 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 39-37 |
| 14:57 | Houston | Jason Conklin snags the defensive board | 39-37 |
| 14:52 | Houston | Jason Conklin scores on a runner in the lane set up by Joey McGraw | 39-39 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers is called for traveling | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Chad Chesser (SF), George Lawson (PF), Mack Brickner (C) Richard Behrens, John Stepp, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Robert Mayo (C) George Baer, Joey McGraw, David Dana | |
| 14:08 | Houston | Horace Cirillo splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-39 |
| 14:06 | Houston | Robert Mayo misses the tip | 39-39 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Chad Chesser | 39-39 |
| 13:59 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser is hacked by Charles Howells - foul #3 on Charles Howells, team foul #2 | 39-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG) Jason Conklin | |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser misses the easy layup | 39-39 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | George Lawson tips it back up and in | 41-39 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Ronald Mills steals it from Charles Howells | 41-39 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | George Lawson connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 43-39 |
| 12:52 | Houston | Horace Cirillo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Charles Howells | 43-42 |
| 12:32 | Wisconsin | Robert Mayo is called for the reach on Ronald Mills - foul #3 on Robert Mayo, team foul #3 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), John Stepp (SF), John Kennedy (PF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Chad Chesser, George Lawson, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), David Johns (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), David Dana (C) Horace Cirillo, Isaac Kinsey, Steven Pleasant, Charles Howells, Robert Mayo | |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | David Dana swats the layup by John Stepp | 43-42 |
| 12:11 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers gets the offensive rebound | 43-42 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills buries a floater from the left wing set up by Richard Behrens | 45-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Stepp (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Kennedy (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - George Baer (fresh) SG - Jason Conklin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Johns (fresh) PF - Joey McGraw (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - David Dana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the easy layup | 45-42 |
| 11:21 | Houston | David Johns can't tip it in | 45-42 |
| 11:20 | Houston | Joey McGraw tips it in | 45-44 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy is fouled on the floor by George Baer - foul #3 on George Baer, team foul #4 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SG), Mack Brickner (C) Ronald Mills, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Melvin Hackbarth (SF) George Baer, David Johns | |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-44 |
| 10:44 | Houston | Jason Conklin snags the defensive board | 45-44 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses short on a driving attempt in the lane but he's hacked by Richard Moore - foul #1 on Richard Moore, team foul #6 | 45-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser (SF) John Stepp | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Mayo (C) David Dana | |
| 10:37 | Houston | Jason Conklin misses the 1st free throw | 45-44 |
| 10:37 | Houston | Jason Conklin makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses badly on the uncontested 3pt attempt from the left wing | 45-45 |
| 10:16 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 09:58 | Houston | Jason Conklin is called for the illegal screen - foul #4 on Jason Conklin, team foul #5 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), George Lawson (PF) Richard Behrens, John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (PG), George Baer (SG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Charles Howells (PF) Horace Cirillo, Jason Conklin, Melvin Hackbarth, Joey McGraw | |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | John Stepp is hacked by George Baer in the backcourt - foul #4 on George Baer, team foul #6 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG) George Baer | |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | John Stepp hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 47-45 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser tips it in | 49-45 |
| 09:23 | Houston | Charles Howells buries a jumper from the left wing | 49-47 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Horace Cirillo is called for the reach on Chad Chesser in the backcourt - foul #3 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #7 | 49-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), Ronald Mills (SG), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, John Stepp, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | Melvin Hackbarth (PG), David Dana (C) Horace Cirillo, Robert Mayo | |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser makes the 1st free throw | 50-47 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser makes the 2nd free throw | 51-47 |
| 09:00 | Houston | Charles Howells drills a shot in the paint and he's fouled by Ronald Mills - foul #3 on Ronald Mills, team foul #7 | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), John Kennedy (PF) Chad Chesser, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Houston | David Johns (SF) Steven Pleasant | |
| 09:00 | Houston | Charles Howells makes the free throw | 51-50 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 51-50 |
| 08:30 | Houston | Charles Howells gets the rebound | 51-50 |
| 08:26 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 51-50 |
| 08:24 | Houston | Charles Howells hits the follow up shot | 51-52 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy knocks in the driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by John Stepp | 53-52 |
| 07:56 | Houston | Charles Howells scores on a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Isaac Kinsey | 53-54 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers connects on the open shot from close range on a great pass from John Stepp | 55-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (tiring) 9 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - John Stepp (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Melvin Hackbarth (fairly fresh) SG - Isaac Kinsey (fairly fresh) 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - David Johns (fairly fresh) PF - Charles Howells (tiring) 13 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - David Dana (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 07:28 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 55-54 |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 55-54 |
| 06:56 | Houston | David Dana grabs the defensive rebound | 55-54 |
| 06:52 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey's floater is knocked away by John Stepp | 55-54 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Isaac Kinsey steals it from John Stepp | 55-54 |
| 06:43 | Houston | Charles Howells blows the layup | 55-54 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers grabs the board | 55-54 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Bennie Numbers | 58-54 |
| 06:19 | Houston | Charles Howells misses long on a floater from the right side | 58-54 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy pulls down the rebound | 58-54 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens knocks in the 3 pointer from straight away | 61-54 |
| 05:56 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 61-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Chad Chesser (SF), George Lawson (PF), Mack Brickner (C) Richard Behrens, John Stepp, John Kennedy, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | Horace Cirillo (PG), Jason Conklin (SG), Steven Pleasant (SF), Joey McGraw (PF), Robert Mayo (C) Melvin Hackbarth, Isaac Kinsey, David Johns, Charles Howells, David Dana | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-4) | |
| 05:38 | Houston | Horace Cirillo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-54 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills hits the finger roll | 63-54 |
| 05:07 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the lay-in | 63-54 |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | George Lawson grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | George Lawson misses the easy layup | 63-54 |
| 04:49 | Houston | Steven Pleasant grabs the board | 63-54 |
| 04:47 | Houston | Richard Moore picks off the pass by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt | 63-54 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore lays it in | 65-54 |
| 04:20 | Houston | Steven Pleasant's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 65-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (PG), John Kennedy (PF) Ronald Mills, George Lawson | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (PF) Joey McGraw | |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner comes up short on the floater from close range but the foul's on Jason Conklin - foul #5 on Jason Conklin, team foul #8 | 65-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF) Richard Moore | |
| Subs | Houston | George Baer (SG), Joey McGraw (PF) Jason Conklin, Robert Mayo | |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 1st free throw | 66-54 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 2nd free throw | 67-54 |
| 03:41 | Houston | Joey McGraw throws a bad pass out of bounds | 67-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers (C) Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Horace Cirillo steals it from Chad Chesser in the backcourt | 67-54 |
| 03:37 | Houston | Horace Cirillo hits the finger roll | 67-56 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Behrens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 ast. SG - Chad Chesser (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - John Stepp (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Kennedy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - Bennie Numbers (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Horace Cirillo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - George Baer (fresh) 4 pf. SF - Steven Pleasant (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joey McGraw (tiring) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - David Dana (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:16 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Pleasant | 67-56 |
| 03:15 | Houston | The rebound goes to David Dana | 67-56 |
| 03:09 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses badly on a driving attempt in the paint | 67-56 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Chesser pulls down the rebound | 67-56 |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Steven Pleasant - foul #3 on Steven Pleasant, team foul #9 | 67-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Richard Moore (SF), George Lawson (PF) Chad Chesser, John Stepp, John Kennedy | |
| Subs | Houston | Isaac Kinsey (SG), Melvin Hackbarth (SF), Robert Mayo (C) George Baer, Steven Pleasant, David Dana | |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers makes the 1st free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers misses the 2nd free throw | 68-56 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Joey McGraw grabs the board | 68-56 |
| 02:43 | Houston | Houston calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 68-56 |
| 02:31 | Houston | Joey McGraw drills a turnaround near the basket on a nice dish by Horace Cirillo | 68-58 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore misses long on an open fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 68-58 |
| 02:09 | Houston | Robert Mayo pulls down the rebound | 68-58 |
| 01:57 | Houston | Horace Cirillo shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 68-58 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore grabs the defensive rebound | 68-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Kinsey - foul #1 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #10 | 68-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Kennedy (PF), Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | Steven Pleasant (SF) Melvin Hackbarth | |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore makes the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:54 | Houston | The rebound goes to Robert Mayo | 69-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:52 | Houston | Horace Cirillo is hacked by Richard Behrens in the backcourt - foul #2 on Richard Behrens, team foul #8 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:52 | Houston | Horace Cirillo misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy grabs the board | 69-58 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy is hacked by Horace Cirillo in the backcourt - foul #4 on Horace Cirillo, team foul #11 | 69-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SF), Mack Brickner (C) John Stepp, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 69-58 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the offensive rebound | 69-58 |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner is fouled on the floor by Robert Mayo - foul #4 on Robert Mayo, team foul #12 | 69-58 |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 1st free throw | 70-58 |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 2nd free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:30 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 71-58 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills gets the rebound | 71-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Mayo - foul #5 on Robert Mayo, team foul #13 | 71-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | David Dana (C) Robert Mayo | |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 71-58 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens makes the 2nd free throw | 72-58 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the easy layup but the foul's on Richard Behrens - foul #3 on Richard Behrens, team foul #9 | 72-58 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Joey McGraw makes the 1st free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:13 | Houston | Joey McGraw misses the 2nd free throw | 72-59 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Bennie Numbers gets the rebound | 72-59 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Horace Cirillo steals it from Richard Behrens in the backcourt | 72-59 |
| 01:03 | Houston | Joey McGraw scores on a driving attempt from the left block on a great pass from David Dana | 72-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Isaac Kinsey - foul #2 on Isaac Kinsey, team foul #14 | 72-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (SF), Mack Brickner (C) John Stepp, Bennie Numbers | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 1st free throw | 73-61 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:56 | Houston | Isaac Kinsey misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 74-61 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the defensive rebound | 74-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Stepp (SF), Bennie Numbers (C) Richard Moore, Mack Brickner | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 00:49 | Houston | Bennie Numbers is called for the reach on David Dana - foul #1 on Bennie Numbers, team foul #10 | 74-61 |
| 00:49 | Houston | David Dana misses the 1st free throw | 74-61 |
| 00:49 | Houston | David Dana makes the 2nd free throw | 74-62 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | John Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Steven Pleasant | 74-62 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | John Stepp grabs the offensive rebound | 74-62 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens runs out the clock | 74-62 |