| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge inbounds the ball | 31-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 19:31 | Notre Dame | Antonio King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 31-30 |
| 19:30 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 31-30 |
| 19:12 | Notre Dame | Antonio King works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-30 |
| 19:11 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor can't tip it in | 31-30 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper snags the defensive board | 31-30 |
| 18:59 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the dunk but he's fouled by Sean Ingalls - foul #3 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #1 | 31-30 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 1st free throw | 31-31 |
| 18:37 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge makes the 2nd free throw | 31-32 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the lay-in but the foul's on Antonio King - foul #1 on Antonio King, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses badly on a jump hook in the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:48 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the tip | 33-32 |
| 17:46 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor grabs the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Antonio King misses long on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-32 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates snags the defensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:52 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-32 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton snags the offensive board | 33-32 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is fouled on the floor by Antonio King - foul #2 on Antonio King, team foul #2 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG) Terry Carone | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates can't connect on a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Kelly Schellenberge - foul #2 on Kelly Schellenberge, team foul #3 | 33-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Zettel (PF) Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Harold Wisner (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 2nd free throw | 34-32 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown gets the rebound | 34-32 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 1 pts. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Harold Wisner (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:31 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-32 |
| 15:29 | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown grabs the offensive rebound | 34-32 |
| 15:09 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal buries a jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Antonio King | 34-34 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Harold Wisner picks off the pass by Andrew Skelton | 34-34 |
| 14:28 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Mark Berry | 34-37 |
| 14:07 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by George Zettel | 37-37 |
| 13:42 | Notre Dame | Antonio King works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 37-40 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill's floater is knocked away by Lawrence Brown | 37-40 |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Harold Wisner | 37-40 |
| 13:04 | Notre Dame | Antonio King splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the right corner | 37-43 |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Larry Buttrey (SG), Sean Ingalls (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Ronald Culpepper, Louis Frates, George Zettel, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), Jerome Taylor (PF), James Nickerson (C) Antonio King, Mark Berry, Lawrence Brown, Harold Wisner | |
| 12:06 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson knocks in the shot from the left wing set up by Charles Hamilton | 37-45 |
| 11:38 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey is fouled on the floor by Charles Hamilton - foul #1 on Charles Hamilton, team foul #4 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (SF) Rex Barnhill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Sydney Collins (PG) Jeff Sinegal | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Robert Barnhart (fresh) PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Sydney Collins (fresh) SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | James Nickerson steals the ball from Larry Buttrey | 37-45 |
| 10:49 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson travels with the ball | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SF), Andrew Skelton (C) Robert Barnhart, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG) Sydney Collins | |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Andrew Skelton | 39-45 |
| 10:00 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 39-45 |
| 09:59 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton hits the follow up shot | 39-47 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone drills a shot from the left wing | 41-47 |
| 09:10 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-47 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates grabs the defensive rebound | 41-47 |
| 08:48 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #2 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG) Larry Buttrey | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lawrence Brown (C) James Nickerson | |
| 08:26 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor is whistled for a carry | 41-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), George Zettel (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Terry Carone, Sean Ingalls, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Harold Wisner (C) Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | George Zettel hits the finger roll set up by Rex Barnhill and he's fouled by Mark Berry - foul #1 on Mark Berry, team foul #5 | 43-47 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | George Zettel makes the free throw | 44-47 |
| 07:30 | Notre Dame | Antonio King is called for a charge against the doubleteam - foul #3 on Antonio King, team foul #6 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls (PF) George Zettel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Mark Berry, Harold Wisner | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Randall Leiter (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Antonio King (fresh) 20 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Charles Hamilton (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelly Schellenberge (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - James Nickerson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:01 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill connects on the floater from close range | 46-47 |
| 06:37 | Notre Dame | Sean Ingalls swats the short shot by Charles Hamilton | 46-47 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the board | 46-47 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill loses the dribble to Lawrence Brown | 46-47 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Sean Ingalls is called for the reach on Kelly Schellenberge - foul #4 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #3 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Andrew Skelton (C) Rex Barnhill, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor (PF) Lawrence Brown | |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-47 |
| 05:44 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to James Nickerson | 46-47 |
| 05:20 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton hits a wide open pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Antonio King | 46-49 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 48-49 |
| 04:43 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 48-49 |
| 04:42 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:24 | Notre Dame | Antonio King splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 48-49 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses short on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Antonio King - foul #4 on Antonio King, team foul #7 | 48-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Larry Buttrey (SG), Rex Barnhill (SF), George Zettel (PF) Ronald Culpepper, Louis Frates, Sean Ingalls | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG), Sydney Collins (SG), Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (C) Antonio King, Charles Hamilton, Kelly Schellenberge, James Nickerson | |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 49-49 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 50-49 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Andrew Skelton - foul #3 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #4 | 50-49 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry makes the 1st free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:45 | Notre Dame | Mark Berry misses the 2nd free throw | 50-50 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 03:20 | Wisconsin | George Zettel is open and buries a floater from the left block set up by Rex Barnhill | 52-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 6 pts. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Jeff Sinegal (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Sydney Collins (fresh) SF - Mark Berry (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Jerome Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Lawrence Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:51 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 52-53 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper (SG), Louis Frates (SF), Sean Ingalls (PF) Larry Buttrey, Rex Barnhill, George Zettel | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Antonio King (PG), Charles Hamilton (SG), Kelly Schellenberge (SF), James Nickerson (C) Jeff Sinegal, Sydney Collins, Mark Berry, Lawrence Brown | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-53 |
| 02:07 | Notre Dame | Kelly Schellenberge misses the floater from the left block | 52-53 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone pulls down the rebound | 52-53 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Antonio King - foul #5 on Antonio King, team foul #8 | 52-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal (PG) Antonio King | |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 53-53 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 54-53 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor blows the dunk but the foul's on Andrew Skelton - foul #4 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 54-54 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 54-55 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper loses the dribble to Jerome Taylor | 54-55 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from James Nickerson | 54-57 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 54-57 |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | Jerome Taylor pulls down the rebound | 54-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Terry Carone is called for the reach on Jerome Taylor in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Carone, team foul #6 | 54-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Berry (SF), Lawrence Brown (PF) Kelly Schellenberge, Jerome Taylor | |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton is hacked by Ronald Culpepper - foul #2 on Ronald Culpepper, team foul #7 | 54-57 |
| 00:26 | Notre Dame | Charles Hamilton misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 54-57 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Jeff Sinegal snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:07 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Culpepper - foul #3 on Ronald Culpepper, team foul #8 | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | James Nickerson misses the 1st free throw | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates snags the defensive board | 54-57 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-57 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper misses the halfcourt shot | 54-57 |