| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fresh) SG - Jamie McElmarry (fresh) SF - Joseph Weatherall (fresh) PF - Aaron Holmes (fresh) C - John Hopkins (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fresh) SG - William Leavy (fresh) SF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) PF - Joseph Greer (fresh) C - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Holy Cross | Holy Cross is playing a triangle offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 3-0 |
| 19:47 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar travels in the backcourt | 3-0 |
| 19:42 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar snags the defensive board | 3-0 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is hacked by Joseph Weatherall in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Weatherall, team foul #1 | 3-0 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | The jumper by Paul McIff is denied by Aaron Holmes | 3-0 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer hits the follow up shot | 3-2 |
| 19:24 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Jamie McElmarry | 6-2 |
| 19:19 | Wisconsin | John Hopkins takes the ball from Paul McIff in the backcourt | 6-2 |
| 18:52 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer gets the rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:34 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry grabs the defensive rebound | 6-2 |
| 18:14 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 6-2 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenneth Perine | 6-2 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Jamie McElmarry is called for the reach on William Leavy - foul #1 on Jamie McElmarry, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks (PG), Dane Cox (SG), Herman Johnson (SF), Daniel Walker (PF), Brian Bryan (C) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Joseph Weatherall, Aaron Holmes, John Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Gary Sheldon (SG), Hank Glasser (SF) Paul McIff, William Leavy, Kenneth Perine | |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-2 |
| 17:22 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton tips it home | 6-4 |
| 17:10 | Holy Cross | Dane Cox hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right side | 6-4 |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar grabs the board | 6-4 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 6-4 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer gets the offensive rebound | 6-4 |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Daniel Walker - foul #1 on Daniel Walker, team foul #3 | 6-4 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Brian Price (SG), Joseph Weatherall (SF), Riley Oakes (C) Michel Brooks, Dane Cox, Herman Johnson, Brian Bryan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG), Kenneth Perine (SF), William Leavy (PF) Gary Sheldon, Hank Glasser, Joseph Greer | |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 1st free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 16:31 | Holy Cross | Riley Oakes grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 16:14 | Holy Cross | Joseph Weatherall makes the 3 pointer from the left corner | 9-5 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Joseph Weatherall takes the ball from William Leavy | 9-5 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Brian Price (fresh) SF - Joseph Weatherall (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Daniel Walker (fairly fresh) C - Riley Oakes (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) SG - Justin Hinton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) PF - William Leavy (fairly fresh) C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Holy Cross | Brian Price is whistled for traveling | 9-5 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG), Aaron Holmes (PF) Joseph Weatherall, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (C) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by William Leavy | 9-8 |
| 15:19 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry knocks in the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Hans Zenor | 11-8 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | William Leavy hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right block | 11-8 |
| 15:02 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes gets the rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:51 | Holy Cross | Riley Oakes comes up short on the driving attempt from close range | 11-8 |
| 14:49 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes gets the offensive rebound | 11-8 |
| 14:38 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry lays it in on a great pass from Hans Zenor | 13-8 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | William Leavy is by himself and knocks in the 3 from the left wing on a great pass from Paul McIff | 13-11 |
| 14:02 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor misses long on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Paul McIff - foul #1 on Paul McIff, team foul #1 | 13-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks (SG), Herman Johnson (SF), Brian Bryan (PF), John Hopkins (C) Jamie McElmarry, Brian Price, Aaron Holmes, Riley Oakes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gary Sheldon (SG), Ognjen Zsohar (C) Justin Hinton, William Leavy | |
| 14:02 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:02 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor misses the 2nd free throw | 14-11 |
| 14:02 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the board | 14-11 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Michel Brooks is called for the reach on Gary Sheldon - foul #1 on Michel Brooks, team foul #4 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dane Cox (SG) Hans Zenor | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG) Gary Sheldon | |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | William Leavy hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side | 14-11 |
| 13:29 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan grabs the defensive rebound | 14-11 |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins misses the fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Ognjen Zsohar - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #2 | 14-11 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker (PF) Brian Bryan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SF) William Leavy | |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins makes the 1st free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:15 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins misses the 2nd free throw | 15-11 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Greer | 15-11 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser drills a floater from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Perine | 15-13 |
| 12:48 | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson makes the shot from the right side on a great pass from John Hopkins | 17-13 |
| 12:32 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-13 |
| 12:31 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins snags the defensive board | 17-13 |
| 12:11 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks drills a floater from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 12:09 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser is hacked by Herman Johnson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Herman Johnson, team foul #5 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG), Joseph Weatherall (SF), Brian Bryan (PF) Dane Cox, Herman Johnson, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (PG), William Leavy (SG), Gary Sheldon (SF) Paul McIff, Joseph Greer, Hank Glasser | |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar clanks a floater from the baseline | 19-13 |
| 11:51 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Michel Brooks | 19-13 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Michel Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jamie McElmarry (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Weatherall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Brian Bryan (fresh) C - John Hopkins (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Yuri Schilawski (fresh) SG - William Leavy (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Sheldon (fresh) PF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Holy Cross | Gary Sheldon takes the ball from Jamie McElmarry | 19-13 |
| 11:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt jumper from the left wing | 19-13 |
| 11:15 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan gets the rebound | 19-13 |
| 11:01 | Holy Cross | Joseph Weatherall's pass is intercepted by Ognjen Zsohar | 19-13 |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is hacked by Joseph Weatherall in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joseph Weatherall, team foul #6 | 19-13 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Brian Price (SF), Daniel Walker (PF) Michel Brooks, Joseph Weatherall, Brian Bryan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG), Justin Hinton (SG), Joseph Greer (PF) Yuri Schilawski, William Leavy, Gary Sheldon | |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Paul McIff | 19-15 |
| 10:38 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry connects on the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Hans Zenor | 22-15 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is by himself and knocks in the floater in the lane set up by Kenneth Perine | 22-17 |
| 10:12 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry is fouled on the floor by Justin Hinton - foul #1 on Justin Hinton, team foul #3 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson (SF), Riley Oakes (C) Brian Price, John Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG) Justin Hinton | |
| 10:06 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 10:05 | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson misses the tip | 22-17 |
| 10:03 | Holy Cross | Riley Oakes grabs the offensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 09:57 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 22-17 |
| 09:49 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker snags the defensive board | 22-17 |
| 09:30 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Greer | 22-17 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 22-17 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dane Cox (PG), Brian Price (SG), Brian Bryan (C) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Riley Oakes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the left wing | 22-17 |
| 09:18 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan grabs the board | 22-17 |
| 09:09 | Holy Cross | Daniel Walker misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-17 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | William Leavy is open and buries a jumper from the left block | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Paul McIff - foul #2 on Paul McIff, team foul #4 | 22-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Riley Oakes (C) Dane Cox, Daniel Walker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SF) Paul McIff, Kenneth Perine | |
| 08:35 | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 22-19 |
| 08:35 | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| 08:22 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Herman Johnson - foul #2 on Herman Johnson, team foul #7 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG), Michel Brooks (SF), Aaron Holmes (PF) Brian Price, Herman Johnson, Brian Bryan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:22 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser makes the 1st free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:22 | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser misses the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:22 | Holy Cross | The rebound goes to Aaron Holmes | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Holy Cross | Hank Glasser picks off the pass by Hans Zenor | 23-20 |
| 07:59 | Wisconsin | William Leavy lays it in on a nice dish by Hank Glasser | 23-22 |
| 07:40 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing | 23-22 |
| 07:38 | Holy Cross | The offensive rebound goes to Riley Oakes | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Hans Zenor (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jamie McElmarry (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Michel Brooks (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Aaron Holmes (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Riley Oakes (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Leavy (tiring) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Hank Glasser (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joseph Greer (tired) 5 pts. 6 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tired) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry is hacked by William Leavy - foul #1 on William Leavy, team foul #5 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Dane Cox (SG), John Hopkins (C) Jamie McElmarry, Riley Oakes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (PG), Kenneth Perine (SF) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser | |
| 07:05 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes knocks in the runner from close range | 25-22 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar drills a driving attempt from the right block and the foul's on John Hopkins - foul #1 on John Hopkins, team foul #8 | 25-24 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Brian Price (SG), Daniel Walker (PF), Brian Bryan (C) Dane Cox, Aaron Holmes, John Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG) William Leavy | |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the free throw | 25-25 |
| 06:37 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 25-25 |
| 06:36 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan tips it back up and in | 27-25 |
| 06:19 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine connects on the fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Justin Hinton | 27-27 |
| 06:15 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Daniel Walker | 29-27 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-27 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry (SG) Michel Brooks | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG), Gary Sheldon (SF) Justin Hinton, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| 05:53 | Holy Cross | Brian Price comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 05:51 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine pulls down the rebound | 29-27 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | William Leavy is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Yuri Schilawski | 29-29 |
| 05:33 | Holy Cross | Jamie McElmarry misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 29-29 |
| 05:32 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan tips it in | 31-29 |
| 05:09 | Wisconsin | William Leavy misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 31-29 |
| 05:08 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer snags the offensive board | 31-29 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 3pt attempt from straight away set up by Yuri Schilawski | 31-32 |
| 04:45 | Holy Cross | Brian Price hits a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Daniel Walker | 33-32 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine buries a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from William Leavy | 33-34 |
| 04:04 | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 33-34 |
| 04:02 | Holy Cross | Brian Bryan misses the tip | 33-34 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski grabs the board | 33-34 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski is hacked by Hans Zenor - foul #1 on Hans Zenor, team foul #9 | 33-34 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Herman Johnson (PG), Dane Cox (SG), Joseph Weatherall (SF), Aaron Holmes (PF), John Hopkins (C) Hans Zenor, Jamie McElmarry, Brian Price, Daniel Walker, Brian Bryan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG), Justin Hinton (SG), Ognjen Zsohar (C) William Leavy, Gary Sheldon, Joseph Greer | |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 1st free throw | 33-35 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-36 |
| 03:26 | Holy Cross | Dane Cox comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 33-36 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ognjen Zsohar | 33-36 |
| Lineup | Holy Cross | PG - Herman Johnson (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Dane Cox (fresh) SF - Joseph Weatherall (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Holmes (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - John Hopkins (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Perine (tired) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Yuri Schilawski (tiring) 2 pts. 2 ast. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Dane Cox is called for the reach on Paul McIff in the backcourt - foul #1 on Dane Cox, team foul #10 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (PF) Yuri Schilawski | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff makes the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes misses badly on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Joseph Greer - foul #1 on Joseph Greer, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 34-38 |
| 03:15 | Holy Cross | Aaron Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ognjen Zsohar | 34-38 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer banks in the layup set up by Paul McIff | 34-40 |
| 03:04 | Holy Cross | Joseph Greer steals it from Aaron Holmes | 34-40 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer's fadeaway is rejected by Aaron Holmes | 34-40 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton misses the tip | 34-40 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-40 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Joseph Weatherall picks off the pass by Kenneth Perine | 34-40 |
| 01:59 | Holy Cross | Dane Cox loses the ball out of bounds | 34-40 |
| 01:59 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 34-40 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks (SG) Dane Cox | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG) Justin Hinton | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Paul McIff | 34-43 |
| 01:41 | Holy Cross | Ognjen Zsohar takes the ball from John Hopkins | 34-43 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Herman Johnson is called for the reach on Joseph Greer in the backcourt - foul #3 on Herman Johnson, team foul #11 | 34-43 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Hans Zenor (PG), Daniel Walker (PF) Herman Johnson, Aaron Holmes | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 34-44 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 34-45 |
| 01:11 | Holy Cross | Joseph Weatherall comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 34-45 |
| 01:09 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks gets the offensive rebound | 34-45 |
| 00:53 | Holy Cross | Joseph Weatherall can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-45 |
| 00:51 | Holy Cross | John Hopkins hits the follow up shot | 36-45 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Michel Brooks takes the ball from Kenneth Perine in the backcourt | 36-45 |
| 00:27 | Holy Cross | Joseph Weatherall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 36-45 |
| Subs | Holy Cross | Brian Price (SG), Aaron Holmes (PF), Riley Oakes (C) Hans Zenor, Daniel Walker, John Hopkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG), Hank Glasser (SF) Kenneth Perine, Joseph Greer | |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton misses short on a driving attempt in the lane | 36-45 |
| 00:00 | Holy Cross | Michel Brooks gets the rebound | 36-45 |