| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Jay McRae (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Jules Russo (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - William Christenson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Carl Zachry (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo inbounds the ball | 29-18 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | John Huber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side | 29-18 |
| 19:42 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 19:38 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-18 |
| 19:36 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman grabs the offensive rebound | 29-18 |
| 19:16 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by Johnathan Kinney | 29-21 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Johnathan Kinney is called for the reach on Jay McRae - foul #3 on Johnathan Kinney, team foul #1 | 29-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (PG) Johnathan Kinney | |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses short on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's fouled by Raymond Jones - foul #1 on Raymond Jones, team foul #2 | 29-21 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 1st free throw | 30-21 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae makes the 2nd free throw | 31-21 |
| 18:34 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the contested 3 from the right wing set up by Robert Freeman | 31-24 |
| 18:22 | Wisconsin | William Christenson drills a driving attempt in the paint on a nice dish by Wilton Zinger | 33-24 |
| 18:00 | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman double dribbles | 33-24 |
| 17:33 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae's pass is intercepted by Dennis Ward | 33-24 |
| 17:17 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to John Huber | 33-24 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a great pass from John Huber | 35-24 |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits a pull-up jumper from the right side and the foul's on William Christenson - foul #3 on William Christenson, team foul #1 | 35-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Wilton Zinger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Carl Zachry | |
| 16:42 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the free throw | 35-27 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | John Huber knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by William Christenson | 38-27 |
| 16:12 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses short on a floater from the baseline | 38-27 |
| 16:10 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward misses the tip | 38-27 |
| 16:09 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jay McRae | 38-27 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | John Huber misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 38-27 |
| 15:46 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward gets the rebound | 38-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay McRae (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 3 reb. PF - Sung Chia (fresh) C - William Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Nathan Ray (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Jeffers (fresh) SF - Robert Freeman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. C - Raymond Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:22 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones misses the dunk attempt | 38-27 |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | William Christenson pulls down the rebound | 38-27 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | John Huber hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 40-27 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 40-27 |
| 14:44 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward tips it back up and in | 40-29 |
| 14:24 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-29 |
| 14:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 40-29 |
| 14:10 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers is hacked by John Huber - foul #2 on John Huber, team foul #2 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (PG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF) John Huber, Jules Russo, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Carl Zachry (SG), Kurt Hobbs (PF), Kevin Kear (C) Nathan Ray, Charles Jeffers, Dennis Ward, Raymond Jones | |
| 13:59 | Notre Dame | Jay McRae takes the ball from Carl Zachry after a doubleteam | 40-29 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 40-29 |
| 13:37 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry snags the defensive board | 40-29 |
| 13:19 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear is fouled on the floor by Robert Bak - foul #4 on Robert Bak, team foul #3 | 40-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Matthew Yother (C) Robert Bak, Jay McRae, William Christenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 13:00 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear knocks in the fadeaway near the basket | 40-31 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | John Huber throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Robert Freeman | |
| 12:25 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry splits the doubleteam and buries a jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Charles Jeffers | 40-33 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger scores on a runner from the left block on a great pass from Matthew Yother | 42-33 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the right side but he's fouled by Wilton Zinger - foul #1 on Wilton Zinger, team foul #4 | 42-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG), Jules Russo (SF), William Christenson (C) John Huber, Sung Chia, Matthew Yother | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG), Dennis Ward (PF) Charles Jeffers, Kurt Hobbs | |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry makes the 1st free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:56 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry misses the 2nd free throw | 42-34 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Jules Russo pulls down the rebound | 42-34 |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa lays it in set up by Jay McRae | 44-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Alberto Costa (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jay McRae (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - William Christenson (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Zachry (fresh) 18 pts. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 4 pts. 9 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fresh) 3 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:22 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 44-34 |
| 11:20 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to Kevin Kear | 44-34 |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear buries a runner from the baseline on a nice dish by Nathan Ray and he's hacked by Jules Russo - foul #2 on Jules Russo, team foul #5 | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Wilton Zinger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robert Freeman (SF) Carl Zachry | |
| 11:09 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the free throw | 44-36 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | William Christenson pulls down the rebound | 44-36 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | William Christenson scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-36 |
| 10:42 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney is fouled on the floor by William Christenson - foul #4 on William Christenson, team foul #6 | 46-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Raymond Jones (C) Johnathan Kinney, Kevin Kear | |
| 10:25 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 46-36 |
| 10:23 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward tips it back up and in | 46-38 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia is denied on a layup by Dennis Ward | 46-38 |
| 10:08 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward snags the defensive board | 46-38 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | The jump hook by Raymond Jones is blocked by Sung Chia | 46-38 |
| 09:47 | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-38 |
| 09:36 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Wilton Zinger (SF), Matthew Yother (C) Jay McRae, Jules Russo, William Christenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney (PG), Carl Zachry (SF) Nathan Ray, Robert Freeman | |
| 09:25 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia is fouled on the floor by Raymond Jones - foul #2 on Raymond Jones, team foul #3 | 46-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bobby Gilham (SF) Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear (C) Charles Jeffers | |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger's pass is intercepted by Johnathan Kinney | 46-38 |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones drills a jump hook in the paint and he's fouled by Wilton Zinger - foul #2 on Wilton Zinger, team foul #7 | 46-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG) Dennis Ward | |
| 08:44 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the free throw | 46-41 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | John Huber hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's hacked by Raymond Jones - foul #3 on Raymond Jones, team foul #4 | 46-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sung Chia (PF) Bobby Gilham | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray (SG), Kurt Hobbs (PF) Charles Jeffers, Raymond Jones | |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | John Huber makes the 1st free throw | 47-41 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | John Huber makes the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray is hacked by Matthew Yother - foul #2 on Matthew Yother, team foul #8 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay McRae (SG), Jules Russo (SF), William Christenson (C) Alberto Costa, Sung Chia, Matthew Yother | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward (PF) Kurt Hobbs | |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Ray misses the 2nd free throw | 48-42 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger gets the rebound | 48-42 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | John Huber connects on the jump hook in the paint | 50-42 |
| 07:20 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-42 |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Christenson | 50-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay McRae (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jules Russo (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Wilton Zinger (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Christenson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Ray (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Zachry (fairly fresh) 18 pts. PF - Dennis Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 11 reb. C - Kevin Kear (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Johnathan Kinney picks off the pass by Wilton Zinger | 50-42 |
| 06:59 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney lays it up and in | 50-44 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 52-44 |
| 06:30 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Johnathan Kinney | 52-47 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jay McRae | 54-47 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae comes up short on the shot from the right side | 54-47 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Jay McRae snags the offensive board | 54-47 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Wilton Zinger misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 54-47 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Dennis Ward | 54-47 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 05:06 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses the easy open layup | 54-47 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | William Christenson grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Zachry blocks the short jumper by John Huber | 54-47 |
| 04:50 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry is doubleteamed and loses the dribble to Jules Russo | 54-47 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | William Christenson hits a 3 from the left wing set up by John Huber | 57-47 |
| 03:59 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear buries a runner in the lane set up by Dennis Ward | 57-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jules Russo | 59-49 |
| 03:09 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear misses long on a shot in the lane | 59-49 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Christenson | 59-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Huber (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jay McRae (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Jules Russo (tiring) 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Wilton Zinger (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - William Christenson (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Johnathan Kinney (tiring) 4 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathan Ray (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Zachry (tiring) 21 pts. PF - Dennis Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 13 reb. C - Kevin Kear (tiring) 7 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | William Christenson banks in the layup on a nice dish by Jay McRae and the foul's on Dennis Ward - foul #1 on Dennis Ward, team foul #5 | 61-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (PG), Alberto Costa (SG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Sung Chia (PF) John Huber, Jay McRae, Jules Russo, Wilton Zinger | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Charles Jeffers (SG), Robert Freeman (SF), Raymond Jones (PF), Kurt Hobbs (C) Nathan Ray, Carl Zachry, Dennis Ward, Kevin Kear | |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | William Christenson makes the free throw | 62-49 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones blows the dunk | 62-49 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | William Christenson pulls down the rebound | 62-49 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | Kurt Hobbs picks off the pass by Alberto Costa | 62-49 |
| 01:34 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones makes the contested jumper in the lane set up by Charles Jeffers | 62-51 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Kurt Hobbs denies the turnaround by William Christenson | 62-51 |
| 01:08 | Notre Dame | Kurt Hobbs gets the rebound | 62-51 |
| 00:54 | Notre Dame | Raymond Jones hits a jump hook in the paint set up by Johnathan Kinney | 62-53 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Huber (PG), Jay McRae (SG), Jules Russo (SF), Wilton Zinger (PF) Robert Bak, Alberto Costa, Bobby Gilham, Sung Chia | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry (SG), Dennis Ward (PF), Kevin Kear (C) Charles Jeffers, Raymond Jones, Kurt Hobbs | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Zachry is called for the reach on Jay McRae in the backcourt - foul #2 on Carl Zachry, team foul #6 | 62-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Bak (PG) John Huber | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Bak is fouled on the floor by Carl Zachry - foul #3 on Carl Zachry, team foul #7 | 62-53 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Bak makes the 1st free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Robert Bak misses the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 00:50 | Notre Dame | Dennis Ward pulls down the rebound | 63-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:46 | Notre Dame | Johnathan Kinney throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa (SG), Bobby Gilham (SF), Sung Chia (PF), Matthew Yother (C) Jay McRae, Jules Russo, Wilton Zinger, William Christenson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Carl Zachry is called for the reach on Alberto Costa - foul #4 on Carl Zachry, team foul #8 | 63-53 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa makes the 1st free throw | 64-53 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Alberto Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 65-53 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | The short jumper by Kevin Kear is denied by Matthew Yother | 65-53 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Matthew Yother pulls down the rebound | 65-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia buries a floater in the lane set up by Bobby Gilham and he's fouled by Robert Freeman - foul #1 on Robert Freeman, team foul #9 | 67-53 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Sung Chia makes the free throw | 68-53 |
| 00:05 | Notre Dame | Carl Zachry is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 68-53 |
| 00:04 | Notre Dame | Kevin Kear tips it in | 68-55 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Bak runs out the clock | 68-55 |