| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (fresh) SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) SF - John Ryans (fresh) PF - Robert Gomes (fresh) C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) SG - Clifford Campbell (fresh) SF - Donald Cole (fresh) PF - David Allen (fresh) C - Leon Hohl (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Evansville | Evansville is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:49 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave can't connect on a runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Leon Hohl - foul #1 on Leon Hohl, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:49 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:49 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:34 | Evansville | Leon Hohl hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-0 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Clifford Campbell steals the ball from Vincent Malave | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | David Allen clanks a fadeaway from the left block but the foul's on Robert Gomes - foul #1 on Robert Gomes, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | David Allen makes the 1st free throw | 2-1 |
| 19:06 | Evansville | David Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 2-2 |
| 18:55 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro hits a jumper from close range on a great pass from John Ryans | 4-2 |
| 18:39 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell drills a 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall comes up short on the jumper from the free throw line | 4-5 |
| 18:28 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Donald Cole | 4-5 |
| 18:24 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Clifford Campbell, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave loses the dribble to Donald Cole | 4-5 |
| 17:53 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane misses long on a shot from the right side | 4-5 |
| 17:51 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 17:30 | Wisconsin | John Ryans misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Evansville | The rebound goes to Clifford Campbell | 4-5 |
| 17:11 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave is fouled on the floor by David Allen - foul #1 on David Allen, team foul #3 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF), David Zinke (C) Joseph Marshall, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Robert Gomes, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG), Walter Zullo (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), Austin Brown (PF), Russell O'Barr (C) Jerry Cochrane, Clifford Campbell, Donald Cole, David Allen, Leon Hohl | |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon misses badly on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Jerry Solum - foul #1 on Jerry Solum, team foul #4 | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon misses the 2nd free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the offensive board | 4-5 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 7-5 |
| 16:05 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr comes up short on the jumper from close range | 7-5 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler grabs the board | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) PF - Franklin Roesler (fresh) C - David Zinke (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Terry Lomax (fresh) SG - Walter Zullo (fresh) SF - Jerry Solum (fresh) PF - Austin Brown (fresh) C - Russell O'Barr (fresh) | |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Terry Lomax steps in front of the Eugene Lucy pass | 7-5 |
| 15:50 | Evansville | Terry Lomax jams it | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | David Zinke hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Russell O'Barr - foul #1 on Russell O'Barr, team foul #5 | 7-7 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the 2nd free throw | 8-7 |
| 15:33 | Evansville | Austin Brown pulls down the rebound | 8-7 |
| 15:25 | Evansville | Russell O'Barr is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Russell O'Barr, team foul #6 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SF) Robert Pennington | |
| Subs | Evansville | David Allen (PF) Russell O'Barr | |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 8-7 |
| 15:13 | Evansville | Austin Brown grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 15:10 | Evansville | Terry Lomax throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Lester McKoon, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leo Weaver (PG), Thomas Barden (SF), Leon Hohl (C) Walter Zullo, Jerry Solum, Austin Brown | |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro throws a bad pass out of bounds | 8-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Cole (SF) Terry Lomax | |
| 14:42 | Evansville | Joseph Marshall picks off the pass by Thomas Barden | 8-7 |
| 14:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin lays it in on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 10-7 |
| 14:22 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-7 |
| 14:20 | Evansville | Leo Weaver grabs the offensive board | 10-7 |
| 14:11 | Evansville | The short jumper by Thomas Barden is denied by Franklin Roesler | 10-7 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 10-7 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Leon Hohl blocks the short jumper by Vincent Malave | 10-7 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro tips it home | 12-7 |
| 13:31 | Evansville | Thomas Barden is whistled for traveling | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), John Ryans (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), David Zinke (C) Joseph Marshall, Vincent Malave, Andrew Austin, Franklin Roesler, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), Clifford Campbell (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), Austin Brown (PF), Terry Lomax (C) Leo Weaver, Thomas Barden, Donald Cole, David Allen, Leon Hohl | |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the shot from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 13:19 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes snags the offensive board | 12-7 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | John Ryans blows the layup | 12-7 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy tips it in | 14-7 |
| 12:54 | Evansville | Jerry Solum loses the dribble to John Ryans in the backcourt | 14-7 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Eugene Lucy | 17-7 |
| 12:36 | Evansville | David Zinke is called for the reach on Jerry Solum in the backcourt - foul #1 on David Zinke, team foul #2 | 17-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Donald Cole (SF) Clifford Campbell, Jerry Solum | |
| 12:26 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane hits a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 17-9 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses short on a runner in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Cole - foul #1 on Donald Cole, team foul #7 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leon Hohl (C) Terry Lomax | |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 18-9 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 19-9 |
| 12:00 | Evansville | Walter Zullo knocks in the shot from the left side | 19-11 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ryans (fresh) PF - Robert Gomes (tiring) 2 reb. C - David Zinke (fairly fresh) 3 pts. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SG - Walter Zullo (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Donald Cole (fresh) PF - Austin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Leon Hohl (tiring) | |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | John Ryans is hacked by Donald Cole - foul #2 on Donald Cole, team foul #8 | 19-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Franklin Roesler (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Lester McKoon, Robert Gomes, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leo Weaver (PG), Thomas Barden (SF), David Allen (PF) Jerry Cochrane, Donald Cole, Austin Brown | |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | John Ryans makes the 1st free throw | 20-11 |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | John Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 21-11 |
| 11:27 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 21-11 |
| 11:25 | Evansville | David Allen hits the follow up shot | 21-13 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy scores on a fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Vincent Malave | 23-13 |
| 10:55 | Evansville | Eugene Lucy steals the ball from David Allen | 23-13 |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy hits a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Franklin Roesler | 26-13 |
| 10:23 | Evansville | John Ryans picks off the pass by Leo Weaver in the backcourt | 26-13 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro connects on the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Eugene Lucy | 28-13 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Leo Weaver misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Eugene Lucy - foul #1 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #3 | 28-13 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Andrew Austin (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), David Zinke (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Franklin Roesler, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Clifford Campbell (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), Terry Lomax (PF), Austin Brown (C) Walter Zullo, Thomas Barden, David Allen, Leon Hohl | |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Leo Weaver makes the 1st free throw | 28-14 |
| 09:49 | Evansville | Leo Weaver makes the 2nd free throw | 28-15 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 28-15 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin tips it back up and in | 30-15 |
| 09:17 | Evansville | Jerry Solum clanks a driving attempt from the baseline | 30-15 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall gets the rebound | 30-15 |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin jams it set up by Joseph Marshall | 32-15 |
| 08:44 | Evansville | Terry Lomax hits the easy wide open finger roll | 32-17 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Joseph Marshall | 34-17 |
| 08:14 | Evansville | Terry Lomax lays it in set up by Austin Brown | 34-19 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall is fouled on the floor by Leo Weaver - foul #1 on Leo Weaver, team foul #9 | 34-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG), John Ryans (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Andrew Austin, Robert Pennington, Robert Gomes, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), David Allen (PF) Leo Weaver, Terry Lomax | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 35-19 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 36-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (tiring) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ryans (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Franklin Roesler (fairly fresh) C - Gilberto Navarro (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Jerry Cochrane (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jerry Solum (fairly fresh) PF - David Allen (tiring) 4 pts. C - Austin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:53 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Marshall - foul #1 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #4 | 36-19 |
| 07:34 | Evansville | Jerry Solum misses badly on the uncontested shot from the baseline | 36-19 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | John Ryans can't connect on a runner near the basket | 36-19 |
| 07:10 | Evansville | David Allen snags the defensive board | 36-19 |
| 07:02 | Evansville | Jerry Solum misses long on a jumper from the right side | 36-19 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall pulls down the rebound | 36-19 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon drills a jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by John Ryans | 38-19 |
| 06:33 | Evansville | Gilberto Navarro is called for the reach on Clifford Campbell - foul #1 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #5 | 38-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), David Zinke (C) Joseph Marshall, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Walter Zullo (SG), Thomas Barden (SF), Terry Lomax (PF), Leon Hohl (C) Clifford Campbell, Jerry Solum, David Allen, Austin Brown | |
| 06:18 | Evansville | Leon Hohl buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 38-21 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | John Ryans connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy and he's fouled by Thomas Barden - foul #1 on Thomas Barden, team foul #10 | 40-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG) Lester McKoon | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | John Ryans misses the free throw | 40-21 |
| 06:13 | Evansville | Leon Hohl snags the defensive board | 40-21 |
| 06:07 | Evansville | John Ryans steals it from Walter Zullo | 40-21 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 40-21 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy can't tip it in | 40-21 |
| 05:43 | Evansville | Terry Lomax gets the rebound | 40-21 |
| 05:32 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 40-21 |
| 05:31 | Evansville | Leon Hohl snags the offensive board | 40-21 |
| 05:17 | Evansville | Thomas Barden knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-24 |
| 04:54 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler buries a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Eugene Lucy | 43-24 |
| 04:46 | Evansville | Thomas Barden misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-24 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the board | 43-24 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Terry Lomax picks off the pass by Franklin Roesler | 43-24 |
| 04:05 | Evansville | John Ryans is called for the reach on Thomas Barden - foul #1 on John Ryans, team foul #6 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Franklin Roesler, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leo Weaver (PG), Clifford Campbell (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), David Allen (PF), Austin Brown (C) Jerry Cochrane, Walter Zullo, Thomas Barden, Terry Lomax, Leon Hohl | |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Jerry Solum drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Clifford Campbell and he's hacked by Robert Gomes - foul #2 on Robert Gomes, team foul #7 | 43-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Russell O'Barr (PF) David Allen | |
| 03:55 | Evansville | Jerry Solum makes the free throw | 43-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Austin (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) PF - Robert Gomes (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (tiring) 6 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Evansville | PG - Leo Weaver (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Clifford Campbell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jerry Solum (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Russell O'Barr (fresh) C - Austin Brown (fairly fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Leo Weaver - foul #2 on Leo Weaver, team foul #11 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Donald Cole (SF) Jerry Solum | |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon makes the 1st free throw | 44-27 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon makes the 2nd free throw | 45-27 |
| 03:28 | Evansville | Leo Weaver is called for 10 seconds | 45-27 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon blows the dunk but he's hacked by Leo Weaver - foul #3 on Leo Weaver, team foul #12 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), David Allen (PF) Leo Weaver, Austin Brown | |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon makes the 1st free throw | 46-27 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon makes the 2nd free throw | 47-27 |
| 03:04 | Evansville | David Allen comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 47-27 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro gets the rebound | 47-27 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin is fouled on the floor by Jerry Cochrane - foul #1 on Jerry Cochrane, team foul #13 | 47-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG) Robert Pennington | |
| Subs | Evansville | | |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses the 1st free throw | 47-27 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 48-27 |
| 02:31 | Evansville | Clifford Campbell misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-27 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall pulls down the rebound | 48-27 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon drills a fadeaway from the free throw line | 50-27 |
| 02:02 | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF), David Zinke (C) Lester McKoon, Andrew Austin, Robert Gomes, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Evansville | Terry Lomax (PG), Austin Brown (C) Jerry Cochrane, Russell O'Barr | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on David Allen - foul #2 on David Allen, team foul #14 | 50-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Evansville | Leon Hohl (C) David Allen | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 51-27 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 52-27 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Robert Pennington is called for the reach on Terry Lomax - foul #1 on Robert Pennington, team foul #8 | 52-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), John Ryans (SF) Joseph Marshall, Robert Pennington | |
| Subs | Evansville | Thomas Barden (SG) Clifford Campbell | |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Terry Lomax makes the 1st free throw | 52-28 |
| 01:31 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the 2nd free throw | 52-28 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the defensive rebound | 52-28 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler buries a 3pt shot from the left wing on a great pass from John Ryans | 55-28 |
| 01:08 | Evansville | Terry Lomax loses the dribble to Eugene Lucy in the backcourt | 55-28 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | John Ryans clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 55-28 |
| 00:50 | Evansville | Donald Cole gets the rebound | 55-28 |
| 00:46 | Evansville | Terry Lomax misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 55-28 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | David Zinke snags the defensive board | 55-28 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler loses the ball out of bounds | 55-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Franklin Roesler, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Evansville | Jerry Cochrane (PG), Walter Zullo (SG), Jerry Solum (SF), Russell O'Barr (PF) Terry Lomax, Thomas Barden, Donald Cole, Leon Hohl | |
| 00:04 | Evansville | Walter Zullo loses the dribble to Robert Pennington | 55-28 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 55-28 |