| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 4 pts. C - Larry Horne (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Palomares (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Yong Wen (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Raymundo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Hoskins (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen inbounds the ball | 29-32 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | George Mayo steals the ball from Raymundo Gallo | 29-32 |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Larry Horne's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 29-32 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Dwayne Stanhope steals the ball from Peter Hoskins | 29-32 |
| 18:51 | Northwestern | George Mayo knocks in the floater from the right block on a nice dish by Richard Roberts | 31-32 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins misses short on a jump hook in the lane | 31-32 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips tips it but misses | 31-32 |
| 18:38 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt grabs the board | 31-32 |
| 18:20 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 31-32 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 31-32 |
| 18:14 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Thomas Phillips | 31-34 |
| 17:57 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt loses the ball out of bounds | 31-34 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Allen Misner (PF) Wilbur Honeycutt, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau (PG), Otha Rozanski (SG), Tim Hogan (C) Michael Palomares, Thomas Phillips, Peter Hoskins | |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen drills a fadeaway in the lane set up by Randolph Drapeau and he's fouled by Dwayne Stanhope - foul #2 on Dwayne Stanhope, team foul #1 | 31-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson (SG) Richard Roberts | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen misses the free throw | 31-36 |
| 17:45 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:21 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 31-36 |
| 17:19 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-36 |
| 16:52 | Northwestern | James Bancroft clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 31-36 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Raymundo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 31-36 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau is called for traveling in the backcourt | 31-36 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (PG), Joseph Cola (SF) Otha Rozanski, Yong Wen | |
| 16:27 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt scores on a jumper from just outside the lane | 33-36 |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | Raymundo Gallo knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline | 33-38 |
| 16:03 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF) Dwayne Stanhope, Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (SG), Peter Hoskins (C) Randolph Drapeau, Tim Hogan | |
| 15:48 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 33-38 |
| 15:46 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Wilbur Honeycutt (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mayo (fresh) 6 pts. C - Larry Horne (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Palomares (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Phillips (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Cola (fresh) PF - Raymundo Gallo (tiring) 4 pts. C - Peter Hoskins (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Northwestern | Michael Palomares is called for the reach on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #3 on Michael Palomares, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski (PG), Kenneth Taylor (PF) Michael Palomares, Joseph Cola | |
| 15:04 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 33-38 |
| 15:02 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson tips it home | 35-38 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski's fadeaway is rejected by George Mayo | 35-38 |
| 14:56 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson pulls down the rebound | 35-38 |
| 14:27 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by James Bancroft | 37-38 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski misses badly on a turnaround from the baseline | 37-38 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 13:47 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from James Bancroft | 39-38 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (PG), Randolph Drapeau (SG), Yong Wen (SF), Tim Hogan (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Otha Rozanski, Thomas Phillips, Raymundo Gallo, Kenneth Taylor, Peter Hoskins | |
| 13:28 | Northwestern | Allen Misner misses badly on a driving attempt near the basket | 39-38 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Leo Johnson | 39-38 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares's pass is intercepted by Allen Misner | 39-38 |
| 13:13 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope is called for traveling in the backcourt | 39-38 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Larry Horne is called for the reach on Tim Hogan - foul #3 on Larry Horne, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau misses the easy layup | 39-38 |
| 12:35 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope grabs the defensive rebound | 39-38 |
| 12:15 | Northwestern | Allen Misner is fouled on the floor by Tim Hogan - foul #1 on Tim Hogan, team foul #2 | 39-38 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Allen Misner, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (SG), Joseph Cola (SF) Randolph Drapeau, Yong Wen | |
| 12:00 | Northwestern | James Bancroft misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-38 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Joseph Cola snags the defensive board | 39-38 |
| 11:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares scores on a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Cola | 39-41 |
| 11:36 | Northwestern | Tim Hogan takes the ball from George Mayo | 39-41 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Dwayne Stanhope (tiring) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Palomares (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Phillips (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joseph Cola (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tim Hogan (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 39-41 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Leo Johnson grabs the offensive rebound | 39-41 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares buries a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Phillips | 39-44 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the easy layup but the foul's on Tim Hogan - foul #2 on Tim Hogan, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau (PG), Otha Rozanski (SG), Raymundo Gallo (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Peter Hoskins (C) Michael Palomares, Thomas Phillips, Joseph Cola, Tim Hogan, Leo Johnson | |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 1st free throw | 40-44 |
| 10:45 | Northwestern | George Mayo makes the 2nd free throw | 41-44 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins can't finish the layup but the foul's on Larry Horne - foul #4 on Larry Horne, team foul #3 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Allen Misner (PF) George Mayo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yong Wen (SF) Kenneth Taylor | |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins makes the 1st free throw | 41-45 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins makes the 2nd free throw | 41-46 |
| 10:20 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-46 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Yong Wen is blocked by Calvin Enos | 41-46 |
| 09:59 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the defensive rebound | 41-46 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson clanks a jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Otha Rozanski - foul #1 on Otha Rozanski, team foul #4 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (SG) Randolph Drapeau | |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 1st free throw | 42-46 |
| 09:41 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson makes the 2nd free throw | 43-46 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski double dribbles in the backcourt | 43-46 |
| 09:11 | Northwestern | Otha Rozanski steps in front of the Larry Horne pass | 43-46 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen lays it up and in on a nice dish by Otha Rozanski | 43-48 |
| 08:38 | Northwestern | Kenneth Henderson knocks in the floater from the left side on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 45-48 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Raymundo Gallo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-48 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Robert Taylor (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, Allen Misner, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (PG), Randolph Drapeau (SG), Joseph Cola (SF), Tim Hogan (PF), Leo Johnson (C) Otha Rozanski, Thomas Phillips, Yong Wen, Raymundo Gallo, Peter Hoskins | |
| 08:03 | Northwestern | Robert Taylor hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-48 |
| 08:01 | Northwestern | Dennis Parkinson tips it in | 47-48 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Joseph Cola misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-48 |
| 07:41 | Northwestern | George Mayo gets the rebound | 47-48 |
| 07:36 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts hits a wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by James Bancroft | 50-48 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Roberts (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Taylor (fresh) PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Palomares (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Randolph Drapeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Joseph Cola (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Tim Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Leo Johnson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Dennis Parkinson swats the layup by Leo Johnson | 50-48 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Leo Johnson tips it back up and in | 50-50 |
| 06:59 | Northwestern | Tim Hogan steps in front of the Richard Roberts pass | 50-50 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Joseph Cola misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 50-50 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan gets the offensive rebound | 50-50 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Richard Roberts, Robert Taylor, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (SG), Clifford Hopkins (SF), Kenneth Taylor (PF), Peter Hoskins (C) Randolph Drapeau, Joseph Cola, Tim Hogan, Leo Johnson | |
| 06:07 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 50-50 |
| 06:06 | Northwestern | Larry Horne grabs the offensive board | 50-50 |
| 05:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses the easy layup | 50-50 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips gets the rebound | 50-50 |
| 05:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares is hacked by Kenneth Henderson in the backcourt - foul #3 on Kenneth Henderson, team foul #4 | 50-50 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Richard Roberts (SG), Allen Misner (PF) Kenneth Henderson, George Mayo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Otha Rozanski (PG) Michael Palomares | |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Otha Rozanski | 50-53 |
| 04:56 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 53-53 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Wilbur Honeycutt picks off the pass by Thomas Phillips | 53-53 |
| 04:18 | Northwestern | Allen Misner lays it up and in on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 55-53 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Otha Rozanski | 55-56 |
| 04:10 | Northwestern | Otha Rozanski steals the ball from Dwayne Stanhope in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 55-56 |
| 03:53 | Northwestern | Dwayne Stanhope snags the defensive board | 55-56 |
| 03:48 | Northwestern | Larry Horne travels in the backcourt | 55-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Bancroft (PG), Kenneth Henderson (SG), Calvin Enos (SF), George Mayo (PF), Dennis Parkinson (C) Wilbur Honeycutt, Richard Roberts, Dwayne Stanhope, Allen Misner, Larry Horne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randolph Drapeau (PG), Joseph Cola (SG), Yong Wen (SF), Raymundo Gallo (PF), Tim Hogan (C) Otha Rozanski, Thomas Phillips, Clifford Hopkins, Kenneth Taylor, Peter Hoskins | |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Dennis Parkinson blocks the short jumper by Yong Wen | 55-56 |
| 03:38 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 55-56 |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - James Bancroft (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SG - Kenneth Henderson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Calvin Enos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - George Mayo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dennis Parkinson (fresh) 6 pts. 10 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Randolph Drapeau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joseph Cola (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Yong Wen (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Raymundo Gallo (tiring) 4 pts. C - Tim Hogan (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos is alone and throws it down on a nice dish by James Bancroft and the foul's on Joseph Cola - foul #3 on Joseph Cola, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| 03:19 | Northwestern | Calvin Enos misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Tim Hogan pulls down the rebound | 57-56 |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Raymundo Gallo misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 57-56 |
| 03:03 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Dennis Parkinson | 57-56 |
| 02:43 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 57-56 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the offensive board | 57-56 |
| 02:41 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 57-56 |
| Subs | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt (PG), Richard Roberts (SG), Dwayne Stanhope (SF), Allen Misner (PF), Larry Horne (C) James Bancroft, Kenneth Henderson, Calvin Enos, George Mayo, Dennis Parkinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares (PG), Peter Hoskins (C) Joseph Cola, Tim Hogan | |
| 02:30 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts hits a wide open fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from Wilbur Honeycutt | 59-56 |
| 02:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 59-56 |
| 02:09 | Northwestern | The rebound goes to Allen Misner | 59-56 |
| 01:51 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 59-56 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-56 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen lays it in on a great pass from Michael Palomares and he's hacked by Allen Misner - foul #2 on Allen Misner, team foul #5 | 59-58 |
| Subs | Northwestern | George Mayo (PF) Allen Misner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips (SG) Randolph Drapeau | |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen makes the free throw | 59-59 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | George Mayo misses short on a jumper in the paint | 59-59 |
| 00:50 | Northwestern | George Mayo tips it but misses | 59-59 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen snags the defensive board | 59-59 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Thomas Phillips loses the dribble to Larry Horne | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Northwestern | Richard Roberts misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 59-59 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Peter Hoskins grabs the defensive rebound | 59-59 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares misses long on a jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Wilbur Honeycutt - foul #1 on Wilbur Honeycutt, team foul #6 | 59-59 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Palomares misses the 2nd free throw | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | George Mayo grabs the board | 59-60 |
| 00:06 | Northwestern | Northwestern calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 59-60 |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Northwestern | Wilbur Honeycutt misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 59-60 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Yong Wen gets the rebound | 59-60 |