| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Edward Baker (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Mark Wilder (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Whiten (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Conti (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt McNish (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Madden (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:48 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the shot in the lane set up by Kevin Madden | 27-38 |
| 19:33 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish is whistled for a carry | 27-38 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins misses the jumper from the free throw line | 27-38 |
| 19:07 | Wisconsin | William Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Baker steals the ball from Kevin Madden | 27-38 |
| 18:21 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-38 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn pulls down the rebound | 27-38 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins buries a shot from close range on a nice dish by Richard Dunn | 27-40 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker is called for traveling | 27-40 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley connects on the open shot from the left wing on a great pass from Kevin Madden | 27-42 |
| 17:16 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten loses the dribble to Ante Zebley | 27-42 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden drills a 3pt shot from the right corner | 27-45 |
| 16:36 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten is fouled on the floor by William Mason - foul #1 on William Mason, team foul #1 | 27-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (PG) Edward Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:16 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti is hacked by William Mason - foul #2 on William Mason, team foul #2 | 27-45 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG) Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Wilder (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Whiten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden loses the dribble to John Edwards | 27-45 |
| 15:39 | Notre Dame | John Edwards blows the layup | 27-45 |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley snags the defensive board | 27-45 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | William Mason is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #3 on William Mason, team foul #3 | 27-45 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | John Edwards misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Keith Watkins - foul #2 on Keith Watkins, team foul #4 | 27-45 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | John Edwards makes the 1st free throw | 28-45 |
| 15:08 | Notre Dame | John Edwards makes the 2nd free throw | 29-45 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | William Mason misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 29-45 |
| 14:51 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 14:46 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder hits a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses short on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Mark Wilder - foul #2 on Mark Wilder, team foul #1 | 31-45 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 31-45 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 31-46 |
| 14:18 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Cesar Conti | 34-46 |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn knocks in the jump hook from the left block | 34-48 |
| 13:53 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 34-48 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | William Mason gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley hits a shot near the basket | 34-50 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten is hacked by William Mason - foul #4 on William Mason, team foul #5 | 34-50 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (SG), William Morado (SF), Elvin Rexford (PF), Jose Cuevas (C) Mark Wilder, Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Shawn Porter (SF), Michael Vallecillo (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Keith Watkins, Kevin Madden, Ante Zebley, William Mason, Richard Dunn | |
| 13:11 | Notre Dame | William Morado misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Vallecillo | 34-50 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 34-50 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | William Morado grabs the board | 34-50 |
| 12:32 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas banks in the layup on a nice dish by John Edwards | 36-50 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter knocks in the turnaround from the left block set up by Ognjen Lazarevic and he's fouled by William Morado - foul #2 on William Morado, team foul #2 | 36-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten (SF), Cesar Conti (PF), Kurt McNish (C) William Morado, Elvin Rexford, Jose Cuevas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SG), Richard Dunn (C) Derek Upshaw, Kenneth Cook | |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter makes the free throw | 36-53 |
| 11:46 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish misses short on a runner near the basket | 36-53 |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley grabs the defensive rebound | 36-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Ronald Felipe (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Whiten (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Kurt McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ognjen Lazarevic (fresh) 4 ast. SG - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Shawn Porter (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Michael Vallecillo (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn blows the dunk | 36-53 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-53 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Ronald Felipe is called for the reach on Ante Zebley - foul #1 on Ronald Felipe, team foul #3 | 36-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder (SG) Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Kevin Madden (SG) Ognjen Lazarevic, Shawn Porter | |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins is hacked by Cesar Conti - foul #3 on Cesar Conti, team foul #4 | 36-53 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses badly on a jumper from the right block but he's hacked by Kurt McNish - foul #2 on Kurt McNish, team foul #5 | 36-53 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 36-54 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 36-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 10:37 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Cesar Conti | 38-55 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | Edward Whiten steals the ball from Richard Dunn | 38-55 |
| 10:10 | Notre Dame | Keith Watkins is called for the reach on Edward Whiten - foul #3 on Keith Watkins, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (SF), Elvin Rexford (PF), Jose Cuevas (C) Edward Whiten, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Shawn Porter (SF), Kenneth Cook (C) Ante Zebley, Richard Dunn | |
| 09:57 | Notre Dame | Elvin Rexford is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Elvin Rexford, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| 09:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo clanks a jumper from the right side | 38-55 |
| 09:38 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:30 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 38-55 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins double dribbles in the backcourt | 38-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe (SG) Mark Wilder | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG) Keith Watkins, Kevin Madden | |
| 09:11 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Edward Whiten (SF) John Edwards, Elvin Rexford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw knocks in the driving attempt near the basket set up by Michael Vallecillo | 38-57 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline but he's hacked by Shawn Porter - foul #1 on Shawn Porter, team foul #7 | 38-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti (PF), Kurt McNish (C) William Morado, Jose Cuevas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Shawn Porter, Kenneth Cook | |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten makes the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:40 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses the 2nd free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn grabs the board | 39-57 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley misses short on a jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Kurt McNish - foul #3 on Kurt McNish, team foul #7 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Mark Wilder (SG) Edward Baker, Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG) Derek Upshaw | |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley misses the 1st free throw | 39-57 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley makes the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten misses badly on a shot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ante Zebley - foul #1 on Ante Zebley, team foul #8 | 39-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) Ognjen Lazarevic | |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten makes the 1st free throw | 40-58 |
| 08:10 | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten makes the 2nd free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses badly on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kurt McNish - foul #4 on Kurt McNish, team foul #8 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Mason (PF) Michael Vallecillo | |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 41-58 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 41-59 |
| 07:35 | Notre Dame | Cesar Conti travels with the ball | 41-59 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Morado (SF) Edward Whiten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Wilder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - William Morado (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - Kurt McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | William Mason clanks a turnaround from the right block | 41-59 |
| 07:13 | Notre Dame | William Morado gets the rebound | 41-59 |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | William Mason steals the ball from Cesar Conti | 41-59 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn knocks in the floater from the left block set up by Keith Watkins | 41-61 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | William Morado is fouled on the floor by Kevin Madden - foul #3 on Kevin Madden, team foul #9 | 41-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (PG), Ronald Felipe (SG), Edward Whiten (SF), Jose Cuevas (C) John Edwards, Mark Wilder, Cesar Conti, Kurt McNish | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Michael Vallecillo (SF), Kenneth Cook (C) Keith Watkins, Kevin Madden, Ante Zebley, Richard Dunn | |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | William Morado misses the 1st free throw | 41-61 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | William Mason gets the rebound | 41-61 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 41-61 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo gets the offensive rebound | 41-61 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 41-61 |
| 05:56 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 05:41 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker comes up short on the shot from the left side | 41-61 |
| 05:40 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook grabs the board | 41-61 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Vallecillo misses the jumper in the paint | 41-61 |
| 05:24 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas snags the defensive board | 41-61 |
| 05:08 | Notre Dame | William Morado connects on the jumper from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Lazarevic clanks a runner from the left block | 43-61 |
| 04:46 | Notre Dame | Jose Cuevas pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| 04:29 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 04:27 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Morado | 43-61 |
| 04:15 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | John Edwards (PG), Mark Wilder (SG), Cesar Conti (PF), Kurt McNish (C) Edward Baker, Edward Whiten, William Morado, Jose Cuevas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Kevin Madden (SG), Ante Zebley (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Ognjen Lazarevic, Derek Upshaw, Michael Vallecillo, Kenneth Cook | |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Cesar Conti picks off the pass by Ante Zebley | 43-61 |
| 03:55 | Notre Dame | Ronald Felipe misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 43-61 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn pulls down the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 43-61 |
| 03:30 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Cesar Conti | 43-61 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - John Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mark Wilder (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Ronald Felipe (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Cesar Conti (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Kurt McNish (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:23 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-61 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Baker (SF) Ronald Felipe | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-61 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn snags the offensive board | 43-61 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 43-61 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn grabs the offensive board | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-61 |
| 02:27 | Notre Dame | Kurt McNish gets the rebound | 43-61 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:10 | Notre Dame | John Edwards misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-61 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden snags the defensive board | 43-61 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-64 |
| 01:29 | Notre Dame | Edward Baker can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 43-64 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn snags the defensive board | 43-64 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | William Mason hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Ante Zebley | 43-66 |
| 00:55 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 43-66 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-66 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley is fouled on the floor by John Edwards - foul #4 on John Edwards, team foul #9 | 43-66 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Edward Whiten (SF) Edward Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley makes the 1st free throw | 43-67 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley makes the 2nd free throw | 43-68 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder is fouled on the floor by Kevin Madden - foul #4 on Kevin Madden, team foul #10 | 43-68 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder makes the 1st free throw | 44-68 |
| 00:27 | Notre Dame | Mark Wilder misses the 2nd free throw | 44-68 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | William Mason pulls down the rebound | 44-68 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins runs out the clock | 44-68 |