| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Donald Kessler (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glen Huse (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Briceno (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Morgan Crase (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Larry Murray | 23-28 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 23-28 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse tips it back up and in | 25-28 |
| 18:50 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets misses the easy open layup | 25-28 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno grabs the defensive rebound | 25-28 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno connects on the driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Kenneth Valez and the foul's on Anthony Westhoff - foul #1 on Anthony Westhoff, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF) Lewis Avery, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff | |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno makes the free throw | 28-28 |
| 18:04 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 28-31 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Alvaro Mancini steps in front of the Kenneth Valez pass | 28-31 |
| 17:43 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini can't finish the layup | 28-31 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Morgan Crase gets the rebound | 28-31 |
| 17:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez misses the lay-in | 28-31 |
| 17:15 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets snags the defensive board | 28-31 |
| 16:48 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 28-31 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno grabs the defensive rebound | 28-31 |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse can't connect on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Pavel Luczynski - foul #2 on Pavel Luczynski, team foul #2 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Armando Gomez (PF) Morgan Crase | |
| Subs | Northwestern | James Fullerton (SG), Jonathan Pannell (SF), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Larry Murray, Pavel Luczynski, Roy Greene, Jason Desilets | |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 15:57 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 30-31 |
| 15:55 | Northwestern | James Fullerton tips it but misses | 30-31 |
| 15:54 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell grabs the offensive rebound | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Kessler (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SF - Glen Huse (fairly fresh) 6 pts. PF - Armando Gomez (fresh) 2 reb. C - Carl Briceno (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. SG - James Fullerton (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:26 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff misses the lay-in | 30-31 |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno pulls down the rebound | 30-31 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kenneth Valez | 33-31 |
| 14:40 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord misses the turnaround in the lane | 33-31 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Armando Gomez grabs the board | 33-31 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez can't connect on a shot near the basket but he's fouled by Kevin Debord - foul #2 on Kevin Debord, team foul #3 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy (C) Carl Briceno | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Alvaro Mancini, James Fullerton, Anthony Westhoff, Kevin Debord | |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 14:33 | Northwestern | Roy Greene grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 14:04 | Northwestern | Steven Kennedy steps in front of the Larry Murray pass | 34-31 |
| 13:47 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez is hacked by Roy Greene - foul #1 on Roy Greene, team foul #4 | 34-31 |
| 13:27 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez buries a shot in the paint on a nice dish by Glen Huse | 36-31 |
| 13:05 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery is wide open but clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 36-31 |
| 13:04 | Northwestern | Larry Murray tips it but misses | 36-31 |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Steven Kennedy | 36-31 |
| 12:49 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse's floater is tipped away by Jason Desilets | 36-31 |
| 12:48 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Donald Kessler - foul #4 on Donald Kessler, team foul #1 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Cannon (SG), Ernest Rosenbalm (SF), Carl Briceno (PF) Donald Kessler, Glen Huse, Armando Gomez | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Anthony Westhoff (PF) Lewis Avery, Roy Greene | |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell misses the 2nd free throw | 36-32 |
| 12:30 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno gets the rebound | 36-32 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez banks in the layup on a nice dish by Steven Kennedy | 38-32 |
| 11:50 | Northwestern | Larry Murray lays it in uncontested | 38-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Cannon (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Ernest Rosenbalm (fresh) PF - Carl Briceno (fresh) 5 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Jason Desilets is called for the reach on Steven Kennedy - foul #2 on Jason Desilets, team foul #5 | 38-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Alvaro Mancini, Larry Murray, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| 11:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Ray Cannon | 40-34 |
| 11:07 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord knocks in the turnaround from the left block on a nice dish by Lewis Avery | 40-36 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 10:23 | Northwestern | Steven Kennedy steals the ball from Roy Greene | 42-36 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Kevin Debord swats the short shot by Steven Kennedy | 42-36 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy tips it but misses | 42-36 |
| 10:07 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:38 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-36 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy snags the defensive board | 42-36 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-36 |
| 09:27 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell gets the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:58 | Northwestern | James Fullerton can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-36 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Steven Kennedy | 42-36 |
| 08:35 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy misses short on a shot in the lane | 42-36 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy misses the tip | 42-36 |
| 08:33 | Northwestern | Kevin Debord pulls down the rebound | 42-36 |
| 08:18 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell is by himself and knocks in the shot from the left side on a great pass from Roy Greene | 42-38 |
| 07:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy misses the jumper from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 07:53 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 07:50 | Northwestern | Ray Cannon takes the ball from Lewis Avery in the backcourt | 42-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Valez (tiring) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ray Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ernest Rosenbalm (fairly fresh) PF - Carl Briceno (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Lewis Avery (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Fullerton (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Jonathan Pannell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. PF - Roy Greene (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Kevin Debord (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Lewis Avery steals the ball from Carl Briceno | 42-38 |
| 07:19 | Northwestern | Lewis Avery misses the floater from the right wing | 42-38 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno snags the defensive board | 42-38 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy makes the fadeaway from the left side | 44-38 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Kenneth Valez - foul #2 on Kenneth Valez, team foul #2 | 44-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Kessler (SG), Glen Huse (SF), Armando Gomez (PF), Morgan Crase (C) Kenneth Valez, Ernest Rosenbalm, Carl Briceno, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), Larry Murray (SG), Anthony Westhoff (PF), Jason Desilets (C) Lewis Avery, James Fullerton, Roy Greene, Kevin Debord | |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 1st free throw | 44-39 |
| 06:30 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-40 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 44-40 |
| 06:04 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:41 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell is called for traveling | 44-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Atkins (PG) Ray Cannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Roy Greene (SF) Jonathan Pannell | |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 44-40 |
| 05:30 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff gets the rebound | 44-40 |
| 05:12 | Northwestern | Larry Murray hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from the free throw line | 44-40 |
| 05:11 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Morgan Crase lays it up and in set up by Glen Huse | 46-42 |
| 04:32 | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini is fouled on the floor by Donald Kessler - foul #5 on Donald Kessler, team foul #3 | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Cannon (PG), Carl Briceno (PF), Steven Kennedy (C) Donald Kessler, Armando Gomez, Morgan Crase | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 04:15 | Northwestern | Roy Greene misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 46-42 |
| 04:13 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy's fadeaway is rejected by Anthony Westhoff | 46-44 |
| 03:54 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets pulls down the rebound | 46-44 |
| 03:34 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets blows the dunk | 46-44 |
| 03:33 | Northwestern | Anthony Westhoff can't tip it in | 46-44 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy gets the rebound | 46-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ray Cannon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jacob Atkins (fresh) SF - Glen Huse (fresh) 9 pts. PF - Carl Briceno (fresh) 7 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. C - Steven Kennedy (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Northwestern | PG - Alvaro Mancini (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Larry Murray (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Roy Greene (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Anthony Westhoff (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Jason Desilets (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 46-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez (PG) Jacob Atkins | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell (SF) Roy Greene | |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Valez | 48-44 |
| 02:35 | Northwestern | Steven Kennedy swats the dunk try by Anthony Westhoff | 48-44 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy snags the defensive board | 48-44 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Steven Kennedy grabs the offensive board | 48-44 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing but the foul's on Alvaro Mancini - foul #1 on Alvaro Mancini, team foul #6 | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Lewis Avery (PG) Alvaro Mancini | |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the 1st free throw | 49-44 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse makes the 3rd free throw | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| 01:47 | Northwestern | Jonathan Pannell clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 51-44 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno grabs the board | 51-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 51-44 |
| 01:38 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 01:21 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the lay-in | 51-44 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Glen Huse connects on the 3 from the right corner | 54-44 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Larry Murray drills a fadeaway from the baseline set up by Lewis Avery and he's fouled by Ray Cannon - foul #1 on Ray Cannon, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 00:52 | Northwestern | Larry Murray misses the free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno snags the defensive board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno is fouled in the backcourt by Lewis Avery - foul #1 on Lewis Avery, team foul #7 | 54-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Atkins (SG) Ray Cannon | |
| Subs | Northwestern | | |
| 00:51 | Wisconsin | Carl Briceno misses the 1st free throw | 54-46 |
| 00:51 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets grabs the board | 54-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:44 | Northwestern | Kenneth Valez steps in front of the Larry Murray pass | 54-46 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez banks in the layup | 56-46 |
| 00:33 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets buries a jumper from the left block | 56-48 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez is fouled in the backcourt by Larry Murray - foul #1 on Larry Murray, team foul #8 | 56-48 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez makes the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Valez makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| 00:24 | Northwestern | Jason Desilets is hacked by Jacob Atkins - foul #1 on Jacob Atkins, team foul #5 | 58-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Cannon (PG), Ernest Rosenbalm (SF), Armando Gomez (PF), Morgan Crase (C) Kenneth Valez, Glen Huse, Carl Briceno, Steven Kennedy | |
| Subs | Northwestern | Alvaro Mancini (PG), James Fullerton (SG), Pavel Luczynski (SF), Roy Greene (PF), Kevin Debord (C) Lewis Avery, Larry Murray, Jonathan Pannell, Anthony Westhoff, Jason Desilets | |
| 00:21 | Northwestern | Pavel Luczynski's pass is intercepted by Ernest Rosenbalm | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Northwestern | Northwestern is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Ray Cannon runs out the clock | 58-48 |