| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Craig Hassett (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Waldo Olivarez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lamar Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zody (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips inbounds the ball | 23-24 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips banks in the layup on a nice dish by Waldo Olivarez | 23-26 |
| 19:05 | Minnesota | A charge is called on Dave Ranger - foul #1 on Dave Ranger, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (SG), Russell Oliver (PF), Adam Melton (C) Lamar Shepard, James Zody, Sam Brazil | |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Russell Oliver is whistled for a carry | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard (SG), James Zody (PF) Stanley Weymouth, Adam Melton | |
| 18:16 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner is hacked by Russell Oliver - foul #1 on Russell Oliver, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (SG), Donnie Clarke (SF), Sam Brazil (C) Lamar Shepard, Brent Phillips, James Zody | |
| 17:57 | Minnesota | Ronald White makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 25-26 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 25-29 |
| 17:24 | Minnesota | Ronald White misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 25-29 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil gets the rebound | 25-29 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-32 |
| 16:43 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett banks in the layup on a great pass from Ronald White | 27-32 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Craig Hassett takes the ball from Russell Oliver | 27-32 |
| 15:57 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger is fouled on the floor by Stanley Weymouth - foul #2 on Stanley Weymouth, team foul #2 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Arnold Nicola (SG), Raymond Larson (SF), Shawn Kilburn (C) Dave Ranger, Ronald White, Gregory Turner, Wallace Wells | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard (SG), Brent Phillips (SF), James Zody (PF), Adam Melton (C) Stanley Weymouth, Donnie Clarke, Russell Oliver, Sam Brazil | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) SF - Raymond Larson (fresh) PF - Craig Hassett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Waldo Olivarez (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Shepard (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brent Phillips (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - James Zody (fresh) 2 pts. C - Adam Melton (fresh) | |
| 15:38 | Minnesota | Brent Phillips picks off the pass by Arnold Nicola | 27-32 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez hits a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 27-34 |
| 15:09 | Minnesota | Adam Melton steals it from Miroslav Slusarski | 27-34 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Adam Melton comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 14:42 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn pulls down the rebound | 27-34 |
| 14:13 | Minnesota | Raymond Larson hits a shot from just outside the lane set up by Miroslav Slusarski | 29-34 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard hits the finger roll | 29-36 |
| 13:22 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Ronald White (SG), Gregory Turner (SF), Wallace Wells (C) Miroslav Slusarski, Arnold Nicola, Raymond Larson, Craig Hassett | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (PG), Sam Brazil (C) Waldo Olivarez, Adam Melton | |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Gregory Turner - foul #3 on Gregory Turner, team foul #2 | 29-36 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez (PG) Stanley Weymouth | |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 29-37 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 29-38 |
| 12:39 | Minnesota | Sam Brazil swats the layup by Gregory Turner | 29-38 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Brent Phillips | 29-38 |
| 12:11 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 29-38 |
| 12:10 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger pulls down the rebound | 29-38 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Waldo Olivarez - foul #2 on Waldo Olivarez, team foul #3 | 29-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Craig Hassett (PF) Shawn Kilburn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (PG), Russell Oliver (PF) Waldo Olivarez, James Zody | |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 11:50 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Hassett (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Wallace Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Stanley Weymouth (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Lamar Shepard (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Brent Phillips (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. PF - Russell Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. C - Sam Brazil (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil comes up short on the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Wallace Wells - foul #4 on Wallace Wells, team foul #3 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez (PG), Donnie Clarke (SF), James Zody (PF) Stanley Weymouth, Brent Phillips, Russell Oliver | |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil misses the 2nd free throw | 30-39 |
| 11:26 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells grabs the board | 30-39 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Lamar Shepard is called for the reach on Ronald White - foul #2 on Lamar Shepard, team foul #4 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (PG), Brent Phillips (SF), Russell Oliver (PF) Waldo Olivarez, Donnie Clarke, James Zody | |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells misses short on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Sam Brazil - foul #1 on Sam Brazil, team foul #5 | 30-39 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez (PG), James Zody (PF) Stanley Weymouth, Sam Brazil | |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells makes the 1st free throw | 31-39 |
| 10:41 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells makes the 2nd free throw | 32-39 |
| 10:12 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the runner from the right block on a nice dish by Waldo Olivarez | 32-41 |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Russell Oliver is called for the reach on Gregory Turner - foul #2 on Russell Oliver, team foul #6 | 32-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (PG), Raymond Larson (SF), Shawn Kilburn (PF) Dave Ranger, Gregory Turner, Craig Hassett | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (SG), Donnie Clarke (SF), Sam Brazil (C) Lamar Shepard, Brent Phillips, James Zody | |
| 09:24 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn clanks a shot from the baseline | 32-41 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Donnie Clarke grabs the defensive rebound | 32-41 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-41 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Arnold Nicola (SG) Ronald White | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard (SG), Brent Phillips (SF), James Zody (PF) Waldo Olivarez, Donnie Clarke, Russell Oliver | |
| 09:05 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Weymouth | 35-44 |
| 08:11 | Minnesota | James Zody swats the shot by Raymond Larson | 35-44 |
| 08:09 | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn hits the follow up shot | 37-44 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips misses the turnaround from the right block | 37-44 |
| 07:42 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells pulls down the rebound | 37-44 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Miroslav Slusarski (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Arnold Nicola (fresh) SF - Raymond Larson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Shawn Kilburn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Wallace Wells (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Stanley Weymouth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lamar Shepard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. SF - Brent Phillips (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Zody (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. C - Sam Brazil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:13 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 37-44 |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil snags the defensive board | 37-44 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips hits a jumper from the baseline set up by Lamar Shepard | 37-46 |
| 06:48 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 37-46 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dave Ranger (PG), Ronald White (SG), Gregory Turner (SF), Craig Hassett (PF) Miroslav Slusarski, Arnold Nicola, Raymond Larson, Shawn Kilburn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez (PG), Donnie Clarke (SF), Russell Oliver (PF) Stanley Weymouth, Brent Phillips, James Zody | |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard is called for traveling | 37-46 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells comes up short on the jumper in the lane | 37-46 |
| 06:19 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett tips it back up and in | 39-46 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | Russell Oliver misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-46 |
| 06:00 | Minnesota | Ronald White snags the defensive board | 39-46 |
| 05:39 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger misses short on a shot from the left block | 39-46 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Donnie Clarke pulls down the rebound | 39-46 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Donnie Clarke clanks a jumper from the left side | 39-46 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil hits the follow up shot | 39-48 |
| 04:52 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett blows the layup | 39-48 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez grabs the board | 39-48 |
| 04:28 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 39-48 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil tips it but misses | 39-48 |
| 04:26 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger grabs the defensive rebound | 39-48 |
| 04:18 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 39-48 |
| 04:17 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett tips it in | 41-48 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-48 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Shawn Kilburn (C) Wallace Wells | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Weymouth (SG), Brent Phillips (SF), James Zody (PF) Lamar Shepard, Donnie Clarke, Sam Brazil | |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Waldo Olivarez misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 41-48 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | James Zody tips it home | 41-50 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 03:51 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett drills a shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Dave Ranger | 43-50 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Ronald White is called for the reach on Waldo Olivarez - foul #3 on Ronald White, team foul #4 | 43-50 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | James Zody travels with the ball | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dave Ranger (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ronald White (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Gregory Turner (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Craig Hassett (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kilburn (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Waldo Olivarez (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stanley Weymouth (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SF - Brent Phillips (fresh) 15 pts. 5 reb. PF - James Zody (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. C - Russell Oliver (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Ronald White is hacked by Stanley Weymouth - foul #3 on Stanley Weymouth, team foul #7 | 43-50 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard (SG) Stanley Weymouth | |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Ronald White makes the 1st free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | Minnesota | Ronald White misses the 2nd free throw | 44-50 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | James Zody snags the defensive board | 44-50 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 44-50 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | James Zody pulls down the offensive rebound | 44-50 |
| 02:20 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 44-50 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips tips it back up and in | 44-52 |
| 02:04 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner drills a 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Ronald White | 47-52 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips loses the ball out of bounds | 47-52 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Wallace Wells (C) Shawn Kilburn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sam Brazil (C) Russell Oliver | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 01:31 | Minnesota | Wallace Wells misses the lay-in | 47-52 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Zody | 47-52 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips blows the dunk but he's fouled by Craig Hassett - foul #3 on Craig Hassett, team foul #5 | 47-52 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips misses the 2nd free throw | 47-53 |
| 01:10 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett pulls down the rebound | 47-53 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronald White | 49-53 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard is hacked by Dave Ranger - foul #2 on Dave Ranger, team foul #6 | 49-53 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard is fouled on the floor by Gregory Turner - foul #4 on Gregory Turner, team foul #7 | 49-53 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard misses the 2nd free throw | 49-54 |
| 00:55 | Minnesota | Craig Hassett gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 00:42 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-54 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald White - foul #4 on Ronald White, team foul #8 | 49-54 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 49-56 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-4) | |
| 00:32 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner makes the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Dave Ranger | 52-56 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard is fouled in the backcourt by Dave Ranger - foul #3 on Dave Ranger, team foul #9 | 52-56 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donnie Clarke (SF) Brent Phillips | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard makes the 1st free throw | 52-57 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Lamar Shepard makes the 2nd free throw | 52-58 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-5) | |
| 00:26 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 52-58 |
| 00:24 | Minnesota | Dave Ranger grabs the offensive board | 52-58 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Lamar Shepard is called for the reach on Ronald White - foul #3 on Lamar Shepard, team foul #8 | 52-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brent Phillips (SF) Donnie Clarke | |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Ronald White makes the 1st free throw | 53-58 |
| 00:20 | Minnesota | Ronald White makes the 2nd free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Ronald White is called for the reach on James Zody in the backcourt - foul #5 on Ronald White, team foul #10 | 54-58 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski (SG) Ronald White | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donnie Clarke (SF) Brent Phillips | |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | James Zody misses the 1st free throw | 54-58 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | James Zody makes the 2nd free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:10 | Minnesota | Gregory Turner clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 54-59 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | James Zody grabs the defensive rebound | 54-59 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Miroslav Slusarski is called for the reach on James Zody in the backcourt - foul #2 on Miroslav Slusarski, team foul #11 | 54-59 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | James Zody misses the 1st free throw | 54-59 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | James Zody makes the 2nd free throw | 54-60 |
| 00:00 | Minnesota | Miroslav Slusarski misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 54-60 |