| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Brian Neill (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Rodney Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Barrett (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill inbounds the ball | 19-26 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill hits a 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Richard Barrett | 19-29 |
| 19:09 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 19:08 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | James Simpson is called for the reach on Donald Thompson - foul #1 on James Simpson, team foul #1 | 19-29 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett hits a jumper from the baseline and he's fouled by Nathan Telford - foul #1 on Nathan Telford, team foul #2 | 19-31 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett makes the free throw | 19-32 |
| 18:08 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers drills a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 21-32 |
| 17:48 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson drills a turnaround from the right block set up by Rodney Thomas | 21-34 |
| 17:22 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers is hacked by Scott Yedinak - foul #3 on Scott Yedinak, team foul #1 | 21-34 |
| 17:00 | Notre Dame | James Simpson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 21-34 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Thompson | 21-34 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:13 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 21-34 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett snags the defensive board | 21-34 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson can't finish the layup | 21-34 |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett can't tip it in | 21-34 |
| 15:40 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Mashama Almarza | 21-34 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 6 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Neill (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Rodney Thomas (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:17 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn makes the 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from Harold Myers | 24-34 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's hacked by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #2 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #3 | 24-34 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF), James Simpson (C) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses the 1st free throw | 24-34 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill makes the 2nd free throw | 24-35 |
| 14:43 | Notre Dame | Rodney Thomas blocks the jumper by Harold Myers | 24-35 |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill grabs the board | 24-35 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas scores on a floater from the baseline set up by Donald Thompson and the foul's on Jonathan Rizzuto - foul #2 on Jonathan Rizzuto, team foul #4 | 24-37 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas misses the free throw | 24-37 |
| 14:20 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto snags the defensive board | 24-37 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Yedinak - foul #4 on Scott Yedinak, team foul #2 | 24-37 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG) Scott Yedinak | |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 25-37 |
| 14:05 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 26-37 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas comes up short on the runner near the basket | 26-37 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson tips it back up and in | 26-39 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses short on a jumper from the left block | 26-39 |
| 13:24 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto grabs the offensive rebound | 26-39 |
| 13:12 | Notre Dame | Donald Thompson takes the ball from James Simpson | 26-39 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson lays it up and in | 26-41 |
| 12:56 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 26-41 |
| 12:55 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson gets the rebound | 26-41 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas is fouled on the floor by Jonathan Rizzuto - foul #3 on Jonathan Rizzuto, team foul #5 | 26-41 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak (SG) Mark Mason | |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett knocks in the fadeaway from close range | 26-43 |
| 12:01 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing set up by Harold Myers | 29-43 |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson is called for traveling | 29-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Seth Holt (PG) Brian Neill | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 pf. SF - Donald Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Thomas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:25 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 29-43 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas grabs the board | 29-43 |
| 11:06 | Wisconsin | Otis Hodgkinson swats the dunk try by Rodney Thomas | 29-43 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt grabs the offensive board | 29-43 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas is fouled on the floor by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #6 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper (C) Richard Barrett | |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the turnaround in the paint | 29-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers hits a shot from the left block set up by Mashama Almarza and he's fouled by Rodney Thomas - foul #2 on Rodney Thomas, team foul #3 | 31-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Simpson (C) Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Neill (SF) Seth Holt | |
| 10:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the free throw | 31-45 |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Brian Neill | 31-45 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas misses short on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 31-45 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Scott Yedinak | 31-45 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas misses badly on a 3pt shot from straight away | 31-45 |
| 09:28 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson grabs the board | 31-45 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 09:18 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Nathan Telford | 33-45 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson misses the floater from the free throw line but he's hacked by Wallace Ahearn - foul #2 on Wallace Ahearn, team foul #7 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett (C) Rodney Thomas | |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson misses the 1st free throw | 33-45 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 33-45 |
| 08:49 | Notre Dame | James Simpson snags the defensive board | 33-45 |
| 08:32 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries is hacked by Dale Gasper - foul #2 on Dale Gasper, team foul #4 | 33-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Seth Holt (PG) Donald Thompson | |
| 08:16 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries hits a 3 pointer from the left corner on a great pass from James Simpson | 36-45 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses the runner from the right block but the foul's on James Simpson - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #8 | 36-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG) Scott Yedinak | |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill makes the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 36-46 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza pulls down the rebound | 36-46 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:45 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the floater from the right wing | 38-46 |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt blows the layup but he's fouled by Harold Myers - foul #1 on Harold Myers, team foul #9 | 38-46 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas (PF) Dale Gasper | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt makes the 1st free throw | 38-47 |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt makes the 2nd free throw | 38-48 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 13 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mark Mason (fresh) SF - Brian Neill (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Thomas (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-48 |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett grabs the defensive rebound | 38-48 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas scores on a fadeaway from the right side set up by Seth Holt | 38-50 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 06:50 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by Kirk Humphries | 40-50 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses long on a shot from the right side | 40-50 |
| 06:25 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the board | 40-50 |
| 06:19 | Notre Dame | Richard Barrett steps in front of the Kirk Humphries pass | 40-50 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Mark Mason and he's fouled by Mashama Almarza - foul #2 on Mashama Almarza, team foul #10 | 40-52 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), James Simpson (C) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto, Mashama Almarza | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak (SG), Donald Thompson (SF), Dale Gasper (C) Mark Mason, Brian Neill, Richard Barrett | |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the free throw | 40-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 05:35 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-53 |
| 05:34 | Notre Dame | James Simpson tips it in | 42-53 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper misses the shot from just outside the lane | 42-53 |
| 05:13 | Notre Dame | James Simpson snags the defensive board | 42-53 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:54 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 42-53 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson pulls down the rebound | 42-53 |
| 04:32 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas buries a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from Scott Yedinak | 42-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 04:23 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford's pass is intercepted by Scott Yedinak | 42-56 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Nathan Telford steals the ball from Rodney Thomas | 42-56 |
| 04:00 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn misses the lay-in | 42-56 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper pulls down the rebound | 42-56 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | Harold Myers steals it from Rodney Thomas | 42-56 |
| 03:37 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn hits the finger roll on a great pass from Harold Myers | 44-56 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt comes up short on the shot from the right block | 44-56 |
| 03:07 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Otis Hodgkinson | 44-56 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 13 pts. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 15 pts. 5 ast. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. C - James Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Donald Thompson (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. PF - Rodney Thomas (tiring) 21 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Dale Gasper (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 02:47 | Notre Dame | Seth Holt steals it from Harold Myers | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 44-56 |
| 02:21 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Otis Hodgkinson | 44-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 01:56 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers buries a jump hook from the left block on a nice dish by Wallace Ahearn | 46-56 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas is fouled on the floor by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #4 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #11 | 46-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Harold Legendre (SG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Wallace Ahearn, Harold Myers, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson, James Simpson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG), George Marotta (SF) Scott Yedinak, Donald Thompson | |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-57 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 46-58 |
| 01:37 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 46-58 |
| 01:35 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper grabs the board | 46-58 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 01:28 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza pulls down the rebound | 46-58 |
| 01:17 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre loses the ball out of bounds | 46-58 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett (C) Rodney Thomas | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Richard Barrett, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:45 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 00:44 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza tips it home | 48-58 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett is fouled in the backcourt by Kirk Humphries - foul #1 on Kirk Humphries, team foul #12 | 48-58 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett makes the 1st free throw | 48-59 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett makes the 2nd free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:37 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries is fouled on the floor by Mark Mason - foul #2 on Mark Mason, team foul #6 | 48-60 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Seth Holt is called for the reach on Kirk Humphries - foul #1 on Seth Holt, team foul #7 | 48-60 |
| 00:35 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 48-62 |
| 00:02 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore misses long on a runner in the lane | 48-62 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper grabs the defensive rebound | 48-62 |