| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Wegman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Samuel Rock (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Michael Olivo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - William Richardson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Madden (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joe Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock inbounds the ball | 22-38 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:34 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 22-38 |
| 19:33 | Southern Cal | William Richardson can't tip it in | 22-38 |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley grabs the board | 22-38 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn clanks a shot from the right side | 22-38 |
| 19:18 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Olivo | 22-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline but he's hacked by Joe Rogers - foul #2 on Joe Rogers, team foul #1 | 22-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo makes the 1st free throw | 23-38 |
| 19:01 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-38 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 24-38 |
| 18:48 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock gets the rebound | 24-38 |
| 18:35 | Southern Cal | William Richardson makes the floater from the left wing | 26-38 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-38 |
| 18:22 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo grabs the board | 26-38 |
| 18:16 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock misses badly on a runner in the lane | 26-38 |
| 18:15 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins grabs the defensive rebound | 26-38 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 26-38 |
| 18:00 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo gets the rebound | 26-38 |
| 17:56 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 26-38 |
| 17:55 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock tips it back up and in | 28-38 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley can't connect on a fadeaway near the basket | 28-38 |
| 17:39 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to William Richardson | 28-38 |
| 17:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo makes the driving attempt in the lane | 30-38 |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-38 |
| 17:08 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Michael Wegman | 30-38 |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy buries a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane and the foul's on Joe Rogers - foul #3 on Joe Rogers, team foul #2 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), John Jones (SF), Richard Comfort (PF) Michael Wegman, Samuel Rock, Michael Olivo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Mason (PF) Joe Rogers | |
| 17:04 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy makes the free throw | 33-38 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | William Mason buries a runner near the basket set up by Ante Zebley | 33-40 |
| 16:37 | Southern Cal | William Mason picks off the pass by John Jones | 33-40 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley misses the shot in the lane | 33-40 |
| 16:31 | Southern Cal | William Richardson gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 16:18 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 33-40 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn gets the rebound | 33-40 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Keith Watkins and he's fouled by William Richardson - foul #1 on William Richardson, team foul #1 | 33-42 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Vera (SG), Michael Olivo (PF) Nathan Gaddy, Richard Comfort | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (PF) William Mason | |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the free throw | 33-43 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Michael Vera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Jones (fresh) PF - Michael Olivo (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. C - William Richardson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. PF - Joe Rogers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:29 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-43 |
| 15:09 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Keith Watkins | 35-45 |
| 14:58 | Southern Cal | John Jones misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 35-45 |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers snags the defensive board | 35-45 |
| 14:34 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn drills a jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Keith Watkins | 35-47 |
| 14:08 | Southern Cal | John Jones travels with the ball | 35-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Nathan Gaddy (SG), Samuel Rock (SF) Donald Buettner, Michael Vera, John Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdin (SF), William Mason (PF) Keith Watkins, Kevin Madden, Ante Zebley | |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 35-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort (PF) Michael Olivo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:51 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 35-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook (C) Richard Dunn | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw is fouled on the floor by Nathan Gaddy - foul #2 on Nathan Gaddy, team foul #2 | 35-47 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-47 |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Richardson connects on the jumper from the right wing and he's fouled by William Mason - foul #2 on William Mason, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SG) Derek Upshaw | |
| 13:10 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses the free throw | 37-47 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | William Mason snags the defensive board | 37-47 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Richard Comfort is called for the reach on Ante Zebley - foul #1 on Richard Comfort, team foul #3 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo (PF) Richard Comfort | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Richard Dunn (C) William Mason, Kenneth Cook | |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin clanks a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Samuel Rock - foul #1 on Samuel Rock, team foul #4 | 37-47 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jones (C) William Richardson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) Ante Zebley | |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin makes the 1st free throw | 37-48 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-49 |
| 12:37 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock buries a runner from the baseline on a great pass from Nathan Gaddy | 39-49 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins comes up short on the 3pt shot from straight away | 39-49 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden tips it home | 39-51 |
| 11:58 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo's floater is tipped away by Richard Dunn | 39-51 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers grabs the board | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Michael Wegman (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Olivo (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - John Jones (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Joe Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses long on a jumper from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 11:31 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to Samuel Rock | 39-51 |
| 11:17 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Richard Comfort (SF), William Richardson (C) Michael Wegman, Samuel Rock, John Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SG), William Mason (PF), Kenneth Cook (C) Kevin Madden, Joe Rogers, Richard Dunn | |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | William Mason knocks in the fadeaway from the left side | 39-53 |
| 10:44 | Southern Cal | William Richardson misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 10:42 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo tips it home | 41-53 |
| 10:23 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley hits a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane set up by Keith Watkins | 41-55 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by William Mason - foul #3 on William Mason, team foul #4 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Michael Vera (SG), John Jones (SF) Donald Buettner, Nathan Gaddy, Richard Comfort | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (PG), Kevin Madden (SG), Richard Dunn (C) Keith Watkins, Dikembe Abdin, Kenneth Cook | |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo makes the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:54 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo misses the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Mason | 42-55 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | William Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Michael Olivo - foul #2 on Michael Olivo, team foul #5 | 42-55 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | William Mason misses the 1st free throw | 42-55 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | William Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 42-56 |
| 09:33 | Southern Cal | Michael Olivo hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 42-56 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kevin Madden | 42-56 |
| 09:18 | Wisconsin | William Mason lays it up and in on a great pass from Ante Zebley | 42-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 08:56 | Southern Cal | Michael Vera drills a shot from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Wegman | 44-58 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | William Mason is hacked by Michael Olivo - foul #3 on Michael Olivo, team foul #6 | 44-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Samuel Rock (PF) Michael Wegman, Michael Olivo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Donald Buettner steals it from Joe Rogers | 44-58 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 07:59 | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner hits a runner near the basket | 46-58 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | William Mason is hacked by John Jones - foul #3 on John Jones, team foul #7 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy (SG), Richard Comfort (PF) Michael Vera, John Jones | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdin (SF), Kenneth Cook (C) Joe Rogers, Kevin Madden, Ante Zebley, Richard Dunn | |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | William Mason misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Nathan Gaddy (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Samuel Rock (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. PF - Richard Comfort (fresh) 2 reb. C - William Richardson (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mason (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 46-58 |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | William Mason pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-58 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Samuel Rock steps in front of the Kenneth Cook pass | 46-58 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Kenneth Cook - foul #2 on Kenneth Cook, team foul #5 | 46-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman (PG), Michael Olivo (C) Donald Buettner, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort misses the 1st free throw | 46-58 |
| 06:55 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort makes the 2nd free throw | 47-58 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook misses long on a floater from the left block but he's hacked by Michael Olivo - foul #4 on Michael Olivo, team foul #8 | 47-58 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn (C) William Mason | |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook makes the 1st free throw | 47-59 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook makes the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 06:15 | Southern Cal | Samuel Rock's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-60 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | John Jones (SF) Samuel Rock | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (PG), Ante Zebley (SG) Keith Watkins, Derek Upshaw | |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 47-60 |
| 05:56 | Southern Cal | John Jones snags the defensive board | 47-60 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 05:49 | Southern Cal | Richard Comfort clanks a jumper from the left wing | 47-60 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook grabs the board | 47-60 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Joe Rogers | 47-62 |
| 05:34 | Southern Cal | Michael Wegman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 47-62 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | William Richardson (C) Michael Olivo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG), William Mason (PF) Dikembe Abdin, Kenneth Cook | |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses the shot from the left wing | 47-62 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers grabs the offensive board | 47-62 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 47-65 |
| 04:44 | Southern Cal | John Jones clanks a turnaround from the baseline | 47-65 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn grabs the defensive rebound | 47-65 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden hits the finger roll | 47-67 |
| 04:14 | Southern Cal | Nathan Gaddy double dribbles | 47-67 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | Donald Buettner (PG), Michael Vera (SG), Donald Gerdes (SF) Michael Wegman, Nathan Gaddy, William Richardson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SF), Kenneth Cook (C) Joe Rogers, Ante Zebley, Richard Dunn | |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins hits the finger roll on a great pass from Kenneth Cook | 47-69 |
| 03:35 | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes misses long on a floater from the right side | 47-69 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins gets the rebound | 47-69 |
| Lineup | Southern Cal | PG - Donald Buettner (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Vera (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Donald Gerdes (fresh) PF - Richard Comfort (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - John Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 ast. 2 stl. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Mason (tiring) 10 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal 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) | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | William Mason loses the dribble to Donald Gerdes | 47-69 |
| 03:19 | Southern Cal | Donald Gerdes banks in the layup | 49-69 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 49-69 |
| 03:11 | Southern Cal | The rebound goes to John Jones | 49-69 |
| 02:52 | Southern Cal | Michael Vera misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 49-69 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Mason | 49-69 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 02:31 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins drills a shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Mason | 49-71 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:22 | Southern Cal | Michael Vera knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Buettner | 52-71 |
| 01:53 | Wisconsin | William Mason can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-71 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook tips it in | 52-73 |
| 01:44 | Southern Cal | John Jones connects on the fadeaway from the right side | 54-73 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins hits a fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Kenneth Cook | 54-75 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | John Jones can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdin - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #6 | 54-75 |
| Subs | Southern Cal | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SF), Joe Rogers (PF), Richard Dunn (C) Dikembe Abdin, William Mason, Kenneth Cook | |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | John Jones makes the 1st free throw | 55-75 |
| 01:12 | Southern Cal | John Jones makes the 2nd free throw | 56-75 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 56-75 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dunn | 56-75 |
| Game Plan | Southern Cal | Southern Cal is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 56-75 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn grabs the offensive rebound | 56-75 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins runs out the clock | 56-75 |