| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Kevin Madden (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Joe Rogers (fresh) 3 ast. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - George McCalpane (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley inbounds the ball | 35-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:47 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Ante Zebley | 38-33 |
| 19:33 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 38-33 |
| 19:32 | Houston | Ariel Conti snags the offensive board | 38-33 |
| 19:23 | Houston | Jamie Walker hits a shot from close range | 38-35 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 38-35 |
| 19:08 | Houston | George McCalpane snags the defensive board | 38-35 |
| 18:51 | Houston | George McCalpane's fadeaway is rejected by Ante Zebley | 38-35 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn gets the rebound | 38-35 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on George McCalpane - foul #1 on George McCalpane, team foul #1 | 38-35 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley makes the 1st free throw | 39-35 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley makes the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 17:56 | Houston | Jamie Walker can't connect on a floater from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right side | 40-35 |
| 17:38 | Houston | Jamie Walker snags the defensive board | 40-35 |
| 17:21 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 40-35 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins knocks in the floater from the free throw line on a great pass from Kevin Madden | 42-35 |
| 16:42 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau makes the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 42-37 |
| 16:29 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Dunn | 42-37 |
| 16:09 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn blows the dunk | 42-37 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley grabs the offensive rebound | 42-37 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley connects on the 3 from the right corner set up by Kevin Madden | 45-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ante Zebley (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Joe Rogers (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Corey Gaudreau (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 9 reb. | |
| 15:34 | Houston | Christopher Dominy can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-37 |
| 15:32 | Houston | Jamie Walker snags the offensive board | 45-37 |
| 15:24 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau is fouled on the floor by Joe Rogers - foul #1 on Joe Rogers, team foul #1 | 45-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG), Robert Wysocki (SG) Ariel Conti, Christopher Dominy | |
| 15:03 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 45-37 |
| 15:02 | Houston | George McCalpane tips it in | 45-39 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden misses long on a shot from the left side | 45-39 |
| 14:49 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers grabs the offensive board | 45-39 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers is hacked by Corey Gaudreau - foul #2 on Corey Gaudreau, team foul #2 | 45-39 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 45-39 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley tips it back up and in | 47-39 |
| 13:54 | Houston | Richard Dunn steals it from Jamie Walker | 47-39 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 47-39 |
| 13:31 | Houston | Keith Watkins is called for the reach on Olin Wesolowski - foul #3 on Keith Watkins, team foul #2 | 47-39 |
| 13:20 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a nice dish by Jamie Walker | 47-42 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn clanks a jumper in the lane | 47-42 |
| 12:55 | Houston | Jamie Walker gets the rebound | 47-42 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Robert Wysocki misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right corner but he's fouled by Ante Zebley - foul #2 on Ante Zebley, team foul #3 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin (SF), William Mason (PF) Kevin Madden, Joe Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Ronald Hargrove (SF) George McCalpane | |
| 12:51 | Houston | Robert Wysocki makes the 1st free throw | 47-43 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Robert Wysocki makes the 2nd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:51 | Houston | Robert Wysocki misses the 3rd free throw | 47-44 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | William Mason grabs the board | 47-44 |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Dunn | 49-44 |
| 12:33 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau is fouled on the floor by Ante Zebley - foul #3 on Ante Zebley, team foul #4 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derek Upshaw (SG) Ante Zebley | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG), Akim Zutell (PF) Robert Wysocki, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 12:18 | Houston | Jamie Walker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook (C) Richard Dunn | |
| Subs | Houston | | |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook hits a floater from the left side | 51-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (tiring) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Olin Wesolowski (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 13 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses long on a runner from close range | 51-44 |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | William Mason grabs the board | 51-44 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | William Mason is whistled for a carry | 51-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (PG), Kevin Madden (SG), Ante Zebley (SF) Keith Watkins, Derek Upshaw, Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Houston | Corey Gaudreau (PF) Akim Zutell | |
| 11:22 | Houston | Corey Gaudreau jams it on a great pass from Ronald Hargrove | 51-46 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | William Mason makes the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Ante Zebley | 53-46 |
| 10:51 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski's 3 pointer is rejected by Joe Rogers | 53-46 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden gets the rebound | 53-46 |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden knocks in the jumpshot from the left side on a nice dish by William Mason | 55-46 |
| 10:21 | Houston | Kevin Madden steals it from Christopher Dominy | 55-46 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden hits a fadeaway from the left wing | 57-46 |
| 09:35 | Houston | Kevin Madden takes the ball from Christopher Dominy | 57-46 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden makes the jumper in the paint on a great pass from Joe Rogers | 59-46 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jamie Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Kenneth Cook - foul #1 on Kenneth Cook, team foul #5 | 59-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Derek Upshaw (SG), Dikembe Abdin (SF), Richard Dunn (C) Joe Rogers, Kevin Madden, Ante Zebley, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (SG), George McCalpane (SF), Akim Zutell (PF) Christopher Dominy, Ronald Hargrove, Corey Gaudreau | |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jamie Walker makes the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:04 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses the 2nd free throw | 59-47 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn snags the defensive board | 59-47 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses short on a jumper in the lane but the foul's on George McCalpane - foul #2 on George McCalpane, team foul #3 | 59-47 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn misses the 1st free throw | 59-47 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn makes the 2nd free throw | 60-47 |
| 08:31 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 60-50 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins travels in the backcourt | 60-50 |
| 08:15 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 60-50 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin grabs the board | 60-50 |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins loses the ball out of bounds | 60-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG) Olin Wesolowski | |
| 07:58 | Houston | Robert Wysocki is hacked by Dikembe Abdin - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #6 | 60-50 |
| 07:38 | Houston | Keith Watkins takes the ball from George McCalpane | 60-50 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin hits the finger roll set up by Keith Watkins | 62-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Derek Upshaw (fresh) SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Robert Wysocki (fresh) 2 pts. SF - George McCalpane (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 14 pts. 11 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Houston | A charge is called on Jamie Walker - foul #2 on Jamie Walker, team foul #4 | 62-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG), Ante Zebley (SF), Joe Rogers (PF) Derek Upshaw, Dikembe Abdin, William Mason | |
| Subs | Houston | Christopher Dominy (SG), Corey Gaudreau (PF) Robert Wysocki, Akim Zutell | |
| 07:01 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn buries a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Ante Zebley | 64-50 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Jamie Walker buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Christopher Dominy and he's fouled by Joe Rogers - foul #2 on Joe Rogers, team foul #7 | 64-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook (PF) Keith Watkins | |
| Subs | Houston | Olin Wesolowski (PG) Ariel Conti | |
| 06:53 | Houston | Jamie Walker makes the free throw | 64-53 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley hits a fadeaway from the right block | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 06:15 | Houston | George McCalpane misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 66-53 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 66-53 |
| 06:05 | Houston | George McCalpane snags the defensive board | 66-53 |
| 05:59 | Houston | George McCalpane comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 66-53 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley grabs the board | 66-53 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden is fouled on the floor by Olin Wesolowski - foul #4 on Olin Wesolowski, team foul #5 | 66-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SF) Kevin Madden, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (SG), Eddie Gray (C) Christopher Dominy, Jamie Walker | |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 66-53 |
| 05:08 | Houston | Olin Wesolowski grabs the defensive rebound | 66-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 04:50 | Houston | Robert Wysocki's pass is intercepted by Richard Dunn | 66-53 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Corey Gaudreau swats the short shot by Dikembe Abdin | 66-53 |
| 04:33 | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley hits the follow up shot | 68-53 |
| 04:19 | Houston | Robert Wysocki's pass is intercepted by Ante Zebley | 68-53 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins misses the dunk attempt | 68-53 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin grabs the offensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 68-53 |
| 03:50 | Houston | George McCalpane grabs the defensive rebound | 68-53 |
| 03:35 | Houston | Robert Wysocki is whistled for traveling | 68-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG), William Mason (PF) Ante Zebley, Joe Rogers | |
| Subs | Houston | Ariel Conti (PG), Christopher Dominy (SG), Ronald Hargrove (SF), Akim Zutell (PF), Jamie Walker (C) Olin Wesolowski, Robert Wysocki, George McCalpane, Corey Gaudreau, Eddie Gray | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Keith Watkins (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. PF - William Mason (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Dunn (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Houston | PG - Ariel Conti (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Christopher Dominy (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ronald Hargrove (fresh) PF - Akim Zutell (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jamie Walker (tiring) 17 pts. 11 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 03:18 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins scores on a 3 from the left corner set up by Dikembe Abdin | 71-53 |
| 03:06 | Houston | Jamie Walker misses badly on a fadeaway near the basket | 71-53 |
| 03:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Mason | 71-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins makes the fadeaway near the basket | 73-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 02:25 | Houston | Christopher Dominy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 73-53 |
| 02:24 | Houston | Akim Zutell tips it back up and in | 73-55 |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | William Mason comes up short on the shot from the right side | 73-55 |
| 02:00 | Houston | Jamie Walker snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:46 | Houston | Akim Zutell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 73-55 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn snags the defensive board | 73-55 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden misses long on a shot from close range but the foul's on Christopher Dominy - foul #1 on Christopher Dominy, team foul #6 | 73-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ante Zebley (SF), Joe Rogers (PF) Dikembe Abdin, William Mason | |
| Subs | Houston | Robert Wysocki (SG), Eddie Gray (C) Christopher Dominy, Jamie Walker | |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden makes the 1st free throw | 74-55 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden makes the 2nd free throw | 75-55 |
| 01:20 | Houston | Ariel Conti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-55 |
| 01:19 | Wisconsin | Richard Dunn gets the rebound | 75-55 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 75-55 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Ante Zebley | 75-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Ronald Hargrove is called for the reach on Joe Rogers - foul #1 on Ronald Hargrove, team foul #7 | 75-55 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 76-55 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 76-55 |
| 00:31 | Houston | Akim Zutell gets the rebound | 76-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Houston | Houston is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Houston | Ronald Hargrove makes the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Robert Wysocki | 76-58 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Keith Watkins runs out the clock | 76-58 |