| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - William Tobin (fresh) PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) C - Timothy Borton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) SF - Theodore Bowers (fresh) PF - Harry Middleton (fresh) C - Matthew Troxler (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers can't connect on a driving attempt from the right block but he's hacked by Hai Chu - foul #1 on Hai Chu, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria connects on the 3 from straight away set up by William Tobin | 3-2 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Theodore Bowers is blocked by Joseph Harris | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Purdue | The rebound goes to William Tobin | 3-2 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Joseph Harris comes up short on the shot from close range | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers snags the defensive board | 3-2 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Timothy Borton steps in front of the Steven Blubaugh pass | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | William Tobin misses badly on a fadeaway in the paint but he's hacked by Theodore Bowers - foul #1 on Theodore Bowers, team foul #1 | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | William Tobin misses the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 18:15 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler is open but comes up short on the floater from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Timothy Borton grabs the board | 4-2 |
| 17:39 | Purdue | William Tobin clanks a floater from the left side | 4-2 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Joseph Harris steps in front of the Matthew Troxler pass | 4-2 |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Joseph Harris knocks in the runner from close range set up by Timothy Borton and the foul's on Theodore Bowers - foul #2 on Theodore Bowers, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG), John Smith (SF), William Randolph (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Conrad Dickson, Theodore Bowers, Harry Middleton, Matthew Troxler | |
| 16:42 | Purdue | Joseph Harris makes the free throw | 7-2 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Timothy Borton is called for the reach on William Randolph - foul #1 on Timothy Borton, team foul #2 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rick Whipkey (SF) William Tobin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SG) Steven Blubaugh | |
| 16:05 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee is fouled on the floor by Hai Chu - foul #2 on Hai Chu, team foul #3 | 7-2 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (SG), Kenny Davis (PF), Paul Douglas (C) Hai Chu, Joseph Harris, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | William Randolph clanks a runner from the right block | 7-2 |
| 15:36 | Wisconsin | William Randolph tips it home | 7-4 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) PF - Kenny Davis (fresh) C - Paul Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Peter Showalter (fresh) SG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - William Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Kenny Davis blows the layup but he's fouled by Peter Showalter - foul #1 on Peter Showalter, team foul #3 | 7-4 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (SF) Rick Whipkey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Steven Blubaugh (SG), Harry Middleton (PF) Peter Showalter, Darrell Follansbee, William Randolph | |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 1st free throw | 8-4 |
| 15:15 | Purdue | Kenny Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 9-4 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 9-4 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Robert Freeman tips it in | 9-6 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | William Tobin is whistled for a carry | 9-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Joseph Harris (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Jerry Renteria, Kenny Davis, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler (C) Robert Freeman | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 9-6 |
| 13:51 | Purdue | Raymond Reid pulls down the rebound | 9-6 |
| 13:22 | Purdue | Timothy Borton double dribbles | 9-6 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG) John Honeycutt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SF), Robert Freeman (PF) John Smith, Harry Middleton | |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Darrell Follansbee | 9-8 |
| 12:41 | Purdue | Raymond Reid knocks in the fadeaway from the right block | 11-8 |
| 12:25 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 11-8 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler snags the offensive board | 11-8 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson blows the layup but the foul's on Jerry Renteria - foul #1 on Jerry Renteria, team foul #4 | 11-8 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Rick Whipkey (SF) Raymond Reid, William Tobin | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (SG), John Smith (SF), Harry Middleton (PF) Steven Blubaugh, Darrell Follansbee, Robert Freeman | |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 11-9 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 11-10 |
| 11:53 | Purdue | Joseph Harris misses badly on a floater from the left side | 11-10 |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | John Smith pulls down the rebound | 11-10 |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | John Smith loses the dribble to Jerry Renteria | 11-10 |
| 11:41 | Purdue | Joseph Harris hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Jerry Renteria | 13-10 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 13-10 |
| 11:23 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey pulls down the rebound | 13-10 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Honeycutt (fresh) SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 5 pts. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - Peter Showalter (fresh) SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Harry Middleton (fresh) C - Matthew Troxler (fairly fresh) | |
| 11:07 | Purdue | John Smith picks off the pass by John Honeycutt | 13-10 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson hits the finger roll set up by John Smith | 13-12 |
| 10:41 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 13-12 |
| 10:40 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter pulls down the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton misses short on a runner near the basket | 13-12 |
| 10:21 | Purdue | John Honeycutt grabs the board | 13-12 |
| 10:06 | Purdue | Joseph Harris misses the lay-in | 13-12 |
| 10:04 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey snags the offensive board | 13-12 |
| 09:46 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 13-12 |
| 09:44 | Purdue | Joseph Harris tips it in | 15-12 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler misses the driving attempt from the left block | 15-12 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | Timothy Borton pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Conrad Dickson - foul #1 on Conrad Dickson, team foul #4 | 15-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (PG), William Tobin (SF), Kenny Davis (PF), Paul Douglas (C) Jerry Renteria, John Honeycutt, Joseph Harris, Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (PG), Steven Blubaugh (SG), William Randolph (PF), Robert Freeman (C) Conrad Dickson, Peter Showalter, Harry Middleton, Matthew Troxler | |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 1st free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:57 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:28 | Wisconsin | Paul Douglas is called for the reach on Darrell Follansbee - foul #1 on Paul Douglas, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG) Rick Whipkey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Darrell Follansbee | 17-15 |
| 07:53 | Purdue | Raymond Reid is fouled on the floor by Steven Blubaugh - foul #1 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG) John Smith | |
| 07:32 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-15 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter hits a 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Robert Freeman | 20-18 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jerry Renteria (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Tobin (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Kenny Davis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Paul Douglas (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Peter Showalter (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 2 ast. PF - William Randolph (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 06:55 | Purdue | Raymond Reid comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 20-18 |
| 06:54 | Purdue | Paul Douglas grabs the offensive rebound | 20-18 |
| 06:30 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left side | 20-18 |
| 06:28 | Purdue | William Tobin tips it home | 22-18 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Kenny Davis denies the turnaround by Steven Blubaugh | 22-18 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | Robert Freeman grabs the offensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | The jumper by William Randolph is denied by Raymond Reid | 22-18 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Paul Douglas | 22-18 |
| 05:21 | Purdue | Jerry Renteria can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 22-18 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee snags the defensive board | 22-18 |
| 05:14 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 22-18 |
| 05:12 | Purdue | William Tobin pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| 04:57 | Purdue | Raymond Reid throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-18 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Honeycutt (SG), Rick Whipkey (SF), Joseph Harris (PF), Timothy Borton (C) Raymond Reid, William Tobin, Kenny Davis, Paul Douglas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Michael Downs (SG), Theodore Bowers (SF), Harry Middleton (PF), Matthew Troxler (C) Peter Showalter, Steven Blubaugh, Darrell Follansbee, William Randolph, Robert Freeman | |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Conrad Dickson and he's hacked by Timothy Borton - foul #2 on Timothy Borton, team foul #6 | 22-20 |
| Subs | Purdue | Kenny Davis (C) Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler makes the free throw | 22-21 |
| 04:08 | Purdue | Theodore Bowers steps in front of the Kenny Davis pass | 22-21 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Joseph Harris steps in front of the Matthew Troxler pass | 22-21 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses badly on a turnaround from close range but the foul's on Theodore Bowers - foul #3 on Theodore Bowers, team foul #6 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Purdue | Raymond Reid (PG), Hai Chu (SG), Timothy Borton (C) Jerry Renteria, John Honeycutt, Kenny Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh (SG), John Smith (SF) Michael Downs, Theodore Bowers | |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey misses the 1st free throw | 22-21 |
| 03:21 | Purdue | Rick Whipkey makes the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton hits a wide open floater from close range | 23-23 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Raymond Reid (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Hai Chu (fresh) SF - Rick Whipkey (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Joseph Harris (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. C - Timothy Borton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) PF - Harry Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. C - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Matthew Troxler - foul #1 on Matthew Troxler, team foul #7 | 23-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | William Tobin (SF) Rick Whipkey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG), Robert Freeman (C) Conrad Dickson, Matthew Troxler | |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 1st free throw | 24-23 |
| 02:37 | Purdue | Raymond Reid makes the 2nd free throw | 25-23 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter is hacked by Timothy Borton - foul #3 on Timothy Borton, team foul #7 | 25-23 |
| Subs | Purdue | Paul Douglas (C) Timothy Borton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter makes the 1st free throw | 25-24 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter makes the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | William Tobin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on John Smith - foul #1 on John Smith, team foul #8 | 25-25 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Randolph (PF) Harry Middleton | |
| 01:42 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 1st free throw | 26-25 |
| 01:42 | Purdue | William Tobin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-25 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | William Randolph hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Steven Blubaugh | 27-27 |
| 00:51 | Purdue | Joseph Harris throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-27 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jerry Renteria (PG), Kenny Davis (PF) Raymond Reid, Joseph Harris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Matthew Troxler (C) Peter Showalter, William Randolph | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | John Smith jams it | 27-29 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Hai Chu misses long on a floater from the left side | 27-29 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | John Smith snags the defensive board | 27-29 |