| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 5 pts. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Larry Woods (fresh) C - Frank Alderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joshua Roye (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Middleton (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Zeiger (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Bennett Johnson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Morgan (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Marquette | William Throckmorton inbounds the ball | 20-32 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:42 | Marquette | William Throckmorton jams it set up by Thomas Crawford and he's hacked by Karl Middleton - foul #2 on Karl Middleton, team foul #1 | 22-32 |
| 19:42 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the free throw | 23-32 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-32 |
| 19:11 | Marquette | Larry Woods gets the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:51 | Marquette | William Watts hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 23-32 |
| 18:49 | Marquette | Larry Woods pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | William Throckmorton misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by William Zeiger - foul #2 on William Zeiger, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the 1st free throw | 24-32 |
| 18:38 | Marquette | William Throckmorton makes the 2nd free throw | 25-32 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Larry Woods picks off the pass by Joshua Roye | 25-32 |
| 18:00 | Marquette | Frank Alderson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 25-32 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan pulls down the rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan can't connect on a jump hook near the basket | 25-32 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | William Throckmorton grabs the defensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:34 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the lay-in | 25-32 |
| 17:33 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford grabs the offensive rebound | 25-32 |
| 17:23 | Marquette | William Throckmorton scores on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 27-32 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson comes up short on the floater in the paint | 27-32 |
| 17:06 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford grabs the defensive rebound | 27-32 |
| 17:02 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford makes the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by William Watts | 29-32 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 29-32 |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to William Zeiger | 29-32 |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-32 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luigi Costa (PG), Jason Badilla (SG), Kenneth King (SF), Jamie Morrison (PF), Richard Midgett (C) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, William Throckmorton, Larry Woods, Frank Alderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:55 | Marquette | Jamie Morrison comes up short on the runner from the right block | 29-32 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger grabs the defensive rebound | 29-32 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Luigi Costa (fresh) SG - Jason Badilla (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Kenneth King (fresh) PF - Jamie Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Midgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joshua Roye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Middleton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - William Zeiger (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bennett Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Leroy Morgan (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 29-32 |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan gets the offensive rebound | 29-32 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line set up by Bennett Johnson | 29-34 |
| 14:50 | Marquette | Jason Badilla knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Richard Midgett | 32-34 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan is hacked by Jason Badilla - foul #1 on Jason Badilla, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), William Watts (SG), William Throckmorton (SF), Larry Woods (PF) Luigi Costa, Jason Badilla, Kenneth King, Richard Midgett | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline set up by Karl Middleton | 32-36 |
| 13:26 | Marquette | Larry Woods's layup is rejected by William Zeiger | 32-36 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson gets the rebound | 32-36 |
| 13:00 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson misses the lay-in | 32-36 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan grabs the offensive board | 32-36 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye is fouled on the floor by William Watts - foul #2 on William Watts, team foul #2 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Alderson (C) Jamie Morrison | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Wong (PG), Alonzo Hernandez (SG), Ronald Evanoski (C) Joshua Roye, Karl Middleton, Leroy Morgan | |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Alonzo Hernandez is hacked by William Watts - foul #3 on William Watts, team foul #3 | 32-36 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (PG) Thomas Crawford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Alonzo Hernandez makes the fadeaway from close range | 32-38 |
| 11:41 | Marquette | Bennett Johnson is called for the reach on William Watts - foul #1 on Bennett Johnson, team foul #3 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth King (PF) Larry Woods | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Jason Badilla (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - William Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 12 pts. PF - Kenneth King (fresh) C - Frank Alderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ray Wong (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Alonzo Hernandez (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Zeiger (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bennett Johnson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Ronald Evanoski (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Marquette | William Throckmorton is fouled on the floor by William Zeiger - foul #3 on William Zeiger, team foul #4 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton (SG), Leroy Morgan (PF) William Zeiger, Bennett Johnson | |
| 11:17 | Marquette | Frank Alderson misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 32-38 |
| 11:15 | Marquette | Frank Alderson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-38 |
| 11:01 | Marquette | Alonzo Hernandez steals it from William Watts | 32-38 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton banks in the layup on a nice dish by Alonzo Hernandez | 32-40 |
| 10:46 | Marquette | Kenneth King misses long on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 32-40 |
| 10:45 | Marquette | William Throckmorton tips it home | 34-40 |
| 10:18 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan is called for a charge - foul #1 on Leroy Morgan, team foul #5 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), Larry Woods (PF) William Watts, William Throckmorton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye (PG) Ray Wong | |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Jason Badilla can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Ronald Evanoski grabs the board | 34-40 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan is denied on a layup by Larry Woods | 34-40 |
| 09:25 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Thomas Crawford | 34-40 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Larry Woods misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Leroy Morgan - foul #2 on Leroy Morgan, team foul #6 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Watts (SG), Jamie Morrison (C) Jason Badilla, Frank Alderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Zeiger (SF), Bennett Johnson (PF) Karl Middleton, Leroy Morgan | |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Larry Woods makes the 1st free throw | 35-40 |
| 09:06 | Marquette | Larry Woods makes the 2nd free throw | 36-40 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger knocks in the jumpshot from the free throw line | 36-42 |
| 08:19 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 36-42 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Alonzo Hernandez | 36-42 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger can't finish the layup but the foul's on Kenneth King - foul #1 on Kenneth King, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Marquette | William Throckmorton (SF), Richard Midgett (C) Kenneth King, Larry Woods | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton (SG) Alonzo Hernandez | |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger makes the 1st free throw | 36-43 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger makes the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford is hacked by William Zeiger - foul #4 on William Zeiger, team foul #7 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan (C) Ronald Evanoski | |
| 07:37 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger grabs the board | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jamie Morrison (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Midgett (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joshua Roye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Middleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - William Zeiger (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bennett Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Morgan (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan is hacked by William Watts - foul #4 on William Watts, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Marquette | Luigi Costa (PG), Jason Badilla (SG), Frank Alderson (C) Thomas Crawford, William Watts, Richard Midgett | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton buries a shot from the right wing | 36-46 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Jason Badilla comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Karl Middleton - foul #3 on Karl Middleton, team foul #8 | 36-46 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Wong (PG), Ronald Evanoski (C) Joshua Roye, Bennett Johnson | |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Jason Badilla misses the 1st free throw | 36-46 |
| 06:48 | Marquette | Jason Badilla makes the 2nd free throw | 37-46 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan banks in the layup set up by Ray Wong and the foul's on William Throckmorton - foul #2 on William Throckmorton, team foul #6 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth King (SG), Larry Woods (PF) Luigi Costa, Jamie Morrison | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan makes the free throw | 37-49 |
| 06:07 | Marquette | Jason Badilla scores on a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Kenneth King | 40-49 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Frank Alderson blocks the short jumper by Leroy Morgan | 40-49 |
| 05:44 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Jason Badilla | 40-49 |
| 05:16 | Marquette | Jason Badilla's pass is intercepted by William Zeiger | 40-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (+3) | |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Frank Alderson pulls down the rebound | 40-49 |
| 05:04 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 40-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Thomas Crawford (PG), William Watts (SG) Jason Badilla, Kenneth King | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye (PG), Bennett Johnson (PF) Ray Wong, Ronald Evanoski | |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Joshua Roye - foul #2 on Joshua Roye, team foul #9 | 40-49 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford makes the 1st free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the 2nd free throw | 41-49 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger snags the defensive board | 41-49 |
| 04:22 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 41-49 |
| 04:20 | Marquette | William Watts grabs the board | 41-49 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | Leroy Morgan is called for the reach on William Watts - foul #3 on Leroy Morgan, team foul #10 | 41-49 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | William Watts makes the 1st free throw | 42-49 |
| 04:01 | Marquette | William Watts makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Leroy Morgan's pass is intercepted by Larry Woods | 43-49 |
| 03:20 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford clanks a turnaround from the left block | 43-49 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Karl Middleton | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Thomas Crawford (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Watts (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Throckmorton (fresh) 14 pts. 2 reb. PF - Larry Woods (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. C - Frank Alderson (fairly fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joshua Roye (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Karl Middleton (tiring) 6 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Zeiger (tiring) 13 pts. 6 reb. 4 pf. PF - Bennett Johnson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. C - Leroy Morgan (tiring) 16 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crawford steals it from Karl Middleton | 43-49 |
| 03:03 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford hits the finger roll | 45-49 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:35 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Watts - foul #5 on William Watts, team foul #7 | 45-49 |
| Subs | Marquette | Jason Badilla (SG), Jamie Morrison (C) William Watts, Frank Alderson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alonzo Hernandez (SG), Ronald Evanoski (C) Karl Middleton, Leroy Morgan | |
| 02:35 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger makes the 1st free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:35 | Wisconsin | William Zeiger misses the 2nd free throw | 45-50 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Larry Woods grabs the defensive rebound | 45-50 |
| 02:35 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-50 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Jason Badilla is hacked by Alonzo Hernandez - foul #2 on Alonzo Hernandez, team foul #11 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton (SG), Leroy Morgan (C) Alonzo Hernandez, Ronald Evanoski | |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Jason Badilla makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:08 | Marquette | Jason Badilla misses the 2nd free throw | 46-50 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Leroy Morgan | 46-50 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson can't finish the layup but he's hacked by Thomas Crawford - foul #3 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #8 | 46-50 |
| Subs | Marquette | Frank Alderson (C) Jamie Morrison | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-51 |
| 01:41 | Marquette | Frank Alderson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 01:21 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-51 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford lays it in on a nice dish by William Throckmorton and the foul's on Bennett Johnson - foul #2 on Bennett Johnson, team foul #12 | 48-51 |
| 01:00 | Marquette | Thomas Crawford misses the free throw | 48-51 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson grabs the board | 48-51 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson scores on a fadeaway from the baseline on a great pass from Karl Middleton | 48-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:29 | Marquette | William Throckmorton connects on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 51-53 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (+3) | |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye is hacked by Thomas Crawford in the backcourt - foul #4 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #9 | 51-53 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye makes the 1st free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye misses the 2nd free throw | 51-54 |
| 00:26 | Marquette | Larry Woods grabs the board | 51-54 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:18 | Marquette | Larry Woods can't connect on a shot in the lane | 51-54 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson grabs the board | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson is hacked by Jason Badilla in the backcourt - foul #2 on Jason Badilla, team foul #10 | 51-54 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Bennett Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 51-56 |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette 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 (+3) | |
| 00:09 | Marquette | Jason Badilla misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 51-56 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye snags the defensive board | 51-56 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Crawford - foul #5 on Thomas Crawford, team foul #11 | 51-56 |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth King (SG) Thomas Crawford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ray Wong (PG), Alonzo Hernandez (SF) Karl Middleton, William Zeiger | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye makes the 1st free throw | 51-57 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Joshua Roye makes the 2nd free throw | 51-58 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Marquette calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 51-58 |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Karl Middleton (SG), William Zeiger (SF) Ray Wong, Alonzo Hernandez | |
| 00:00 | Marquette | William Throckmorton hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 51-58 |