| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Neill (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Richard Barrett (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 11 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Simpson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford inbounds the ball | 36-20 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:56 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 36-20 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas clanks a turnaround near the basket but he's hacked by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #3 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #1 | 36-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 36-20 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 37-20 |
| 19:26 | Notre Dame | Donald Thompson steals it from Nathan Telford | 37-20 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson lays it in | 39-20 |
| 18:59 | Notre Dame | James Simpson can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 39-20 |
| 18:58 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers hits the follow up shot | 39-22 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 39-22 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett hits the follow up shot | 41-22 |
| 18:27 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 41-22 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas grabs the board | 41-22 |
| 18:02 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson loses the dribble to Nathan Telford | 41-22 |
| 17:45 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side | 41-22 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Rodney Thomas | 41-22 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett loses the dribble to James Simpson | 41-22 |
| 17:06 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn is fouled on the floor by Donald Thompson - foul #1 on Donald Thompson, team foul #1 | 41-22 |
| 16:45 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto can't connect on a shot from the left block | 41-22 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett snags the defensive board | 41-22 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-22 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Richard Barrett | 41-22 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill's pass is intercepted by Nathan Telford | 41-22 |
| 15:59 | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford hits the finger roll | 41-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Donald Thompson (fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Brian Neill (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rodney Thomas (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Harold Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fairly fresh) C - James Simpson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas misses the shot from the left side | 41-24 |
| 15:35 | Notre Dame | James Simpson grabs the board | 41-24 |
| 15:16 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-24 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Richard Barrett | 41-24 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 41-24 |
| 14:57 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto grabs the defensive rebound | 41-24 |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | James Simpson hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Wallace Ahearn and the foul's on Richard Barrett - foul #1 on Richard Barrett, team foul #2 | 41-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Jonathan Rizzuto | |
| 14:36 | Notre Dame | James Simpson makes the free throw | 41-27 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | James Simpson is called for the reach on Rodney Thomas - foul #2 on James Simpson, team foul #2 | 41-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza (C) James Simpson | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses short on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-27 |
| 13:50 | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak tips it back up and in | 43-27 |
| 13:30 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-27 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket | 43-27 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett snags the offensive board | 43-27 |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Henry Wetmore is called for the reach on Richard Barrett - foul #1 on Henry Wetmore, team foul #3 | 43-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG) Scott Yedinak | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Otis Hodgkinson swats the short shot by Richard Barrett | 43-27 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas tips it back up and in | 45-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 12:15 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza is hacked by Donald Thompson - foul #2 on Donald Thompson, team foul #3 | 45-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Seth Holt (PG), Dale Gasper (C) Brian Neill, Richard Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore | |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Mark Mason - foul #1 on Mark Mason, team foul #4 | 45-27 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 1st free throw | 45-28 |
| 12:07 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 45-29 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Otis Hodgkinson - foul #4 on Otis Hodgkinson, team foul #4 | 45-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak (SG) Mark Mason | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the 1st free throw | 46-29 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas makes the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fresh) SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Thompson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. PF - Rodney Thomas (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - Dale Gasper (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Myers (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 11:14 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett (C) Rodney Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt misses the pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Nathan Telford - foul #2 on Nathan Telford, team foul #5 | 47-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Neill (SF) Donald Thompson | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Simpson (C) Mashama Almarza | |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt misses the 1st free throw | 47-29 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt misses the 2nd free throw | 47-29 |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper snags the offensive board | 47-29 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett hits a fadeaway near the basket on a great pass from Brian Neill | 49-29 |
| 10:30 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn clanks a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 49-29 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill snags the defensive board | 49-29 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt is hacked by Jonathan Rizzuto - foul #1 on Jonathan Rizzuto, team foul #6 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson (PG), Rodney Thomas (PF) Seth Holt, Dale Gasper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford | |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Henry Wetmore is called for the reach on Brian Neill - foul #2 on Henry Wetmore, team foul #7 | 49-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG), Dale Gasper (C) Scott Yedinak, Richard Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill makes the 1st free throw | 50-29 |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Brian Neill misses the 2nd free throw | 50-29 |
| 09:48 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to James Simpson | 50-29 |
| 09:25 | Notre Dame | Donald Thompson steps in front of the Jonathan Rizzuto pass | 50-29 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Mark Mason is called for traveling | 50-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Seth Holt (PG) Brian Neill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Nathan Telford (SF) Henry Wetmore | |
| 08:46 | Notre Dame | James Simpson misses long on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 50-29 |
| 08:45 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries tips it home | 50-31 |
| 08:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson is hacked by Jonathan Rizzuto - foul #2 on Jonathan Rizzuto, team foul #8 | 50-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak (SG), Richard Barrett (C) Mark Mason, Dale Gasper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Joaquin Martinez (PF), Mashama Almarza (C) Kirk Humphries, Jonathan Rizzuto, James Simpson | |
| 08:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 51-31 |
| 08:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-31 |
| 08:11 | Notre Dame | Scott Yedinak takes the ball from Joaquin Martinez | 52-31 |
| 07:42 | Wisconsin | Scott Yedinak loses the ball out of bounds | 52-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Neill (SF), Dale Gasper (PF) Donald Thompson, Rodney Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson (PF) Joaquin Martinez | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fresh) SG - Scott Yedinak (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Brian Neill (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. PF - Dale Gasper (fresh) 2 stl. C - Richard Barrett (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wallace Ahearn (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Myers (tiring) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Nathan Telford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Otis Hodgkinson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) | |
| 07:28 | Notre Dame | Otis Hodgkinson loses the ball out of bounds | 52-31 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | The jumper by Seth Holt is denied by Otis Hodgkinson | 52-31 |
| 07:10 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza pulls down the rebound | 52-31 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the lay-in but the foul's on Scott Yedinak - foul #2 on Scott Yedinak, team foul #5 | 52-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Mason (SG), George Marotta (SF) Scott Yedinak, Brian Neill | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries (PG), Henry Wetmore (SF), Jonathan Rizzuto (PF) Wallace Ahearn, Nathan Telford, Otis Hodgkinson | |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers misses the 1st free throw | 52-31 |
| 06:47 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers makes the 2nd free throw | 52-32 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt hits the front of the rim on the floater from the right wing | 52-32 |
| 06:23 | Notre Dame | Mashama Almarza grabs the defensive rebound | 52-32 |
| 06:03 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 52-32 |
| 06:01 | Notre Dame | Harold Myers snags the offensive board | 52-32 |
| 05:46 | Notre Dame | Kirk Humphries knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Jonathan Rizzuto | 52-35 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Thompson (PG), Scott Yedinak (SG), Brian Neill (SF), Rodney Thomas (PF) Seth Holt, Mark Mason, George Marotta, Dale Gasper | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn (PG), Nathan Telford (SF), Otis Hodgkinson (PF), James Simpson (C) Kirk Humphries, Henry Wetmore, Jonathan Rizzuto, Mashama Almarza | |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Harold Myers steals the ball from Scott Yedinak | 52-35 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 04:52 | Notre Dame | Wallace Ahearn throws a bad pass out of bounds | 52-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Seth Holt (PG), Mark Mason (SG), George Marotta (SF), Dale Gasper (PF) Donald Thompson, Scott Yedinak, Brian Neill, Rodney Thomas | |
| 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 | |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt scores on a jumpshot from the right side on a great pass from George Marotta | 54-35 |
| 04:13 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre misses the floater from the left wing | 54-35 |
| 04:11 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore grabs the offensive board | 54-35 |
| 03:50 | Notre Dame | The jumper by Kirk Humphries is denied by Richard Barrett | 54-35 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Dale Gasper grabs the defensive rebound | 54-35 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Mason | 57-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Seth Holt (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Mark Mason (fresh) 2 ast. SF - George Marotta (fresh) PF - Dale Gasper (fresh) 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Richard Barrett (tiring) 12 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Kirk Humphries (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Harold Legendre (fresh) SF - Henry Wetmore (fresh) PF - Jonathan Rizzuto (fresh) C - Mashama Almarza (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 57-38 |
| 03:12 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto grabs the board | 57-38 |
| 03:01 | Notre Dame | Dale Gasper steals it from Kirk Humphries | 57-38 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Mark Mason is fouled on the floor by Kirk Humphries - foul #1 on Kirk Humphries, team foul #9 | 57-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodney Thomas (C) Richard Barrett | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Mark Mason makes the 1st free throw | 58-38 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Mark Mason makes the 2nd free throw | 59-38 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 02:25 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre hits a jumpshot from the right wing set up by Mashama Almarza | 59-40 |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Rodney Thomas | 61-40 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore misses long on a jump hook in the lane but the foul's on Mark Mason - foul #2 on Mark Mason, team foul #6 | 61-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett (C) Rodney Thomas | |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore makes the 1st free throw | 61-41 |
| 01:50 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore makes the 2nd free throw | 61-42 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett is denied on a layup by Henry Wetmore | 61-42 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett tips it in | 63-42 |
| 01:05 | Notre Dame | Jonathan Rizzuto connects on the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Legendre | 63-45 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Richard Barrett makes the fadeaway from the right block | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:34 | Notre Dame | Henry Wetmore comes up short on the floater from the right side | 65-45 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | George Marotta grabs the board | 65-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Seth Holt knocks in the shot in the lane set up by Mark Mason | 67-45 |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | Harold Legendre can't connect on a halfcourt shot | 67-45 |