| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Orman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Dawson (fresh) 7 pts. PF - David Petro (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 20:00 | Purdue | Jason Dawson inbounds the ball | 26-25 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by David Petro | 29-25 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Jeffrey Gabriel | 29-28 |
| 18:48 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Bruce Orman | 32-28 |
| 18:30 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | James Childs gets the offensive rebound | 32-28 |
| 18:03 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses the 3 from straight away | 32-28 |
| 18:02 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:53 | Purdue | Gary Kimbrell is called for the reach on Jason Dawson - foul #2 on Gary Kimbrell, team foul #1 | 32-28 |
| 17:38 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-28 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the board | 32-28 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-28 |
| 17:21 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 17:06 | Purdue | Bruce Orman knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 35-28 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 35-28 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay tips it home | 35-30 |
| 16:33 | Purdue | Bruce Orman can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 35-30 |
| 16:31 | Purdue | Jason Dawson hits the follow up shot | 37-30 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell steps out of bounds on the baseline | 37-30 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Hord (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Ford (PF), Brian Blakeslee (C) Kerry Kay, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 15:53 | Purdue | Brian Blakeslee blocks the short jumper by David Petro | 37-30 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Steven Todd | 37-30 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Orman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. PF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hord (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) C - Brian Blakeslee (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford makes the wide open turnaround near the basket and he's hacked by Jason Dawson - foul #3 on Jason Dawson, team foul #1 | 37-32 |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford makes the free throw | 37-33 |
| 15:12 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-33 |
| 15:10 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to David Petro | 37-33 |
| 14:53 | Purdue | Bruce Orman is hacked by James Childs - foul #3 on James Childs, team foul #2 | 37-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell (C) Brian Blakeslee | |
| 14:48 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-33 |
| 14:47 | Purdue | Stephen Hord hits the follow up shot | 39-33 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is hacked by Jason Dawson - foul #4 on Jason Dawson, team foul #2 | 39-33 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Quintana (SF), John Aldridge (C) Jason Dawson, Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay (PF) Michael Ford | |
| 13:57 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay comes up short on the runner from the left block | 39-33 |
| 13:55 | Purdue | John Aldridge pulls down the rebound | 39-33 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 42-33 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd evades the doubleteam and hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gabriel and he's hacked by Rafael Quintana - foul #1 on Rafael Quintana, team foul #3 | 42-35 |
| 13:18 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses the free throw | 42-35 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the defensive rebound | 42-35 |
| 13:04 | Purdue | Rafael Quintana's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 42-35 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell loses the dribble to David Petro | 42-35 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Petro drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Bruce Orman and he's fouled by Steven Todd - foul #2 on Steven Todd, team foul #3 | 44-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG) Jeffrey Gabriel | |
| 12:24 | Purdue | David Petro makes the free throw | 45-35 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Bruce Orman is called for the reach on James Childs - foul #3 on Bruce Orman, team foul #4 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Stephen Hord (C) John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Ford (PF) Kerry Kay | |
| 11:35 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford can't connect on a jumper from just outside the lane | 45-35 |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | James Childs grabs the offensive board | 45-35 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Orman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Quintana (fresh) PF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Stephen Hord (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Florencio Yazzie (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) 3 pts. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | James Childs is fouled on the floor by Stephen Hord - foul #2 on Stephen Hord, team foul #5 | 45-35 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (PG), Jan Allen (C) Bruce Orman, David Petro | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), George Graham (SF), Brian Blakeslee (C) Florencio Yazzie, Steven Todd, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | George Graham comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-35 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford grabs the offensive rebound | 45-35 |
| 10:30 | Wisconsin | James Childs evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Ford | 45-38 |
| 10:22 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel connects on the floater from the left wing set up by Steven Smith | 47-38 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford misses the lay-in but the foul's on Rafael Quintana - foul #2 on Rafael Quintana, team foul #6 | 47-38 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Orman (PG), David Petro (PF), John Aldridge (C) Shawn Riegel, Rafael Quintana, Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) James Childs, George Graham, Brian Blakeslee | |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 09:56 | Purdue | Steven Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 09:28 | Purdue | David Petro travels with the ball | 47-39 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Kerry Kay (PF) Jeffrey Gabriel, Michael Ford | |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-39 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski hits the follow up shot | 47-41 |
| 08:43 | Purdue | Steven Smith misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 47-41 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kerry Kay | 47-41 |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay hits a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Zoran Olewinski and the foul's on David Petro - foul #1 on David Petro, team foul #7 | 47-43 |
| Subs | Purdue | Shawn Riegel (SG), Rafael Quintana (SF) Steven Smith, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Jeffrey Gabriel (SG) Zoran Olewinski, Florencio Yazzie | |
| 08:15 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the free throw | 47-44 |
| 07:58 | Purdue | David Petro misses the runner in the lane | 47-44 |
| 07:56 | Purdue | Bruce Orman grabs the offensive rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:48 | Purdue | David Petro hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 47-44 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell pulls down the rebound | 47-44 |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | James Childs knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Gabriel | 47-47 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Bruce Orman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. 3 pf. SG - Shawn Riegel (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rafael Quintana (fresh) PF - David Petro (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - John Aldridge (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 13 pts. 7 reb. C - Gary Kimbrell (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:06 | Purdue | David Petro scores on a jump hook in the paint on a great pass from Rafael Quintana | 49-47 |
| 06:46 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay clanks a turnaround in the paint | 49-47 |
| 06:44 | Purdue | John Aldridge gets the rebound | 49-47 |
| 06:37 | Purdue | Bruce Orman drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 52-47 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | James Childs is called for traveling in the backcourt | 52-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | Jason Dawson (PG), Stephen Hord (PF), Jan Allen (C) Bruce Orman, David Petro, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Graham (SF), Michael Ford (C) Steven Todd, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 06:22 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel double dribbles | 52-47 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Brian Blakeslee (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, Kerry Kay | |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | George Graham buries a jumper near the basket | 52-49 |
| 05:40 | Purdue | Stephen Hord is fouled on the floor by Michael Ford - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #4 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Orman (PG), David Petro (PF) Rafael Quintana, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) George Graham, Brian Blakeslee | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel comes up short on the fadeaway from close range but he's hacked by James Childs - foul #4 on James Childs, team foul #5 | 52-49 |
| Subs | Purdue | John Aldridge (C) Stephen Hord | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 1st free throw | 53-49 |
| 05:25 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the 2nd free throw | 54-49 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Ford and the foul's on Shawn Riegel - foul #1 on Shawn Riegel, team foul #8 | 54-51 |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Kerry Kay (PF) Florencio Yazzie, Michael Ford | |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses the free throw | 54-51 |
| 05:01 | Purdue | David Petro snags the defensive board | 54-51 |
| 04:38 | Purdue | Jason Dawson comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side | 54-51 |
| 04:36 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 54-51 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | James Childs splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 04:28 | Purdue | David Petro grabs the board | 54-51 |
| 04:23 | Purdue | Gary Kimbrell swats the short shot by Bruce Orman | 54-51 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gary Kimbrell | 54-51 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | James Childs works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 54-51 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell tips it in | 54-53 |
| 03:49 | Purdue | David Petro is hacked by Kerry Kay - foul #1 on Kerry Kay, team foul #6 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Steven Smith (SG) Shawn Riegel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG) James Childs | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Jason Dawson is hacked by Steven Todd - foul #3 on Steven Todd, team foul #7 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Purdue | Rafael Quintana (SF), Stephen Hord (PF), Jan Allen (C) Bruce Orman, David Petro, John Aldridge | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Graham (SF), Michael Ford (C) Steven Todd, Gary Kimbrell | |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 1st free throw | 55-53 |
| 03:32 | Purdue | Jason Dawson makes the 2nd free throw | 56-53 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the contested floater from the free throw line and he's fouled by Rafael Quintana - foul #3 on Rafael Quintana, team foul #9 | 56-55 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the free throw | 56-56 |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Jason Dawson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 pf. SG - Steven Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rafael Quintana (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Stephen Hord (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jan Allen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Zoran Olewinski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kerry Kay (fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Jason Dawson clanks a floater from the free throw line | 56-56 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay snags the defensive board | 56-56 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 56-56 |
| Subs | Purdue | Bruce Orman (PG), Shawn Riegel (SG), David Petro (PF), John Aldridge (C) Steven Smith, Rafael Quintana, Stephen Hord, Jan Allen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Zoran Olewinski, George Graham, Michael Ford | |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is hacked by John Aldridge - foul #1 on John Aldridge, team foul #10 | 56-56 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 1st free throw | 56-57 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-58 |
| 02:05 | Purdue | Kerry Kay steals the ball from Jason Dawson | 56-58 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd is hacked by David Petro - foul #2 on David Petro, team foul #11 | 56-58 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 1st free throw | 56-59 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 2nd free throw | 56-60 |
| 01:41 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Bruce Orman | 58-60 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses short on a jump hook from the left block | 58-60 |
| 01:21 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel grabs the board | 58-60 |
| 00:59 | Purdue | Jason Dawson misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 58-60 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay grabs the board | 58-60 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell is whistled for a carry | 58-60 |
| 00:11 | Purdue | Shawn Riegel makes the shot from the left wing | 60-60 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | James Childs makes the floater from the baseline | 60-62 |
| 00:05 | Purdue | Purdue calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (0) | |
| 00:00 | Purdue | Gary Kimbrell steals the ball from Jason Dawson | 60-62 |