| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joe Rogers (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Madden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Shawn Derry (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 4 blk. C - Joe West (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Sloane (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Ralph White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Deford (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Iowa | Richard Allen inbounds the ball | 40-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:34 | Iowa | Shawn Derry is called for the reach on Milton Deford - foul #1 on Shawn Derry, team foul #1 | 40-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin (SG), Mwla Akimseu (SF), Leo Green (PF) Kevin Madden, Kenneth Cook, Shawn Derry | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 19:15 | Iowa | Milton Deford loses the dribble to Mwla Akimseu | 40-27 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin hits the finger roll set up by Mwla Akimseu | 42-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 18:58 | Iowa | Mwla Akimseu steals the ball from Ralph White | 42-27 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers banks in the layup set up by Mwla Akimseu | 44-27 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Michael Sloane misses the lay-in but the foul's on Joe West - foul #1 on Joe West, team foul #2 | 44-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG), Kenneth Cook (SF) Joe Rogers, Mwla Akimseu | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Michael Sloane makes the 1st free throw | 44-28 |
| 18:43 | Iowa | Michael Sloane makes the 2nd free throw | 44-29 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Ralph White steals the ball from Kenneth Cook | 44-29 |
| 18:19 | Iowa | Ralph White misses long on a jump hook from the baseline | 44-29 |
| 18:17 | Iowa | Milton Deford hits the follow up shot | 44-31 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | Joe West buries a fadeaway in the paint | 46-31 |
| 17:41 | Iowa | Richard Allen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 46-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (SF), Shawn Derry (PF) Kenneth Cook, Joe West | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 17:22 | Wisconsin | Leo Green connects on the floater from close range on a nice dish by Shawn Derry | 48-31 |
| 17:09 | Iowa | Joe Rogers blocks the short jumper by Robert Webber | 48-31 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Shawn Derry | 48-31 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 48-31 |
| 16:37 | Iowa | Michael Sloane grabs the defensive rebound | 48-31 |
| 16:19 | Iowa | Robert Webber is fouled on the floor by Shawn Derry - foul #2 on Shawn Derry, team foul #3 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook (SF), Joe West (C) Kevin Madden, Shawn Derry | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard McGrue (PG), Andre Ferrari (SG), Carl Cabello (SF), Archie Lovett (PF) Michael Sloane, Ralph White, Richard Allen, Robert Webber | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's hacked by Dikembe Abdin - foul #3 on Dikembe Abdin, team foul #4 | 48-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 48-32 |
| 16:01 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 48-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joe Rogers (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Madden (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Kenneth Cook (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. PF - Leo Green (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe West (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard McGrue (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Carl Cabello (fresh) PF - Archie Lovett (fresh) C - Milton Deford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Leo Green misses the wide open shot from the right side | 48-33 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers tips it in | 50-33 |
| 15:23 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari makes the fadeaway from the left wing | 50-35 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Kevin Madden is denied by Milton Deford | 50-35 |
| 15:07 | Iowa | Carl Cabello pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:44 | Iowa | Milton Deford's floater is tipped away by Leo Green | 50-35 |
| 14:43 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden snags the defensive board | 50-35 |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | Joe West misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 50-35 |
| 14:21 | Iowa | Carl Cabello pulls down the rebound | 50-35 |
| 14:03 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari drills a turnaround from the right block | 50-37 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden can't connect on a floater from the baseline | 50-37 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers grabs the offensive rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-37 |
| 13:33 | Iowa | Milton Deford gets the rebound | 50-37 |
| 13:26 | Iowa | Carl Cabello connects on the jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Richard McGrue | 50-39 |
| 13:09 | Wisconsin | Joe West connects on the fadeaway from the right block on a nice dish by Leo Green | 52-39 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Carl Cabello hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Kenneth Cook - foul #2 on Kenneth Cook, team foul #5 | 52-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Blake (PG), Dikembe Abdin (SG), Mwla Akimseu (SF), Shawn Derry (PF) Joe Rogers, Kevin Madden, Kenneth Cook, Leo Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Sloane (PG), Ralph White (SG), Robert Webber (PF), Clarence Larmon (C) Richard McGrue, Andre Ferrari, Archie Lovett, Milton Deford | |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Carl Cabello makes the 1st free throw | 52-40 |
| 12:47 | Iowa | Carl Cabello makes the 2nd free throw | 52-41 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | William Blake's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 52-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) William Blake | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Allen (SF) Carl Cabello | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Ralph White misses long on a 3 from straight away | 52-41 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin gets the rebound | 52-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Madden (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Mwla Akimseu (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Shawn Derry (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 4 blk. C - Joe West (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Michael Sloane (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph White (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Webber (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Clarence Larmon (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. | |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 52-41 |
| 11:46 | Iowa | Clarence Larmon pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 11:41 | Iowa | Robert Webber loses the dribble to Joe West | 52-41 |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden makes the shot from just outside the lane | 54-41 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Michael Sloane can't throw it down but he's hacked by Shawn Derry - foul #3 on Shawn Derry, team foul #6 | 54-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (PG), Kenneth Cook (SF), Leo Green (C) Kevin Madden, Mwla Akimseu, Joe West | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Michael Sloane makes the 1st free throw | 54-42 |
| 11:07 | Iowa | Michael Sloane makes the 2nd free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook loses the dribble to Michael Sloane | 54-43 |
| 10:52 | Iowa | Ralph White banks in the layup set up by Michael Sloane | 54-45 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but the foul's on Michael Sloane - foul #3 on Michael Sloane, team foul #1 | 54-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses the 2nd free throw | 55-45 |
| 10:29 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Webber | 55-45 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 10:02 | Iowa | Robert Webber misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 55-45 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Shawn Derry grabs the board | 55-45 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers misses the 3 from the left wing | 55-45 |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook grabs the offensive rebound | 55-45 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Robert Webber steps in front of the Leo Green pass | 55-45 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Robert Webber is fouled on the floor by Shawn Derry - foul #4 on Shawn Derry, team foul #7 | 55-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin (SG), Joe West (C) Kevin Madden, Shawn Derry | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard McGrue (PG), Andre Ferrari (SG), Carl Cabello (SF) Michael Sloane, Ralph White, Richard Allen | |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Robert Webber makes the 1st free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:24 | Iowa | Robert Webber misses the 2nd free throw | 55-46 |
| 09:24 | Wisconsin | Joe West snags the defensive board | 55-46 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin is fouled on the floor by Carl Cabello - foul #1 on Carl Cabello, team foul #2 | 55-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG) Dikembe Abdin | |
| Subs | Iowa | Archie Lovett (PF) Robert Webber | |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | Joe West scores on a shot from the left block on a nice dish by Joe Rogers | 57-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 08:18 | Iowa | Clarence Larmon makes the jumper from the free throw line | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Joe West can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but the foul's on Clarence Larmon - foul #4 on Clarence Larmon, team foul #3 | 57-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin (SG) Kevin Madden | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard Allen (SF), Milton Deford (C) Carl Cabello, Clarence Larmon | |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Joe West misses the 1st free throw | 57-48 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Joe West makes the 2nd free throw | 58-48 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 07:39 | Iowa | Richard Allen makes the jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Andre Ferrari | 58-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joe Rogers (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Kenneth Cook (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. PF - Leo Green (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe West (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard McGrue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andre Ferrari (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Allen (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Archie Lovett (fresh) C - Milton Deford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Leo Green hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side | 58-50 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers hits the follow up shot | 60-50 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's hacked by Joe West - foul #2 on Joe West, team foul #8 | 60-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden (SG), Mwla Akimseu (SF), Shawn Derry (PF) Joe Rogers, Kenneth Cook, Leo Green | |
| Subs | Iowa | Michael Sloane (PG), Robert Webber (PF), Clarence Larmon (C) Richard McGrue, Archie Lovett, Milton Deford | |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari makes the 1st free throw | 60-51 |
| 06:39 | Iowa | Andre Ferrari makes the 2nd free throw | 60-52 |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Shawn Derry steps out of bounds on the sideline | 60-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (SF) Mwla Akimseu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph White (SG) Andre Ferrari | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Robert Webber can't connect on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Shawn Derry - foul #5 on Shawn Derry, team foul #9 | 60-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Cook (SF), Leo Green (PF) Dikembe Abdin, Shawn Derry | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Robert Webber makes the 1st free throw | 60-53 |
| 06:07 | Iowa | Robert Webber makes the 2nd free throw | 60-54 |
| 05:51 | Wisconsin | Joe West buries a fadeaway from the right wing on a great pass from Leo Green | 62-54 |
| 05:26 | Iowa | Ralph White hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 62-54 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Joe West pulls down the rebound | 62-54 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden hits a wide open turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Joe Rogers out of a doubleteam | 64-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 05:06 | Iowa | Richard Allen misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 64-54 |
| 05:05 | Iowa | Robert Webber tips it home | 64-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:44 | Wisconsin | Joe West drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Cook | 66-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Clarence Larmon misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Joe West - foul #3 on Joe West, team foul #10 | 66-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin (PG), Mwla Akimseu (SF) Joe Rogers, Kenneth Cook | |
| Subs | Iowa | Carl Cabello (SF), Archie Lovett (PF) Richard Allen, Robert Webber | |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Clarence Larmon makes the 1st free throw | 66-57 |
| 04:36 | Iowa | Clarence Larmon makes the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | Joe West misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 66-58 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Joe West tips it in | 68-58 |
| 04:10 | Iowa | Michael Sloane is called for traveling | 68-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers (SF) Mwla Akimseu | |
| Subs | Iowa | Richard McGrue (PG), Milton Deford (C) Michael Sloane, Clarence Larmon | |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Leo Green knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Joe West | 70-58 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Richard McGrue can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 70-58 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Joe West pulls down the rebound | 70-58 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dikembe Abdin (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Kevin Madden (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. SF - Joe Rogers (tiring) 20 pts. 3 ast. PF - Leo Green (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Joe West (tiring) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Richard McGrue (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph White (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Carl Cabello (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Archie Lovett (fresh) C - Milton Deford (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin hits the finger roll | 72-58 |
| 02:51 | Iowa | Milton Deford can't throw it down | 72-58 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden snags the defensive board | 72-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Kevin Madden knocks in the jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Dikembe Abdin | 74-58 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:14 | Iowa | Milton Deford makes the shot from close range set up by Carl Cabello | 74-60 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Joe Rogers | 77-60 |
| 01:38 | Iowa | Ralph White buries a 3pt shot from the right wing | 77-63 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Archie Lovett steps in front of the Kevin Madden pass | 77-63 |
| 00:56 | Iowa | Ralph White hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 77-63 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Joe Rogers pulls down the rebound | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 77-63 |
| 00:31 | Iowa | Archie Lovett gets the rebound | 77-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Iowa | Iowa is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Carl Cabello hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard McGrue and he's fouled by Joe Rogers - foul #1 on Joe Rogers, team foul #11 | 77-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Blake (PG), Mwla Akimseu (SF), Cary Meeks (C) Kevin Madden, Joe Rogers, Joe West | |
| Subs | Iowa | Andre Ferrari (SG) Ralph White | |
| 00:26 | Iowa | Carl Cabello makes the free throw | 77-66 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | William Blake runs out the clock | 77-66 |