| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) SF - Vance Benito (fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) C - David Gutirrez (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Norman Swann (fresh) SG - Bert Chambers (fresh) SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) PF - Frederick Kempf (fresh) C - Jose Garcia (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Xavier | Xavier is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Vance Benito - foul #1 on Vance Benito, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley makes the 1st free throw | 0-1 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley makes the 2nd free throw | 0-2 |
| 19:23 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 0-2 |
| 19:21 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs tips it in | 2-2 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley hits a floater from the left side set up by Frederick Kempf | 2-4 |
| 18:54 | Xavier | Randy Lehto connects on the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Gary Biddle | 5-4 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 5-4 |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Bert Chambers | 5-4 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 5-6 |
| 18:06 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses badly on a shot from the right side | 5-6 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jose Garcia | 5-6 |
| 17:42 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley is hacked by Thomas Hughs - foul #1 on Thomas Hughs, team foul #2 | 5-6 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-6 |
| 17:11 | Xavier | Jose Garcia steals it from Vance Benito | 5-6 |
| 16:51 | Wisconsin | Thomas Hughs takes the ball from Bert Chambers | 5-6 |
| 16:47 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits the finger roll | 7-6 |
| 16:30 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann drills a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Sammy Berkeley | 7-8 |
| 16:11 | Xavier | Gary Biddle is whistled for a carry | 7-8 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF), Deandre Johnson (C) Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips (PG), James West (SG), Daniel Rasch (SF), Ramiro Santiago (PF), Stephen Hemphill (C) Norman Swann, Bert Chambers, Sammy Berkeley, Frederick Kempf, Jose Garcia | |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago buries a floater from the left side | 7-10 |
| 15:47 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-10 |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Stephen Hemphill grabs the board | 7-10 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - Mike George (fresh) SF - Jermaine Penix (fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fairly fresh) C - Deandre Johnson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kevin Phillips (fresh) SG - James West (fresh) SF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) PF - Ramiro Santiago (fresh) 2 pts. C - Stephen Hemphill (fresh) | |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch hits a floater from the right block on a nice dish by Stephen Hemphill | 7-12 |
| 15:28 | Xavier | Randy Lehto buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Mike George | 9-12 |
| 15:16 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Daniel Rasch is blocked by Deandre Johnson | 9-12 |
| 15:15 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:06 | Xavier | Gary Biddle blows the layup | 9-12 |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Stephen Hemphill pulls down the rebound | 9-12 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | James West connects on the floater from the left wing | 9-14 |
| 14:43 | Xavier | Randy Lehto throws a bad pass out of bounds | 9-14 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), David Gutirrez (C) Randy Lehto, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Swann (PG), Bert Chambers (SG), Frederick Kempf (PF), Jose Garcia (C) Kevin Phillips, Daniel Rasch, Ramiro Santiago, Stephen Hemphill | |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Deandre Johnson steals it from Norman Swann | 9-14 |
| 14:24 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses long on a fadeaway from the left block | 9-14 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia pulls down the rebound | 9-14 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | James West connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frederick Kempf | 9-17 |
| 14:04 | Xavier | Mike George comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 9-17 |
| 14:02 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the tip | 9-17 |
| 14:01 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson hits the follow up shot | 11-17 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | David Gutirrez picks off the pass by Frederick Kempf | 11-17 |
| 13:39 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 11-17 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia gets the rebound | 11-17 |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann clanks a 3 pointer from the left wing | 11-17 |
| 13:26 | Xavier | The rebound goes to David Gutirrez | 11-17 |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs hits a shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Mike George and he's fouled by Bert Chambers - foul #1 on Bert Chambers, team foul #1 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Howell (PG), Vance Benito (SF), Thomas Davis (PF) Mike George, Jermaine Penix, Deandre Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson (PG), Kevin Phillips (SG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Ramiro Santiago (PF), Stephen Hemphill (C) Norman Swann, Bert Chambers, James West, Frederick Kempf, Jose Garcia | |
| 13:21 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs misses the free throw | 13-17 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ramiro Santiago | 13-17 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago hits the front of the rim on the jump hook near the basket but he's fouled by Thomas Davis - foul #1 on Thomas Davis, team foul #3 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Xavier | Steven Day (SG) Thomas Hughs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago makes the 1st free throw | 13-18 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago makes the 2nd free throw | 13-19 |
| 12:45 | Xavier | Vance Benito is fouled on the floor by Columbus Davidson - foul #1 on Columbus Davidson, team foul #2 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Gary Biddle (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Joseph Howell, Thomas Davis, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:32 | Xavier | Gary Biddle knocks in the fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Vance Benito | 15-19 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips is fouled on the floor by Steven Day - foul #1 on Steven Day, team foul #4 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Swann (PG), Bert Chambers (SG), Frederick Kempf (PF), Jose Garcia (C) Columbus Davidson, Kevin Phillips, Ramiro Santiago, Stephen Hemphill | |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley is hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #1 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #5 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (C) Steven Day, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Frederick Kempf clanks a 3 from the left wing | 15-19 |
| 11:38 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs grabs the defensive rebound | 15-19 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Thomas Hughs (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Vance Benito (fairly fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jermaine Penix (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Norman Swann (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Bert Chambers (fresh) SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Kempf (fresh) C - Jose Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:33 | Xavier | Norman Swann steps in front of the Vance Benito pass | 15-19 |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann banks in the layup | 15-21 |
| 11:17 | Xavier | Gary Biddle hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Thomas Hughs | 18-21 |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Bert Chambers misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 18-21 |
| 10:57 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 18-21 |
| 10:38 | Xavier | Vance Benito comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 18-21 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Frederick Kempf snags the defensive board | 18-21 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann can't connect on a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Randy Lehto - foul #1 on Randy Lehto, team foul #6 | 18-21 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Deandre Johnson (SF), Thomas Davis (PF), David Gutirrez (C) Randy Lehto, Thomas Hughs, Vance Benito, Gary Biddle, Jermaine Penix | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips (SG), James West (SF), Ramiro Santiago (PF), Stephen Hemphill (C) Bert Chambers, Sammy Berkeley, Frederick Kempf, Jose Garcia | |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann makes the 1st free throw | 18-22 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann makes the 2nd free throw | 18-23 |
| 10:20 | Xavier | Thomas Davis misses the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 18-23 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips snags the defensive board | 18-23 |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | James West scores on a floater from the left side on a great pass from Norman Swann and he's hacked by Deandre Johnson - foul #1 on Deandre Johnson, team foul #7 | 18-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch (SF) Norman Swann | |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | James West misses the free throw | 18-25 |
| 10:05 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson gets the rebound | 18-25 |
| 09:58 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson can't finish the layup | 18-25 |
| 09:56 | Xavier | The offensive rebound goes to David Gutirrez | 18-25 |
| 09:32 | Xavier | Steven Day misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 18-25 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Stephen Hemphill snags the defensive board | 18-25 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch double dribbles | 18-25 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF) Steven Day, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bert Chambers (SG) Daniel Rasch | |
| 09:01 | Xavier | Stephen Hemphill steals it from Mike George | 18-25 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips scores on a floater from the right side set up by Ramiro Santiago | 18-27 |
| 08:17 | Xavier | Mike George connects on the floater from just outside the lane | 20-27 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Kevin Phillips misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-27 |
| 08:02 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix snags the defensive board | 20-27 |
| 07:45 | Xavier | Mike George is hacked by Bert Chambers - foul #2 on Bert Chambers, team foul #3 | 20-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF), Gary Biddle (PF), Kenneth Harris (C) Mike George, Thomas Hughs, Jermaine Penix, Deandre Johnson, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Swann (PG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Frederick Kempf (PF), Jose Garcia (C) Bert Chambers, James West, Ramiro Santiago, Stephen Hemphill | |
| 07:37 | Xavier | Randy Lehto buries a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Gary Biddle | 23-27 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Randy Lehto (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Steven Day (fresh) SF - Vance Benito (fresh) PF - Gary Biddle (fresh) 5 pts. C - Kenneth Harris (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Norman Swann (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kevin Phillips (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Sammy Berkeley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Frederick Kempf (fresh) C - Jose Garcia (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley is called for traveling | 23-27 |
| 07:03 | Xavier | Randy Lehto is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Randy Lehto, team foul #8 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Howell (PG) Randy Lehto | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia blows the layup but he's hacked by Kenneth Harris - foul #2 on Kenneth Harris, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Davis (SF), David Gutirrez (C) Vance Benito, Kenneth Harris | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia makes the 1st free throw | 23-28 |
| 06:44 | Wisconsin | Jose Garcia makes the 2nd free throw | 23-29 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Steven Day misses the jump hook from the left block but he's fouled by Frederick Kempf - foul #1 on Frederick Kempf, team foul #4 | 23-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF) Joseph Howell, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Steven Day makes the 1st free throw | 24-29 |
| 06:26 | Xavier | Steven Day makes the 2nd free throw | 25-29 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley is hacked by Gary Biddle - foul #1 on Gary Biddle, team foul #10 | 25-29 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Howell (PG) Steven Day | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley makes the 1st free throw | 25-30 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley makes the 2nd free throw | 25-31 |
| 06:02 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix misses the driving attempt from close range | 25-31 |
| 06:01 | Xavier | David Gutirrez grabs the offensive board | 25-31 |
| 05:47 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 25-31 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jose Garcia | 25-31 |
| 05:21 | Wisconsin | Sammy Berkeley's floater is tipped away by Gary Biddle | 25-31 |
| 05:19 | Wisconsin | Frederick Kempf misses the tip | 25-31 |
| 05:17 | Xavier | David Gutirrez pulls down the rebound | 25-31 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Gary Biddle misses short on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Frederick Kempf - foul #2 on Frederick Kempf, team foul #5 | 25-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Mike George (PG), Steven Day (SG), Vance Benito (SF), Deandre Johnson (C) Joseph Howell, Thomas Hughs, Jermaine Penix, David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Columbus Davidson (PG), James West (SG), Daniel Rasch (SF), Ramiro Santiago (PF), Stephen Hemphill (C) Norman Swann, Kevin Phillips, Sammy Berkeley, Frederick Kempf, Jose Garcia | |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 1st free throw | 26-31 |
| 05:03 | Xavier | Gary Biddle makes the 2nd free throw | 27-31 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago blows the layup | 27-31 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago tips it but misses | 27-31 |
| 04:48 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Gary Biddle | 27-31 |
| 04:44 | Xavier | Mike George hits a pull-up jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Vance Benito | 29-31 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | James West can't connect on a shot from the left side | 29-31 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago gets the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Steven Day is called for the reach on James West - foul #2 on Steven Day, team foul #11 | 29-31 |
| Subs | Xavier | Joseph Howell (PG), Thomas Davis (PF) Steven Day, Gary Biddle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | James West misses the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | James West misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 04:11 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Thomas Davis | 29-31 |
| 03:55 | Xavier | Thomas Davis clanks a 3 from the left wing | 29-31 |
| 03:53 | Xavier | Thomas Davis pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 03:43 | Xavier | Joseph Howell misses short on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 29-31 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Stephen Hemphill | 29-31 |
| Lineup | Xavier | PG - Joseph Howell (fresh) SG - Mike George (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vance Benito (fairly fresh) PF - Thomas Davis (fresh) 2 reb. C - Deandre Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Columbus Davidson (fresh) SG - James West (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Daniel Rasch (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ramiro Santiago (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Stephen Hemphill (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | Daniel Rasch drills a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Columbus Davidson | 29-33 |
| 03:03 | Xavier | Deandre Johnson hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Joseph Howell | 31-33 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Stephen Hemphill loses the ball out of bounds | 31-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Randy Lehto (PG), Thomas Hughs (SG), Jermaine Penix (SF), David Gutirrez (C) Joseph Howell, Mike George, Vance Benito, Thomas Davis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Swann (PG), Bert Chambers (SG), Sammy Berkeley (SF), Frederick Kempf (PF), Jose Garcia (C) Columbus Davidson, James West, Daniel Rasch, Ramiro Santiago, Stephen Hemphill | |
| 02:42 | Xavier | Thomas Hughs is fouled on the floor by Frederick Kempf - foul #3 on Frederick Kempf, team foul #6 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Xavier | Thomas Davis (PF) Deandre Johnson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago (PF) Frederick Kempf | |
| 02:26 | Xavier | Norman Swann is called for the reach on David Gutirrez - foul #1 on Norman Swann, team foul #7 | 31-33 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | David Gutirrez makes the 1st free throw | 32-33 |
| 02:26 | Xavier | David Gutirrez makes the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | Ramiro Santiago buries a driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Bert Chambers | 33-35 |
| 01:45 | Xavier | Sammy Berkeley picks off the pass by Thomas Davis | 33-35 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Bert Chambers slams it home on a great pass from Sammy Berkeley | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Thomas Davis misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ramiro Santiago - foul #1 on Ramiro Santiago, team foul #8 | 33-37 |
| Subs | Xavier | Gary Biddle (PF) David Gutirrez | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James West (SF), Stephen Hemphill (PF) Sammy Berkeley, Ramiro Santiago | |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Thomas Davis misses the 1st free throw | 33-37 |
| 01:16 | Xavier | Thomas Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 34-37 |
| 00:59 | Wisconsin | Bert Chambers comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-37 |
| 00:58 | Xavier | The rebound goes to Jermaine Penix | 34-37 |
| 00:37 | Xavier | Thomas Davis knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Norman Swann hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:15 | Xavier | Gary Biddle grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 00:02 | Xavier | Randy Lehto clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 37-37 |
| 00:01 | Xavier | Jermaine Penix gets the offensive rebound | 37-37 |
| 00:00 | Xavier | The clock runs out | 37-37 |