| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dale Nelson (fresh) SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) SF - William Cobble (fresh) PF - Carl Gill (fresh) C - Ashley Nadeau (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) C - David Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Purdue | Purdue is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:44 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 0-0 |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem can't connect on a 3 from the left corner | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | William Cobble tips it but misses | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Purdue | David Hamilton gets the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:24 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Lawrence Berlin | 0-3 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem is hacked by Eugene Orr - foul #1 on Eugene Orr, team foul #1 | 0-3 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau banks in the layup on a nice dish by Dale Nelson | 2-3 |
| 18:23 | Purdue | David Hamilton is fouled on the floor by William Cobble - foul #1 on William Cobble, team foul #1 | 2-3 |
| 18:13 | Purdue | David Hamilton misses the jumpshot from the right side | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem grabs the defensive rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | William Cobble's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-3 |
| 17:34 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 2-3 |
| 17:33 | Wisconsin | William Cobble gets the rebound | 2-3 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson drills a jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Christopher Orem and he's fouled by Clint Jackson - foul #1 on Clint Jackson, team foul #2 | 4-3 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson makes the free throw | 5-3 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses long on a shot from the left side but he's hacked by William Cobble - foul #2 on William Cobble, team foul #2 | 5-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF) William Cobble | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the 1st free throw | 5-4 |
| 16:59 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Berlin steps in front of the Ashley Nadeau pass | 5-5 |
| 16:25 | Purdue | Eugene Orr comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson snags the defensive board | 5-5 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson hits the front of the rim on the runner near the basket | 5-5 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda tips it home | 7-5 |
| 15:58 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin misses short on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 7-5 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau gets the rebound | 7-5 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dale Nelson (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Christopher Orem (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Carl Gill (fairly fresh) C - Ashley Nadeau (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) C - David Hamilton (fresh) | |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda connects on the 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Ashley Nadeau | 10-5 |
| 15:34 | Purdue | Clint Jackson hits a floater from the right wing | 10-7 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda misses the fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on Lawrence Berlin - foul #1 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #3 | 10-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Johnnie Smith (SG), Robert Bean (PF), Harold Crumble (C) Dale Nelson, Christopher Orem, Carl Gill, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG), James Deford (PF) Eugene Orr, Clint Jackson | |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda makes the 1st free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda misses the 2nd free throw | 11-7 |
| 15:23 | Purdue | James Deford grabs the defensive rebound | 11-7 |
| 15:14 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from straight away | 11-7 |
| 15:13 | Purdue | The offensive rebound goes to James Deford | 11-7 |
| 14:49 | Purdue | Johnnie Smith steals it from Lawrence Berlin | 11-7 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith misses the easy layup | 11-7 |
| 14:43 | Purdue | James Deford gets the rebound | 11-7 |
| 14:26 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin knocks in the 3 from the left corner set up by Scott Carbone | 11-10 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 11-10 |
| 14:17 | Purdue | The rebound goes to David Hamilton | 11-10 |
| 14:03 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger is fouled on the floor by Johnnie Smith - foul #1 on Johnnie Smith, team foul #3 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem (SG), Joseph Sala (SF) Johnnie Smith, Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Dean McMurrin (C) Lawrence Berlin, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 13:49 | Purdue | Eugene Orr misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 11-10 |
| 13:47 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin gets the offensive rebound | 11-10 |
| 13:36 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger hits a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Benjamin Chester | 11-12 |
| 13:24 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 11-12 |
| 13:23 | Purdue | Eugene Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 13:19 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger clanks a shot from the right wing | 11-12 |
| 13:18 | Purdue | James Deford snags the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:58 | Purdue | Robert Bean swats the short shot by Dean McMurrin | 11-12 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Bean | 11-12 |
| 12:51 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 11-12 |
| 12:50 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester pulls down the rebound | 11-12 |
| 12:24 | Purdue | John Wade is called for the reach on Leo Kleinberger - foul #1 on John Wade, team foul #4 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson (PG), Johnnie Smith (SG), Saul Miranda (SF), Carl Gill (PF), Ashley Nadeau (C) John Wade, Christopher Orem, Joseph Sala, Robert Bean, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Scott Carbone (SF), Clint Jackson (PF), David Hamilton (C) Leo Kleinberger, Benjamin Chester, James Deford, Dean McMurrin | |
| 12:09 | Purdue | Ashley Nadeau blocks the short jumper by David Hamilton | 11-12 |
| 12:07 | Purdue | David Hamilton grabs the offensive board | 11-12 |
| 12:02 | Purdue | Eugene Orr comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 11-12 |
| 12:00 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill gets the rebound | 11-12 |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill throws it down set up by Dale Nelson | 13-12 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dale Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Johnnie Smith (fresh) SF - Saul Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ashley Nadeau (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eugene Orr (fairly fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 11:30 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is hacked by Ashley Nadeau - foul #1 on Ashley Nadeau, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (SG) Johnnie Smith | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG) Eugene Orr | |
| 11:09 | Purdue | Scott Carbone is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Scott Carbone, team foul #4 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem (SG) John Wade | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 11:00 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 13-12 |
| 10:58 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger gets the rebound | 13-12 |
| 10:43 | Purdue | Scott Carbone's floater is tipped away by Ashley Nadeau | 13-12 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau snags the defensive board | 13-12 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau is hacked by Clint Jackson - foul #2 on Clint Jackson, team foul #5 | 13-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble (SF) Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Purdue | James Deford (PF) Clint Jackson | |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 16-12 |
| 09:53 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger can't connect on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 16-12 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Carl Gill snags the defensive board | 16-12 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem is fouled on the floor by James Deford - foul #1 on James Deford, team foul #6 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG), Joseph Sala (SF), Robert Bean (PF) Dale Nelson, Carl Gill, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), Benjamin Chester (SF), Dean McMurrin (C) Leo Kleinberger, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Joseph Sala hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 16-12 |
| 09:21 | Purdue | Eugene Orr grabs the defensive rebound | 16-12 |
| 09:15 | Purdue | James Deford is called for traveling | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF), Ashley Nadeau (C) Joseph Sala, Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | John Wade is fouled on the floor by Lawrence Berlin - foul #2 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #7 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (SG) Christopher Orem | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG) Lawrence Berlin | |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | John Wade makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:46 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses the 2nd free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:46 | Purdue | James Deford pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:17 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester misses the runner in the lane | 17-12 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean grabs the defensive rebound | 17-12 |
| 08:10 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 17-12 |
| 08:08 | Wisconsin | John Wade grabs the offensive board | 17-12 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-12 |
| 07:50 | Purdue | The rebound goes to Dean McMurrin | 17-12 |
| 07:44 | Purdue | Dean McMurrin drills a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Benjamin Chester | 17-14 |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | James Deford is called for the reach on Ashley Nadeau - foul #2 on James Deford, team foul #8 | 17-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Harold Crumble (SF), Carl Gill (PF) John Wade, Johnnie Smith, Saul Miranda, Robert Bean | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF), David Hamilton (C) Benjamin Chester, James Deford | |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau makes the 1st free throw | 18-14 |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau makes the 2nd free throw | 19-14 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dale Nelson (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Christopher Orem (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Harold Crumble (fresh) PF - Carl Gill (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Ashley Nadeau (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Leo Kleinberger (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eugene Orr (fresh) SF - Scott Carbone (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Dean McMurrin (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - David Hamilton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:58 | Purdue | Ashley Nadeau steals the ball from Scott Carbone | 19-14 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Eugene Orr steals it from Dale Nelson | 19-14 |
| 06:17 | Purdue | David Hamilton knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Eugene Orr | 19-17 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson's layup is rejected by Dean McMurrin | 19-17 |
| 05:53 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 05:36 | Purdue | Christopher Orem picks off the pass by David Hamilton | 19-17 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | David Hamilton takes the ball from Carl Gill | 19-17 |
| 05:15 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left wing | 19-17 |
| 05:14 | Purdue | Scott Carbone misses the tip | 19-17 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 19-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (SG), Saul Miranda (SF), Robert Bean (C) Christopher Orem, Harold Crumble, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Purdue | Mark Nystrom (PG), Omar Dashner (SG), Benjamin Chester (PF) Leo Kleinberger, Eugene Orr, Dean McMurrin | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Scott Carbone knocks in the turnaround in the paint set up by Omar Dashner and he's hacked by Dale Nelson - foul #1 on Dale Nelson, team foul #6 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (SG) Dale Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 04:35 | Purdue | Scott Carbone makes the free throw | 19-20 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 19-20 |
| 04:24 | Purdue | Scott Carbone gets the rebound | 19-20 |
| 04:20 | Purdue | Omar Dashner misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 19-20 |
| 04:19 | Purdue | David Hamilton pulls down the offensive rebound | 19-20 |
| 03:59 | Purdue | Mark Nystrom double dribbles | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Cobble (SF) Carl Gill | |
| Subs | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin (PG), Clint Jackson (PF), James Deford (C) Omar Dashner, Scott Carbone, David Hamilton | |
| 03:37 | Wisconsin | John Wade misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 19-20 |
| 03:36 | Purdue | Clint Jackson snags the defensive board | 19-20 |
| 03:23 | Purdue | James Deford buries a 3 from the right corner on a great pass from Lawrence Berlin | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - John Wade (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Johnnie Smith (fresh) SF - William Cobble (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Bean (fresh) 2 reb. C - Saul Miranda (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Purdue | PG - Lawrence Berlin (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mark Nystrom (fresh) SF - Benjamin Chester (fresh) PF - Clint Jackson (fresh) 2 pts. C - James Deford (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda loses the ball out of bounds | 19-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson (PG), Christopher Orem (SG), Harold Crumble (C) John Wade, Johnnie Smith, Saul Miranda | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (SG) Mark Nystrom | |
| 03:00 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester hits a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Lawrence Berlin | 19-25 |
| 02:35 | Wisconsin | Robert Bean clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 19-25 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson gets the offensive rebound | 19-25 |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | William Cobble buries a turnaround from the baseline | 21-25 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester misses the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Harold Crumble - foul #1 on Harold Crumble, team foul #7 | 21-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Gill (PF) Robert Bean | |
| Subs | Purdue | Eugene Orr (SG), David Hamilton (C) Leo Kleinberger, James Deford | |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester makes the 1st free throw | 21-26 |
| 02:12 | Purdue | Benjamin Chester makes the 2nd free throw | 21-27 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Harold Crumble travels with the ball | 21-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda (SF) William Cobble | |
| Subs | Purdue | Scott Carbone (SF) Benjamin Chester | |
| 01:44 | Purdue | Lawrence Berlin loses the dribble to Christopher Orem in the backcourt | 21-27 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson drills a fadeaway in the paint set up by Carl Gill and he's hacked by Lawrence Berlin - foul #3 on Lawrence Berlin, team foul #9 | 23-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ashley Nadeau (C) Harold Crumble | |
| Subs | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger (PG), James Deford (PF) Lawrence Berlin, Clint Jackson | |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Dale Nelson makes the free throw | 24-27 |
| 01:01 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 24-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Wade (PG) Dale Nelson | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Christopher Orem's pass is intercepted by Leo Kleinberger | 24-27 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger is fouled on the floor by John Wade - foul #2 on John Wade, team foul #8 | 24-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith (SG), William Cobble (SF), Robert Bean (PF) Christopher Orem, Carl Gill, Ashley Nadeau | |
| Subs | Purdue | | |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:31 | Purdue | Leo Kleinberger misses the 2nd free throw | 24-28 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Saul Miranda snags the defensive board | 24-28 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Johnnie Smith knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 26-28 |
| 00:01 | Purdue | Scott Carbone can't connect on a shot from just outside the lane | 26-28 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | William Cobble gets the rebound | 26-28 |