| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) SG - John Guthridge (fresh) SF - David Fox (fresh) PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) C - Greg Kelly (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston wins the tip | 0-0 |
| 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 2-3 zone (0) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Nichols | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Iowa | Greg Kelly can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to David Fox | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 19:14 | Iowa | Robert Nichols grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:53 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses badly on a driving attempt from the right block | 0-0 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gene Bemis | 0-0 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Robert Nichols is called for the reach on Eddie Haynes - foul #1 on Robert Nichols, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes is fouled on the floor by Harold Bradley - foul #1 on Harold Bradley, team foul #2 | 0-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Nichols - foul #2 on Robert Nichols, team foul #3 | 0-0 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Patrick Parks (PF) Robert Nichols | |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 17:56 | Iowa | Patrick Parks comes up short on the fadeaway from close range | 2-0 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston gets the rebound | 2-0 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the floater near the basket | 2-0 |
| 17:45 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Bernard Ward | 2-0 |
| 17:16 | Iowa | Donald Benton scores on a shot from the right side | 2-2 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 2-2 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes pulls down the offensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner but the foul's on Donald Benton - foul #1 on Donald Benton, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Baker (C) Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis makes the 1st free throw | 3-2 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis makes the 2nd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis misses the 3rd free throw | 4-2 |
| 16:39 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the defensive rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:24 | Iowa | Greg Kelly misses short on a fadeaway near the basket | 4-2 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker lays it in set up by Eddie Haynes | 6-2 |
| 15:48 | Iowa | Bernard Ward is hacked by John Guthridge - foul #1 on John Guthridge, team foul #1 | 6-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Peter Threlkeld (C) Donald Benton, Greg Kelly | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) SG - Jerry Paille (fresh) SF - Jay Padro (fresh) PF - Michael Baker (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Ralph Williams (fresh) SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) C - Peter Threlkeld (fresh) | |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Harold Bradley misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Padro - foul #1 on Jay Padro, team foul #2 | 6-2 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Harold Bradley makes the 1st free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:33 | Iowa | Harold Bradley misses the 2nd free throw | 6-3 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo gets the rebound | 6-3 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 6-3 |
| 15:11 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo tips it back up and in | 8-3 |
| 14:53 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld's fadeaway is rejected by Vincenzo Gallo | 8-3 |
| 14:52 | Iowa | Ralph Williams grabs the offensive rebound | 8-3 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Bernard Ward hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jay Wolf - foul #1 on Jay Wolf, team foul #3 | 8-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), David Fox (SF), Clarence Boydston (C) Jerry Paille, Jay Padro, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SF), Christopher Delarosa (C) Harold Bradley, Patrick Parks | |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses the 1st free throw | 8-3 |
| 14:43 | Iowa | Bernard Ward makes the 2nd free throw | 8-4 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf scores on a shot from just outside the lane | 10-4 |
| 14:14 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 10-4 |
| 14:12 | Iowa | Scot Williams can't tip it in | 10-4 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes loses the dribble to Ralph Williams in the backcourt | 10-4 |
| 13:47 | Iowa | Bernard Ward clanks a 3 from the right corner | 10-4 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | David Fox grabs the board | 10-4 |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker connects on the jumper near the basket set up by Eddie Haynes and he's fouled by Bernard Ward - foul #1 on Bernard Ward, team foul #5 | 12-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG) Jay Wolf | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Harold Bradley (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Greg Kelly (C) Ralph Williams, Bernard Ward, Peter Threlkeld, Christopher Delarosa | |
| 13:28 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the free throw | 12-4 |
| 13:28 | Iowa | Patrick Parks grabs the board | 12-4 |
| 13:02 | Iowa | Greg Kelly can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 12-4 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | David Fox pulls down the rebound | 12-4 |
| 12:44 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Michael Baker is denied by Greg Kelly | 12-4 |
| 12:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker misses the tip | 12-4 |
| 12:41 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Scot Williams | 12-4 |
| 12:25 | Iowa | Scot Williams double dribbles | 12-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SF), Gene Bemis (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) David Fox, Michael Baker, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 12:05 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo misses long on a jumper in the lane | 12-4 |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes tips it home | 14-4 |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Patrick Parks hits a turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Greg Kelly and he's hacked by Vincenzo Gallo - foul #1 on Vincenzo Gallo, team foul #4 | 14-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG) Eddie Haynes | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bernard Ward (SG) Scot Williams | |
| 11:58 | Iowa | Patrick Parks misses the free throw | 14-6 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo gets the rebound | 14-6 |
| 11:49 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 14-6 |
| 11:47 | Iowa | Donald Benton pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jay Wolf (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) SF - Jerry Paille (fresh) PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 1 pts. SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Kelly (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:34 | Iowa | Bernard Ward double dribbles | 14-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (SF), Peter Threlkeld (PF) Harold Bradley, Patrick Parks | |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 14-6 |
| 11:09 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld pulls down the rebound | 14-6 |
| 11:03 | Iowa | Bernard Ward scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Donald Benton | 14-9 |
| 10:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Benton steals it from Gene Bemis | 14-9 |
| 10:35 | Iowa | Donald Benton lays it up and in | 14-11 |
| 10:16 | Wisconsin | Donald Benton steals the ball from Jerry Paille | 14-11 |
| 10:05 | Iowa | Greg Kelly makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Donald Benton | 14-14 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille clanks a turnaround near the basket | 14-14 |
| 09:58 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld snags the defensive board | 14-14 |
| 09:50 | Iowa | Greg Kelly misses the lay-in | 14-14 |
| 09:48 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld tips it home | 14-16 |
| 09:41 | Wisconsin | Peter Threlkeld swats the short shot by Vincenzo Gallo | 14-16 |
| 09:39 | Iowa | Greg Kelly grabs the board | 14-16 |
| 09:27 | Iowa | Donald Benton misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 14-16 |
| 09:26 | Iowa | Greg Kelly tips it back up and in | 14-18 |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 14-18 |
| 09:15 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Greg Kelly | 14-18 |
| 09:10 | Iowa | Donald Benton throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 14-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), David Fox (SF), Michael Baker (PF), Clarence Boydston (C) John Guthridge, Jerry Paille, Gene Bemis, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SG), Harold Bradley (SF), Patrick Parks (PF), Christopher Delarosa (C) Donald Benton, Bernard Ward, Peter Threlkeld, Greg Kelly | |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston lays it up and in on a great pass from Eddie Haynes | 16-18 |
| 08:35 | Iowa | Christopher Delarosa drills a driving attempt near the basket | 16-20 |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf drills a 3pt shot from the right wing | 19-20 |
| 07:56 | Iowa | Ralph Williams is fouled on the floor by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 19-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SG), Gene Bemis (PF) Jay Wolf, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Iowa | Bernard Ward (SG), Peter Threlkeld (C) Ralph Williams, Christopher Delarosa | |
| 07:42 | Iowa | Scot Williams scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Harold Bradley | 19-23 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jerry Paille (fresh) SF - David Fox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 2 pts. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Scot Williams (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. SG - Bernard Ward (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Patrick Parks (fresh) 2 pts. C - Peter Threlkeld (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis misses badly on a jumper from close range | 19-23 |
| 07:16 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston tips it but misses | 19-23 |
| 07:14 | Iowa | Patrick Parks snags the defensive board | 19-23 |
| 06:54 | Iowa | Bernard Ward is whistled for a carry | 19-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), Michael Baker (C) Jerry Paille, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Greg Kelly (C) Scot Williams, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis hits a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Baker | 22-23 |
| 06:26 | Iowa | John Guthridge steals the ball from Patrick Parks | 22-23 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge loses the ball out of bounds | 22-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) David Fox, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Washington (SF), Peter Threlkeld (PF) Harold Bradley, Patrick Parks | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Greg Kelly scores on a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Donald Benton and the foul's on Vincenzo Gallo - foul #2 on Vincenzo Gallo, team foul #6 | 22-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Clarence Boydston (C) Eddie Haynes, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (SF) Ronald Washington | |
| 05:43 | Iowa | Greg Kelly makes the free throw | 22-26 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille is hacked by Ralph Williams - foul #1 on Ralph Williams, team foul #6 | 22-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SF), Christopher Delarosa (C) Donald Benton, Greg Kelly | |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf drills a jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Baker | 24-26 |
| 05:10 | Iowa | Bernard Ward misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 05:08 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston pulls down the rebound | 24-26 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 24-26 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille tips it in | 26-26 |
| 04:24 | Iowa | Ralph Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 04:22 | Iowa | Christopher Delarosa misses the tip | 26-26 |
| 04:21 | Iowa | Peter Threlkeld tips it in | 26-28 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille loses the dribble to Scot Williams | 26-28 |
| 03:56 | Iowa | Bernard Ward comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 26-28 |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Baker | 26-28 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille comes up short on the jumper from the baseline but the foul's on Christopher Delarosa - foul #1 on Christopher Delarosa, team foul #7 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), David Fox (SF), Gene Bemis (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Jay Wolf, John Guthridge, Michael Baker, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Harold Bradley (SF), Robert Nichols (PF), Greg Kelly (C) Ralph Williams, Scot Williams, Peter Threlkeld, Christopher Delarosa | |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 03:50 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille makes the 2nd free throw | 28-28 |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Robert Nichols knocks in the jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Harold Bradley and the foul's on Eddie Haynes - foul #1 on Eddie Haynes, team foul #7 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Smith (SG) Jerry Paille | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:35 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses the free throw | 28-30 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo gets the rebound | 28-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Mark Smith (fresh) SF - David Fox (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 5 pts. C - Vincenzo Gallo (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Iowa | PG - Donald Benton (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Bernard Ward (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SF - Harold Bradley (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Robert Nichols (fresh) 2 pts. C - Greg Kelly (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Donald Benton - foul #2 on Donald Benton, team foul #8 | 28-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (SG) Mark Smith | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes makes the 1st free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses the 2nd free throw | 29-30 |
| 03:10 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Greg Kelly | 29-30 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Robert Nichols clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side but the foul's on Gene Bemis - foul #1 on Gene Bemis, team foul #8 | 29-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG) Jay Wolf | |
| Subs | Iowa | | |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Robert Nichols makes the 1st free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:52 | Iowa | Robert Nichols misses the 2nd free throw | 29-31 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo grabs the defensive rebound | 29-31 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | David Fox scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 32-31 |
| 02:19 | Iowa | Harold Bradley misses short on a floater near the basket | 32-31 |
| 02:17 | Iowa | Harold Bradley hits the follow up shot | 32-33 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes throws a bad pass out of bounds | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston (C) Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Iowa | Scot Williams (SG) Bernard Ward | |
| 01:52 | Iowa | Donald Benton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 32-33 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston pulls down the rebound | 32-33 |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ralph Williams (PG), Patrick Parks (C) Donald Benton, Greg Kelly | |
| 01:24 | Iowa | Scot Williams misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 32-33 |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis grabs the board | 32-33 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Scot Williams - foul #1 on Scot Williams, team foul #9 | 32-33 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses the 2nd free throw | 33-33 |
| 01:17 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Robert Nichols | 33-33 |
| 01:02 | Iowa | Patrick Parks is whistled for a carry | 33-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (SG), Michael Baker (PF) John Guthridge, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Iowa | Ronald Washington (SF), Peter Threlkeld (C) Harold Bradley, Robert Nichols | |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker is hacked by Peter Threlkeld - foul #1 on Peter Threlkeld, team foul #10 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF) Eddie Haynes, David Fox | |
| Subs | Iowa | Donald Benton (PG), Greg Kelly (C) Ronald Washington, Peter Threlkeld | |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker makes the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 00:22 | Iowa | Greg Kelly knocks in the shot from the right block | 35-35 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille misses the floater from the free throw line | 35-35 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston tips it but misses | 35-35 |
| 00:01 | Iowa | The rebound goes to Donald Benton | 35-35 |
| 00:00 | Iowa | Donald Benton clanks a fullcourt shot | 35-35 |