| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) SG - John Guthridge (fresh) SF - David Fox (fresh) PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) SG - James Nix (fresh) SF - Gordon Campbell (fresh) PF - Brady Hammes (fresh) C - Austin Abraham (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:43 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham is fouled on the floor by Eddie Haynes - foul #1 on Eddie Haynes, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 0-0 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses the easy layup but he's hacked by James Nix - foul #1 on James Nix, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:07 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 2nd free throw | 2-0 |
| 18:53 | Minnesota | James Nix misses the floater from the right wing | 2-0 |
| 18:51 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead hits the follow up shot | 2-2 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | David Fox clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-2 |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 18:22 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell misses short on a shot from the free throw line | 4-2 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 4-2 |
| 18:02 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes pulls down the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:48 | Minnesota | James Nix steps out of bounds on the baseline | 4-2 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:34 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Gordon Campbell | 4-2 |
| 17:26 | Minnesota | James Nix hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 4-2 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 17:19 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-2 |
| 17:18 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham gets the rebound | 4-2 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 4-2 |
| 16:56 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits the follow up shot | 4-4 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the dunk | 4-4 |
| 16:42 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:36 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 4-4 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis snags the defensive board | 4-4 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge is whistled for traveling | 4-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF), Sherman Washington (PF), Richard Hack (C) Gordon Campbell, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | James Nix misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Gene Bemis - foul #1 on Gene Bemis, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Baker (C) Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:10 | Minnesota | James Nix makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis buries a jumper in the paint | 6-6 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - David Fox (fresh) PF - Gene Bemis (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Baker (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. SG - James Nix (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) PF - Sherman Washington (fresh) C - Richard Hack (fresh) | |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 6-6 |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker gets the rebound | 6-6 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | James Nix is called for the reach on Eddie Haynes - foul #2 on James Nix, team foul #2 | 6-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Gene Bemis | |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), Austin Abraham (C) Frank Umstead, James Nix, Sherman Washington, Richard Hack | |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 6-6 |
| 14:51 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Austin Abraham | 6-6 |
| 14:35 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Gordon Campbell | 6-8 |
| 14:20 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 6-8 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf snags the offensive board | 6-8 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 6-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), David Fox (SF), Clarence Boydston (C) Jerry Paille, Jay Padro, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG) Jeffrey McFate | |
| 13:45 | Minnesota | George Danner hits a jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Frank Umstead | 6-10 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 6-10 |
| 13:15 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Frank Umstead | 6-10 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #1 on Michael Baker, team foul #3 | 6-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), Gene Bemis (PF) Jay Wolf, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SG), Sherman Washington (SF), Richard Hack (C) George Danner, Gordon Campbell, Austin Abraham | |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 1st free throw | 6-11 |
| 12:57 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the 2nd free throw | 6-12 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | David Fox knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Eddie Haynes | 9-12 |
| 12:22 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the turnaround from close range | 9-14 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses short on a jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Richard Hack - foul #1 on Richard Hack, team foul #3 | 9-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille (SF) David Fox | |
| Subs | Minnesota | James Minch (C) Brady Hammes | |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses the 1st free throw | 9-14 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes makes the 2nd free throw | 10-14 |
| 11:53 | Minnesota | Clarence Boydston steals it from Sherman Washington | 10-14 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 1 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jerry Paille (fresh) PF - Gene Bemis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Clarence Boydston (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fresh) SF - Sherman Washington (fresh) PF - Richard Hack (fresh) C - James Minch (fresh) | |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston hits a jumper from the baseline on a nice dish by Eddie Haynes and he's fouled by Jeffrey McFate - foul #1 on Jeffrey McFate, team foul #4 | 12-14 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG) Frank Umstead | |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the free throw | 13-14 |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Richard Hack scores on a jumper from the left side and he's fouled by Gene Bemis - foul #2 on Gene Bemis, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Michael Baker (PF), Vincenzo Gallo (C) Eddie Haynes, Gene Bemis, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell (SF) James Minch | |
| 11:23 | Minnesota | Richard Hack makes the free throw | 13-17 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 11:09 | Minnesota | George Danner grabs the defensive rebound | 13-17 |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Richard Hack connects on the driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by Jeffrey McFate and he's hacked by Michael Baker - foul #2 on Michael Baker, team foul #5 | 13-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Fox (SF), Gregory Simmons (C) Jerry Paille, Michael Baker | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG), Austin Abraham (C) Jeffrey McFate, Sherman Washington | |
| 10:56 | Minnesota | Richard Hack makes the free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:40 | Wisconsin | David Fox throws a bad pass out of bounds | 13-20 |
| 10:31 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell is denied on a layup by David Fox | 13-20 |
| 10:30 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses the tip | 13-20 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell can't tip it in | 13-20 |
| 10:27 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gregory Simmons | 13-20 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Richard Hack is called for the reach on David Fox - foul #2 on Richard Hack, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Clarence Boydston (C) John Guthridge, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SG), Sherman Washington (PF) George Danner, Richard Hack | |
| 10:05 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Clarence Boydston is denied by Austin Abraham | 13-20 |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes tips it back up and in | 15-20 |
| 09:46 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses long on a shot in the lane | 15-20 |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes pulls down the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 09:29 | Minnesota | Austin Abraham gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:07 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 15-20 |
| 09:06 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington hits the follow up shot | 15-22 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | David Fox can't finish the layup | 15-22 |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes can't tip it in | 15-22 |
| 08:53 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell snags the defensive board | 15-22 |
| 08:38 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-22 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston pulls down the rebound | 15-22 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes scores on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-22 |
| 08:04 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston drills a driving attempt from the baseline | 19-22 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jay Wolf (fairly fresh) SF - David Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincenzo Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Boydston (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gordon Campbell (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Sherman Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Austin Abraham (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:39 | Minnesota | Clarence Boydston is called for the reach on Gordon Campbell - foul #1 on Clarence Boydston, team foul #6 | 19-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Guthridge (SG), Jerry Paille (SF), Gregory Simmons (PF) Jay Wolf, David Fox, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), Karl Dubose (SG), William Hahn (SF), Brady Hammes (PF), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, Jeffrey McFate, Gordon Campbell, Sherman Washington, Austin Abraham | |
| 07:27 | Minnesota | The short jumper by George Danner is denied by Gregory Simmons | 19-22 |
| 07:26 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Clarence Boydston | 19-22 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Gregory Simmons misses the jumpshot from the right wing | 19-22 |
| 06:57 | Minnesota | James Minch gets the rebound | 19-22 |
| 06:37 | Minnesota | Jerry Paille takes the ball from Karl Dubose | 19-22 |
| 06:33 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge lays it in on a nice dish by Jerry Paille | 21-22 |
| 06:18 | Minnesota | Karl Dubose's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Fox (SF) Eddie Haynes | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG) Karl Dubose | |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston clanks a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by William Hahn - foul #1 on William Hahn, team foul #6 | 21-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Vincenzo Gallo (PF) Jerry Paille, Gregory Simmons | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate (SF) William Hahn | |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston makes the 1st free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Clarence Boydston misses the 2nd free throw | 22-22 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to David Fox | 22-22 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Brady Hammes denies the turnaround by Vincenzo Gallo | 22-22 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jay Wolf | 22-22 |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's fouled by George Danner - foul #1 on George Danner, team foul #7 | 22-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Karl Dubose (SG), Sherman Washington (C) George Danner, James Minch | |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge makes the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:27 | Wisconsin | John Guthridge misses the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:27 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Brady Hammes | 23-22 |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes drills a fadeaway from the left block and the foul's on David Fox - foul #1 on David Fox, team foul #7 | 23-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG) Jay Wolf | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Austin Abraham (C) Karl Dubose | |
| 05:08 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes makes the free throw | 23-25 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses the jumpshot from the right side | 23-25 |
| 04:49 | Minnesota | Jeffrey McFate gets the rebound | 23-25 |
| 04:25 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 23-27 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Austin Abraham takes the ball from Clarence Boydston | 23-27 |
| 03:54 | Minnesota | Brady Hammes's floater is tipped away by Vincenzo Gallo | 23-27 |
| 03:52 | Minnesota | Sherman Washington snags the offensive board | 23-27 |
| 03:35 | Minnesota | Frank Umstead buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffrey McFate | 23-30 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eddie Haynes (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Guthridge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - David Fox (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - Vincenzo Gallo (fairly fresh) C - Clarence Boydston (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Frank Umstead (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jeffrey McFate (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sherman Washington (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brady Hammes (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Austin Abraham (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo is hacked by Austin Abraham - foul #1 on Austin Abraham, team foul #8 | 23-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jay Wolf (PG), Jerry Paille (SG), Jay Padro (SF), Gene Bemis (PF) Eddie Haynes, John Guthridge, David Fox, Clarence Boydston | |
| Subs | Minnesota | George Danner (PG), James Nix (SG), Gordon Campbell (SF), Richard Hack (PF), James Minch (C) Frank Umstead, Jeffrey McFate, Sherman Washington, Brady Hammes, Austin Abraham | |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo makes the 1st free throw | 24-30 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | Vincenzo Gallo makes the 2nd free throw | 25-30 |
| 03:04 | Minnesota | Jerry Paille steals it from George Danner | 25-30 |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Jay Padro misses short on a jumpshot from the left wing | 25-30 |
| 02:41 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell pulls down the rebound | 25-30 |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | George Danner buries a fadeaway from the left side on a great pass from Gordon Campbell and he's hacked by Vincenzo Gallo - foul #1 on Vincenzo Gallo, team foul #8 | 25-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes (PG), Michael Baker (C) Jay Padro, Vincenzo Gallo | |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| 02:34 | Minnesota | George Danner makes the free throw | 25-33 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes is whistled for traveling | 25-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Minnesota | Frank Umstead (PG) George Danner | |
| 02:06 | Minnesota | Gordon Campbell can't connect on a runner near the basket | 25-33 |
| 02:05 | Minnesota | Richard Hack hits the follow up shot | 25-35 |
| 01:43 | Wisconsin | Jerry Paille makes the turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Jay Wolf | 27-35 |
| 01:16 | Minnesota | Richard Hack buries a floater from the right block on a great pass from James Nix | 27-37 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis's fadeaway is rejected by Richard Hack | 27-37 |
| 00:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker gets the offensive rebound | 27-37 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Gene Bemis misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 27-37 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Michael Baker grabs the offensive board | 27-37 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Eddie Haynes misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 27-37 |
| 00:18 | Minnesota | Richard Hack grabs the board | 27-37 |
| 00:02 | Minnesota | James Nix misses short on a floater from the left side | 27-37 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gene Bemis | 27-37 |