| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Godwin (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Tony Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Cressey (fresh) 6 pts. C - Roland Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Craig Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Zahniser (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) 3 pts. C - Donald Hatcher (fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery inbounds the ball | 41-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint | 41-33 |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey tips it home | 43-33 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robert Godwin - foul #1 on Robert Godwin, team foul #1 | 43-33 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:20 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey is fouled on the floor by Craig Becton - foul #2 on Craig Becton, team foul #1 | 43-34 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin misses short on a fadeaway from the right side but he's fouled by Richard Woodworth - foul #2 on Richard Woodworth, team foul #2 | 43-34 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin misses the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 18:33 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Richard Woodworth | 43-34 |
| 18:15 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 43-37 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Donald Towery, team foul #2 | 43-37 |
| 17:46 | Ohio State | Craig Becton misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-37 |
| 17:45 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser gets the offensive rebound | 43-37 |
| 17:34 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses short on a shot from the left side | 43-37 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery snags the defensive board | 43-37 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery is hacked by Omer Zahniser - foul #2 on Omer Zahniser, team foul #3 | 43-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Butera (SG), Daren Messick (SF), Brad Bond (PF), Marlin Spry (C) Tony Phillips, Donald Towery, Patrick Cressey, Roland Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), Carlos Truitt (SF), Brian Ackerman (PF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) Craig Becton, Omer Zahniser, Richard Woodworth, Donald Hatcher | |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-37 |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Thomas Butera tips it back up and in | 45-37 |
| 16:42 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt loses the dribble to Brad Bond | 45-37 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick connects on the floater from the right side | 47-37 |
| 16:17 | Ohio State | James Lowery loses the dribble to Thomas Butera | 47-37 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin misses the easy layup | 47-37 |
| 16:12 | Ohio State | James Lowery pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:54 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 47-37 |
| 15:53 | Ohio State | Brian Ackerman misses the tip | 47-37 |
| 15:52 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick grabs the defensive rebound | 47-37 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Godwin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Butera (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Daren Messick (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brad Bond (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Marlin Spry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Brian Ackerman (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Joseph Ladouceur (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Brad Bond misses badly on a runner from the baseline | 47-37 |
| 15:31 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt pulls down the rebound | 47-37 |
| 15:07 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson connects on the fadeaway from the left side on a nice dish by Joseph Ladouceur | 47-39 |
| 14:38 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin drills a 3pt shot from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 14:17 | Ohio State | James Lowery hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 50-39 |
| 14:16 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur gets the offensive rebound | 50-39 |
| 14:06 | Ohio State | Marlin Spry blocks the short jumper by Joshua Hudson | 50-39 |
| 14:04 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt tips it back up and in | 50-41 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Thomas Butera drills a jumpshot from the right side set up by Robert Godwin | 52-41 |
| 13:34 | Ohio State | Brian Ackerman hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 52-41 |
| 13:33 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick pulls down the rebound | 52-41 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry buries a fadeaway from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Butera | 54-41 |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Thomas Butera - foul #1 on Thomas Butera, team foul #3 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Tony Phillips (SG), Donald Towery (SF), Patrick Cressey (PF), Roland Oliver (C) Robert Godwin, Thomas Butera, Daren Messick, Brad Bond, Marlin Spry | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), Omer Zahniser (SF), Richard Woodworth (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) James Lowery, Carlos Truitt, Brian Ackerman, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 12:59 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the free throw | 54-44 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-44 |
| 12:37 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:21 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses short on a runner in the lane | 54-44 |
| 12:19 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips pulls down the rebound | 54-44 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (SG) Joshua Hudson | |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser connects on the shot from the baseline on a great pass from Craig Becton and he's fouled by Donald Towery - foul #3 on Donald Towery, team foul #4 | 54-46 |
| 11:50 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser makes the free throw | 54-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) SG - Tony Phillips (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Donald Towery (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Patrick Cressey (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Craig Becton (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jesus Valdez (fresh) SF - Omer Zahniser (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips buries a jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Brian Collins | 56-47 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Craig Becton misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Brian Collins - foul #1 on Brian Collins, team foul #5 | 56-47 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Craig Becton makes the 1st free throw | 56-48 |
| 11:08 | Ohio State | Craig Becton makes the 2nd free throw | 56-49 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips is fouled on the floor by Omer Zahniser - foul #3 on Omer Zahniser, team foul #4 | 56-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders (C) Roland Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Austin Dorman (SG), Brian Ackerman (PF) Craig Becton, Richard Woodworth | |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane | 56-49 |
| 10:30 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Donald Hatcher | 56-49 |
| 10:17 | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Austin Dorman | 56-52 |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders misses long on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Omer Zahniser - foul #4 on Omer Zahniser, team foul #5 | 56-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin (PG), Thomas Butera (SG), Daren Messick (SF) Brian Collins, Tony Phillips, Donald Towery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG), Carlos Truitt (SF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) Austin Dorman, Omer Zahniser, Donald Hatcher | |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders misses the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 09:38 | Ohio State | Joseph Ladouceur clanks a 3 from the left wing | 57-52 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders grabs the defensive rebound | 57-52 |
| 09:14 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin loses the dribble to James Lowery | 57-52 |
| 08:52 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt connects on the floater from the left block | 57-54 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick clanks a driving attempt in the lane | 57-54 |
| 08:28 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Brian Ackerman | 57-54 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | James Lowery misses badly on a floater in the paint but the foul's on Robert Godwin - foul #2 on Robert Godwin, team foul #6 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Tony Phillips (SG), Brad Bond (PF), Roland Oliver (C) Robert Godwin, Thomas Butera, Patrick Cressey, Bradford Winders | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson (SG), Richard Woodworth (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Jesus Valdez, Brian Ackerman, Joseph Ladouceur | |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | James Lowery misses the 1st free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:23 | Ohio State | James Lowery misses the 2nd free throw | 57-54 |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver snags the defensive board | 57-54 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Brad Bond makes the floater in the lane | 59-54 |
| 07:52 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Brad Bond gets the rebound | 59-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Tony Phillips (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Daren Messick (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Brad Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Roland Oliver (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - James Lowery (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 13 pts. 4 reb. PF - Richard Woodworth (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Hatcher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 59-54 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips tips it in | 61-54 |
| 07:27 | Ohio State | James Lowery hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 61-57 |
| 07:03 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher grabs the board | 61-57 |
| 06:56 | Ohio State | Roland Oliver steals it from James Lowery | 61-57 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips hits a 3 from straight away | 64-57 |
| 06:18 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 64-57 |
| 06:17 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher pulls down the offensive rebound | 64-57 |
| 06:02 | Ohio State | The short jumper by Donald Hatcher is denied by Roland Oliver | 64-57 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver grabs the board | 64-57 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin (PG), Donald Towery (SF), Patrick Cressey (PF) Brian Collins, Daren Messick, Brad Bond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Craig Becton (PG), Omer Zahniser (SF) James Lowery, Carlos Truitt | |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 64-57 |
| 05:51 | Ohio State | Craig Becton snags the defensive board | 64-57 |
| 05:37 | Ohio State | Tony Phillips steals it from Richard Woodworth | 64-57 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips misses the easy layup | 64-57 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver tips it in | 66-57 |
| 05:21 | Ohio State | Roland Oliver steps in front of the Omer Zahniser pass | 66-57 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Donald Towery misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 66-57 |
| 04:57 | Ohio State | The rebound goes to Donald Hatcher | 66-57 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson is hacked by Tony Phillips - foul #3 on Tony Phillips, team foul #7 | 66-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brad Bond (C) Roland Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Brian Ackerman (PF), Carlos Truitt (C) Richard Woodworth, Donald Hatcher | |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson makes the 1st free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:52 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson misses the 2nd free throw | 66-58 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey gets the rebound | 66-58 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips can't connect on a shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Carlos Truitt - foul #2 on Carlos Truitt, team foul #6 | 66-58 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips makes the 1st free throw | 67-58 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips makes the 2nd free throw | 68-58 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser is fouled on the floor by Donald Towery - foul #4 on Donald Towery, team foul #8 | 68-58 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser makes the 1st free throw | 68-59 |
| 04:21 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser makes the 2nd free throw | 68-60 |
| 04:08 | Wisconsin | Robert Godwin misses the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 68-60 |
| 04:07 | Ohio State | Brian Ackerman gets the rebound | 68-60 |
| 03:54 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 68-60 |
| 03:53 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt can't tip it in | 68-60 |
| 03:52 | Ohio State | Brian Ackerman tips it back up and in | 68-62 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey makes the floater from close range | 70-62 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Godwin (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SG - Tony Phillips (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Donald Towery (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Patrick Cressey (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Brad Bond (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Ohio State | PG - Craig Becton (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Joshua Hudson (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Omer Zahniser (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Brian Ackerman (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. C - Carlos Truitt (fresh) 13 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:26 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Brian Ackerman | 70-64 |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Brian Ackerman swats the layup by Patrick Cressey | 70-64 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey tips it home | 72-64 |
| 02:58 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-64 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt snags the offensive board | 72-64 |
| 02:56 | Ohio State | Ohio State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver (C) Brad Bond | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth (PF), Donald Hatcher (C) Brian Ackerman, Carlos Truitt | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth makes the turnaround from close range on a great pass from Craig Becton and the foul's on Donald Towery - foul #5 on Donald Towery, team foul #9 | 72-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daren Messick (SF) Donald Towery | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 02:51 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth misses the free throw | 72-66 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Daren Messick | 72-66 |
| 02:44 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey knocks in the shot in the paint | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth is fouled on the floor by Roland Oliver - foul #2 on Roland Oliver, team foul #10 | 74-66 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth makes the 1st free throw | 74-67 |
| 02:38 | Ohio State | Richard Woodworth makes the 2nd free throw | 74-68 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from Roland Oliver | 77-68 |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Craig Becton and he's hacked by Robert Godwin - foul #3 on Robert Godwin, team foul #11 | 77-70 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Ohio State | James Lowery (PG) Craig Becton | |
| 02:10 | Ohio State | Donald Hatcher misses the free throw | 77-70 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver grabs the defensive rebound | 77-70 |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver lays it up and in on a nice dish by Robert Godwin | 79-70 |
| 01:36 | Ohio State | Joshua Hudson clanks a shot from the left side | 79-70 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver gets the rebound | 79-70 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 01:22 | Wisconsin | Daren Messick buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Tony Phillips | 82-70 |
| 01:03 | Ohio State | Omer Zahniser misses badly on a 3 from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Patrick Cressey grabs the defensive rebound | 82-70 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Tony Phillips misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 82-70 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Patrick Cressey | 82-70 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver is hacked by Joshua Hudson - foul #3 on Joshua Hudson, team foul #7 | 82-70 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Thomas Butera (SG), Brad Bond (PF) Robert Godwin, Tony Phillips, Patrick Cressey | |
| Subs | Ohio State | Jesus Valdez (SG), Carlos Truitt (SF), Brian Ackerman (PF), Joseph Ladouceur (C) Joshua Hudson, Omer Zahniser, Richard Woodworth, Donald Hatcher | |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver makes the 1st free throw | 83-70 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Roland Oliver makes the 2nd free throw | 84-70 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Ohio State | Ohio State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt clanks a runner from close range but the foul's on Brian Collins - foul #2 on Brian Collins, team foul #12 | 84-70 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry (C) Roland Oliver | |
| Subs | Ohio State | | |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt misses the 1st free throw | 84-70 |
| 00:11 | Ohio State | Carlos Truitt makes the 2nd free throw | 84-71 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins runs out the clock | 84-71 |