| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) SF - Norman Escoto (fresh) PF - Andres Costa (fresh) C - Marlin Spry (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) PF - Eugene Glover (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Marquette | Marquette is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Eugene Glover denies the turnaround by Andres Costa | 0-0 |
| 19:35 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:08 | Marquette | Brian Collins picks off the pass by Dwight Murry | 0-0 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins drills a floater from just outside the lane | 2-0 |
| 18:30 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz is whistled for a carry | 2-0 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins is hacked by Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #1 | 2-0 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 2-0 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry tips it home | 4-0 |
| 17:39 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses long on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-0 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey pulls down the rebound | 4-0 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Marlin Spry is blocked by Dikembe Abdelaziz | 4-0 |
| 17:22 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dwight Murry | 4-0 |
| 17:08 | Marquette | Dwight Murry hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Eugene Glover | 4-3 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Norman Escoto misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 4-3 |
| 16:47 | Marquette | Eugene Glover gets the rebound | 4-3 |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Dwight Murry scores on a pull-up jumper from the right side set up by Julian Lee and the foul's on Norman Escoto - foul #1 on Norman Escoto, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Davis (PF) Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 16:33 | Marquette | Dwight Murry misses the free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry clanks a runner from the baseline | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Marquette | Dwight Murry grabs the defensive rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:02 | Marquette | Marlin Spry is called for the reach on Dikembe Abdelaziz - foul #1 on Marlin Spry, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders (C) Marlin Spry | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 15:47 | Marquette | Julian Lee scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 4-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) SF - Norman Escoto (fresh) PF - Louis Davis (fresh) C - Bradford Winders (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Eugene Glover (fresh) C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey is fouled on the floor by Eugene Glover - foul #1 on Eugene Glover, team foul #2 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair (PG), Jared Hall (SF), Albert Leachman (PF) Brian Collins, Jerry Bailey, Norman Escoto | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (SG), Graham England (SF), Kenneth Acuff (C) Lou Vosburgh, Dwight Murry, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis comes up short on the shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Kenneth Acuff - foul #1 on Kenneth Acuff, team foul #3 | 4-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andres Costa (PF) Albert Leachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (SG), Roger Gaeta (PF) Julian Lee, Eugene Glover | |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis misses the 1st free throw | 4-8 |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 5-8 |
| 14:43 | Marquette | Michael Forney is whistled for a carry | 5-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Marlin Spry (C) Ernest Stair, Bradford Winders | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Marlin Spry loses the dribble to Kenneth Acuff | 5-8 |
| 14:05 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff is hacked by Marlin Spry - foul #2 on Marlin Spry, team foul #3 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey (SG), Norman Escoto (SF), Bradford Winders (C) Louis Davis, Jared Hall, Marlin Spry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Lou Vosburgh (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Eugene Glover (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Michael Forney, James Leeds, Graham England, Roger Gaeta, Kenneth Acuff | |
| 13:54 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh is fouled on the floor by Andres Costa - foul #1 on Andres Costa, team foul #4 | 5-8 |
| 13:49 | Marquette | The jump hook by Eugene Glover is blocked by Norman Escoto | 5-8 |
| 13:47 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh grabs the offensive rebound | 5-8 |
| 13:38 | Marquette | Bradford Winders steals it from Dwight Murry | 5-8 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa buries a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 7-8 |
| 13:03 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz drills a shot in the paint | 7-10 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Brian Collins is denied by Eugene Glover | 7-10 |
| 12:55 | Marquette | Dwight Murry grabs the defensive rebound | 7-10 |
| 12:36 | Marquette | Julian Lee connects on the shot from close range | 7-12 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders lays it in on a great pass from Brian Collins | 9-12 |
| 12:02 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh misses the jumper from close range | 9-12 |
| 12:00 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Lee | 9-12 |
| 11:51 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Dikembe Abdelaziz, team foul #4 | 9-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair (PG), Louis Davis (PF) Brian Collins, Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff (SF), Graham England (PF), Michael Forney (C) Dwight Murry, Eugene Glover, Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Acuff picks off the pass by Jerry Bailey | 9-12 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Ernest Stair (fresh) SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) SF - Norman Escoto (fresh) PF - Louis Davis (fresh) 1 pts. C - Bradford Winders (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lou Vosburgh (fresh) SF - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Graham England (fresh) C - Michael Forney (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Marquette | Julian Lee clanks a jumper from close range | 9-12 |
| 11:31 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh grabs the offensive rebound | 9-12 |
| 11:12 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 9-12 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders gets the rebound | 9-12 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders makes the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Ernest Stair | 11-12 |
| 10:35 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh hits a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Julian Lee | 11-15 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 11-15 |
| 10:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Julian Lee | 11-15 |
| 09:54 | Marquette | Norman Escoto steps in front of the Julian Lee pass | 11-15 |
| 09:38 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 11-15 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders tips it in | 13-15 |
| 09:10 | Marquette | Michael Forney scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Julian Lee | 13-17 |
| 08:58 | Wisconsin | Norman Escoto clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 13-17 |
| 08:56 | Marquette | Julian Lee grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 08:39 | Marquette | Michael Forney is fouled on the floor by Bradford Winders - foul #1 on Bradford Winders, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Mac Murrow (SG), Jared Hall (SF), Andres Costa (PF), Albert Leachman (C) Ernest Stair, Jerry Bailey, Norman Escoto, Louis Davis, Bradford Winders | |
| Subs | Marquette | James Leeds (SG), Dwight Murry (SF), Eugene Glover (PF) Lou Vosburgh, Graham England, Michael Forney | |
| 08:32 | Marquette | Dwight Murry clanks a jumper from the baseline | 13-17 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman grabs the board | 13-17 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa comes up short on the floater from the right block but the foul's on James Leeds - foul #1 on James Leeds, team foul #5 | 13-17 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa makes the 1st free throw | 14-17 |
| 08:04 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa makes the 2nd free throw | 15-17 |
| 07:35 | Marquette | Eugene Glover comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Mac Murrow pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mac Murrow (fresh) SF - Jared Hall (fresh) PF - Andres Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Albert Leachman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Julian Lee (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - James Leeds (fresh) SF - Dwight Murry (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Eugene Glover (fresh) 2 blk. C - Kenneth Acuff (fairly fresh) 2 stl. | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins is fouled on the floor by James Leeds - foul #2 on James Leeds, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Davis (SG) Mac Murrow | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), Lou Vosburgh (SG) Julian Lee, James Leeds | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Louis Davis, team foul #6 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey (SG), Norman Escoto (SF) Louis Davis, Jared Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 06:33 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 06:31 | Marquette | Eugene Glover tips it back up and in | 15-19 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman is hacked by Eugene Glover - foul #2 on Eugene Glover, team foul #7 | 15-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Davis (PF) Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | Roger Gaeta (PF), Graham England (C) Eugene Glover, Kenneth Acuff | |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman makes the 1st free throw | 16-19 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman makes the 2nd free throw | 17-19 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Michael Forney is hacked by Brian Collins - foul #1 on Brian Collins, team foul #7 | 17-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leslie Wilde (C) Albert Leachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Michael Forney makes the 1st free throw | 17-20 |
| 05:49 | Marquette | Michael Forney makes the 2nd free throw | 17-21 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders (C) Leslie Wilde | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG) Lou Vosburgh | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Julian Lee is hacked by Jerry Bailey - foul #1 on Jerry Bailey, team foul #8 | 17-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG) Michael Forney | |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Julian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:20 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 17-22 |
| 05:20 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders snags the defensive board | 17-22 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 17-22 |
| 05:04 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders tips it but misses | 17-22 |
| 05:03 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh gets the rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:57 | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-22 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins grabs the defensive rebound | 17-22 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Norman Escoto knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Brian Collins | 20-22 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Dwight Murry is hacked by Bradford Winders - foul #2 on Bradford Winders, team foul #9 | 20-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair (PG), Mac Murrow (SF), Jared Hall (PF), Albert Leachman (C) Brian Collins, Jerry Bailey, Norman Escoto, Bradford Winders | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff (C) Graham England | |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 1st free throw | 20-23 |
| 04:36 | Marquette | Dwight Murry makes the 2nd free throw | 20-24 |
| 04:14 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman can't connect on a jumpshot from the left wing | 20-24 |
| 04:12 | Marquette | Julian Lee snags the defensive board | 20-24 |
| 04:06 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 20-24 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Albert Leachman gets the rebound | 20-24 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's fouled by Roger Gaeta - foul #1 on Roger Gaeta, team foul #8 | 20-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey (SG), Andres Costa (PF), Marlin Spry (C) Louis Davis, Mac Murrow, Albert Leachman | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (PG), James Leeds (SG), Eugene Glover (PF), Dikembe Abdelaziz (C) Julian Lee, Lou Vosburgh, Dwight Murry, Roger Gaeta | |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair misses the 1st free throw | 20-24 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair makes the 2nd free throw | 21-24 |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff buries a fadeaway in the lane and the foul's on Andres Costa - foul #2 on Andres Costa, team foul #10 | 21-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Norman Escoto (SF) Ernest Stair, Jared Hall | |
| Subs | Marquette | | |
| 03:33 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff makes the free throw | 21-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Collins (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jerry Bailey (fresh) SF - Norman Escoto (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Andres Costa (fresh) 4 pts. C - Marlin Spry (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Marquette | PG - Michael Forney (fresh) 4 pts. SG - James Leeds (fresh) SF - Kenneth Acuff (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eugene Glover (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Dikembe Abdelaziz (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner | 24-27 |
| 02:55 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 24-27 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa grabs the board | 24-27 |
| 02:42 | Wisconsin | Dikembe Abdelaziz blocks the jumper by Brian Collins | 24-27 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Andres Costa tips it in | 26-27 |
| 02:31 | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff lays it up and in | 26-29 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Norman Escoto comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 26-29 |
| 02:09 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz grabs the board | 26-29 |
| 01:45 | Marquette | Eugene Glover double dribbles | 26-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Davis (SG), Jared Hall (PF) Jerry Bailey, Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | Julian Lee (PG), Graham England (SF) Michael Forney, Kenneth Acuff | |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Brian Collins misses the jump hook in the lane | 26-29 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Davis gets the offensive rebound | 26-29 |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall makes the turnaround near the basket on a great pass from Brian Collins and he's hacked by Eugene Glover - foul #3 on Eugene Glover, team foul #9 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ernest Stair (PG), Albert Leachman (PF) Brian Collins, Norman Escoto | |
| Subs | Marquette | Lou Vosburgh (SG), Dwight Murry (SF) James Leeds, Eugene Glover | |
| 01:09 | Wisconsin | Jared Hall misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:09 | Marquette | The rebound goes to Dwight Murry | 28-29 |
| 00:51 | Marquette | Dikembe Abdelaziz comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 28-29 |
| 00:49 | Marquette | Dwight Murry snags the offensive board | 28-29 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Julian Lee banks in the layup set up by Graham England and he's fouled by Albert Leachman - foul #1 on Albert Leachman, team foul #11 | 28-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Bailey (SG), Andres Costa (PF), Bradford Winders (C) Jared Hall, Albert Leachman, Marlin Spry | |
| Subs | Marquette | Kenneth Acuff (C) Dikembe Abdelaziz | |
| 00:30 | Marquette | Julian Lee misses the free throw | 28-31 |
| 00:30 | Marquette | The offensive rebound goes to Julian Lee | 28-31 |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Graham England knocks in the jumper near the basket and he's fouled by Andres Costa - foul #3 on Andres Costa, team foul #12 | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Collins (PG), Norman Escoto (SF) Ernest Stair, Andres Costa | |
| Subs | Marquette | Michael Forney (SG) Lou Vosburgh | |
| 00:04 | Marquette | Graham England misses the free throw | 28-33 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Bradford Winders | 28-33 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Bradford Winders misses the halfcourt shot | 28-33 |