| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Cedric Segrest (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - John Kettler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern inbounds the ball | 30-29 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan loses the ball out of bounds | 30-29 |
| 19:34 | Wisconsin | John Kettler misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-29 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle tips it back up and in | 30-31 |
| 19:14 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is whistled for a carry | 30-31 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-31 |
| 19:01 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:41 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses short on a shot from the right side | 30-31 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer grabs the defensive rebound | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis misses long on a shot from the right block but he's fouled by Lance Mulhern - foul #2 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #1 | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis misses the 1st free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis misses the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 18:16 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to William Arellano | 30-31 |
| 17:50 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the floater from the right wing on a great pass from William Niles | 32-31 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Robby Burgan - foul #2 on Robby Burgan, team foul #2 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF) William Arellano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg (SF) Tony Ellis | |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 32-32 |
| 17:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 2nd free throw | 32-33 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Castle - foul #2 on Michael Castle, team foul #1 | 32-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Al Adkins (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SG), Howard Conley (C) Cedric Segrest, John Kettler | |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 1st free throw | 33-33 |
| 17:27 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley misses the jump hook in the lane | 34-33 |
| 16:57 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer snags the offensive board | 34-33 |
| 16:43 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 34-33 |
| 16:42 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Castle | 34-33 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 34-33 |
| 16:21 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 34-33 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | William Adrian comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Gregg Berg - foul #1 on Gregg Berg, team foul #2 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (PG), Rafael Sullivan (SG), William Arellano (PF) William Niles, Paul Lake, Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer (SG), Tony Ellis (SF), John Kettler (C) Jerry Farmer, Michael Castle, Howard Conley | |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | William Adrian misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 16:17 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the 2nd free throw | 35-33 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 35-33 |
| 16:01 | Notre Dame | William Arellano pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Rafael Sullivan (fresh) 1 ast. SF - William Adrian (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Al Adkins (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kelvin Defelice (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Jacob Pifer (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Gregg Berg (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Kettler (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins clanks a shot from the left wing | 35-33 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg pulls down the rebound | 35-33 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer hits a pull-up jumper from the right side | 35-35 |
| 15:26 | Notre Dame | Rafael Sullivan can't connect on a 3 from the left wing | 35-35 |
| 15:25 | Notre Dame | William Arellano hits the follow up shot | 37-35 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | John Kettler makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 37-38 |
| 14:48 | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens misses long on a jumper from close range | 37-38 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Gregg Berg | 37-38 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Wilbert Owens is called for the reach on Kelvin Defelice - foul #1 on Wilbert Owens, team foul #3 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Paul Lake (SG), Lance Mulhern (SF), James Kennedy (PF), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, Rafael Sullivan, William Adrian, William Arellano, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Cedric Segrest (SG), Michael Castle (PF), Howard Conley (C) Kelvin Defelice, Tony Ellis, Gregg Berg, John Kettler | |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side but the foul's on Paul Lake - foul #2 on Paul Lake, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest makes the 1st free throw | 37-39 |
| 14:05 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest makes the 2nd free throw | 37-40 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Lance Mulhern and he's fouled by Howard Conley - foul #1 on Howard Conley, team foul #3 | 39-40 |
| 13:54 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the free throw | 40-40 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Robby Burgan is called for the reach on Jacob Pifer - foul #3 on Robby Burgan, team foul #5 | 40-40 |
| 13:27 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the lay-in | 40-40 |
| 13:26 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan gets the rebound | 40-40 |
| 13:09 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 40-40 |
| 13:08 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan tips it home | 42-40 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Paul Lake is called for the reach on Michael Castle - foul #3 on Paul Lake, team foul #6 | 42-40 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), William Arellano (PF) Paul Lake, James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis (SF), John Kettler (C) Jacob Pifer, Howard Conley | |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 42-40 |
| 12:19 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Lance Mulhern | 42-40 |
| 12:14 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 42-40 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Cedric Segrest | 42-40 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis drills a jump hook in the paint set up by John Kettler | 42-42 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Cedric Segrest (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Tony Ellis (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. C - John Kettler (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but the foul's on Michael Castle - foul #3 on Michael Castle, team foul #4 | 42-42 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (SF) Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SG), Gregg Berg (PF) Cedric Segrest, Michael Castle | |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan makes the 1st free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:50 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | John Kettler grabs the board | 43-42 |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Kelvin Defelice | 43-45 |
| 11:04 | Notre Dame | William Niles is hacked by Gregg Berg - foul #2 on Gregg Berg, team foul #5 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer (SG), Howard Conley (PF) Jerry Farmer, Tony Ellis | |
| 10:46 | Notre Dame | William Arellano can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 43-45 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:30 | Wisconsin | John Kettler misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 43-45 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg gets the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 43-45 |
| 10:12 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 09:54 | Notre Dame | Howard Conley is called for the reach on William Arellano - foul #2 on Howard Conley, team foul #6 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Lance Mulhern (SF) Wilbert Owens, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Cedric Segrest (SG), Michael Castle (PF) Jacob Pifer, Gregg Berg, John Kettler | |
| 09:45 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake's pass is intercepted by Howard Conley | 43-45 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice throws a bad pass out of bounds | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | James Kennedy (PF) William Adrian | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis (SF) Kelvin Defelice | |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake comes up short on the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Cedric Segrest - foul #1 on Cedric Segrest, team foul #7 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan (C) James Kennedy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 1st free throw | 44-45 |
| 09:05 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake makes the 2nd free throw | 45-45 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle loses the dribble to Robby Burgan | 45-45 |
| 08:17 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern is whistled for traveling | 45-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG), William Adrian (PF) Paul Lake, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg (SF), John Kettler (C) Tony Ellis, Howard Conley | |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | John Kettler comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 45-45 |
| 08:00 | Notre Dame | William Niles grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. SG - Wilbert Owens (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Adrian (fresh) 6 pts. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 10 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 10 pts. SG - Cedric Segrest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregg Berg (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - John Kettler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | William Adrian connects on the jump hook from the left block on a great pass from Wilbert Owens and he's hacked by Michael Castle - foul #4 on Michael Castle, team foul #8 | 47-45 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Arellano (PF) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SG) Cedric Segrest | |
| 07:38 | Notre Dame | William Adrian makes the free throw | 48-45 |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Jerry Farmer | 48-48 |
| 07:11 | Notre Dame | William Niles is called for traveling | 48-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (SF) Lance Mulhern | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg is hacked by Shaun Matthews - foul #1 on Shaun Matthews, team foul #7 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Al Adkins (C) William Niles, Shaun Matthews | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jacob Pifer (SG), Tony Ellis (SF) Jerry Farmer, Michael Castle | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:57 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Paul Lake | 48-48 |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | John Kettler is called for the reach on Al Adkins - foul #2 on John Kettler, team foul #9 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews (PG), James Kennedy (SF) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Conley (C) John Kettler | |
| 06:38 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins misses the 1st free throw | 48-48 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Howard Conley snags the defensive board | 48-48 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 48-48 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis gets the offensive rebound | 48-48 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by James Kennedy - foul #3 on James Kennedy, team foul #8 | 48-48 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Niles (PG), Robby Burgan (C) James Kennedy, William Arellano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer (PG), Cedric Segrest (SG) Kelvin Defelice, Jacob Pifer | |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg makes the 1st free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Gregg Berg misses the 2nd free throw | 48-49 |
| 06:10 | Notre Dame | The rebound goes to Robby Burgan | 48-49 |
| 05:57 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-49 |
| 05:55 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins grabs the offensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:43 | Notre Dame | Tony Ellis swats the layup by Shaun Matthews | 48-49 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest grabs the defensive rebound | 48-49 |
| 05:26 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest's pass is intercepted by Shaun Matthews | 48-49 |
| 05:23 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews lays it in | 50-49 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the jumper in the paint | 50-51 |
| 05:01 | Notre Dame | Shaun Matthews knocks in the fadeaway from the baseline set up by William Niles | 52-51 |
| 04:48 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis misses long on a floater from the right side | 52-51 |
| 04:47 | Notre Dame | Al Adkins snags the defensive board | 52-51 |
| 04:30 | Notre Dame | Gregg Berg steals the ball from Shaun Matthews | 52-51 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 52-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern (SF), William Arellano (PF) Shaun Matthews, Al Adkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Castle (PF), John Kettler (C) Gregg Berg, Howard Conley | |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle is fouled on the floor by William Arellano - foul #2 on William Arellano, team foul #9 | 52-51 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice (SF) Tony Ellis | |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle makes the 2nd free throw | 52-53 |
| 03:48 | Notre Dame | Michael Castle steals the ball from William Arellano | 52-53 |
| Lineup | Notre Dame | PG - William Niles (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Paul Lake (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Lance Mulhern (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. PF - William Arellano (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Robby Burgan (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jerry Farmer (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Cedric Segrest (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Kelvin Defelice (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Michael Castle (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - John Kettler (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Kelvin Defelice can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-53 |
| 03:27 | Notre Dame | Paul Lake gets the rebound | 52-53 |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern hits a driving attempt in the paint set up by William Niles and he's hacked by Cedric Segrest - foul #2 on Cedric Segrest, team foul #10 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Wilbert Owens (SG) Paul Lake | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:14 | Notre Dame | Lance Mulhern makes the free throw | 55-53 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Castle loses the dribble to Robby Burgan | 55-53 |
| 02:36 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan is called for a pushoff foul - foul #4 on Robby Burgan, team foul #10 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (C) Robby Burgan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis (SF) Cedric Segrest | |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 55-53 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer grabs the offensive rebound | 55-53 |
| 02:01 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 55-53 |
| 02:00 | Wisconsin | John Kettler tips it but misses | 55-53 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | William Niles snags the defensive board | 55-53 |
| 01:58 | Notre Dame | Notre Dame calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 55-53 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | Paul Lake (SG), Robby Burgan (C) Wilbert Owens, William Adrian | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest (SG) Kelvin Defelice | |
| 01:41 | Notre Dame | William Niles buries a jumper from the left side | 57-53 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Tony Ellis makes the shot from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:58 | Notre Dame | Robby Burgan misses long on a shot from the left side | 57-55 |
| 00:56 | Notre Dame | The offensive rebound goes to William Arellano | 57-55 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Notre Dame | William Arellano comes up short on the fadeaway from the right wing | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | John Kettler pulls down the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer is fouled on the floor by Lance Mulhern - foul #3 on Lance Mulhern, team foul #11 | 57-55 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer makes the 1st free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jerry Farmer misses the 2nd free throw | 57-56 |
| 00:17 | Notre Dame | William Arellano grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| Game Plan | Notre Dame | Notre Dame is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | William Arellano is hacked by Cedric Segrest in the backcourt - foul #3 on Cedric Segrest, team foul #11 | 57-56 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 00:14 | Notre Dame | William Arellano makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Cedric Segrest is whistled for a carry | 59-56 |
| Subs | Notre Dame | William Adrian (PF) William Arellano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:00 | Notre Dame | William Niles runs out the clock | 59-56 |