| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Davidson (fresh) SG - Fabian Greco (fresh) SF - Frank Klinger (fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Arbogast (fresh) SG - Michael Maxon (fresh) SF - Michael Welsh (fresh) PF - Cyril Gibson (fresh) C - Jerald Wagoner (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Santa Clara | Santa Clara is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:46 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner connects on the driving attempt from close range | 0-2 |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | Ralph Arbogast is called for the reach on Travis Davidson - foul #1 on Ralph Arbogast, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson is alone and drills a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Raymond Caputo | 3-2 |
| 19:04 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 19:02 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson is fouled in the backcourt by Cyril Gibson - foul #1 on Cyril Gibson, team foul #2 | 3-2 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the wide open floater in the lane on a great pass from Travis Davidson | 5-2 |
| 18:28 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 5-2 |
| 18:26 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner snags the offensive board | 5-2 |
| 18:13 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the baseline | 5-2 |
| 18:12 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson gets the rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:51 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson hits a fadeaway from the right side set up by Fabian Greco | 7-2 |
| 17:32 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 7-2 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo pulls down the rebound | 7-2 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham is open and buries a turnaround near the basket set up by Travis Davidson | 9-2 |
| 17:06 | Santa Clara | Travis Davidson steps in front of the Jerald Wagoner pass | 9-2 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson jams it | 11-2 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from close range but the foul's on Frank Klinger - foul #1 on Frank Klinger, team foul #1 | 11-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Jack Albert (SG), Daniel Mathews (SF), Paul Rodgers (PF), Glen Minard (C) Travis Davidson, Fabian Greco, Frank Klinger, Michael Grantham, Raymond Caputo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (PG), Billy Hager (SG), Robert Hick (SF), Michael Jones (PF) Ralph Arbogast, Michael Maxon, Michael Welsh, Cyril Gibson | |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner misses the 1st free throw | 11-2 |
| 16:44 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner makes the 2nd free throw | 11-3 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 11-3 |
| 16:31 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard tips it back up and in | 13-3 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez can't connect on a jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Thomas Ressler - foul #1 on Thomas Ressler, team foul #2 | 13-3 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barnett (C) Jerald Wagoner | |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 1st free throw | 13-4 |
| 16:07 | Santa Clara | William Valazquez makes the 2nd free throw | 13-5 |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard misses short on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 13-5 |
| 15:40 | Santa Clara | Michael Jones gets the rebound | 13-5 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Ressler (fresh) SG - Jack Albert (fresh) SF - Daniel Mathews (fresh) PF - Paul Rodgers (fresh) C - Glen Minard (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - William Valazquez (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Billy Hager (fresh) SF - Robert Hick (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - David Barnett (fresh) | |
| 15:21 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager knocks in the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Hick | 13-7 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Billy Hager is called for the reach on Jack Albert in the backcourt - foul #1 on Billy Hager, team foul #3 | 13-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Fabian Greco (SG), Michael Grantham (PF) Jack Albert, Daniel Mathews, Glen Minard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Michael Welsh (SF), Albert Corder (C) William Valazquez, Billy Hager, Robert Hick, Michael Jones | |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco is open and buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Travis Davidson | 15-7 |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | David Barnett scores on a fadeaway in the lane set up by Marc Smith and the foul's on Paul Rodgers - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #3 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger (SF), Raymond Caputo (C) Thomas Ressler, Paul Rodgers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast (PG) Marc Smith | |
| 14:49 | Santa Clara | David Barnett makes the free throw | 15-10 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco loses the dribble to Michael Welsh in the backcourt | 15-10 |
| 14:36 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-10 |
| 14:34 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo gets the rebound | 15-10 |
| 14:16 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the wide open floater from the left side set up by Fabian Greco | 17-10 |
| 14:01 | Santa Clara | Raymond Caputo steals the ball from Michael Welsh | 17-10 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 17-10 |
| 13:38 | Santa Clara | David Barnett grabs the board | 17-10 |
| 13:18 | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast hits a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Albert Corder | 17-13 |
| 13:00 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo is called for a backcourt violation | 17-13 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Jack Albert (SG), Daniel Mathews (SF), Paul Rodgers (PF), Glen Minard (C) Travis Davidson, Fabian Greco, Frank Klinger, Michael Grantham, Raymond Caputo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (PG), Billy Hager (SG), Robert Hick (SF), Cyril Gibson (PF), Michael Jones (C) Ralph Arbogast, Michael Maxon, Michael Welsh, David Barnett, Albert Corder | |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager buries a shot from the right wing on a great pass from William Valazquez and the foul's on Jack Albert - foul #1 on Jack Albert, team foul #4 | 17-15 |
| 12:36 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager misses the free throw | 17-15 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 12:11 | Wisconsin | Daniel Mathews can't connect on an uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 17-15 |
| 12:09 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson grabs the board | 17-15 |
| 11:45 | Santa Clara | Robert Hick is fouled on the floor by Daniel Mathews - foul #1 on Daniel Mathews, team foul #5 | 17-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rudolph Brault (C) Paul Rodgers | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Jerald Wagoner (C) William Valazquez, Billy Hager, Michael Jones | |
| 11:25 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson buries a driving attempt from close range | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Ressler (fresh) SG - Jack Albert (fresh) SF - Daniel Mathews (fresh) PF - Glen Minard (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Rudolph Brault (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Marc Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Michael Maxon (fairly fresh) SF - Robert Hick (fairly fresh) PF - Cyril Gibson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Jerald Wagoner (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard connects on the floater from the left block on a great pass from Daniel Mathews | 19-17 |
| 10:50 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson loses the dribble to Rudolph Brault | 19-17 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler is fouled in the backcourt by Michael Maxon - foul #1 on Michael Maxon, team foul #4 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Richard Decker (SG), Frank Klinger (SF), Michael Grantham (PF), Raymond Caputo (C) Thomas Ressler, Jack Albert, Daniel Mathews, Glen Minard, Rudolph Brault | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast (PG), Michael Welsh (SF) Marc Smith, Robert Hick | |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 19-17 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger snags the offensive board | 19-17 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham hits the easy wide open finger roll | 21-17 |
| 10:07 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson misses badly on a fadeaway from the left wing | 21-17 |
| 10:05 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh can't tip it in | 21-17 |
| 10:04 | Santa Clara | The offensive rebound goes to Jerald Wagoner | 21-17 |
| 09:54 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-17 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Frank Klinger | 21-17 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Decker misses the jumper from the left side | 21-17 |
| 09:45 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner grabs the defensive rebound | 21-17 |
| 09:26 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson connects on the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Jerald Wagoner | 21-20 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Richard Decker's pass is intercepted by Cyril Gibson in the backcourt | 21-20 |
| 09:06 | Santa Clara | Frank Klinger is called for the reach on Michael Welsh - foul #2 on Frank Klinger, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Fabian Greco (SG), Jack Albert (SF), Paul Rodgers (C) Travis Davidson, Richard Decker, Frank Klinger, Raymond Caputo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (PG), Billy Hager (SG), Michael Jones (PF), David Barnett (C) Ralph Arbogast, Michael Maxon, Cyril Gibson, Jerald Wagoner | |
| 08:47 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 21-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rudolph Brault (C) Michael Grantham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Robert Hick (SF) Michael Welsh | |
| 08:39 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco is hacked by David Barnett - foul #1 on David Barnett, team foul #5 | 21-20 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco misses the dunk but he's fouled by Michael Jones - foul #1 on Michael Jones, team foul #6 | 21-20 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the 1st free throw | 22-20 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager is fouled on the floor by Fabian Greco - foul #1 on Fabian Greco, team foul #7 | 23-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Glen Minard (C) Rudolph Brault | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh (SF) Robert Hick | |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager makes the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 08:02 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager makes the 2nd free throw | 23-22 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard hits the finger roll and he's fouled by William Valazquez - foul #1 on William Valazquez, team foul #7 | 25-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham (PF) Thomas Ressler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast (PG), Albert Corder (C) William Valazquez, Michael Jones | |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard misses the free throw | 25-22 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert grabs the offensive board | 25-22 |
| 07:27 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Paul Rodgers | 28-22 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul Rodgers (fairly fresh) SG - Fabian Greco (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jack Albert (fairly fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Glen Minard (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Ralph Arbogast (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Billy Hager (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Michael Welsh (fresh) PF - David Barnett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. C - Albert Corder (fresh) | |
| 07:14 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager is called for a charge - foul #2 on Billy Hager, team foul #8 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Richard Decker (SG), Daniel Mathews (SF), Raymond Caputo (C) Paul Rodgers, Fabian Greco, Jack Albert, Glen Minard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon (SG), Jerald Wagoner (C) Billy Hager, David Barnett | |
| 06:55 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson drills a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Richard Decker | 30-22 |
| 06:49 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon misses the 3 from straight away | 30-22 |
| 06:48 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Richard Decker is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 30-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (SF) Richard Decker | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG), Robert Hick (SG), Michael Jones (PF) Ralph Arbogast, Michael Maxon, Michael Welsh | |
| 06:04 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-22 |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo gets the rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler clanks a 3pt shot from the left corner | 30-22 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo gets the offensive rebound | 30-22 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but the foul's on Michael Jones - foul #2 on Michael Jones, team foul #9 | 30-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco (SG), Glen Minard (PF), Rudolph Brault (C) Daniel Mathews, Michael Grantham, Raymond Caputo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG), Cyril Gibson (PF), David Barnett (C) Albert Corder, Michael Jones, Jerald Wagoner | |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 31-22 |
| 05:42 | Santa Clara | David Barnett pulls down the rebound | 31-22 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Rudolph Brault is called for the reach on Cyril Gibson - foul #1 on Rudolph Brault, team foul #8 | 31-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Albert (SF), Paul Rodgers (PF) Thomas Ressler, Rudolph Brault | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast (PG), Michael Welsh (SF) Marc Smith, William Valazquez | |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 31-23 |
| 05:20 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 31-24 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco is hacked by Michael Welsh in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Welsh, team foul #10 | 31-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | William Valazquez (SG) Robert Hick | |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the 1st free throw | 32-24 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco makes the 2nd free throw | 33-24 |
| 05:01 | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 33-24 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 33-24 |
| 04:51 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh gets the rebound | 33-24 |
| 04:30 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh hits a 3 pointer from straight away set up by William Valazquez | 33-27 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 33-27 |
| 04:12 | Santa Clara | The rebound goes to Cyril Gibson | 33-27 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh comes up short on the floater in the lane but he's hacked by Jack Albert - foul #2 on Jack Albert, team foul #9 | 33-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Frank Klinger (SF), Michael Grantham (PF), Raymond Caputo (C) Travis Davidson, Fabian Greco, Paul Rodgers, Glen Minard | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Billy Hager (PG), Robert Hick (SG), Michael Jones (PF), Jerald Wagoner (C) Ralph Arbogast, William Valazquez, Cyril Gibson, David Barnett | |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh makes the 1st free throw | 33-28 |
| 03:53 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh makes the 2nd free throw | 33-29 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Marc Smith (PG) Michael Welsh | |
| 03:34 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 33-29 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo grabs the defensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 03:09 | Wisconsin | Marc Smith steals the ball from Raymond Caputo | 33-29 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Ressler (fresh) SG - Jack Albert (fairly fresh) SF - Frank Klinger (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 4 pts. C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Santa Clara | PG - Marc Smith (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Billy Hager (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Robert Hick (fresh) PF - Michael Jones (fresh) C - Jerald Wagoner (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Santa Clara | Billy Hager can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 33-29 |
| 02:54 | Santa Clara | Jerald Wagoner pulls down the offensive rebound | 33-29 |
| 02:41 | Santa Clara | Robert Hick double dribbles | 33-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Mathews (SG), Rudolph Brault (C) Jack Albert, Raymond Caputo | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast (PG), Michael Maxon (SG), Michael Welsh (SF), Albert Corder (PF) Marc Smith, Billy Hager, Robert Hick, Michael Jones | |
| 02:36 | Wisconsin | Ralph Arbogast steals the ball from Michael Grantham in the backcourt | 33-29 |
| 02:34 | Santa Clara | Michael Welsh banks in the layup on a great pass from Ralph Arbogast | 33-31 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on Michael Maxon - foul #2 on Michael Maxon, team foul #11 | 33-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG) Thomas Ressler | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson (PF) Jerald Wagoner | |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger makes the 1st free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger misses the 2nd free throw | 34-31 |
| 02:15 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson grabs the board | 34-31 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson misses long on a runner from close range but he's hacked by Frank Klinger - foul #3 on Frank Klinger, team foul #10 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Decker (SG) Frank Klinger | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | | |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 1st free throw | 34-32 |
| 02:10 | Santa Clara | Cyril Gibson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco (SG), Paul Rodgers (PF) Richard Decker, Michael Grantham | |
| Subs | Santa Clara | David Barnett (PF) Cyril Gibson | |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Travis Davidson is called for the reach on Ralph Arbogast in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Davidson, team foul #11 | 34-33 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast misses the 1st free throw | 34-33 |
| 01:47 | Santa Clara | Ralph Arbogast makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 01:26 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Travis Davidson | 36-34 |
| 01:09 | Santa Clara | Albert Corder lays it up and in | 36-36 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | Daniel Mathews comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 36-36 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers tips it home | 38-36 |
| 00:20 | Santa Clara | Fabian Greco takes the ball from Albert Corder | 38-36 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers comes up short on the runner from close range | 38-36 |
| 00:00 | Santa Clara | Michael Maxon grabs the board | 38-36 |