| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) PF - Antone Rees (fresh) C - Steve Ragland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Davidson (fresh) SG - Fabian Greco (fresh) SF - Frank Klinger (fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Minnesota | Minnesota is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:35 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the jumper in the lane | 2-0 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger clanks a floater from the left block | 2-0 |
| 19:13 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland pulls down the rebound | 2-0 |
| 19:00 | Minnesota | Antone Rees drills a jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Dobry Zecher | 4-0 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 4-0 |
| 18:20 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 4-0 |
| 18:19 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham gets the rebound | 4-0 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Travis Davidson | 4-3 |
| 17:45 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson clanks a floater from the right wing | 4-3 |
| 17:44 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher grabs the offensive board | 4-3 |
| 17:29 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher misses the 3 from the left corner | 4-3 |
| 17:27 | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger pulls down the rebound | 4-3 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson buries a fadeaway jumper from the left side set up by Fabian Greco | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 4-5 |
| 16:55 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 4-5 |
| 16:33 | Minnesota | Antone Rees gets the rebound | 4-5 |
| 16:21 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is called for a charge - foul #1 on Dobry Zecher, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (PG), Santos Silva (SG), Randy Grim (SF), Lonnie Boatwright (PF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Robert Johnson, Bruce Sanders, Antone Rees, Steve Ragland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:04 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-5 |
| 16:03 | Minnesota | The rebound goes to Randy Grim | 4-5 |
| 15:34 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong is hacked by Travis Davidson - foul #1 on Travis Davidson, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Jack Albert (SG), Daniel Mathews (SF), Paul Rodgers (C) Travis Davidson, Fabian Greco, Frank Klinger, Raymond Caputo | |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Gary Wiegand (fresh) SG - Santos Silva (fresh) SF - Randy Grim (fresh) PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) C - Joshua Chong (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Ressler (fresh) SG - Jack Albert (fresh) SF - Daniel Mathews (fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Paul Rodgers (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses badly on a shot from close range but he's hacked by Thomas Ressler - foul #1 on Thomas Ressler, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antone Rees (PF) Joshua Chong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Glen Minard (C) Michael Grantham | |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand makes the 1st free throw | 5-5 |
| 15:19 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand makes the 2nd free throw | 6-5 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 6-5 |
| 14:58 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 14:47 | Minnesota | Randy Grim misses the lay-in | 6-5 |
| 14:46 | Minnesota | Randy Grim grabs the offensive board | 6-5 |
| 14:31 | Minnesota | The jump hook by Lonnie Boatwright is blocked by Daniel Mathews | 6-5 |
| 14:30 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Glen Minard | 6-5 |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers misses short on a 3 from the left wing | 6-5 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert misses the tip | 6-5 |
| 14:20 | Minnesota | Randy Grim grabs the board | 6-5 |
| 13:53 | Minnesota | Antone Rees scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 9-5 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Jack Albert and he's hacked by Lonnie Boatwright - foul #1 on Lonnie Boatwright, team foul #2 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Gary Wiegand, Santos Silva, Randy Grim, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Fabian Greco (SG), Frank Klinger (SF), Raymond Caputo (C) Thomas Ressler, Jack Albert, Daniel Mathews, Paul Rodgers | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard misses the free throw | 9-7 |
| 13:36 | Minnesota | Antone Rees grabs the board | 9-7 |
| 13:26 | Minnesota | Frank Klinger is called for the reach on Dobry Zecher - foul #1 on Frank Klinger, team foul #3 | 9-7 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham (PF) Glen Minard | |
| 13:16 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher scores on a 3pt shot from straight away | 12-7 |
| 13:02 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco is fouled on the floor by Bruce Sanders - foul #1 on Bruce Sanders, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 12-7 |
| 12:36 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders grabs the board | 12-7 |
| 12:21 | Minnesota | Antone Rees scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 15-7 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham lays it in | 15-9 |
| 11:37 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher can't connect on a jumper from the left wing | 15-9 |
| 11:36 | Minnesota | The offensive rebound goes to Antone Rees | 15-9 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson can't throw it down but he's fouled by Fabian Greco - foul #1 on Fabian Greco, team foul #4 | 15-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright (PF) Antone Rees | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (SF) Frank Klinger | |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 16-9 |
| 11:18 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 17-9 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fresh) C - Steve Ragland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Davidson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Thomas Ressler (fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) | |
| 10:59 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 17-9 |
| 10:57 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright grabs the defensive rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:28 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 17-9 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | Raymond Caputo gets the rebound | 17-9 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the right block but he's hacked by Robert Johnson - foul #1 on Robert Johnson, team foul #4 | 17-9 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (PG), Santos Silva (SG), Randy Grim (SF), Joshua Chong (C) Dobry Zecher, Robert Johnson, Bruce Sanders, Steve Ragland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Albert (SG), Paul Rodgers (C) Fabian Greco, Raymond Caputo | |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:10 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson misses the 2nd free throw | 17-10 |
| 10:10 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright gets the rebound | 17-10 |
| 09:57 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand is fouled on the floor by Jack Albert - foul #1 on Jack Albert, team foul #5 | 17-10 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger (SF), Glen Minard (C) Travis Davidson, Michael Grantham | |
| 09:43 | Minnesota | Randy Grim throws a bad pass out of bounds | 17-10 |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers buries a driving attempt from the left block on a nice dish by Thomas Ressler | 17-12 |
| 09:11 | Minnesota | Santos Silva's layup is rejected by Paul Rodgers | 17-12 |
| 09:10 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert pulls down the rebound | 17-12 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert comes up short on the fadeaway from the baseline | 17-12 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard tips it but misses | 17-12 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert tips it home | 17-14 |
| 08:42 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright misses the fadeaway from the baseline | 17-14 |
| 08:41 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand pulls down the offensive rebound | 17-14 |
| 08:27 | Minnesota | The short jumper by Gary Wiegand is denied by Glen Minard | 17-14 |
| 08:25 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers snags the defensive board | 17-14 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert hits a jumper from the right block on a nice dish by Thomas Ressler | 17-16 |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright knocks in the jumper from the left block on a nice dish by Santos Silva and the foul's on Paul Rodgers - foul #1 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Gary Wiegand, Santos Silva, Randy Grim, Joshua Chong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Fabian Greco (SG), Michael Grantham (PF), Raymond Caputo (C) Thomas Ressler, Frank Klinger, Paul Rodgers, Glen Minard | |
| 08:02 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright makes the free throw | 20-16 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Robert Johnson - foul #2 on Robert Johnson, team foul #5 | 20-16 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (SG), Antone Rees (PF) Robert Johnson, Lonnie Boatwright | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 20-18 |
| 07:26 | Minnesota | Santos Silva drills a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dobry Zecher | 22-18 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 22-18 |
| 07:05 | Minnesota | Antone Rees pulls down the rebound | 22-18 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Dobry Zecher (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Santos Silva (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) PF - Antone Rees (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Steve Ragland (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Fabian Greco (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jack Albert (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) | |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher is fouled in the backcourt by Travis Davidson - foul #2 on Travis Davidson, team foul #7 | 22-18 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers (PG), Daniel Mathews (SF) Travis Davidson, Jack Albert | |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:01 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 2nd free throw | 24-18 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers drills a 3 from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 06:20 | Minnesota | Fabian Greco steps in front of the Bruce Sanders pass | 24-21 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco jams it | 24-23 |
| 05:49 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-23 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco gets the rebound | 24-23 |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | Paul Rodgers banks in the layup set up by Raymond Caputo | 24-25 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Paul Rodgers - foul #2 on Paul Rodgers, team foul #8 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright (SG), Gary Wiegand (SF), Joshua Chong (C) Santos Silva, Bruce Sanders, Steve Ragland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler (PG), Jack Albert (SG), Frank Klinger (SF), Glen Minard (C) Paul Rodgers, Fabian Greco, Daniel Mathews, Raymond Caputo | |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 05:16 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-25 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Glen Minard's layup is rejected by Joshua Chong | 26-25 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham hits the follow up shot | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand is fouled on the floor by Thomas Ressler - foul #2 on Thomas Ressler, team foul #9 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Randy Grim (SF) Dobry Zecher | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Daniel Mathews (SG), Rudolph Brault (C) Thomas Ressler, Michael Grantham | |
| 04:34 | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand misses the 1st free throw | 26-27 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Glen Minard | 26-27 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Rudolph Brault comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Joshua Chong - foul #1 on Joshua Chong, team foul #6 | 26-27 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Steve Ragland (C) Joshua Chong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Rudolph Brault makes the 1st free throw | 26-28 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Rudolph Brault makes the 2nd free throw | 26-29 |
| 03:59 | Minnesota | Lonnie Boatwright hits a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Antone Rees | 28-29 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Lonnie Boatwright steals it from Jack Albert in the backcourt | 28-29 |
| 03:56 | Minnesota | Randy Grim lays it up and in on a great pass from Lonnie Boatwright | 30-29 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | Antone Rees picks off the pass by Frank Klinger | 30-29 |
| 03:24 | Minnesota | Glen Minard swats the short shot by Steve Ragland | 30-29 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Rudolph Brault | 30-29 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert misses long on a floater from the right side but he's fouled by Gary Wiegand - foul #1 on Gary Wiegand, team foul #7 | 30-29 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Santos Silva (PG), Robert Johnson (SG), Bruce Sanders (SF) Gary Wiegand, Randy Grim, Antone Rees | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson (PG), Michael Grantham (PF), Raymond Caputo (C) Daniel Mathews, Glen Minard, Rudolph Brault | |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert makes the 1st free throw | 30-30 |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert makes the 2nd free throw | 30-31 |
| 02:54 | Minnesota | Michael Grantham blocks the short jumper by Lonnie Boatwright | 30-31 |
| 02:53 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders misses the tip | 30-31 |
| 02:52 | Minnesota | Santos Silva can't tip it in | 30-31 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham grabs the board | 30-31 |
| Lineup | Minnesota | PG - Santos Silva (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bruce Sanders (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Lonnie Boatwright (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Steve Ragland (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Davidson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jack Albert (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. SF - Frank Klinger (fresh) PF - Michael Grantham (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Raymond Caputo (fresh) | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson is hacked by Santos Silva - foul #1 on Santos Silva, team foul #8 | 30-31 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher (PG), Joshua Chong (C) Lonnie Boatwright, Steve Ragland | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fabian Greco (SG), Thomas Ressler (SF) Jack Albert, Frank Klinger | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 1st free throw | 30-32 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Travis Davidson makes the 2nd free throw | 30-33 |
| 02:12 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders's pass is intercepted by Thomas Ressler | 30-33 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler banks in the layup | 30-35 |
| 01:48 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 30-35 |
| 01:46 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong snags the offensive board | 30-35 |
| 01:38 | Minnesota | Dobry Zecher can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler pulls down the rebound | 30-35 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 30-35 |
| 01:22 | Minnesota | Joshua Chong snags the defensive board | 30-35 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders misses short on a shot from the free throw line but he's hacked by Michael Grantham - foul #1 on Michael Grantham, team foul #10 | 30-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Antone Rees (PF) Joshua Chong | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 01:15 | Minnesota | Bruce Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 31-35 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Thomas Ressler can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 31-35 |
| 01:02 | Minnesota | Robert Johnson gets the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:48 | Minnesota | Travis Davidson picks off the pass by Santos Silva | 31-35 |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Antone Rees is called for the reach on Michael Grantham - foul #1 on Antone Rees, team foul #9 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | Gary Wiegand (PG), Lonnie Boatwright (SG), Randy Grim (SF), Steve Ragland (C) Dobry Zecher, Robert Johnson, Bruce Sanders, Santos Silva | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Frank Klinger (SF), Paul Rodgers (C) Travis Davidson, Raymond Caputo | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Michael Grantham misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:21 | Minnesota | Steve Ragland pulls down the rebound | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Antone Rees can't connect on a jumper near the basket but the foul's on Thomas Ressler - foul #3 on Thomas Ressler, team foul #11 | 31-35 |
| Subs | Minnesota | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Albert (PG), Glen Minard (C) Thomas Ressler, Michael Grantham | |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Antone Rees misses the 1st free throw | 31-35 |
| 00:03 | Minnesota | Antone Rees makes the 2nd free throw | 32-35 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Jack Albert clanks a halfcourt shot | 32-35 |