| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fresh) 8 pts. SG - John Brewer (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Milton (fresh) 1 pts. PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 8 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | James Milton inbounds the ball | 25-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman drills a shot from the left wing and the foul's on Walter Crowe - foul #2 on Walter Crowe, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Rene Conti (SF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Dane Savala, Walter Crowe | |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman makes the free throw | 28-30 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers lays it up and in and the foul's on Steven Leonard - foul #2 on Steven Leonard, team foul #1 | 28-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Rene Conti, Joseph Simpson | |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers makes the free throw | 28-33 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle's layup is rejected by Walter Crowe | 28-33 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Walter Crowe | 28-33 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 28-33 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the board | 28-33 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman double dribbles | 28-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, David Taylor, Walter Crowe | |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 28-33 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | James Milton snags the defensive board | 28-33 |
| 17:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard drills a 3 from straight away on a great pass from John Brewer | 31-33 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Rene Conti can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the board | 31-33 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 31-33 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | John Brewer drills a 3pt shot from straight away on a nice dish by James Milton | 34-33 |
| 15:58 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses badly on a jump hook near the basket | 34-33 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | John Bombard pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-33 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Goodman (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - John Bombard (fresh) 3 pts. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Stephen Waiters and he's hacked by James Milton - foul #1 on James Milton, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF), Gilbert Coffin (PF), Levi Knauer (C) James Milton, Michael Goodman, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Dane Savala (SF), David Taylor (PF) Michael Likens, Stephen Waiters, Rene Conti, John Bombard | |
| 15:30 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the free throw | 34-36 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-36 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | William Karr can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-36 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | David Taylor hits the follow up shot | 34-38 |
| 14:16 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard travels with the ball | 34-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle (C) Levi Knauer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Crowe (C) Joseph Simpson | |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | David Taylor hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint | 34-38 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers can't tip it in | 34-38 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | John Brewer pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 34-38 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | David Taylor pulls down the rebound | 34-38 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers is hacked by John Brewer - foul #2 on John Brewer, team foul #3 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF), Michael Goodman (PF) Claud Matelski, Gilbert Coffin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters (SG) Anthony Myers | |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Dane Savala throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-38 |
| 12:10 | Wisconsin | John Brewer's pass is intercepted by William Karr | 34-38 |
| 12:06 | Michigan State | William Karr lays it up and in | 34-40 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Walter Crowe is called for the reach on Steven Leonard - foul #3 on Walter Crowe, team foul #2 | 34-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (SG), Levi Knauer (C) John Brewer, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG) Stephen Waiters | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SG - Kal Lawson (fresh) SF - James Milton (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 5 pts. 10 reb. C - Levi Knauer (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Walter Crowe (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Levi Knauer lays it up and in on a great pass from Michael Goodman and he's fouled by Walter Crowe - foul #4 on Walter Crowe, team foul #3 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson (C) Walter Crowe | |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Levi Knauer makes the free throw | 37-40 |
| 11:07 | Michigan State | William Karr hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway in the lane | 37-40 |
| 11:06 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson tips it home | 37-42 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-42 |
| 10:41 | Michigan State | Dane Savala snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Levi Knauer steals it from Joseph Simpson | 37-42 |
| 09:55 | Wisconsin | James Milton is hacked by Dane Savala - foul #2 on Dane Savala, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Jack Finkle (C) Steven Leonard, Levi Knauer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), John Bombard (PF) William Karr, Anthony Myers, David Taylor | |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the paint but he's hacked by John Bombard - foul #1 on John Bombard, team foul #5 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF) James Milton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG) Michael Likens | |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the 1st free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the 2nd free throw | 37-42 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | John Bombard gets the rebound | 37-42 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters's floater is knocked away by Jack Finkle | 37-42 |
| 09:21 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman snags the defensive board | 37-42 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman's floater is tipped away by John Bombard | 37-42 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Dane Savala grabs the board | 37-42 |
| 08:51 | Michigan State | John Bombard is fouled on the floor by Michael Goodman - foul #2 on Michael Goodman, team foul #4 | 37-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard (PG), Gilbert Coffin (PF) Kal Lawson, Michael Goodman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF) William Karr, Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, John Bombard | |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers buries a 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Michael Likens | 37-45 |
| 08:06 | Wisconsin | John Brewer scores on a floater from the right side set up by Steven Leonard | 39-45 |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson drills a runner in the lane on a great pass from David Taylor | 39-47 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Claud Matelski (fresh) PF - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Likens (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Anthony Myers (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rene Conti (fresh) 2 reb. PF - David Taylor (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Gilbert Coffin, team foul #5 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF), Michael Goodman (PF) Claud Matelski, Gilbert Coffin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Dane Savala (SF), John Bombard (PF), Walter Crowe (C) Michael Likens, Anthony Myers, Rene Conti, David Taylor, Joseph Simpson | |
| 06:56 | Michigan State | Stephen Waiters is fouled on the floor by Steven Leonard - foul #3 on Steven Leonard, team foul #6 | 39-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Dane Savala splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block | 39-47 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | James Milton grabs the defensive rebound | 39-47 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (PG), Elijah Genovese (SG), Levi Knauer (C) Steven Leonard, John Brewer, Jack Finkle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Myers (SG), John Bombard (PF) Stephen Waiters, David Taylor | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | Anthony Myers misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 39-47 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe tips it back up and in | 39-49 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman can't connect on a jumper from the left side | 39-49 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Walter Crowe snags the defensive board | 39-49 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Dane Savala buries a fadeaway from the right side set up by William Karr | 39-51 |
| 04:30 | Wisconsin | Walter Crowe is called for the reach on Levi Knauer - foul #5 on Walter Crowe, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard (PG), John Brewer (SG), Gilbert Coffin (PF), Jack Finkle (C) Kal Lawson, Elijah Genovese, Michael Goodman, Levi Knauer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Stephen Waiters (SG), Rene Conti (SF), David Taylor (PF), Joseph Simpson (C) William Karr, Anthony Myers, Dane Savala, John Bombard, Walter Crowe | |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | James Milton is hacked by Rene Conti - foul #2 on Rene Conti, team foul #7 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF) Michael Likens, Rene Conti | |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | James Milton misses the 1st free throw | 39-51 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | David Taylor grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | William Karr's fadeaway is rejected by Gilbert Coffin | 39-51 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson snags the offensive board | 39-51 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Steven Leonard (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Milton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 4 reb. PF - Gilbert Coffin (fresh) 2 pts. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Karr (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stephen Waiters (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Dane Savala (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Taylor (fresh) 6 pts. 8 reb. C - Joseph Simpson (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | William Karr scores on a fadeaway from the right block set up by Dane Savala | 39-53 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | William Karr takes the ball from John Brewer | 39-53 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | William Karr lays it in | 39-55 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Gilbert Coffin buries a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Steven Leonard | 41-55 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | William Karr throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 41-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Claud Matelski (SF), Michael Goodman (PF) James Milton, Gilbert Coffin | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Likens (PG), Anthony Myers (SG), Rene Conti (SF), John Bombard (PF) William Karr, Stephen Waiters, Dane Savala, David Taylor | |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Rene Conti - foul #3 on Rene Conti, team foul #8 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Taylor (PF) John Bombard | |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard misses the 1st free throw | 41-55 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | Steven Leonard makes the 2nd free throw | 42-55 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Steven Leonard - foul #4 on Steven Leonard, team foul #7 | 42-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Milton (SF) Claud Matelski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Karr (PG), Dane Savala (SF) Michael Likens, Rene Conti | |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 1st free throw | 42-56 |
| 01:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson makes the 2nd free throw | 42-57 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman banks in the layup | 44-57 |
| 01:02 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 44-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman's pass is intercepted by Dane Savala | 44-57 |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | William Karr blows the dunk | 44-57 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle pulls down the rebound | 44-57 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | John Brewer comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Joseph Simpson - foul #1 on Joseph Simpson, team foul #9 | 44-57 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 45-57 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the 2nd free throw | 46-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 2-3 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | William Karr connects on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing and he's hacked by Steven Leonard - foul #5 on Steven Leonard, team foul #8 | 46-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kal Lawson (PG) Steven Leonard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | William Karr makes the free throw | 46-60 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | John Brewer is fouled on the floor by Anthony Myers - foul #1 on Anthony Myers, team foul #10 | 46-60 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | John Brewer makes the 1st free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | John Brewer misses the 2nd free throw | 47-60 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Joseph Simpson grabs the defensive rebound | 47-60 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | William Karr runs out the clock | 47-60 |