| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Charles Gilman (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Thomas Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) 4 reb. C - Fred Brainerd (fairly fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Kelley (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - James Fouch (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley inbounds the ball | 26-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | James Fouch is whistled for a carry | 26-52 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 26-52 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 26-52 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses badly on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Charles Gilman - foul #1 on Charles Gilman, team foul #1 | 26-52 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 26-53 |
| 19:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-54 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses badly on a shot from the right side | 26-54 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the defensive rebound | 26-54 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away but he's hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #2 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #2 | 26-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Larson (PF) James Fouch | |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 1st free throw | 26-55 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 2nd free throw | 26-56 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher misses the 3rd free throw | 26-56 |
| 18:51 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Gerard Kelley | 26-56 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Thomas Larson, team foul #1 | 26-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG) Jason Lehr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson is hacked by Joseph Durocher in the backcourt - foul #1 on Joseph Durocher, team foul #2 | 26-56 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 26-56 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson snags the defensive board | 26-56 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the dunk but the foul's on Charles Gilman - foul #2 on Charles Gilman, team foul #3 | 26-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto | |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 1st free throw | 26-56 |
| 18:21 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the 2nd free throw | 26-56 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carlos Gomez | 26-56 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the lay-in | 26-56 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Jon Durant grabs the board | 26-56 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley travels with the ball | 26-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle (C) Jon Durant | |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Herbert Smith takes the ball from Thomas Thompson in the backcourt | 26-56 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith banks in the layup | 26-58 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 29-58 |
| 17:28 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is whistled for a carry | 29-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Patrick Snead (SG) Brian Ward, Charles Gilman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Fouch (PF) Robert Dowdle | |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the wide open shot in the paint set up by Jason Lehr | 31-58 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson hits the finger roll on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 31-60 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the runner from the baseline but the foul's on James Fouch - foul #3 on James Fouch, team foul #3 | 31-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Robert Dowdle (C) Thomas Bryant, Herbert Smith, Thomas Larson | |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 31-60 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 32-60 |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto buries a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Robert Dowdle and he's fouled by Fred Brainerd - foul #2 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #4 | 32-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) James Fouch | |
| 16:24 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the free throw | 32-63 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 32-63 |
| 16:10 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle pulls down the rebound | 32-63 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle can't connect on a fadeaway in the lane | 32-63 |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle grabs the offensive board | 32-63 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SG - Charles Gilman (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (tiring) 5 reb. C - Fred Brainerd (tired) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Okamoto (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Kelley (tiring) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Durant (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Michigan State | Jason Lehr is called for the reach on Jon Durant - foul #3 on Jason Lehr, team foul #5 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG), Michael Fitzgerald (SF), Kenneth Casselman (PF) Jason Lehr, Thomas Thompson, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SG), Thomas Larson (PF) Joseph Durocher, Jon Durant | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto blows the dunk | 32-63 |
| 15:18 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd gets the rebound | 32-63 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | A charge is called on Brian Ward - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #6 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), James Fouch (PF) Harold Okamoto, Robert Dowdle | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing but he's hacked by Brian Ward - foul #3 on Brian Ward, team foul #7 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG), Carlos Gomez (C) Charles Gilman, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Durant (C) James Fouch | |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 1st free throw | 32-63 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the 2nd free throw | 32-63 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the defensive rebound | 32-63 |
| 14:49 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Fouch (PF) Thomas Larson | |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant is hacked by Brian Ward - foul #4 on Brian Ward, team foul #8 | 32-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant makes the 1st free throw | 32-64 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant makes the 2nd free throw | 32-65 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman misses the floater in the lane | 32-65 |
| 14:12 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the offensive board | 32-65 |
| 13:56 | Wisconsin | Jon Durant steals it from Michael Fitzgerald | 32-65 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is called for traveling | 32-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Fred Brainerd (C) Patrick Snead, Michael Fitzgerald, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Thomas Larson (PF), Robert Dowdle (C) Thomas Bryant, Herbert Smith, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's hacked by Thomas Larson - foul #2 on Thomas Larson, team foul #4 | 32-65 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman makes the 1st free throw | 33-65 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman makes the 2nd free throw | 34-65 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-65 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the board | 34-65 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 34-65 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is hacked by Charles Gilman - foul #3 on Charles Gilman, team foul #9 | 34-65 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 34-66 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 34-66 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Harold Okamoto | 34-66 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 34-66 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle gets the offensive rebound | 34-66 |
| 12:01 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-66 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-66 |
| 11:50 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher hits a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Robert Dowdle | 34-69 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Charles Gilman (fresh) 9 pts. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tiring) 11 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Fred Brainerd (very tired) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 3 ast. SG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Gerard Kelley (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - Thomas Larson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Dowdle (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman knocks in the 3 from the right corner on a nice dish by Thomas Thompson | 37-69 |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley buries a floater from the baseline on a great pass from Harold Okamoto and he's hacked by Jason Lehr - foul #4 on Jason Lehr, team foul #10 | 37-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Ward (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Michael Fitzgerald (SF), Carlos Gomez (C) Jason Lehr, Charles Gilman, Thomas Thompson, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, Thomas Larson, Robert Dowdle | |
| 11:21 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses the free throw | 37-71 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 37-71 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman hits a jumper from the left side set up by Carlos Gomez and he's fouled by Jon Durant - foul #2 on Jon Durant, team foul #5 | 39-71 |
| 11:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman makes the free throw | 40-71 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Jon Durant - foul #3 on Jon Durant, team foul #6 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt (SF) Gerard Kelley | |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #4 on Kenneth Casselman, team foul #11 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (C) Kenneth Casselman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:20 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 40-71 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 40-71 |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman's pass is intercepted by Patrick Huneycutt in the backcourt | 40-71 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 40-71 |
| 10:00 | Michigan State | James Fouch grabs the offensive rebound | 40-71 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt can't connect on a jumper from close range but he's hacked by Charles Gilman - foul #4 on Charles Gilman, team foul #12 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG) Charles Gilman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Elizalde (PG), Thomas Larson (PF) Thomas Bryant, James Fouch | |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt misses the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 09:49 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt misses the 2nd free throw | 40-71 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead gets the rebound | 40-71 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Patrick Huneycutt is called for the reach on Carlos Gomez - foul #1 on Patrick Huneycutt, team foul #7 | 40-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Mark Douglas (SG), Robert Dowdle (C) Jeffrey Elizalde, Herbert Smith, Jon Durant | |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez misses the 1st free throw | 40-71 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson grabs the defensive rebound | 40-71 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mark Douglas | 40-74 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd scores on a jumper from close range | 42-74 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt knocks in the jumper from the baseline set up by Joseph Durocher and he's fouled by Michael Fitzgerald - foul #4 on Michael Fitzgerald, team foul #13 | 42-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson (SF) Michael Fitzgerald | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG) Mark Douglas | |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt makes the free throw | 42-77 |
| 08:39 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF), Jon Durant (C) Joseph Durocher, Patrick Huneycutt, Thomas Larson | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle can't finish the layup | 42-77 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward pulls down the rebound | 42-77 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson is hacked by Gerard Kelley in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #8 | 42-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG) Robert Dowdle | |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 43-77 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-77 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Brian Ward steals it from Gerard Kelley | 44-77 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd loses the dribble to Harold Okamoto | 44-77 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Ward (tiring) 2 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Snead (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Carlos Gomez (very tired) 7 reb. C - Fred Brainerd (very tired) 11 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Harold Okamoto (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. 3 pf. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Gerard Kelley (tired) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Jon Durant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is fouled on the floor by Patrick Snead - foul #2 on Patrick Snead, team foul #14 | 44-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald (SF), Kenneth Casselman (PF) Thomas Thompson, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Thomas Larson (PF) Thomas Bryant, Herbert Smith | |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto makes the 1st free throw | 44-78 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the 2nd free throw | 44-78 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman snags the defensive board | 44-78 |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald is fouled in the backcourt by Gerard Kelley - foul #2 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #9 | 44-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Douglas (SG), James Fouch (PF) Harold Okamoto, Jon Durant | |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald makes the 1st free throw | 45-78 |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald makes the 2nd free throw | 46-78 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher is called for traveling | 46-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt (SF), Robert Dowdle (C) Gerard Kelley, James Fouch | |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is whistled for traveling | 46-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG) Joseph Durocher, Mark Douglas | |
| 06:13 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant misses short on an open jumper near the basket | 46-78 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Huneycutt gets the offensive rebound | 46-78 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant hits a wide open 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Patrick Huneycutt | 46-81 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket but he's hacked by Herbert Smith - foul #1 on Herbert Smith, team foul #10 | 46-81 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Harold Okamoto (SG), Gerard Kelley (SF), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Herbert Smith, Patrick Huneycutt, Thomas Larson, Robert Dowdle | |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead misses the 1st free throw | 46-81 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead makes the 2nd free throw | 47-81 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch is hacked by Brian Ward - foul #5 on Brian Ward, team foul #15 | 47-81 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG) Brian Ward | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch makes the 1st free throw | 47-82 |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the 2nd free throw | 47-82 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Carlos Gomez | 47-82 |
| 05:06 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 47-82 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto pulls down the rebound | 47-82 |
| 04:57 | Michigan State | Gerard Kelley misses badly on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 47-82 |
| 04:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher grabs the offensive rebound | 47-82 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | James Fouch hits the finger roll set up by Harold Okamoto | 47-84 |
| 04:23 | Wisconsin | Jon Durant denies the turnaround by Carlos Gomez | 47-84 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Joseph Durocher | 47-84 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto is open and scores on a pull-up jumper from the left side set up by Joseph Durocher | 47-86 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is fouled on the floor by Gerard Kelley - foul #3 on Gerard Kelley, team foul #11 | 47-86 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Robert Dowdle (C) Joseph Durocher, Harold Okamoto, Gerard Kelley, James Fouch, Jon Durant | |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman makes the 1st free throw | 48-86 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman makes the 2nd free throw | 49-86 |
| 03:51 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith misses long on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-86 |
| 03:49 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman gets the rebound | 49-86 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman comes up short on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 49-86 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle gets the rebound | 49-86 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 2 ast. 4 pf. SG - Patrick Snead (tired) 1 pts. SF - Michael Fitzgerald (tired) 2 pts. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tiring) 19 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. C - Carlos Gomez (very tired) 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 15 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Herbert Smith (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Thomas Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 49-88 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Bryant is called for the reach on Patrick Snead - foul #2 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #12 | 49-88 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead makes the 1st free throw | 50-88 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead makes the 2nd free throw | 51-88 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant's pass is intercepted by Jason Lehr | 51-88 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman drills a floater from the left wing | 53-88 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Jason Lehr steps in front of the Thomas Bryant pass in the backcourt | 53-88 |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald lays it up and in on a nice dish by Jason Lehr | 55-88 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle comes up short on the shot from the left wing | 55-88 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith tips it home | 55-90 |
| 02:04 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Kenneth Casselman | 57-90 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gomez - foul #3 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #16 | 57-90 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (C) Kenneth Casselman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Gerard Kelley (SF), James Fouch (PF), Jon Durant (C) Thomas Bryant, Patrick Huneycutt, Thomas Larson, Robert Dowdle | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 57-91 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-92 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Fred Brainerd is blocked by Jon Durant | 57-92 |
| 01:23 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jon Durant | 57-92 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | James Fouch misses the easy layup | 57-92 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead gets the rebound | 57-92 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez is whistled for a carry | 57-92 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto (SG) Herbert Smith | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Jon Durant hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 57-92 |
| 00:38 | Michigan State | Harold Okamoto misses the tip | 57-92 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | James Fouch snags the offensive board | 57-92 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | James Fouch clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 57-92 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Jon Durant misses the tip | 57-92 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | Jon Durant tips it back up and in | 57-94 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 57-94 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez grabs the offensive rebound | 57-94 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Fitzgerald knocks in the shot from the right wing | 59-94 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher runs out the clock | 59-94 |