| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - James Pugh (fresh) 12 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fresh) 4 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis inbounds the ball | 42-33 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Paul Bennett | 42-36 |
| 19:25 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton makes the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Daniels | 45-36 |
| 19:10 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis connects on the floater in the paint on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 45-38 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 45-38 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 45-38 |
| 18:24 | Penn State | Paul Bennett buries a turnaround from the baseline set up by Reginald Reavis | 45-40 |
| 18:00 | Wisconsin | James Daniels misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 45-40 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 45-40 |
| 17:49 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by Charles Christman - foul #3 on Charles Christman, team foul #1 | 45-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Beeson (C) Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett clanks a floater near the basket but the foul's on James Pugh - foul #2 on James Pugh, team foul #2 | 45-40 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 1st free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 45-41 |
| 17:39 | Wisconsin | James Pugh snags the defensive board | 45-41 |
| 17:16 | Wisconsin | George Beeson buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by James Daniels | 47-41 |
| 16:55 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano clanks a shot from the left side | 47-41 |
| 16:53 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the defensive rebound | 47-41 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | George Beeson buries a floater in the paint | 49-41 |
| 16:23 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the dunk attempt | 49-41 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Beeson | 49-41 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | James Daniels's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Lenz | 49-41 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Robert Lenz gets the rebound | 49-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fairly fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. C - George Beeson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano is fouled on the floor by Tom Allen - foul #3 on Tom Allen, team foul #3 | 49-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Carl Hickman (SG), Glenn Deal (PF) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 15:33 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the jump hook in the lane | 49-43 |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 49-43 |
| 15:27 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano snags the defensive board | 49-43 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Paul Bennett comes up short on the jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Glenn Deal - foul #3 on Glenn Deal, team foul #4 | 49-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (SG) George Beeson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Young Fang (C) Dennis Silberberg, Robert Lenz | |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 49-43 |
| 15:07 | Penn State | Paul Bennett makes the 2nd free throw | 49-44 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin's floater is knocked away by Young Fang | 49-44 |
| 14:51 | Wisconsin | James Pugh tips it in | 51-44 |
| 14:36 | Penn State | Paul Bennett's dunk attempt is rejected by James Pugh | 51-44 |
| 14:34 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Glenn Deal | 51-44 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 51-44 |
| 14:15 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the defensive rebound | 51-44 |
| 13:59 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 51-44 |
| 13:57 | Penn State | Paul Bennett tips it home | 51-46 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3 from straight away | 51-46 |
| 13:37 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Young Fang | 51-46 |
| 13:32 | Penn State | Jose Martin is called for the reach on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Jose Martin, team foul #5 | 51-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Tom Allen (SF), George Beeson (PF) Jose Martin, Oscar Arias, Carl Hickman, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 13:15 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Daniel Pittman | 51-48 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Norman Newton | 53-48 |
| 12:38 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses short on a turnaround near the basket | 53-48 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Albert Baber grabs the offensive rebound | 53-48 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Albert Baber and the foul's on James Pugh - foul #3 on James Pugh, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal (PF) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Albert Baber, Claude Jones | |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the free throw | 53-50 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis snags the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 53-50 |
| 12:06 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis grabs the offensive board | 53-50 |
| 11:53 | Penn State | Robert Lenz's pass is intercepted by Glenn Deal | 53-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 6 pts. 5 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Glenn Deal (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Beeson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:45 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal is called for a moving pick - foul #4 on Glenn Deal, team foul #7 | 53-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pugh (C) Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Young Fang (C) Daniel Pittman, Robert Lenz | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Young Fang lays it up and in set up by Gabriel Romano and he's hacked by James Pugh - foul #4 on James Pugh, team foul #8 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Carl Hickman (SF) James Daniels, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Paul Bennett (PF) Scott Hutchinson | |
| 11:29 | Penn State | Young Fang makes the free throw | 53-53 |
| 11:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman hits a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Norman Newton | 56-53 |
| 10:48 | Penn State | Paul Bennett buries a fadeaway from the right block on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 56-55 |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | George Beeson is hacked by Paul Bennett - foul #3 on Paul Bennett, team foul #1 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF) Jose Martin, Norman Newton | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | James Pugh hits the front of the rim on the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Daniel Pittman - foul #1 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #2 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Reginald Reavis | |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 56-55 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 09:57 | Penn State | Claude Jones makes the fadeaway from the right wing set up by Gabriel Romano | 57-57 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | James Daniels makes the jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by Carl Hickman | 59-57 |
| 09:20 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 09:19 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the tip | 59-57 |
| 09:18 | Penn State | Claude Jones can't tip it in | 59-57 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | James Pugh pulls down the rebound | 59-57 |
| 09:11 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 59-57 |
| 09:10 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the board | 59-57 |
| 09:05 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Paul Bennett | 59-60 |
| 08:42 | Wisconsin | Gabriel Romano is called for the reach on Carl Hickman - foul #4 on Gabriel Romano, team foul #3 | 59-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Tom Allen, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Robert Lenz (C) Gabriel Romano, Claude Jones, Paul Bennett, Young Fang | |
| 08:26 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton is hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #2 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #4 | 59-60 |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman hits a 3 pointer from the right corner | 62-60 |
| 08:04 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses badly on a runner near the basket | 62-60 |
| 08:02 | Penn State | Scott Hutchinson snags the offensive board | 62-60 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the easy layup | 62-60 |
| 07:44 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis gets the offensive rebound | 62-60 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SF - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - James Pugh (tired) 15 pts. 8 reb. 2 blk. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Daniel Pittman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dennis Silberberg (fairly fresh) 4 reb. SF - Reginald Reavis (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Scott Hutchinson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Lenz (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:34 | Penn State | Robert Lenz buries a runner from the left block on a nice dish by Dennis Silberberg | 62-62 |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | James Pugh can't connect on a floater from the right wing | 62-62 |
| 07:21 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis gets the rebound | 62-62 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is hacked by Norman Newton - foul #1 on Norman Newton, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF), Glenn Deal (C) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Albert Baber (SG) Dennis Silberberg | |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 07:16 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 62-64 |
| 06:50 | Penn State | Robert Lenz pulls down the rebound | 62-64 |
| 06:37 | Penn State | Robert Lenz hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Albert Baber | 62-66 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 65-66 |
| 06:08 | Penn State | Robert Lenz knocks in the jumper from the right side set up by Albert Baber | 65-68 |
| 05:39 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton drills a 3 from the left wing | 68-68 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz blows the layup but he's fouled by Glenn Deal - foul #5 on Glenn Deal, team foul #10 | 68-68 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), George Beeson (C) Norman Newton, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Penn State | Gabriel Romano (PG), Dennis Silberberg (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Paul Bennett (PF) Daniel Pittman, Albert Baber, Reginald Reavis, Scott Hutchinson | |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz misses the 1st free throw | 68-68 |
| 05:21 | Penn State | Robert Lenz makes the 2nd free throw | 68-69 |
| 05:08 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman is whistled for a carry | 68-69 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Oscar Arias (SG) James Daniels, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Young Fang (C) Robert Lenz | |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Paul Bennett knocks in the jump hook near the basket | 68-71 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Oscar Arias | 71-71 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 71-71 |
| 04:16 | Penn State | Young Fang tips it in | 71-73 |
| 04:02 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 71-73 |
| 04:00 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the defensive rebound | 71-73 |
| 03:40 | Penn State | Claude Jones connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Gabriel Romano | 71-75 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Oscar Arias (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 2 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - George Beeson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gabriel Romano (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 ast. 4 pf. SG - Dennis Silberberg (tiring) 4 reb. SF - Claude Jones (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Paul Bennett (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Young Fang (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Claude Jones - foul #1 on Claude Jones, team foul #5 | 71-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Tom Allen (SF) Jose Martin, Oscar Arias, Carl Hickman | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (SG), Reginald Reavis (SF) Dennis Silberberg, Claude Jones | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the 1st free throw | 71-75 |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the lay-in but he's hacked by Charles Christman - foul #4 on Charles Christman, team foul #11 | 72-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pugh (C) Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 1st free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses the 2nd free throw | 72-75 |
| 03:13 | Penn State | Young Fang grabs the offensive board | 72-75 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Paul Bennett misses long on a runner from the baseline | 72-75 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | George Beeson pulls down the rebound | 72-75 |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | James Daniels comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 72-75 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Young Fang snags the defensive board | 72-75 |
| 02:49 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 72-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dennis Silberberg (SG), Robert Lenz (C) Daniel Pittman, Young Fang | |
| 02:25 | Penn State | Paul Bennett can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 72-75 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Robert Lenz tips it home | 72-77 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the jump hook from the left block but he's hacked by Dennis Silberberg - foul #3 on Dennis Silberberg, team foul #6 | 72-77 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the 1st free throw | 72-77 |
| 02:08 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the 2nd free throw | 73-77 |
| 01:55 | Penn State | Gabriel Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 73-77 |
| 01:53 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis tips it home | 73-79 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | James Pugh can't connect on a jumpshot from the left side | 73-79 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | Paul Bennett snags the defensive board | 73-79 |
| 01:33 | Penn State | Reginald Reavis scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Gabriel Romano | 73-81 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | Robert Lenz swats the layup by James Pugh | 73-81 |
| 01:16 | Penn State | Paul Bennett grabs the board | 73-81 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:56 | Penn State | Paul Bennett knocks in the shot from the left block | 73-83 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | James Pugh's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 73-83 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Oscar Arias (SG), Carl Hickman (SF), Charles Christman (PF) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Tom Allen, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Penn State | Daniel Pittman (PG), Albert Baber (SG), Claude Jones (SF), Scott Hutchinson (PF), Young Fang (C) Gabriel Romano, Dennis Silberberg, Reginald Reavis, Paul Bennett, Robert Lenz | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman is fouled in the backcourt by Jose Martin - foul #3 on Jose Martin, team foul #12 | 73-83 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Matthew Springs (SF) Claude Jones | |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 1st free throw | 73-84 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman makes the 2nd free throw | 73-85 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away but the foul's on Matthew Springs - foul #1 on Matthew Springs, team foul #7 | 73-85 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Claude Jones (SF) Matthew Springs | |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 1st free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 2nd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3rd free throw | 74-85 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Young Fang pulls down the rebound | 74-85 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:20 | Penn State | Claude Jones knocks in the jump hook from the baseline set up by Young Fang | 74-87 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-87 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | George Beeson grabs the offensive board | 74-87 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin comes up short on the shot from the right wing but the foul's on Daniel Pittman - foul #2 on Daniel Pittman, team foul #8 | 74-87 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses the 1st free throw | 74-87 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin makes the 2nd free throw | 75-87 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Daniel Pittman runs out the clock | 75-87 |