| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 ast. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 2 stl. C - James Pugh (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Brooks Karst (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen inbounds the ball | 36-41 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 36-41 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the board | 36-41 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 19:27 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes tips it in | 36-43 |
| 19:06 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 36-43 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the offensive board | 36-43 |
| 18:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh's pass is intercepted by Brooks Karst | 36-43 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from David Freeman | 36-45 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman hits the finger roll | 38-45 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | David Freeman knocks in the jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Douglas Holmes | 38-47 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman loses the dribble to Brooks Karst | 38-47 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Norman Newton steals the ball from Alfred Lee | 38-47 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the runner from close range but he's fouled by David Freeman - foul #2 on David Freeman, team foul #1 | 38-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst | |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 1st free throw | 39-47 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 40-47 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald misses the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 40-47 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the offensive board | 40-47 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | James Pugh is called for the reach on Ronald Adams - foul #3 on James Pugh, team foul #1 | 40-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SG), Glenn Deal (PF) Norman Newton, Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes's pass is intercepted by Carl Hickman | 40-47 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 40-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF) Jose Martin, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF) Ronald Adams | |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith buries a driving attempt from close range | 40-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Carl Hickman (fresh) 9 pts. 2 stl. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 ast. PF - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. SF - Johnny Geise (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Douglas Holmes (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Timothy Bell (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman misses the 3 from the right corner | 40-49 |
| 15:38 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Douglas Holmes | 40-49 |
| 15:24 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise buries a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Ronnie Schwald | 40-51 |
| 15:20 | Wisconsin | James Daniels loses the dribble to Ronnie Schwald in the backcourt | 40-51 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith lays it up and in on a nice dish by Ronnie Schwald | 40-53 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | James Pugh connects on the 3 from the left corner on a nice dish by Carl Hickman | 43-53 |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | The jumper by Douglas Holmes is denied by George Beeson | 43-53 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith tips it home | 43-55 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 43-55 |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell grabs the board | 43-55 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 43-58 |
| 13:43 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by James Pugh | 46-58 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-58 |
| 13:29 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen gets the rebound | 46-58 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | James Pugh knocks in the shot from the left block | 48-58 |
| 13:09 | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 48-61 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Douglas Holmes is called for the reach on Carl Hickman - foul #3 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #2 | 48-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Charles Christman (PF), Glenn Deal (C) James Daniels, Tom Allen, James Pugh, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, Johnny Geise | |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 48-61 |
| 12:46 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton tips it home | 50-61 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee is fouled on the floor by Carl Hickman - foul #1 on Carl Hickman, team foul #2 | 50-61 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 50-61 |
| 12:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 50-61 |
| 12:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman gets the offensive rebound | 50-61 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman clanks a 3 from the right corner | 50-61 |
| 11:55 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal hits the follow up shot | 52-61 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jose Martin (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Carl Hickman (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. PF - Charles Christman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Glenn Deal (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fresh) 13 pts. 4 ast. SG - David Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by David Freeman | 52-64 |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-64 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from straight away | 52-64 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams gets the offensive rebound | 52-64 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 52-64 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton pulls down the rebound | 52-64 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | Alfred Lee takes the ball from Norman Newton | 52-64 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the lay-in | 52-64 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 10:35 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes grabs the board | 52-64 |
| 10:13 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes drills a driving attempt near the basket on a great pass from Ronald Adams | 52-66 |
| 09:59 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin's pass is intercepted by Timothy Bell | 52-66 |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams is hacked by Jose Martin - foul #1 on Jose Martin, team foul #3 | 52-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Oscar Arias (SG), Tom Allen (SF), James Pugh (PF), George Beeson (C) Jose Martin, Norman Newton, Carl Hickman, Charles Christman, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), John Patterson (C) David Freeman, Alfred Lee, Timothy Bell | |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith is whistled for traveling | 52-66 |
| 09:03 | Wisconsin | James Pugh hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Oscar Arias | 54-66 |
| 08:46 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Ronnie Schwald | 54-69 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | James Pugh connects on the jumpshot from the right wing | 56-69 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams clanks a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by James Daniels - foul #3 on James Daniels, team foul #4 | 56-69 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Norman Newton (SG) Oscar Arias | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, John Patterson | |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 1st free throw | 56-70 |
| 08:20 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams makes the 2nd free throw | 56-71 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 56-71 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams's fadeaway is rejected by George Beeson | 56-71 |
| 07:38 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to James Pugh | 56-71 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 4 ast. PF - James Pugh (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 18 pts. 5 ast. SG - David Freeman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - Douglas Holmes (tired) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Timothy Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Norman Newton buries a 3 pointer from the left corner on a nice dish by James Daniels | 59-71 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Pugh - foul #4 on James Pugh, team foul #5 | 59-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Charles Christman (PF), Glenn Deal (C) James Daniels, James Pugh, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (PG), Johnny Geise (SF), John Patterson (C) Ronald Adams, Alfred Lee, Timothy Bell | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes makes the 1st free throw | 59-72 |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes misses the 2nd free throw | 59-72 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Glenn Deal | 59-72 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Glenn Deal steps out of bounds on the baseline | 59-72 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias (SG), Carl Hickman (SF) Norman Newton, Tom Allen | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG) David Freeman | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Douglas Holmes is called for traveling | 59-72 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG) Ronnie Schwald | |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 59-72 |
| 06:26 | Michigan State | David Freeman grabs the board | 59-72 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams drills a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by David Freeman | 59-75 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman knocks in the shot near the basket set up by Jose Martin | 61-75 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | David Freeman is wide open but clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 61-75 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman gets the rebound | 61-75 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 61-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Norman Newton (SG), Tom Allen (SF), James Pugh (C) Jose Martin, Oscar Arias, Carl Hickman, Glenn Deal | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), Timothy Bell (C) David Freeman, Johnny Geise, John Patterson | |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Charles Christman is called for the reach on Ronnie Schwald - foul #1 on Charles Christman, team foul #6 | 61-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Beeson (C) Charles Christman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Freeman (SG), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, Timothy Bell | |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | David Freeman's pass is intercepted by James Daniels | 61-75 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen lays it in on a nice dish by James Daniels | 63-75 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | David Freeman can't connect on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by George Beeson - foul #2 on George Beeson, team foul #7 | 63-75 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), Thomas Smith (SF), Timothy Bell (C) Ronnie Schwald, Alfred Lee, Brooks Karst | |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | David Freeman misses the 1st free throw | 63-75 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | David Freeman makes the 2nd free throw | 63-76 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but the foul's on Timothy Bell - foul #3 on Timothy Bell, team foul #3 | 63-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Alfred Lee (SF), John Patterson (PF) David Freeman, Thomas Smith, Douglas Holmes | |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Tom Allen grabs the offensive board | 64-76 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 64-76 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee snags the defensive board | 64-76 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Daniels (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Norman Newton (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Tom Allen (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. PF - James Pugh (tiring) 19 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - George Beeson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Ronald Adams (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. SF - Alfred Lee (fresh) 12 pts. 3 ast. PF - John Patterson (fresh) 2 reb. C - Timothy Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Tom Allen - foul #1 on Tom Allen, team foul #8 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman (SF), Charles Christman (PF) Tom Allen, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Johnny Geise (SF), Douglas Holmes (PF), Brooks Karst (C) Ronald Adams, John Patterson, Timothy Bell | |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 64-76 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Alfred Lee grabs the offensive rebound | 64-76 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses badly on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Carl Hickman - foul #2 on Carl Hickman, team foul #9 | 64-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG) James Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald Adams (PG), David Freeman (SG), Timothy Bell (C) Alfred Lee, Ronnie Schwald, Brooks Karst | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise misses the 1st free throw | 64-76 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Johnny Geise makes the 2nd free throw | 64-77 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 64-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Daniels (PG), Tom Allen (SF), James Pugh (C) Jose Martin, Carl Hickman, George Beeson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman misses the turnaround in the paint | 64-77 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Timothy Bell gets the rebound | 64-77 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from straight away set up by Douglas Holmes | 64-80 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | James Pugh drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Norman Newton | 66-80 |
| 01:30 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams evades the doubleteam and hits a jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Freeman | 66-82 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Douglas Holmes - foul #4 on Douglas Holmes, team foul #4 | 66-82 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jose Martin (PG), Oscar Arias (SG), Carl Hickman (SF), George Beeson (C) James Daniels, Norman Newton, Tom Allen, James Pugh | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alfred Lee (SF), Brooks Karst (C) Johnny Geise, Timothy Bell | |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 1st free throw | 67-82 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | Charles Christman makes the 2nd free throw | 68-82 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams misses short on a 3 from straight away | 68-82 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Oscar Arias grabs the board | 68-82 |
| 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 motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Brooks Karst swats the shot by Jose Martin | 68-82 |
| 00:47 | Wisconsin | Jose Martin gets the offensive rebound | 68-82 |
| 00:45 | Wisconsin | George Beeson clanks a shot from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams snags the defensive board | 68-82 |
| 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 spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Oscar Arias steals the ball from Brooks Karst | 68-82 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Carl Hickman hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 68-82 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Brooks Karst | 68-82 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Ronald Adams runs out the clock | 68-82 |