| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (fresh) PF - Carlos Gomez (fresh) C - Richard Rogers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) PF - Nathan Junker (fresh) C - Oliver Crane (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| 19:58 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Travis Brewster, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Penn State | Nathan Junker is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Nathan Junker, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 0-0 |
| 19:17 | Penn State | Carl Seibold misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez grabs the defensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 0-0 |
| 18:46 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga grabs the board | 0-0 |
| 18:27 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo is called for 3 seconds | 0-0 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers buries a 3pt attempt from the right wing set up by Carlos Gomez | 3-0 |
| 17:48 | Penn State | Travis Brewster is called for the reach on Ricky Arriaga - foul #2 on Travis Brewster, team foul #2 | 3-0 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Reginald Privatsky (SG), Fred Brainerd (PF) Travis Brewster, Patrick Snead, Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Jessie Richey (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Lance Combs (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Ricky Arriaga, Carl Seibold, Francisco Bravo, Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 17:43 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 3-0 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | Lance Combs tips it in | 3-2 |
| 17:14 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses short on a turnaround from close range | 3-2 |
| 17:12 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:56 | Penn State | Daniel Gemmill is hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #1 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #3 | 3-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Headen (C) Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 16:41 | Penn State | Jessie Richey misses short on a floater from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd is wide open but clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 3-2 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson grabs the offensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 16:11 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 3-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Patterson (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF) Jason Lehr, Reginald Privatsky, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Jessie Richey, Daniel Gemmill, Lance Combs, Bobby Hebert | |
| 16:01 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 3-2 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez pulls down the rebound | 3-2 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - William Patterson (fresh) SG - Patrick Snead (fairly fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (tiring) PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Ricky Arriaga (fresh) SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) SF - Samuel Farrell (fresh) PF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) C - Oliver Crane (fresh) | |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 15:44 | Penn State | Samuel Farrell grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 15:29 | Penn State | Carl Seibold comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 3-2 |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen grabs the defensive rebound | 3-2 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez clanks a jumper from the right wing | 3-2 |
| 15:04 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson grabs the board | 3-2 |
| 14:58 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson blows the wide open dunk | 3-2 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Oliver Crane snags the offensive board | 3-2 |
| 14:40 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 3-2 |
| 14:39 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga tips it back up and in | 3-4 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead is fouled in the backcourt by Carl Seibold - foul #1 on Carl Seibold, team foul #2 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Fred Brainerd (PF), Richard Rogers (C) William Patterson, Carlos Gomez, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Heath Nelson (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Nathan Junker (PF) Ricky Arriaga, Carl Seibold, Samuel Farrell, Andrew Simonson | |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the easy layup but he's hacked by Nathan Junker - foul #2 on Nathan Junker, team foul #3 | 3-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Reginald Privatsky (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| Subs | Penn State | Lance Combs (PF), Bobby Hebert (C) Nathan Junker, Oliver Crane | |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 4-4 |
| 14:11 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 13:55 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 4-4 |
| 13:54 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert tips it but misses | 4-4 |
| 13:53 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jason Lehr | 4-4 |
| 13:48 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr is hacked by Francisco Bravo - foul #1 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #4 | 4-4 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers makes the floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Jason Lehr | 6-4 |
| 13:18 | Penn State | Heath Nelson knocks in the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Jessie Richey | 6-7 |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr is fouled in the backcourt by Jessie Richey - foul #1 on Jessie Richey, team foul #5 | 6-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG) Reginald Privatsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Andrew Simonson (PF) Heath Nelson, Lance Combs | |
| 12:48 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd scores on a floater from the left side on a nice dish by Jason Lehr | 8-7 |
| 12:37 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Ricky Arriaga | 8-10 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead is called for traveling | 8-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Patterson (PG), Carlos Gomez (PF), Keith Headen (C) Jason Lehr, Fred Brainerd, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Lance Combs (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Ricky Arriaga, Jessie Richey, Francisco Bravo, Andrew Simonson, Bobby Hebert | |
| 11:55 | Penn State | William Patterson steps in front of the Carl Seibold pass | 8-10 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - William Patterson (fresh) SG - Patrick Snead (tiring) SF - Thomas Thompson (tired) PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Farrell (fresh) SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) SF - Daniel Gemmill (fresh) PF - Lance Combs (fresh) 2 pts. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) | |
| 11:38 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 11-10 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Carl Seibold misses long on a fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Carlos Gomez - foul #1 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #4 | 11-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Reginald Privatsky (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Carl Seibold makes the 1st free throw | 11-11 |
| 11:20 | Penn State | Carl Seibold makes the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses short on a driving attempt near the basket but the foul's on Oliver Crane - foul #1 on Oliver Crane, team foul #6 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Bobby Hebert (PF) Daniel Gemmill, Lance Combs | |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses the 1st free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:51 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses the 2nd free throw | 11-12 |
| 10:51 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 11-12 |
| 10:34 | Penn State | Oliver Crane misses the shot from the left side | 11-12 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez snags the defensive board | 11-12 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez is hacked by Bobby Hebert - foul #1 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #7 | 11-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Richard Rogers (C) William Patterson, Reginald Privatsky, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (SG), Jessie Richey (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF) Carl Seibold, Samuel Farrell, Oliver Crane | |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez misses the 2nd free throw | 12-12 |
| 10:06 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert grabs the defensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 10:04 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga is fouled in the backcourt by Patrick Snead - foul #1 on Patrick Snead, team foul #5 | 12-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (PF) Carlos Gomez | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 09:45 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 12-12 |
| 09:44 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-12 |
| 09:31 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson drills a 3pt attempt from straight away on a nice dish by Ricky Arriaga | 12-15 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Jessie Richey picks off the pass by Patrick Snead in the backcourt | 12-15 |
| 09:03 | Penn State | Heath Nelson is hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #2 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #6 | 12-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF), Oliver Crane (C) Ricky Arriaga, Bobby Hebert | |
| 08:50 | Penn State | Thomas Thompson steps in front of the Oliver Crane pass | 12-15 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd can't connect on a shot from close range | 12-15 |
| 08:29 | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead grabs the offensive rebound | 12-15 |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jason Lehr and the foul's on Francisco Bravo - foul #2 on Francisco Bravo, team foul #8 | 14-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Reginald Privatsky (SG), Carlos Gomez (PF), Keith Headen (C) Patrick Snead, Thomas Thompson, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Lance Combs (PF) Jessie Richey, Heath Nelson, Francisco Bravo, Andrew Simonson | |
| 08:03 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the free throw | 15-15 |
| 07:41 | Penn State | Lance Combs scores on a fadeaway from the right side on a great pass from Carl Seibold | 15-17 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Reginald Privatsky (fresh) SF - Fred Brainerd (tiring) 6 pts. PF - Carlos Gomez (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Samuel Farrell (fresh) SG - Carl Seibold (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Daniel Gemmill (fresh) PF - Lance Combs (fresh) 4 pts. C - Oliver Crane (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 15-17 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Oliver Crane pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Lance Combs is fouled on the floor by Carlos Gomez - foul #2 on Carlos Gomez, team foul #7 | 15-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Patterson (PG), Patrick Snead (SG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Richard Rogers (C) Jason Lehr, Reginald Privatsky, Carlos Gomez, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG), Bobby Hebert (C) Daniel Gemmill, Oliver Crane | |
| 06:52 | Penn State | Lance Combs misses the 1st free throw | 15-17 |
| 06:52 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:27 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson clanks a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 15-17 |
| 06:25 | Penn State | Carl Seibold snags the defensive board | 15-17 |
| 06:09 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 15-17 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd grabs the defensive rebound | 15-17 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd knocks in the driving attempt from the baseline | 17-17 |
| 05:46 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert makes the shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Lance Combs | 17-19 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd hits the front of the rim on the turnaround from the baseline | 17-19 |
| 05:23 | Penn State | Lance Combs gets the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:15 | Penn State | Carl Seibold can't connect on an uncontested 3 from the right corner | 17-19 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd pulls down the rebound | 17-19 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd can't throw it down | 17-19 |
| 05:05 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd tips it home | 19-19 |
| 04:55 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 19-19 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd grabs the defensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Lance Combs is called for the reach on Fred Brainerd - foul #1 on Lance Combs, team foul #9 | 19-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Reginald Privatsky (SG), Keith Headen (C) William Patterson, Patrick Snead, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Heath Nelson (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Ricky Arriaga, Carl Seibold, Samuel Farrell, Lance Combs, Bobby Hebert | |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 19-19 |
| 04:25 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen grabs the offensive board | 19-19 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd lays it up and in | 21-19 |
| 04:03 | Penn State | Heath Nelson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from straight away | 21-19 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Jessie Richey snags the offensive board | 21-19 |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson hits a floater in the paint set up by Daniel Gemmill and he's hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #3 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #8 | 21-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (PG), Carlos Gomez (PF) Jason Lehr, Fred Brainerd | |
| Subs | Penn State | Francisco Bravo (SF) Daniel Gemmill | |
| 03:49 | Penn State | Andrew Simonson makes the free throw | 21-22 |
| 03:30 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez connects on the driving attempt from close range | 23-22 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis Brewster (fresh) SG - Reginald Privatsky (fresh) SF - Thomas Thompson (very tired) 3 pf. PF - Carlos Gomez (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Keith Headen (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Jessie Richey (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Heath Nelson (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Francisco Bravo (fresh) PF - Andrew Simonson (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Oliver Crane (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Heath Nelson misses the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 23-22 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Oliver Crane pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Heath Nelson is fouled on the floor by Reginald Privatsky - foul #1 on Reginald Privatsky, team foul #9 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (SG) Reginald Privatsky | |
| Subs | Penn State | Nathan Junker (PF) Andrew Simonson | |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Heath Nelson makes the 1st free throw | 23-23 |
| 02:56 | Penn State | Heath Nelson makes the 2nd free throw | 23-24 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga (PG) Heath Nelson | |
| 02:30 | Penn State | Jessie Richey clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 23-24 |
| 02:28 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga tips it back up and in | 23-26 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Ricky Arriaga picks off the pass by Jason Lehr in the backcourt | 23-26 |
| 02:24 | Penn State | Ricky Arriaga lays it up and in | 23-28 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr is called for traveling in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers (C) Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (SG), Daniel Gemmill (SF), Bobby Hebert (C) Jessie Richey, Francisco Bravo, Oliver Crane | |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert misses the floater in the paint | 23-28 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers snags the defensive board | 23-28 |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Richard Rogers's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 23-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Samuel Farrell (SG) Heath Nelson | |
| 02:00 | Penn State | Nathan Junker is whistled for a carry | 23-28 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Bobby Hebert is called for the reach on Travis Brewster - foul #2 on Bobby Hebert, team foul #10 | 23-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Patterson (PG) Thomas Thompson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Heath Nelson (SG) Ricky Arriaga | |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster makes the 1st free throw | 24-28 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster makes the 2nd free throw | 25-28 |
| 01:15 | Penn State | Nathan Junker misses long on a jumper from the baseline | 25-28 |
| 01:13 | Penn State | Bobby Hebert hits the follow up shot | 25-30 |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing but the foul's on Nathan Junker - foul #3 on Nathan Junker, team foul #11 | 25-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Reginald Privatsky (SG), Fred Brainerd (PF), Keith Headen (C) William Patterson, Jason Lehr, Richard Rogers | |
| Subs | Penn State | Jessie Richey (PG), Carl Seibold (SG), Francisco Bravo (SF), Andrew Simonson (PF), Oliver Crane (C) Samuel Farrell, Heath Nelson, Daniel Gemmill, Nathan Junker, Bobby Hebert | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez makes the 1st free throw | 26-30 |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Carlos Gomez makes the 2nd free throw | 27-30 |
| 00:31 | Penn State | Carl Seibold buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Jessie Richey | 27-33 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd jams it | 29-33 |
| 00:04 | Penn State | Francisco Bravo misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-33 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster snags the defensive board | 29-33 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster comes up short on the fullcourt shot | 29-33 |