| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) SG - Justin Larios (fresh) SF - Thomas Poole (fresh) PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - Jim Graham (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith scores on a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 0-2 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Chad Smith is called for the reach on Michael Searfoss - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #1 | 0-2 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | Justin Larios can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 0-2 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson pulls down the rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 0-2 |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson gets the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 0-2 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 0-2 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is called for a charge - foul #1 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #2 | 0-2 |
| 17:36 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 0-2 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jonathan Pantoja | 0-2 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson loses the dribble to Justin Larios | 0-2 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole banks in the layup on a nice dish by Justin Larios | 2-2 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Thomas Poole is called for the reach on Chad Smith - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses short on a jump hook from close range | 2-2 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | Justin Larios gets the rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 2-2 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham grabs the defensive rebound | 2-2 |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja connects on the jump hook from close range on a nice dish by Kenneth Ward and he's fouled by Thomas Poole - foul #2 on Thomas Poole, team foul #2 | 2-4 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Thomas Poole | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:20 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the free throw | 2-4 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 2-4 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 3pt jumper from straight away | 2-4 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson snags the defensive board | 2-4 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint | 2-4 |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward snags the offensive board | 2-4 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jonathan Pantoja | 2-7 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Justin Larios | 5-7 |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is whistled for traveling | 5-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Melvin Music (C) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:57 | Michigan State | Jim Queen evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Justin Larios | 8-7 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses short on a fadeaway from the right block | 8-7 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Melvin Music grabs the defensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Melvin Music is called for traveling | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Andrew Duncan (PF) Justin Larios, Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Searfoss is called for the reach on Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Michael Searfoss, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Frazier (SF), Daniel Patterson (C) Jim Queen, Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson is called for 3 seconds | 8-7 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | William Frazier misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 8-7 |
| 12:19 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan gets the offensive rebound | 8-7 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson is fouled on the floor by Christopher Robinson - foul #2 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #3 | 8-7 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Chad Sanders (PF) Michael Searfoss, William Frazier, Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Justin Larios (fresh) 3 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 3 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jonathan Pantoja (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Jonathan Pantoja steals the ball from Chad Sanders | 8-7 |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left wing | 8-7 |
| 11:02 | Michigan State | Justin Larios grabs the board | 8-7 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson buries a jumper from the left side | 10-7 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith scores on a jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Jonathan Pantoja | 10-9 |
| 10:04 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is by himself and knocks in the jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Jim Queen out of a doubleteam | 12-9 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Daniel Patterson | 12-9 |
| 09:26 | Michigan State | Jim Queen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), William Frazier (SF), Melvin Music (C) John Coffey, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Cory Poling (PF) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Jim Graham | |
| 09:00 | Wisconsin | Melvin Music is called for the reach on Alvin Willoughby - foul #1 on Melvin Music, team foul #4 | 12-9 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 12-9 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan gets the rebound | 12-9 |
| 08:12 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 12-9 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja grabs the board | 12-9 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 12-9 |
| 07:46 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja hits the follow up shot | 12-11 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) SG - Justin Larios (fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Frazier (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 2 reb. C - Melvin Music (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Blanks (fresh) SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Jonathan Pantoja (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Cory Poling (fresh) C - Alvin Willoughby (fairly fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | William Frazier misses badly on the uncontested 3 pointer from straight away | 12-11 |
| 07:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Cory Poling | 12-11 |
| 07:18 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 12-11 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Justin Larios gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 12-11 |
| 06:49 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling gets the rebound | 12-11 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Cory Poling | 12-14 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Cory Poling blocks the short jumper by Michael Searfoss | 12-14 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Melvin Music pulls down the offensive rebound | 12-14 |
| 05:51 | Michigan State | William Frazier knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing on a nice dish by Michael Searfoss | 15-14 |
| 05:38 | Wisconsin | Cory Poling is called for traveling | 15-14 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Chad Sanders (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) Justin Larios, William Frazier, Andrew Duncan, Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Jim Graham (PF) James Blanks, Jonathan Pantoja, Cory Poling | |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the turnaround in the paint | 15-14 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham pulls down the rebound | 15-14 |
| 05:10 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward scores on a 3 from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 04:55 | Michigan State | Alvin Willoughby is called for the reach on Chad Sanders - foul #1 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #4 | 15-17 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Kenneth Ward picks off the pass by Daniel Patterson | 15-17 |
| 04:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 15-17 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson pulls down the rebound | 15-17 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 15-17 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson snags the offensive board | 15-17 |
| 03:36 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson buries a floater from the left block on a great pass from Michael Searfoss | 17-17 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Searfoss (fresh) 2 ast. SG - John Coffey (fresh) SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - Chad Sanders (fresh) 5 pts. C - Daniel Patterson (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Jim Graham (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Alvin Willoughby (tiring) | |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham's pass is intercepted by John Coffey | 17-17 |
| 03:03 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders lays it in on a nice dish by John Coffey | 19-17 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses badly on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Jim Queen - foul #1 on Jim Queen, team foul #5 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Justin Larios (PG), Thomas Poole (SF), Melvin Music (C) Michael Searfoss, Jim Queen, Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja (SG), Christopher Robinson (C) Kelly Dolphin, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 19-18 |
| 02:34 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 19-19 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the lay-in | 19-19 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Melvin Music gets the offensive rebound | 19-19 |
| 01:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole knocks in the 3 pointer from the right corner on a nice dish by Justin Larios | 22-19 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line | 22-19 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham tips it home | 22-21 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Justin Larios is fouled on the floor by Christopher Robinson - foul #3 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #5 | 22-21 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Searfoss (PG), Andrew Duncan (PF), Daniel Patterson (C) John Coffey, Chad Sanders, Melvin Music | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Cory Poling (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson hits a floater in the paint and he's fouled by Cory Poling - foul #1 on Cory Poling, team foul #6 | 24-21 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson makes the free throw | 25-21 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane and he's fouled by Daniel Patterson - foul #1 on Daniel Patterson, team foul #6 | 25-23 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Pantoja misses the free throw | 25-23 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham snags the offensive board | 25-23 |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | Andrew Duncan picks off the pass by Jim Graham | 25-23 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Kenneth Ward steals it from Andrew Duncan out of a doubleteam | 25-23 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 25-23 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The clock runs out | 25-23 |