| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Marcellus Goshorn (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Rousey (fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley inbounds the ball | 21-35 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:58 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ralph Northern, team foul #1 | 21-35 |
| 19:41 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn is whistled for traveling | 21-35 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh knocks in the jump hook from the left block set up by Clarence Marcial | 21-37 |
| 19:05 | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn scores on a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by James Rousey | 24-37 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial is fouled on the floor by Ramiro Salazar - foul #1 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #1 | 24-37 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Earl Marsh | 24-40 |
| 18:05 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 24-40 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial grabs the board | 24-40 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh clanks a jumper from the right block | 24-40 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith can't tip it in | 24-40 |
| 17:40 | Penn State | Robert Monti snags the defensive board | 24-40 |
| 17:19 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 24-40 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley pulls down the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the dunk | 24-40 |
| 16:47 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar gets the rebound | 24-40 |
| 16:33 | Penn State | Robert Monti hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 24-40 |
| 16:32 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar tips it back up and in | 26-40 |
| 16:25 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 26-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Byron Engstrom, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF), Dewey Clark (C) Andrew Tinsley, Donald Smith | |
| 16:08 | Penn State | Devin Staley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 26-40 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern pulls down the rebound | 26-40 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Rolf Zeckzer steps in front of the Clarence Marcial pass | 26-40 |
| 15:48 | Penn State | Devin Staley hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Rolf Zeckzer | 28-40 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - James Schank (fresh) SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kevin Weiner (fresh) PF - Devin Staley (fresh) 2 pts. C - Shawn Kolinski (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 9 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Dewey Clark (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Shawn Kolinski steals the ball from Dewey Clark | 28-40 |
| 14:56 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 28-40 |
| 14:54 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner tips it back up and in | 30-40 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial is whistled for traveling in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), David Singleton (SF), Robert Monti (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer, Kevin Weiner, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (PG), Andrew Tinsley (SF), Steve Swanson (PF) Clarence Marcial, Ralph Northern, Earl Marsh | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Dewey Clark - foul #1 on Dewey Clark, team foul #2 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG) Rodger King | |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the 1st free throw | 30-40 |
| 14:30 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 14:02 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 31-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), James Rousey (SF) Byron Engstrom, Robert Monti | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Smith (C) Dewey Clark | |
| 13:52 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar misses badly on a jumper near the basket | 31-40 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Steve Swanson snags the defensive board | 31-40 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on Ramiro Salazar - foul #2 on Ramiro Salazar, team foul #2 | 31-40 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Joshua Axelson, Marcellus Goshorn, James Rousey, David Singleton, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Rodger King (SF) Ralph Northern, Andrew Tinsley | |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-41 |
| 13:22 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 31-42 |
| 13:15 | Penn State | James Schank throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (C) Donald Smith | |
| 12:59 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial clanks a shot from the right side | 31-42 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Steve Swanson misses the tip | 31-42 |
| 12:56 | Wisconsin | Rodger King tips it but misses | 31-42 |
| 12:54 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the board | 31-42 |
| 12:41 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is fouled on the floor by Steve Swanson - foul #2 on Steve Swanson, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Earl Marsh (PF) Leon Hubbard, Steve Swanson | |
| 12:27 | Penn State | Devin Staley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side | 31-42 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the rebound | 31-42 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Rolf Zeckzer steals it from Rodger King in the backcourt | 31-42 |
| 12:12 | Penn State | Devin Staley's floater is tipped away by Dewey Clark | 31-42 |
| 12:10 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial pulls down the rebound | 31-42 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Devin Staley - foul #1 on Devin Staley, team foul #3 | 31-42 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG), James Rousey (SF), Robert Monti (PF), David Singleton (C) James Schank, Rolf Zeckzer, Kevin Weiner, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Donald Smith (C) Rodger King, Andrew Tinsley | |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark makes the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark misses the 2nd free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark snags the offensive board | 31-43 |
| 11:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh can't connect on a fadeaway from the left block but he's fouled by David Singleton - foul #1 on David Singleton, team foul #4 | 31-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF) Dewey Clark | |
| 11:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh misses the 1st free throw | 31-43 |
| 11:35 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh makes the 2nd free throw | 31-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) SF - James Rousey (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Monti (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - David Singleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 4 reb. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:18 | Penn State | Robert Monti makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from Joshua Axelson | 34-44 |
| 11:16 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is hacked by Joshua Axelson in the backcourt - foul #2 on Joshua Axelson, team foul #5 | 34-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Marcellus Goshorn (SG), Ramiro Salazar (C) Byron Engstrom, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (PG), Steve Swanson (SF) Clarence Marcial, Andrew Tinsley | |
| 10:58 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard makes the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Ralph Northern | 34-47 |
| 10:45 | Penn State | James Rousey is fouled on the floor by Leon Hubbard - foul #2 on Leon Hubbard, team foul #4 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG) Joshua Axelson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SG), Dewey Clark (C) Ralph Northern, Donald Smith | |
| 10:38 | Penn State | Robert Monti misses the easy layup | 34-47 |
| 10:36 | Wisconsin | Rodger King gets the rebound | 34-47 |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | Rodger King is fouled in the backcourt by Marcellus Goshorn - foul #2 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #6 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Weiner (SF) James Rousey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF) Earl Marsh | |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Rodger King is fouled on the floor by Marcellus Goshorn - foul #3 on Marcellus Goshorn, team foul #7 | 34-47 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Rolf Zeckzer, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Rodger King makes the 1st free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Rodger King misses the 2nd free throw | 34-48 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Steve Swanson gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 10:02 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-48 |
| 10:00 | Penn State | Devin Staley pulls down the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | Devin Staley misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley gets the rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:26 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-48 |
| 09:24 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the defensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 09:02 | Penn State | Devin Staley clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-48 |
| 09:01 | Penn State | Devin Staley misses the tip | 34-48 |
| 08:59 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner can't tip it in | 34-48 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski gets the offensive rebound | 34-48 |
| 08:38 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner is fouled on the floor by Andrew Tinsley - foul #1 on Andrew Tinsley, team foul #5 | 34-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Byron Engstrom (PG), Rolf Zeckzer (SG), James Rousey (SF), David Singleton (PF), Ramiro Salazar (C) James Schank, Marcellus Goshorn, Kevin Weiner, Devin Staley, Shawn Kolinski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial (PG), Ralph Northern (SG), Earl Marsh (PF), Donald Smith (C) Leon Hubbard, Rodger King, Steve Swanson, Dewey Clark | |
| 08:29 | Penn State | David Singleton travels with the ball | 34-48 |
| 08:27 | Wisconsin | Byron Engstrom steals it from Andrew Tinsley in the backcourt | 34-48 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | James Rousey hits a wide open 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Byron Engstrom | 37-48 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | James Rousey is called for the reach on Donald Smith - foul #2 on James Rousey, team foul #8 | 37-48 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Monti (PF) James Rousey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 37-49 |
| 07:56 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 37-50 |
| 07:51 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is fouled in the backcourt by Clarence Marcial - foul #1 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #6 | 37-50 |
| 07:46 | Penn State | Robert Monti travels with the ball | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rodger King (SF) Andrew Tinsley | |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Robert Monti | 37-50 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar gets the rebound | 37-50 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Byron Engstrom (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - David Singleton (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Robert Monti (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Ramiro Salazar (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:19 | Penn State | Robert Monti clanks a floater in the lane | 37-50 |
| 07:17 | Penn State | David Singleton grabs the offensive board | 37-50 |
| 06:54 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-50 |
| 06:53 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern snags the defensive board | 37-50 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 37-50 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Ramiro Salazar grabs the board | 37-50 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom is fouled on the floor by Clarence Marcial - foul #2 on Clarence Marcial, team foul #7 | 37-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (SG), Kevin Weiner (SF), Devin Staley (PF), Shawn Kolinski (C) Rolf Zeckzer, David Singleton, Robert Monti, Ramiro Salazar | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF), Steve Swanson (PF), Dewey Clark (C) Ralph Northern, Rodger King, Earl Marsh, Donald Smith | |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom makes the 1st free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Byron Engstrom misses the 2nd free throw | 38-50 |
| 06:10 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski grabs the offensive board | 38-50 |
| 05:59 | Penn State | Leon Hubbard steps in front of the Devin Staley pass | 38-50 |
| 05:32 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial drills a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Andrew Tinsley | 38-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 05:16 | Penn State | Dewey Clark picks off the pass by Shawn Kolinski | 38-53 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Andrew Tinsley | 38-55 |
| 04:46 | Penn State | Steve Swanson steals it from James Schank | 38-55 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Leon Hubbard hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 04:15 | Penn State | Devin Staley grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 04:02 | Penn State | Devin Staley comes up short on the fadeaway from the right block | 38-55 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley snags the defensive board | 38-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer (PG), Joshua Axelson (SG) Byron Engstrom, James Schank | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Rodger King (SF), Earl Marsh (PF), Donald Smith (C) Leon Hubbard, Andrew Tinsley, Steve Swanson, Dewey Clark | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:21 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 38-55 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 38-55 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Rolf Zeckzer (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joshua Axelson (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kevin Weiner (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Devin Staley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Shawn Kolinski (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Clarence Marcial (tiring) 16 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ralph Northern (tiring) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - Rodger King (fresh) 1 pts. 2 ast. PF - Earl Marsh (tiring) 10 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Donald Smith (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern makes the wide open floater from the free throw line set up by Rodger King | 38-57 |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski drills a floater near the basket on a great pass from Rolf Zeckzer and he's hacked by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #8 | 40-57 |
| Subs | Penn State | David Singleton (SF) Kevin Weiner | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dewey Clark (SF) Ralph Northern | |
| 02:38 | Penn State | Shawn Kolinski misses the free throw | 40-57 |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the board | 40-57 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh banks in the layup set up by Dewey Clark | 40-59 |
| 01:57 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer throws a bad pass out of bounds | 40-59 |
| Subs | Penn State | James Schank (PG), Kevin Weiner (SF) Joshua Axelson, David Singleton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern (SG), Andrew Tinsley (SF) Rodger King, Dewey Clark | |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 40-59 |
| 01:28 | Penn State | Rolf Zeckzer gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 01:24 | Penn State | James Schank clanks a shot from the left side | 40-59 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial gets the rebound | 40-59 |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Ralph Northern is open but comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 40-59 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Earl Marsh grabs the offensive board | 40-59 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the floater from the left side but the foul's on James Schank - foul #1 on James Schank, team foul #9 | 40-59 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 40-60 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 40-60 |
| 00:36 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Devin Staley | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:30 | Penn State | Kevin Weiner's fadeaway is rejected by Earl Marsh | 40-60 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ralph Northern | 40-60 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Clarence Marcial runs out the clock | 40-60 |