| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - William Legrand (fresh) 1 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen inbounds the ball | 23-33 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Jim Queen misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 23-33 |
| 19:41 | Michigan State | Jim Queen can't tip it in | 23-33 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson gets the rebound | 23-33 |
| 19:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 23-36 |
| 19:09 | Michigan State | Chad Smith takes the ball from Chad Sanders | 23-36 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Christopher Robinson is blocked by Ricky Williams | 23-36 |
| 18:44 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 23-36 |
| 18:29 | Wisconsin | William Legrand pulls down the rebound | 23-36 |
| 18:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is hacked by Jim Queen - foul #2 on Jim Queen, team foul #1 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, James Blanks, William Legrand, Christopher Robinson | |
| 17:52 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith is fouled on the floor by Jim Queen - foul #3 on Jim Queen, team foul #2 | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SG), Christopher Robinson (C) Kelly Dolphin, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith travels with the ball | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Powers (C) Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Legrand (PF) Mark Nelson | |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Joseph Powers is whistled for traveling | 23-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF) Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Aaron Mills, James Blanks, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward knocks in the 3pt shot from the left wing | 23-39 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Alvin Willoughby - foul #2 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #1 | 23-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), James Blanks (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Mark Nelson (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Kenneth Ward, Kelly Dolphin, Jim Graham, William Legrand, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders makes the 2nd free throw | 24-39 |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | John Coffey steals it from Mark Nelson | 24-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) PF - Andrew Duncan (fairly fresh) 9 pts. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 2 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - Mark Nelson (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 24-39 |
| 15:39 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Christopher Robinson | 24-39 |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith scores on a driving attempt from the right block set up by Aaron Mills | 24-41 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 24-41 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson pulls down the rebound | 24-41 |
| 15:03 | Wisconsin | James Blanks comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 24-41 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it in | 24-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 14:42 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders scores on a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from John Coffey | 27-43 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith can't throw it down | 27-43 |
| 14:12 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders grabs the defensive rebound | 27-43 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the shot near the basket set up by Chad Sanders and the foul's on Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #2 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG), Jim Queen (SF), Daniel Patterson (PF), Ricky Williams (C) Chad Sanders, Michael Woodcock, Andrew Duncan, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Jim Graham (SF), William Legrand (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Aaron Mills, Chad Smith, Mark Nelson, Christopher Robinson | |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the free throw | 30-43 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 30-43 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jim Graham | 30-43 |
| 13:16 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-43 |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the tip | 30-43 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | James Blanks hits the follow up shot | 30-45 |
| 12:54 | Michigan State | John Coffey is hacked by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG) John Coffey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Jim Graham, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 12:37 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 30-45 |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 30-45 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward is hacked by Thomas Poole - foul #1 on Thomas Poole, team foul #3 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF) Daniel Patterson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) James Blanks | |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 30-45 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan grabs the board | 30-45 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Ricky Williams | 30-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Thomas Poole (fresh) SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Legrand (fresh) 1 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. | |
| 11:28 | Michigan State | Christopher Robinson is called for the reach on Ricky Williams - foul #2 on Christopher Robinson, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Joseph Powers (C) Richard Sorrells, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SG) Kelly Dolphin | |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Thomas Poole clanks a jumper from just outside the lane | 30-45 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | William Legrand snags the defensive board | 30-45 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | James Blanks loses the ball out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Michael Woodcock (SF) Thomas Poole, Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| 10:28 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Jim Graham, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Joseph Powers - foul #2 on Joseph Powers, team foul #4 | 30-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ricky Williams (C) Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby (C) Christopher Robinson | |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the 1st free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 30-45 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan pulls down the rebound | 30-45 |
| 10:02 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits a pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Chad Sanders | 32-45 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the runner in the lane but he's hacked by Michael Woodcock - foul #1 on Michael Woodcock, team foul #5 | 32-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson (PF) Andrew Duncan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson (C) Alvin Willoughby | |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 32-46 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 32-47 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders is hacked by James Blanks - foul #2 on James Blanks, team foul #5 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Queen (SF) Michael Woodcock | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (SF) Chad Smith | |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Jim Queen is hacked by Kenneth Ward - foul #2 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #6 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells (SG) Chad Sanders | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:50 | Michigan State | Daniel Patterson clanks a jumper from the left wing | 32-47 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | William Legrand grabs the board | 32-47 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Ward and he's fouled by Jim Queen - foul #4 on Jim Queen, team foul #6 | 32-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan (PF), Joseph Powers (C) Daniel Patterson, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Christopher Robinson | |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham makes the free throw | 32-50 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 08:09 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 35-50 |
| 07:45 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby can't connect on a fadeaway in the paint | 35-50 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham hits the follow up shot | 35-52 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Sorrells (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jim Queen (fresh) 4 pf. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Joseph Powers (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 3 ast. SG - James Blanks (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Jim Graham (fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - William Legrand (tiring) 1 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) 2 blk. | |
| 07:32 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan misses the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 35-52 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham gets the rebound | 35-52 |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses long on a jumper from the free throw line | 35-52 |
| 07:23 | Wisconsin | James Blanks hits the follow up shot | 35-54 |
| 07:14 | Michigan State | Jim Queen hits a 3 from straight away on a great pass from Richard Sorrells | 38-54 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills is fouled in the backcourt by John Coffey - foul #1 on John Coffey, team foul #7 | 38-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (PG), Chad Sanders (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF) John Coffey, Richard Sorrells, Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) James Blanks, Jim Graham, Alvin Willoughby | |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:12 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 38-56 |
| 06:55 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Michael Woodcock | 41-56 |
| 06:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the jumper from the right wing | 41-56 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson tips it in | 41-58 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 41-58 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | William Legrand snags the defensive board | 41-58 |
| 06:17 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson lays it in | 41-60 |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Aaron Mills steals the ball from Andrew Duncan | 41-60 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith comes up short on the jump hook near the basket | 41-60 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Chad Sanders | 41-60 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Coffey (PG), Jim Queen (SF), Ricky Williams (C) Thomas Poole, Michael Woodcock, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), James Blanks (SG) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin | |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | John Coffey scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Chad Sanders | 43-60 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | William Legrand comes up short on the turnaround from close range but he's fouled by Jim Queen - foul #5 on Jim Queen, team foul #8 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock (SF) Jim Queen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | William Legrand misses the 1st free throw | 43-60 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | William Legrand misses the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Andrew Duncan steals the ball from William Legrand | 43-60 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders clanks a fadeaway from the left block | 43-60 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward grabs the defensive rebound | 43-60 |
| 04:07 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward clanks a jumpshot from the left wing | 43-60 |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Chad Sanders pulls down the rebound | 43-60 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Chad Smith blocks the jumper by Andrew Duncan | 43-60 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams grabs the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 03:41 | Michigan State | John Coffey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right side | 43-60 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock misses the tip | 43-60 |
| 03:38 | Michigan State | John Coffey tips it home | 45-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Coffey (fresh) 13 pts. 3 ast. SG - Chad Sanders (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. SF - Michael Woodcock (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Andrew Duncan (fresh) 12 pts. 2 reb. C - Ricky Williams (fresh) 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 stl. PF - William Legrand (tiring) 1 pts. 9 reb. 2 stl. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 15 pts. 10 reb. | |
| 03:09 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 45-60 |
| 03:08 | Michigan State | Ricky Williams pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses long on a shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Christopher Robinson | 45-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:42 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 45-60 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Michael Woodcock pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner on a great pass from John Coffey | 48-60 |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | James Blanks is hacked by Chad Sanders - foul #2 on Chad Sanders, team foul #9 | 48-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Poole (SG), Richard Sorrells (SF), Joseph Powers (C) Chad Sanders, Michael Woodcock, Ricky Williams | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Jim Graham (SF), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, William Legrand, Christopher Robinson | |
| 02:06 | Wisconsin | James Blanks misses the 1st free throw | 48-60 |
| 02:06 | Michigan State | Andrew Duncan snags the defensive board | 48-60 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | John Coffey makes the fadeaway from the right block set up by Andrew Duncan | 50-60 |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby misses the shot from the right block | 50-60 |
| 01:23 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson tips it in | 50-62 |
| 01:16 | Michigan State | Richard Sorrells throws a bad pass out of bounds | 50-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Chad Sanders (SG), Michael Woodcock (SF), Ricky Williams (C) Thomas Poole, Richard Sorrells, Joseph Powers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) James Blanks | |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby's pass is intercepted by Chad Sanders | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | John Coffey misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-62 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin scores on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 50-64 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Jim Graham swats the short shot by John Coffey | 50-64 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson grabs the board | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills runs out the clock | 50-64 |