| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) SG - James Blanks (fresh) SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - William Legrand (fresh) C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) SF - Byron Weir (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | William Legrand wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a triangle offense and a 2-3 zone (-2) | |
| 19:47 | Wisconsin | Kevin Carreras is called for the reach on Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kevin Carreras, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson's pass is intercepted by Byron Weir | 0-0 |
| 19:23 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the finger roll set up by Byron Weir | 0-2 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward hits a 3pt shot from the left corner | 3-2 |
| 18:42 | Penn State | Thurman Walters travels with the ball | 3-2 |
| 18:13 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson drills a fadeaway from the left wing on a nice dish by William Legrand | 5-2 |
| 17:59 | Penn State | Christopher Robinson swats the short shot by William McHalffey | 5-2 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 5-2 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | James Blanks buries a 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Kenneth Ward | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range but he's fouled by Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Kenneth Ward, team foul #1 | 8-2 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Kelly Dolphin (SG), Jim Graham (SF), Mark Nelson (PF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, James Blanks, Chad Smith, William Legrand, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the 1st free throw | 8-2 |
| 17:02 | Penn State | Thurman Walters makes the 2nd free throw | 8-3 |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson's dunk attempt is rejected by Kevin Carreras | 8-3 |
| 16:49 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras gets the rebound | 8-3 |
| 16:29 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 8-3 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin | Alvin Willoughby grabs the board | 8-3 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin makes the 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Aaron Mills | 11-3 |
| 16:05 | Penn State | Mark Nelson steals the ball from William McHalffey | 11-3 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses short on a shot from the baseline | 11-3 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Mark Nelson grabs the offensive rebound | 11-3 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Aaron Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jim Graham (fresh) PF - Mark Nelson (fresh) C - Alvin Willoughby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fresh) PF - William McHalffey (fresh) C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin drills a 3 pointer from the left wing | 14-3 |
| 15:09 | Penn State | Kelly Dolphin picks off the pass by Kevin Carreras | 14-3 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham drills a shot from the free throw line set up by Aaron Mills | 16-3 |
| 14:29 | Penn State | William McHalffey knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kevin Carreras | 16-5 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 16-5 |
| 13:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the defensive rebound | 16-5 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is fouled on the floor by Mark Nelson - foul #1 on Mark Nelson, team foul #2 | 16-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), James Blanks (SG), Chad Smith (SF), William Legrand (PF), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, Jim Graham, Mark Nelson, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Marijan Kiedrowski (PG), Andrew Gregg (SG), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Franjo Zenor, Kevin Carreras | |
| 13:28 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Byron Weir | 16-8 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | William Legrand hits the finger roll set up by Kenneth Ward | 18-8 |
| 12:46 | Penn State | Byron Weir knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Marijan Kiedrowski | 18-10 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith's layup is rejected by William McHalffey | 18-10 |
| 12:23 | Penn State | William McHalffey gets the rebound | 18-10 |
| 12:16 | Penn State | William Legrand denies the turnaround by William McHalffey | 18-10 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson pulls down the rebound | 18-10 |
| 11:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward makes the 3 from the right wing set up by Chad Smith | 21-10 |
| 11:28 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 21-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Franjo Zenor (SG), Kevin Carreras (C) Marijan Kiedrowski, Andrew Gregg, William Smith | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fresh) PF - William Legrand (fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Thurman Walters (fresh) 1 pts. SG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - William McHalffey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Kevin Carreras (fresh) | |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 21-10 |
| 11:00 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the offensive board | 21-10 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits the front of the rim on the floater from the free throw line | 21-10 |
| 10:36 | Penn State | Byron Weir grabs the board | 21-10 |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Byron Weir is hacked by James Blanks - foul #1 on James Blanks, team foul #3 | 21-10 |
| 10:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor is hacked by Chad Smith - foul #1 on Chad Smith, team foul #4 | 21-10 |
| 09:56 | Penn State | William McHalffey is called for traveling | 21-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 09:32 | Wisconsin | William McHalffey takes the ball from Chad Smith | 21-10 |
| 09:13 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor buries a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | Thurman Walters steals the ball from James Blanks | 21-13 |
| 08:53 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor misses the lay-in | 21-13 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Chad Smith | 21-13 |
| 08:37 | Wisconsin | James Blanks hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 21-13 |
| 08:36 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the tip | 21-13 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits the follow up shot | 23-13 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey scores on a driving attempt near the basket and he's hacked by William Legrand - foul #1 on William Legrand, team foul #5 | 23-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Jim Graham (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG), Byron Weir (SF), William Smith (C) Thurman Walters, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 08:18 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the free throw | 23-15 |
| 08:18 | Penn State | William Smith snags the offensive board | 23-15 |
| 08:07 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-15 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Byron Weir tips it back up and in | 23-17 |
| 07:44 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Jim Graham, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (PF) William McHalffey | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor can't connect on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by James Blanks - foul #2 on James Blanks, team foul #6 | 23-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kelly Dolphin (SG) James Blanks | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 1st free throw | 23-18 |
| 07:26 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor makes the 2nd free throw | 23-19 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Kelly Dolphin (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Legrand (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Byron Weir (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) C - William Smith (fresh) | |
| 07:03 | Wisconsin | Franjo Zenor is called for the reach on Kenneth Ward - foul #1 on Franjo Zenor, team foul #2 | 23-19 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Jim Graham (SF), Alvin Willoughby (C) Kenneth Ward, Chad Smith, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG) Franjo Zenor | |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | William Legrand comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 23-19 |
| 06:42 | Penn State | The rebound goes to William Smith | 23-19 |
| 06:23 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal connects on the fadeaway in the paint | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses badly on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Byron Weir - foul #1 on Byron Weir, team foul #3 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Chad Smith (SF), Christopher Robinson (C) Aaron Mills, Kelly Dolphin, Alvin Willoughby | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG), William McHalffey (PF), Kevin Carreras (C) Andrew Gregg, Dikembe Abdelal, William Smith | |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham misses the 2nd free throw | 23-21 |
| 06:02 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 23-21 |
| 05:44 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 23-21 |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson pulls down the rebound | 23-21 |
| 05:16 | Wisconsin | Jim Graham hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 23-21 |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey is fouled on the floor by William Legrand - foul #2 on William Legrand, team foul #7 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Blanks (SG), Mark Nelson (PF) Jim Graham, William Legrand | |
| Subs | Penn State | Andrew Gregg (SG) Thurman Walters | |
| 04:58 | Penn State | William McHalffey misses the 1st free throw | 23-21 |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the defensive rebound | 23-21 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses short on a fadeaway from the right block but he's hacked by William McHalffey - foul #1 on William McHalffey, team foul #4 | 23-21 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal (SF) Byron Weir | |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith makes the 1st free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 24-21 |
| 04:39 | Penn State | William McHalffey grabs the board | 24-21 |
| 04:33 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras lays it up and in on a nice dish by Franjo Zenor | 24-23 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Kevin Carreras steals it from Kenneth Ward | 24-23 |
| 03:56 | Penn State | Andrew Gregg throws a bad pass out of bounds | 24-23 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Legrand (PF) Mark Nelson | |
| Subs | Penn State | William Smith (C) William McHalffey | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson's floater is tipped away by Kevin Carreras | 24-23 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | Kevin Carreras grabs the board | 24-23 |
| 03:16 | Penn State | Dikembe Abdelal can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 24-23 |
| 03:15 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor tips it in | 24-25 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kenneth Ward (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - James Blanks (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Chad Smith (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - William Legrand (tiring) 2 pts. C - Christopher Robinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Franjo Zenor (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Andrew Gregg (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Dikembe Abdelal (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kevin Carreras (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. C - William Smith (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 24-25 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson grabs the offensive board | 24-25 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses badly on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by William Smith - foul #1 on William Smith, team foul #5 | 24-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG) Kenneth Ward | |
| Subs | Penn State | Thurman Walters (PG), Byron Weir (SF), William McHalffey (PF) Franjo Zenor, Dikembe Abdelal, Kevin Carreras | |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson makes the 1st free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Wisconsin | Christopher Robinson misses the 2nd free throw | 25-25 |
| 02:40 | Penn State | William Smith grabs the board | 25-25 |
| 02:11 | Penn State | William McHalffey buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Andrew Gregg | 25-27 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith hits a jumper from just outside the lane and he's hacked by Andrew Gregg - foul #1 on Andrew Gregg, team foul #6 | 27-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Ward (PG), Alvin Willoughby (C) Aaron Mills, Christopher Robinson | |
| Subs | Penn State | Raymond Bills (SG) Andrew Gregg | |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith misses the free throw | 27-27 |
| 01:51 | Penn State | William Smith snags the defensive board | 27-27 |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters drills a runner from the left block set up by Raymond Bills and he's hacked by Alvin Willoughby - foul #1 on Alvin Willoughby, team foul #8 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jim Graham (SF) Chad Smith | |
| Subs | Penn State | Franjo Zenor (SG) Raymond Bills | |
| 01:32 | Penn State | Thurman Walters misses the free throw | 27-29 |
| 01:32 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Legrand | 27-29 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | William Legrand is hacked by William McHalffey - foul #2 on William McHalffey, team foul #7 | 27-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Penn State | Kevin Carreras (C) William Smith | |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | William Legrand makes the 1st free throw | 28-29 |
| 01:17 | Wisconsin | William Legrand makes the 2nd free throw | 29-29 |
| 01:02 | Penn State | Byron Weir is called for a backcourt violation | 29-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Mills (PG), Chad Smith (SF) Kenneth Ward, Jim Graham | |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| 00:33 | Wisconsin | James Blanks's pass is intercepted by Franjo Zenor | 29-29 |
| 00:29 | Penn State | Franjo Zenor hits the finger roll | 29-31 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Chad Smith's layup is rejected by Kevin Carreras | 29-31 |
| 00:02 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Byron Weir | 29-31 |
| 00:00 | Penn State | Byron Weir hits the front of the rim on the fullcourt shot | 29-31 |