| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sultan (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. PF - John Replenski (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Alejos (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles inbounds the ball | 14-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | James Douglass steps in front of the Walter Knowles pass | 14-23 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Walter Knowles swats the dunk try by Michael Kozak | 14-23 |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan tips it home | 14-25 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is fouled on the floor by Rodney Alejos - foul #2 on Rodney Alejos, team foul #1 | 14-25 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson is hacked by Jeffrey Sultan - foul #1 on Jeffrey Sultan, team foul #2 | 14-25 |
| 18:46 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Patrick Wilkinson is blocked by Rodney Alejos | 14-25 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak gets the rebound | 14-25 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan connects on the turnaround from the baseline | 14-27 |
| 17:57 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz buries a runner in the lane on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 16-27 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | John Replenski misses the dunk | 16-27 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | John Replenski comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 16-27 |
| 17:09 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz snags the defensive board | 16-27 |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Rodney Alejos swats the shot by Patrick Wilkinson | 16-27 |
| 17:02 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson gets the offensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson comes up short on the floater from the left side | 16-27 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos grabs the defensive rebound | 16-27 |
| 16:22 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the jumpshot from the free throw line set up by Michael Kozak | 16-29 |
| 16:09 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Leonard Thompson | 19-29 |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan comes up short on the turnaround from the left block | 19-29 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | James Douglass can't tip it in | 19-29 |
| 15:42 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 19-29 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Sultan (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 reb. SF - James Douglass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - John Replenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Rodney Alejos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles can't connect on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 19-29 |
| 15:21 | Wisconsin | John Replenski gets the rebound | 19-29 |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos loses the dribble to Jonathan Chappell | 19-29 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz hits a shot from the free throw line | 21-29 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Chappell is called for the reach on Rodney Alejos - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #1 | 21-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), John Kindel (SF), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | Andrew Wilson is called for the reach on John Replenski - foul #2 on Andrew Wilson, team foul #2 | 21-29 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan lays it in on a great pass from Rodney Alejos and the foul's on Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #3 | 21-31 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the free throw | 21-32 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses badly on a shot from the left side | 21-32 |
| 13:21 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the follow up shot | 23-32 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan misses the 3 pointer from the left corner | 23-32 |
| 12:56 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the board | 23-32 |
| 12:34 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman loses the dribble to Rodney Alejos | 23-32 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan grabs the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Michael Glass - foul #2 on Michael Glass, team foul #4 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Leonard Thompson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson (PF), Robert Fruge (C) John Replenski, Rodney Alejos | |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 1st free throw | 23-33 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 2nd free throw | 23-34 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 3rd free throw | 23-35 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is hacked by Robert Fruge - foul #1 on Robert Fruge, team foul #3 | 23-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Michael Glass, Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent (C) Jeffrey Sultan | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (tiring) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Rafael Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - James Douglass (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. PF - Robert Fruge (fresh) C - Ricky Tallent (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Michael Kozak steals it from Christopher Baker | 23-35 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak banks in the layup | 23-37 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell comes up short on the floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by James Douglass - foul #3 on James Douglass, team foul #4 | 23-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell makes the 1st free throw | 24-37 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell misses the 2nd free throw | 24-37 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent pulls down the rebound | 24-37 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent scores on a shot from the right block and the foul's on Patrick Wilkinson - foul #3 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #5 | 24-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent makes the free throw | 24-40 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 27-40 |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak is denied on a layup by Jonathan Chappell | 27-40 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak tips it in | 27-42 |
| 09:46 | Michigan State | Michael Kozak steals the ball from Walter Knowles | 27-42 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses the easy layup | 27-42 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell snags the defensive board | 27-42 |
| 09:28 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles banks in the layup | 29-42 |
| 09:05 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge connects on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Michael Kozak | 29-44 |
| 08:59 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell can't finish the layup | 29-44 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson pulls down the rebound | 29-44 |
| 08:41 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge is hacked by Patrick Wilkinson - foul #4 on Patrick Wilkinson, team foul #6 | 29-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (SF), Christopher Baker (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan (SG), John Replenski (PF), Rodney Alejos (C) Michael Kozak, Robert Fruge, Ricky Tallent | |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson is hacked by John Kindel - foul #1 on John Kindel, team foul #7 | 29-44 |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson misses the 1st free throw | 29-44 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman snags the defensive board | 29-44 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | Rafael Watson steps in front of the Michael Glass pass | 29-44 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | James Douglass scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 29-47 |
| 07:39 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses long on a driving attempt in the lane | 29-47 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker snags the offensive board | 29-47 |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Michael Glass is hacked by Rodney Alejos - foul #3 on Rodney Alejos, team foul #5 | 29-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell (C) Patrick Weissman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fresh) SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Andrew Wilson (fresh) PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rafael Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SG - Jeffrey Sultan (fairly fresh) 20 pts. 4 reb. SF - James Douglass (tiring) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - John Replenski (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. C - Rodney Alejos (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 5 blk. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell dunks the ball | 31-47 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan misses badly on a shot from the left wing but he's hacked by Michael Glass - foul #3 on Michael Glass, team foul #8 | 31-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Patrick Wilkinson (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF) John Kindel, Michael Glass, Andrew Wilson, Christopher Baker | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak (PG) James Douglass | |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 1st free throw | 31-48 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 2nd free throw | 31-49 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the jump hook in the paint but he's fouled by Rafael Watson - foul #2 on Rafael Watson, team foul #6 | 31-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Andrew Wilson (PF), Patrick Weissman (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses the 1st free throw | 31-49 |
| 06:22 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 2nd free throw | 32-49 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 32-49 |
| 06:03 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan snags the offensive board | 32-49 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 05:47 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson gets the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:21 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos misses the shot from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | Michael Glass pulls down the rebound | 32-49 |
| 05:14 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles comes up short on the floater near the basket | 32-49 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos grabs the board | 32-49 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | John Kindel gets the rebound | 32-49 |
| 04:38 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 32-49 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson grabs the offensive rebound | 32-49 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | John Kindel knocks in the shot from the left wing | 34-49 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos's layup is rejected by Walter Knowles | 34-49 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak snags the offensive board | 34-49 |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | John Replenski misses long on a jumper from the left side | 34-49 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson pulls down the rebound | 34-49 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses short on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Sultan - foul #2 on Jeffrey Sultan, team foul #7 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Christopher Baker (PF) Walter Knowles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Douglass (SF), Robert Fruge (PF), Ricky Tallent (C) Rafael Watson, John Replenski, Rodney Alejos | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 34-49 |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson makes the 2nd free throw | 35-49 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SG - Michael Glass (fairly fresh) 3 pf. SF - Andrew Wilson (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Baker (fresh) C - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (tiring) 7 pts. 4 ast. 3 stl. SG - Jeffrey Sultan (tiring) 22 pts. 5 reb. SF - James Douglass (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 stl. 3 pf. PF - Robert Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Ricky Tallent (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak hits the finger roll on a great pass from Jeffrey Sultan and he's hacked by Patrick Weissman - foul #1 on Patrick Weissman, team foul #9 | 35-51 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses the free throw | 35-51 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent grabs the offensive board | 35-51 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Andrew Wilson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Sultan | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | John Kindel clanks a fadeaway in the lane | 35-51 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent snags the defensive board | 35-51 |
| 02:04 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge misses long on a shot from the right side | 35-51 |
| 02:03 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker grabs the defensive rebound | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson is hacked by Ricky Tallent - foul #1 on Ricky Tallent, team foul #8 | 35-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Replenski (PF), Rodney Alejos (C) Robert Fruge, Ricky Tallent | |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | James Douglass grabs the board | 35-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:37 | Wisconsin | James Douglass hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 35-51 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | John Kindel grabs the board | 35-51 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 35-51 |
| 01:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Michael Kozak | 35-51 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Michael Glass is called for the reach on Jeffrey Sultan - foul #4 on Michael Glass, team foul #10 | 35-51 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan misses the 1st free throw | 35-51 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan makes the 2nd free throw | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Christopher Baker misses badly on a jumper from close range | 35-52 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the offensive board | 35-52 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 35-52 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Rodney Alejos grabs the board | 35-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan can't connect on a runner in the paint | 35-52 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Andrew Wilson snags the defensive board | 35-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | John Kindel buries a driving attempt from the baseline and he's hacked by Rodney Alejos - foul #4 on Rodney Alejos, team foul #9 | 37-52 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the free throw | 37-52 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | John Replenski grabs the defensive rebound | 37-52 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak runs out the clock | 37-52 |