| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 9 pts. SF - William Moffat (fresh) PF - Keith Headen (fresh) 3 pts. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Gordon Street (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky inbounds the ball | 28-27 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:47 | Washington State | Gordon Street grabs the offensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:35 | Washington State | Roger Spears comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right corner | 28-27 |
| 19:33 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen grabs the defensive rebound | 28-27 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster is fouled on the floor by Robert Brown - foul #1 on Robert Brown, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco is denied on a dunk by Robert Brown | 28-27 |
| 18:45 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco snags the offensive board | 28-27 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #1 | 28-27 |
| 18:12 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher hits the front of the rim on the shot near the basket | 28-27 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen pulls down the rebound | 28-27 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | William Moffat is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on William Moffat, team foul #2 | 28-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Molnar (SF), Robert Wallace (PF), Buddy Phan (C) William Moffat, Keith Headen, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Washington State | Ratko Broski (SG), Nathan Sydow (SF), Milo Romano (C) Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, Robert Brown | |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher hits a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Milo Romano and the foul's on Robert Wallace - foul #3 on Robert Wallace, team foul #3 | 28-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Headen (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 17:29 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the free throw | 28-29 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Buddy Phan gets the rebound | 28-29 |
| 17:02 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from James McKinney | 31-29 |
| 16:43 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher hits a turnaround from close range on a nice dish by Nathan Sydow | 31-31 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | Buddy Phan is whistled for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (PG), William Moffat (SF), Edmundo Greco (C) James McKinney, David Molnar, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Gordon Street (SG), Wayne Lucky (SF), John Taylor (PF), Robert Brown (C) Roger Spears, Ratko Broski, Nathan Sydow, Jeffrey Brasher, Milo Romano | |
| 16:02 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky misses badly on a shot from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 16:00 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky pulls down the offensive rebound | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Lawrence Price (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Brewster (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - William Moffat (fresh) PF - Buddy Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Edmundo Greco (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Gordon Street (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 reb. C - Robert Brown (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:52 | Washington State | John Taylor double dribbles | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Wallace (SG) Travis Brewster | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is doubleteamed and called for traveling | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG) Buddy Phan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:12 | Washington State | Gordon Street is fouled on the floor by William Moffat - foul #3 on William Moffat, team foul #4 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG) Mauricio Bruno | |
| 14:54 | Washington State | Gordon Street banks in the layup set up by Roger Spears | 31-33 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 31-33 |
| 14:35 | Washington State | Robert Brown pulls down the rebound | 31-33 |
| 14:11 | Washington State | Edmundo Greco denies the turnaround by Robert Brown | 31-33 |
| 14:09 | Washington State | John Taylor tips it home | 31-35 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 31-35 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Edmundo Greco | 31-35 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | James McKinney misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 31-35 |
| 13:16 | Washington State | The rebound goes to John Taylor | 31-35 |
| 12:51 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky banks in the layup on a nice dish by Roger Spears | 31-37 |
| 12:35 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco lays it in | 33-37 |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Robert Brown slams it home and the foul's on Edmundo Greco - foul #3 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #5 | 33-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (SG), David Molnar (SF), Keith Headen (PF), Buddy Phan (C) Lawrence Price, William Moffat, Robert Wallace, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Nathan Sydow (SF), Jeffrey Brasher (PF) Roger Spears, Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, John Taylor | |
| 12:24 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the free throw | 33-39 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen snags the defensive board | 33-39 |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 33-39 |
| 11:57 | Washington State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 33-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Brewster (fresh) 12 pts. SF - David Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Keith Headen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - Buddy Phan (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Mauricio Bruno (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 stl. SF - Nathan Sydow (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow misses short on a 3 from the right corner | 33-39 |
| 11:49 | Washington State | Robert Brown tips it back up and in | 33-41 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 33-41 |
| 11:22 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen tips it in | 35-41 |
| 11:04 | Washington State | Robert Brown misses the turnaround from close range | 35-41 |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | David Molnar pulls down the rebound | 35-41 |
| 10:45 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 35-41 |
| 10:44 | Washington State | Robert Brown snags the defensive board | 35-41 |
| 10:42 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno's pass is intercepted by Travis Brewster in the backcourt | 35-41 |
| 10:41 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster lays it in | 37-41 |
| 10:16 | Washington State | Nathan Sydow clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 10:15 | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno pulls down the offensive rebound | 37-41 |
| 09:53 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Jeffrey Brasher, team foul #2 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (PG), Robert Wallace (SF), Edmundo Greco (C) James McKinney, David Molnar, Buddy Phan | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG), Terry Gowin (SF), Milo Romano (C) Mauricio Bruno, Nathan Sydow, Robert Brown | |
| 09:24 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 40-41 |
| 09:15 | Washington State | Roger Spears connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 40-44 |
| 08:52 | Wisconsin | Terry Gowin steals the ball from Robert Wallace | 40-44 |
| 08:35 | Washington State | Ratko Broski is hacked by Travis Brewster - foul #1 on Travis Brewster, team foul #6 | 40-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), William Moffat (SF) Lawrence Price, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gordon Street (SG), Wayne Lucky (SF), John Taylor (PF) Ratko Broski, Terry Gowin, Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 08:24 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky blows the layup | 40-44 |
| 08:23 | Wisconsin | James McKinney snags the defensive board | 40-44 |
| 08:07 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster buries a jumper from the left side | 42-44 |
| 07:52 | Washington State | Gordon Street misses the jumpshot from the right side | 42-44 |
| 07:50 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco grabs the board | 42-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James McKinney (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Brewster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - William Moffat (fresh) 3 pf. PF - Robert Wallace (fairly fresh) 3 pf. C - Edmundo Greco (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Gordon Street (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Wayne Lucky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Milo Romano (fresh) | |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster hits the front of the rim on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 42-44 |
| 07:42 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky snags the defensive board | 42-44 |
| 07:26 | Washington State | John Taylor banks in the layup set up by Roger Spears and he's fouled by Robert Wallace - foul #4 on Robert Wallace, team foul #7 | 42-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (PG), Keith Headen (PF), Buddy Phan (C) James McKinney, Robert Wallace, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 07:26 | Washington State | John Taylor makes the free throw | 42-47 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | John Taylor is called for the reach on William Moffat - foul #1 on John Taylor, team foul #3 | 42-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Molnar (SF) William Moffat | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Brown (C) Milo Romano | |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 42-47 |
| 06:39 | Washington State | Robert Brown grabs the defensive rebound | 42-47 |
| 06:35 | Washington State | Roger Spears hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 42-47 |
| 06:34 | Wisconsin | David Molnar snags the defensive board | 42-47 |
| 06:12 | Wisconsin | David Molnar misses long on a jumper from the right side | 42-47 |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky gets the rebound | 42-47 |
| 05:54 | Washington State | Robert Brown dunks the ball | 42-49 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen throws a bad pass out of bounds | 42-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Robert Wallace (SG), William Moffat (SF), Edmundo Greco (C) Lawrence Price, Travis Brewster, David Molnar, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Mauricio Bruno (PG), Ratko Broski (SG), Nathan Sydow (SF), Jeffrey Brasher (PF), Milo Romano (C) Roger Spears, Gordon Street, Wayne Lucky, John Taylor, Robert Brown | |
| 05:19 | Washington State | William Moffat steals it from Mauricio Bruno | 42-49 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | James McKinney misses the easy layup | 42-49 |
| 04:55 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher snags the defensive board | 42-49 |
| 04:50 | Washington State | Ratko Broski buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Brasher | 42-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+3) | |
| 04:32 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco makes the runner from the left block set up by Buddy Phan and he's fouled by Ratko Broski - foul #2 on Ratko Broski, team foul #4 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (SG) Buddy Phan | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:32 | Wisconsin | Edmundo Greco misses the free throw | 44-52 |
| 04:32 | Washington State | Milo Romano gets the rebound | 44-52 |
| 04:17 | Washington State | Ratko Broski is fouled on the floor by Robert Wallace - foul #5 on Robert Wallace, team foul #8 | 44-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Keith Headen (PF) Robert Wallace | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 04:17 | Washington State | Ratko Broski makes the 1st free throw | 44-53 |
| 04:17 | Washington State | Ratko Broski makes the 2nd free throw | 44-54 |
| 04:03 | Wisconsin | Ratko Broski picks off the pass by James McKinney | 44-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:44 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Keith Headen - foul #3 on Keith Headen, team foul #9 | 44-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price (PG), David Molnar (SF) James McKinney, William Moffat | |
| Subs | Washington State | Roger Spears (PG), Robert Brown (C) Mauricio Bruno, Milo Romano | |
| 03:44 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher misses the 1st free throw | 44-54 |
| 03:44 | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher makes the 2nd free throw | 44-55 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Lawrence Price (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Travis Brewster (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 stl. SF - David Molnar (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Keith Headen (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Edmundo Greco (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Roger Spears (fresh) 11 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ratko Broski (fresh) 8 pts. 3 stl. SF - Nathan Sydow (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Jeffrey Brasher (fresh) 12 pts. 4 reb. C - Robert Brown (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line but he's hacked by Roger Spears - foul #3 on Roger Spears, team foul #5 | 44-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Wayne Lucky (SF), John Taylor (C) Nathan Sydow, Robert Brown | |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen misses the 1st free throw | 44-55 |
| 03:27 | Wisconsin | Keith Headen makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 03:12 | Washington State | Edmundo Greco is called for the reach on John Taylor - foul #4 on Edmundo Greco, team foul #10 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Gordon Street (SG) Ratko Broski | |
| 03:12 | Washington State | John Taylor makes the 1st free throw | 45-56 |
| 03:12 | Washington State | John Taylor makes the 2nd free throw | 45-57 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | David Molnar pulls down the offensive rebound | 45-57 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 45-57 |
| 02:44 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Brasher | 45-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Roger Spears misses short on a jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by David Molnar - foul #1 on David Molnar, team foul #11 | 45-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James McKinney (PG), Buddy Phan (C) Travis Brewster, Edmundo Greco | |
| Subs | Washington State | Milo Romano (C) Jeffrey Brasher | |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Roger Spears makes the 1st free throw | 45-58 |
| 02:23 | Washington State | Roger Spears makes the 2nd free throw | 45-59 |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | James McKinney clanks a shot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Taylor - foul #2 on John Taylor, team foul #6 | 45-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jeffrey Brasher (PF) John Taylor | |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | James McKinney makes the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:16 | Wisconsin | James McKinney misses the 2nd free throw | 46-59 |
| 02:16 | Washington State | Milo Romano grabs the defensive rebound | 46-59 |
| 01:53 | Washington State | Milo Romano's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-59 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster (SG), Edmundo Greco (C) James McKinney, Keith Headen | |
| Subs | Washington State | Robert Brown (C) Milo Romano | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a floater from the right side but the foul's on Wayne Lucky - foul #1 on Wayne Lucky, team foul #7 | 46-59 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price misses the 1st free throw | 46-59 |
| 01:40 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Price makes the 2nd free throw | 47-59 |
| 01:11 | Washington State | Wayne Lucky hits the easy wide open finger roll | 47-61 |
| 00:46 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left side | 47-61 |
| 00:45 | Washington State | Gordon Street grabs the defensive rebound | 47-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:23 | Washington State | Robert Brown clanks a floater from the left block | 47-61 |
| 00:21 | Washington State | Gordon Street hits the follow up shot | 47-63 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Travis Brewster knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 50-63 |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Roger Spears runs out the clock | 50-63 |