| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - Albert Scott (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Jeffrey Sultan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Rafael Watson (fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fruge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 10 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan inbounds the ball | 27-36 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge comes up short on the driving attempt from the right block but he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Eric Ansley, team foul #1 | 27-36 |
| 19:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge misses the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 19:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses the easy layup | 28-36 |
| 19:44 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the offensive rebound | 28-36 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz drills a runner in the lane set up by Leonard Thompson | 28-38 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson clanks a shot from the left side | 28-38 |
| 19:19 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 28-38 |
| 19:14 | Michigan State | Michael Kozak takes the ball from Leonard Thompson in the backcourt | 28-38 |
| 19:03 | Wisconsin | Leonard Thompson picks off the pass by Jeffrey Sultan | 28-38 |
| 18:59 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley slams it home on a great pass from Leonard Thompson | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott misses long on a fadeaway from close range but he's fouled by Jonathan Chappell - foul #1 on Jonathan Chappell, team foul #2 | 28-40 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 29-40 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 18:31 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 30-40 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley grabs the offensive board | 30-40 |
| 18:19 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Walter Knowles, team foul #3 | 30-40 |
| 18:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 30-40 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles blows the layup | 30-40 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge gets the rebound | 30-40 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak clanks a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Leonard Thompson - foul #1 on Leonard Thompson, team foul #4 | 30-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Roy Hill (C) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak makes the 1st free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses the 2nd free throw | 31-40 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 31-40 |
| 17:08 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 31-40 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jeffrey Sultan | 31-40 |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 34-40 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman scores on a shot from the baseline and he's fouled by Robert Fruge - foul #1 on Robert Fruge, team foul #1 | 34-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG), Jonathan Chappell (C) Eric Ansley, Roy Hill | |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the free throw | 34-42 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson grabs the defensive rebound | 34-42 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Jeffrey Sultan | 37-42 |
| 15:51 | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 37-42 |
| 15:50 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott grabs the board | 37-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Albert Scott (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Jeffrey Sultan (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. PF - Rafael Watson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - Robert Fruge (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Glass (fresh) SF - Patrick Wilkinson (fresh) PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson hits a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Jeffrey Sultan | 39-42 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | Robert Fruge swats the short shot by Patrick Weissman | 39-42 |
| 15:17 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the offensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the shot from just outside the lane | 39-42 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge grabs the defensive rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:39 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge grabs the offensive board | 39-42 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 39-42 |
| 14:20 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Patrick Weissman | 39-42 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Michael Kozak steals the ball from Leonard Thompson | 39-42 |
| 14:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 39-42 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman pulls down the rebound | 39-42 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman comes up short on the turnaround in the paint | 39-42 |
| 13:51 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell tips it in | 39-44 |
| 13:33 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Jeffrey Sultan, team foul #2 | 39-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Douglass (SG), Bryan Larios (SF), John Replenski (PF), Ricky Tallent (C) Albert Scott, Jeffrey Sultan, Rafael Watson, Robert Fruge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Clarence Opitz (PF), Roy Hill (C) Leonard Thompson, Michael Glass, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 13:07 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz is hacked by John Replenski - foul #2 on John Replenski, team foul #3 | 39-44 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Michael Kozak - foul #1 on Michael Kozak, team foul #4 | 39-44 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:50 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the 2nd free throw | 39-45 |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | John Replenski gets the rebound | 39-45 |
| 12:27 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent's floater is tipped away by Clarence Opitz | 39-45 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Bryan Larios tips it in | 41-45 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #2 on Walter Knowles, team foul #5 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG) John Kindel | |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak buries a 3pt jumper from straight away | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (tiring) 17 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Douglass (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Bryan Larios (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Replenski (fresh) 4 reb. C - Ricky Tallent (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SF - Walter Knowles (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. C - Roy Hill (fresh) | |
| 11:32 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson's fadeaway is rejected by Ricky Tallent | 44-45 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz tips it in | 44-47 |
| 11:16 | Wisconsin | Walter Knowles steals it from John Replenski | 44-47 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson clanks a jumpshot from the right wing but he's fouled by John Replenski - foul #3 on John Replenski, team foul #5 | 44-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (PG), Jeffrey Sultan (SF), Rafael Watson (PF), Robert Fruge (C) Michael Kozak, Bryan Larios, John Replenski, Ricky Tallent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) Walter Knowles, Clarence Opitz, Roy Hill | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 44-48 |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-49 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Eric Ansley - foul #2 on Eric Ansley, team foul #6 | 44-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG) Leonard Thompson | |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 45-49 |
| 10:42 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 46-49 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley clanks a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 46-49 |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge snags the defensive board | 46-49 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan double dribbles | 46-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Replenski (PF) James Douglass | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Glass (SG) Eric Ansley | |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman scores on a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Kindel and he's hacked by Jeffrey Sultan - foul #4 on Jeffrey Sultan, team foul #6 | 46-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Douglass (SF) Jeffrey Sultan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Walter Knowles (SF) John Kindel, Michael Glass | |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman makes the free throw | 46-52 |
| 09:12 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-52 |
| 09:11 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles gets the rebound | 46-52 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell drills a 3pt attempt from the right corner on a nice dish by Walter Knowles | 46-55 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from close range | 46-55 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Walter Knowles | 46-55 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | John Replenski takes the ball from Patrick Wilkinson | 46-55 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson hits a jumper from close range | 48-55 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses long on a shot from the left side | 48-55 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | John Replenski gets the rebound | 48-55 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Patrick Wilkinson takes the ball from Albert Scott | 48-55 |
| 07:41 | Michigan State | John Replenski picks off the pass by Patrick Wilkinson | 48-55 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Albert Scott (tiring) 6 pts. SG - Rafael Watson (tiring) 8 pts. SF - James Douglass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Replenski (fairly fresh) 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Fruge (tiring) 3 pts. 5 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Leonard Thompson (tiring) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Patrick Wilkinson (fairly fresh) SF - Walter Knowles (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Weissman (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Jonathan Chappell (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Wisconsin | James Douglass hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-55 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell grabs the defensive rebound | 48-55 |
| 06:59 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles makes the 3pt jumper from straight away | 48-58 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint but he's hacked by Walter Knowles - foul #3 on Walter Knowles, team foul #7 | 48-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak (PG), Jeffrey Sultan (SF), Bryan Larios (PF), Ricky Tallent (C) Albert Scott, James Douglass, John Replenski, Robert Fruge | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Eric Ansley (SG), Clarence Opitz (PF), Roy Hill (C) Leonard Thompson, Patrick Wilkinson, Patrick Weissman, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson makes the 1st free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:36 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 49-58 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz grabs the defensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses badly on a jumper from the free throw line but he's hacked by Bryan Larios - foul #2 on Bryan Larios, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Seidel (SG) Rafael Watson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | John Kindel steals the ball from Michael Kozak | 49-60 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Roy Hill is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Roy Hill, team foul #8 | 49-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman (SF) Walter Knowles | |
| 05:29 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan scores on a 3 from straight away | 52-60 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | John Kindel makes the floater from the free throw line set up by Eric Ansley | 52-62 |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Ricky Tallent can't connect on a shot from the free throw line | 52-62 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley pulls down the rebound | 52-62 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Michael Seidel is called for the reach on Eric Ansley - foul #1 on Michael Seidel, team foul #8 | 52-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Douglass (SG), Rafael Watson (PF) Michael Seidel, Bryan Larios | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jerry Poch (C) Roy Hill | |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 1st free throw | 52-63 |
| 04:32 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley makes the 2nd free throw | 52-64 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Sultan misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 52-64 |
| 04:08 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak tips it back up and in | 54-64 |
| 03:46 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz makes the turnaround in the paint | 54-66 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:28 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 54-66 |
| 03:27 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley snags the defensive board | 54-66 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Michael Kozak (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - James Douglass (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Jeffrey Sultan (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Rafael Watson (tiring) 9 pts. C - Ricky Tallent (fairly fresh) 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - John Kindel (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Eric Ansley (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. SF - Patrick Weissman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. PF - Clarence Opitz (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 8 reb. 3 blk. C - Jerry Poch (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | Clarence Opitz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 54-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Albert Scott (SG), John Replenski (PF), Robert Fruge (C) James Douglass, Rafael Watson, Ricky Tallent | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Roy Hill (PF), Jonathan Chappell (C) John Kindel, Eric Ansley, Patrick Weissman, Clarence Opitz, Jerry Poch | |
| 02:51 | Wisconsin | Michael Kozak misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 54-66 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson pulls down the rebound | 54-66 |
| 02:50 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-66 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Ansley (SG), Walter Knowles (SF), Patrick Weissman (PF) Michael Glass, Patrick Wilkinson, Roy Hill | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Eric Ansley drills a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Patrick Weissman | 54-69 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott's floater is tipped away by Patrick Weissman | 54-69 |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 54-69 |
| 02:02 | Michigan State | Leonard Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Walter Knowles misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 54-69 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman tips it home | 54-71 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | John Replenski clanks a 3 from the left corner | 54-71 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Robert Fruge grabs the offensive board | 54-71 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | John Replenski hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 54-71 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Jonathan Chappell gets the rebound | 54-71 |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman is fouled on the floor by John Replenski - foul #4 on John Replenski, team foul #9 | 54-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson (PF) John Replenski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Kindel (PG), Michael Glass (SG), Patrick Wilkinson (SF), Roy Hill (C) Leonard Thompson, Eric Ansley, Walter Knowles, Jonathan Chappell | |
| 01:18 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman misses the 1st free throw | 54-71 |
| 01:18 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson grabs the board | 54-71 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 54-71 |
| 01:06 | Wisconsin | Rafael Watson tips it back up and in | 56-71 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | John Kindel misses the shot from just outside the lane | 56-71 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Roy Hill snags the offensive board | 56-71 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Roy Hill comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 56-71 |
| 00:23 | Michigan State | Patrick Weissman hits the follow up shot | 56-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott clanks a shot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Michael Glass - foul #1 on Michael Glass, team foul #9 | 56-73 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 1st free throw | 57-73 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Albert Scott makes the 2nd free throw | 58-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | John Kindel runs out the clock | 58-73 |