| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Davis (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fresh) 4 pts. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley inbounds the ball | 27-25 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis makes the floater from the left side | 29-25 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's fouled by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #1 | 29-25 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 1st free throw | 29-26 |
| 19:24 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf makes the 2nd free throw | 29-27 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Arthur Retzlaff steals it from Andrew Tinsley | 29-27 |
| 18:29 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf misses short on a jumper from the free throw line | 29-27 |
| 18:27 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the offensive board | 29-27 |
| 18:12 | Montana State | Bryan Richards steps in front of the Jeff Ross pass | 29-27 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Bruce Armour is called for the reach on Andrew Tinsley - foul #1 on Bruce Armour, team foul #1 | 29-27 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis is fouled on the floor by Bruce Armour - foul #2 on Bruce Armour, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 29-27 |
| 17:11 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the defensive board | 29-27 |
| 16:42 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon is hacked by Bryan Richards - foul #1 on Bryan Richards, team foul #2 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG), Dennis Bloch (C) Michael Carlos, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeff Ross, Bruce Armour, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 16:24 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses short on a shot from the left side | 29-27 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 29-27 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch is hacked by Terrell Rose - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | Douglas Nixon (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch misses long on a runner from the left block but he's fouled by Shawn McCaskin - foul #1 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #4 | 29-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Kyle Anderson | |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch misses the 1st free throw | 29-27 |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch makes the 2nd free throw | 30-27 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 2 stl. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 15:20 | Montana State | Michael Parker is fouled on the floor by Dennis Bloch - foul #2 on Dennis Bloch, team foul #3 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos (SG), Donald Smith (C) John Koloski, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF) Shawn McCaskin, Douglas Nixon | |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Bruce Armour hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Dingbang Chin - foul #2 on Dingbang Chin, team foul #4 | 30-27 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Dingbang Chin | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 15:01 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 30-29 |
| 14:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits the follow up shot | 32-29 |
| 14:27 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf buries a shot from the left side | 32-31 |
| 14:16 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 32-31 |
| 14:15 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Michael Parker | 32-31 |
| 13:51 | Montana State | Bruce Armour is hacked by Charles Davis - foul #3 on Charles Davis, team foul #5 | 32-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF) Andrew Tinsley, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Brian Middendorf | |
| 13:36 | Montana State | Jeff Ross is whistled for traveling | 32-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG) Michael Carlos | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG) Jeff Ross | |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith connects on the jumper from the left wing and he's fouled by Kyle Anderson - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #5 | 34-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF) Bruce Armour | |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the free throw | 35-31 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon scores on a jumpshot from the right wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant and the foul's on John Koloski - foul #1 on John Koloski, team foul #6 | 35-33 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Dennis Bloch (C) Nathan Cole, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | Brian Middendorf (C) Kyle Anderson | |
| 12:56 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon misses the free throw | 35-33 |
| 12:56 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Brian Middendorf | 35-33 |
| 12:35 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon knocks in the jumpshot from the left wing on a nice dish by Jeffrey Grant | 35-35 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch throws a bad pass out of bounds | 35-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG), Michael Carlos (SG), Bryan Richards (PF) Charles Davis, John Koloski, Loyd Reese | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Bruce Armour (SF) Jeffrey Grant, Shawn McCaskin | |
| 11:56 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff connects on the 3 from the right wing set up by Jeff Ross | 35-38 |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 35-38 |
| 11:28 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon gets the rebound | 35-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 10:59 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff is whistled for a carry trying to escape the doubleteam | 35-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG), Donald Smith (C) Dingbang Chin, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Michael Parker (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Arthur Retzlaff, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses long on a fadeaway from the right side | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Montana State | Bruce Armour grabs the defensive rebound | 35-38 |
| 10:12 | Montana State | Bruce Armour makes the runner near the basket set up by Terrell Rose | 35-40 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith knocks in the jumper from the right block set up by Michael Carlos | 37-40 |
| 09:30 | Montana State | Charles Davis takes the ball from Bruce Armour | 37-40 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos loses the dribble to Michael Parker | 37-40 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the dunk | 37-40 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis pulls down the rebound | 37-40 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | 3 seconds is called on Andrew Tinsley | 37-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SG), Nathan Cole (SF), Loyd Reese (PF) Michael Carlos, Andrew Tinsley, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Jeff Ross, Michael Parker, Bruce Armour, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 08:20 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon's pass is intercepted by Nathan Cole | 37-40 |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole buries a shot from the left block on a nice dish by John Koloski and he's hacked by Arthur Retzlaff - foul #2 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #6 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin (PG) Charles Davis | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:53 | Wisconsin | Nathan Cole misses the free throw | 39-40 |
| 07:53 | Montana State | Douglas Nixon snags the defensive board | 39-40 |
| 07:50 | Montana State | Dingbang Chin steps in front of the Jeffrey Grant pass in the backcourt | 39-40 |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Donald Smith and the foul's on Shawn McCaskin - foul #2 on Shawn McCaskin, team foul #7 | 41-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley (SF), Dennis Bloch (C) Nathan Cole, Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese makes the free throw | 42-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fresh) 5 pts. SG - John Koloski (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Loyd Reese (fresh) 6 pts. C - Dennis Bloch (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Arthur Retzlaff (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) PF - Douglas Nixon (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Brian Middendorf (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:07 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf is open and scores on a shot from the left side | 42-42 |
| 06:40 | Wisconsin | Loyd Reese comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 42-42 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch tips it back up and in | 44-42 |
| 06:11 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 44-44 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | John Koloski clanks a 3 from the right corner | 44-44 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Dennis Bloch hits the follow up shot | 46-44 |
| 05:29 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff makes the contested 3 from straight away set up by Douglas Nixon | 46-47 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin scores on a shot from the left side on a great pass from John Koloski and the foul's on Arthur Retzlaff - foul #3 on Arthur Retzlaff, team foul #8 | 48-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos (SG), Bryan Richards (PF), Donald Smith (C) John Koloski, Loyd Reese, Dennis Bloch | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeff Ross (PG), Michael Parker (SG), Bruce Armour (SF), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jeffrey Grant, Arthur Retzlaff, Shawn McCaskin, Douglas Nixon, Brian Middendorf | |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin makes the free throw | 49-47 |
| 04:38 | Montana State | Bruce Armour knocks in the floater from the right block | 49-49 |
| 04:20 | Wisconsin | Dingbang Chin misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 49-49 |
| 04:19 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 49-49 |
| 03:57 | Montana State | Bruce Armour can't connect on a turnaround in the lane | 49-49 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley snags the defensive board | 49-49 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley hits the finger roll | 51-49 |
| 03:06 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 51-49 |
| 03:04 | Montana State | Terrell Rose tips it back up and in | 51-51 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dingbang Chin (fairly fresh) 8 pts. SG - Michael Carlos (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Andrew Tinsley (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - Bryan Richards (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Donald Smith (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeff Ross (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Michael Parker (fresh) 3 pf. SF - Bruce Armour (fresh) 6 pts. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Terrell Rose blocks the short jumper by Bryan Richards | 51-51 |
| 02:42 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley is denied on a layup by Terrell Rose | 51-51 |
| 02:21 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith snags the offensive board | 51-51 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Andrew Tinsley misses long on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 51-51 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Terrell Rose grabs the defensive rebound | 51-51 |
| 01:53 | Montana State | Montana State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Davis (PG) Dingbang Chin | |
| Subs | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff (SG), Douglas Nixon (PF), Brian Middendorf (C) Michael Parker, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses badly on a jumpshot from the free throw line but he's fouled by Bryan Richards - foul #2 on Bryan Richards, team foul #7 | 51-51 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Jeff Ross makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:33 | Montana State | Jeff Ross misses the 2nd free throw | 51-52 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 51-52 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith clanks a runner near the basket | 51-52 |
| 01:06 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Douglas Nixon | 51-52 |
| 00:54 | Montana State | Arthur Retzlaff shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Jeff Ross | 51-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Jeff Ross - foul #1 on Jeff Ross, team foul #9 | 51-55 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 51-55 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:24 | Montana State | Andrew Tinsley blocks the short jumper by Douglas Nixon | 52-55 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith gets the rebound | 52-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-4) | |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | Charles Davis misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 52-55 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith grabs the offensive rebound | 52-55 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Carlos misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 52-55 |
| 00:00 | Montana State | Brian Middendorf grabs the defensive rebound | 52-55 |