| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffery Lutz (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Garmon (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 14 pts. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Ron Low inbounds the ball | 37-43 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Ron Low clanks a jumpshot from the left wing but the foul's on Nathaniel Callanan - foul #3 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #1 | 37-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 1st free throw | 38-43 |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the 2nd free throw | 39-43 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-43 |
| 19:21 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz pulls down the rebound | 39-43 |
| 19:05 | Wisconsin | Ron Low misses the jumper from the left side | 39-43 |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon tips it home | 41-43 |
| 18:35 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-43 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | Ron Low grabs the board | 41-43 |
| 18:21 | Wisconsin | Robert Jackson steps in front of the Justin Garmon pass | 41-43 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 41-43 |
| 18:03 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold snags the offensive board | 41-43 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Carl Evans steps in front of the Francis Arnold pass | 41-43 |
| 17:45 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman hits the front of the rim on the floater near the basket | 41-43 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans grabs the offensive rebound | 41-43 |
| 17:35 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the fadeaway from the right side set up by Jeffery Lutz | 43-43 |
| 17:30 | Michigan State | Kenneth Bowman swats the short shot by Richard Marcus | 43-43 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Justin Garmon | 43-43 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman is whistled for traveling | 43-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas (PF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Francis Arnold, Michael Hooks | |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson lays it in | 43-45 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas connects on the fadeaway from the baseline set up by Carl Evans and the foul's on Jason Raffa - foul #1 on Jason Raffa, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas misses the free throw | 45-45 |
| 16:27 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa pulls down the rebound | 45-45 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Larry Kim is hacked by Ron Low - foul #4 on Ron Low, team foul #1 | 45-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Wallace (SF) Ron Low | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a runner in the paint but the foul's on Jeffery Lutz - foul #3 on Jeffery Lutz, team foul #2 | 45-45 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the 1st free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the 2nd free throw | 45-46 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Justin Garmon | 45-46 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Lutz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Rosas (fresh) 9 pts. C - Justin Garmon (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 17 pts. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kim (fresh) | |
| 15:57 | Wisconsin | Robert Jackson is called for the reach on Jeffery Lutz - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan (SG), David Prouty (PF) Robert Jackson, Jason Raffa | |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | William Wallace is fouled on the floor by David Prouty - foul #4 on David Prouty, team foul #4 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (PF) David Prouty | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Bruce Cane takes the ball from William Wallace | 45-46 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses the easy layup | 45-46 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Justin Garmon | 45-46 |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz is fouled on the floor by Nathaniel Callanan - foul #4 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #5 | 45-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg (PG), Craig Donohoe (C) Carl Evans, Justin Garmon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), Michael Hooks (C) Nathaniel Callanan, William Ulloa, Larry Kim | |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg knocks in the floater from the left wing on a great pass from Jeffery Lutz | 47-46 |
| 14:27 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-46 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jeffery Lutz | 47-46 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg misses short on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 47-46 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe tips it home | 49-46 |
| 13:46 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left wing | 49-46 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas snags the defensive board | 49-46 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg comes up short on the floater from the right block | 49-46 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas tips it in | 51-46 |
| 13:19 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson makes the floater in the paint set up by Bruce Cane | 51-48 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Michael Hooks steals it from Felix Lehmberg | 51-48 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the left side | 51-48 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler tips it but misses | 51-48 |
| 12:39 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson grabs the offensive rebound | 51-48 |
| 12:24 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson clanks a driving attempt from close range | 51-48 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe grabs the board | 51-48 |
| 12:08 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg misses the easy layup | 51-48 |
| 12:07 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks snags the defensive board | 51-48 |
| 12:03 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane travels in the backcourt | 51-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Ron Low (SF), Kenneth Bowman (PF), Justin Garmon (C) Felix Lehmberg, William Wallace, Darrell Rosas, Craig Donohoe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), William Ulloa (SF), Jason Raffa (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Robert Sickler, Robert Jackson, Michael Hooks | |
| 11:40 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon hits the easy wide open finger roll | 53-48 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 ast. SG - Jeffery Lutz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Justin Garmon (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Francis Arnold (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Larry Kim (fresh) | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Larry Kim buries a jumper from close range on a nice dish by William Ulloa | 53-50 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Francis Arnold is called for the reach on Jeffery Lutz - foul #1 on Francis Arnold, team foul #6 | 53-50 |
| 10:57 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman lays it in on a nice dish by Ron Low | 55-50 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Ron Low picks off the pass by Richard Marcus | 55-50 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Jason Raffa blocks the short jumper by Ron Low | 55-50 |
| 10:29 | Michigan State | William Ulloa grabs the defensive rebound | 55-50 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Jeffery Lutz - foul #4 on Jeffery Lutz, team foul #3 | 55-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe (SG) Jeffery Lutz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 1st free throw | 55-51 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 2nd free throw | 55-52 |
| 09:56 | Wisconsin | Ron Low drills a jumpshot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 09:37 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is hacked by Ron Low - foul #5 on Ron Low, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg (SG), William Wallace (SF) Ron Low, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), Steven Pennington (PF), Michael Hooks (C) Francis Arnold, William Ulloa, Jason Raffa, Larry Kim | |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 09:13 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon pulls down the rebound | 57-52 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg misses the floater from the right side | 57-52 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington snags the defensive board | 57-52 |
| 08:49 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side on a nice dish by Robert Sickler | 57-54 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg is hacked by Robert Sickler - foul #2 on Robert Sickler, team foul #7 | 57-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF), Darrell Rosas (C) Carl Evans, Justin Garmon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg makes the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 08:24 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington is hacked by Kenneth Bowman - foul #2 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #5 | 59-54 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 59-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (SG) Craig Donohoe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Ulloa (SF), Jason Raffa (PF) Robert Sickler, Steven Pennington | |
| 07:37 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg drills a floater from the left block | 61-54 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Felix Lehmberg (fresh) 17 pts. SG - Jeffery Lutz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Darrell Rosas (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 19 pts. 2 reb. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson dunks the ball | 61-56 |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg lays it in on a nice dish by William Wallace | 63-56 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson blows the layup | 63-56 |
| 07:07 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 06:56 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg comes up short on the jump hook from the right block | 63-56 |
| 06:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Robert Jackson | 63-56 |
| 06:47 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson misses long on a runner from the right block | 63-56 |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz grabs the board | 63-56 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Craig Donohoe (SG), Justin Garmon (C) Felix Lehmberg, Jeffery Lutz, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, Robert Jackson, William Ulloa, Jason Raffa, Michael Hooks | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan makes the jumper in the paint and he's hacked by Carl Evans - foul #1 on Carl Evans, team foul #6 | 63-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF) Darrell Rosas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Nathaniel Callanan misses the free throw | 63-58 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowman | 63-58 |
| 05:50 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 65-58 |
| 05:37 | Michigan State | David Prouty banks in the layup | 65-60 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Robert Sickler picks off the pass by Kenneth Bowman | 65-60 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Larry Kim travels with the ball | 65-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg (SF), Darrell Rosas (PF) William Wallace, Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), William Ulloa (SF) Richard Marcus, Robert Sickler | |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg hits a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Carl Evans | 67-60 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Larry Kim hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Carl Evans - foul #2 on Carl Evans, team foul #7 | 67-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (SG) Carl Evans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Larry Kim makes the 2nd free throw | 67-62 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg scores on a shot near the basket | 69-62 |
| 04:02 | Michigan State | Justin Garmon steals it from David Prouty | 69-62 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Cane - foul #3 on Bruce Cane, team foul #8 | 69-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Wallace (SF) Craig Donohoe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), Robert Jackson (PF), Michael Hooks (C) William Ulloa, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg makes the 1st free throw | 70-62 |
| 04:00 | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg makes the 2nd free throw | 71-62 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 71-62 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas gets the rebound | 71-62 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Felix Lehmberg (fresh) 25 pts. SG - Jeffery Lutz (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. PF - Darrell Rosas (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Garmon (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 3 stl. PF - Robert Jackson (fairly fresh) 21 pts. 3 reb. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:30 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz travels with the ball | 71-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Felix Lehmberg, Darrell Rosas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | William Wallace is called for the reach on Bruce Cane - foul #2 on William Wallace, team foul #8 | 71-62 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 1st free throw | 71-63 |
| 03:13 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane makes the 2nd free throw | 71-64 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz travels with the ball | 71-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Raffa (PF) Bruce Cane | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Felix Lehmberg (SF), Darrell Rosas (PF), Craig Donohoe (C) William Wallace, Kenneth Bowman, Justin Garmon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), William Ulloa (SF), David Prouty (PF) Robert Jackson, Robert Sickler, Jason Raffa | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks throws a bad pass out of bounds | 71-64 |
| 02:45 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Wallace (SF) Felix Lehmberg | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:36 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 71-64 |
| 02:35 | Michigan State | William Ulloa gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the shot from the free throw line | 71-64 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | David Prouty gets the offensive rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:16 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 71-64 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas gets the rebound | 71-64 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 71-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF), Justin Garmon (C) Darrell Rosas, Craig Donohoe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans loses the ball out of bounds | 71-64 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus buries a 3 from the left wing set up by David Prouty | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 71-67 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is hacked by Kenneth Bowman - foul #3 on Kenneth Bowman, team foul #9 | 71-67 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 1st free throw | 71-68 |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 2nd free throw | 71-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses long on a jumpshot from the right side but he's fouled by Michael Hooks - foul #1 on Michael Hooks, team foul #9 | 71-69 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 72-69 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks grabs the board | 72-69 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses long on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 72-69 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon pulls down the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | William Wallace is whistled for traveling | 72-69 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus can't connect on a shot from the left wing | 72-69 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | William Wallace gets the rebound | 72-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | William Wallace is hacked by Richard Marcus in the backcourt - foul #3 on Richard Marcus, team foul #10 | 72-69 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe (PF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | William Wallace makes the 1st free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | William Wallace misses the 2nd free throw | 73-69 |
| 00:14 | Michigan State | William Ulloa grabs the board | 73-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the 3 from straight away | 73-72 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 73-72 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF) Craig Donohoe | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans is hacked by Richard Marcus in the backcourt - foul #4 on Richard Marcus, team foul #11 | 73-72 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 74-72 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 75-72 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 75-72 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | David Prouty hits a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | William Wallace misses long on a fullcourt shot | 75-75 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 9 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffery Lutz (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Garmon (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Ulloa (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hooks (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 05:00 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon wins the tip | 75-75 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 04:47 | Wisconsin | William Wallace hits a wide open floater from the right wing on a great pass from Carl Evans | 77-75 |
| 04:42 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses short on a shot from the left wing | 77-75 |
| 04:40 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Nathaniel Callanan | 77-75 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's fouled by Carl Evans - foul #3 on Carl Evans, team foul #10 | 77-75 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:31 | Michigan State | David Prouty misses the 2nd free throw | 77-76 |
| 04:31 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kenneth Bowman | 77-76 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon is fouled on the floor by William Ulloa - foul #2 on William Ulloa, team foul #12 | 77-76 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon makes the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:19 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 04:19 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 78-76 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman gets the rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Nathaniel Callanan - foul #5 on Nathaniel Callanan, team foul #13 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) Nathaniel Callanan | |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz misses the 2nd free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 78-76 |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 78-76 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | William Wallace snags the defensive board | 78-76 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | William Ulloa is called for the reach on William Wallace - foul #3 on William Ulloa, team foul #14 | 78-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas (PF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | William Wallace misses the 1st free throw | 78-76 |
| 03:19 | Wisconsin | William Wallace makes the 2nd free throw | 79-76 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 79-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses the turnaround in the paint | 79-76 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | William Ulloa grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:45 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 3 full remaining) | 79-76 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (PF) Darrell Rosas | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG) Bruce Cane | |
| 02:30 | Michigan State | Jeffery Lutz picks off the pass by Richard Marcus | 79-76 |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses the dunk | 79-76 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | William Ulloa gets the rebound | 79-76 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 79-76 |
| 02:17 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz grabs the defensive rebound | 79-76 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz is fouled on the floor by Francis Arnold - foul #2 on Francis Arnold, team foul #15 | 79-76 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz makes the 1st free throw | 80-76 |
| 01:52 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz makes the 2nd free throw | 81-76 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:33 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks hits a jumper from the baseline | 81-78 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | William Wallace is called for a pushoff foul - foul #3 on William Wallace, team foul #11 | 81-78 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | David Prouty can't finish the layup | 81-78 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans pulls down the rebound | 81-78 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 ast. 3 pf. SG - Jeffery Lutz (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - William Wallace (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Justin Garmon (tiring) 11 pts. 9 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fairly fresh) 17 pts. 4 pf. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) 2 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Prouty (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 4 pf. C - Michael Hooks (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Richard Marcus steals the ball from Carl Evans in the backcourt | 81-78 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus lays it in | 81-80 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon dunks the ball | 83-80 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Michael Hooks drills a floater from the right wing set up by Richard Marcus | 83-82 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Richard Marcus is called for the reach on Kenneth Bowman in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Marcus, team foul #16 | 83-82 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG) Richard Marcus | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 84-82 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 2nd free throw | 85-82 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (1 :30 2 full remaining) | 85-82 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Carl Evans steps in front of the David Prouty pass | 85-82 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Cane - foul #4 on Bruce Cane, team foul #17 | 85-82 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe (PF) Kenneth Bowman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:04 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans misses the 2nd free throw | 86-82 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the rebound | 86-82 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | David Prouty comes up short on the halfcourt shot | 86-82 |