| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 2 pts. SG - John Tavares (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fresh) 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Koloski inbounds the ball | 21-18 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone drills a floater in the lane | 23-18 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant comes up short on the jumpshot from the left side but he's fouled by Terry Carone - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #1 | 23-18 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 1st free throw | 23-19 |
| 19:08 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the 2nd free throw | 23-20 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is hacked by Jeffrey Grant - foul #2 on Jeffrey Grant, team foul #1 | 23-20 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris's pass is intercepted by Jeffrey Grant | 23-20 |
| 18:04 | Montana State | Terry Carone takes the ball from Kyle Anderson | 23-20 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | John Koloski misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 23-20 |
| 17:37 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson pulls down the rebound | 23-20 |
| 17:13 | Montana State | Terrell Rose comes up short on the turnaround from the baseline | 23-20 |
| 17:12 | Montana State | Terrell Rose pulls down the offensive rebound | 23-20 |
| 16:48 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses badly on a jumper in the lane | 23-20 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 23-20 |
| 16:28 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Edward Harris | 25-20 |
| 16:05 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 25-20 |
| 16:03 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to John Tavares | 25-20 |
| 15:51 | Montana State | Terrell Rose drills a runner in the paint set up by John Tavares | 25-22 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fairly fresh) 10 pts. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 4 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses short on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 25-22 |
| 15:31 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell grabs the defensive rebound | 25-22 |
| 15:08 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses long on a jumpshot from the left side | 25-22 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Edward Harris | 25-22 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates buries a shot from the right side on a great pass from Edward Harris | 27-22 |
| 14:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose misses short on a jumper from the left side | 27-22 |
| 14:39 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone grabs the board | 27-22 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | John Koloski misses the floater from the right block | 27-22 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates grabs the offensive rebound | 27-22 |
| 13:45 | Wisconsin | Terrell Rose picks off the pass by Louis Frates | 27-22 |
| 13:31 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant makes the shot from the left wing | 27-24 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 27-24 |
| 13:03 | Montana State | The rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 27-24 |
| 12:44 | Montana State | Terrell Rose clanks a runner from the baseline | 27-24 |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris gets the rebound | 27-24 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 27-24 |
| 12:15 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell pulls down the rebound | 27-24 |
| 11:52 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson misses long on a fadeaway in the lane | 27-24 |
| 11:51 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson grabs the offensive board | 27-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SF - John Koloski (fairly fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fairly fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Sam Hartsell (tiring) 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (tiring) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose comes up short on the shot from the right block but he's fouled by Edward Harris - foul #1 on Edward Harris, team foul #2 | 27-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Louis Frates, John Koloski, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Jeffrey Grant, John Tavares, Kyle Anderson | |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 27-25 |
| 11:41 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 27-26 |
| 11:25 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone loses the dribble to John Perry | 27-26 |
| 11:00 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jim Calvin (PF) Terrell Rose | |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner on a great pass from Stanley Mantz | 30-26 |
| 10:09 | Montana State | John Perry is open but comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 30-26 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix grabs the board | 30-26 |
| 09:50 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix banks in the layup set up by Terry Carone | 32-26 |
| 09:27 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 32-26 |
| 09:26 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell grabs the offensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 09:03 | Montana State | Lorenzo Pawlak evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 32-26 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone grabs the defensive rebound | 32-26 |
| 08:56 | Wisconsin | Timothy Wix is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Timothy Wix, team foul #3 | 32-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Terry Carone | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG) Lorenzo Pawlak | |
| 08:27 | Montana State | John Perry comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 32-26 |
| 08:26 | Montana State | Jim Calvin tips it but misses | 32-26 |
| 08:24 | Montana State | Leroy Gagliardi snags the offensive board | 32-26 |
| 08:01 | Montana State | John Perry hits a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 32-28 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | John Koloski travels with the ball | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Lester Bryant, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Shawn McCaskin (SF), Glenn Mayhew (C) John Perry, Sam Hartsell, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Frates (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Stanley Mantz (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 5 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - John Tavares (fairly fresh) 2 ast. SF - Shawn McCaskin (fresh) PF - Jim Calvin (fresh) 3 reb. C - Glenn Mayhew (fresh) | |
| 07:23 | Montana State | Jim Calvin misses badly on a floater from the right side | 32-28 |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards snags the defensive board | 32-28 |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | John Koloski drills a turnaround from the left block and the foul's on Glenn Mayhew - foul #1 on Glenn Mayhew, team foul #2 | 34-28 |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the free throw | 35-28 |
| 06:46 | Montana State | Stanley Mantz steals it from Jim Calvin | 35-28 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | John Koloski hits the finger roll on a great pass from Stanley Mantz | 37-28 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Louis Frates - foul #2 on Louis Frates, team foul #4 | 37-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG) John Koloski | |
| Subs | Montana State | Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Jim Calvin, Glenn Mayhew | |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 1st free throw | 37-29 |
| 06:18 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin makes the 2nd free throw | 37-30 |
| 05:50 | Wisconsin | Terrell Rose denies the turnaround by Bryan Richards | 37-30 |
| 05:48 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson gets the rebound | 37-30 |
| 05:31 | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin is hacked by Stanley Mantz - foul #2 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #5 | 37-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) Louis Frates, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Hartsell (SF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| 05:11 | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant throws a bad pass out of bounds | 37-30 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Perry (PG) Jeffrey Grant | |
| 04:58 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 37-30 |
| 04:57 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth tips it in | 39-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:49 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson hits the finger roll on a nice dish by John Perry | 39-32 |
| 04:26 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant clanks a 3pt attempt from straight away | 39-32 |
| 04:24 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the offensive rebound | 39-32 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 39-32 |
| 04:09 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell grabs the board | 39-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 04:03 | Montana State | John Perry misses badly on a floater from just outside the lane | 39-32 |
| 04:01 | Montana State | The offensive rebound goes to Terrell Rose | 39-32 |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson lays it up and in and the foul's on Lester Bryant - foul #3 on Lester Bryant, team foul #6 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), Edward Harris (PF) Terry Carone, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Montana State | Jeffrey Grant (PG), Lorenzo Pawlak (SG) John Perry, John Tavares | |
| 03:40 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson makes the free throw | 39-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Louis Frates (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 7 pts. 3 pf. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 5 reb. C - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Montana State | PG - Jeffrey Grant (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Lorenzo Pawlak (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Sam Hartsell (tiring) 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Terrell Rose (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. C - Kyle Anderson (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:21 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant connects on the 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Louis Frates | 42-35 |
| 03:02 | Montana State | Terrell Rose double dribbles | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Montana State | Shawn McCaskin (SF), Jim Calvin (PF), Leroy Gagliardi (C) Sam Hartsell, Terrell Rose, Kyle Anderson | |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Bryan Richards (C) Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Montana State | John Tavares (SG), Terrell Rose (PF), Kyle Anderson (C) Lorenzo Pawlak, Jim Calvin, Leroy Gagliardi | |
| 02:38 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses short on a runner in the paint | 42-35 |
| 02:37 | Montana State | John Tavares grabs the board | 42-35 |
| 02:08 | Montana State | Terrell Rose hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by John Koloski - foul #1 on John Koloski, team foul #7 | 42-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Montana State | Sam Hartsell (SF) Shawn McCaskin | |
| 02:08 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 1st free throw | 42-36 |
| 02:08 | Montana State | Terrell Rose makes the 2nd free throw | 42-37 |
| 01:44 | Wisconsin | Terrell Rose is called for the reach on Bryan Richards - foul #3 on Terrell Rose, team foul #3 | 42-37 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris comes up short on the floater from the left block | 42-37 |
| 01:14 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the tip | 42-37 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it in | 44-37 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:58 | Montana State | Terrell Rose scores on a turnaround in the lane | 44-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | John Koloski knocks in the turnaround in the paint on a nice dish by Terry Carone | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:25 | Montana State | Sam Hartsell misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 46-39 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+2) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is fouled in the backcourt by John Tavares - foul #3 on John Tavares, team foul #4 | 46-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Stanley Mantz (SF) Louis Frates, John Koloski | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:19 | Wisconsin | Kyle Anderson is called for the reach on Lester Bryant - foul #1 on Kyle Anderson, team foul #5 | 46-39 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant is fouled on the floor by Sam Hartsell - foul #2 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #6 | 46-39 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Sam Hartsell is called for the reach on Edward Harris - foul #3 on Sam Hartsell, team foul #7 | 46-39 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 2nd free throw | 47-39 |
| 00:16 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson pulls down the rebound | 47-39 |
| 00:09 | Montana State | John Tavares can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-39 |
| 00:08 | Montana State | Kyle Anderson pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-39 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | John Tavares is fouled on the floor by Stanley Mantz - foul #3 on Stanley Mantz, team foul #8 | 47-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF) Lester Bryant, Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Montana State | | |
| 00:06 | Montana State | John Tavares makes the 1st free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:06 | Montana State | John Tavares misses the 2nd free throw | 47-40 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards pulls down the rebound | 47-40 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Montana State | Montana State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone runs out the clock | 47-40 |