| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Koloski inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards scores on a fadeaway in the lane on a great pass from Louis Frates | 29-30 |
| 19:18 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi scores on a shot in the paint | 29-32 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses long on a jumper from the right side | 29-32 |
| 18:57 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the offensive board | 29-32 |
| 18:39 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-32 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by John Witherell | 29-34 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 29-34 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 29-34 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the board | 29-34 |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards loses the dribble to Russell Towne | 29-34 |
| 17:07 | Michigan State | Russell Towne blows the dunk | 29-34 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Edward Harris | 29-34 |
| 16:45 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 3 from the left wing set up by Edward Harris | 32-34 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Bryan Richards steals the ball from John Witherell | 32-34 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | John Koloski clanks a shot from the right wing but the foul's on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #1 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (PG), Stanley Mantz (SG), Lawrence Whitworth (PF), Timothy Wix (C) Terry Carone, Louis Frates, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Watson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the 1st free throw | 33-34 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | John Koloski makes the 2nd free throw | 34-34 |
| 15:50 | Michigan State | Timothy Wix denies the turnaround by John Mikula | 34-34 |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. SF - John Koloski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Timothy Wix (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) PF - John Mikula (fresh) C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 15:32 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant is called for 5 seconds | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) John Koloski | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:11 | Michigan State | John Mikula misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 15:09 | Michigan State | Michael Carlos grabs the offensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold can't connect on a shot from the left side | 34-34 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold snags the offensive board | 34-34 |
| 14:43 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold's fadeaway is rejected by Timothy Wix | 34-34 |
| 14:41 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lester Bryant | 34-34 |
| 14:15 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses the 3pt shot from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Carlos | 34-34 |
| 13:58 | Michigan State | John Mikula is whistled for a carry | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), John Koloski (SF), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Stanley Mantz, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG), John Watson (SF), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski, Michael Carlos, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 13:29 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #3 on Lester Bryant, team foul #1 | 34-34 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 34-34 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | John Koloski misses the lay-in | 34-34 |
| 13:02 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:42 | Michigan State | Lester Bryant is called for the reach on John Witherell - foul #4 on Lester Bryant, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses badly on a shot from the right wing | 34-34 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to John Witherell | 34-34 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | John Watson clanks a shot from the left side but he's hacked by Bryan Richards - foul #3 on Bryan Richards, team foul #3 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the 2nd free throw | 34-35 |
| 12:13 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the defensive rebound | 34-35 |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone loses the ball out of bounds | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) John Koloski, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Stanley Mantz (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 3 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | John Watson is called for a charge - foul #1 on John Watson, team foul #2 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG) Louis Frates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:05 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from the right wing | 34-35 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 34-35 |
| 10:49 | Michigan State | Russell Towne is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on Russell Towne, team foul #3 | 34-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Koloski (SF), Timothy Wix (C) Stanley Mantz, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant clanks a 3 pointer from the left corner | 34-35 |
| 10:32 | Michigan State | Russell Towne grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't connect on a shot from the right block | 34-35 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth grabs the board | 34-35 |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant splits the doubleteam and buries a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 37-35 |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the finger roll set up by John Witherell and he's fouled by John Koloski - foul #2 on John Koloski, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (PG), Edward Harris (PF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Lawrence Whitworth, Timothy Wix | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 09:41 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the free throw | 37-38 |
| 09:24 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 37-38 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski gets the rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi double dribbles | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SG) Lester Bryant | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Carlos (SF) John Watson | |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the dunk | 37-38 |
| 08:30 | Michigan State | William Callahan grabs the defensive rebound | 37-38 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | William Callahan misses the fadeaway from the free throw line | 37-38 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz pulls down the rebound | 37-38 |
| 07:51 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is fouled on the floor by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #4 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Lawrence Whitworth (C) John Koloski, Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski | |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | William Callahan is called for the reach on Terry Carone - foul #2 on William Callahan, team foul #5 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SF) Stanley Mantz | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 4 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lester Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. C - Lawrence Whitworth (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) PF - William Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits the front of the rim on the wide open floater from close range | 37-38 |
| 07:03 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates grabs the offensive board | 37-38 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris blows the layup but the foul's on William Callahan - foul #3 on William Callahan, team foul #6 | 37-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz (SF), Bryan Richards (C) Louis Frates, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Watson (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Michael Carlos, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 1st free throw | 38-38 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 39-38 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | John Watson knocks in the driving attempt from the left block set up by John Mikula | 39-40 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 39-40 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | John Mikula gets the rebound | 39-40 |
| 05:58 | Michigan State | John Witherell buries a driving attempt near the basket on a nice dish by Russell Towne | 39-42 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris can't connect on a floater from the right block | 39-42 |
| 05:29 | Michigan State | Russell Towne snags the defensive board | 39-42 |
| 05:20 | Michigan State | John Watson misses the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 39-42 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Terry Carone | 39-42 |
| 04:55 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the jumper in the paint | 39-42 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Stanley Mantz hits the follow up shot | 41-42 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF), Lawrence Whitworth (PF) Lester Bryant, Stanley Mantz, Edward Harris | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) John Mikula, Stephen Harrold | |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | The jump hook by Kwakou Albarazi is blocked by Bryan Richards | 41-42 |
| 04:45 | Wisconsin | John Koloski gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | John Koloski drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Terry Carone | 44-42 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses badly on a shot from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Frates - foul #1 on Louis Frates, team foul #5 | 44-42 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 04:16 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 44-43 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is called for the illegal screen - foul #2 on Louis Frates, team foul #6 | 44-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Harris (PF) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | John Watson hits the front of the rim on the jump hook in the lane but he's fouled by John Koloski - foul #3 on John Koloski, team foul #7 | 44-43 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 44-44 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 44-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 4 stl. SG - Louis Frates (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - John Koloski (fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. PF - Edward Harris (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - John Watson (fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. PF - William Callahan (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the baseline but he's hacked by Kwakou Albarazi - foul #4 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #7 | 44-45 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 45-45 |
| 03:02 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 2nd free throw | 46-45 |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the jumper in the paint on a nice dish by Russell Towne and he's fouled by Louis Frates - foul #3 on Louis Frates, team foul #8 | 46-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth (C) Bryan Richards | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the free throw | 46-48 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone can't connect on a floater from the left side but he's fouled by Russell Towne - foul #3 on Russell Towne, team foul #8 | 46-48 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 47-48 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 48-48 |
| 02:08 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 48-50 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris lays it up and in | 50-50 |
| 01:26 | Michigan State | John Witherell connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane set up by Russell Towne | 50-52 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone is fouled on the floor by Russell Towne - foul #4 on Russell Towne, team foul #9 | 50-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (C) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 1st free throw | 51-52 |
| 00:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the 2nd free throw | 52-52 |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Russell Towne's pass is intercepted by John Koloski | 52-52 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 52-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | William Callahan can't finish the layup but the foul's on Bryan Richards - foul #4 on Bryan Richards, team foul #9 | 52-52 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 1st free throw | 52-53 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | William Callahan makes the 2nd free throw | 52-54 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | John Koloski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right wing | 52-54 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Harris | 52-54 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates hits the front of the rim on the wide open 3 from the left wing | 52-54 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | John Watson grabs the board | 52-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | Terry Carone is called for the reach on John Watson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #10 | 52-54 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 1st free throw | 52-55 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | John Watson makes the 2nd free throw | 52-56 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates clanks a fullcourt shot | 52-56 |