| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Jackson (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Milton Rackers (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 4 reb. C - Robert Commander (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson inbounds the ball | 27-30 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Justin Garmon blocks the short jumper by Richard Marcus | 27-30 |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston is fouled on the floor by Robert Jackson - foul #2 on Robert Jackson, team foul #1 | 27-30 |
| 18:52 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon knocks in the jumper from the free throw line set up by Carl Evans | 27-32 |
| 18:38 | Michigan State | Justin Garmon steals the ball from Richard Marcus | 27-32 |
| 18:11 | Wisconsin | Milton Rackers steals the ball from Robert Commander | 27-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | David Prouty can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side but he's hacked by Justin Garmon - foul #2 on Justin Garmon, team foul #1 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Jason Raffa (C) Richard Marcus, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 1st free throw | 28-32 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the 2nd free throw | 29-32 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the jumpshot from the free throw line | 29-34 |
| 17:05 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane travels with the ball | 29-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Pennington (PF) David Prouty | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (PG), Craig Donohoe (SG), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Carl Evans, Donald Ormiston, Justin Garmon | |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman misses the lay-in but the foul's on Robert Jackson - foul #3 on Robert Jackson, team foul #2 | 29-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Robert Sickler (SF) Bruce Cane, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Wallace (SF) Ron Low | |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 29-35 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa grabs the board | 29-35 |
| 16:32 | Michigan State | Kenneth Bowman picks off the pass by Robert Sickler | 29-35 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander scores on a shot from the baseline set up by Craig Donohoe | 29-37 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 15:45 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe grabs the board | 29-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) C - Jason Raffa (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeffery Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - Craig Donohoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Commander (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 29-37 |
| 15:39 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Jeffery Lutz is called for the reach on Richard Marcus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Jeffery Lutz, team foul #2 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Jackson (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Robert Sickler, Steven Pennington, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Donald Ormiston (SG), Ron Low (SF), Justin Garmon (PF) Jeffery Lutz, Craig Donohoe, William Wallace, Kenneth Bowman | |
| 15:19 | Michigan State | Robert Jackson clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-37 |
| 15:18 | Michigan State | David Prouty pulls down the offensive rebound | 29-37 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 29-37 |
| 15:01 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander snags the defensive board | 29-37 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans clanks a floater from the baseline but he's hacked by Robert Jackson - foul #4 on Robert Jackson, team foul #3 | 29-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 29-39 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane loses the ball out of bounds | 29-39 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | David Prouty blocks the short jumper by Ron Low | 29-39 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | Ron Low gets the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 13:38 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans buries a floater from the left side | 29-41 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold comes up short on the jumper from the left side | 29-41 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold misses the tip | 29-41 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans grabs the defensive rebound | 29-41 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Ron Low makes the wide open pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Donald Ormiston | 29-43 |
| 12:51 | Michigan State | Justin Garmon steps in front of the Larry Kim pass | 29-43 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander throws a bad pass out of bounds | 29-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Steven Pennington (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Bruce Cane, Francis Arnold, David Prouty, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (PG), Craig Donohoe (SG), William Wallace (SF), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Carl Evans, Donald Ormiston, Ron Low, Justin Garmon | |
| 12:08 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler is called for the illegal screen - foul #1 on Robert Sickler, team foul #4 | 29-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Ulloa (SF) Robert Sickler | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman connects on the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jeffery Lutz | 29-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Richard Marcus (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Nathaniel Callanan (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SF - William Ulloa (fresh) PF - Steven Pennington (fresh) C - Milton Rackers (fresh) 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jeffery Lutz (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Craig Donohoe (fresh) 2 pts. SF - William Wallace (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Kenneth Bowman (fresh) 5 pts. 2 reb. C - Robert Commander (tiring) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:34 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 29-45 |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe grabs the defensive rebound | 29-45 |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe scores on a fadeaway from the left wing | 29-47 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus makes the turnaround from the right block | 31-47 |
| 10:38 | Wisconsin | William Wallace makes the shot in the lane | 31-49 |
| 10:34 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers's pass is intercepted by Jeffery Lutz | 31-49 |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin | William Wallace misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 31-49 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steven Pennington | 31-49 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Craig Donohoe picks off the pass by William Ulloa | 31-49 |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander misses the jump hook near the basket | 31-49 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers gets the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus blows the dunk | 31-49 |
| 09:40 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander pulls down the rebound | 31-49 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman hits a fadeaway near the basket set up by Robert Commander | 31-51 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | A charge is called on Richard Marcus - foul #2 on Richard Marcus, team foul #5 | 31-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), Robert Sickler (SF), David Prouty (PF), Larry Kim (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, William Ulloa, Steven Pennington, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Donald Ormiston (SG), Ron Low (SF), Justin Garmon (PF) Jeffery Lutz, Craig Donohoe, William Wallace, Kenneth Bowman | |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Ormiston and he's hacked by Larry Kim - foul #4 on Larry Kim, team foul #6 | 31-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jason Raffa (C) Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:54 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon makes the free throw | 31-54 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Justin Garmon is called for the reach on Robert Sickler - foul #3 on Justin Garmon, team foul #3 | 31-54 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | David Prouty makes the floater from the left block on a great pass from Robert Sickler | 33-54 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston banks in the layup on a great pass from Carl Evans | 33-56 |
| 07:42 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler connects on the shot from the right side set up by Bruce Cane | 35-56 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Francis Arnold (fresh) SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Prouty (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Jason Raffa (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Robert Commander (tired) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston's pass is intercepted by Francis Arnold | 35-56 |
| 07:10 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 35-56 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston grabs the defensive rebound | 35-56 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Bruce Cane takes the ball from Robert Commander | 35-56 |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | David Prouty clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 35-56 |
| 06:33 | Michigan State | Francis Arnold grabs the offensive board | 35-56 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Commander - foul #4 on Robert Commander, team foul #4 | 35-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Ulloa (SG), Steven Pennington (PF), Milton Rackers (C) Francis Arnold, David Prouty, Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz (PG), Craig Donohoe (SG), Kenneth Bowman (PF) Carl Evans, Donald Ormiston, Justin Garmon | |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler makes the 1st free throw | 36-56 |
| 06:25 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler makes the 2nd free throw | 37-56 |
| 06:08 | Wisconsin | Jeffery Lutz comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 37-56 |
| 06:06 | Wisconsin | Craig Donohoe tips it but misses | 37-56 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane grabs the defensive rebound | 37-56 |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 37-56 |
| 05:59 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman snags the defensive board | 37-56 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Milton Rackers - foul #3 on Milton Rackers, team foul #7 | 37-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Marcus (PG), Nathaniel Callanan (SG), Robert Jackson (SF), Larry Kim (C) Bruce Cane, William Ulloa, Robert Sickler, Milton Rackers | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Wallace (SF) Ron Low | |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander makes the 1st free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Robert Commander misses the 2nd free throw | 37-57 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington gets the rebound | 37-57 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Richard Marcus is fouled on the floor by Jeffery Lutz - foul #2 on Jeffery Lutz, team foul #5 | 37-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bruce Cane (PG), Francis Arnold (SG), William Ulloa (SF), Milton Rackers (C) Richard Marcus, Nathaniel Callanan, Robert Jackson, Larry Kim | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | William Ulloa scores on a floater from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman clanks a runner in the lane | 39-57 |
| 04:49 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington pulls down the rebound | 39-57 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the 3 from the right wing | 39-57 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman snags the defensive board | 39-57 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman misses long on a driving attempt in the paint but the foul's on Steven Pennington - foul #1 on Steven Pennington, team foul #8 | 39-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Carl Evans (PG), Donald Ormiston (SG), Ron Low (SF) Jeffery Lutz, Craig Donohoe, William Wallace | |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman makes the 1st free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman misses the 2nd free throw | 39-58 |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington grabs the defensive rebound | 39-58 |
| 04:23 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers banks in the layup on a great pass from Bruce Cane | 41-58 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston hits a jumpshot from the right wing on a great pass from Ron Low | 41-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/man to man (-5) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers dunks the ball and he's fouled by Robert Commander - foul #5 on Robert Commander, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Sickler (SF), Jason Raffa (PF) Francis Arnold, Steven Pennington | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon (PF), Darrell Rosas (C) Kenneth Bowman, Robert Commander | |
| 03:43 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers misses the free throw | 43-60 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon grabs the board | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Bruce Cane (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - William Ulloa (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Robert Sickler (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Jason Raffa (fresh) 2 reb. C - Milton Rackers (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Carl Evans (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donald Ormiston (fresh) 7 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ron Low (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. PF - Justin Garmon (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Darrell Rosas (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Justin Garmon's floater is tipped away by Jason Raffa | 43-60 |
| 03:13 | Wisconsin | Darrell Rosas tips it in | 43-62 |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-62 |
| 02:56 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Justin Garmon | 43-62 |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans loses the dribble to Bruce Cane in the backcourt | 43-62 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 46-62 |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 46-64 |
| 02:09 | Michigan State | Bruce Cane misses the 3 from the left wing | 46-64 |
| 02:07 | Michigan State | Jason Raffa snags the offensive board | 46-64 |
| 01:54 | Michigan State | William Ulloa's pass is intercepted by Carl Evans | 46-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Donald Ormiston hits a wide open jumpshot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Darrell Rosas | 46-66 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the fadeaway from the right side but the foul's on Donald Ormiston - foul #2 on Donald Ormiston, team foul #7 | 46-66 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steven Pennington (PF) Jason Raffa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman (C) Darrell Rosas | |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | William Ulloa makes the 1st free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:15 | Michigan State | William Ulloa misses the 2nd free throw | 47-66 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Ron Low grabs the board | 47-66 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman is open and lays it up and in on a nice dish by Donald Ormiston | 47-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 47-68 |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Milton Rackers tips it back up and in | 49-68 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Cane - foul #2 on Bruce Cane, team foul #9 | 49-68 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Francis Arnold (SG) William Ulloa | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 1st free throw | 49-69 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans makes the 2nd free throw | 49-70 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington loses the dribble to Donald Ormiston | 49-70 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low lays it up and in on a great pass from Kenneth Bowman and he's fouled by Bruce Cane - foul #3 on Bruce Cane, team foul #10 | 49-72 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Ron Low misses the free throw | 49-72 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Steven Pennington grabs the board | 49-72 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Robert Sickler clanks a shot from the left wing | 49-72 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Bowman gets the rebound | 49-72 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Carl Evans runs out the clock | 49-72 |