| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 3 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris inbounds the ball | 26-20 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:36 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant hits a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Terry Carone | 26-23 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | John Mikula clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 26-23 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi hits the follow up shot | 28-23 |
| 18:36 | Wisconsin | James Johanson steps in front of the George Zettel pass | 28-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | John Mikula can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane but the foul's on Bryan Richards - foul #2 on Bryan Richards, team foul #1 | 28-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 1st free throw | 29-23 |
| 18:13 | Michigan State | John Mikula makes the 2nd free throw | 30-23 |
| 17:49 | Wisconsin | Kwakou Albarazi is called for the reach on George Zettel - foul #3 on Kwakou Albarazi, team foul #1 | 30-23 |
| 17:28 | Wisconsin | John Mikula blocks the jumper by Bryan Richards | 30-23 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Johanson | 30-23 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | John Witherell is hacked by Edward Harris - foul #1 on Edward Harris, team foul #2 | 30-23 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker (PF) George Zettel | |
| 16:46 | Michigan State | John Witherell is denied on a dunk by Edward Harris | 30-23 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the board | 30-23 |
| 16:18 | Wisconsin | John Witherell steals the ball from Terry Carone | 30-23 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the easy layup | 30-23 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | John Mikula tips it in | 32-23 |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone comes up short on the floater from the free throw line | 32-23 |
| 16:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 32-23 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Harris (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. PF - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:55 | Michigan State | Lester Bryant steals the ball from Russell Towne in the backcourt | 32-23 |
| 15:54 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris dunks the ball on a nice dish by Lester Bryant | 32-25 |
| 15:33 | Michigan State | Russell Towne evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 32-25 |
| 15:31 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris gets the rebound | 32-25 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant misses short on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 32-25 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards tips it in | 32-27 |
| 14:37 | Michigan State | Edward Harris is called for the reach on James Johanson - foul #2 on Edward Harris, team foul #3 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Russell Towne, John Witherell, James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Louis Frates (SG), John Koloski (SF), George Zettel (PF) Terry Carone, Lester Bryant, Edward Harris, Bryan Richards | |
| 14:14 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses badly on a fadeaway from close range | 32-27 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to George Zettel | 32-27 |
| 13:54 | Wisconsin | John Koloski travels with the ball | 32-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), John Witherell (SG) Randy Sharp, Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold misses long on a shot from close range but he's hacked by George Zettel - foul #3 on George Zettel, team foul #4 | 32-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth (C) Ronald Whitaker | |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 1st free throw | 33-27 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold makes the 2nd free throw | 34-27 |
| 13:13 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 34-27 |
| 13:11 | Wisconsin | George Zettel grabs the offensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #1 on Louis Frates, team foul #5 | 34-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Mikula (PF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) William Callahan, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), Bryan Richards (C) Louis Frates, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| 12:26 | Michigan State | Rex Barnhill takes the ball from Kwakou Albarazi | 34-27 |
| 12:07 | Wisconsin | George Zettel is whistled for traveling | 34-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF) Michael Carlos | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Edward Harris (SF) Rex Barnhill, John Koloski | |
| 11:47 | Michigan State | John Witherell drills a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by Russell Towne | 36-27 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. PF - George Zettel (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 36-30 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | John Witherell is denied on a layup by Bryan Richards | 36-30 |
| 11:00 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi tips it in | 38-30 |
| 10:31 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards clanks a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 38-30 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | John Mikula grabs the defensive rebound | 38-30 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi banks in the layup set up by Russell Towne out of the doubleteam and he's hacked by Terry Carone - foul #1 on Terry Carone, team foul #6 | 40-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), William Callahan (PF) Russell Towne, John Witherell, John Mikula | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SG), Ronald Whitaker (PF), Lawrence Whitworth (C) Lester Bryant, George Zettel, Bryan Richards | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by James Johanson - foul #3 on James Johanson, team foul #2 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), John Koloski (SF) Terry Carone, Edward Harris | |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker misses the 1st free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:47 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker misses the 2nd free throw | 41-30 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 41-30 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is hacked by Lawrence Whitworth - foul #1 on Lawrence Whitworth, team foul #7 | 41-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG) Randy Sharp | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards (C) Lawrence Whitworth | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 42-30 |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 43-30 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates splits the doubleteam and buries a 3 pointer from the left wing | 43-33 |
| 08:33 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi can't finish the layup | 43-33 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Ronald Whitaker gets the rebound | 43-33 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses short on a turnaround near the basket but he's fouled by William Callahan - foul #1 on William Callahan, team foul #3 | 43-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), John Mikula (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson, William Callahan, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Lester Bryant (SG), Edward Harris (SF) Rex Barnhill, Louis Frates, John Koloski | |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards makes the 1st free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses the 2nd free throw | 43-34 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | John Mikula snags the defensive board | 43-34 |
| 07:49 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Stephen Harrold is denied by Edward Harris | 43-34 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Stephen Harrold pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Russell Towne (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Michael Carlos (fresh) 2 pts. PF - John Mikula (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Stephen Harrold (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Bryant (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Edward Harris (fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. PF - Ronald Whitaker (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:25 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses long on a floater from the right block | 43-34 |
| 07:23 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 43-34 |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Zettel (PF) Bryan Richards | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | John Witherell can't connect on a shot in the lane but he's fouled by Ronald Whitaker - foul #1 on Ronald Whitaker, team foul #8 | 43-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF), Kwakou Albarazi (C) Michael Carlos, Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lawrence Whitworth (C) Ronald Whitaker | |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 1st free throw | 44-34 |
| 06:48 | Michigan State | John Witherell makes the 2nd free throw | 45-34 |
| 06:25 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone throws a bad pass out of bounds | 45-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sharp (PG) Russell Towne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:00 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses badly on a jump hook in the paint | 45-34 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the board | 45-34 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | George Zettel connects on the shot from the right wing | 45-36 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp is fouled on the floor by Lester Bryant - foul #2 on Lester Bryant, team foul #9 | 45-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), John Koloski (SF), Bryan Richards (C) Terry Carone, Edward Harris, Lawrence Whitworth | |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 1st free throw | 46-36 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Randy Sharp makes the 2nd free throw | 47-36 |
| 04:46 | Wisconsin | George Zettel makes the fadeaway in the lane | 47-38 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | John Witherell drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Randy Sharp | 49-38 |
| 03:56 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards misses badly on a runner from the right block | 49-38 |
| 03:55 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi pulls down the rebound | 49-38 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Rex Barnhill picks off the pass by Randy Sharp | 49-38 |
| 03:22 | Wisconsin | George Zettel lays it in set up by Rex Barnhill | 49-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randy Sharp (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Witherell (fresh) 13 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - James Johanson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - John Mikula (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Kwakou Albarazi (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Lester Bryant (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - John Koloski (fresh) PF - George Zettel (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. C - Bryan Richards (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | John Mikula hits the finger roll on a nice dish by a doubleteamed John Witherell | 51-40 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is alone and drills a shot in the paint on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 51-42 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | James Johanson loses the ball out of bounds | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Russell Towne (PG), Boris Gorzynski (SG), Michael Carlos (SF), William Callahan (PF), Stephen Harrold (C) Randy Sharp, John Witherell, James Johanson, John Mikula, Kwakou Albarazi | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Louis Frates (SG), Edward Harris (SF), Ronald Whitaker (PF) Rex Barnhill, Lester Bryant, John Koloski, George Zettel | |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Witherell (SG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris is hacked by Michael Carlos - foul #1 on Michael Carlos, team foul #4 | 51-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi (C) Stephen Harrold | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:05 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone hits a fadeaway from the right side | 51-44 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 51-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Johanson (SF), John Mikula (PF) Michael Carlos, William Callahan | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant (SG), George Zettel (PF) Louis Frates, Ronald Whitaker | |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Bryan Richards is called for the reach on Kwakou Albarazi - foul #3 on Bryan Richards, team foul #10 | 51-44 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 52-44 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:20 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards is fouled on the floor by James Johanson - foul #4 on James Johanson, team foul #5 | 53-44 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Russell Towne is called for the reach on Terry Carone - foul #1 on Russell Towne, team foul #6 | 53-44 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris can't connect on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on John Mikula - foul #2 on John Mikula, team foul #7 | 53-44 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris misses the 1st free throw | 53-44 |
| 01:08 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris makes the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side | 53-45 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the board | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | John Mikula takes the ball from Lester Bryant after a doubleteam | 53-45 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Lester Bryant is called for the reach on John Witherell in the backcourt - foul #3 on Lester Bryant, team foul #11 | 53-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Callahan (PF) John Mikula | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | John Witherell misses the 2nd free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards grabs the board | 53-45 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant's 3 pointer is rejected by John Witherell | 53-45 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Bryan Richards gets the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 53-45 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris grabs the offensive rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 53-45 |
| 00:19 | Michigan State | Russell Towne gets the rebound | 53-45 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Terry Carone is called for the reach on Russell Towne in the backcourt - foul #2 on Terry Carone, team foul #12 | 53-45 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Russell Towne misses the 1st free throw | 53-45 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Russell Towne makes the 2nd free throw | 54-45 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Lester Bryant splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from straight away | 54-45 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kwakou Albarazi | 54-45 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi is fouled in the backcourt by Terry Carone - foul #3 on Terry Carone, team foul #13 | 54-45 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 1st free throw | 55-45 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Kwakou Albarazi makes the 2nd free throw | 56-45 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Harris scores on a floater from the baseline | 56-47 |