| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. PF - Craig Stiff (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 5 pts. 2 blk. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski inbounds the ball | 25-18 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Luther Pelkowski | 25-20 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Scott steals the ball from Mario Rivera | 25-20 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's hacked by Andrew Patterson - foul #3 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #1 | 25-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 1st free throw | 25-21 |
| 18:56 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski makes the 2nd free throw | 25-22 |
| 18:35 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 25-22 |
| 18:34 | Washington State | Michael Scott snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 18:19 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 25-22 |
| 18:17 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Keith Snyder | 25-22 |
| 17:53 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder evades the doubleteam but misses long on a shot from the left wing | 25-22 |
| 17:51 | Washington State | Pablo Macias snags the defensive board | 25-22 |
| 17:37 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left side set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 25-24 |
| 17:20 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison drills a 3pt jumper from straight away set up by Mario Rivera | 28-24 |
| 16:58 | Washington State | The jump hook by Luther Pelkowski is blocked by Keith Snyder | 28-24 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff pulls down the rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:36 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff misses badly on the uncontested shot in the paint | 28-24 |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Pablo Macias grabs the defensive rebound | 28-24 |
| 16:15 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski is fouled on the floor by Mario Rivera - foul #2 on Mario Rivera, team foul #2 | 28-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Henry Nussbaum (PF), Dean Matney (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan, Michael Scott | |
| 16:05 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-24 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Kent Singley | 28-24 |
| 15:37 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder evades the doubleteam and hits a floater in the paint | 30-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Jerry Lindquist (fresh) 4 pts. C - Keith Snyder (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - James Lewis (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Macon (fresh) PF - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) C - Dean Matney (fresh) | |
| 15:24 | Washington State | Eugene Kellison is called for the reach on Rick Macon - foul #1 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #3 | 30-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Eugene Kellison, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 15:07 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas makes the 3 from the right corner | 30-27 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses long on a floater from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 14:44 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley pulls down the offensive rebound | 30-27 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera can't finish the layup | 30-27 |
| 14:32 | Washington State | The rebound goes to Henry Nussbaum | 30-27 |
| 14:03 | Washington State | Dean Matney drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 13:37 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 13:35 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley grabs the offensive board | 30-30 |
| 13:17 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the shot from the left wing | 30-30 |
| 13:15 | Washington State | James Lewis grabs the board | 30-30 |
| 13:07 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 30-30 |
| 13:06 | Washington State | Dean Matney tips it back up and in | 30-32 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Keith Snyder (C) Mario Rivera, Jerry Lindquist | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF), Michael Scott (C) James Lewis, Nolan Thomas, Rick Macon, Henry Nussbaum, Dean Matney | |
| 12:27 | Washington State | Michael Scott is hacked by Keith Snyder - foul #3 on Keith Snyder, team foul #4 | 30-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Kent Singley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:11 | Washington State | Michael Scott connects on the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Luther Pelkowski and he's fouled by Keith Snyder - foul #4 on Keith Snyder, team foul #5 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (C) Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 12:11 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the free throw | 30-35 |
| 11:46 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist's pass is intercepted by Luther Pelkowski | 30-35 |
| 11:23 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 3 pointer from straight away on a nice dish by Jiao-Long Wang | 30-38 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Pablo Macias (fresh) SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:03 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff makes the shot from close range on a great pass from Thomas Jones | 32-38 |
| 10:44 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski can't connect on an uncontested shot from just outside the lane | 32-38 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jerry Lindquist | 32-38 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Ernest Duncan - foul #1 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #1 | 32-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG) Mario Rivera | |
| Subs | Washington State | Rick Macon (SF) Luther Pelkowski | |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones makes the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 33-38 |
| 10:21 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan gets the rebound | 33-38 |
| 10:02 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is fouled on the floor by Craig Stiff - foul #2 on Craig Stiff, team foul #6 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Henry Nussbaum (PF) Jiao-Long Wang, Ernest Duncan | |
| 09:42 | Washington State | Jerry Lindquist steals the ball from James Lewis | 33-38 |
| 09:23 | Wisconsin | Michael Scott swats the short shot by Craig Stiff | 33-38 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley grabs the offensive board | 33-38 |
| 09:05 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson makes the 3 from the right corner | 36-38 |
| 08:49 | Washington State | James Lewis connects on the 3pt attempt from the right wing | 36-41 |
| 08:20 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 36-41 |
| 08:18 | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum grabs the defensive rebound | 36-41 |
| 07:58 | Washington State | Michael Scott's pass is intercepted by Jerry Lindquist | 36-41 |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3pt shot from the left corner but he's fouled by Pablo Macias - foul #3 on Pablo Macias, team foul #2 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Keith Snyder (C) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) James Lewis, Pablo Macias, Rick Macon, Michael Scott | |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 1st free throw | 36-41 |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 3rd free throw | 37-41 |
| 07:39 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan pulls down the rebound | 37-41 |
| 07:19 | Washington State | Jerry Lindquist takes the ball from Luther Pelkowski | 37-41 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (tiring) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Jerry Lindquist (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 7 pts. 8 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Nolan Thomas (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 10 pts. 4 reb. C - Henry Nussbaum (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's hacked by Ernest Duncan - foul #2 on Ernest Duncan, team foul #3 | 37-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 38-41 |
| 06:57 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 39-41 |
| 06:47 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is hacked by Eugene Kellison - foul #2 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #7 | 39-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG) Kent Singley | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dean Matney (C) Henry Nussbaum | |
| 06:47 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:47 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses the 2nd free throw | 39-42 |
| 06:47 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Luther Pelkowski is called for the reach on Mario Rivera - foul #2 on Luther Pelkowski, team foul #4 | 39-42 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones makes the jumper from the free throw line set up by Jerry Lindquist | 41-42 |
| 05:56 | Washington State | Keith Snyder is called for the reach on Nolan Thomas - foul #5 on Keith Snyder, team foul #8 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG), Craig Stiff (PF) Mario Rivera, Keith Snyder | |
| Subs | Washington State | Henry Nussbaum (C) Dean Matney | |
| 05:56 | Washington State | Nolan Thomas misses the 1st free throw | 41-42 |
| 05:56 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison double dribbles | 41-42 |
| 05:16 | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski hits the finger roll set up by Jiao-Long Wang | 41-44 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist is fouled on the floor by Henry Nussbaum - foul #1 on Henry Nussbaum, team foul #5 | 41-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Andrew Patterson (SF) Thomas Jones, Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Pablo Macias (SG), Rick Macon (SF), Michael Scott (C) Jiao-Long Wang, Nolan Thomas, Luther Pelkowski, Ernest Duncan | |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses badly on a jumper from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 04:28 | Washington State | Rick Macon gets the rebound | 41-44 |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Michael Scott hits a jumper from the left block and the foul's on Jerry Lindquist - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #9 | 41-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Dean Matney (PF) Henry Nussbaum | |
| 04:07 | Washington State | Michael Scott makes the free throw | 41-47 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Pablo Macias is called for the reach on Mario Rivera - foul #4 on Pablo Macias, team foul #6 | 41-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG) James Lewis | |
| 03:31 | Wisconsin | The jumper by Craig Stiff is denied by Michael Scott | 41-47 |
| 03:30 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff tips it home | 43-47 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Craig Stiff is called for the reach on Dean Matney - foul #3 on Craig Stiff, team foul #10 | 43-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Eugene Kellison (SF) Kent Singley, Andrew Patterson | |
| Subs | Washington State | Luther Pelkowski (SF), Ernest Duncan (PF) Pablo Macias, Rick Macon | |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Dean Matney makes the 1st free throw | 43-48 |
| 03:18 | Washington State | Dean Matney makes the 2nd free throw | 43-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. PF - Craig Stiff (tired) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Jerry Lindquist (tiring) 4 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Jiao-Long Wang (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Dean Matney (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Luther Pelkowski (fresh) 11 pts. 2 blk. 2 stl. PF - Ernest Duncan (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. C - Michael Scott (fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. 2 stl. | |
| 02:49 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff hits a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Mario Rivera | 45-49 |
| 02:27 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the easy layup | 45-49 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones gets the rebound | 45-49 |
| 02:26 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG), Andrew Patterson (SF) Mario Rivera, Eugene Kellison | |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG) Dean Matney | |
| 02:03 | Wisconsin | Jiao-Long Wang takes the ball from Jerry Lindquist | 45-49 |
| 01:42 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 45-49 |
| 01:41 | Washington State | Michael Scott grabs the offensive rebound | 45-49 |
| 01:19 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the fadeaway from the left side | 45-49 |
| 01:18 | Washington State | Pablo Macias tips it but misses | 45-49 |
| 01:16 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan tips it back up and in | 45-51 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 45-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Kent Singley | |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+5) | |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist buries a shot in the lane | 47-51 |
| 00:44 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff's floater is tipped away by Ernest Duncan | 47-51 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff gets the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses short on a turnaround in the paint | 47-51 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Michael Scott pulls down the rebound | 47-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Michael Scott is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jones - foul #3 on Thomas Jones, team foul #11 | 47-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | James Lewis (PG), Nolan Thomas (SG), Jason Hammond (SF) Jiao-Long Wang, Pablo Macias, Luther Pelkowski | |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the 1st free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Michael Scott misses the 2nd free throw | 47-51 |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Jason Hammond pulls down the offensive rebound | 47-51 |
| 00:29 | Washington State | Washington State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 47-51 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Thomas Jones is called for the reach on Jason Hammond - foul #4 on Thomas Jones, team foul #12 | 47-51 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Jason Hammond makes the 1st free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:26 | Washington State | Jason Hammond misses the 2nd free throw | 47-52 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff gets the rebound | 47-52 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:21 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 47-52 |
| 00:20 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the board | 47-52 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan is fouled in the backcourt by Thomas Jones - foul #5 on Thomas Jones, team foul #13 | 47-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG) Thomas Jones | |
| Subs | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang (PG), Henry Nussbaum (C) James Lewis, Michael Scott | |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 1st free throw | 47-53 |
| 00:17 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan makes the 2nd free throw | 47-54 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 47-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Washington State | Pablo Macias (SG), Luther Pelkowski (SF), Michael Scott (C) Nolan Thomas, Jason Hammond, Henry Nussbaum | |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson grabs the offensive rebound | 47-54 |
| 00:05 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a 3 from the left corner | 47-54 |
| 00:04 | Washington State | Ernest Duncan grabs the board | 47-54 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+5) | |
| 00:00 | Washington State | Jiao-Long Wang runs out the clock | 47-54 |