| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Schneider (fresh) 6 pts. SG - Dave Johnson (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Mark Kline (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 2 stl. C - Michael Bard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline inbounds the ball | 28-23 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 28-23 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the board | 28-23 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Joseph Daley | 31-23 |
| 19:11 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider makes the 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by Michael Bard | 31-26 |
| 18:50 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 31-26 |
| 18:49 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Joseph Schneider | 31-26 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Mark Kline is denied by Dema Lamparski | 31-26 |
| 18:43 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider tips it home | 31-28 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens misses the shot in the lane | 31-28 |
| 18:17 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens grabs the offensive board | 31-28 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley clanks a 3 pointer from the right corner | 31-28 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels gets the rebound | 31-28 |
| 17:29 | Wisconsin | Cedric Owens takes the ball from Joseph Schneider | 31-28 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is fouled on the floor by Michael Bard - foul #3 on Michael Bard, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Robert Hamm (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Cedric Owens, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Sao (C) Michael Bard | |
| 16:53 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine's pass is intercepted by Donald Sao | 31-28 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Fontaine is called for the reach on Dave Johnson - foul #2 on Michael Fontaine, team foul #1 | 31-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell (SG), Patrick Coates (PF) Dave Johnson, Donald Daniels | |
| 16:02 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline buries a 3 from the right wing set up by Joseph Schneider | 31-31 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Robert Hamm (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) C - Justin Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Schneider (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Mark Kline (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) 7 pts. C - Donald Sao (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 15:56 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine is fouled on the floor by Brian Campbell - foul #1 on Brian Campbell, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Cedric Owens (PF) Robert Hamm, Joshua Graham | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (SG), Michael Bard (C) Joseph Schneider, Mark Kline | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 31-31 |
| 15:35 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Patrick Coates | 31-31 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | William Hansen is called for the reach on Patrick Coates - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #2 | 31-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider (PG), Dave Johnson (SG) Brian Campbell, Paul Duprey | |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider connects on the shot from the right wing set up by Dave Johnson | 31-33 |
| 14:34 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun is fouled on the floor by Joseph Schneider - foul #2 on Joseph Schneider, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (PF) Patrick Coates | |
| 14:16 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun clanks a 3 from the right wing | 31-33 |
| 14:15 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine tips it but misses | 31-33 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao grabs the defensive rebound | 31-33 |
| 13:53 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels is fouled on the floor by Cedric Owens - foul #1 on Cedric Owens, team foul #3 | 31-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Kline (SF), Patrick Coates (C) Donald Sao, Michael Bard | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Stuart Lakey picks off the pass by Patrick Coates | 31-33 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine banks in the layup on a nice dish by Stuart Lakey | 33-33 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Cedric Owens is called for the reach on Donald Daniels - foul #2 on Cedric Owens, team foul #4 | 33-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell (PG), Paul Duprey (SG) Joseph Schneider, Dave Johnson | |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 33-33 |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels hits the follow up shot | 33-35 |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right wing | 33-35 |
| 12:31 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley gets the offensive rebound | 33-35 |
| 12:05 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 35-35 |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels double dribbles | 35-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Cedric Owens (PF) William Hansen, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider (PG), Dave Johnson (SG), Donald Sao (SF), Michael Bard (C) Brian Campbell, Paul Duprey, Mark Kline, Donald Daniels | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Schneider (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. SG - Dave Johnson (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Donald Sao (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) 7 pts. C - Michael Bard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:29 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 35-35 |
| 11:09 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates scores on a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Dave Johnson | 35-37 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens scores on a fadeaway jumper from the left wing set up by Michael Fontaine | 37-37 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider misses badly on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-37 |
| 10:18 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens snags the defensive board | 37-37 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Patrick Coates - foul #1 on Patrick Coates, team foul #4 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Kline (SF) Patrick Coates | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the baseline | 37-37 |
| 09:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 09:36 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson loses the ball out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (PF) Donald Sao | |
| 09:17 | Michigan State | Mark Kline is called for the reach on Michael Fontaine - foul #1 on Mark Kline, team foul #5 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Joseph Schneider picks off the pass by William Hansen | 37-37 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider can't finish the layup | 37-37 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Dema Lamparski | 37-37 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey misses long on an open floater from the right side | 37-37 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels grabs the board | 37-37 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell (SG), Donald Sao (C) Dave Johnson, Michael Bard | |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled on the floor by Mark Kline - foul #2 on Mark Kline, team foul #6 | 37-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) William Hansen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates (C) Mark Kline | |
| 07:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens can't finish the layup against a doubleteam | 37-37 |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider grabs the board | 37-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 10 pts. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. C - Justin Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Schneider (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Donald Sao (fresh) 3 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Patrick Coates (fresh) 9 pts. | |
| 07:06 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 37-37 |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates hits the follow up shot | 37-39 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 37-39 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider snags the defensive board | 37-39 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | Michael Fontaine steals the ball from Joseph Schneider | 37-39 |
| 05:49 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens buries a floater near the basket on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 39-39 |
| 05:49 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 39-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Joseph Daley, Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (SG), Mark Kline (SF), Michael Bard (C) Brian Campbell, Donald Sao, Patrick Coates | |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson can't connect on a fadeaway from the left wing | 39-39 |
| 05:28 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider can't tip it in | 39-39 |
| 05:27 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski grabs the defensive rebound | 39-39 |
| 05:08 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski's layup is rejected by Mark Kline | 39-39 |
| 05:07 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens tips it in | 41-39 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Cedric Owens | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates (PF) Donald Daniels | |
| 04:13 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-39 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham tips it in | 43-39 |
| 03:57 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates misses long on a jumper from the left block | 43-39 |
| 03:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider tips it home | 43-41 |
| 03:34 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun scores on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-41 |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Joseph Daley (SF), Cedric Owens (PF), Justin Rose (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Stuart Lakey, Joshua Graham, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell (PG) Joseph Schneider | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SF - Joseph Daley (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Cedric Owens (fresh) 15 pts. 6 reb. C - Justin Rose (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dave Johnson (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Mark Kline (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) 11 pts. 2 reb. C - Michael Bard (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 02:54 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley misses short on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 46-41 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 46-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski (C) Justin Rose | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider (PG), Donald Daniels (PF) Brian Campbell, Patrick Coates | |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard misses long on a turnaround in the lane | 46-41 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski pulls down the rebound | 46-41 |
| 01:57 | Michigan State | Mark Kline steals the ball from Joseph Daley | 46-41 |
| 01:36 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 46-41 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | William Hansen grabs the defensive rebound | 46-41 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Joseph Daley | 49-41 |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson misses long on a 3 pointer from straight away | 49-41 |
| 00:42 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle 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 (0) | |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson hits a 3pt shot from the right corner | 49-44 |
| 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) | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens is hacked by Joseph Schneider in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Schneider, team foul #7 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Hamm (SG), Justin Rose (C) William Hansen, Dema Lamparski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens makes the 2nd free throw | 51-44 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | Robert Hamm steals the ball from Joseph Schneider | 51-44 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Cedric Owens dunks the ball on a great pass from Robert Hamm | 53-44 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline comes up short on the 3 from the right corner | 53-44 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley grabs the defensive rebound | 53-44 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Schneider - foul #4 on Joseph Schneider, team foul #8 | 53-44 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 1st free throw | 54-44 |
| 00:13 | Michigan State | Joseph Daley makes the 2nd free throw | 55-44 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Joseph Schneider comes up short on the jumper from the left wing | 55-44 |
| 00:07 | Michigan State | Robert Hamm snags the defensive board | 55-44 |
| 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 a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine runs out the clock | 55-44 |