| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fresh) SG - Mark Kline (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) C - Michael Bard (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:46 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 0-0 |
| 19:44 | Wisconsin | Michael Brown snags the offensive board | 0-0 |
| 19:31 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 0-0 |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski pulls down the rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:07 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell is fouled on the floor by Michael Brown - foul #1 on Michael Brown, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by William Hansen | 0-3 |
| 18:28 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels is whistled for an offensive foul - foul #1 on Donald Daniels, team foul #2 | 0-3 |
| 18:09 | Michigan State | William Hansen loses the dribble to Michael Brown | 0-3 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | William Hansen steals the ball from Michael Bard | 0-3 |
| 17:40 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun lays it up and in on a nice dish by William Hansen | 0-5 |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard knocks in the floater in the paint and he's fouled by Dema Lamparski - foul #1 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #1 | 2-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Donald Sao (SF), Patrick Coates (PF) Dave Johnson, Mark Kline, Michael Brown, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Joshua Graham (PF), John Dade (C) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell, Dema Lamparski | |
| 17:26 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard makes the free throw | 3-5 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Patrick Coates - foul #1 on Patrick Coates, team foul #3 | 3-5 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Kline (SF) Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun makes the 1st free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses the 2nd free throw | 3-6 |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao grabs the board | 3-6 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell is whistled for traveling | 3-6 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Bard (C) Mark Kline | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | William Hansen buries a fadeaway jumper from the right wing set up by John Dade | 3-8 |
| 15:58 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard connects on the jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Brian Campbell | 5-8 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul Duprey (fresh) SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sao (fresh) PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) C - Michael Bard (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fresh) SF - Anthony Stevens (fresh) PF - Joshua Graham (fresh) C - John Dade (fresh) | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | John Dade throws a bad pass out of bounds | 5-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Mark Kline (SG), Donald Daniels (PF) Paul Duprey, Brian Campbell, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SG), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, John Dade | |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Joshua Graham - foul #1 on Joshua Graham, team foul #2 | 5-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Powell (PF) Joshua Graham | |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline makes the 1st free throw | 6-8 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline makes the 2nd free throw | 7-8 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine clanks a fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Sao - foul #1 on Donald Sao, team foul #4 | 7-8 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Bard (C) Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF) Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 1st free throw | 7-9 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine makes the 2nd free throw | 7-10 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels misses badly on a turnaround from close range but he's hacked by Anthony Stevens - foul #1 on Anthony Stevens, team foul #3 | 7-10 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Jackson (PG) Dave Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Thomas Powell (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Dema Lamparski | |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels makes the 1st free throw | 8-10 |
| 14:25 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels makes the 2nd free throw | 9-10 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell loses the dribble to Mark Kline | 9-10 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard makes the jumpshot from the right side | 11-10 |
| 13:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Fontaine | 11-13 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline misses short on a runner from the left block | 11-13 |
| 13:04 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard hits the follow up shot | 13-13 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | William Hansen knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 12:26 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline is hacked by William Hansen - foul #1 on William Hansen, team foul #4 | 13-16 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Brian Campbell (SG), Patrick Coates (PF) Jimmy Jackson, Mark Kline, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), John Dade (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) William Hansen, Anthony Stevens, Thomas Powell, Joshua Graham | |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Stuart Lakey picks off the pass by Dave Johnson | 13-16 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fresh) SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Sao (fairly fresh) PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) C - Michael Bard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - John Dade (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) | |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 13-16 |
| 11:43 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski tips it home | 13-18 |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | Brian Campbell is whistled for a charge - foul #1 on Brian Campbell, team foul #5 | 13-18 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mark Kline (SG), Michael Brown (SF), Donald Daniels (PF) Brian Campbell, Donald Sao, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, John Dade | |
| 11:04 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski banks in the layup on a great pass from William Hansen | 13-20 |
| 10:46 | Wisconsin | Jing-Quo Sun steals it from Mark Kline | 13-20 |
| 10:36 | Michigan State | Michael Brown is called for the reach on Stuart Lakey - foul #2 on Michael Brown, team foul #6 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Sao (SF), Michael Bard (C) Michael Brown, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) William Hansen, Joshua Graham | |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses badly on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Michael Bard - foul #1 on Michael Bard, team foul #7 | 13-20 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses the 1st free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:21 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski misses the 2nd free throw | 13-20 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates pulls down the rebound | 13-20 |
| 10:03 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson is hacked by Thomas Powell - foul #1 on Thomas Powell, team foul #5 | 13-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels (PF) Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG) Jing-Quo Sun | |
| 09:44 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates misses badly on a jumper from the baseline | 13-20 |
| 09:43 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels tips it in | 15-20 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine double dribbles | 15-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Bard (C) Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Joshua Graham (PF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 15-20 |
| 09:07 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun gets the rebound | 15-20 |
| 09:02 | Michigan State | William Hansen can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 15-20 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham gets the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:54 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 15-20 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham grabs the offensive rebound | 15-20 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen comes up short on the shot from the left wing but he's fouled by Donald Sao - foul #2 on Donald Sao, team foul #8 | 15-20 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG), Donald Daniels (PF) Dave Johnson, Donald Sao | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (SG), Stuart Lakey (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) Jing-Quo Sun, Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham | |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 1st free throw | 15-21 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | William Hansen makes the 2nd free throw | 15-22 |
| 08:34 | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 15-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG) William Hansen | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Patrick Coates is called for the reach on Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Patrick Coates, team foul #9 | 15-22 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Brian Campbell (SG) Paul Duprey, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the 1st free throw | 15-23 |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Dema Lamparski makes the 2nd free throw | 15-24 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard misses long on a driving attempt in the paint | 15-24 |
| 08:01 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun throws a bad pass out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG) Dave Johnson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Joshua Graham (C) Jing-Quo Sun, Dema Lamparski | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul Duprey (fresh) SG - Brian Campbell (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Kline (fairly fresh) 2 pts. PF - Donald Daniels (fresh) 4 pts. C - Michael Bard (fairly fresh) 9 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Michael Fontaine (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - Thomas Powell (fresh) C - Joshua Graham (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels misses the 3 from the right corner | 15-24 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Joshua Graham snags the defensive board | 15-24 |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | William Hansen hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 15-24 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline grabs the board | 15-24 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG) Paul Duprey | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun (SG), Anthony Stevens (SF), John Dade (PF), Dema Lamparski (C) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell, Joshua Graham | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Michael Bard takes the ball from William Hansen | 15-24 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Donald Daniels comes up short on the floater from the right block | 15-24 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun grabs the defensive rebound | 15-24 |
| 05:50 | Michigan State | William Hansen loses the dribble to Brian Campbell in the backcourt | 15-24 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard blows the dunk but he's fouled by Dema Lamparski - foul #2 on Dema Lamparski, team foul #6 | 15-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Stuart Lakey (SG), Thomas Powell (PF), Joshua Graham (C) William Hansen, Jing-Quo Sun, John Dade, Dema Lamparski | |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard makes the 1st free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:25 | Wisconsin | Michael Bard misses the 2nd free throw | 16-24 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Thomas Powell gets the rebound | 16-24 |
| 05:03 | Michigan State | Dave Johnson picks off the pass by Joshua Graham | 16-24 |
| 04:35 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline misses long on a jumper from the left side | 16-24 |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Michael Fontaine | 16-24 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing but the foul's on Michael Bard - foul #2 on Michael Bard, team foul #10 | 16-24 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG), Jimmy Jackson (SG), Patrick Coates (C) Dave Johnson, Brian Campbell, Michael Bard | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Hansen (PG), Jing-Quo Sun (SG), John Dade (PF) Michael Fontaine, Stuart Lakey, Thomas Powell | |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the 1st free throw | 16-25 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Anthony Stevens makes the 2nd free throw | 16-26 |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates comes up short on the fadeaway from the left side but the foul's on Joshua Graham - foul #2 on Joshua Graham, team foul #7 | 16-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson (PG), Michael Brown (SF), Donald Sao (C) Paul Duprey, Mark Kline, Donald Daniels | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey (SF), Dema Lamparski (C) Anthony Stevens, Joshua Graham | |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates makes the 1st free throw | 17-26 |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates makes the 2nd free throw | 18-26 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Dave Johnson (fairly fresh) SG - Jimmy Jackson (fresh) SF - Michael Brown (fresh) PF - Patrick Coates (fresh) 2 pts. C - Donald Sao (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Hansen (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jing-Quo Sun (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Stuart Lakey (fresh) PF - John Dade (fresh) C - Dema Lamparski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:24 | Michigan State | Stuart Lakey clanks a fadeaway from the right wing | 18-26 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao gets the rebound | 18-26 |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | John Dade swats the shot by Donald Sao | 18-26 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Michael Brown pulls down the offensive rebound | 18-26 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Donald Sao scores on a driving attempt near the basket set up by Jimmy Jackson | 20-26 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | William Hansen misses short on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 20-26 |
| 02:22 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Patrick Coates | 20-26 |
| 02:03 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates hits a fadeaway from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 01:43 | Michigan State | Jing-Quo Sun misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 22-26 |
| 01:41 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson grabs the defensive rebound | 22-26 |
| 01:15 | Wisconsin | Dave Johnson scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing on a nice dish by Michael Brown | 25-26 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | William Hansen drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 25-29 |
| 00:32 | Wisconsin | Patrick Coates throws a bad pass out of bounds | 25-29 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Duprey (PG), Mark Kline (SG), Donald Daniels (PF), Michael Bard (C) Dave Johnson, Jimmy Jackson, Michael Brown, Patrick Coates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine (PG), Anthony Stevens (SF), Thomas Powell (PF) William Hansen, Stuart Lakey, John Dade | |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | Michael Fontaine drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Jing-Quo Sun | 25-32 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Mark Kline comes up short on the turnaround from close range | 25-32 |