| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 7 pts. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Brewer (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Michael Cardin (fresh) PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin inbounds the ball | 24-32 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-2) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Edward Sickles steals the ball from Michael Cardin | 24-32 |
| 19:36 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky blows the layup | 24-32 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman snags the defensive board | 24-32 |
| 19:12 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin scores on a driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Michael Goodman | 24-34 |
| 18:50 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown is whistled for a carry | 24-34 |
| 18:33 | Wisconsin | John Brewer can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 24-34 |
| 18:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Edward Sickles | 24-34 |
| 18:18 | Penn State | Edward Sickles drills a 3 from the right corner set up by Michael Lukavsky | 27-34 |
| 17:57 | Wisconsin | John Brewer is hacked by Michael Lukavsky - foul #1 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #1 | 27-34 |
| 17:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin hits the front of the rim on the shot from the free throw line | 27-34 |
| 17:42 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the board | 27-34 |
| 17:29 | Penn State | Edward Sickles throws a bad pass out of bounds | 27-34 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| 17:08 | Wisconsin | John Brewer splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumpshot from the right wing | 27-34 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long gets the offensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:44 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin knocks in the jumpshot from the right side set up by Edward Tripp | 27-36 |
| 16:38 | Penn State | Michael Cardin blocks the jumper by Michael Lukavsky | 27-36 |
| 16:36 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses the tip | 27-36 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle pulls down the rebound | 27-36 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin misses the turnaround in the paint but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #3 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #2 | 27-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG), Louis Hanley (SF), Alex Horstman (PF), Robert Volesky (C) Edward Sickles, Donald Smith, John Robinson, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Michael Goodman (PF) John Brewer, Jack Finkle | |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin makes the 1st free throw | 27-37 |
| 16:07 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin makes the 2nd free throw | 27-38 |
| 15:51 | Penn State | Robert Volesky buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Louis Hanley | 29-38 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Steven Pelt (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Michael Cardin (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. PF - Michael Goodman (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. C - Jimmy Long (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:35 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long drills a 3 from the right wing set up by Steven Pelt | 29-41 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Louis Hanley comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Michael Cardin - foul #2 on Michael Cardin, team foul #1 | 29-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (PG), Jeffrey Brown (C) Michael Lukavsky, Robert Volesky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF) Michael Cardin | |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the 1st free throw | 29-41 |
| 15:10 | Penn State | Louis Hanley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-41 |
| 14:52 | Wisconsin | Louis Hanley takes the ball from Jimmy Long | 30-41 |
| 14:49 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the lay-in | 30-41 |
| 14:48 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Edward Tripp | 30-41 |
| 14:27 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 30-41 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman gets the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp is hacked by Edward Sickles during a doubleteam - foul #2 on Edward Sickles, team foul #3 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Donald Smith (SF), John Robinson (PF) John Oliphant, Louis Hanley, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Jack Finkle (C) Edward Tripp, Jimmy Long | |
| 13:58 | Wisconsin | John Brewer's pass over a doubleteam is off the mark and out of bounds | 30-41 |
| 13:36 | Penn State | Edward Sickles comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 30-41 |
| 13:34 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the offensive rebound | 30-41 |
| 13:24 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses badly on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 30-41 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the board | 30-41 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the left side but the foul's on Michael Lukavsky - foul #2 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #4 | 30-41 |
| Subs | Penn State | John Oliphant (SG) Edward Sickles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 1st free throw | 30-42 |
| 13:01 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 2nd free throw | 30-43 |
| 12:43 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky buries a jumper from the left wing set up by John Oliphant | 32-43 |
| 12:23 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin is hacked by John Robinson - foul #2 on John Robinson, team foul #5 | 32-43 |
| Subs | Penn State | Robert Volesky (C) Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG) Steven Pelt | |
| 12:09 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 32-43 |
| 12:08 | Penn State | Robert Volesky snags the defensive board | 32-43 |
| 11:50 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the fadeaway from the left side | 34-43 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Michael Cardin (fresh) 6 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Finkle (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:29 | Wisconsin | David Schultz hits a fadeaway from the right block set up by Edward Tripp | 34-45 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Donald Smith clanks a runner from the left block but he's hacked by David Schultz - foul #4 on David Schultz, team foul #2 | 34-45 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (PG), Jeffrey Brown (C) Michael Lukavsky, Robert Volesky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman (PF), Jimmy Long (C) David Schultz, Jack Finkle | |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 35-45 |
| 11:14 | Penn State | Donald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 36-45 |
| 10:52 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin's fadeaway is rejected by Donald Smith | 36-45 |
| 10:50 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-45 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a shot from the left side | 36-45 |
| 10:30 | Penn State | John Robinson grabs the board | 36-45 |
| 10:07 | Penn State | Donald Smith connects on the jumpshot from the left side on a great pass from Edward Sickles | 38-45 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | John Brewer connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Edward Tripp out of a doubleteam | 38-48 |
| 09:34 | Penn State | Edward Sickles connects on the open 3pt shot from the right wing set up by John Oliphant | 41-48 |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin lays it up and in | 41-50 |
| 08:58 | Penn State | Edward Sickles hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 41-50 |
| 08:57 | Wisconsin | Michael Cardin grabs the defensive rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman misses the easy open layup | 41-50 |
| 08:29 | Penn State | John Robinson pulls down the rebound | 41-50 |
| 08:06 | Penn State | Edward Sickles is fouled on the floor by Michael Goodman - foul #2 on Michael Goodman, team foul #3 | 41-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Louis Hanley (SF), Alex Horstman (PF), Robert Volesky (C) John Oliphant, Donald Smith, John Robinson, Jeffrey Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (SG), Jack Finkle (C) John Brewer, Jimmy Long | |
| 07:43 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-50 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Schultz (SF) Michael Cardin | |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Michael Lukavsky (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. SG - Edward Sickles (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Louis Hanley (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Alex Horstman (fresh) C - Robert Volesky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. 6 ast. SG - Steven Pelt (fresh) 6 pts. SF - David Schultz (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Goodman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 9 reb. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:19 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left wing | 41-50 |
| 07:17 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman tips it home | 41-52 |
| 07:10 | Penn State | Steven Pelt is called for the reach on Edward Sickles - foul #1 on Steven Pelt, team foul #4 | 41-52 |
| Subs | Penn State | Ervin Vidrine (SG) Edward Sickles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:55 | Penn State | Jack Finkle steals the ball from Ervin Vidrine | 41-52 |
| 06:32 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt makes the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-55 |
| 06:12 | Penn State | Louis Hanley hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 41-55 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 06:07 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt is hacked by Ervin Vidrine - foul #1 on Ervin Vidrine, team foul #6 | 41-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Edward Sickles (SG), Jeffrey Brown (C) Ervin Vidrine, Robert Volesky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Long (PF) Michael Goodman | |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 pointer from the right wing | 41-58 |
| 05:25 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses badly on a jumper from the left side | 41-58 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Steven Pelt | 41-58 |
| 04:56 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt tries to split the doubleteam and is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on Steven Pelt, team foul #5 | 41-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | Donald Smith (SF), John Robinson (PF) Louis Hanley, Alex Horstman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Brewer (SG), Michael Cardin (PF) Steven Pelt, Jack Finkle | |
| 04:40 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky misses long on a fadeaway from the left side | 41-58 |
| 04:38 | Penn State | Donald Smith snags the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 04:18 | Penn State | John Robinson clanks a jumpshot from the right side | 41-58 |
| 04:17 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown grabs the offensive board | 41-58 |
| 04:05 | Penn State | Donald Smith is alone and drills a shot from the free throw line set up by John Robinson | 43-58 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | David Schultz can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Jeffrey Brown - foul #4 on Jeffrey Brown, team foul #7 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Penn State | William Sawyer (PG), John Oliphant (SG) Michael Lukavsky, Edward Sickles | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle (C) Jimmy Long | |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the 1st free throw | 43-59 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | David Schultz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-60 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - William Sawyer (fresh) SG - John Oliphant (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SF - Donald Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. PF - John Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. 2 blk. C - Jeffrey Brown (fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Edward Tripp (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 ast. SG - John Brewer (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Schultz (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Cardin (fresh) 8 pts. 2 blk. C - Jack Finkle (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:20 | Penn State | Donald Smith misses the floater from the left block | 43-60 |
| 03:18 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown snags the offensive board | 43-60 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on a turnaround in the paint but he's hacked by Jack Finkle - foul #1 on Jack Finkle, team foul #6 | 43-60 |
| Subs | Penn State | Louis Hanley (SF) Donald Smith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt (PG), Michael Goodman (PF) Edward Tripp, Michael Cardin | |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown makes the 1st free throw | 44-60 |
| 02:59 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown makes the 2nd free throw | 45-60 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | David Schultz clanks a turnaround in the lane | 45-60 |
| 02:39 | Penn State | John Oliphant pulls down the rebound | 45-60 |
| 02:18 | Penn State | Louis Hanley misses the jumper from the right side | 45-60 |
| 02:16 | Penn State | John Oliphant misses the tip | 45-60 |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Michael Goodman grabs the board | 45-60 |
| 01:51 | Wisconsin | David Schultz misses badly on a driving attempt from close range | 45-60 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Steven Pelt tips it home | 45-62 |
| 01:39 | Penn State | John Robinson buries a floater from the free throw line on a great pass from William Sawyer and the foul's on Michael Goodman - foul #3 on Michael Goodman, team foul #7 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky (PG), Edward Sickles (SG), Donald Smith (SF) William Sawyer, John Oliphant, Louis Hanley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp (PG) Steven Pelt | |
| 01:39 | Penn State | John Robinson makes the free throw | 48-62 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle is fouled on the floor by Donald Smith - foul #2 on Donald Smith, team foul #8 | 48-62 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 1st free throw | 48-63 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Jack Finkle makes the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 01:07 | Penn State | Jeffrey Brown misses badly on the uncontested shot from the left side | 48-64 |
| 01:06 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Jack Finkle | 48-64 |
| 00:59 | Wisconsin | Donald Smith picks off the pass by John Brewer | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Jack Finkle blocks the short jumper by Donald Smith | 48-64 |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp gets the rebound | 48-64 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp splits the doubleteam but misses short on a driving attempt from the left block but he's fouled by Michael Lukavsky - foul #3 on Michael Lukavsky, team foul #9 | 48-64 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses the 1st free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp misses the 2nd free throw | 48-64 |
| 00:27 | Penn State | The rebound goes to John Robinson | 48-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | John Brewer is called for the reach on Michael Lukavsky in the backcourt - foul #1 on John Brewer, team foul #8 | 48-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 1st free throw | 49-64 |
| 00:23 | Penn State | Michael Lukavsky makes the 2nd free throw | 50-64 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Edward Tripp runs out the clock | 50-64 |