| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Bruce Carter (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Scott Cramer (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Lee Knapp (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Sneed (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Porter Jones (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | James Pugh inbounds the ball | 33-38 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 19:41 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed is hacked by John Strothers - foul #2 on John Strothers, team foul #1 | 33-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Porter Jones | |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt in the lane but he's fouled by Douglas Wallace - foul #1 on Douglas Wallace, team foul #2 | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed misses the 1st free throw | 33-38 |
| 19:27 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 19:07 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo misses short on a shot from the right wing | 34-38 |
| 19:06 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-38 |
| 18:54 | Mississippi State | The jumper by Darius Ball is denied by Paul Sneed | 34-38 |
| 18:53 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace tips it home | 34-40 |
| 18:42 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp drills a runner from the baseline set up by Bruce Carter | 36-40 |
| 18:33 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses badly on a jumpshot from the right side | 36-40 |
| 18:31 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the defensive rebound | 36-40 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed buries a jumper from the free throw line and he's hacked by Rogelio Russo - foul #2 on Rogelio Russo, team foul #3 | 38-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander (SF) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), John Strothers (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Porter Jones (C) Wayne Powell, Eric Ransom, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed makes the free throw | 39-40 |
| 18:08 | Mississippi State | John Strothers is fouled on the floor by Eugene Alexander - foul #1 on Eugene Alexander, team foul #1 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky (C) Paul Sneed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG) Dwayne Larue | |
| 17:57 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Censky - foul #2 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #2 | 39-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG) John Strothers | |
| 17:46 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 39-40 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Lee Knapp | 39-40 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left side on a great pass from Scott Cramer | 41-40 |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones banks in the layup on a nice dish by Darius Ball and he's fouled by Kenneth Censky - foul #3 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #3 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pugh (SF) Kenneth Censky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), John Strothers (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF) Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Robert Lima | |
| 17:12 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the free throw | 41-42 |
| 17:12 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp gets the rebound | 41-42 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace (C) Porter Jones | |
| 16:46 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball drills a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from John Strothers | 41-45 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 41-45 |
| 16:34 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter pulls down the offensive rebound | 41-45 |
| 16:24 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander is hacked by Douglas Wallace - foul #2 on Douglas Wallace, team foul #4 | 41-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed (C) Eugene Alexander | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), Robert Lima (PF), Porter Jones (C) Gregory Claassen, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy (SG) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), Eric Ransom (PF) Wayne Powell, Robert Lima | |
| 16:01 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 15:59 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp grabs the board | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Bruce Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Donny Mondy (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Scott Cramer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Lee Knapp (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 2 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Porter Jones (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 15:51 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp hits the follow up shot | 43-45 |
| 15:34 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-45 |
| 15:33 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer's pass is intercepted by Eric Ransom | 43-45 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing but he's fouled by Bruce Carter - foul #3 on Bruce Carter, team foul #4 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG), James Pugh (SF), Joseph Ecker (PF), Kenneth Censky (C) Bruce Carter, Scott Cramer, Lee Knapp, Paul Sneed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (SG), James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, John Strothers, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 1st free throw | 43-46 |
| 15:11 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 2nd free throw | 43-47 |
| 14:55 | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 43-47 |
| 14:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker hits the follow up shot | 45-47 |
| 14:36 | Mississippi State | James Malloy's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF), Porter Jones (C) Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 14:24 | Wisconsin | Wayne Powell is called for the reach on Donny Mondy - foul #1 on Wayne Powell, team foul #5 | 45-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander (SF) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF) James Malloy | |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander can't finish the layup | 45-47 |
| 14:09 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce gets the offensive rebound | 45-47 |
| 13:56 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker clanks a floater from just outside the lane | 45-47 |
| 13:55 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker tips it home | 47-47 |
| 13:39 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima lays it in on a great pass from Darius Ball | 47-49 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce loses the dribble to John Strothers | 47-49 |
| 13:10 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses long on a runner from the left block | 47-49 |
| 13:09 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball gets the offensive rebound | 47-49 |
| 13:04 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball makes the 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by John Strothers | 47-52 |
| 12:57 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce misses short on a jumpshot from the free throw line | 47-52 |
| 12:55 | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy grabs the offensive board | 47-52 |
| 12:45 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce buries a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donny Mondy | 50-52 |
| 12:35 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones scores on a floater from the baseline | 50-54 |
| 12:24 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce misses short on a 3 from straight away | 50-54 |
| 12:23 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima pulls down the rebound | 50-54 |
| 12:17 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 50-54 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker snags the defensive board | 50-54 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce drills a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Joseph Ecker | 53-54 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the lay-in but he's fouled by Kenneth Censky - foul #4 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #5 | 53-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter (PG), Scott Cramer (SG), James Pugh (SF), Lee Knapp (PF), Paul Sneed (C) Randy Pierce, Donny Mondy, Eugene Alexander, Joseph Ecker, Kenneth Censky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), James Malloy (SF), Eric Ransom (PF) Wayne Powell, John Strothers, Robert Lima | |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones makes the 1st free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:48 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones misses the 2nd free throw | 53-55 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Bruce Carter (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SG - Scott Cramer (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Pugh (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Sneed (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Darius Ball (tiring) 11 pts. 3 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fresh) 2 ast. SF - James Malloy (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Porter Jones (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed misses the easy layup | 53-55 |
| 11:26 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones grabs the defensive rebound | 53-55 |
| 11:14 | Mississippi State | Paul Sneed swats the layup by Eric Ransom | 53-55 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Paul Sneed | 53-55 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter buries a 3 from straight away on a great pass from James Pugh | 56-55 |
| 10:50 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball clanks a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 56-55 |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp pulls down the rebound | 56-55 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 56-55 |
| 10:33 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to James Malloy | 56-55 |
| 10:29 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball is fouled on the floor by Bruce Carter - foul #4 on Bruce Carter, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Dwayne Larue, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 10:18 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo knocks in the jumper from just outside the lane | 56-57 |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed drills a turnaround in the paint | 58-57 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by James Pugh - foul #2 on James Pugh, team foul #7 | 58-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 58-58 |
| 09:48 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 58-59 |
| 09:32 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter can't connect on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 58-59 |
| 09:30 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer can't tip it in | 58-59 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | James Pugh grabs the offensive board | 58-59 |
| 09:20 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed misses short on a floater from the right wing | 58-59 |
| 09:19 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Douglas Wallace | 58-59 |
| 09:14 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue buries a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by James Malloy | 58-62 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter is open but comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 58-62 |
| 08:59 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Douglas Wallace | 58-62 |
| 08:45 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo hits a shot from the left side on a great pass from Dwayne Larue | 58-64 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter misses the floater from the right side but he's hacked by Darius Ball - foul #3 on Darius Ball, team foul #6 | 58-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy (SG), Joseph Ecker (PF), Eugene Alexander (C) James Pugh, Lee Knapp, Paul Sneed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF) Darius Ball, Dwayne Larue, James Malloy, Rogelio Russo | |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter makes the 1st free throw | 59-64 |
| 08:31 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter makes the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Scott Cramer - foul #2 on Scott Cramer, team foul #8 | 60-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG) Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG) Gregory Claassen | |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the 1st free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:16 | Mississippi State | John Strothers misses the 2nd free throw | 60-64 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander pulls down the rebound | 60-64 |
| 08:05 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses badly on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 60-64 |
| 08:04 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace grabs the board | 60-64 |
| 07:56 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue makes the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 60-67 |
| 07:41 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander hits a 3 pointer from straight away | 63-67 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Randy Pierce (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donny Mondy (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Scott Cramer (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. PF - Joseph Ecker (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - John Strothers (fresh) 7 pts. 2 stl. PF - Eric Ransom (fresh) 5 pts. C - Douglas Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 07:32 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 07:30 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker grabs the defensive rebound | 63-67 |
| 07:25 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-67 |
| 07:24 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander tips it in | 65-67 |
| 07:10 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom hits a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Wayne Powell | 65-69 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker is fouled on the floor by Eric Ransom - foul #1 on Eric Ransom, team foul #7 | 65-69 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky (C) Scott Cramer | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Gregory Claassen (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Robert Lima (C) Wayne Powell, Dwayne Larue, Eric Ransom, Douglas Wallace | |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker makes the 1st free throw | 66-69 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker makes the 2nd free throw | 67-69 |
| 06:54 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 67-72 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 67-72 |
| 06:37 | Mississippi State | Robert Lima grabs the defensive rebound | 67-72 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses badly on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Donny Mondy - foul #1 on Donny Mondy, team foul #9 | 67-72 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter (PG), James Pugh (SF), Lee Knapp (PF) Randy Pierce, Eugene Alexander, Joseph Ecker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom (SF), Porter Jones (C) John Strothers, Robert Lima | |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen misses the 1st free throw | 67-72 |
| 06:33 | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen makes the 2nd free throw | 67-73 |
| 06:21 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 67-73 |
| 06:19 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom grabs the board | 67-73 |
| 06:14 | Mississippi State | Darius Ball is called for the offensive foul - foul #4 on Darius Ball, team foul #8 | 67-73 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer (SG) Donny Mondy | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), James Malloy (SG), John Strothers (SF) Darius Ball, Gregory Claassen, Eric Ransom | |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer makes the jumpshot from the free throw line on a great pass from Kenneth Censky | 69-73 |
| 05:30 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo drills a driving attempt from the baseline on a great pass from Porter Jones | 69-75 |
| 05:18 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses long on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 69-75 |
| 05:17 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo pulls down the rebound | 69-75 |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | James Malloy drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a great pass from John Strothers and he's fouled by Scott Cramer - foul #3 on Scott Cramer, team foul #10 | 69-77 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG), Donny Mondy (SG), Paul Sneed (C) Bruce Carter, Scott Cramer, Kenneth Censky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Darius Ball (PG), Dwayne Larue (SG), Eric Ransom (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Wayne Powell, John Strothers, Rogelio Russo, Porter Jones | |
| 05:12 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the free throw | 69-78 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed connects on the shot in the paint and the foul's on James Malloy - foul #3 on James Malloy, team foul #9 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker (PF) Lee Knapp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Robert Lima (PF) James Malloy | |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed misses the free throw | 71-78 |
| 05:02 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace snags the defensive board | 71-78 |
| 04:52 | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 71-78 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker grabs the board | 71-78 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | Douglas Wallace is called for the reach on James Pugh - foul #3 on Douglas Wallace, team foul #10 | 71-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF) Douglas Wallace | |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | James Pugh makes the 1st free throw | 72-78 |
| 04:40 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses the 2nd free throw | 72-78 |
| 04:40 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom pulls down the rebound | 72-78 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom clanks a floater in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Pierce - foul #1 on Randy Pierce, team foul #11 | 72-78 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander (SF) James Pugh | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo (PF), Porter Jones (C) John Strothers, Robert Lima | |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 72-79 |
| 04:27 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 72-80 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander is fouled on the floor by Darius Ball - foul #5 on Darius Ball, team foul #11 | 72-80 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter (PG), Kenneth Censky (C) Randy Pierce, Paul Sneed | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell (PG), James Malloy (SG), John Strothers (SF), Robert Lima (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) Darius Ball, Dwayne Larue, Eric Ransom, Rogelio Russo, Porter Jones | |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander makes the 1st free throw | 73-80 |
| 04:11 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander makes the 2nd free throw | 74-80 |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | John Strothers lays it up and in on a great pass from James Malloy and the foul's on Kenneth Censky - foul #5 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #12 | 74-82 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer (SG), Lee Knapp (PF), Paul Sneed (C) Donny Mondy, Joseph Ecker, Kenneth Censky | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG), Eric Ransom (PF), Porter Jones (C) James Malloy, Robert Lima, Douglas Wallace | |
| 03:55 | Mississippi State | John Strothers makes the free throw | 74-83 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer is fouled on the floor by Dwayne Larue - foul #1 on Dwayne Larue, team foul #12 | 74-83 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SF), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) John Strothers, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses the 1st free throw | 74-83 |
| 03:41 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer makes the 2nd free throw | 75-83 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Bruce Carter (tiring) 15 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Scott Cramer (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 3 pf. SF - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Paul Sneed (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Mississippi State | PG - Wayne Powell (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Dwayne Larue (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SF - James Malloy (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. PF - Rogelio Russo (fairly fresh) 15 pts. 3 reb. C - Douglas Wallace (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by Lee Knapp - foul #4 on Lee Knapp, team foul #13 | 75-83 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Porter Jones (C) Dwayne Larue, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 1st free throw | 75-84 |
| 03:25 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 75-85 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp loses the dribble to Porter Jones | 75-85 |
| 02:48 | Mississippi State | The jump hook by Eric Ransom is blocked by Eugene Alexander | 75-85 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter grabs the board | 75-85 |
| 02:30 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp can't finish the layup | 75-85 |
| 02:29 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eric Ransom | 75-85 |
| 02:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom drills a floater in the paint on a great pass from James Malloy | 75-87 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 75-87 |
| 02:01 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell snags the defensive board | 75-87 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| 01:57 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 75-87 |
| 01:55 | Mississippi State | Porter Jones tips it home | 75-89 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander hits a fadeaway from the baseline and he's hacked by James Malloy - foul #4 on James Malloy, team foul #13 | 77-89 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG), Donny Mondy (SG), Joseph Ecker (PF) Bruce Carter, Scott Cramer, Lee Knapp | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Gregory Claassen (SG), Rogelio Russo (PF), Douglas Wallace (C) John Strothers, Eric Ransom, Porter Jones | |
| 01:47 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander misses the free throw | 77-89 |
| 01:47 | Mississippi State | Douglas Wallace grabs the board | 77-89 |
| 01:30 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 77-89 |
| 01:13 | Wisconsin | A charge is called on Donny Mondy - foul #2 on Donny Mondy, team foul #14 | 77-89 |
| 00:57 | Mississippi State | Rogelio Russo can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 77-89 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Paul Sneed | 77-89 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a fastbreak offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander makes the pull-up jumper from the right side | 79-89 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Malloy is hacked by Donny Mondy in the backcourt - foul #3 on Donny Mondy, team foul #15 | 79-89 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the 1st free throw | 79-89 |
| 00:46 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 79-90 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 79-90 |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker grabs the offensive rebound | 79-90 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce makes the 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Donny Mondy | 82-90 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | Randy Pierce is called for the reach on James Malloy in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randy Pierce, team foul #16 | 82-90 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter (PG), Scott Cramer (SG), James Pugh (SF), Lee Knapp (PF) Randy Pierce, Donny Mondy, Eugene Alexander, Joseph Ecker | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | John Strothers (SF), Eric Ransom (PF), Porter Jones (C) Gregory Claassen, Rogelio Russo, Douglas Wallace | |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Malloy misses the 1st free throw | 82-90 |
| 00:33 | Mississippi State | James Malloy makes the 2nd free throw | 82-91 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Porter Jones is called for the reach on Scott Cramer - foul #1 on Porter Jones, team foul #14 | 82-91 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | Dwayne Larue (SG) James Malloy | |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer makes the 1st free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses the 2nd free throw | 83-91 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed grabs the offensive rebound | 83-91 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses long on a 3 from the left wing | 83-91 |
| 00:25 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom grabs the defensive rebound | 83-91 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom is fouled in the backcourt by Bruce Carter - foul #5 on Bruce Carter, team foul #17 | 83-91 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy (SG) Bruce Carter | |
| Subs | Mississippi State | James Malloy (SG) Dwayne Larue | |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 1st free throw | 83-92 |
| 00:24 | Mississippi State | Eric Ransom makes the 2nd free throw | 83-93 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 83-93 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy gets the offensive rebound | 83-93 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | James Pugh misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 83-93 |
| 00:11 | Mississippi State | The rebound goes to Eric Ransom | 83-93 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Mississippi State | Mississippi State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Mississippi State | Wayne Powell runs out the clock | 83-93 |