| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Zlotnick (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Harpole (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. PF - Dexter Ohman (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Donald Lawrence (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole inbounds the ball | 27-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence misses long on a shot in the paint but the foul's on John Hubbs - foul #3 on John Hubbs, team foul #1 | 27-26 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Fred Langlais (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Joseph Murdock, Leonard Gaskin, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence makes the 1st free throw | 27-27 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 19:23 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais is fouled on the floor by Victor Harpole - foul #1 on Victor Harpole, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| 19:11 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn is called for a moving pick - foul #1 on Albert Littlejohn, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), James Lamothe (PF) Barry Jones, Tyler White, Fred Langlais | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole knocks in the fadeaway near the basket set up by Andrew Zlotnick | 27-30 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall is fouled on the floor by Andrew Zlotnick - foul #2 on Andrew Zlotnick, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:12 | Michigan State | Tyler White misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 27-30 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 17:44 | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman drills a jump hook in the paint set up by Victor Harpole | 27-32 |
| 17:25 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd misses badly on a floater from the right wing | 27-32 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Donald Lawrence | 27-32 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence's layup is rejected by Travis Loyd | 27-32 |
| 17:04 | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman tips it back up and in | 27-34 |
| 16:51 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 27-34 |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 27-34 |
| 16:30 | Wisconsin | Tyler White is called for the reach on Victor Harpole - foul #1 on Tyler White, team foul #3 | 27-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Neal Tripp (PG), Bruce Wolf (SG), Robert Gervais (SF), Henry Blake (PF), Tom McPheeters (C) Andrew Zlotnick, Isaac Lam, Victor Harpole, Dexter Ohman, Donald Lawrence | |
| 16:15 | Wisconsin | John Hubbs denies the turnaround by Tom McPheeters | 27-34 |
| 16:13 | Michigan State | Fred Langlais snags the defensive board | 27-34 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 27-34 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Bruce Wolf gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Neal Tripp (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Bruce Wolf (fresh) SF - Robert Gervais (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Blake (fresh) 2 pts. C - Tom McPheeters (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters comes up short on the shot from the left side | 27-34 |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | John Hubbs gets the rebound | 27-34 |
| 15:36 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock makes the contested 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by John Hubbs | 30-34 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | Bruce Wolf steps out of bounds on the sideline | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF) Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick (PG), Isaac Lam (SG), Victor Harpole (SF), Dexter Ohman (PF) Neal Tripp, Bruce Wolf, Robert Gervais, Henry Blake | |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn connects on the shot from the left side and he's fouled by Tom McPheeters - foul #1 on Tom McPheeters, team foul #3 | 32-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PF) John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence (C) Tom McPheeters | |
| 14:40 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn makes the free throw | 33-34 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence connects on the turnaround from the right block | 33-36 |
| 13:53 | Michigan State | Dexter Ohman takes the ball from Albert Littlejohn | 33-36 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole is fouled on the floor by Leonard Gaskin - foul #1 on Leonard Gaskin, team foul #4 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:14 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence connects on the runner near the basket on a nice dish by Victor Harpole | 33-38 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | John Hubbs misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 33-38 |
| 13:03 | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman snags the defensive board | 33-38 |
| 12:41 | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman blows the layup | 33-38 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole gets the offensive rebound | 33-38 |
| 12:22 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 33-38 |
| 12:20 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole hits the follow up shot | 33-40 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock shoots over the doubleteam and knocks in the 3 from the right wing set up by Vern Stegall | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 4 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Zlotnick (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. SG - Isaac Lam (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Harpole (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dexter Ohman (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lawrence (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick clanks a jumper from the right block but the foul's on John Hubbs - foul #4 on John Hubbs, team foul #5 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Neal Tripp (SG), Robert Gervais (SF), Henry Blake (PF), Tom McPheeters (C) Isaac Lam, Victor Harpole, Dexter Ohman, Donald Lawrence | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick misses the 1st free throw | 36-40 |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick makes the 2nd free throw | 36-41 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Tyler White is fouled on the floor by Robert Gervais - foul #1 on Robert Gervais, team foul #4 | 36-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Wolf (SG) Andrew Zlotnick | |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Tyler White scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 39-41 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Travis Loyd swats the layup by Tom McPheeters | 39-41 |
| 10:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Travis Loyd | 39-41 |
| 10:14 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Leonard Gaskin | 41-41 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters can't throw it down | 41-41 |
| 09:43 | Michigan State | Tyler White gets the rebound | 41-41 |
| 09:38 | Michigan State | Tyler White misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 41-41 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Henry Blake grabs the board | 41-41 |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters lays it up and in set up by Neal Tripp and he's hacked by Travis Loyd - foul #1 on Travis Loyd, team foul #6 | 41-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), Fred Langlais (SF), James Lamothe (PF), Albert Littlejohn (C) Barry Jones, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, Robert Robinson, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick (PG), Isaac Lam (SG), Victor Harpole (SF), Donald Lawrence (C) Neal Tripp, Bruce Wolf, Robert Gervais, Henry Blake | |
| 09:16 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters misses the free throw | 41-43 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn gets the rebound | 41-43 |
| 09:01 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn can't connect on a turnaround from close range | 41-43 |
| 08:59 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick snags the defensive board | 41-43 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters scores on a jump hook from the left block set up by Andrew Zlotnick | 41-45 |
| 08:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock double dribbles as he's doubleteamed | 41-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Robert Robinson (PF), John Hubbs (C) Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman (PF) Tom McPheeters | |
| 07:41 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Isaac Lam | 41-45 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Murdock (fresh) 14 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tyler White (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Leonard Gaskin (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Robinson (fresh) 2 pts. C - John Hubbs (fresh) 4 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Zlotnick (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Isaac Lam (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SF - Victor Harpole (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Dexter Ohman (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Donald Lawrence (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Leonard Gaskin steals the ball from Donald Lawrence | 41-45 |
| 07:11 | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 41-45 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence gets the rebound | 41-45 |
| 07:05 | Wisconsin | Joseph Murdock steps in front of the Donald Lawrence pass | 41-45 |
| 06:41 | Michigan State | Tyler White comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 41-45 |
| 06:39 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Victor Harpole | 41-45 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam knocks in the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-48 |
| 05:55 | Michigan State | Tyler White is open and buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Murdock out of a doubleteam | 44-48 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam buries a 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Donald Lawrence | 44-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson can't connect on a floater from the right wing but he's fouled by Dexter Ohman - foul #1 on Dexter Ohman, team foul #5 | 44-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG), Vern Stegall (SG), James Lamothe (PF), Travis Loyd (C) Joseph Murdock, Tyler White, Leonard Gaskin, John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Neal Tripp (PG), Bruce Wolf (SG), Robert Gervais (SF), Tom McPheeters (C) Andrew Zlotnick, Isaac Lam, Victor Harpole, Donald Lawrence | |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson misses the 1st free throw | 44-51 |
| 05:16 | Michigan State | Robert Robinson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-51 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters connects on the runner in the lane on a great pass from Dexter Ohman | 45-53 |
| 04:46 | Michigan State | Barry Jones is hacked by Tom McPheeters - foul #2 on Tom McPheeters, team foul #6 | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Fred Langlais (SF) Barry Jones, Robert Robinson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Henry Blake (PF) Dexter Ohman | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Vern Stegall's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 45-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Barry Jones (PG) Joseph Murdock | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Neal Tripp drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 45-56 |
| 04:00 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd buries a fadeaway jumper from the right side set up by Barry Jones | 47-56 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters connects on the turnaround in the lane | 47-58 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Barry Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vern Stegall (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Fred Langlais (fresh) PF - James Lamothe (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Travis Loyd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Neal Tripp (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Bruce Wolf (fresh) SF - Robert Gervais (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Henry Blake (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Tom McPheeters (fresh) 14 pts. | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | James Lamothe scores on a jumper from the right block | 49-58 |
| 02:50 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters clanks a runner from the baseline | 49-58 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | James Lamothe pulls down the rebound | 49-58 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 02:43 | Michigan State | Henry Blake swats the shot by Barry Jones | 49-58 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd grabs the offensive rebound | 49-58 |
| 02:34 | Michigan State | Travis Loyd comes up short on the driving attempt near the basket | 49-58 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Tom McPheeters grabs the board | 49-58 |
| 02:33 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 49-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Murdock (PG), Tyler White (SG), Leonard Gaskin (SF), Albert Littlejohn (PF), John Hubbs (C) Barry Jones, Vern Stegall, Fred Langlais, James Lamothe, Travis Loyd | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick (PG), Isaac Lam (SG), Victor Harpole (SF), Dexter Ohman (PF), Donald Lawrence (C) Neal Tripp, Bruce Wolf, Robert Gervais, Henry Blake, Tom McPheeters | |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick misses the dunk attempt but he's fouled by Joseph Murdock - foul #2 on Joseph Murdock, team foul #7 | 49-58 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Robinson (PF) John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick makes the 1st free throw | 49-59 |
| 02:09 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick makes the 2nd free throw | 49-60 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Albert Littlejohn's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 49-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Lamothe (PF), John Hubbs (C) Robert Robinson, Albert Littlejohn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:48 | Wisconsin | Dexter Ohman is open and buries a fadeaway from the left wing | 49-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but the foul's on Isaac Lam - foul #2 on Isaac Lam, team foul #7 | 49-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin makes the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin misses the 2nd free throw | 50-62 |
| 01:28 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence grabs the defensive rebound | 50-62 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Isaac Lam can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 50-62 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick tips it but misses | 50-62 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | Victor Harpole grabs the offensive rebound | 50-62 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence can't connect on a jump hook in the lane but he's hacked by John Hubbs - foul #5 on John Hubbs, team foul #8 | 50-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Travis Loyd (C) John Hubbs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence misses the 1st free throw | 50-62 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Donald Lawrence makes the 2nd free throw | 50-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Tyler White clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 50-63 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Leonard Gaskin tips it in | 52-63 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Zlotnick runs out the clock | 52-63 |