| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Gulbranson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph McEvers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Young (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Scott Cramer (fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Carter (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ecker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Censky (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker inbounds the ball | 34-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky blows the wide open layup | 34-27 |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 34-27 |
| 19:17 | Michigan State | James Young misses the pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-27 |
| 19:15 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter grabs the board | 34-27 |
| 18:46 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker clanks a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 34-27 |
| 18:44 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky hits the follow up shot | 34-29 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers is fouled on the floor by Kenneth Censky - foul #1 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #1 | 34-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Ernie Emert (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Joseph McEvers, Percy Smith, James Young, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon clanks a 3 from the left wing | 34-29 |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman pulls down the offensive rebound | 34-29 |
| 17:42 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon buries a 3 from straight away | 37-29 |
| 17:23 | Wisconsin | Frederick Ridlon is called for the reach on Joseph Ecker - foul #2 on Frederick Ridlon, team foul #1 | 37-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), James Young (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Ernie Emert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander (SF) Joseph Ecker | |
| 17:09 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp makes the jumper from the right side | 37-31 |
| 17:01 | Michigan State | James Young misses the easy layup | 37-31 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith tips it but misses | 37-31 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter pulls down the rebound | 37-31 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp misses badly on a runner near the basket but he's fouled by James Young - foul #2 on James Young, team foul #2 | 37-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Joseph McEvers (SG), Thurman Sauter (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Ronnie Schwald, James Young | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp misses the 1st free throw | 37-31 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp makes the 2nd free throw | 37-32 |
| 16:19 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith knocks in the shot from the free throw line on a nice dish by Jayson Berman | 39-32 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky clanks a floater from the left block but he's fouled by Jayson Berman - foul #2 on Jayson Berman, team foul #3 | 39-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), Percy Smith (SF), Ernie Emert (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker (SF) Eugene Alexander | |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky makes the 1st free throw | 39-33 |
| 16:00 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky makes the 2nd free throw | 39-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Gulbranson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Joseph McEvers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernie Emert (fresh) 2 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Scott Cramer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Carter (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ecker (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Censky (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Percy Smith's floater is tipped away by Lee Knapp | 39-34 |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson tips it but misses | 39-34 |
| 15:34 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 15:26 | Wisconsin | Thurman Sauter swats the short shot by Kenneth Censky | 39-34 |
| 15:24 | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter snags the offensive board | 39-34 |
| 15:07 | Wisconsin | Stephen Gulbranson is called for the reach on Scott Cramer - foul #1 on Stephen Gulbranson, team foul #4 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Joseph McEvers, Percy Smith, Ernie Emert, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed (C) Kenneth Censky | |
| 14:49 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker is called for 5 seconds | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), Percy Smith (SF) Frederick Ridlon, Thomas Smith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 39-34 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp pulls down the rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:10 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 39-34 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 14:02 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 39-34 |
| 14:01 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker grabs the defensive rebound | 39-34 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Stephen Gulbranson steps in front of the Lee Knapp pass | 39-34 |
| 13:28 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson blows the layup | 39-34 |
| 13:26 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed snags the defensive board | 39-34 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Jayson Berman steals it from Paul Sneed | 39-34 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | James Young comes up short on the turnaround from the left block but the foul's on Scott Cramer - foul #1 on Scott Cramer, team foul #2 | 39-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Joseph McEvers (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Ronnie Schwald, Percy Smith, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG), Donny Mondy (SG), Eugene Alexander (SF) Scott Cramer, Bruce Carter, Joseph Ecker | |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 1st free throw | 40-34 |
| 12:59 | Michigan State | James Young makes the 2nd free throw | 41-34 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander misses the 3 pointer from the left wing | 41-34 |
| 12:37 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander grabs the offensive rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:21 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 41-34 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon gets the rebound | 41-34 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Donny Mondy steals it from Thurman Sauter | 41-34 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce blows the layup | 41-34 |
| 12:00 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter pulls down the rebound | 41-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Joseph McEvers (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Thomas Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Young (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Randy Pierce (fresh) SG - Donny Mondy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (tiring) 9 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. C - Paul Sneed (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 11:49 | Michigan State | James Young clanks a fadeaway from the right block | 41-34 |
| 11:48 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce snags the defensive board | 41-34 |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed knocks in the jumper from the right side | 41-36 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers's fadeaway is rejected by Lee Knapp | 41-36 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers grabs the offensive board | 41-36 |
| 10:52 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter misses badly on a shot from the right side | 41-36 |
| 10:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith hits the follow up shot | 43-36 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | James Young picks off the pass by Eugene Alexander | 43-36 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter clanks a runner in the paint but he's hacked by Randy Pierce - foul #1 on Randy Pierce, team foul #3 | 43-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Percy Smith (SF), Ernie Emert (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Joseph McEvers, Thomas Smith, James Young | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer (PG), Bruce Carter (SG), James Pugh (SF), Joseph Ecker (PF), Kenneth Censky (C) Randy Pierce, Donny Mondy, Eugene Alexander, Lee Knapp, Paul Sneed | |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the 1st free throw | 44-36 |
| 10:10 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the 2nd free throw | 45-36 |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky drills a jump hook near the basket and the foul's on Thurman Sauter - foul #3 on Thurman Sauter, team foul #5 | 45-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jayson Berman (C) Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:58 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky makes the free throw | 45-39 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman comes up short on the jumper from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| 09:08 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer is hacked by Jayson Berman - foul #3 on Jayson Berman, team foul #6 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers (SG) Ronnie Schwald | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 45-39 |
| 08:48 | Michigan State | Ernie Emert gets the rebound | 45-39 |
| 08:37 | Michigan State | Scott Cramer is called for the reach on Stephen Gulbranson - foul #2 on Scott Cramer, team foul #4 | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thurman Sauter (C) Joseph McEvers, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander (SF) James Pugh | |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Joseph Ecker swats the layup by Thurman Sauter | 45-39 |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker grabs the board | 45-39 |
| 08:01 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker misses the turnaround from the left block | 45-39 |
| 08:00 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer misses the tip | 45-39 |
| 07:59 | Michigan State | Ernie Emert pulls down the rebound | 45-39 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Stephen Gulbranson (fresh) 9 pts. SG - Ronnie Schwald (fresh) SF - Percy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Ernie Emert (fresh) 4 reb. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Scott Cramer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Alexander (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Ecker (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. C - Kenneth Censky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:55 | Michigan State | Percy Smith double dribbles | 45-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Joseph McEvers (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Jayson Berman (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Ronnie Schwald, Percy Smith, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy (SG) Bruce Carter | |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker scores on a runner from the baseline | 45-41 |
| 07:27 | Michigan State | Thomas Smith is called for 3 seconds in the lane | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Percy Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Thomas Smith, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp (PF), Paul Sneed (C) Joseph Ecker, Kenneth Censky | |
| 07:14 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp's floater is tipped away by Thurman Sauter | 45-41 |
| 07:13 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed grabs the offensive board | 45-41 |
| 06:59 | Wisconsin | Eugene Alexander is called for 5 seconds | 45-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), James Young (PF), Jayson Berman (C) Frederick Ridlon, Joseph McEvers, Percy Smith, Ernie Emert, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pugh (SF) Eugene Alexander | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | James Young makes the jumpshot from the right side | 47-41 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Scott Cramer evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 47-41 |
| 06:14 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp can't tip it in | 47-41 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson snags the defensive board | 47-41 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman misses long on a jump hook from the right block but the foul's on Paul Sneed - foul #4 on Paul Sneed, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frederick Ridlon (PG), Joseph McEvers (SG), Percy Smith (SF), Thurman Sauter (C) Stephen Gulbranson, Ronnie Schwald, Thomas Smith, James Young | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Bruce Carter (SG), Joseph Ecker (SF), Kenneth Censky (C) Donny Mondy, James Pugh, Paul Sneed | |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman makes the 1st free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:52 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman misses the 2nd free throw | 48-41 |
| 05:52 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 05:35 | Wisconsin | Percy Smith takes the ball from Kenneth Censky | 48-41 |
| 05:32 | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers banks in the layup on a great pass from Percy Smith | 50-41 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp loses the dribble to Frederick Ridlon | 50-41 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers drills a 3pt shot from the right corner on a nice dish by Percy Smith | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | Lee Knapp's fadeaway is rejected by Thurman Sauter | 53-41 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Jayson Berman grabs the defensive rebound | 53-41 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Percy Smith | 55-41 |
| 03:54 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Kenneth Censky | 55-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Frederick Ridlon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SG - Joseph McEvers (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Percy Smith (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jayson Berman (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. 3 pf. C - Thurman Sauter (fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Scott Cramer (tiring) 3 pts. 3 stl. SG - Bruce Carter (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Joseph Ecker (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. PF - Lee Knapp (tiring) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 blk. C - Kenneth Censky (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Percy Smith misses the turnaround from the right block but the foul's on Bruce Carter - foul #1 on Bruce Carter, team foul #6 | 55-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson (PG), Ronnie Schwald (SG), James Young (PF) Frederick Ridlon, Joseph McEvers, Thurman Sauter | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce (PG), Donny Mondy (SG), Eugene Alexander (SF), Paul Sneed (C) Scott Cramer, Bruce Carter, Lee Knapp, Kenneth Censky | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Percy Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-44 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Percy Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-44 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce scores on a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Donny Mondy | 57-47 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Percy Smith hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from James Young | 60-47 |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Paul Sneed's fadeaway is rejected by James Young | 60-47 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker misses the tip | 60-47 |
| 02:57 | Wisconsin | Joseph Ecker tips it home | 60-49 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson knocks in the 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-49 |
| 02:27 | Wisconsin | Donny Mondy throws a bad pass out of bounds | 63-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph McEvers (SG), Thomas Smith (SF), Ernie Emert (PF), Thurman Sauter (C) Ronnie Schwald, Percy Smith, James Young, Jayson Berman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Pugh (SF), Kenneth Censky (C) Joseph Ecker, Paul Sneed | |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson loses the dribble to James Pugh | 63-49 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Randy Pierce lays it up and in set up by James Pugh | 63-51 |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter drills a pull-up jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Stephen Gulbranson and he's hacked by Kenneth Censky - foul #2 on Kenneth Censky, team foul #7 | 65-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Percy Smith (SF), James Young (PF) Thomas Smith, Ernie Emert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:36 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter makes the free throw | 66-51 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky hits the front of the rim on the shot from close range | 66-51 |
| 01:22 | Michigan State | James Young grabs the defensive rebound | 66-51 |
| 01:00 | Michigan State | James Young knocks in the fadeaway from the right block set up by Stephen Gulbranson | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:52 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky blows the layup | 68-51 |
| 00:50 | Michigan State | Percy Smith pulls down the rebound | 68-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | James Young knocks in the fadeaway from the left block set up by Stephen Gulbranson | 70-51 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Censky hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 70-51 |
| 00:21 | Michigan State | Thurman Sauter snags the defensive board | 70-51 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Stephen Gulbranson runs out the clock | 70-51 |