| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eugene Dunn (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Eugene Lynde (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Herbert Smith (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Steve Thompson (fresh) 6 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Larios (fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Howard Ford (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Snead (fresh) 4 pts. SF - Charles Gilman (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (fresh) 6 pts. C - Leon Ropiski (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith inbounds the ball | 43-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde is hacked by Patrick Snead - foul #3 on Patrick Snead, team foul #1 | 43-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (SG) Patrick Snead | |
| 19:29 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith loses the dribble to Kenneth Casselman | 43-24 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lynde picks off the pass by Howard Ford in the backcourt | 43-24 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn lays it in set up by Eugene Lynde | 45-24 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-4) | |
| 19:04 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is wide open but clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 45-24 |
| 19:03 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith grabs the board | 45-24 |
| 18:58 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde clanks a 3pt jumper from straight away | 45-24 |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the defensive rebound | 45-24 |
| 18:53 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is called for traveling in the backcourt | 45-24 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd (C) Leon Ropiski | |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn connects on the open 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Lynde | 48-24 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman is denied on a dunk by Pete Larios | 48-24 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr tips it back up and in | 48-26 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 48-26 |
| 18:05 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman pulls down the rebound | 48-26 |
| 17:56 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman lays it up and in on a great pass from Howard Ford | 48-28 |
| 17:51 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 48-28 |
| 17:49 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde grabs the offensive rebound | 48-28 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn misses short on a jumper from the right side but the foul's on Howard Ford - foul #1 on Howard Ford, team foul #2 | 48-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (SG), Robert Dowdle (SF), Thomas Larson (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Eugene Lynde, Herbert Smith, Steve Thompson, Pete Larios | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson (SF), Leon Ropiski (C) Charles Gilman, Fred Brainerd | |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn makes the 1st free throw | 49-28 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn misses the 2nd free throw | 49-28 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson pulls down the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 17:32 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the right side | 49-28 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman grabs the board | 49-28 |
| 17:24 | Wisconsin | Thomas Larson steals the ball from Kenneth Casselman | 49-28 |
| 17:12 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn misses long on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 49-28 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn snags the offensive board | 49-28 |
| 16:59 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle is hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #3 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #3 | 49-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG) Eugene Dunn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SF) Thomas Thompson | |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson's pass is intercepted by Charles Gilman | 49-28 |
| 16:48 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr is hacked by Thomas Bryant in the backcourt - foul #1 on Thomas Bryant, team foul #1 | 49-28 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses the fadeaway from the left side | 49-28 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Jonathan Hartman | 49-28 |
| 16:29 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle misses badly on a shot from the left block | 49-28 |
| 16:28 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses the tip | 49-28 |
| 16:27 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski grabs the defensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman comes up short on the turnaround in the lane | 49-28 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski grabs the offensive rebound | 49-28 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford makes the jumper from the right wing | 49-30 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Robert Dowdle (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Larson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Jonathan Hartman (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Howard Ford (tiring) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Charles Gilman (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Ropiski (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant makes the 3pt jumper from straight away on a great pass from Joseph Durocher | 52-30 |
| 15:27 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is open and scores on a 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Howard Ford | 52-33 |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson misses short on a jumpshot from the left side | 52-33 |
| 15:19 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman snags the defensive board | 52-33 |
| 15:15 | Wisconsin | Thomas Bryant takes the ball from Charles Gilman in the backcourt | 52-33 |
| 15:14 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle lays it in on a nice dish by Thomas Bryant | 54-33 |
| 15:02 | Wisconsin | Joseph Durocher is called for the reach on Howard Ford - foul #1 on Joseph Durocher, team foul #2 | 54-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (PG), Eugene Lynde (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Steve Thompson (PF), Pete Larios (C) Joseph Durocher, Thomas Bryant, Robert Dowdle, Thomas Larson, Jonathan Hartman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Patrick Snead (SG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Fred Brainerd (PF) Jason Lehr, Charles Gilman, Kenneth Casselman | |
| 14:56 | Wisconsin | Leon Ropiski misses the wide open 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-33 |
| 14:54 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith gets the rebound | 54-33 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith jams it set up by Eugene Dunn | 56-33 |
| 14:32 | Wisconsin | Howard Ford misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right corner | 56-33 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Pete Larios | 56-33 |
| 14:19 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 56-33 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson snags the defensive board | 56-33 |
| 14:14 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson loses the dribble to Steve Thompson in the backcourt | 56-33 |
| 14:01 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled on the floor by Fred Brainerd - foul #2 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #4 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman (PF) Leon Ropiski | |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson steps out of bounds on the sideline | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sachs (SF) Eugene Lynde | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SF) Thomas Thompson | |
| 13:27 | Wisconsin | Eugene Dunn is called for the reach on Howard Ford - foul #3 on Eugene Dunn, team foul #3 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF) Herbert Smith, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Eugene Dunn steps in front of the Patrick Snead pass | 56-33 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Randy Sachs misses badly on a floater in the lane | 56-33 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Pete Larios grabs the offensive rebound | 56-33 |
| 12:55 | Michigan State | Fred Brainerd is called for the reach on Randy Sachs - foul #3 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #5 | 56-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG) Eugene Lynde | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:43 | Michigan State | Pete Larios hits a shot in the lane on a nice dish by Eugene Dunn | 58-33 |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman throws it down and he's hacked by Patrick Huneycutt - foul #1 on Patrick Huneycutt, team foul #4 | 58-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Steve Thompson (PF), Thomas Larson (C) Randy Sachs, Pete Larios | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr (PG), Leon Ropiski (C) Howard Ford, Fred Brainerd | |
| 12:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman misses the free throw | 58-35 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Steve Thompson | 58-35 |
| 12:04 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson hits a wide open 3pt shot from the right corner on a great pass from Thomas Larson | 61-35 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eugene Dunn (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fairly fresh) PF - Steve Thompson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. C - Thomas Larson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jason Lehr (tiring) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Patrick Snead (tiring) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Charles Gilman (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - Kenneth Casselman (tiring) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Leon Ropiski (tiring) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 11:51 | Wisconsin | Thomas Larson picks off the pass by Patrick Snead | 61-35 |
| 11:45 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn hits the front of the rim on the wide open jumper from the baseline | 61-35 |
| 11:44 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 61-35 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Patrick Snead - foul #4 on Patrick Snead, team foul #6 | 61-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (PG), Eugene Lynde (SG), Herbert Smith (SF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Eugene Dunn, Thomas Bryant, Patrick Huneycutt, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Howard Ford (PG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Fred Brainerd (PF) Patrick Snead, Charles Gilman, Kenneth Casselman | |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 62-35 |
| 11:30 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lynde takes the ball from Thomas Thompson in the backcourt | 63-35 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith is fouled on the floor by Jason Lehr - foul #3 on Jason Lehr, team foul #7 | 63-35 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith misses the 1st free throw | 63-35 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd snags the defensive board | 63-35 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lynde picks off the pass by Jason Lehr in the backcourt | 63-35 |
| 11:03 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde lays it up and in | 65-35 |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right block but the foul's on Jonathan Hartman - foul #2 on Jonathan Hartman, team foul #5 | 65-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randy Sachs (PF) Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Casselman (PF) Leon Ropiski | |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the 1st free throw | 65-35 |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 2nd free throw | 65-36 |
| 10:38 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman throws it down on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 67-36 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd hits a jumper near the basket on a nice dish by Howard Ford | 67-38 |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Randy Sachs jams the wide open dunk on a great pass from Eugene Lynde and the foul's on Kenneth Casselman - foul #3 on Kenneth Casselman, team foul #8 | 69-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (PG), Thomas Larson (PF), Pete Larios (C) Joseph Durocher, Eugene Lynde, Jonathan Hartman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SF), Leon Ropiski (C) Thomas Thompson, Fred Brainerd | |
| 10:16 | Michigan State | Randy Sachs makes the free throw | 70-38 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman loses the ball out of bounds | 70-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde (SG), Robert Dowdle (SF) Herbert Smith, Randy Sachs | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:51 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson connects on the jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Eugene Lynde | 72-38 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 72-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SF), Steve Thompson (PF) Robert Dowdle, Thomas Larson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:35 | Wisconsin | Herbert Smith takes the ball from Leon Ropiski | 72-38 |
| 09:32 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn lays it up and in set up by Herbert Smith | 74-38 |
| 09:28 | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 74-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jimmy Reynolds (PG), Thomas Thompson (SF), Brian George (PF), Fred Brainerd (C) Howard Ford, Charles Gilman, Kenneth Casselman, Leon Ropiski | |
| 09:20 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right corner | 74-38 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson gets the offensive rebound | 74-38 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith comes up short on the floater in the paint | 74-38 |
| 09:04 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Thomas Thompson | 74-38 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Brian George makes the pull-up jumper from the left wing set up by Jimmy Reynolds | 74-40 |
| 08:39 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith buries a floater from just outside the lane on a great pass from Eugene Dunn | 76-40 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 76-40 |
| 08:29 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson snags the defensive board | 76-40 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson misses short on a fadeaway from the left side but he's fouled by Brian George - foul #1 on Brian George, team foul #9 | 76-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher (SG), Robert Dowdle (SF), Thomas Larson (C) Eugene Lynde, Herbert Smith, Pete Larios | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 77-40 |
| 08:23 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson makes the 2nd free throw | 78-40 |
| 08:12 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses short on a driving attempt near the basket | 78-40 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Reynolds grabs the offensive rebound | 78-40 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steve Thompson - foul #2 on Steve Thompson, team foul #6 | 78-40 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), Jonathan Hartman (C) Eugene Dunn, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the 1st free throw | 78-41 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd misses the 2nd free throw | 78-41 |
| 08:02 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman gets the rebound | 78-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Joseph Durocher (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Dowdle (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Thomas Larson (fresh) 9 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. C - Jonathan Hartman (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jimmy Reynolds (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Jason Lehr (tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Thompson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Fred Brainerd (tiring) 6 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Brian George (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 07:46 | Michigan State | Joseph Durocher makes the wide open shot from the right side on a great pass from Thomas Bryant | 80-41 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd connects on the shot in the lane | 80-43 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle is hacked by Jimmy Reynolds - foul #1 on Jimmy Reynolds, team foul #10 | 80-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (PG), Pete Larios (C) Thomas Bryant, Jonathan Hartman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 1st free throw | 81-43 |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 82-43 |
| 06:58 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson makes the 3 pointer from the left wing | 82-46 |
| 06:40 | Michigan State | Pete Larios hits a turnaround from the baseline set up by Eugene Dunn | 84-46 |
| 06:31 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd's dunk attempt is rejected by Pete Larios | 84-46 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson tips it but misses | 84-46 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd snags the offensive board | 84-46 |
| 06:11 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 84-46 |
| 06:09 | Michigan State | Pete Larios gets the rebound | 84-46 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle is fouled on the floor by Jimmy Reynolds - foul #2 on Jimmy Reynolds, team foul #11 | 84-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde (PG), Herbert Smith (SG), Steve Thompson (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Eugene Dunn, Joseph Durocher, Thomas Larson, Pete Larios | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 1st free throw | 85-46 |
| 06:03 | Michigan State | Robert Dowdle makes the 2nd free throw | 86-46 |
| 05:46 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 86-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (PG) Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson knocks in the 3pt shot from straight away set up by Herbert Smith | 89-46 |
| 05:23 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses long on an open jumper from the left side | 89-46 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman snags the defensive board | 89-46 |
| 05:18 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde can't connect on a jumper from the right wing | 89-46 |
| 05:17 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson tips it in | 91-46 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | Jonathan Hartman blocks the short jumper by Fred Brainerd | 91-46 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Jonathan Hartman pulls down the rebound | 91-46 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson is fouled on the floor by Fred Brainerd - foul #4 on Fred Brainerd, team foul #12 | 91-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (PG), Randy Sachs (SF), Pete Larios (C) Thomas Bryant, Eugene Lynde, Jonathan Hartman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson makes the 1st free throw | 92-46 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson misses the 2nd free throw | 92-46 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Brian George snags the defensive board | 92-46 |
| 04:43 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd makes the fadeaway in the paint | 92-48 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Randy Sachs connects on the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Pete Larios | 94-48 |
| 04:10 | Wisconsin | Steve Thompson steals the ball from Thomas Thompson | 94-48 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Pete Larios hits the front of the rim on the runner in the paint but the foul's on Brian George - foul #2 on Brian George, team foul #13 | 94-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant (SG), Patrick Huneycutt (SF) Herbert Smith, Steve Thompson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Pete Larios makes the 1st free throw | 95-48 |
| 04:01 | Michigan State | Pete Larios makes the 2nd free throw | 96-48 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eugene Dunn (fresh) 16 pts. 7 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Thomas Bryant (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Patrick Huneycutt (fresh) PF - Randy Sachs (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Pete Larios (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Jimmy Reynolds (tired) 1 ast. SG - Jason Lehr (very tired) 2 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Thomas Thompson (tired) 5 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. PF - Brian George (tired) 2 pts. C - Fred Brainerd (very tired) 10 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. | |
| 03:39 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd hits a runner near the basket | 96-50 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Thompson is called for the reach on Thomas Bryant - foul #4 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #14 | 96-50 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde (SG), Thomas Larson (PF), Jonathan Hartman (C) Eugene Dunn, Randy Sachs, Pete Larios | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant misses the 1st free throw | 96-50 |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant misses the 2nd free throw | 96-50 |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd pulls down the rebound | 96-50 |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Thomas Thompson misses the shot from the left wing | 96-50 |
| 03:22 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson snags the defensive board | 96-50 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Thomas Bryant is open and buries a 3 from the left wing set up by Patrick Huneycutt | 99-50 |
| 03:00 | Wisconsin | Brian George banks in the layup | 99-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 02:39 | Michigan State | Thomas Larson scores on a jump hook from close range set up by Eugene Lynde | 101-52 |
| 02:36 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Reynolds double dribbles in the backcourt | 101-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn (PG), Joseph Durocher (SG), Robert Dowdle (SF), Steve Thompson (PF), Pete Larios (C) Thomas Bryant, Eugene Lynde, Patrick Huneycutt, Thomas Larson, Jonathan Hartman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:25 | Michigan State | Pete Larios lays it in on a nice dish by Joseph Durocher | 103-52 |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd is whistled for a carry | 103-52 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Pete Larios is hacked by Jimmy Reynolds - foul #3 on Jimmy Reynolds, team foul #15 | 103-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Herbert Smith (SG) Joseph Durocher | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Pete Larios makes the 1st free throw | 104-52 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | Pete Larios misses the 2nd free throw | 104-52 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Robert Dowdle | 104-52 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Pete Larios banks in the layup on a great pass from Eugene Dunn | 106-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:53 | Wisconsin | Jimmy Reynolds double dribbles in the backcourt | 106-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde (SG) Robert Dowdle | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson scores on a shot from just outside the lane set up by Eugene Lynde | 108-52 |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | Steve Thompson picks off the pass by Jimmy Reynolds | 108-52 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith comes up short on the floater from the left side but he's hacked by Thomas Thompson - foul #5 on Thomas Thompson, team foul #16 | 108-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Charles Gilman (SF) Thomas Thompson | |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 1st free throw | 109-52 |
| 01:07 | Michigan State | Herbert Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 110-52 |
| 00:41 | Wisconsin | Fred Brainerd's fadeaway is rejected by Steve Thompson | 110-52 |
| 00:40 | Michigan State | Steve Thompson gets the rebound | 110-52 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-3) | |
| 00:34 | Michigan State | Eugene Lynde's pass is intercepted by Charles Gilman | 110-52 |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Jason Lehr blows the layup | 110-52 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Pete Larios grabs the board | 110-52 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Eugene Dunn runs out the clock | 110-52 |