| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 8 pts. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 4 reb. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 5 pts. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner inbounds the ball | 31-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-4) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 19:39 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier is fouled on the floor by George Hawkins - foul #3 on George Hawkins, team foul #1 | 31-32 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 31-32 |
| 19:18 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway gets the rebound | 31-32 |
| 19:09 | Wisconsin | Travis King knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from George Hawkins | 34-32 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris hits a turnaround in the paint on a great pass from Lawrence Pierce and he's hacked by Travis King - foul #2 on Travis King, team foul #2 | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the free throw | 34-34 |
| 18:48 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn grabs the defensive rebound | 34-34 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-34 |
| 18:15 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is alone and drills a runner near the basket | 34-36 |
| 17:55 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan blows the dunk | 34-36 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris grabs the defensive rebound | 34-36 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the left block but the foul's on George Hawkins - foul #4 on George Hawkins, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG), Rick Williams (SF) George Hawkins, Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 1st free throw | 34-37 |
| 17:27 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce makes the 2nd free throw | 34-38 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver misses the 3pt shot from straight away | 34-38 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Gerald Davis snags the defensive board | 34-38 |
| 16:41 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito blows the layup | 34-38 |
| 16:39 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Vernon Wier | 34-38 |
| 16:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce hits the finger roll against a doubleteam on a nice dish by Ratko Pilchowski | 34-40 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Edwin Oliver | 36-40 |
| 15:47 | Michigan State | Vernon Wier misses short on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 15:46 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn snags the defensive board | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Edwin Oliver (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Rick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fairly fresh) 5 pts. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fairly fresh) 5 pts. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver is fouled on the floor by Gerald Davis - foul #1 on Gerald Davis, team foul #1 | 36-40 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF) Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 15:29 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway lays it up and in on a nice dish by Travis King | 38-40 |
| 15:00 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris comes up short on the floater from the baseline | 38-40 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the board | 38-40 |
| 14:53 | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver scores on a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a nice dish by Merle Buchanan | 41-40 |
| 14:28 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-40 |
| 14:26 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn snags the defensive board | 41-40 |
| 14:16 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 41-40 |
| 14:14 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn misses the tip | 41-40 |
| 14:13 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Eric Russ | 41-40 |
| 14:08 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner connects on the pull-up jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Lawrence Pierce | 41-42 |
| 13:49 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway comes up short on the driving attempt from the left block | 41-42 |
| 13:47 | Michigan State | Eric Russ grabs the board | 41-42 |
| 13:30 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner's pass is intercepted by Scott Yawn | 41-42 |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-42 |
| 13:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lawrence Pierce | 41-42 |
| 12:41 | Michigan State | Merle Buchanan is called for the reach on Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Merle Buchanan, team foul #4 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (SG), Rick Williams (SF), John Wells (PF), Ben Zieman (C) Edwin Oliver, Merle Buchanan, Chad Holloway, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Tim Sandford (SG), Gerald Davis (SF), Teodoro Esposito (PF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Stjepan Trojanowski, Cortez Bruner, Eric Russ, Anthony Farris | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Ben Zieman picks off the pass by Ratko Pilchowski | 41-42 |
| 11:59 | Wisconsin | Travis King double dribbles | 41-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan (SG) Travis King | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito lays it up and in on a great pass from Vernon Wier | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - George Hawkins (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Derrick Morgan (fresh) SF - Rick Williams (fresh) 3 pts. PF - John Wells (fresh) 3 reb. C - Ben Zieman (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Tim Sandford (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Gerald Davis (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Teodoro Esposito (fresh) 7 pts. C - Ratko Pilchowski (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:27 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins scores on a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Rick Williams | 44-44 |
| 10:58 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito knocks in the shot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:37 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses long on a jumpshot from the left wing | 44-46 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Ratko Pilchowski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-46 |
| 10:07 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito blows the layup | 44-46 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito grabs the offensive board | 44-46 |
| 09:47 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits a floater in the paint | 44-48 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | Derrick Morgan knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left corner set up by Rick Williams | 47-48 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on John Wells - foul #2 on John Wells, team foul #5 | 47-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF), Chad Holloway (PF), Scott Yawn (C) Derrick Morgan, Rick Williams, John Wells, Ben Zieman | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Cortez Bruner (SF), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Tim Sandford, Gerald Davis, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 1st free throw | 47-49 |
| 09:04 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 08:45 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins hits the finger roll set up by Merle Buchanan | 49-50 |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris connects on the jumpshot from the right side and the foul's on Chad Holloway - foul #3 on Chad Holloway, team foul #6 | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Russ (PF) Teodoro Esposito | |
| 08:16 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the free throw | 49-52 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 08:09 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the 3 from straight away | 49-52 |
| 08:07 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 49-52 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Travis King snags the defensive board | 49-52 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (SG) Stjepan Trojanowski | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fresh) 9 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - George Hawkins (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Holloway (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Scott Yawn (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vernon Wier (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 2 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:23 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris scores on a shot from the left wing | 49-54 |
| 07:10 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 49-54 |
| 07:09 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris gets the rebound | 49-54 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Travis King is called for the reach on Eric Russ - foul #3 on Travis King, team foul #7 | 49-54 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gerald Davis (SF), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Cortez Bruner, Anthony Farris | |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Eric Russ makes the 1st free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Eric Russ misses the 2nd free throw | 49-55 |
| 06:43 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn grabs the board | 49-55 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn blows the layup but he's fouled by Gerald Davis - foul #2 on Gerald Davis, team foul #2 | 49-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rick Williams (SF) Merle Buchanan | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 50-55 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 2nd free throw | 51-55 |
| 06:06 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito comes up short on the jumpshot from the left wing | 51-55 |
| 06:04 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the board | 51-55 |
| 05:39 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 51-55 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn tips it home | 53-55 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito loses the ball out of bounds | 53-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan (SF), John Wells (C) Rick Williams, Scott Yawn | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG), Anthony Farris (C) Vernon Wier, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the fadeaway from the right wing | 53-55 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | John Wells hits the follow up shot | 55-55 |
| 04:28 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses badly on a floater from the baseline | 55-55 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Travis King | 55-55 |
| 04:12 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan loses the ball out of bounds | 55-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG) George Hawkins | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner (SF), Eric Russ (PF) Gerald Davis, Teodoro Esposito | |
| 03:52 | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce knocks in the floater from the right side | 55-57 |
| 03:43 | Wisconsin | Travis King scores on a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Merle Buchanan | 58-57 |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski knocks in the 3pt jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Anthony Farris | 58-60 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Travis King (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Edwin Oliver (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - Merle Buchanan (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Chad Holloway (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 7 reb. 3 pf. C - John Wells (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Lawrence Pierce (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stjepan Trojanowski (fresh) 9 pts. SF - Cortez Bruner (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. PF - Eric Russ (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. C - Anthony Farris (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Travis King misses the shot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Anthony Farris - foul #1 on Anthony Farris, team foul #3 | 58-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Hawkins (SG), Rick Williams (SF), Scott Yawn (C) Edwin Oliver, Merle Buchanan, John Wells | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Wier (PG), Ratko Pilchowski (C) Lawrence Pierce, Anthony Farris | |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 1st free throw | 59-60 |
| 03:11 | Wisconsin | Travis King makes the 2nd free throw | 60-60 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses badly on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Rick Williams - foul #1 on Rick Williams, team foul #8 | 60-60 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Edwin Oliver (SG) Travis King | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito (PF) Eric Russ | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 1st free throw | 60-61 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner makes the 2nd free throw | 60-62 |
| 02:46 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 60-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Travis King (PG), Merle Buchanan (SF) Edwin Oliver, Rick Williams | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 60-62 |
| 02:28 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway hits the follow up shot | 62-62 |
| 02:28 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lawrence Pierce (PG), Anthony Farris (C) Stjepan Trojanowski, Ratko Pilchowski | |
| 02:17 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner misses long on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 62-62 |
| 02:15 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the tip | 62-62 |
| 02:13 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Chad Holloway's floater is knocked away by Anthony Farris | 62-62 |
| 02:05 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner grabs the defensive rebound | 62-62 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is fouled on the floor by Scott Yawn - foul #3 on Scott Yawn, team foul #9 | 62-62 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 62-63 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 2nd free throw | 62-64 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins scores on a floater from the left wing on a great pass from Chad Holloway and he's fouled by Vernon Wier - foul #1 on Vernon Wier, team foul #4 | 64-64 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the free throw | 65-64 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Teodoro Esposito misses the jumper from the right side | 65-64 |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | Merle Buchanan pulls down the rebound | 65-64 |
| 00:58 | Wisconsin | Travis King hits a 3 pointer from the left wing set up by Chad Holloway | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:42 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner double dribbles | 68-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:40 | Wisconsin | Vernon Wier is called for the reach on George Hawkins in the backcourt - foul #2 on Vernon Wier, team foul #5 | 68-64 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled on the floor by Vernon Wier - foul #3 on Vernon Wier, team foul #6 | 68-64 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is hacked by Vernon Wier - foul #4 on Vernon Wier, team foul #7 | 68-64 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 69-64 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 70-64 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris is fouled on the floor by Scott Yawn - foul #4 on Scott Yawn, team foul #10 | 70-64 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris makes the 1st free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris misses the 2nd free throw | 70-65 |
| 00:30 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins gets the rebound | 70-65 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is hacked by Vernon Wier in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vernon Wier, team foul #8 | 70-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski (SG) Vernon Wier | |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 71-65 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 72-65 |
| 00:24 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses long on a 3 from straight away | 72-65 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Cortez Bruner | 72-65 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Stjepan Trojanowski misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 72-65 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn grabs the board | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn is fouled in the backcourt by Lawrence Pierce - foul #1 on Lawrence Pierce, team foul #9 | 72-65 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn makes the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Scott Yawn misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | Anthony Farris pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is called for a pushoff foul - foul #1 on Cortez Bruner, team foul #10 | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins is fouled in the backcourt by Stjepan Trojanowski - foul #2 on Stjepan Trojanowski, team foul #11 | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses the 1st free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Wisconsin | George Hawkins misses the 2nd free throw | 73-65 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner pulls down the rebound | 73-65 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Cortez Bruner is whistled for a carry | 73-65 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Travis King runs out the clock | 73-65 |