| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Douglas Watts (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gibbon (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon inbounds the ball | 16-32 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:48 | Washington State | Hugh Vicini denies the turnaround by Willie Gray | 16-32 |
| 19:46 | Wisconsin | David Colson snags the defensive board | 16-32 |
| 19:42 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines buries a 3pt jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Hugh Vicini | 16-35 |
| 19:32 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas is by himself and knocks in the fadeaway from the left wing set up by Clinton Spencer out of the doubleteam | 18-35 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses the dunk | 18-35 |
| 19:12 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon pulls down the rebound | 18-35 |
| 18:51 | Washington State | Hugh Vicini steals the ball from Willie Gray | 18-35 |
| 18:26 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses short on a fadeaway in the lane | 18-35 |
| 18:24 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer snags the defensive board | 18-35 |
| 18:14 | Washington State | David Colson steals the ball from Douglas Watts | 18-35 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini banks in the layup on a great pass from David Colson | 18-37 |
| 17:39 | Washington State | Willie Gray hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 18-37 |
| 17:38 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon can't tip it in | 18-37 |
| 17:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 18-37 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Edward Gibbon - foul #2 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #1 | 18-37 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SG), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Douglas Watts, Willie Gray | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| 16:40 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by David Colson | 18-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 16:35 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 18-39 |
| 16:33 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas hits the follow up shot | 20-39 |
| 16:16 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Thomas steps in front of the Hugh Vicini pass | 20-39 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:55 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 20-39 |
| Subs | Washington State | Willie Gray (PF) Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Donald Peoples (SF) Richard Behrens, Hugh Vicini | |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Brian Ward (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Gray (fresh) 2 reb. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Donald Peoples (fresh) PF - David Colson (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Wisconsin | David Colson is by himself and knocks in the turnaround from the baseline | 20-41 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 15:26 | Washington State | Willie Gray drills a jumper from the left side on a great pass from Brian Ward | 22-41 |
| 15:00 | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples is fouled on the floor by Edward Gibbon - foul #3 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #2 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Watts (SG) Edward Gibbon | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Richard Behrens (SG), George Lawson (C) Everett Haines, Donald Peoples, David Colson | |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | Brian Ward is called for the reach on Ronald Mills - foul #2 on Brian Ward, team foul #3 | 22-41 |
| Subs | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas (PF) Willie Gray | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:14 | Wisconsin | George Lawson hits a fadeaway in the lane | 22-43 |
| 13:59 | Washington State | Douglas Watts throws a bad pass out of bounds | 22-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SF), Willie Gray (PF) Douglas Watts, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), David Colson (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF) Richard Moore, Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Willie Gray - foul #2 on Willie Gray, team foul #4 | 22-43 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Watts (SG), Kenneth Thomas (PF) Brian Ward, Willie Gray | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the 1st free throw | 22-43 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 22-44 |
| 13:22 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 22-44 |
| 13:20 | Wisconsin | George Lawson gets the rebound | 22-44 |
| 12:53 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the dunk attempt | 22-44 |
| 12:52 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas snags the defensive board | 22-44 |
| 12:37 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a nice dish by Douglas Watts | 25-44 |
| 12:12 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Thomas steals it from David Colson | 25-44 |
| 11:51 | Washington State | Douglas Watts knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Clinton Spencer | 28-44 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Douglas Watts (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. PF - Kenneth Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Behrens (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lawson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't connect on a runner in the lane | 28-44 |
| 11:30 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini snags the offensive board | 28-44 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | David Colson throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-44 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF), Willie Gray (PF) Edward Gibbon, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Donald Peoples (SF), Mack Brickner (C) Richard Behrens, David Colson, George Lawson | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:53 | Washington State | Willie Gray drills a jump hook from the baseline on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 30-44 |
| 10:24 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines connects on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 30-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Brian Ward scores on a fadeaway from the right block and he's hacked by Donald Peoples - foul #1 on Donald Peoples, team foul #1 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SF), Kenneth Thomas (C) Douglas Watts, Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), David Colson (PF) Everett Haines, Hugh Vicini | |
| 10:11 | Washington State | Brian Ward misses the free throw | 32-47 |
| 10:11 | Wisconsin | David Colson pulls down the rebound | 32-47 |
| 09:54 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 32-47 |
| 09:53 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon snags the defensive board | 32-47 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 09:43 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon is hacked by Ronald Mills - foul #2 on Ronald Mills, team foul #2 | 32-47 |
| Subs | Washington State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG) Donald Peoples | |
| 09:33 | Washington State | Willie Gray hits a fadeaway from the left block on a great pass from Clinton Spencer | 34-47 |
| 09:09 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore is alone and drills a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Richard Behrens | 34-49 |
| 08:59 | Washington State | Brian Ward is fouled on the floor by David Colson - foul #1 on David Colson, team foul #3 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Watts (SG), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Edward Gibbon, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG) Richard Moore | |
| 08:45 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 34-49 |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines grabs the defensive rebound | 34-49 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | David Colson misses short on a jumper from the left block but he's hacked by Douglas Watts - foul #2 on Douglas Watts, team foul #5 | 34-49 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SG), Kenneth Thomas (C) Douglas Watts, Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 1st free throw | 34-50 |
| 08:14 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 34-51 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 08:03 | Washington State | Willie Gray banks in the layup on a nice dish by Clinton Spencer | 36-51 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | David Colson clanks a jump hook from the baseline | 36-51 |
| 07:34 | Washington State | Willie Gray grabs the defensive rebound | 36-51 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Clinton Spencer (tiring) 6 pts. 6 ast. SG - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Willie Gray (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Kenneth Thomas (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - David Colson (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 stl. C - George Lawson (fresh) 7 pts. | |
| 07:28 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the floater from the left side | 36-51 |
| 07:26 | Washington State | Edward Gibbon grabs the offensive board | 36-51 |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Brian Ward hits the finger roll and the foul's on George Lawson - foul #1 on George Lawson, team foul #4 | 38-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Douglas Watts (SG), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Clinton Spencer, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG), Donald Peoples (SF) Richard Behrens, David Colson | |
| 07:13 | Washington State | Brian Ward makes the free throw | 39-51 |
| 06:51 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines throws a bad pass out of bounds | 39-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Kenneth Thomas (C) Brian Ward, Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 06:29 | Washington State | Ronald Mills is called for the reach on Willie Gray - foul #3 on Ronald Mills, team foul #5 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF) Edward Gibbon | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:11 | Washington State | Willie Gray can't connect on a jumpshot from the right wing | 39-51 |
| 06:09 | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples grabs the defensive rebound | 39-51 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses short on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Douglas Watts - foul #3 on Douglas Watts, team foul #6 | 39-51 |
| Subs | Washington State | Edward Gibbon (SF), Eugene Fabiszewski (C) Brian Ward, Kenneth Thomas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG), David Colson (PF), Mack Brickner (C) Donald Peoples, Hugh Vicini, George Lawson | |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 1st free throw | 39-52 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 39-53 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 05:22 | Washington State | Willie Gray can't connect on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 39-53 |
| 05:21 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Ronald Mills | 39-53 |
| 05:04 | Wisconsin | Edward Gibbon steps in front of the Ronald Mills pass | 39-53 |
| 05:01 | Washington State | Clinton Spencer lays it in on a great pass from Edward Gibbon | 41-53 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner is hacked by Eugene Fabiszewski - foul #2 on Eugene Fabiszewski, team foul #7 | 41-53 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF), Kenneth Thomas (PF) Clinton Spencer, Willie Gray | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG) Everett Haines | |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 1st free throw | 41-54 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner makes the 2nd free throw | 41-55 |
| 04:17 | Washington State | The short jumper by Brian Ward is denied by Ronald Mills | 41-55 |
| 04:15 | Washington State | The offensive rebound goes to Edward Gibbon | 41-55 |
| 04:08 | Washington State | Douglas Watts clanks a jumper from the left wing | 41-55 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner grabs the board | 41-55 |
| 03:42 | Wisconsin | David Colson clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 41-55 |
| 03:41 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas pulls down the rebound | 41-55 |
| 03:32 | Washington State | Eugene Fabiszewski slams it home on a nice dish by Brian Ward | 43-55 |
| Lineup | Washington State | PG - Edward Gibbon (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Douglas Watts (tiring) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SF - Brian Ward (fresh) 7 pts. PF - Kenneth Thomas (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. 2 stl. C - Eugene Fabiszewski (tiring) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Richard Moore (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Ronald Mills (fresh) 1 ast. 3 pf. PF - David Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 5 reb. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 03:08 | Wisconsin | David Colson drills a shot in the lane | 43-57 |
| 02:48 | Washington State | Douglas Watts misses the 3 pointer from the right wing | 43-57 |
| 02:47 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Edward Gibbon is called for the reach on Richard Behrens in the backcourt - foul #4 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #8 | 43-57 |
| Subs | Washington State | Clinton Spencer (PG), Willie Gray (PF) Brian Ward, Eugene Fabiszewski | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Richard Moore, Ronald Mills, Mack Brickner | |
| 02:43 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens misses the 1st free throw | 43-57 |
| 02:43 | Washington State | Willie Gray gets the rebound | 43-57 |
| 02:32 | Washington State | Willie Gray drills a fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by Kenneth Thomas | 45-57 |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the wide open floater from the right wing set up by Everett Haines | 45-59 |
| 01:48 | Washington State | Everett Haines picks off the pass by Kenneth Thomas | 45-59 |
| 01:45 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines hits the finger roll | 45-61 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 01:32 | Washington State | Willie Gray misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left side | 45-61 |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | David Colson gets the rebound | 45-61 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | George Lawson can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 45-61 |
| 01:03 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini tips it home | 45-63 |
| 00:49 | Washington State | Willie Gray misses the runner from the baseline | 45-63 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | George Lawson grabs the defensive rebound | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:44 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 45-63 |
| Game Plan | Washington State | Washington State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a 3-2 zone (+2) | |
| 00:41 | Washington State | Douglas Watts clanks a 3 pointer from straight away | 45-63 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to David Colson | 45-63 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is hacked by Edward Gibbon in the backcourt - foul #5 on Edward Gibbon, team foul #9 | 45-63 |
| Subs | Washington State | Brian Ward (SF) Edward Gibbon | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 1st free throw | 45-64 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 45-65 |
| 00:31 | Washington State | Kenneth Thomas misses long on a runner from the left block | 45-65 |
| 00:29 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini gets the rebound | 45-65 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines runs out the clock | 45-65 |