| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 5 pts. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 3 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 8 pts. 2 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo inbounds the ball | 23-26 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Colson - foul #1 on David Colson, team foul #1 | 23-26 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the 1st free throw | 23-26 |
| 19:38 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo makes the 2nd free throw | 24-26 |
| 19:13 | Wisconsin | Alex Lyons steals the ball from Hugh Vicini | 24-26 |
| 19:10 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the lay-in | 24-26 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it but misses | 24-26 |
| 19:07 | Wisconsin | David Colson snags the defensive board | 24-26 |
| 18:41 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines can't connect on a 3 pointer from straight away | 24-26 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Richard Ranallo | 24-26 |
| 18:14 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Cecil Oliveras | 26-26 |
| 17:48 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines buries a fadeaway from the left wing set up by Richard Behrens | 26-28 |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Richard Behrens is called for the reach on Richard Ranallo - foul #2 on Richard Behrens, team foul #2 | 26-28 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by George Lawson - foul #1 on George Lawson, team foul #3 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:00 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 17:00 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini pulls down the rebound | 27-28 |
| 16:37 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is hacked by Alex Lyons - foul #2 on Alex Lyons, team foul #1 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Clewis (C) Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Richard Ranallo - foul #3 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #2 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Owen Crawford (SF), David Barba (PF) Alex Lyons, Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF) Hugh Vicini | |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #1 on Mark Pettey, team foul #3 | 27-28 |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Loftis (SF) Bill Allen | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Clewis (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 4 ast. SF - Ronald Mills (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. PF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) | |
| 15:30 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't connect on a shot from the baseline | 27-28 |
| 15:29 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner hits the follow up shot | 27-30 |
| 15:04 | Michigan State | Richard Clewis blows the layup | 27-30 |
| 15:02 | Michigan State | Owen Crawford snags the offensive board | 27-30 |
| 14:44 | Michigan State | William Loftis misses long on a shot from the left side | 27-30 |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills snags the defensive board | 27-30 |
| 14:21 | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner lays it up and in set up by Everett Haines out of the doubleteam | 27-32 |
| 14:17 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey is hacked by Everett Haines in the backcourt - foul #2 on Everett Haines, team foul #4 | 27-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG), Bill Allen (SG), Richard Ranallo (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF), Nathaniel White (C) Mark Pettey, Owen Crawford, William Loftis, David Barba, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Moore (PG), Donald Peoples (SF), Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Everett Haines, Richard Behrens, David Colson, Mack Brickner | |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | Richard Moore steps in front of the Cecil Oliveras pass | 27-32 |
| 13:51 | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples dunks the ball set up by Richard Moore | 27-34 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the dunk but he's fouled by George Lawson - foul #2 on George Lawson, team foul #5 | 27-34 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the 1st free throw | 28-34 |
| 13:32 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the 2nd free throw | 29-34 |
| 13:30 | Wisconsin | Richard Moore is hacked by Alex Lyons in the backcourt - foul #3 on Alex Lyons, team foul #4 | 29-34 |
| 13:15 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the contested jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Richard Moore | 29-36 |
| 13:06 | Michigan State | Bill Allen buries a driving attempt from the right block on a great pass from Alex Lyons | 31-36 |
| 12:38 | Wisconsin | George Lawson's pass is intercepted by Alex Lyons | 31-36 |
| 12:14 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses badly on a jumper from the right side | 31-36 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White snags the offensive board | 31-36 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 33-36 |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini is fouled on the floor by Richard Ranallo - foul #4 on Richard Ranallo, team foul #5 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Everett Haines (PG), Richard Behrens (SG), David Colson (SF) Richard Moore, Ronald Mills, Donald Peoples | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 7 pts. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 3 pts. 4 pf. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 4 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 10 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the jumper from close range but he's hacked by Cecil Oliveras - foul #2 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #6 | 33-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Clewis (C) Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini misses the 1st free throw | 33-36 |
| 11:12 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini makes the 2nd free throw | 33-37 |
| 10:43 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo connects on the shot from the left block set up by Alex Lyons | 35-37 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Alex Lyons is called for the reach on Everett Haines - foul #4 on Alex Lyons, team foul #7 | 35-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG) Alex Lyons | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SF) Hugh Vicini | |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 1st free throw | 35-38 |
| 10:32 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 35-39 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Bill Allen knocks in the pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 37-39 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey grabs the board | 37-39 |
| 09:19 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses short on a fadeaway jumper from the right wing | 37-39 |
| 09:18 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras tips it back up and in | 39-39 |
| 09:02 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses badly on a 3 from the left corner | 39-39 |
| 09:00 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras gets the rebound | 39-39 |
| 08:34 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras misses the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 39-39 |
| 08:32 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo tips it home | 41-39 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills misses long on a 3 from the left corner but he's fouled by Richard Clewis - foul #2 on Richard Clewis, team foul #8 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SG), William Loftis (SF), David Barba (PF), Nathaniel White (C) Bill Allen, Richard Ranallo, Cecil Oliveras, Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini (PF), George Lawson (C) Richard Behrens, Mack Brickner | |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 1st free throw | 41-40 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 41-41 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills makes the 3rd free throw | 41-42 |
| 07:47 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White connects on the jumper from the left wing | 43-42 |
| 07:28 | Wisconsin | Nathaniel White steals it from David Colson | 43-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Mark Pettey (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Owen Crawford (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - William Loftis (fresh) PF - David Barba (fresh) 2 pts. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SG - Ronald Mills (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SF - David Colson (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - George Lawson (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:05 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey is hacked by George Lawson - foul #3 on George Lawson, team foul #6 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Alex Lyons (PG) Mark Pettey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens (SG) Ronald Mills | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons clanks a fadeaway from the baseline but the foul's on Richard Behrens - foul #3 on Richard Behrens, team foul #7 | 43-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Donald Peoples (SF) David Colson | |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 1st free throw | 44-42 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons makes the 2nd free throw | 45-42 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | Richard Behrens drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by Everett Haines | 45-45 |
| 06:07 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Alex Lyons is denied by Hugh Vicini | 45-45 |
| 06:05 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 45-45 |
| 05:36 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the fadeaway in the paint | 45-45 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | William Loftis grabs the board | 45-45 |
| 05:35 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-45 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Bill Allen (SG), Richard Ranallo (SF), Cecil Oliveras (PF) Owen Crawford, William Loftis, David Barba | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Colson (SF) Donald Peoples | |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Bill Allen misses the lay-in | 45-45 |
| 05:10 | Michigan State | Bill Allen tips it back up and in | 47-45 |
| 04:52 | Wisconsin | Bill Allen blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Everett Haines | 47-45 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | George Lawson tips it home | 47-47 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Hugh Vicini blocks the short jumper by Richard Ranallo | 47-47 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Alex Lyons grabs the offensive rebound | 47-47 |
| 03:53 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras buries a floater from the baseline set up by Alex Lyons | 49-47 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | David Colson is fouled on the floor by Cecil Oliveras - foul #3 on Cecil Oliveras, team foul #9 | 49-47 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 1st free throw | 49-48 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | David Colson makes the 2nd free throw | 49-49 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Bill Allen travels with the ball | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mack Brickner (C) George Lawson | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Alex Lyons (fresh) 4 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 4 pf. SG - Bill Allen (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Richard Ranallo (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Cecil Oliveras (fresh) 11 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Nathaniel White (fresh) 9 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Everett Haines (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Richard Behrens (fresh) 3 pts. 4 ast. 3 pf. SF - David Colson (fresh) 9 pts. 4 reb. PF - Hugh Vicini (fresh) 11 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. C - Mack Brickner (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses long on a floater from the free throw line but the foul's on Alex Lyons - foul #5 on Alex Lyons, team foul #10 | 49-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mark Pettey (PG), Richard Clewis (C) Alex Lyons, Nathaniel White | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 1st free throw | 49-50 |
| 02:59 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 49-51 |
| 02:57 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 49-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Nathaniel White (C) Richard Clewis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | George Lawson (C) Mack Brickner | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Mark Pettey and he's hacked by Hugh Vicini - foul #2 on Hugh Vicini, team foul #8 | 51-51 |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras makes the free throw | 52-51 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | David Colson can't connect on a driving attempt from close range | 52-51 |
| 02:22 | Michigan State | Nathaniel White pulls down the rebound | 52-51 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Bill Allen connects on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-51 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Mark Pettey steals it from Everett Haines in the backcourt | 54-51 |
| 01:45 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo buries a driving attempt from the baseline | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 56-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey's pass is intercepted by Everett Haines | 56-51 |
| 01:07 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines misses the easy layup | 56-51 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Cecil Oliveras grabs the board | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bill Allen misses the shot in the lane but he's fouled by Richard Behrens - foul #4 on Richard Behrens, team foul #9 | 56-51 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 1st free throw | 57-51 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 2nd free throw | 58-51 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 00:31 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 from the right wing | 58-54 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Richard Behrens is called for the reach on Richard Ranallo in the backcourt - foul #5 on Richard Behrens, team foul #10 | 58-54 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills (SG) Richard Behrens | |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo misses the 1st free throw | 58-54 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Richard Ranallo makes the 2nd free throw | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines is hacked by Mark Pettey - foul #2 on Mark Pettey, team foul #11 | 59-54 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 1st free throw | 59-55 |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines makes the 2nd free throw | 59-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Ronald Mills is called for the reach on Mark Pettey in the backcourt - foul #1 on Ronald Mills, team foul #11 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Owen Crawford (SF) Richard Ranallo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey makes the 1st free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey misses the 2nd free throw | 60-56 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Hugh Vicini grabs the defensive rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:14 | Wisconsin | Ronald Mills hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 60-56 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Mark Pettey pulls down the rebound | 60-56 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bill Allen is fouled in the backcourt by Ronald Mills - foul #2 on Ronald Mills, team foul #12 | 60-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bill Allen makes the 1st free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:09 | Michigan State | Bill Allen misses the 2nd free throw | 61-56 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Hugh Vicini | 61-56 |
| 00:03 | Wisconsin | Everett Haines evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 61-56 |
| 00:01 | Wisconsin | George Lawson snags the offensive board | 61-56 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | The clock runs out | 61-56 |