| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fresh) 12 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. C - George Novetsky (fresh) 4 reb. 2 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rivera (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Craig Stiff (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Keith Snyder (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Jim Waid inbounds the ball | 41-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:49 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade buries a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 44-31 |
| 19:47 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera's pass is intercepted by Jim Waid in the backcourt | 44-31 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson buries a floater in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Glade | 46-31 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 19:17 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses the wide open shot from the left side | 46-31 |
| 19:15 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the defensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 19:02 | Michigan State | Jim Waid misses short on a floater from the left wing | 46-31 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade grabs the offensive rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | George Novetsky can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 46-31 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff pulls down the rebound | 46-31 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera clanks a jumper in the lane but the foul's on Kenneth Glade - foul #2 on Kenneth Glade, team foul #1 | 46-31 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (PG), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Thomas Jones, Craig Stiff | |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera misses the 1st free throw | 46-31 |
| 18:38 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera makes the 2nd free throw | 46-32 |
| 18:30 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 46-32 |
| 18:28 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera snags the defensive board | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson is hacked by Randall Backus in the backcourt - foul #1 on Randall Backus, team foul #2 | 46-32 |
| 18:10 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 46-32 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Keith Snyder | 46-32 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses short on a jump hook near the basket but the foul's on Robert Gilbert - foul #2 on Robert Gilbert, team foul #3 | 46-32 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 46-33 |
| 17:58 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 2nd free throw | 46-34 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers is fouled on the floor by Andrew Patterson - foul #3 on Andrew Patterson, team foul #1 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Novetsky (C) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| 17:20 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson misses badly on a floater from the left side | 46-34 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | George Novetsky tips it but misses | 46-34 |
| 17:16 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers pulls down the offensive rebound | 46-34 |
| 17:06 | Michigan State | Randall Backus works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 17:05 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley pulls down the rebound | 46-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 17:03 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley is fouled in the backcourt by George Novetsky - foul #2 on George Novetsky, team foul #4 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF) Randall Backus, Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Craig Stiff (PF) Mario Rivera, Jerry Lindquist | |
| 16:50 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 46-34 |
| 16:48 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade misses short on an open turnaround in the lane | 46-34 |
| 16:32 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff misses short on a shot from the right side | 46-34 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Adrian Lee | 46-34 |
| 16:14 | Michigan State | Jim Waid comes up short on the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 46-34 |
| 16:12 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder snags the defensive board | 46-34 |
| 16:10 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson takes the ball from Eugene Kellison in the backcourt | 46-34 |
| 16:02 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson is fouled on the floor by Eugene Kellison - foul #2 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #2 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (PG), Vernon Preston (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Robert Gilbert (C) Michael Jackson, Adrian Lee, Jim Waid, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Jerry Lindquist (C) Kent Singley, Keith Snyder | |
| 15:46 | Michigan State | The short jumper by Robert Pillar is denied by Jerry Lindquist | 46-34 |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison grabs the board | 46-34 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Randall Backus (fresh) 10 pts. 3 ast. SG - Vernon Preston (fresh) SF - Robert Pillar (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Mario Rivera (tiring) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Eugene Kellison (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Craig Stiff (tiring) 3 pts. 6 reb. C - Jerry Lindquist (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:41 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison is called for the illegal screen in the backcourt - foul #3 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #3 | 46-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers (SF), George Novetsky (C) Robert Pillar, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF) Eugene Kellison | |
| 15:26 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert is open and scores on a fadeaway from close range | 48-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Robert Gilbert denies the turnaround by Thomas Jones | 48-34 |
| 14:58 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff grabs the offensive rebound | 48-34 |
| 14:46 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff clanks a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-34 |
| 14:45 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Jerry Lindquist | 48-34 |
| 14:33 | Wisconsin | Randall Backus picks off the pass by Mario Rivera | 48-34 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers dunks the ball set up by Randall Backus | 50-34 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist drills a jumper from the baseline on a great pass from Andrew Patterson | 50-36 |
| 13:49 | Michigan State | Randall Backus evades the doubleteam and hits a 3pt jumper from the left corner on a great pass from George Novetsky | 53-36 |
| 13:25 | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson misses long on a jumpshot from the right wing | 53-36 |
| 13:24 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers pulls down the rebound | 53-36 |
| 13:12 | Michigan State | Randall Backus works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Vernon Preston | 56-36 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 13:10 | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera is hacked by Randall Backus in the backcourt - foul #2 on Randall Backus, team foul #5 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF), Rusty Nicolas (C) Randall Backus, Vernon Preston, Duane Bumpers, Robert Gilbert, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kent Singley (SG), Keith Snyder (C) Mario Rivera, Craig Stiff | |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses the jumpshot from the left wing but he's fouled by Jim Waid - foul #1 on Jim Waid, team foul #6 | 56-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison (SF) Andrew Patterson | |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses the 1st free throw | 56-36 |
| 12:58 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the 2nd free throw | 56-37 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the pull-up jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Michael Jackson | 58-37 |
| 12:34 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Glade takes the ball from Jerry Lindquist in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Keith Snyder takes the ball from Jim Waid | 58-37 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson picks off the pass by Thomas Jones in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| 11:59 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee's pass is intercepted by Keith Snyder | 58-37 |
| 11:57 | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 58-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Pillar (SG), Kevin Tatham (PF) Adrian Lee, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG), Andrew Patterson (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Thomas Jones, Eugene Kellison, Jerry Lindquist | |
| 11:35 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham clanks a floater near the basket | 58-37 |
| 11:33 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder snags the defensive board | 58-37 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Michael Jackson (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Pillar (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Jim Waid (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kevin Tatham (fresh) C - Kenneth Glade (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 3 stl. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Kent Singley (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SG - Mario Rivera (tired) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Andrew Patterson (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Snyder (tiring) 10 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 11:19 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Keith Snyder is blocked by Kenneth Glade | 58-37 |
| 11:17 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham grabs the board | 58-37 |
| 11:12 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar clanks a fadeaway from the free throw line | 58-37 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Keith Snyder | 58-37 |
| 11:02 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder's fadeaway is rejected by Kevin Tatham | 58-37 |
| 11:01 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson grabs the defensive rebound | 58-37 |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar can't finish the layup | 58-37 |
| 10:53 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade hits the follow up shot | 60-37 |
| 10:34 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder buries a floater in the paint on a nice dish by Kent Singley | 60-39 |
| 10:08 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham lays it in uncontested set up by Robert Pillar | 62-39 |
| 10:08 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 1 full remaining) | 62-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Randall Backus (SF), Rusty Nicolas (PF), Robert Gilbert (C) Robert Pillar, Jim Waid, Kevin Tatham, Kenneth Glade | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Jerry Lindquist (PF) Mario Rivera, Andrew Patterson, Craig Stiff | |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley is hacked by Adrian Lee in the backcourt - foul #2 on Adrian Lee, team foul #7 | 62-39 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers (SF) Michael Jackson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the 1st free throw | 62-40 |
| 10:04 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-41 |
| 09:44 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers's pass is intercepted by Keith Snyder | 62-41 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley is fouled in the backcourt by Adrian Lee - foul #3 on Adrian Lee, team foul #8 | 62-41 |
| Subs | Michigan State | George Novetsky (C) Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the 1st free throw | 62-42 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley makes the 2nd free throw | 62-43 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | George Novetsky misses badly on a jumper from the left wing but he's hacked by Eugene Kellison - foul #4 on Eugene Kellison, team foul #4 | 62-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Patterson (SF) Eugene Kellison | |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | George Novetsky makes the 1st free throw | 63-43 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | George Novetsky makes the 2nd free throw | 64-43 |
| 09:27 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist's pass is off the mark and out of bounds in the backcourt | 64-43 |
| 09:16 | Michigan State | Randall Backus misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 64-43 |
| 09:15 | Michigan State | George Novetsky tips it back up and in | 66-43 |
| 09:01 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist throws a bad pass out of bounds | 66-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG) Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas is open and buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Michael Jackson | 69-43 |
| 08:38 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley is called for traveling in the backcourt | 69-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (SG), Robert Gilbert (PF) Duane Bumpers, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| 08:27 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson makes the jumper from just outside the lane on a great pass from Randall Backus | 71-43 |
| 08:12 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist misses long on a jump hook from the right block | 71-43 |
| 08:11 | Michigan State | George Novetsky grabs the board | 71-43 |
| 07:53 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson is wide open but clanks a jumpshot from the free throw line | 71-43 |
| 07:52 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder snags the defensive board | 71-43 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses the dunk attempt but he's hacked by Vernon Preston - foul #1 on Vernon Preston, team foul #9 | 71-43 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Adrian Lee (SG), Robert Pillar (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF) Michael Jackson, Randall Backus, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Eugene Kellison (SF), Craig Stiff (PF) Mario Rivera, Andrew Patterson, Jerry Lindquist | |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the 1st free throw | 71-44 |
| 07:34 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder misses the 2nd free throw | 71-44 |
| 07:34 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade snags the defensive board | 71-44 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Preston (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 3 pf. SF - Robert Pillar (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Robert Gilbert (fresh) 4 pts. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kent Singley (tiring) 13 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Kellison (fresh) 2 reb. 4 pf. PF - Craig Stiff (tired) 3 pts. 7 reb. C - Keith Snyder (tired) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 07:18 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston connects on the open jump hook from close range set up by Kenneth Glade | 73-44 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 73-44 |
| 07:07 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert snags the defensive board | 73-44 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | Robert Gilbert loses the ball out of bounds | 73-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jim Waid (SF), Rusty Nicolas (C) Vernon Preston, Robert Gilbert | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist (C) Keith Snyder | |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Adrian Lee steals the ball from Jerry Lindquist | 73-44 |
| 06:31 | Michigan State | Robert Pillar is called for 10 seconds | 73-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG) Adrian Lee | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:18 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson takes the ball from Thomas Jones | 73-44 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade is fouled on the floor by Thomas Jones - foul #2 on Thomas Jones, team foul #5 | 73-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Randall Backus (SG), Duane Bumpers (SF), Kevin Tatham (PF), George Novetsky (C) Robert Pillar, Jim Waid, Kenneth Glade, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham misses short on an open jumper from close range | 73-44 |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison grabs the board | 73-44 |
| 05:55 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley comes up short on the 3 from the left corner | 73-44 |
| 05:54 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff tips it but misses | 73-44 |
| 05:53 | Michigan State | George Novetsky gets the rebound | 73-44 |
| 05:46 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson is whistled for a carry | 73-44 |
| 05:31 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley hits a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 73-46 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers misses the shot from the left side | 73-46 |
| 05:24 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham hits the follow up shot | 75-46 |
| 05:15 | Wisconsin | Craig Stiff drills a 3 from the right wing | 75-49 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Kevin Tatham is wide open and dunks the ball on a great pass from Randall Backus | 77-49 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Kevin Tatham swats the dunk try by Craig Stiff | 77-49 |
| 04:48 | Michigan State | George Novetsky grabs the board | 77-49 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Randall Backus buries a 3pt jumper from the right corner set up by Michael Jackson | 80-49 |
| 04:39 | Wisconsin | Michael Jackson steals the ball from Mario Rivera in the backcourt | 80-49 |
| 04:37 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers hits the finger roll set up by Michael Jackson | 82-49 |
| 04:34 | Wisconsin | George Novetsky steals it from Mario Rivera in the backcourt | 82-49 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson misses the lay-in | 82-49 |
| 04:18 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison gets the rebound | 82-49 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 82-49 |
| 04:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Randall Backus | 82-49 |
| 03:59 | Michigan State | Randall Backus hits a 3pt attempt from the right corner set up by George Novetsky | 85-49 |
| 03:38 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley clanks a shot from the left side | 85-49 |
| 03:37 | Michigan State | Duane Bumpers pulls down the rebound | 85-49 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | George Novetsky is fouled on the floor by Kent Singley - foul #2 on Kent Singley, team foul #6 | 85-49 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vernon Preston (PG), Adrian Lee (SG), Jim Waid (SF), Kenneth Glade (PF), Rusty Nicolas (C) Michael Jackson, Randall Backus, Duane Bumpers, Kevin Tatham, George Novetsky | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Thomas Jones (PG), Keith Snyder (C) Mario Rivera, Craig Stiff | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Vernon Preston (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Adrian Lee (fresh) 4 pts. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Jim Waid (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Kenneth Glade (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. 2 blk. 3 stl. C - Rusty Nicolas (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Thomas Jones (tiring) 2 pts. 2 stl. SG - Kent Singley (tired) 15 pts. 2 ast. 3 stl. SF - Eugene Kellison (tiring) 4 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jerry Lindquist (very tired) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Snyder (tired) 13 pts. 10 reb. 3 stl. | |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee is fouled on the floor by Kent Singley - foul #3 on Kent Singley, team foul #7 | 85-49 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 86-49 |
| 03:26 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses the 2nd free throw | 86-49 |
| 03:26 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison snags the defensive board | 86-49 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses long on a 3pt shot from straight away | 86-49 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 86-49 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston comes up short on the 3pt jumper from straight away | 86-49 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Eugene Kellison | 86-49 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 86-49 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Rusty Nicolas grabs the defensive rebound | 86-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston misses badly on a floater from the baseline but the foul's on Jerry Lindquist - foul #1 on Jerry Lindquist, team foul #8 | 86-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston makes the 1st free throw | 87-49 |
| 02:46 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston makes the 2nd free throw | 88-49 |
| 02:24 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Keith Snyder is denied by Rusty Nicolas | 88-49 |
| 02:23 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade gets the rebound | 88-49 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Vernon Preston knocks in the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane | 90-49 |
| 01:57 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder makes the driving attempt from close range | 90-51 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee misses long on a jumpshot from the left side but the foul's on Kent Singley - foul #4 on Kent Singley, team foul #9 | 90-51 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Michael Jackson (PG), George Novetsky (C) Vernon Preston, Rusty Nicolas | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Mario Rivera (SG) Thomas Jones | |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 1st free throw | 91-51 |
| 01:39 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee makes the 2nd free throw | 92-51 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 01:30 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 92-51 |
| 01:29 | Michigan State | Jim Waid pulls down the rebound | 92-51 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Adrian Lee hits a 3pt shot from the right corner set up by Kenneth Glade | 95-51 |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | Keith Snyder's fadeaway is rejected by George Novetsky | 95-51 |
| 00:48 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson gets the rebound | 95-51 |
| 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 halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:41 | Michigan State | Kenneth Glade buries a turnaround in the lane set up by George Novetsky | 97-51 |
| 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 quick shot offense (quick shot) and a halfcourt press/2-3 zone (-3) | |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison is hacked by Michael Jackson in the backcourt - foul #1 on Michael Jackson, team foul #10 | 97-51 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison makes the 1st free throw | 97-52 |
| 00:38 | Wisconsin | Eugene Kellison makes the 2nd free throw | 97-53 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Jim Waid clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 97-53 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Jerry Lindquist grabs the board | 97-53 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Kent Singley can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 97-53 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to George Novetsky | 97-53 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Michael Jackson runs out the clock | 97-53 |