| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) C - Andrew Skelton (fresh) 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 6 pts. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - James Craig (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates inbounds the ball | 24-19 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 19:39 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone misses badly on a fadeaway from the right side | 24-19 |
| 19:37 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton grabs the offensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 19:22 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Terry Carone is denied by James Craig | 24-19 |
| 19:21 | Michigan State | James Johanson grabs the defensive rebound | 24-19 |
| 18:57 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the turnaround in the paint | 24-21 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the runner from the right block | 24-21 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | William Jones gets the rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 24-21 |
| 18:24 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls grabs the defensive rebound | 24-21 |
| 18:06 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 24-21 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton hits the follow up shot | 26-21 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 26-21 |
| 17:33 | Michigan State | James Johanson grabs the offensive board | 26-21 |
| 17:13 | Michigan State | James Johanson misses long on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 26-21 |
| 17:11 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton gets the rebound | 26-21 |
| 17:06 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper is hacked by Lester Neil - foul #2 on Lester Neil, team foul #1 | 26-21 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates splits the doubleteam but misses short on a jumper from the right block but he's fouled by Boris Gorzynski - foul #2 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #2 | 26-21 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 1st free throw | 27-21 |
| 16:56 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates makes the 2nd free throw | 28-21 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Lester Neil drills a 3pt shot from the right wing set up by James Johanson out of the doubleteam | 28-24 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper drills a 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Louis Frates | 31-24 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | James Johanson shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side | 31-24 |
| 15:48 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls snags the defensive board | 31-24 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fairly fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 7 pts. 1 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Jones (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fairly fresh) 4 reb. | |
| 15:23 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls can't connect on a driving attempt near the basket | 31-24 |
| 15:21 | Michigan State | James Craig grabs the defensive rebound | 31-24 |
| 14:59 | Michigan State | James Johanson dunks the ball over the doubleteam set up by Boris Gorzynski | 31-26 |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls hits a floater from close range on a nice dish by Ronald Culpepper and he's fouled by William Jones - foul #1 on William Jones, team foul #3 | 33-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Larry Buttrey (SG), Robert Barnhart (SF) Terry Carone, Ronald Culpepper, Louis Frates | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Mike Hust (SG), Manuel Kendall (SF), Alex Taylor (PF), Lucas Yutzy (C) Boris Gorzynski, Lester Neil, James Johanson, William Jones, James Craig | |
| 14:35 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls misses the free throw | 33-26 |
| 14:35 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy pulls down the rebound | 33-26 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy hits a shot from the right block | 33-28 |
| 13:40 | Wisconsin | Lucas Yutzy picks off the pass by Larry Buttrey | 33-28 |
| 13:16 | Michigan State | James Higgins throws a bad pass out of bounds | 33-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Frates (SF), George Zettel (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Robert Barnhart, Sean Ingalls, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), James Johanson (SF) James Higgins, Manuel Kendall | |
| 12:52 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates drills a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Rex Barnhill | 36-28 |
| 12:29 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 36-28 |
| 12:28 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-28 |
| 12:10 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 3 pointer from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill is hacked by Lucas Yutzy - foul #1 on Lucas Yutzy, team foul #4 | 36-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Ronald Culpepper (SG), Andrew Skelton (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) Mike Hust, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 12 pts. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - George Zettel (fresh) C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 6 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester Neil (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 11:32 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 pointer from straight away | 36-31 |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | James Johanson grabs the board | 36-31 |
| 11:26 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is called for traveling | 36-31 |
| 11:24 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone travels in the backcourt | 36-31 |
| 11:13 | Michigan State | Lester Neil misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 36-31 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton grabs the defensive rebound | 36-31 |
| 10:44 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper scores on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 39-31 |
| 10:23 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 39-31 |
| 10:22 | Wisconsin | George Zettel snags the defensive board | 39-31 |
| 10:09 | Wisconsin | Boris Gorzynski is called for the reach on Terry Carone - foul #3 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #5 | 39-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls (PF), Randall Leiter (C) George Zettel, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy (SF) James Johanson | |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the floater near the basket set up by Louis Frates and he's hacked by James Craig - foul #2 on James Craig, team foul #6 | 41-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| 09:57 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone makes the free throw | 42-31 |
| 09:29 | Michigan State | Lester Neil is called for traveling | 42-31 |
| 09:13 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls hits a runner from close range on a nice dish by Terry Carone | 44-31 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | William Jones misses the jump hook in the paint | 44-31 |
| 08:51 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Randall Leiter | 44-31 |
| 08:32 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates's pass is intercepted by Lucas Yutzy | 44-31 |
| 08:03 | Michigan State | Sean Ingalls is called for the reach on James Higgins - foul #3 on Sean Ingalls, team foul #1 | 44-31 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill (PG), Larry Buttrey (SG), Robert Barnhart (SF), Andrew Skelton (C) Terry Carone, Ronald Culpepper, Louis Frates, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Mike Hust (SG), James Johanson (SF), Alex Taylor (PF) James Higgins, Lester Neil, William Jones, James Craig | |
| 07:50 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski misses badly on a 3 pointer from straight away | 44-31 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls snags the defensive board | 44-31 |
| 07:32 | Wisconsin | Alex Taylor swats the shot by Larry Buttrey | 44-31 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski grabs the defensive rebound | 44-31 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Rex Barnhill (fresh) 2 ast. SG - Larry Buttrey (fresh) 3 pts. SF - Robert Barnhart (fresh) PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Boris Gorzynski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 1 ast. SF - James Johanson (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. PF - Alex Taylor (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. C - Lucas Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. | |
| 07:02 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski scores on a 3pt attempt from the right wing on a great pass from Mike Hust | 44-34 |
| 06:38 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill misses long on a turnaround from the left block | 44-34 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Lucas Yutzy snags the defensive board | 44-34 |
| 06:10 | Michigan State | Alex Taylor buries a jump hook from the right block | 44-36 |
| 05:44 | Wisconsin | Rex Barnhill's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Terry Carone (PG), Ronald Culpepper (SG), Louis Frates (SF), George Zettel (PF), Randall Leiter (C) Rex Barnhill, Larry Buttrey, Robert Barnhart, Sean Ingalls, Andrew Skelton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lester Neil (SG), William Jones (PF), James Craig (C) Mike Hust, Alex Taylor, Lucas Yutzy | |
| 05:26 | Michigan State | The refs have stopped play. Lester Neil is in a lot of pain and is being checked by the trainers. He's grabbing the back of his leg. It's questionable as to whether he can play with that kind of injury. | 44-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Mike Hust (SG) Lester Neil | |
| 05:15 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a 3pt shot from the right corner | 44-36 |
| 05:13 | Wisconsin | Randall Leiter grabs the defensive rebound | 44-36 |
| 05:07 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper drills a pull-up jumper from the right wing set up by George Zettel | 46-36 |
| 04:44 | Michigan State | James Johanson drills a 3pt jumper from straight away on a nice dish by Boris Gorzynski | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:21 | Wisconsin | James Craig swats the layup by Terry Carone | 46-39 |
| 04:20 | Michigan State | Mike Hust gets the rebound | 46-39 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 04:05 | Michigan State | Mike Hust misses long on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 46-39 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | James Craig grabs the offensive board | 46-39 |
| 03:54 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski makes the 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Mike Hust | 46-42 |
| 03:32 | Wisconsin | Ronald Culpepper is called for a backcourt violation | 46-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls (PF), Andrew Skelton (C) George Zettel, Randall Leiter | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG), Lucas Yutzy (SF) Boris Gorzynski, James Johanson | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Terry Carone (fresh) 15 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ronald Culpepper (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. SF - Louis Frates (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. PF - Sean Ingalls (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 pf. C - Andrew Skelton (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - James Higgins (fresh) 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Mike Hust (fresh) 3 ast. SF - Lucas Yutzy (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 2 stl. PF - William Jones (fresh) 3 pts. 3 reb. C - James Craig (fresh) 6 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 03:18 | Michigan State | James Higgins knocks in the jumper from the right wing | 46-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | James Craig is called for the reach on Andrew Skelton - foul #3 on James Craig, team foul #7 | 46-44 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton makes the 1st free throw | 47-44 |
| 02:53 | Wisconsin | Andrew Skelton makes the 2nd free throw | 48-44 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 48-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski (PG), Lester Neil (SG), James Johanson (SF) James Higgins, Mike Hust, Lucas Yutzy | |
| 02:38 | Michigan State | Lester Neil misses long on a 3 pointer from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates pulls down the rebound | 48-44 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| 02:14 | Wisconsin | Terry Carone clanks a jumpshot from the right wing | 48-44 |
| 02:12 | Wisconsin | Sean Ingalls tips it but misses | 48-44 |
| 02:11 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Craig | 48-44 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski is fouled on the floor by Andrew Skelton - foul #2 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #2 | 48-44 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson comes up short on the shot from the left side but he's hacked by Andrew Skelton - foul #3 on Andrew Skelton, team foul #3 | 48-44 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 1st free throw | 48-45 |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the 2nd free throw | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 01:12 | Wisconsin | William Jones takes the ball from Sean Ingalls | 48-46 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:55 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski comes up short on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 48-46 |
| 00:54 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Louis Frates | 48-46 |
| 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 (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from the right block | 48-46 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates tips it home | 50-46 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 50-46 |
| 00:20 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates gets the rebound | 50-46 |
| 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) | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Boris Gorzynski is called for the reach on Louis Frates in the backcourt - foul #4 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #8 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart (PG) Terry Carone | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Craig | 50-46 |
| 00:10 | Michigan State | Boris Gorzynski splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from the left corner | 50-46 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Louis Frates | 50-46 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates is hacked by Boris Gorzynski in the backcourt - foul #5 on Boris Gorzynski, team foul #9 | 50-46 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Higgins (PG) Boris Gorzynski | |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Louis Frates misses the 1st free throw | 50-46 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | William Jones grabs the board | 50-46 |
| 00:01 | Michigan State | James Johanson makes the contested 3pt jumper from straight away | 50-49 |
| 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 (+3) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Robert Barnhart runs out the clock | 50-49 |