| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leavy (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Perine (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (fresh) 4 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 11 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. C - Mark Arnold (fresh) 5 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff inbounds the ball | 23-32 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff throws a bad pass out of bounds | 23-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (PG) Justin Hinton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 19:20 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer is fouled on the floor by Mark Arnold - foul #3 on Mark Arnold, team foul #1 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Gary Sheldon (SF) Yuri Schilawski, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (C) Mark Arnold | |
| 18:56 | Wisconsin | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on William Leavy - foul #1 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #2 | 23-32 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Yuri Schilawski (PG), Joseph Greer (PF) Justin Hinton, Gary Sheldon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 18:28 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 23-32 |
| 18:27 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd pulls down the rebound | 23-32 |
| 18:23 | Michigan State | Ognjen Zsohar swats the shot by Ray Boyd | 23-32 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Lucas Ziek | 23-32 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd misses long on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 23-32 |
| 18:06 | Michigan State | James Cecere grabs the offensive board | 23-32 |
| 17:55 | Michigan State | James Cecere scores on a shot in the paint on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 23-34 |
| 17:32 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-34 |
| 17:23 | Michigan State | Yuri Schilawski takes the ball from Ray Boyd | 26-34 |
| 16:58 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses badly on a floater from the left side | 26-34 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | James Cecere gets the rebound | 26-34 |
| 16:50 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd buries a shot from the baseline on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 26-36 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses short on a jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Ray Boyd - foul #1 on Ray Boyd, team foul #3 | 26-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (PG), Hank Glasser (SF) Yuri Schilawski, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, Brian Shurtleff, Lucas Ziek | |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 1st free throw | 27-36 |
| 16:21 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar makes the 2nd free throw | 28-36 |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd throws a bad pass out of bounds | 28-36 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (C) Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 15:50 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the right corner | 28-36 |
| 15:49 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to James Cecere | 28-36 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - William Leavy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Hank Glasser (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. C - Joseph Greer (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fairly fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 2 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 8 pts. 8 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) | |
| 15:31 | Michigan State | David Burnett hits the finger roll | 28-38 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses the dunk but he's hacked by James Cecere - foul #1 on James Cecere, team foul #4 | 28-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Paul McIff (PG), Gary Sheldon (SF), Ognjen Zsohar (C) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Wilbur Griffin (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Marcus Lantz | |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 29-38 |
| 15:10 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 30-38 |
| 14:52 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson misses long on a shot from the baseline | 30-38 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer grabs the board | 30-38 |
| 14:22 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is called for a charge - foul #1 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #1 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (SF) Gary Sheldon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lucas Ziek (PF) Wilbur Griffin | |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ognjen Zsohar - foul #2 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #2 | 30-38 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Cecere (PF) Lucas Ziek | |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 1st free throw | 30-39 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the 2nd free throw | 30-40 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Brian Shurtleff takes the ball from Joseph Greer | 30-40 |
| 13:34 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff | 30-42 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine can't connect on a driving attempt from the left block | 30-42 |
| 13:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Kenneth Swanson | 30-42 |
| 13:04 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell clanks a jumper from close range | 30-42 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | James Cecere tips it back up and in | 30-44 |
| 12:47 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine is hacked by Mark Arnold - foul #4 on Mark Arnold, team foul #5 | 30-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG), Gary Sheldon (SF) William Leavy, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Ray Boyd (SG), Lucas Ziek (C) Charles Mitchell, Kenneth Swanson, Mark Arnold | |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff buries a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 33-44 |
| 12:20 | Michigan State | Justin Hinton picks off the pass by Lucas Ziek | 33-44 |
| 12:02 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is fouled on the floor by Lucas Ziek - foul #2 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #6 | 33-44 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG), Joseph Greer (PF) Justin Hinton, Gary Sheldon | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | James Cecere denies the turnaround by Joseph Greer | 33-44 |
| 11:40 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Ray Boyd | 33-44 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - William Leavy (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Perine (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 3 reb. PF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 3 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Brian Shurtleff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 10 pts. 9 reb. C - Lucas Ziek (fresh) | |
| 11:31 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff connects on the turnaround from the right block on a nice dish by David Burnett | 33-46 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Lucas Ziek steps in front of the Kenneth Perine pass | 33-46 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere makes the fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from David Burnett and he's fouled by William Leavy - foul #2 on William Leavy, team foul #3 | 33-48 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG), Hank Glasser (SF) William Leavy, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SF) David Burnett, Brian Shurtleff | |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses the free throw | 33-48 |
| 10:48 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar grabs the board | 33-48 |
| 10:26 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff can't connect on a 3pt shot from the right wing | 33-48 |
| 10:24 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson snags the defensive board | 33-48 |
| 10:19 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson throws it down on a nice dish by Charles Mitchell | 33-50 |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar is called for the illegal screen - foul #3 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #4 | 33-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG), Joseph Greer (PF) Justin Hinton, Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (SF), Wilbur Griffin (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, James Cecere, Lucas Ziek | |
| 09:42 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson connects on the 3 from the right wing on a great pass from Charles Mitchell | 33-53 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer comes up short on the jumper from the left wing but the foul's on Marcus Lantz - foul #2 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #7 | 33-53 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 1st free throw | 34-53 |
| 09:31 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 2nd free throw | 35-53 |
| 09:14 | Michigan State | Joseph Greer picks off the pass by Charles Mitchell | 35-53 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 35-53 |
| 08:53 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine hits the follow up shot | 37-53 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson can't throw it down but he's hacked by William Leavy - foul #3 on William Leavy, team foul #5 | 37-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG), Gary Sheldon (SF) William Leavy, Kenneth Perine | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) David Burnett, Wilbur Griffin | |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 1st free throw | 37-54 |
| 08:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson makes the 2nd free throw | 37-55 |
| 08:18 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 37-55 |
| 08:16 | Wisconsin | Gary Sheldon gets the offensive rebound | 37-55 |
| 07:55 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses badly on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 37-55 |
| 07:54 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz gets the rebound | 37-55 |
| 07:37 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 37-55 |
| 07:36 | Wisconsin | Gary Sheldon grabs the board | 37-55 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 3 pf. SG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SF - Gary Sheldon (fresh) 1 ast. PF - Joseph Greer (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 6 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Charles Mitchell (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 13 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. PF - James Cecere (fresh) 12 pts. 9 reb. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton can't connect on a floater from the left wing but he's fouled by Marcus Lantz - foul #3 on Marcus Lantz, team foul #8 | 37-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine (SF), William Leavy (PF) Gary Sheldon, Ognjen Zsohar | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), Mark Arnold (C) Charles Mitchell, Kenneth Swanson, Marcus Lantz | |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton makes the 1st free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton misses the 2nd free throw | 38-55 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold grabs the defensive rebound | 38-55 |
| 07:03 | Michigan State | David Burnett is hacked by Paul McIff - foul #4 on Paul McIff, team foul #6 | 38-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Hank Glasser (SF) Justin Hinton | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | James Cecere's pass is intercepted by Hank Glasser | 38-55 |
| 06:37 | Wisconsin | William Leavy comes up short on the floater from close range | 38-55 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer tips it home | 40-55 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff hits the front of the rim on the shot in the lane but he's hacked by Hank Glasser - foul #3 on Hank Glasser, team foul #7 | 40-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar (C) Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff misses the 1st free throw | 40-55 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff makes the 2nd free throw | 40-56 |
| 05:53 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff connects on the 3pt jumper from the right corner | 43-56 |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold knocks in the floater from the left block on a nice dish by Brian Shurtleff and he's hacked by Ognjen Zsohar - foul #4 on Ognjen Zsohar, team foul #8 | 43-58 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Kenneth Swanson (SG), Lucas Ziek (PF) David Burnett, Ray Boyd, James Cecere | |
| 05:28 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold makes the free throw | 43-59 |
| 05:03 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer misses badly on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 43-59 |
| 05:01 | Wisconsin | William Leavy tips it back up and in | 45-59 |
| 04:41 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell buries a 3pt shot from the right wing on a nice dish by Kenneth Swanson | 45-62 |
| 04:17 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff clanks a 3pt shot from straight away | 45-62 |
| 04:16 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar tips it home | 47-62 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Brian Shurtleff's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 47-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Justin Hinton (SG) William Leavy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ray Boyd (SG), James Cecere (PF) Brian Shurtleff, Mark Arnold | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Lucas Ziek is called for the reach on Kenneth Perine - foul #3 on Lucas Ziek, team foul #9 | 47-62 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Burnett (PG), Marcus Lantz (C) Charles Mitchell, James Cecere | |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine makes the 1st free throw | 48-62 |
| 03:48 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine makes the 2nd free throw | 49-62 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Ray Boyd knocks in the 3 from the left wing | 49-65 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Paul McIff (tiring) 8 pts. 4 pf. SG - Justin Hinton (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Kenneth Perine (tiring) 11 pts. 4 reb. PF - Joseph Greer (tiring) 15 pts. 4 reb. C - Ognjen Zsohar (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. 4 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - David Burnett (fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ray Boyd (fresh) 16 pts. SF - Kenneth Swanson (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. PF - Lucas Ziek (fresh) 3 pf. C - Marcus Lantz (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. | |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer makes the 3pt attempt from the left corner on a great pass from Paul McIff | 52-65 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Kenneth Perine steals it from Kenneth Swanson | 52-65 |
| 03:03 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff banks in the layup on a great pass from Kenneth Perine | 54-65 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 54-65 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | William Leavy (SG), Hank Glasser (SF) Justin Hinton, Joseph Greer | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell (PG), Brian Shurtleff (SF), James Cecere (PF), Mark Arnold (C) David Burnett, Kenneth Swanson, Lucas Ziek, Marcus Lantz | |
| 02:42 | Michigan State | James Cecere misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 54-65 |
| 02:40 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold hits the follow up shot | 54-67 |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 54-67 |
| 02:18 | Michigan State | Mark Arnold gets the rebound | 54-67 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side but he's hacked by William Leavy - foul #4 on William Leavy, team foul #9 | 54-67 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Greer (PF) Hank Glasser | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson (SG), David Burnett (SF), Lucas Ziek (PF), Marcus Lantz (C) Ray Boyd, Brian Shurtleff, James Cecere, Mark Arnold | |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 1st free throw | 54-68 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the 2nd free throw | 54-69 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-69 |
| 01:37 | Michigan State | David Burnett grabs the defensive rebound | 54-69 |
| 01:20 | Michigan State | Kenneth Swanson buries a floater near the basket set up by David Burnett | 54-71 |
| 01:16 | Wisconsin | Paul McIff can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 54-71 |
| 01:14 | Michigan State | Marcus Lantz pulls down the rebound | 54-71 |
| 00:56 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell makes the pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from David Burnett | 54-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Kenneth Perine hits a 3 pointer from the left corner | 57-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | David Burnett scores on a floater from the right block on a great pass from Kenneth Swanson | 57-75 |
| 00:24 | Wisconsin | Ognjen Zsohar hits a fadeaway from the free throw line | 59-75 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Charles Mitchell runs out the clock | 59-75 |