| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) SG - Charles Brew (fresh) SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - William Starr (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) C - Victor Myrick (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (+1) | |
| 19:32 | Wisconsin | William Starr's floater is tipped away by Victor Myrick | 0-0 |
| 19:30 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the tip | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | Wisconsin | William Starr gets the offensive rebound | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses long on a driving attempt from the baseline but he's hacked by Victor Myrick - foul #1 on Victor Myrick, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 1st free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses the 2nd free throw | 1-0 |
| 19:00 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick grabs the defensive rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:49 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr pulls down the rebound | 1-0 |
| 18:18 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew loses the dribble to Blaine Kaczmarek | 1-0 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-0 |
| 17:58 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge tips it in | 1-2 |
| 17:38 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 1-2 |
| 17:37 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed grabs the offensive board | 1-2 |
| 17:18 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro connects on the 3pt attempt from straight away on a great pass from William Starr | 4-2 |
| 16:49 | Michigan State | Marc Digennaro steps in front of the Victor Myrick pass | 4-2 |
| 16:46 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew slams it home on a great pass from Marc Digennaro | 6-2 |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Jon Prince scores on a fadeaway jumper from the right side on a great pass from Willie Wilson | 6-4 |
| 16:19 | Wisconsin | William Starr buries a floater from the baseline set up by Marc Digennaro | 8-4 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick hits the front of the rim on the runner from the baseline but he's fouled by Charles Brew - foul #1 on Charles Brew, team foul #1 | 8-4 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), George Ray (PF), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Kenny Zills, Martin Reed, William Starr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 1st free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:12 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the 2nd free throw | 8-5 |
| 16:12 | Wisconsin | William Reed gets the rebound | 8-5 |
| 15:43 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 8-5 |
| 15:42 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro tips it home | 10-5 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - William Reed (fresh) SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) PF - George Ray (fresh) C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 pts. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:35 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek knocks in the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Willie Wilson | 10-7 |
| 15:08 | Wisconsin | Victor Myrick swats the layup by Thomas Crosby | 10-7 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge gets the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:58 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 10-7 |
| 14:57 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby pulls down the rebound | 10-7 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby connects on the floater from the right block on a great pass from Bill Dossett | 12-7 |
| 14:09 | Michigan State | Thomas Crosby is called for the reach on Willie Wilson - foul #1 on Thomas Crosby, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), Martin Reed (PF), William Starr (C) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Bill Dossett, George Ray, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rufus Borman (SG), Joseph Carver (PF), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Dustin Burge, Victor Myrick | |
| 13:54 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton misses the lay-in | 12-7 |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 13:39 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF) Jon Prince | |
| 13:15 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG) Blaine Kaczmarek | |
| 12:50 | Wisconsin | William Starr double dribbles | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills (SF) Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Victor Myrick (PF) Joseph Carver | |
| 12:33 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan misses long on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 12-7 |
| 12:32 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills gets the rebound | 12-7 |
| 12:06 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills is hacked by Colby McNorton - foul #1 on Colby McNorton, team foul #2 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG), Willie Wilson (SF), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Ronald O'Callaghan, Colby McNorton | |
| 11:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr clanks a jumpshot from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Blaine Kaczmarek - foul #1 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #3 | 12-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 11:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 1st free throw | 13-7 |
| 11:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr makes the 2nd free throw | 14-7 |
| 11:18 | Michigan State | Martin Reed steals it from Rufus Borman | 14-7 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - William Starr (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Victor Myrick (fresh) 1 pts. 2 blk. | |
| 10:49 | Wisconsin | Willie Wilson blocks the 3 pointer from the right wing by Marc Digennaro | 14-7 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick pulls down the rebound | 14-7 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick is hacked by William Starr - foul #1 on William Starr, team foul #3 | 14-7 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Kenny Zills (SF) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Colby McNorton (C) Willie Wilson, Victor Myrick | |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge misses long on a floater from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Martin Reed - foul #1 on Martin Reed, team foul #4 | 14-7 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 1st free throw | 14-8 |
| 10:17 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 14-9 |
| 09:48 | Wisconsin | Martin Reed is called for traveling | 14-9 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), George Ray (PF), Thomas Crosby (C) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Martin Reed, William Starr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 09:33 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge jams it | 14-11 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew drills a pull-up jumper from the right side on a great pass from Kenny Zills | 16-11 |
| 09:09 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Blaine Kaczmarek, team foul #4 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), William Reed (SG), Martin Reed (PF), William Starr (C) Marc Digennaro, Charles Brew, George Ray, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF), Victor Myrick (PF) Blaine Kaczmarek, Dustin Burge | |
| 08:43 | Wisconsin | The pull-up jumper by Martin Reed is blocked by Victor Myrick | 16-11 |
| 08:41 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton gets the rebound | 16-11 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses short on a shot in the lane but the foul's on Martin Reed - foul #2 on Martin Reed, team foul #5 | 16-11 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), George Ray (PF) Walter Ferro, William Reed, Martin Reed | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick misses the 1st free throw | 16-11 |
| 08:25 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick makes the 2nd free throw | 16-12 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro misses the fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Victor Myrick - foul #2 on Victor Myrick, team foul #5 | 16-12 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Dustin Burge (PF) Victor Myrick | |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 1st free throw | 17-12 |
| 08:02 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro makes the 2nd free throw | 18-12 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton can't connect on a turnaround from the baseline | 18-12 |
| 07:47 | Wisconsin | William Starr grabs the defensive rebound | 18-12 |
| 07:43 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Kenny Zills | 20-12 |
| 07:16 | Michigan State | Jon Prince buries a 3 from the left corner set up by Dustin Burge | 20-15 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Marc Digennaro (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 6 pts. SF - Kenny Zills (fresh) PF - George Ray (fresh) C - William Starr (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Jon Prince (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) | |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses long on a shot from the left block but he's fouled by Dustin Burge - foul #1 on Dustin Burge, team foul #6 | 20-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Bill Dossett (SF), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, Kenny Zills, William Starr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Joseph Carver (C) Willie Wilson, Colby McNorton | |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 1st free throw | 21-15 |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 2nd free throw | 22-15 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Jon Prince's dunk attempt is rejected by Thomas Crosby | 22-15 |
| 06:43 | Michigan State | Rufus Borman grabs the offensive rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:27 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge blows the layup | 22-15 |
| 06:26 | Wisconsin | Bill Dossett pulls down the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:20 | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro clanks a 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-15 |
| 06:19 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan gets the rebound | 22-15 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge hits the front of the rim on the floater from the baseline but the foul's on Thomas Crosby - foul #2 on Thomas Crosby, team foul #6 | 22-15 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), William Reed (SG), Kenny Zills (SF), William Starr (C) Walter Ferro, Charles Brew, Bill Dossett, Thomas Crosby | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Willie Wilson (SF) Rufus Borman | |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 1st free throw | 22-16 |
| 06:05 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge makes the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:41 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 22-17 |
| 05:39 | Michigan State | Joseph Carver grabs the defensive rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the pull-up jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on William Starr - foul #2 on William Starr, team foul #7 | 22-17 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Colby McNorton (C) Dustin Burge | |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the 1st free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:34 | Michigan State | Jon Prince misses the 2nd free throw | 22-17 |
| 05:34 | Wisconsin | William Starr gets the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:12 | Wisconsin | William Starr misses short on a shot in the lane | 22-17 |
| 05:11 | Michigan State | Willie Wilson pulls down the rebound | 22-17 |
| 05:06 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan hits a 3pt shot from straight away on a great pass from Colby McNorton | 22-20 |
| 04:37 | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro hits a floater from the left side | 24-20 |
| 04:22 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan scores on a 3 from the left wing on a nice dish by Jon Prince | 24-23 |
| 03:59 | Wisconsin | William Starr buries a shot in the lane | 26-23 |
| 03:45 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan misses the 3pt attempt from straight away | 26-23 |
| 03:44 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Willie Wilson | 26-23 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton connects on the turnaround from the right block set up by Jon Prince and he's fouled by William Starr - foul #3 on William Starr, team foul #8 | 26-25 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Charles Brew (SG), Bill Dossett (SF), Martin Reed (PF), Thomas Crosby (C) Marc Digennaro, William Reed, Kenny Zills, George Ray, William Starr | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek (PG), Rufus Borman (SG), Dustin Burge (PF) Jon Prince, Ronald O'Callaghan, Joseph Carver | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton makes the free throw | 26-26 |
| 03:15 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew clanks a shot from the left side | 26-26 |
| 03:14 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge snags the defensive board | 26-26 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Walter Ferro (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Charles Brew (fresh) 8 pts. SF - Bill Dossett (fresh) PF - Martin Reed (fresh) C - Thomas Crosby (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Blaine Kaczmarek (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Rufus Borman (fairly fresh) SF - Willie Wilson (fairly fresh) 2 reb. PF - Dustin Burge (fresh) 8 pts. 3 reb. C - Colby McNorton (fresh) 3 pts. | |
| 02:58 | Michigan State | Dustin Burge loses the dribble to Thomas Crosby | 26-26 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses long on a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but he's fouled by Rufus Borman - foul #1 on Rufus Borman, team foul #7 | 26-26 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Marc Digennaro (PG), Kenny Zills (SF) Walter Ferro, Bill Dossett | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan (SF), Victor Myrick (C) Willie Wilson, Colby McNorton | |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 1st free throw | 27-26 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the 2nd free throw | 28-26 |
| 02:19 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek hits a floater from the right side on a nice dish by Ronald O'Callaghan | 28-28 |
| 01:55 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew can't connect on a 3pt shot from straight away | 28-28 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Thomas Crosby | 28-28 |
| 01:34 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew misses short on a floater from the right side | 28-28 |
| 01:32 | Michigan State | Victor Myrick pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 01:13 | Michigan State | Ronald O'Callaghan misses badly on a fadeaway from the left side | 28-28 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Thomas Crosby pulls down the rebound | 28-28 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Kenny Zills loses the ball out of bounds | 28-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Walter Ferro (PG), Bill Dossett (SF) Marc Digennaro, Kenny Zills | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jon Prince (PG), Colby McNorton (C) Ronald O'Callaghan, Dustin Burge | |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Colby McNorton jams it set up by Jon Prince | 28-30 |
| 00:13 | Wisconsin | Charles Brew makes the jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Walter Ferro | 30-30 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Blaine Kaczmarek can't connect on a 3 from straight away | 30-30 |