| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fresh) SG - Zachary Hardy (fresh) SF - James Millsaps (fresh) PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) C - Richard Linneman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Wilkins (fresh) SG - William Crockett (fresh) SF - Louis Cornell (fresh) PF - Herman Howard (fresh) C - Li Tang (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a triangle offense and a man to man (+2) | |
| 19:46 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is fouled on the floor by Herman Howard - foul #1 on Herman Howard, team foul #1 | 0-0 |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman drills a runner near the basket set up by Robert Duley and he's fouled by Herman Howard - foul #2 on Herman Howard, team foul #2 | 2-0 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach (PF) Herman Howard | |
| 19:40 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses the free throw | 2-0 |
| 19:40 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach grabs the board | 2-0 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins can't finish the layup | 2-0 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Raymond Moody | 2-0 |
| 19:06 | Michigan State | James Millsaps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 2-0 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Li Tang evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway near the basket on a nice dish by Charles Wilkins | 2-2 |
| 18:39 | Michigan State | Li Tang steals it from Richard Linneman | 2-2 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 2-2 |
| 18:07 | Michigan State | Robert Duley is hacked by Louis Cornell - foul #1 on Louis Cornell, team foul #3 | 2-2 |
| 17:56 | Michigan State | James Millsaps is fouled on the floor by Louis Cornell - foul #2 on Louis Cornell, team foul #4 | 2-2 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Furr (SF) Louis Cornell | |
| 17:46 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the driving attempt from close range | 2-2 |
| 17:45 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman hits the follow up shot | 4-2 |
| 17:31 | Wisconsin | William Crockett knocks in the 3pt shot from the left corner | 4-5 |
| 17:29 | Michigan State | Robert Duley is called for a charge in the backcourt - foul #1 on Robert Duley, team foul #1 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) James Millsaps, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 17:10 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr is fouled on the floor by Howard Bolton - foul #1 on Howard Bolton, team foul #2 | 4-5 |
| 16:59 | Wisconsin | William Crockett misses badly on a 3 from the right corner | 4-5 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton grabs the board | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses long on a floater in the paint but he's fouled by Li Tang - foul #1 on Li Tang, team foul #5 | 4-5 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Robert Duley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton makes the 2nd free throw | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach can't connect on a jumper in the paint but he's hacked by Ronnie Nelson - foul #1 on Ronnie Nelson, team foul #3 | 5-5 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach makes the 1st free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach misses the 2nd free throw | 5-6 |
| 16:23 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton grabs the board | 5-6 |
| 16:01 | Michigan State | James Millsaps scores on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 8-6 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Eric Mosley (fresh) SG - Zachary Hardy (fairly fresh) SF - James Millsaps (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Wilkins (fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Crockett (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SF - Sean Furr (fresh) PF - Stanley Wallach (fairly fresh) 1 pts. C - Li Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 15:49 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr loses the ball out of bounds | 8-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Zachary Hardy, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 15:37 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman misses long on a jump hook in the lane | 8-6 |
| 15:35 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr grabs the defensive rebound | 8-6 |
| 15:13 | Wisconsin | Li Tang comes up short on the driving attempt in the paint | 8-6 |
| 15:12 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley snags the defensive board | 8-6 |
| 15:07 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Richard Linneman | 10-6 |
| 14:50 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr's layup is rejected by Richard Linneman | 10-6 |
| 14:49 | Michigan State | Robert Duley grabs the defensive rebound | 10-6 |
| 14:33 | Michigan State | James Millsaps hits the finger roll | 12-6 |
| 14:17 | Wisconsin | Raymond Moody takes the ball from Li Tang after a doubleteam | 12-6 |
| 14:00 | Michigan State | James Millsaps throws a bad pass out of bounds | 12-6 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Eric Mosley, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 13:46 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach knocks in the shot from the left block on a great pass from Sean Furr | 12-8 |
| 13:29 | Michigan State | James Millsaps's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller (PF) Stanley Wallach | |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | William Crockett's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 12-8 |
| 12:52 | Michigan State | James Millsaps drills a 3 from the right wing | 15-8 |
| 12:40 | Wisconsin | Li Tang evades the doubleteam but misses long on a fadeaway from the left wing | 15-8 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr tips it back up and in | 15-10 |
| 12:27 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy is hacked by Li Tang - foul #2 on Li Tang, team foul #6 | 15-10 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) James Millsaps, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach (C) Li Tang | |
| 12:17 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley can't connect on a 3pt jumper from the right wing | 15-10 |
| 12:15 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach grabs the board | 15-10 |
| 11:56 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach is hacked by Richard Linneman - foul #1 on Richard Linneman, team foul #4 | 15-10 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Zachary Hardy (fairly fresh) SF - Eric Mosley (fresh) PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 2 pts. C - Richard Linneman (fresh) 4 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Wilkins (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - William Crockett (tiring) 3 pts. SF - Sean Furr (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Christopher Miller (fresh) C - Stanley Wallach (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 11:42 | Wisconsin | William Crockett misses badly on a turnaround from the left block | 15-10 |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr can't tip it in | 15-10 |
| 11:39 | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller pulls down the offensive rebound | 15-10 |
| 11:26 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach makes the jump hook in the paint on a nice dish by Charles Wilkins | 15-12 |
| 11:10 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 15-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Robert Duley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:56 | Wisconsin | William Crockett can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 15-12 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Richard Linneman pulls down the rebound | 15-12 |
| 10:39 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody misses long on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 15-12 |
| 10:37 | Michigan State | James Millsaps tips it back up and in | 17-12 |
| 10:19 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr is fouled on the floor by Richard Linneman - foul #2 on Richard Linneman, team foul #5 | 17-12 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:07 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins knocks in the jumper from the right side | 17-14 |
| 09:53 | Michigan State | James Millsaps scores on a jumper in the paint set up by Eric Mosley | 19-14 |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins hits a jumpshot from the right side and he's hacked by Eric Mosley - foul #1 on Eric Mosley, team foul #6 | 19-16 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG) Eric Mosley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:45 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins makes the free throw | 19-17 |
| 09:23 | Michigan State | James Millsaps clanks a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 09:22 | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller pulls down the rebound | 19-17 |
| 09:07 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the right side | 19-17 |
| 09:05 | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson gets the rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:42 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses the 3 pointer from the right corner | 19-17 |
| 08:40 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins grabs the defensive rebound | 19-17 |
| 08:30 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins misses the jumper from the right wing | 19-17 |
| 08:28 | Michigan State | James Millsaps grabs the board | 19-17 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses short on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by William Crockett - foul #1 on William Crockett, team foul #7 | 19-17 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SG), Raymond Moody (PF) Zachary Hardy, Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | James Millsaps makes the 1st free throw | 20-17 |
| 08:13 | Michigan State | James Millsaps makes the 2nd free throw | 21-17 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | William Crockett hits a 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Christopher Miller | 21-20 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (tiring) 1 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fresh) SF - James Millsaps (tiring) 14 pts. PF - Raymond Moody (fresh) 2 pts. C - Howard Bolton (fairly fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Wilkins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crockett (tiring) 6 pts. SF - Sean Furr (tiring) 2 pts. 3 reb. PF - Christopher Miller (fairly fresh) 2 reb. C - Stanley Wallach (tiring) 5 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 07:45 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the jumpshot from the free throw line | 21-20 |
| 07:44 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton is fouled on the floor by Charles Wilkins - foul #1 on Charles Wilkins, team foul #8 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG) James Millsaps | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 07:33 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller pulls down the rebound | 21-20 |
| 07:09 | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach's layup is rejected by Howard Bolton | 21-20 |
| 07:08 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 21-20 |
| 06:51 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy misses the 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:50 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the offensive board | 21-20 |
| 06:44 | Michigan State | Stanley Wallach blocks the jumper by Robert Duley | 21-20 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Christopher Miller | 21-20 |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 21-20 |
| 06:29 | Wisconsin | William Crockett shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the 3 from the left wing | 21-20 |
| 06:28 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the board | 21-20 |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley is fouled on the floor by Sean Furr - foul #1 on Sean Furr, team foul #9 | 21-20 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Richard Linneman (C) Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell (SF), Herman Howard (PF), Li Tang (C) Sean Furr, Christopher Miller, Stanley Wallach | |
| 06:20 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley misses the 1st free throw | 21-20 |
| 06:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Li Tang | 21-20 |
| 06:00 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell hits a wide open fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a great pass from Li Tang | 21-22 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Robert Duley hits a floater from the right wing on a nice dish by Richard Linneman | 23-22 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | Raymond Moody is called for the reach on William Crockett - foul #1 on Raymond Moody, team foul #7 | 23-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Robert Duley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | William Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody grabs the defensive rebound | 23-22 |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Li Tang picks off the pass by Eric Mosley | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | William Crockett is fouled on the floor by Zachary Hardy - foul #1 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #8 | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | William Crockett misses the 1st free throw | 23-22 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Raymond Moody | 23-22 |
| 04:47 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses the 3pt attempt from the right corner | 23-22 |
| 04:45 | Michigan State | The offensive rebound goes to Zachary Hardy | 23-22 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy connects on the jumper from the right side on a great pass from Eric Mosley and he's hacked by William Crockett - foul #2 on William Crockett, team foul #10 | 25-22 |
| 04:35 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy makes the free throw | 26-22 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | William Crockett splits the doubleteam but misses short on a 3pt shot from straight away | 26-22 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley snags the defensive board | 26-22 |
| 04:06 | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy buries a jumper from the free throw line | 28-22 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | William Crockett loses the ball out of bounds against a doubleteam | 28-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Duley (PG), Ronnie Nelson (PF), Howard Bolton (C) Zachary Hardy, Raymond Moody, Richard Linneman | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Duley (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Eric Mosley (fairly fresh) 2 reb. SF - James Millsaps (fairly fresh) 14 pts. PF - Ronnie Nelson (fresh) C - Howard Bolton (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Charles Wilkins (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - William Crockett (tired) 6 pts. SF - Louis Cornell (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Herman Howard (fairly fresh) C - Li Tang (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Herman Howard is called for the reach on Robert Duley - foul #3 on Herman Howard, team foul #11 | 28-22 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller (PF) Herman Howard | |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the 1st free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:40 | Michigan State | Robert Duley misses the 2nd free throw | 28-22 |
| 03:40 | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller snags the defensive board | 28-22 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell is open and buries a jump hook from the baseline on a great pass from Charles Wilkins and he's hacked by Howard Bolton - foul #2 on Howard Bolton, team foul #9 | 28-24 |
| 03:25 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell makes the free throw | 28-25 |
| 03:11 | Michigan State | Howard Bolton comes up short on the 3pt attempt from straight away | 28-25 |
| 03:10 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to William Crockett | 28-25 |
| 03:06 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the floater from just outside the lane | 28-25 |
| 03:05 | Michigan State | James Millsaps grabs the board | 28-25 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley can't finish the layup but he's fouled by William Crockett - foul #3 on William Crockett, team foul #12 | 28-25 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Sean Furr (SG) William Crockett | |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 29-25 |
| 02:59 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 30-25 |
| 02:39 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr misses the easy dunk attempt | 30-25 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Li Tang tips it back up and in | 30-27 |
| 02:21 | Michigan State | James Millsaps's floater is tipped away by Li Tang | 30-27 |
| 02:19 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 02:10 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell loses the dribble to Robert Duley | 30-27 |
| 01:55 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley's 3 pointer is rejected by Louis Cornell | 30-27 |
| 01:54 | Wisconsin | Li Tang grabs the board | 30-27 |
| 01:50 | Wisconsin | Christopher Miller is whistled for a carry | 30-27 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Zachary Hardy (SG), Raymond Moody (PF), Richard Linneman (C) Eric Mosley, Ronnie Nelson, Howard Bolton | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Stanley Wallach (PF) Christopher Miller | |
| 01:35 | Michigan State | James Millsaps misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-27 |
| 01:33 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr snags the defensive board | 30-27 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins is fouled in the backcourt by Robert Duley - foul #2 on Robert Duley, team foul #10 | 30-27 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins makes the 1st free throw | 30-28 |
| 01:29 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins makes the 2nd free throw | 30-29 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Louis Cornell is called for the reach on Raymond Moody - foul #3 on Louis Cornell, team foul #13 | 30-29 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 1st free throw | 31-29 |
| 01:06 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody makes the 2nd free throw | 32-29 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell can't connect on a jump hook from the right block but he's fouled by James Millsaps - foul #1 on James Millsaps, team foul #11 | 32-29 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Eric Mosley (SF) James Millsaps | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell makes the 1st free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Louis Cornell misses the 2nd free throw | 32-30 |
| 00:55 | Wisconsin | Li Tang gets the offensive rebound | 32-30 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Li Tang shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the runner from close range but he's fouled by Zachary Hardy - foul #2 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #12 | 32-30 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Li Tang makes the 1st free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:43 | Wisconsin | Li Tang misses the 2nd free throw | 32-31 |
| 00:43 | Michigan State | Raymond Moody pulls down the rebound | 32-31 |
| 00:31 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the driving attempt in the paint set up by Robert Duley | 34-31 |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr drills a driving attempt from the right block on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Charles Wilkins and the foul's on Zachary Hardy - foul #3 on Zachary Hardy, team foul #13 | 34-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ronnie Nelson (PF) Zachary Hardy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Herman Howard (SF), Christopher Miller (PF) Louis Cornell, Stanley Wallach | |
| 00:12 | Wisconsin | Sean Furr makes the free throw | 34-34 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley hits the front of the rim on the driving attempt from close range but he's hacked by Sean Furr - foul #2 on Sean Furr, team foul #14 | 34-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | James Millsaps (SF) Ronnie Nelson | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 1st free throw | 35-34 |
| 00:02 | Michigan State | Eric Mosley makes the 2nd free throw | 36-34 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Charles Wilkins hits the front of the rim on the halfcourt shot | 36-34 |