| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. C - Michael Patten (fresh) 6 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Benjamin Angle (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SG - Victor York (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Mills (fresh) 5 pts. 3 reb. PF - Leonard Edwards (fresh) 2 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 20:00 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis inbounds the ball | 21-23 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:37 | Penn State | Michael Patten hits a shot from the left side | 23-23 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills connects on the shot in the lane and he's hacked by Richard Dupuis - foul #3 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #1 | 23-25 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SF), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Richard Dupuis, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills makes the free throw | 23-26 |
| 18:54 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo misses badly on a 3 from straight away | 23-26 |
| 18:53 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo grabs the offensive rebound | 23-26 |
| 18:43 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo knocks in the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-26 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills connects on the floater from the left side on a nice dish by Leonard Edwards | 26-28 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses badly on a jump hook from close range but he's hacked by Mark Mills - foul #3 on Mark Mills, team foul #1 | 26-28 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Marlin Hayne | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Keith Hey makes the 1st free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:04 | Penn State | Keith Hey misses the 2nd free throw | 27-28 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 27-28 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards drills a fadeaway in the lane on a nice dish by Benjamin Angle | 27-30 |
| 17:35 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo works out of a doubleteam but hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 27-30 |
| 17:34 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards grabs the defensive rebound | 27-30 |
| 17:17 | Wisconsin | Keith Hey is called for the reach on Leonard Edwards - foul #1 on Keith Hey, team foul #2 | 27-30 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Marlin Hayne (PF) Mario Price, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 16:54 | Wisconsin | Richard Thomas misses the jump hook in the lane | 27-30 |
| 16:53 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Marlin Hayne | 27-30 |
| 16:25 | Penn State | Gary Schanz connects on the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Patrick Nuzzo | 30-30 |
| 16:06 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills knocks in the floater from the right wing | 30-32 |
| 15:50 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf drills a fadeaway from the left wing | 32-32 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Gary Schanz (fresh) 5 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Jackie Scalf (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Benjamin Angle (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor York (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fairly fresh) 1 pts. | |
| 15:28 | Wisconsin | Keith Hey steals it from Mark Mills | 32-32 |
| 15:00 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne lays it up and in set up by Gary Schanz | 34-32 |
| 14:31 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 34-32 |
| 14:30 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills tips it back up and in | 34-34 |
| 14:23 | Penn State | Richard Thomas steps in front of the Gary Schanz pass | 34-34 |
| 14:02 | Wisconsin | Keith Hey swats the short shot by Mark Mills | 34-34 |
| 14:01 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:45 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne misses long on a jumpshot from just outside the lane | 34-34 |
| 13:43 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne can't tip it in | 34-34 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills clanks a driving attempt from the left block | 34-34 |
| 13:30 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf snags the defensive board | 34-34 |
| 13:13 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 34-34 |
| 13:12 | Wisconsin | Richard Thomas pulls down the rebound | 34-34 |
| 12:43 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle can't connect on a 3pt jumper from straight away | 34-34 |
| 12:42 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards hits the follow up shot | 34-36 |
| 12:22 | Penn State | Richard Thomas takes the ball from Marlin Hayne | 34-36 |
| 12:17 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills is fouled on the floor by Jackie Scalf - foul #3 on Jackie Scalf, team foul #3 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), James Hinson (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Dennis Moriarty (PF), Michael Patten (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Jackie Scalf, Marlin Hayne, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Steven Blubaugh (SG), Wayne Roberts (SF), Matthew Troxler (PF), Alan Irons (C) Benjamin Angle, Victor York, Mark Mills, Leonard Edwards, Richard Thomas | |
| 11:54 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh is hacked by Richard Dupuis - foul #4 on Richard Dupuis, team foul #4 | 34-36 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG) Richard Dupuis | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 11:37 | Wisconsin | Wayne Roberts knocks in the 3pt attempt from the right wing on a nice dish by Conrad Dickson | 34-39 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - James Hinson (fresh) PF - Dennis Moriarty (fresh) C - Michael Patten (fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fresh) SF - Wayne Roberts (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. PF - Matthew Troxler (fresh) 3 pts. 2 reb. C - Alan Irons (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| 11:35 | Penn State | Mario Price is fouled in the backcourt by Steven Blubaugh - foul #1 on Steven Blubaugh, team foul #2 | 34-39 |
| 11:11 | Penn State | Mario Price misses short on a 3 pointer from straight away | 34-39 |
| 11:10 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons gets the rebound | 34-39 |
| 10:43 | Wisconsin | Steven Blubaugh throws a bad pass out of bounds | 34-39 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SF) Patrick Nuzzo | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 10:31 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 34-39 |
| 10:29 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson grabs the board | 34-39 |
| 10:01 | Wisconsin | Wayne Roberts comes up short on the 3 from straight away | 34-39 |
| 10:00 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler gets the offensive rebound | 34-39 |
| 09:42 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons banks in the layup on a nice dish by Wayne Roberts | 34-41 |
| 09:16 | Penn State | James Hinson scores on a floater from the baseline | 36-41 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson loses the dribble to James Hinson | 36-41 |
| 08:39 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf clanks a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 36-41 |
| 08:38 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons pulls down the rebound | 36-41 |
| 08:19 | Wisconsin | Wayne Roberts scores on a 3 from the right corner | 36-44 |
| 07:57 | Penn State | Mario Price hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 36-44 |
| 07:56 | Penn State | James Hinson grabs the offensive rebound | 36-44 |
| 07:42 | Penn State | Michael Patten's floater is tipped away by Alan Irons | 36-44 |
| 07:40 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler grabs the defensive rebound | 36-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fairly fresh) 3 pts. SG - James Hinson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Jackie Scalf (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 pf. PF - Dennis Moriarty (fairly fresh) C - Michael Patten (fairly fresh) 8 pts. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Conrad Dickson (fairly fresh) 3 ast. SG - Steven Blubaugh (fairly fresh) SF - Wayne Roberts (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. PF - Matthew Troxler (fairly fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. C - Alan Irons (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons clanks a runner in the paint | 36-44 |
| 07:20 | Wisconsin | Matthew Troxler grabs the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 07:00 | Wisconsin | Alan Irons is fouled on the floor by Michael Patten - foul #1 on Michael Patten, team foul #5 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Keith Hey (C) Mario Price, James Hinson, Jackie Scalf, Dennis Moriarty, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle (PG), Victor York (SG), Mark Mills (SF), Leonard Edwards (PF), Richard Thomas (C) Conrad Dickson, Steven Blubaugh, Wayne Roberts, Matthew Troxler, Alan Irons | |
| 06:42 | Wisconsin | Keith Hey swats the shot by Richard Thomas | 36-44 |
| 06:41 | Wisconsin | Victor York snags the offensive board | 36-44 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards misses badly on a turnaround from the left block but he's fouled by Marlin Hayne - foul #2 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #6 | 36-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Michael Patten (C) Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards misses the 1st free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:22 | Wisconsin | Leonard Edwards misses the 2nd free throw | 36-44 |
| 06:22 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Marlin Hayne | 36-44 |
| 05:58 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line set up by Patrick Nuzzo | 38-44 |
| 05:43 | Wisconsin | Victor York can't connect on a 3 from the right wing | 38-44 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Leonard Edwards | 38-44 |
| 05:33 | Wisconsin | Richard Thomas double dribbles | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 05:14 | Penn State | Keith Hey is fouled on the floor by Richard Thomas - foul #3 on Richard Thomas, team foul #3 | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:54 | Penn State | Richard Thomas steps in front of the Patrick Nuzzo pass | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:28 | Wisconsin | Patrick Nuzzo steals the ball from Richard Thomas | 38-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 04:19 | Penn State | Gary Schanz throws a bad pass out of bounds | 38-44 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Keith Hey (C) Gary Schanz, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Victor York is hacked by Marlin Hayne - foul #3 on Marlin Hayne, team foul #7 | 38-44 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | Victor York misses the 1st free throw | 38-44 |
| 04:01 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne grabs the board | 38-44 |
| 03:47 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo works out of a doubleteam and scores on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 41-44 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:33 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle can't connect on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-44 |
| 03:31 | Penn State | The rebound goes to Richard Dupuis | 41-44 |
| Lineup | Penn State | PG - Mario Price (fresh) 3 pts. SG - Patrick Nuzzo (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. SF - Richard Dupuis (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Marlin Hayne (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. C - Keith Hey (fresh) 3 pts. 4 reb. 3 blk. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Benjamin Angle (fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Victor York (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Mark Mills (fairly fresh) 14 pts. 5 reb. 3 pf. PF - Leonard Edwards (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. C - Richard Thomas (fresh) 1 pts. 2 reb. 3 stl. 3 pf. | |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 03:02 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the floater from the left wing | 41-44 |
| 03:01 | Wisconsin | Richard Thomas grabs the board | 41-44 |
| 02:37 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills scores on a driving attempt from the left block | 41-46 |
| 02:31 | Penn State | Penn State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Gary Schanz (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), Michael Patten (C) Mario Price, Patrick Nuzzo, Keith Hey | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 02:11 | Penn State | Jackie Scalf throws a bad pass out of bounds | 41-46 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG) Jackie Scalf | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:46 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle scores on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:26 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo evades the doubleteam but misses long on a 3pt jumper from the left corner | 41-49 |
| 01:25 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle grabs the board | 41-49 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Patrick Nuzzo is called for the reach on Benjamin Angle in the backcourt - foul #1 on Patrick Nuzzo, team foul #8 | 41-49 |
| Subs | Penn State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Alan Irons (C) Richard Thomas | |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle makes the 1st free throw | 41-50 |
| 01:24 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle makes the 2nd free throw | 41-51 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Gary Schanz misses the shot from the right wing but he's fouled by Victor York - foul #1 on Victor York, team foul #4 | 41-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Jackie Scalf (SG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Patrick Nuzzo, Richard Dupuis, Marlin Hayne, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Richard Thomas (C) Alan Irons | |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Gary Schanz makes the 1st free throw | 42-51 |
| 01:03 | Penn State | Gary Schanz makes the 2nd free throw | 43-51 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills is fouled in the backcourt by Gary Schanz - foul #2 on Gary Schanz, team foul #9 | 43-51 |
| Subs | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo (SG), Richard Dupuis (SF), Marlin Hayne (PF), Michael Patten (C) Jackie Scalf, James Hinson, Keith Hey, Dennis Moriarty | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson (PG), Alan Irons (C) Benjamin Angle, Richard Thomas | |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills makes the 1st free throw | 43-52 |
| 01:01 | Wisconsin | Mark Mills makes the 2nd free throw | 43-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:55 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis comes up short on the fadeaway from the left wing | 43-53 |
| 00:54 | Penn State | Gary Schanz gets the offensive rebound | 43-53 |
| 00:51 | Penn State | Richard Dupuis misses the 3 from the right corner | 43-53 |
| 00:50 | Penn State | Marlin Hayne tips it home | 45-53 |
| 00:50 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 45-53 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson is hacked by Gary Schanz in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gary Schanz, team foul #10 | 45-53 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson makes the 1st free throw | 45-54 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Conrad Dickson makes the 2nd free throw | 45-55 |
| 00:42 | Penn State | Patrick Nuzzo is hacked by Leonard Edwards - foul #3 on Leonard Edwards, team foul #5 | 45-55 |
| Subs | Penn State | Mario Price (PG), Jackie Scalf (SG), James Hinson (SF), Keith Hey (PF), Dennis Moriarty (C) Gary Schanz, Patrick Nuzzo, Richard Dupuis, Marlin Hayne, Michael Patten | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle (PG), Richard Thomas (C) Conrad Dickson, Alan Irons | |
| 00:40 | Penn State | James Hinson hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the free throw line | 45-55 |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Victor York snags the defensive board | 45-55 |
| Game Plan | Penn State | Penn State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle scores on a floater from the left wing set up by Leonard Edwards | 45-57 |
| 00:08 | Penn State | Keith Hey slams it home | 47-57 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Benjamin Angle runs out the clock | 47-57 |