| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 3 pts. SF - John Ryans (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - Robert Gomes (fresh) C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 2 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | John Ryans inbounds the ball | 25-37 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| 19:50 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the driving attempt from the baseline but the foul's on Vaughn Hawkins - foul #2 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #1 | 25-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| 19:50 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 1st free throw | 26-37 |
| 19:50 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the 2nd free throw | 27-37 |
| 19:32 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses short on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 27-37 |
| 19:31 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it in | 27-39 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro buries a fadeaway in the paint on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 29-39 |
| 19:12 | Michigan State | Vincent Malave steps in front of the Earl Brown pass in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 18:51 | Wisconsin | John Ryans misses long on a driving attempt from the left block | 29-39 |
| 18:50 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the offensive rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:27 | Wisconsin | John Ryans comes up short on the floater near the basket | 29-39 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Frank Harn pulls down the rebound | 29-39 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Robert Gomes takes the ball from Lewis Whitley in the backcourt | 29-39 |
| 17:54 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro hits the front of the rim on the floater from the left wing | 29-39 |
| 17:53 | Michigan State | Earl Brown gets the rebound | 29-39 |
| 17:48 | Michigan State | Robert Gomes swats the layup by Earl Brown | 29-39 |
| 17:47 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 29-39 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro buries a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by Joseph Marshall and the foul's on Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #2 | 31-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF) Joseph Marshall, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro makes the free throw | 32-39 |
| 17:18 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is called for the offensive foul in the backcourt - foul #3 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #3 | 32-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Zinke (C) Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SG) Rex Longstreet | |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington comes up short on the fadeaway from the right side but he's hacked by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #3 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #4 | 32-39 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington makes the 1st free throw | 33-39 |
| 17:07 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington makes the 2nd free throw | 34-39 |
| 16:38 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the open fadeaway from the left side | 34-41 |
| 16:26 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy knocks in the 3 from the right wing | 37-41 |
| 15:57 | Michigan State | Earl Brown connects on the open shot from the right side on a nice dish by Reginald Smith | 37-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Franklin Roesler (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - David Zinke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 10 pts. 2 reb. 3 pf. PF - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) C - Samuel Axford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 15:44 | Wisconsin | Earl Brown takes the ball from Lester McKoon | 37-43 |
| 15:22 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits a wide open shot from the left block on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 37-45 |
| 15:05 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington is fouled on the floor by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #4 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #5 | 37-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), John Ryans (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington, Franklin Roesler, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | Lewis Whitley takes the ball from John Ryans | 37-45 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 37-45 |
| 14:23 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the defensive rebound | 37-45 |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave scores on a shot in the lane on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 39-45 |
| 13:59 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith travels with the ball | 39-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Franklin Roesler (PF) Joseph Marshall, Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Lewis Whitley | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave comes up short on the fadeaway from the free throw line but the foul's on Rex Longstreet - foul #4 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #6 | 39-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF) Rex Longstreet | |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 1st free throw | 40-45 |
| 13:52 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 41-45 |
| 13:50 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is hacked by Gilberto Navarro in the backcourt - foul #1 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #1 | 41-45 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins clanks a fadeaway from the left side | 41-45 |
| 13:32 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 41-45 |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler buries a fadeaway from the right wing | 43-45 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on a jump hook in the paint but he's hacked by Gilberto Navarro - foul #2 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #2 | 43-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), David Zinke (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Franklin Roesler, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 1st free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 43-45 |
| 12:49 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the offensive rebound | 43-45 |
| 12:36 | Michigan State | Earl Brown can't connect on a pull-up jumper from the left wing | 43-45 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it in | 43-47 |
| 12:18 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington comes up short on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 43-47 |
| 12:16 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins grabs the defensive rebound | 43-47 |
| 11:58 | Michigan State | Earl Brown is open and buries a 3 pointer from straight away | 43-50 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) C - David Zinke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 9 pts. 3 ast. SG - Earl Brown (tiring) 9 pts. 1 ast. 3 stl. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 11:44 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes scores on a runner from the left block | 45-50 |
| 11:41 | Michigan State | Lester McKoon takes the ball from Earl Brown in the backcourt | 45-50 |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall is fouled on the floor by Reginald Smith - foul #3 on Reginald Smith, team foul #7 | 45-50 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Ryans (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF) Robert Pennington, Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 1st free throw | 46-50 |
| 11:34 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 47-50 |
| 11:11 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins scores on a jumper from the left block set up by Earl Brown | 47-52 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | John Ryans buries a fadeaway from the free throw line | 49-52 |
| 10:31 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford is called for traveling | 49-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), Gilberto Navarro (C) Joseph Marshall, Lester McKoon, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rex Longstreet, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 10:15 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses the 3pt shot from the right wing | 49-52 |
| 10:13 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave tips it in | 51-52 |
| 09:52 | Michigan State | Earl Brown hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the right wing | 51-52 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro snags the defensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:34 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses short on a jumper from just outside the lane | 51-52 |
| 09:33 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave grabs the offensive board | 51-52 |
| 09:19 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler clanks a pull-up jumper from the left side | 51-52 |
| 09:17 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy gets the offensive rebound | 51-52 |
| 08:58 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave can't connect on a shot in the paint but he's hacked by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #8 | 51-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF) John Ryans, Franklin Roesler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley, Samuel Axford | |
| 08:58 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 1st free throw | 52-52 |
| 08:58 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:55 | Michigan State | Robert Pennington is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Robert Pennington, team foul #3 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG) Vincent Malave | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a pull-up jumper from the right wing but he's fouled by Andrew Austin - foul #2 on Andrew Austin, team foul #4 | 53-52 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses the 1st free throw | 53-52 |
| 08:44 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 53-53 |
| 08:17 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the left wing | 53-53 |
| 08:15 | Michigan State | Frank Harn pulls down the rebound | 53-53 |
| 08:10 | Michigan State | Eugene Lucy picks off the pass by Reginald Smith | 53-53 |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington hits the finger roll on a great pass from Andrew Austin and he's fouled by Reginald Smith - foul #4 on Reginald Smith, team foul #9 | 55-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG), David Zinke (C) Eugene Lucy, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Earl Brown, Samuel Axford | |
| 07:57 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington makes the free throw | 56-53 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Andrew Austin (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 2 ast. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. PF - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Zinke (fresh) 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 11 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 8 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins misses the fadeaway jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Robert Pennington - foul #4 on Robert Pennington, team foul #5 | 56-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), John Ryans (SF) Andrew Austin, Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 56-54 |
| 07:31 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 56-55 |
| 07:11 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave drills a shot from close range on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 58-55 |
| 06:49 | Michigan State | Vincent Malave is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet - foul #2 on Vincent Malave, team foul #6 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler (PF) Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the easy layup but the foul's on David Zinke - foul #2 on David Zinke, team foul #7 | 58-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Gilberto Navarro (C) Joseph Marshall, Vincent Malave, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:24 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 58-56 |
| 06:24 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler grabs the defensive rebound | 58-56 |
| 06:10 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon buries a 3 from straight away on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy | 61-56 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is hacked by Lester McKoon in the backcourt - foul #2 on Lester McKoon, team foul #8 | 61-56 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SF) John Ryans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 61-57 |
| 06:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 61-58 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy is fouled on the floor by Samuel Axford - foul #2 on Samuel Axford, team foul #10 | 61-58 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 62-58 |
| 05:45 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 2nd free throw | 63-58 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet buries a 3 pointer from the left corner | 63-61 |
| 05:17 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy loses the ball out of bounds | 63-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), John Ryans (SF) Eugene Lucy, Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Lewis Whitley | |
| 05:09 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the shot from the left wing | 63-63 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler misses badly on a jumper from the left side but he's hacked by Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #11 | 63-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Zinke (C) Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler makes the 1st free throw | 64-63 |
| 04:50 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler makes the 2nd free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley comes up short on the jumper from close range but he's fouled by Vincent Malave - foul #3 on Vincent Malave, team foul #9 | 65-63 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Robert Gomes (PF) Joseph Marshall, Franklin Roesler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (C) Frank Harn | |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 65-63 |
| 04:21 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 65-64 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | John Ryans buries a fadeaway from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy | 67-64 |
| 03:56 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is called for 10 seconds | 67-64 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF) Vincent Malave, John Ryans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| 03:46 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy hits the front of the rim on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 67-64 |
| 03:44 | Wisconsin | David Zinke tips it home | 69-64 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 3 pts. 2 ast. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 8 pts. 4 pf. PF - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Zinke (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (very tired) 9 pts. 3 ast. 4 pf. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 16 pts. 3 reb. 4 pf. PF - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 pts. C - Samuel Axford (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 03:16 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet misses badly on a 3 from the right wing | 69-64 |
| 03:15 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford hits the follow up shot | 69-66 |
| 02:54 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon knocks in the shot in the paint set up by Eugene Lucy | 71-66 |
| 02:29 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet connects on the 3pt attempt from the left wing set up by Vaughn Hawkins | 71-69 |
| 02:29 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 71-69 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Vincent Malave (SG), John Ryans (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington, Robert Gomes, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Frank Harn (C) Reginald Smith, Jeffrey Boykins, Samuel Axford | |
| 02:18 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave is whistled for a charge - foul #4 on Vincent Malave, team foul #10 | 71-69 |
| 01:51 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet can't connect on a floater from the left wing | 71-69 |
| 01:49 | Michigan State | Frank Harn tips it but misses | 71-69 |
| 01:48 | Michigan State | Frank Harn hits the follow up shot | 71-71 |
| 01:31 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro drills a jumpshot from the right side on a nice dish by John Ryans | 73-71 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is fouled in the backcourt by John Ryans - foul #2 on John Ryans, team foul #11 | 73-71 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes (PF) Franklin Roesler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Earl Brown | |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 73-72 |
| 01:28 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes can't connect on a floater from close range but he's fouled by Frank Harn - foul #3 on Frank Harn, team foul #12 | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes misses the 1st free throw | 73-73 |
| 01:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 74-73 |
| 01:08 | Michigan State | Joseph Marshall takes the ball from Reginald Smith in the backcourt | 74-73 |
| 01:06 | Wisconsin | John Ryans hits the finger roll on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 76-73 |
| 00:37 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 76-73 |
| 00:36 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Robert Gomes | 76-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes is hacked by Rex Longstreet in the backcourt - foul #5 on Rex Longstreet, team foul #13 | 76-73 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF) Joseph Marshall, Vincent Malave, John Ryans | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SG) Rex Longstreet | |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes makes the 1st free throw | 77-73 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes makes the 2nd free throw | 78-73 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (0) | |
| 00:30 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley double dribbles in the backcourt | 78-73 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler (PF) Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Reginald Smith is called for the reach on Eugene Lucy - foul #5 on Reginald Smith, team foul #14 | 78-73 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses the 2nd free throw | 79-73 |
| 00:28 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 79-73 |
| 00:20 | Michigan State | Earl Brown travels with the ball | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy is hacked by Earl Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Earl Brown, team foul #15 | 79-73 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses the 2nd free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:18 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Samuel Axford | 80-73 |
| 00:11 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 80-73 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the defensive rebound | 80-73 |
| 00:09 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 2 full remaining) | 80-73 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), John Ryans (SF), David Zinke (C) Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington, Franklin Roesler | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall is fouled in the backcourt by Earl Brown - foul #2 on Earl Brown, team foul #16 | 80-73 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 80-73 |
| 00:07 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall makes the 2nd free throw | 81-73 |
| 00:00 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses short on a 3pt attempt from the left wing | 81-73 |