| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fresh) 5 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. SF - John Ryans (fresh) 4 pts. PF - Robert Gomes (fresh) 5 pts. 4 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins inbounds the ball | 28-34 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 19:43 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 28-34 |
| 19:42 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins tips it back up and in | 30-34 |
| 19:23 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave comes up short on the jumper from the right block | 30-34 |
| 19:22 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes grabs the offensive rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:10 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses short on a 3pt jumper from the left wing | 30-34 |
| 19:08 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the rebound | 30-34 |
| 19:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith's fadeaway is rejected by Gilberto Navarro | 30-34 |
| 19:00 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the board | 30-34 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 30-34 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SF), Samuel Axford (PF) Vaughn Hawkins, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 1st free throw | 30-35 |
| 18:47 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 2nd free throw | 30-36 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the jumper from the free throw line but he's fouled by Joseph Marshall - foul #1 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #1 | 30-36 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Franklin Roesler (PF), David Zinke (C) Joseph Marshall, Robert Gomes, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:25 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 31-36 |
| 18:25 | Wisconsin | David Zinke gets the rebound | 31-36 |
| 18:04 | Wisconsin | John Ryans knocks in the jumpshot from the right side | 31-38 |
| 17:35 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet scores on a 3pt shot from the left corner on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 34-38 |
| 17:13 | Wisconsin | John Ryans is called for a charge - foul #2 on John Ryans, team foul #2 | 34-38 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, David Zinke | |
| 17:04 | Michigan State | Lester McKoon picks off the pass by Vaughn Hawkins | 34-38 |
| 17:01 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon banks in the layup | 34-40 |
| 16:43 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses badly on the uncontested jumper from the left side | 34-40 |
| 16:41 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro gets the rebound | 34-40 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler misses short on a pull-up jumper from the right side | 34-40 |
| 16:33 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Samuel Axford | 34-40 |
| 16:08 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford hits a shot from the free throw line | 36-40 |
| 15:55 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the pull-up jumper from the left side | 36-40 |
| 15:53 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon pulls down the offensive rebound | 36-40 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Earl Brown (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 3 ast. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. 4 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Samuel Axford (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Joseph Marshall (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Franklin Roesler (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. | |
| 15:38 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing | 36-42 |
| 15:34 | Michigan State | Gilberto Navarro is called for the reach on Rex Longstreet in the backcourt - foul #3 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #3 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Andrew Austin (SG), John Ryans (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), David Zinke (C) Joseph Marshall, Lester McKoon, Robert Pennington, Franklin Roesler, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 15:20 | Michigan State | Robert Gomes is called for the reach on Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Robert Gomes, team foul #4 | 36-42 |
| 15:05 | Michigan State | John Ryans is called for the reach on Frank Harn - foul #3 on John Ryans, team foul #5 | 36-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG) Andrew Austin | |
| 14:48 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins drills a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a great pass from Rex Longstreet | 39-42 |
| 14:29 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave can't connect on a jumper near the basket | 39-42 |
| 14:28 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses the tip | 39-42 |
| 14:26 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford gets the rebound | 39-42 |
| 14:24 | Michigan State | David Zinke is called for the reach on Earl Brown in the backcourt - foul #3 on David Zinke, team foul #6 | 39-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Rex Longstreet | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 14:05 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith drills a fadeaway jumper from the left wing on a nice dish by Frank Harn | 41-42 |
| 13:41 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses badly on a jump hook from the left block | 41-42 |
| 13:39 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 41-42 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins is fouled on the floor by David Zinke - foul #4 on David Zinke, team foul #7 | 41-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Franklin Roesler (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, John Ryans, Robert Gomes, David Zinke | |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 1st free throw | 42-42 |
| 13:13 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the 2nd free throw | 43-42 |
| 12:54 | Wisconsin | Vaughn Hawkins steps in front of the Lester McKoon pass | 43-42 |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford knocks in the jumper in the paint and he's fouled by Franklin Roesler - foul #2 on Franklin Roesler, team foul #8 | 45-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Rex Longstreet | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 12:25 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the free throw | 46-42 |
| 12:14 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the fadeaway from the right side | 46-42 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Frank Harn snags the defensive board | 46-42 |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins connects on the jumpshot from the right wing set up by Earl Brown and he's fouled by Robert Pennington - foul #2 on Robert Pennington, team foul #9 | 48-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), John Ryans (SF) Joseph Marshall, Robert Pennington | |
| 11:51 | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins makes the free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Earl Brown (tiring) 5 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. SF - Vaughn Hawkins (tiring) 15 pts. 5 reb. 5 stl. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 7 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Lester McKoon (fresh) 11 pts. 2 stl. SF - John Ryans (fresh) 6 pts. 3 pf. PF - Franklin Roesler (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 2 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 11:31 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro is fouled on the floor by Lewis Whitley - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #2 | 49-42 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG) Lester McKoon | |
| 11:15 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler misses long on a jumper from the left block | 49-42 |
| 11:13 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro tips it back up and in | 49-44 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Eugene Lucy is called for the reach on Earl Brown in the backcourt - foul #1 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #10 | 49-44 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Samuel Axford (PF) Rex Longstreet, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes (PF) Franklin Roesler | |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the 1st free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:08 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the 2nd free throw | 50-44 |
| 11:08 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:55 | Wisconsin | John Ryans hits the front of the rim on the shot from the right wing | 50-44 |
| 10:54 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the board | 50-44 |
| 10:35 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is denied on a dunk by Gilberto Navarro | 50-44 |
| 10:33 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes gets the rebound | 50-44 |
| 10:28 | Wisconsin | John Ryans drills a shot from close range on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy | 50-46 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Earl Brown hits a jumper from the left side and the foul's on Vincent Malave - foul #1 on Vincent Malave, team foul #11 | 52-46 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet (SG), Lewis Whitley (PF) Reginald Smith, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), Lester McKoon (SG), Franklin Roesler (PF) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, Robert Gomes | |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Earl Brown makes the free throw | 53-46 |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | John Ryans hits the finger roll on a nice dish by Joseph Marshall and he's fouled by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #4 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #3 | 53-48 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Frank Harn (C) Vaughn Hawkins, Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 09:51 | Wisconsin | John Ryans makes the free throw | 53-49 |
| 09:30 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it in uncontested | 55-49 |
| 09:15 | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon buries a 3 pointer from the right wing on a great pass from Joseph Marshall | 55-52 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | John Ryans is called for the reach on Reginald Smith - foul #4 on John Ryans, team foul #12 | 55-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (PF), Samuel Axford (C) Lewis Whitley, Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Robert Pennington (SF), Robert Gomes (PF) Lester McKoon, John Ryans, Franklin Roesler | |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 56-52 |
| 08:47 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 57-52 |
| 08:26 | Wisconsin | Reginald Smith is called for the reach on Joseph Marshall - foul #1 on Reginald Smith, team foul #4 | 57-52 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG) Joseph Marshall | |
| 08:13 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 57-52 |
| 08:11 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro tips it back up and in | 57-54 |
| 07:51 | Michigan State | The pull-up jumper by Earl Brown is blocked by Robert Gomes | 57-54 |
| 07:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington grabs the board | 57-54 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Brown (tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Samuel Axford (tiring) 9 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 7 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (tiring) 8 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro buries a pull-up jumper from the free throw line and he's fouled by Earl Brown - foul #4 on Earl Brown, team foul #5 | 57-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Vaughn Hawkins (SF), Frank Harn (C) Earl Brown, Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG), Franklin Roesler (PF) Vincent Malave, Robert Gomes | |
| 07:29 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the free throw | 57-56 |
| 07:29 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford grabs the defensive rebound | 57-56 |
| 07:22 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith knocks in the floater from the left side | 59-56 |
| 07:08 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler is hacked by Vaughn Hawkins - foul #5 on Vaughn Hawkins, team foul #6 | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Earl Brown (SF) Vaughn Hawkins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), John Ryans (SF), David Zinke (C) Eugene Lucy, Robert Pennington, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 07:02 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall misses the jumper from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 07:01 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:37 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford misses short on a fadeaway from the left wing | 59-56 |
| 06:36 | Michigan State | Earl Brown misses the tip | 59-56 |
| 06:35 | Wisconsin | Franklin Roesler snags the defensive board | 59-56 |
| 06:28 | Wisconsin | David Zinke loses the ball out of bounds | 59-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:08 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 3pt shot from the right corner | 62-56 |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall is hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #2 on Reginald Smith, team foul #7 | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Robert Gomes (PF) Lester McKoon, Franklin Roesler | |
| 05:48 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall misses the 1st free throw | 62-56 |
| 05:48 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 05:31 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet clanks a 3pt attempt from the left corner | 62-56 |
| 05:30 | Wisconsin | David Zinke pulls down the rebound | 62-56 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes misses short on a floater from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Earl Brown snags the defensive board | 62-56 |
| 04:53 | Michigan State | Earl Brown comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 62-56 |
| 04:51 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes grabs the board | 62-56 |
| 04:38 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes hits the front of the rim on the jumper in the lane | 62-56 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 62-56 |
| 04:36 | Michigan State | Michigan State calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 62-56 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Frank Harn | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Franklin Roesler (PF) Joseph Marshall, Robert Gomes | |
| 04:33 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 62-56 |
| 04:13 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave banks in the layup | 62-58 |
| 04:11 | Michigan State | Vincent Malave steps in front of the Earl Brown pass in the backcourt | 62-58 |
| 04:05 | Wisconsin | David Zinke banks in the layup set up by Vincent Malave | 62-60 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet is hacked by Vincent Malave - foul #2 on Vincent Malave, team foul #13 | 62-60 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Frank Harn (C) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (SF), Gilberto Navarro (C) John Ryans, David Zinke | |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 1st free throw | 63-60 |
| 03:39 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet makes the 2nd free throw | 64-60 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 12 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rex Longstreet (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 4 ast. SF - Earl Brown (very tired) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 pf. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Frank Harn (tiring) 8 pts. 9 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. 2 stl. SF - Robert Pennington (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Franklin Roesler (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - Gilberto Navarro (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 6 reb. 3 blk. 3 pf. | |
| 03:23 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave drills a shot near the basket on a great pass from Eugene Lucy | 64-62 |
| 03:06 | Michigan State | Frank Harn can't finish the layup | 64-62 |
| 03:05 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro pulls down the rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:52 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses short on a 3 from the left corner | 64-62 |
| 02:51 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the defensive rebound | 64-62 |
| 02:32 | Michigan State | Earl Brown drills a fadeaway from the free throw line on a great pass from Reginald Smith | 66-62 |
| 02:32 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 66-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall (PG), John Ryans (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), David Zinke (C) Eugene Lucy, Robert Pennington, Franklin Roesler, Gilberto Navarro | |
| 02:07 | Wisconsin | Rex Longstreet steals it from John Ryans | 66-62 |
| 02:04 | Michigan State | Rex Longstreet slams it home | 68-62 |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | David Zinke is hacked by Frank Harn - foul #2 on Frank Harn, team foul #8 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:58 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the 1st free throw | 68-62 |
| 01:58 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the rebound | 68-62 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro (C) David Zinke | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | Earl Brown is called for the reach on John Ryans - foul #5 on Earl Brown, team foul #9 | 68-62 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (SF) Earl Brown | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | John Ryans makes the 1st free throw | 68-63 |
| 01:39 | Wisconsin | John Ryans makes the 2nd free throw | 68-64 |
| 01:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the wide open 3 pointer from the left wing on a great pass from Samuel Axford | 71-64 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and a fullcourt press (+1) | |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | John Ryans comes up short on the jumper near the basket | 71-64 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes tips it in | 71-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled on the floor by Gilberto Navarro - foul #4 on Gilberto Navarro, team foul #14 | 71-66 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 72-66 |
| 00:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 73-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:49 | Wisconsin | John Ryans comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 73-66 |
| 00:48 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro tips it but misses | 73-66 |
| 00:46 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Samuel Axford | 73-66 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Marshall - foul #2 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #15 | 73-66 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the 1st free throw | 74-66 |
| 00:44 | Michigan State | Samuel Axford makes the 2nd free throw | 75-66 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 75-66 |
| 00:37 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall grabs the offensive rebound | 75-66 |
| 00:34 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave buries a 3 from the left corner on a great pass from Robert Gomes | 75-69 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is hacked by Joseph Marshall in the backcourt - foul #3 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #16 | 75-69 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins (SF) Samuel Axford | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 76-69 |
| 00:32 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 77-69 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the 3pt jumper from the left corner set up by Robert Gomes | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins is hacked by Vincent Malave in the backcourt - foul #3 on Vincent Malave, team foul #17 | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins misses the 1st free throw | 77-72 |
| 00:22 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins makes the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (-2) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:16 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave is called for a charge - foul #4 on Vincent Malave, team foul #18 | 78-72 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is fouled in the backcourt by Joseph Marshall - foul #4 on Joseph Marshall, team foul #19 | 78-72 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 1st free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses the 2nd free throw | 78-72 |
| 00:15 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro grabs the defensive rebound | 78-72 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 78-72 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lewis Whitley | 78-72 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Vincent Malave is called for the reach on Lewis Whitley in the backcourt - foul #5 on Vincent Malave, team foul #20 | 78-72 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Samuel Axford (PF) Jeffrey Boykins | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Lester McKoon (SG) Vincent Malave | |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 1st free throw | 79-72 |
| 00:03 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley makes the 2nd free throw | 80-72 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+3) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Joseph Marshall misses badly on a halfcourt shot | 80-72 |