| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 3 pts. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 4 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski inbounds the ball | 33-31 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the easy layup | 33-31 |
| 19:35 | Wisconsin | James Childs grabs the defensive rebound | 33-31 |
| 19:14 | Wisconsin | The jump hook by Aaron Doyle is blocked by Ron Rennick | 33-31 |
| 19:13 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick snags the defensive board | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski comes up short on the shot from the right side but the foul's on Steven Todd - foul #2 on Steven Todd, team foul #1 | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the 1st free throw | 33-31 |
| 18:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 33-32 |
| 18:23 | Wisconsin | James Childs's pass is intercepted by Ivan Muszynski | 33-32 |
| 18:20 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski lays it in on a great pass from Ivan Muszynski | 33-34 |
| 18:08 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd makes the 3pt shot from straight away | 36-34 |
| 17:52 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski is fouled on the floor by Steven Todd - foul #3 on Steven Todd, team foul #2 | 36-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell (C) Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 17:47 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski buries a 3 pointer from straight away on a great pass from William Allison | 36-37 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel can't connect on a fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by John Dudzinski - foul #1 on John Dudzinski, team foul #1 | 36-37 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Michael Ford (C) James Childs, Aaron Doyle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), Ivan Pavelski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) John Dudzinski, Ivan Muszynski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 1st free throw | 37-37 |
| 17:21 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel makes the 2nd free throw | 38-37 |
| 16:57 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a floater from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:39 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the right wing | 38-39 |
| 16:38 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the offensive rebound | 38-39 |
| 16:33 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein drills a 3 from the left wing set up by Michael Ford | 41-39 |
| 16:18 | Michigan State | Michael Ford is called for the reach on Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Michael Ford, team foul #3 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), George Graham (SF), Kerry Kay (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, Steven Todd, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Ivan Muszynski (SF) William Allison, Ivan Pavelski | |
| 16:07 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski is called for the offensive foul - foul #2 on John Dudzinski, team foul #2 | 41-39 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle (PF) Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 15:47 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 41-39 |
| 15:45 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski gets the rebound | 41-39 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) 2 ast. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 8 pts. 5 reb. C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Kenneth Laubach (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 reb. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 15:40 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach drills a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a nice dish by Ivan Muszynski | 41-41 |
| 15:25 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle is fouled on the floor by David Hill - foul #3 on David Hill, team foul #3 | 41-41 |
| 15:14 | Wisconsin | George Graham banks in the layup on a great pass from James Childs | 43-41 |
| 14:50 | Michigan State | James Childs steals the ball from Kenneth Laubach | 43-41 |
| 14:47 | Wisconsin | James Childs hits the finger roll | 45-41 |
| 14:38 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski can't connect on a runner from the left block | 45-41 |
| 14:36 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Aaron Doyle | 45-41 |
| 14:13 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay misses badly on a 3pt shot from the left wing | 45-41 |
| 14:11 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Kerry Kay | 45-41 |
| 14:00 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein connects on the 3pt shot from straight away set up by James Childs | 48-41 |
| 13:56 | Michigan State | James Childs is called for the reach on Kenneth Laubach in the backcourt - foul #2 on James Childs, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Zoran Olewinski (PG), Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Gary Kimbrell (PF), Michael Ford (C) James Childs, Allen Schiefelbein, George Graham, Aaron Doyle, Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) Kenneth Laubach, John Dudzinski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| 13:38 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski misses long on a 3 from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:36 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Zoran Olewinski | 48-41 |
| 13:21 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford is hacked by Maurice McNeal - foul #1 on Maurice McNeal, team foul #4 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG) Ivan Muszynski | |
| 13:07 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel clanks a floater from the right wing | 48-41 |
| 13:05 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal grabs the board | 48-41 |
| 12:58 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 48-41 |
| 12:39 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses short on a floater from the free throw line | 48-41 |
| 12:38 | Michigan State | Maurice McNeal snags the defensive board | 48-41 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski can't finish the layup but the foul's on Steven Todd - foul #4 on Steven Todd, team foul #5 | 48-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Allen Schiefelbein (SG), Aaron Doyle (PF), Kerry Kay (C) Zoran Olewinski, Jeffrey Gabriel, Gary Kimbrell, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 12:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski makes the 2nd free throw | 48-43 |
| 12:03 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein can't connect on a 3 pointer from the left corner | 48-43 |
| 12:01 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle pulls down the offensive rebound | 48-43 |
| 11:50 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle scores on a shot near the basket | 50-43 |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski comes up short on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 50-43 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle pulls down the rebound | 50-43 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 5 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Schiefelbein (fresh) 13 pts. 1 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 10 pts. 8 reb. C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fairly fresh) 9 pts. 1 ast. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 11:21 | Wisconsin | James Childs drills a jumpshot from the left wing set up by Allen Schiefelbein | 52-43 |
| 11:09 | Michigan State | Kerry Kay is called for the reach on David Hill - foul #3 on Kerry Kay, team foul #6 | 52-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), George Graham (SF), Gary Kimbrell (C) Allen Schiefelbein, Steven Todd, Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG), Ivan Muszynski (SF) John Dudzinski, Ivan Pavelski | |
| 10:55 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach hits the front of the rim on the jumper from just outside the lane | 52-43 |
| 10:54 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the defensive rebound | 52-43 |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle lays it up and in against a doubleteam and he's fouled by Kenneth Laubach - foul #2 on Kenneth Laubach, team foul #5 | 54-43 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG) James Childs | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| 10:25 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle misses the free throw | 54-43 |
| 10:25 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Geoffrey Prue | 54-43 |
| 10:06 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski drills a jumpshot from just outside the lane set up by John Dudzinski | 54-45 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Ivan Muszynski takes the ball from George Graham | 54-45 |
| 09:36 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach clanks a 3pt shot from the right wing | 54-45 |
| 09:34 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski tips it in | 54-47 |
| 09:11 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein comes up short on the 3 pointer from the left corner | 54-47 |
| 09:10 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 54-47 |
| 08:56 | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach misses short on a 3pt attempt from the right wing | 54-47 |
| 08:55 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the board | 54-47 |
| 08:38 | Wisconsin | George Graham is hacked by John Dudzinski - foul #3 on John Dudzinski, team foul #6 | 54-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Steven Todd (SF), Michael Ford (PF), Kerry Kay (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, George Graham, Aaron Doyle, Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SG), David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Kenneth Laubach, John Dudzinski, Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 08:24 | Wisconsin | James Childs connects on the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 57-47 |
| 08:06 | Michigan State | William Allison misses short on a 3 from the right wing | 57-47 |
| 08:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski pulls down the offensive rebound | 57-47 |
| 07:48 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski banks in the layup | 57-49 |
| 07:35 | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein knocks in the 3 from the right wing on a nice dish by Kerry Kay | 60-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 10 pts. 5 ast. SG - Allen Schiefelbein (fairly fresh) 16 pts. 2 ast. SF - Steven Todd (fresh) 6 pts. 4 pf. PF - Michael Ford (fresh) C - Kerry Kay (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. 3 pf. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. SF - Ivan Muszynski (fairly fresh) 11 pts. 8 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Hill (fresh) 2 reb. 3 pf. C - Ron Rennick (fresh) 7 pts. 7 reb. | |
| 07:21 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski comes up short on the 3 from the right wing | 60-49 |
| 07:19 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the offensive board | 60-49 |
| 07:00 | Michigan State | David Hill throws a bad pass out of bounds | 60-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Gary Kimbrell (PF) Allen Schiefelbein, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Kenneth Laubach (SG) Ivan Muszynski | |
| 06:45 | Wisconsin | James Childs connects on the 3 pointer from the right corner | 63-49 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense (uptempo) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:35 | Michigan State | David Hill hits a jump hook in the lane on a great pass from Kenneth Laubach | 63-51 |
| 06:15 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay can't connect on a turnaround in the paint | 63-51 |
| 06:13 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell can't tip it in | 63-51 |
| 06:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to William Allison | 63-51 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 06:02 | Michigan State | William Allison can't connect on a shot in the lane | 63-51 |
| 06:01 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell snags the defensive board | 63-51 |
| 05:37 | Wisconsin | James Childs misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 63-51 |
| 05:36 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the board | 63-51 |
| 05:25 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick comes up short on the turnaround from the right block | 63-51 |
| 05:24 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Florencio Yazzie | 63-51 |
| 05:22 | Wisconsin | James Childs throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 63-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (PG), Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), George Graham (SF), Aaron Doyle (PF) James Childs, Florencio Yazzie, Steven Todd, Kerry Kay | |
| Subs | Michigan State | John Dudzinski (SG), Ivan Muszynski (SF), Geoffrey Prue (PF), Maurice McNeal (C) William Allison, Ivan Pavelski, David Hill, Ron Rennick | |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses long on a fadeaway in the lane but the foul's on George Graham - foul #3 on George Graham, team foul #7 | 63-51 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 1st free throw | 63-52 |
| 05:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski makes the 2nd free throw | 63-53 |
| 04:53 | Wisconsin | John Dudzinski takes the ball from Aaron Doyle | 63-53 |
| 04:50 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski hits the finger roll | 63-55 |
| 04:27 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle's fadeaway is rejected by Maurice McNeal | 63-55 |
| 04:25 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski grabs the defensive rebound | 63-55 |
| 04:08 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski connects on the fadeaway from just outside the lane on a nice dish by John Dudzinski | 63-57 |
| 03:53 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle misses the fadeaway from the left wing | 63-57 |
| 03:51 | Wisconsin | Gary Kimbrell grabs the offensive rebound | 63-57 |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | George Graham is hacked by Geoffrey Prue - foul #3 on Geoffrey Prue, team foul #7 | 63-57 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | James Childs (PG), Michael Ford (C) Allen Schiefelbein, Gary Kimbrell | |
| Subs | Michigan State | William Allison (PG), Ivan Pavelski (SF) Kenneth Laubach, Ivan Muszynski | |
| 03:35 | Wisconsin | George Graham misses the 1st free throw | 63-57 |
| 03:35 | Michigan State | Geoffrey Prue gets the rebound | 63-57 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - James Childs (fresh) 13 pts. 5 ast. SG - Jeffrey Gabriel (fresh) 10 pts. 1 ast. SF - George Graham (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. 3 pf. PF - Aaron Doyle (fresh) 12 pts. 8 reb. C - Michael Ford (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - William Allison (fresh) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - John Dudzinski (fresh) 11 pts. 3 ast. 2 stl. 3 pf. SF - Ivan Pavelski (fresh) 9 pts. 2 reb. PF - Geoffrey Prue (fresh) 3 reb. 3 pf. C - Maurice McNeal (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 03:19 | Michigan State | Ivan Pavelski scores on a pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 63-59 |
| 03:07 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle scores on a fadeaway from just outside the lane | 65-59 |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | William Allison slams it home and he's fouled by Michael Ford - foul #2 on Michael Ford, team foul #8 | 65-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Florencio Yazzie (SG), Steven Todd (SF), Kerry Kay (C) Jeffrey Gabriel, George Graham, Aaron Doyle | |
| Subs | Michigan State | David Hill (PF), Ron Rennick (C) Geoffrey Prue, Maurice McNeal | |
| 02:48 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the free throw | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Michael Ford snags the defensive board | 65-61 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a full timeout (2 :30 3 full remaining) | 65-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a motion offense and a man to man (-3) | |
| 02:25 | Wisconsin | James Childs comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 65-61 |
| 02:23 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Michael Ford | 65-61 |
| 02:02 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 65-61 |
| 02:01 | Michigan State | David Hill grabs the board | 65-61 |
| 01:56 | Michigan State | William Allison is called for traveling | 65-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG), Aaron Doyle (PF) Florencio Yazzie, Michael Ford | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski (SF) Ivan Pavelski | |
| 01:27 | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel drills a floater from just outside the lane on a nice dish by James Childs | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Aaron Doyle is called for the reach on Ivan Muszynski - foul #1 on Aaron Doyle, team foul #9 | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski misses the 1st free throw | 67-61 |
| 01:04 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the board | 67-61 |
| 00:35 | Wisconsin | Steven Todd misses the floater from the free throw line | 67-61 |
| 00:33 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski grabs the board | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a flex offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (-3) | |
| 00:27 | Michigan State | John Dudzinski misses the 3pt shot from the left wing | 67-61 |
| 00:25 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay pulls down the rebound | 67-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and intentionally fouling (-3) | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | John Dudzinski is called for the reach on Kerry Kay in the backcourt - foul #4 on John Dudzinski, team foul #8 | 67-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Allen Schiefelbein (SG) Jeffrey Gabriel | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 1st free throw | 68-61 |
| 00:22 | Wisconsin | Kerry Kay makes the 2nd free throw | 69-61 |
| 00:16 | Michigan State | William Allison misses the 3 from the left corner | 69-61 |
| 00:15 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick grabs the offensive board | 69-61 |
| 00:12 | Michigan State | Ivan Muszynski can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 69-61 |
| 00:10 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the board | 69-61 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle is fouled in the backcourt by William Allison - foul #1 on William Allison, team foul #9 | 69-61 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Jeffrey Gabriel (SG) Allen Schiefelbein | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle makes the 1st free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle misses the 2nd free throw | 70-61 |
| 00:08 | Michigan State | Ron Rennick pulls down the rebound | 70-61 |
| 00:04 | Michigan State | William Allison misses long on a 3 from the right corner | 70-61 |
| 00:02 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle grabs the defensive rebound | 70-61 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+2) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a man to man (+2) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Aaron Doyle runs out the clock | 70-61 |