| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Gregory Eckhardt (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Peter Showalter (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. 2 stl. SG - Robert Watts (fresh) 3 pts. 3 ast. SF - Micheal Hensler (fresh) PF - Theodore Bowers (fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Middleton (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Michigan State | Allen Carr inbounds the ball | 15-27 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a 2-3 zone (+1) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:45 | Michigan State | Micheal Hensler takes the ball from Don Walker | 15-27 |
| 19:16 | Wisconsin | Don Walker picks off the pass by Peter Showalter | 15-27 |
| 19:05 | Michigan State | Peter Showalter steals the ball from Stuart Laurel | 15-27 |
| 19:01 | Wisconsin | Robert Watts dunks the ball set up by Peter Showalter | 15-29 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Don Walker knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 17-29 |
| 18:40 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter knocks in the 3pt jumper from the right corner on a nice dish by Micheal Hensler | 17-32 |
| 18:18 | Michigan State | Don Walker is fouled on the floor by Harry Middleton - foul #1 on Harry Middleton, team foul #1 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF), Manuel Litchford (PF), Stanley Hulme (C) Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr, Gregory Eckhardt, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 18:04 | Michigan State | Don Walker comes up short on the pull-up jumper from the left side | 17-32 |
| 18:02 | Michigan State | Angel Romano tips it but misses | 17-32 |
| 18:00 | Michigan State | Don Walker snags the offensive board | 17-32 |
| 17:43 | Michigan State | Angel Romano can't connect on a 3 pointer from the right corner | 17-32 |
| 17:41 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 17-32 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers comes up short on the shot from the baseline but the foul's on Robert Redrick - foul #1 on Robert Redrick, team foul #1 | 17-32 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Jack Duffy (C) Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (SG), Robert Freeman (C) Robert Watts, Harry Middleton | |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 17-33 |
| 17:15 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers misses the 2nd free throw | 17-33 |
| 17:15 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford pulls down the rebound | 17-33 |
| 16:58 | Michigan State | Theodore Bowers is called for the reach on Manuel Litchford - foul #2 on Theodore Bowers, team foul #2 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Ronald Lester (C) Don Walker, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Michael Downs (SG), William Randolph (C) Peter Showalter, Theodore Bowers | |
| 16:36 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses badly on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 17-33 |
| 16:35 | Wisconsin | Robert Freeman grabs the board | 17-33 |
| 16:14 | Wisconsin | William Randolph misses short on a shot from the left side | 17-33 |
| 16:13 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee can't tip it in | 17-33 |
| 16:11 | Michigan State | Angel Romano snags the defensive board | 17-33 |
| 16:04 | Michigan State | Angel Romano comes up short on the turnaround near the basket | 17-33 |
| 16:03 | Wisconsin | Robert Freeman grabs the board | 17-33 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Angel Romano (fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. PF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 2 pts. SG - Michael Downs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Micheal Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 5 reb. | |
| 15:58 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee clanks a fadeaway jumper from just outside the lane but the foul's on Ronald Lester - foul #2 on Ronald Lester, team foul #2 | 17-33 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Jack Duffy (C) Robert Redrick, Stuart Laurel, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Watts (SG), Harry Middleton (PF) Michael Downs, William Randolph | |
| 15:58 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee makes the 1st free throw | 17-34 |
| 15:58 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee makes the 2nd free throw | 17-35 |
| 15:44 | Michigan State | Don Walker is hacked by Harry Middleton - foul #2 on Harry Middleton, team foul #3 | 17-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG) Darrell Follansbee | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Angel Romano drills a 3 pointer from the right corner | 20-35 |
| 15:06 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter misses the 3pt jumper from the left wing | 20-35 |
| 15:04 | Wisconsin | Robert Watts pulls down the offensive rebound | 20-35 |
| 14:42 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton is fouled on the floor by Jack Duffy - foul #2 on Jack Duffy, team foul #3 | 20-35 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Rigoberto Romano, Manuel Litchford, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers (PF) Robert Freeman | |
| 14:18 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton makes the driving attempt in the lane on a great pass from Robert Watts | 20-37 |
| 13:52 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt lays it in set up by Don Walker | 22-37 |
| 13:34 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter misses the 3 from the right corner | 22-37 |
| 13:33 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 13:25 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel comes up short on the runner from the baseline | 22-37 |
| 13:23 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton grabs the board | 22-37 |
| 13:06 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter hits the front of the rim on the 3pt shot from the left wing | 22-37 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to Harry Middleton | 22-37 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton hits the front of the rim on the floater in the paint but the foul's on Gregory Eckhardt - foul #1 on Gregory Eckhardt, team foul #4 | 22-37 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (PG), Rigoberto Romano (SG), Allen Carr (SF), Jack Duffy (C) Don Walker, Stuart Laurel, Gregory Eckhardt, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (PG), Michael Downs (SG), John Smith (SF) Peter Showalter, Robert Watts, Micheal Hensler | |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton makes the 1st free throw | 22-38 |
| 12:36 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton makes the 2nd free throw | 22-39 |
| 12:13 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses badly on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 22-39 |
| 12:12 | Michigan State | Jack Duffy tips it home | 24-39 |
| 11:43 | Wisconsin | Michael Downs clanks a 3 from the right corner | 24-39 |
| 11:41 | Wisconsin | John Smith tips it back up and in | 24-41 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Robert Redrick (fresh) 2 pts. 2 ast. SG - Rigoberto Romano (fresh) SF - Allen Carr (fresh) 2 reb. PF - Angel Romano (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 6 reb. C - Jack Duffy (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 4 pts. SG - Michael Downs (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - John Smith (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Theodore Bowers (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 5 reb. 2 stl. C - Harry Middleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:24 | Michigan State | Robert Redrick makes the wide open floater from the left wing set up by Angel Romano out of the doubleteam | 26-41 |
| 11:04 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers knocks in the shot from close range | 26-43 |
| 10:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left wing | 26-43 |
| 10:40 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano pulls down the offensive rebound | 26-43 |
| 10:22 | Michigan State | Rigoberto Romano misses the fadeaway from the right side | 26-43 |
| 10:20 | Wisconsin | The rebound goes to Harry Middleton | 26-43 |
| 09:53 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers can't finish the layup | 26-43 |
| 09:52 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers tips it home | 26-45 |
| 09:31 | Michigan State | Angel Romano is bothered by a doubleteam and misses badly on a shot from the free throw line | 26-45 |
| 09:29 | Wisconsin | John Smith grabs the defensive rebound | 26-45 |
| 09:06 | Wisconsin | John Smith knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the free throw line on a nice dish by Theodore Bowers | 26-47 |
| 08:53 | Michigan State | Allen Carr misses short on a jumper from the left side | 26-47 |
| 08:52 | Michigan State | Allen Carr misses the tip | 26-47 |
| 08:50 | Wisconsin | John Smith gets the rebound | 26-47 |
| 08:33 | Wisconsin | Michael Downs travels with the ball | 26-47 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Don Walker (PG), Stuart Laurel (SG), Manuel Litchford (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Robert Redrick, Rigoberto Romano, Allen Carr, Angel Romano, Jack Duffy | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG), Robert Watts (SG), Micheal Hensler (SF), Robert Freeman (PF), William Randolph (C) Darrell Follansbee, Michael Downs, John Smith, Theodore Bowers, Harry Middleton | |
| 08:19 | Michigan State | Don Walker's pass is intercepted by Peter Showalter | 26-47 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter makes the 3pt attempt from the left wing on a great pass from Micheal Hensler | 26-50 |
| 07:35 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel clanks a floater from the right wing | 26-50 |
| 07:33 | Wisconsin | William Randolph gets the rebound | 26-50 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Manuel Litchford (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Gregory Eckhardt (fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. C - Ronald Lester (fresh) 2 pts. 3 reb. | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Peter Showalter (fresh) 9 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Robert Watts (fresh) 5 pts. 4 ast. SF - Micheal Hensler (fairly fresh) 2 stl. PF - Robert Freeman (fresh) 4 pts. 3 reb. C - William Randolph (fresh) 6 reb. | |
| 07:04 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter scores on a 3 pointer from the left corner set up by Robert Watts | 26-53 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway from the right wing but he's fouled by Micheal Hensler - foul #3 on Micheal Hensler, team foul #4 | 26-53 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Angel Romano (PF) Gregory Eckhardt | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 1st free throw | 27-53 |
| 06:45 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford makes the 2nd free throw | 28-53 |
| 06:23 | Wisconsin | Robert Watts loses the dribble to Manuel Litchford | 28-53 |
| 06:18 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford misses the wide open jump hook from close range | 28-53 |
| 06:16 | Wisconsin | William Randolph grabs the board | 28-53 |
| 05:58 | Wisconsin | William Randolph knocks in the jump hook from the baseline | 28-55 |
| 05:44 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel hits the front of the rim on the 3 from the left corner | 28-55 |
| 05:42 | Michigan State | Angel Romano misses the tip | 28-55 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Manuel Litchford pulls down the offensive rebound | 28-55 |
| 05:22 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel connects on the 3 pointer from the left wing on a nice dish by Don Walker | 31-55 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | William Randolph blows the dunk but the foul's on Ronald Lester - foul #3 on Ronald Lester, team foul #5 | 31-55 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Allen Carr (SF), Gregory Eckhardt (PF) Manuel Litchford, Angel Romano | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee (PG), Michael Downs (SG), Theodore Bowers (PF) Peter Showalter, Robert Watts, Robert Freeman | |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | William Randolph makes the 1st free throw | 31-56 |
| 04:59 | Wisconsin | William Randolph makes the 2nd free throw | 31-57 |
| 04:43 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel is fouled on the floor by Micheal Hensler - foul #4 on Micheal Hensler, team foul #5 | 31-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Robert Redrick (SG), Angel Romano (SF) Stuart Laurel, Allen Carr | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton (C) William Randolph | |
| 04:29 | Michigan State | Don Walker hits a runner near the basket on a nice dish by Robert Redrick | 33-57 |
| 04:06 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers misses long on a jumper from the left side | 33-57 |
| 04:04 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt gets the rebound | 33-57 |
| 03:57 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester buries a pull-up jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by a doubleteamed Don Walker | 35-57 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a fastbreak offense and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers misses long on a jumper near the basket but he's fouled by Ronald Lester - foul #4 on Ronald Lester, team foul #6 | 35-57 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel (SG), Allen Carr (SF), Stanley Hulme (C) Robert Redrick, Gregory Eckhardt, Ronald Lester | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter (PG), John Smith (SF) Michael Downs, Micheal Hensler | |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers makes the 1st free throw | 35-58 |
| 03:45 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers makes the 2nd free throw | 35-59 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 03:33 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel loses the dribble to Theodore Bowers | 35-59 |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Don Walker (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 4 ast. 2 stl. SG - Stuart Laurel (fresh) 3 pts. 1 ast. SF - Allen Carr (fresh) 3 reb. PF - Angel Romano (tiring) 7 pts. 7 reb. C - Stanley Hulme (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Peter Showalter (fresh) 12 pts. 2 ast. 4 stl. SG - Darrell Follansbee (fresh) 4 pts. SF - John Smith (fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. PF - Theodore Bowers (fairly fresh) 12 pts. 6 reb. 3 stl. C - Harry Middleton (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 6 reb. | |
| 03:17 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee buries a floater from just outside the lane set up by Peter Showalter | 35-61 |
| 03:00 | Michigan State | Stuart Laurel connects on the floater from the right side | 37-61 |
| 02:58 | Wisconsin | Stanley Hulme steps in front of the Peter Showalter pass in the backcourt | 37-61 |
| 02:44 | Michigan State | Angel Romano evades the doubleteam and hits a fadeaway in the lane set up by Don Walker | 39-61 |
| 02:15 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers knocks in the pull-up jumper from the left wing on a great pass from Peter Showalter | 39-63 |
| 01:53 | Michigan State | Angel Romano hits a 3 pointer from the right corner set up by Allen Carr | 42-63 |
| 01:38 | Wisconsin | Darrell Follansbee travels with the ball | 42-63 |
| Subs | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt (PF), Ronald Lester (C) Angel Romano, Stanley Hulme | |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Watts (SG), Micheal Hensler (SF) Darrell Follansbee, John Smith | |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt misses the easy layup but the foul's on Theodore Bowers - foul #3 on Theodore Bowers, team foul #6 | 42-63 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt makes the 1st free throw | 43-63 |
| 01:19 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt makes the 2nd free throw | 44-63 |
| 01:05 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter clanks a shot from just outside the lane | 44-63 |
| 01:04 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt grabs the board | 44-63 |
| 00:51 | Michigan State | Gregory Eckhardt makes the jumper from close range set up by Stuart Laurel | 46-63 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a flex offense (uptempo) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:23 | Wisconsin | Theodore Bowers connects on the open driving attempt from the baseline on a nice dish by Robert Watts | 46-65 |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a quick shot offense (quick shot) and a fullcourt press (0) | |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a man to man (+1) | |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester is hacked by Peter Showalter - foul #1 on Peter Showalter, team foul #7 | 46-65 |
| 00:17 | Michigan State | Ronald Lester misses the 1st free throw | 46-65 |
| 00:17 | Wisconsin | Harry Middleton grabs the defensive rebound | 46-65 |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Peter Showalter runs out the clock | 46-65 |