| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fresh) 5 pts. 1 ast. SG - Robert Pennington (fresh) 4 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Malave (fresh) 7 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Gomes (fresh) 2 pts. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Donald Melville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) SF - Lawrence Bell (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. | |
| 20:00 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave inbounds the ball | 28-24 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a motion offense (slowdown) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 19:38 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses badly on a jumpshot from the left wing | 28-24 |
| 19:36 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Frank Harn | 28-24 |
| 19:22 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell misses long on a shot from just outside the lane | 28-24 |
| 19:20 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell tips it home | 28-26 |
| 18:58 | Wisconsin | The short jumper by Vincent Malave is denied by Lewis Whitley | 28-26 |
| 18:56 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell snags the defensive board | 28-26 |
| 18:43 | Michigan State | Frank Harn lays it in | 28-28 |
| 18:28 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave makes the shot in the paint on a nice dish by Robert Gomes | 30-28 |
| 18:22 | Michigan State | Vincent Malave steals the ball from Rocky Esposito in the backcourt | 30-28 |
| 18:01 | Wisconsin | Frank Harn takes the ball from Vincent Malave | 30-28 |
| 17:39 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is denied on a dunk by Gilberto Navarro | 30-28 |
| 17:38 | Michigan State | Frank Harn grabs the offensive rebound | 30-28 |
| 17:10 | Michigan State | Donald Melville throws a bad pass out of bounds | 30-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | John Lomax (PF), Lee Peterson (C) Robert Gomes, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF) Donald Melville, Rocky Esposito, Lewis Whitley | |
| 16:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington buries a jump hook from the right block | 32-28 |
| 16:45 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith loses the ball out of bounds in the backcourt | 32-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (PG), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Reginald Smith, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave connects on the floater from the free throw line on a nice dish by Eugene Lucy and the foul's on Lewis Whitley - foul #2 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #1 | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Reginald Smith (PG), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 16:17 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave misses the free throw | 34-28 |
| 16:17 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana pulls down the rebound | 34-28 |
| 16:15 | Michigan State | Frank Harn is whistled for a carry in the backcourt | 34-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Calvin Saldana | |
| 15:56 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave drills a jumpshot from the left wing | 36-28 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - John Lomax (fresh) C - Lee Peterson (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fresh) 8 pts. 3 pf. SG - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau comes up short on the floater from the right wing but the foul's on Lee Peterson - foul #2 on Lee Peterson, team foul #1 | 36-28 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Robert Pennington, John Lomax, Lee Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Calvin Saldana (PF) Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley | |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau makes the 1st free throw | 36-29 |
| 15:28 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau makes the 2nd free throw | 36-30 |
| 14:59 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy drills a jumper from the right wing | 38-30 |
| 14:30 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith scores on a jumper from the right wing set up by Rocky Esposito | 38-32 |
| 14:08 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 38-32 |
| 14:06 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses the tip | 38-32 |
| 14:04 | Wisconsin | David Zinke hits the follow up shot | 40-32 |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith jams it on a great pass from Frank Harn and he's hacked by Eugene Lucy - foul #1 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #2 | 40-34 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (PG), Gregory Smith (SF), Robert Gomes (C) Eugene Lucy, Vincent Malave, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana, Frank Harn | |
| 13:48 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the free throw | 40-35 |
| 13:31 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses badly on a jumper from just outside the lane | 40-35 |
| 13:29 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:05 | Wisconsin | David Zinke misses long on a fadeaway from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 13:03 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley grabs the defensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 13:01 | Michigan State | Andrew Austin is called for the reach on Reginald Smith in the backcourt - foul #4 on Andrew Austin, team foul #3 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), John Lomax (C) Andrew Austin, David Zinke | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses long on a jumpshot from the free throw line but the foul's on Gregory Smith - foul #1 on Gregory Smith, team foul #4 | 40-35 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Jeffrey Boykins (C) Rocky Esposito, Frank Harn | |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 1st free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley misses the 2nd free throw | 40-35 |
| 12:35 | Michigan State | Jeffrey Boykins gets the offensive rebound | 40-35 |
| 12:18 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses badly on a floater from the free throw line | 40-35 |
| 12:16 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes pulls down the rebound | 40-35 |
| 11:58 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy connects on the 3pt shot from the left corner | 43-35 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Eugene Lucy (fairly fresh) 10 pts. 2 ast. SG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 6 pts. 2 ast. SF - Gregory Smith (fairly fresh) PF - Robert Gomes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. C - John Lomax (fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 3 pf. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 8 pts. 1 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. C - Jeffrey Boykins (fresh) 2 reb. | |
| 11:38 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith's floater is tipped away by John Lomax | 43-35 |
| 11:37 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith tips it but misses | 43-35 |
| 11:36 | Wisconsin | John Lomax snags the defensive board | 43-35 |
| 11:11 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by John Lomax | 45-35 |
| 10:48 | Michigan State | Donald Melville's floater is tipped away by Robert Gomes | 45-35 |
| 10:47 | Wisconsin | Gregory Smith snags the defensive board | 45-35 |
| 10:21 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes hits a turnaround from the left block | 47-35 |
| 09:56 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith is by himself and knocks in the 3pt shot from the right wing on a great pass from Donald Melville | 47-38 |
| 09:37 | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington misses the 3pt shot from the right corner | 47-38 |
| 09:35 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley snags the defensive board | 47-38 |
| 09:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith connects on the 3pt shot from straight away | 47-41 |
| 08:49 | Wisconsin | Robert Gomes is whistled for traveling | 47-41 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SG), Michael Winders (SF), David Zinke (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Robert Pennington, Gregory Smith, Robert Gomes, John Lomax | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF), Calvin Saldana (PF), Frank Harn (C) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell, Lewis Whitley, Jeffrey Boykins | |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the fadeaway in the paint but he's fouled by Eugene Lucy - foul #2 on Eugene Lucy, team foul #5 | 47-41 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Frank Harn makes the 1st free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:21 | Michigan State | Frank Harn misses the 2nd free throw | 47-42 |
| 08:21 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the board | 47-42 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | David Zinke comes up short on the shot from the left block but he's fouled by Rocky Esposito - foul #1 on Rocky Esposito, team foul #2 | 47-42 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin (SG) Eugene Lucy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | | |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 1st free throw | 48-42 |
| 07:58 | Wisconsin | David Zinke makes the 2nd free throw | 49-42 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Vincent Malave (fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. SG - Andrew Austin (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Michael Winders (fresh) 2 pts. 2 stl. PF - David Zinke (fresh) 6 pts. 6 reb. 3 pf. C - Gilberto Navarro (fresh) 4 pts. 5 reb. 2 blk. | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tiring) 19 pts. 3 pf. SG - Rocky Esposito (fresh) 1 ast. SF - Marshall Bleau (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Calvin Saldana (fresh) 3 reb. C - Frank Harn (fresh) 7 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana makes the shot from the right block on a nice dish by Reginald Smith and he's hacked by Michael Winders - foul #1 on Michael Winders, team foul #6 | 49-44 |
| 07:38 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana makes the free throw | 49-45 |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro connects on the floater in the lane on a great pass from Vincent Malave and he's hacked by Frank Harn - foul #1 on Frank Harn, team foul #3 | 51-45 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (PG) Michael Winders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley (PF) Calvin Saldana | |
| 07:15 | Wisconsin | Gilberto Navarro misses the free throw | 51-45 |
| 07:15 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley pulls down the rebound | 51-45 |
| 06:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith misses short on an open 3pt shot from the left corner | 51-45 |
| 06:57 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito tips it in | 51-47 |
| 06:30 | Wisconsin | Lewis Whitley takes the ball from Andrew Austin | 51-47 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith comes up short on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing but he's fouled by Robert Pennington - foul #1 on Robert Pennington, team foul #7 | 51-47 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Lee Peterson (C) Robert Pennington, Gilberto Navarro | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 51-48 |
| 06:01 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 51-49 |
| 05:42 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin clanks a floater near the basket | 51-49 |
| 05:40 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the rebound | 51-49 |
| 05:23 | Michigan State | Andrew Austin steps in front of the Calvin Saldana pass | 51-49 |
| 05:02 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy comes up short on the 3pt shot from the right wing | 51-49 |
| 05:00 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Calvin Saldana | 51-49 |
| 04:58 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 51-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Robert Pennington (PG) Eugene Lucy | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana | |
| 04:29 | Wisconsin | David Zinke can't connect on a pull-up jumper from just outside the lane | 51-49 |
| 04:28 | Wisconsin | David Zinke tips it in | 53-49 |
| 04:03 | Michigan State | Lawrence Bell comes up short on the floater from the right side | 53-49 |
| 04:01 | Wisconsin | David Zinke grabs the defensive rebound | 53-49 |
| 03:36 | Wisconsin | Lee Peterson's pass is intercepted by Lewis Whitley | 53-49 |
| Lineup | Wisconsin | PG - Robert Pennington (fairly fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SG - Andrew Austin (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. 4 pf. SF - Vincent Malave (fairly fresh) 13 pts. 2 reb. 2 stl. PF - David Zinke (tiring) 8 pts. 8 reb. 3 pf. C - Lee Peterson (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | Michigan State | PG - Reginald Smith (tired) 21 pts. 1 ast. 3 pf. SG - Donald Melville (fresh) 8 pts. 2 ast. SF - Lawrence Bell (tiring) 2 pts. 2 reb. PF - Lewis Whitley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 4 reb. 3 stl. C - Frank Harn (fairly fresh) 7 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Robert Pennington is called for the reach on Reginald Smith in the backcourt - foul #2 on Robert Pennington, team foul #8 | 53-49 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy (PG), Michael Winders (SF), Robert Gomes (PF), Gilberto Navarro (C) Robert Pennington, Vincent Malave, David Zinke, Lee Peterson | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG), Marshall Bleau (SF) Donald Melville, Lawrence Bell | |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 1st free throw | 53-50 |
| 03:31 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith makes the 2nd free throw | 53-51 |
| 03:29 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy throws a bad pass out of bounds in the backcourt | 53-51 |
| 03:17 | Michigan State | Eugene Lucy steps in front of the Lewis Whitley pass | 53-51 |
| 03:14 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy blows the layup | 53-51 |
| 03:12 | Michigan State | The rebound goes to Lewis Whitley | 53-51 |
| 02:49 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito misses short on an open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 53-51 |
| 02:48 | Wisconsin | Michael Winders gets the rebound | 53-51 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses the jumper from just outside the lane but he's hacked by Reginald Smith - foul #4 on Reginald Smith, team foul #4 | 53-51 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave (SF) Michael Winders | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana (PF) Lewis Whitley | |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin misses the 1st free throw | 53-51 |
| 02:41 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin makes the 2nd free throw | 54-51 |
| 02:12 | Michigan State | Reginald Smith hits the front of the rim on the 3pt jumper from the left corner | 54-51 |
| 02:10 | Michigan State | Calvin Saldana tips it in | 54-53 |
| 01:49 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave clanks a floater from the left side | 54-53 |
| 01:47 | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito gets the rebound | 54-53 |
| 01:21 | Michigan State | Marshall Bleau is whistled for a charge - foul #2 on Marshall Bleau, team foul #5 | 54-53 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | David Zinke (PF) Robert Gomes | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Donald Melville (SG), Lawrence Bell (SF), Lewis Whitley (PF) Rocky Esposito, Marshall Bleau, Calvin Saldana | |
| 01:02 | Wisconsin | Vincent Malave can't connect on a 3 from the right corner | 54-53 |
| 01:00 | Wisconsin | The offensive rebound goes to David Zinke | 54-53 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:39 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin connects on the jumper from close range | 56-53 |
| 00:29 | Michigan State | Frank Harn drills a shot in the lane on a great pass from Donald Melville | 56-55 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and intentionally fouling (-1) | |
| 00:27 | Wisconsin | Reginald Smith is called for the reach on Eugene Lucy in the backcourt - foul #5 on Reginald Smith, team foul #6 | 56-55 |
| Subs | Wisconsin | | |
| Subs | Michigan State | Rocky Esposito (SG) Reginald Smith | |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Lewis Whitley is called for the reach on Eugene Lucy - foul #3 on Lewis Whitley, team foul #7 | 56-55 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy makes the 1st free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Wisconsin | Eugene Lucy misses the 2nd free throw | 57-55 |
| 00:26 | Michigan State | Frank Harn gets the rebound | 57-55 |
| 00:06 | Michigan State | Lewis Whitley connects on the floater from close range set up by Lawrence Bell | 57-57 |
| 00:06 | Wisconsin | Wisconsin calls a :30 timeout (1 :30 4 full remaining) | 57-57 |
| Game Plan | Wisconsin | Wisconsin is playing a spread offense (hold ball) and a fullcourt press (-1) | |
| Game Plan | Michigan State | Michigan State is playing a triangle offense (slowdown) and a man to man (-1) | |
| 00:00 | Wisconsin | Andrew Austin makes the floater from the right wing | 59-57 |